Samsung SCH-A870
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- Posted: 24 Aug 2006
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Cricket - Discontinued as Samsung Siren Verizon - Discontinued MetroPCS - Discontinued U.S. Cellular - Discontinued
- Links: Samsung SCH-A870 manual Samsung SCH-A870 Official page Cricket phones
The entry-level clamshell A870 has mediocre VGA camera with flash and two color displays. The Bluetooth is v1.2 with basic profiles and it supports voice commands and dialing
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Samsung SCH-A870 specifications
also known as Samsung Siren
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.85 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 0.85 (91.5 x 46 x 21.5 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.40 oz (96 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.40 oz (96 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
- 65 536
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- STN
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
- 96 x 96 pixels
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.30 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.30 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 7.1 days (170 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 7.1 days (170 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1000 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 30 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- White balance, Effects, 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:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Converter, World clock, Stopwatch, Notepad
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
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.
- 1.2
- USB:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, TTY/TDD
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