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Posted: 11 Jul 2005 Announced: 14 Mar 2005
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: Qwest - Discontinued Sprint - Discontinued
Links: Samsung SPH-A880 manual Samsung SPH-A880 Official page Qwest phones

Samsung A880 is a CDMA/AMPS phone in a clamshell design. It features a 1 megapixel camera with camcoder and LED flash, streaming Video and Audio, and two TFT displays.

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Samsung SPH-A880 specifications

also known as Samsung MM-A880

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.93 inches)
Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (1 megapixel)
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
- 3.35 x 1.73 x 0.93 (85 x 44 x 24 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.70 oz (133 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Numeric keypad

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 176 x 220 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
- 262 144
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Color, TFT
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 80 x 96 pixels
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 262 144

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.30 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
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
- - 1 megapixel, Immobile
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Exposure control, White balance, Digital zoom, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4
Streaming:
- - Audio, Video

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
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
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock, Countdown timer
Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, 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
  - 08 Mar 2005
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    A3LSPHA880 link
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:
  - 1.38 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.55 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced:
- 14 Mar 2005

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