Samsung SGH-E490

Samsung SGH-E490 is a tri band GSM clamshell. It features 65k color TFT display, 1,3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and microSD slot for memory

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Samsung SGH-E490 specifications

also known as Samsung SGH-E496

Pros

  • Small dimensions (3.70 x 1.92 x 0.60 inches)

Cons

  • Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
  • Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Clamshell
  • Dimensions:
    • 3.70 x 1.92 x 0.60 (94 x 49 x 15.4 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 2.92 oz (83 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Resolution:
    • 176 x 220 pixels
  • Technology:

    Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Additional display:

    Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display

      • Yes
    • Resolution:

      Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display

      • 32 x 128 pixels

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 4.00 hours
      the average is 8 h (497 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 8.8 days (210 hours)
      the average is 21 days (496 h)
  • Capacity:
    • 800 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 25 MB
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • microSD

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 1.3 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom, Effects
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • WAP 2.0

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.

    • 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
    • SGH-E496 supports 850/1800/1900 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • EDGE

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Converter, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 1.2
  • USB:
      • Yes

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice recording

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