Samsung SGH-i500
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- Posted: 19 Mar 2004
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Sprint - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung SGH-i500 manual
This world GSM phone features color touch screen, external display, built-in camera, MMC/SD card slot, SDIO support, GPRS high-speed data, Infrared, MMS, polyphonic ringtones, WAP browser, J2ME support and E-Mail client.
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Samsung SGH-i500 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow processor (300 MHz)
- Bulky
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.97 inches)
- Low resolution display (162 x 176 pixels)
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Too little RAM memory (32 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- Palm OS (5.2.x)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
- 3.20 x 2.12 x 0.97 (81.5 x 54 x 24.8 mm)
- Weight:
- 5.29 oz (150 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 5.29 oz (150 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Stylus
Display
- Resolution:
- 162 x 176 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
- Touchscreen:
- Resistive
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.20 hours
the average is 8 h (496 min)
- 3.20 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 4.2 days (100 hours)
the average is 21 days (498 h)
- 4.2 days (100 hours)
- Capacity:
- 1100 mAh
- Type:
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 300 MHz, Intel PXA262
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 32 MB RAM / 32 MB ROM
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- SD, MMC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Flash:
- Yes
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0, cHTML
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
- 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.
- GPRS
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
- JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- Midp 2.0
- Games:
- Yes
Connectivity
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
- 08 Jun 2004
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
A3LSGHI500 link
- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
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