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Posted: 08 Feb 2008
Market Status: Released
PhoneArena rating:
8.5
User rating:
8.9

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Design
Dimensions4.17 x 1.94 x 0.50 inches (106 x 49.5 x 12.9 mm)  
Weight3.95 oz (112 g)
the average is 5.4 oz (155 g)		  
FeaturesNumeric keypad, Touch sensitive area for navigation, Soft keys  
Display
Physical size2.2 inches  
Resolution240 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  
Screen-to-body ratio

Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what part of the frontal area of a phone its screen occupies.

28.72 %  
Camera
Camera5 megapixels  
FlashLED  
Hardware FeaturesAutofocus  
Software FeaturesDigital image stabilization, Face detection, Digital zoom  
Camcorder320x240 (QVGA)  
FeaturesVideo calling  
Hardware
Built-in storage

Built-in storage - Bigger storage capacity allows you to keep more content saved onto your device, such as more applications, photos or video. Games and video content typically take up the biggest amount of storage space.

0.1 GB  
Storage expansion

Storage expansion - Some handsets allow you to expand their storage capacity by using a memory expansion card – most often microSD. Expansion memory is mostly suitable for media storage, such as photo, video or music content.

microSD  
Battery
Capacity

Capacity - The bigger, the better! However, battery capacity is not the only factor that has an effect on battery life. Those include the chipset in use, the software running on the device, as well as the consumer's unique usage pattern.

880 mAh  
TypeUser replaceable, Li - Ion  
Talk time3.60 hours
the average is 20 h (1190 min)		  
Stand-by time16.7 days (400 hours)
the average is 19 days (463 h)		  
Music playback15.00 hours  
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Multimedia
RadioFM, RDS  
Cellular
GSM900, 1800, 1900 MHz  
UMTS2100 MHz  
DataUMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s  
Phone features
NotificationsMusic ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone  
Other featuresVoice recording  
Connectivity
Bluetooth2.0  
USBUSB 2.0  
OtherComputer sync  
Availability
Officially announced08 Feb 2008  
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 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

12 Feb 2008  
FCC ID value: A3LSGHU900 link  
FCC measured SAR

FCC measured SAR - Working closely with federal health and safety agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FCC has adopted limits for safe exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy. These limits are given in terms of a unit referred to as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), which is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. The FCC requires cell phone manufacturers to ensure that their phones comply with these objective limits for safe exposure. Any cell phone at or below these SAR levels (that is, any phone legally sold in the U.S.) is a "safe" phone, as measured by these standards. The FCC limit for public exposure from cellular telephones is an SAR level of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).

   
Head0.24 W/kg  
Measured in1900 MHz  
Body0.36 W/kg  
Measured in1900 MHz  

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