Samsung G400 (SGH-G400) - Soul
Clamshell
Discontinued
4th March 2008
The Samsung G400 can be regarded
as a clamshell version of the Samsung
Soul, a sleek 3.5G phone with a very large external
display and a 5 megapixel camera, the SGH-G400 is a
welcome sight for fans of folding handsets.
One immediately noticeable feature of
the Samsung G400 is the oversized external display -
this 2.2" 320 x 240 pixel panel is actually the
same size and resolution as the internal display.
The exterior display is touch sensitive and has haptic
feedback, somewhat similar to the Motorola
RAZR2 range, although Samsung say that it is a full
touchscreen where the RAZR2 is a little limited.
The
camera is a 5 megapixel unit with autofocus and flash,
and there is a secondary video calling camera. Unusually,
the primary camera is situated on the hinge, so when
the phone is opened up it faces the user. It's a bit
hard to see what purpose this design quirk serves. The
G400's camera also has face recognition and an image
stabiliser, although there is no word on video capture
resolution.
It's an HSDPA phone, meaning that the
SGH-G400 is capable of download speeds of up to 7.2
Mbps where 3.5G network coverage allows. On top of that,
this is a tri-band GSM device with GPRS and EDGE data.
The G400 does not support WiFi.
As you would expect, there's a multimedia
player on the Samsung G400. In this case, it supports
MP3, WMA, e-AAC+, imelody, WAV and MMF file types, plus
video playback. There's an FM radio with RDS too.
In addition, the Samsung G400 has microSD
expandable memory, Bluetooth 2.0 plus a web browser
and support for Google Mail. The G400 measures 103 x
52 x 15mm, but Samsung have not specified weight or
battery life.
Samsung say that the SGH-G400 should
be available in Europe from May 2008 onwards.
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Samsung
G400 (SGH-G400) at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS
2100
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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 320 pixels, 262k colours
(main) 240 x 320 pixels,
262k colours (sub)
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Camera:
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5
megapixels (main)
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 103 x 52 x
15mm
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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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Not
specified
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