Samsung BEATDJ (Samsung
GT-M7600)
Discontinued 16th February 2009
The Samsung BEATDJ (also
called the Samsung M7600) is an attractively designed
multimedia touchscreen phone, aimed at those who want
to do more than just listen to their music.
Apart from the attractive styling, what
sets the BEATDJ apart from other phones is the music
playback software. Budding DJs can remix their favourite
tracks by adding effects, mixing them together or even
performing scratches through the M7600's specially designed
music playback interface (called DISC UI).
In reality, probably only a small number
of BEATDJ owners will use these advanced capabilities,
and they will stick to straightforward music playback.
The BEATDJ has a B&O ICEpower amplifier, built-in
stereo speakers, virtual surround sound and a standard
3.5 mm audio socket plus a number of other enhancements
which will make the Samsung BEATDJ an excellent music
player.
The large 2.8" 240 x 400 pixel
display is also useful for playing back video clips,
and the BEATDJ M7600 supports DivX, XviD, H.263. H.264
and MPEG4 video types. The built-in accelerometer automatically
turns the screen between wide and tall orientations.
The
Samsung BEATDJ has a 3 megapixel camera on the back
with autofocus and flash. The camera uses the M7600's
built-in GPS to automatically geotag photos, and it
also has smile detection and face detection software
built in. Video capture resolution appears to be
640 x 480 pixels at 15 frames per second, which is OK
but not as good as some. Despite the relatively low
resolution of the camera, it will probably be good enough
for most users.
It isn't clear exactly what added value
features the GPS system comes with, but it does seem
to be able to do more than just geotag photos.
Other features include an FM radio with
RDS, stereo Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0 connectivity, video
editing, and mobile blogging.
Underneath, this is a quad-band GSM
phone with UMTS and HSDPA support, presumably in the
2100 MHz band. The M7600 does not appear to have WiFi.
Overall size is 112 x 51 x 14mm, and the BEATDJ has
a 960 mAh battery which we think might be a little on
the small side for a device of this type. Internal memory
is 50MB, expandable to 16GB using a compatible microSD
card.
At the moment we are unsure as to when
the BEATDJ will hit the market, but we think that this
attractive phone will enjoy some attention when it finally
does hit the streets.
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Samsung
BEATDJ (M7600) at a glance
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Available:
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2009
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
+ UMTS
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240
x 400 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
touchscreen 112 x 51
x 14mm
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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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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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