Siemens A56 / A56i
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- Posted: 29 Oct 2002
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: AT&T Wireless - Discontinued AT&T - Discontinued
- Links: Siemens A56 Official page AT&T Wireless phones
This GSM phone features GPS location, custom faceplates, graphics and ringtones, digital TTY, EMS picture messaging, distinctive ring, picture ID and wireless WAP Browser.
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Siemens A56 / A56i specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.80 inches)
- Low resolution display (101 x 64 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- 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
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.00 x 1.70 x 0.80 (102mm x 43mm x 20mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.00 oz (85 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.00 oz (85 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 101 x 64 pixels
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 700 mAh
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- WAP 1.2.1
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Satellite system:
- E-OTD
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 300 entries, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Alarm, Calculator, Currency converter
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
Other features
- Notifications:
- Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- TTY/TDD
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