i-mate SPL
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- Posted: 22 Nov 2006
- Market Status: Released
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i-mate SPL is a very slim Tri-band GSM Smartphone featuring 65k color display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and GPRS. It runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and is powered by 200 Mhz processor
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i-mate SPL specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (4.50 x 1.92 x 0.47 inches)
Cons
- Slow processor (200 MHz)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Low-resolution video capture
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- Windows Mobile Standard (5.0)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 4.50 x 1.92 x 0.47 (114.5 x 49 x 12 mm)
- Weight:
- 3.59 oz (102 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 3.59 oz (102 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
- Resolution:
- 240 x 320 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.
- 182 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:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
the average is 8 h (496 min)
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 6.2 days (150 hours)
the average is 21 days (498 h)
- 6.2 days (150 hours)
- Capacity:
- 1100 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 200 MHz, TI OMAP 730
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 64 MB RAM / 128 MB ROM
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- miniSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 2 megapixels
- Features:
- White balance
- Camcorder:
- 220x176 (QCIF)
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Internet Explorer Mobile
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.
- 850, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 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.
- GPRS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 1.2
- USB:
- Yes
- Connector:
- miniUSB
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording
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