Samsung F210 (SGH-F210)
Discontinued 25th June 2007
The Samsung F210 is an upgraded version
of the Samsung
X830 "Blush" phone announced last year,
and it shares the X830's unusual format. It is also
closely related to the somewhat more basic Samsung
F200.
As you can probably tell, Samsung also
make MP3 players - and the SGH-F210 draws on this experience.
When closed you would be hard pushed to tell that it's
a phone at all. The F210's slim form factor (just 88
x 31 x 20mm) and the unusual 128 x 220 pixel display
make the handset look very much like a compact media
player.
Although
this is closely based on the X830, and shares a similar
rotator mechanism, the F210 comes with a much more conventional
(although very slim) number pad, plus a microSD slot in
addition to the 1GB of internal memory in the phone.
Most people won't need to upgrade the F210's memory,
but if necessary it can support a 2GB microSD card which
should be plenty.
The SGH-F210 supports various media
formats including MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA formats plus
various types of DRM. The Samsung F210 doesn't have
an FM radio, but on the other hand it has a 2 megapixel
digital camera. Bluetooth is also supported, presumably
with stereo audio connections.
Underneath all the multimedia stuff,
this is a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz handset with
GPRS data, Java and a WAP browser. Samsung haven't specified
how much the F210 weighs, but it is probably less than
80 grams. No pricing or availability information was
available at the time of going to press.
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Samsung
F210 (SFH-F210 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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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Compact
rotator 88 x 31 x 20mm
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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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