Samsung F200 (SGH-F200)
Discontinued 25th June 2007
The Samsung F200 is a mobile phone styled
like an MP3 player. It follows on from the similar Samsung
"Blush" X830 and is basically a slightly
cut-down version of the SGH-F210
announced at the same time.
This is a very narrow handset that looks
just like an MP3 player when folded up. However, rotate
the display and you'll see that the SGH-F200 has a hidden
numeric keypad. One key difference (if you'll forgive
the pun) between this and the X830 is that the keypad
follows a much more conventional layout. It's quite
lightweight too.. the Samsung F200 weighs just 76 grams
and measures 90 x 33 x 20mm.
The SGH-F200's display is an unusual
128 x 220 pixel panel in 262,000 colours. Internal memory
is just 5MB, but the standard sales package includes
a 512MB microSD card, and the Samsung F200 can take
up to 2GB of memory expansion. The SGH-F200 also supports
stereo Bluetooth, as well as a wired stereo connection.
Of
course, this looks like an MP3 player because it is
an MP3 player, or to be more precise the Samsung F200
is an MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA player with an FM radio
thrown in for good measure. It also supports various
Digital Rights Management (DRM) formats. The F200 also
supports a music library and music setup wizard application.
The small screen isn't ideal for web
browsing, although the SGH-F200 does have a WAP browser.
Remember that Samsung are one of the few mobile phone
manufacturers who make MP3 players, so you can expect
the F200 to be quite usable despite it's unusual format.
Unlike the F210, the SGH-F200 doesn't
come with a digital camera.
Although the Samsung F200 does look
very much like an MP3 player, it does also make phone
calls. It supports tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM and
has GPRS.
Price and availability are not known
at present, although the F200 should be somewhat cheaper
than the F210.
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Samsung
F200 (SGH-F200) at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2007
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128x220
pixels, 262K colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Compact
rotator 90 x 33 x 20mm
/ 76 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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Not
specified
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