Samsung SPH-A640
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- Posted: 08 Jul 2006
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Qwest - Discontinued Sprint - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung SPH-A640 manual Samsung SPH-A640 Official page Qwest phones
Samsung SPH-A640 is simple and stylish black clamshell with internal antenna. It has basic functionality including speakerphone and phonebook with capacity of 300 names. A640 features Bluetooth and VGA camera with digital zoom
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Samsung SPH-A640 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
- Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- 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
- 3.60 x 1.80 x 0.90 (91.5 x 46 x 23 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control Right: Camera shutter, Other
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
- 65 536
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- Greyscale, OLED
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
- 80 x 64 pixels
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.80 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.80 hours
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1000 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Features:
- Digital zoom, Self-timer
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- 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:
- 299 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock, Countdown timer, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
- Instant Messaging:
- AOL, Yahoo!
- 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 1.0
- Games:
- JAVA downloadable
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0
- Profiles:
- Dial-up networking (DUN), Generic Access (GAP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP)
- USB:
- Yes
- Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
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
- 06 Apr 2006
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
A3LSPHA640S link
- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
- FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
- 1.44 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Body:
- 0.60 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Head:
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