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Posted: 30 May 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 24 Sep 2008
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Philipa Xenium X800 is a tri-band GSM candybar sporting a 2.8" touchscreen display, long battery life (up to 10hours of talk time and up to 1 month of standby), 2-megapixel camera with video capture in 352x288 pixels, music and video players with multiple supported formats, Bluetooth with A2DP and microSD(HC) memory card slot.

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Philips Xenium X800 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.64 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
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
- 3.98 x 2.06 x 0.64 (101 x 52.4 x 16.3 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.49 oz (99 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Stylus

Display

Physical size:
- 2.80 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 400 pixels
Pixel density:
- 167 ppi
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
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 10.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 30.0 days (720 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1250 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 47 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels, Immobile
- Features:
  - Multi shot, Digital zoom, Night mode, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - 352x288 (CIF)

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, 3GP

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

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.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
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

Phone features

Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
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 2.0
Games:
- - Yes

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.
- - Yes
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP)
USB:
- - USB 1.1

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- 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
  - 29 May 2008
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    VQRCTX800 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:
  - 0.39 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.72 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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