Samsung SPH-A500
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- Posted: 10 May 2002
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Sprint - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung SPH-A500 manual Samsung SPH-A500 Official page Samsung SPH-A500 Manual Sprint phones
This tri-mode CDMA phone features color TFT display, external display, 1xRTT high-speed data, GPS location, polyphonic rings, Picture ID, distinctive ring, J2ME support, WAP browser, voice dialing and voice recording.
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Samsung SPH-A500 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.92 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- 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:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.46 x 1.96 x 0.92 (88mm x 50mm x 23mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.60 oz (102 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.60 oz (102 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 4096
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- LCD
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
- 96 x 64 pixels
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 2.50 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 2.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 9.0 days (216 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 9.0 days (216 hours)
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Obigo 1.1.4 Browser
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
Technology
- CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
- AMPS:
AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.
- 800
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 250 entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Countdown timer
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
Connectivity
- USB:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (16 voices), Vibration
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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