Samsung S730i, L600 and P260
30th July 2007
Three recent handsets to be launched
in the near future by Samsung, aimed at very different
markets while still retaining Samsung's now typical
"slider" arrangement.
Samsung S730i
(SGH-S730i)
The Samsung S730i is an i-mode phone
that comes out at time when many carriers
outside Japan are dropping support for
i-mode devices.
It's a lightweight slider phone,
coming in at 83 grams. The main features
are a 2 megapixel camera, 176x220 pixel
display, microSD expandable memory and
stereo Bluetooth. The SGH-S730i supports
GPRS and EDGE data only, but then i-mode
works quite well at slower data speeds.
There's also a close relative called
the SGH-S720i which has a paltry 128x160
pixel display and 1.2 megapixel camera
which is probably best avoided.
Overall, the Samsung S730i looks
to be a decent enough low-cost i-mode
handset if your mobile network is continuing
to support such devices.
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Samsung
S730i (SGH-S730i) at a glance
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Available:
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Soon
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Lightweight slider 100
x 50 x 14.8mm / 83 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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6
hours talk / 8 days standby
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Samsung L600
(SGH-L600)
Not too far removed from the S730i
in terms of specification, the main
distinguishing feature of the Samsung
L600 is its unusual purple/violet colour.
It has a 176x220 pixel display, 1.3 megapixel
camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth and microSD
expandable memory plus an FM radio and
multimedia player. The specification
isn't much to write home about, but
on the other hand the SGH-L600 weighs
just 84 grams. Certainly it will turn
a few heads when it comes to looks,
but it does seem to be a pretty good
multimedia phone too.
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Samsung
L600 (SGH-L600) at a glanfce
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Available:
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Soon
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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1.3 megapixels
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Size:
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Lightweight slider 98
x 44 x 17mm / 84 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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3.5 hours
talk / 8 days standby
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Samsung P260
(SGH-P260)
The Samsung P260 looks positively
retro compared to many recent handsets
from this Korean manufacturer, but this
device has a clever trick up it sleeve
- it supports UMA VOIP access. If you
don't know what that means.. well, you
can make internet voice calls if you
have a suitable UMA gateway attached
to your wireless network.
Despite the looks, the SGH-P260 is
pretty up-to-date in most of its specifications,
with a 240x320 pixel display, MP3 player,
Bluetooth and microSD expandable memory.
As with most of the current crop of
Samsung phones, the SGH-P260 is a GSM-only
device supporting GPRS and EDGE data.
It's also a little heavy for a 2G phone
at 119 grams, even when taking into
account that P260's WiFi.
The SGH-P260 is really only worth
considering if you are going to use
UMA, else there are plenty of other
sliders in Samsung's range that will
be better suited.
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Samsung
P260 (SGH-P260) at
a glanfce
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Available:
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Soon
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + WiFi
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2 megapixels
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Size:
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Medium slider 101
x 50 x 17mm / 119 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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3 hours
talk / 9 days standby
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Google
tags
- large
- small
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Motorola
DynaTac 2004 Provisional Specifications
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Available:
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Q3
2004
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Network:
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GSM
/ CDMA
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Data:
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GPRS
/ EDGE / CDMA 1X
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Screen:
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128x32
pixels, 262K colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Massive 330x44x89mm
/ 795 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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No
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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24 hours talk / 30 days standby
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