Samsung B2700 (GT-B2700)
Discontinued 5th September 2008
The rugged Samsung B2700 can be thought of as a follow-up
to the Samsung M110 Solid, but this time the B2700 is
a much improved phone. It still favours toughness over
features, but it certainly covers most modern essentials.
The casing is made from urethane, which protects
the B2700 against water, dust and bumps to IP54 standards.
The phone isn't indestructible, but this does mean that
it should survive almost everything that you can throw
at it.. literally.
It's a 3G phone with tri-band GSM support, Bluetooth,
USB connectivity, an FM radio, multimedia player and
microSD expandable memory. On the back is a basic but
useful 2 megapixel camera plus a video calling camera
on the front. The display is only a 1.9" 176
x 220 pixel panel rather than the standard 240 x 320
pixels we tend to see, but on the other hand this is
much better than the 128 x 128 pixel unit in the M110.
Unusually,
the Samsung B2700 comes with an altimeter, compass and
pedometer. There's also a built-in LED torch, which
is something we would like to see more phones have as
standard.
The high-capacity 1300 mAh battery can drive the
B2700 for up to 5 hours talktime and 14 days standby
time, presumably on 3G. It's quite a large device at
115 x 52 x 18mm, but this shouldn't matter to the sort
of people who are interested.
Although the B2700 seems to be aimed at people who
enjoy outdoors leisure pursuits, it should suit anyone
who works in a dirty or wet environment.. and we must
say that it looks great too, so we suspect that some
people will just want it because of the excitingly chunky
design. At least it's a more environmentally friendly
thing to own than a massive four wheel drive.
Samsung say the the B2700 should be available from
September in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and other
major markets. Unfortunately, no pricing information
was available at the time of going to press.
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Samsung
B2700 (GT-B2700) at a glance
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Available:
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September
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
+ UMTS 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G)
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Screen:
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176
x 220 pixels
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Large
monoblock 115 x 52 x
18mm
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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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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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5 hours talk / 14 days standby
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