Samsung Star
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Announced: 10 Mar 2009 Market status: Released Release date: 30 Apr 2009

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Pros

Small dimensions (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches inches)

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

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Description

Samsung S5230 is a quad-band GSM candybar phone. It features touch WQVGA display, 3.2MP camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth, HTML browser, Organizer and Speakerphone.

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Design

Form factor:
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches (104 x 53 x 11.9 mm)
Weight:
- 3.25 oz (92 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Side Keys:
- Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Physical size:
- 3.0 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 400 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 155 ppi
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:
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
- 10.00 hours
  the average is 10 h (615 min)
Stand-by time:
- 33.3 days (800 hours)
  the average is 18 days (433 h)
Capacity:
- 1000 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 0.05 GB
Storage expansion:
- microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Features:
  - Smile detection, Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - 320x240 (QVGA) (15 fps)

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR, MIDI
Video playback:
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - supports: HTML, WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
- EDGE
Global Roaming:
- Yes

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Phone features

Phonebook:
- 2000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Converter, World clock (Office 2003, PDF), Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, 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.
- - Yes
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Basic Printing (BPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), SIM Access (SAP)
USB:
- - USB 2.0
Charging connector:
- Proprietary
Other:
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- 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
  - 03 Apr 2009
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    A3LGTS5230 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:
  - 1.04 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.32 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced:
- 10 Mar 2009

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This device is also known as Samsung Tocco Lite, Samsung S5230, Samsung GT-S5230

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