Samsung L700 (SGH-L700 / Samsung Eureka)
Discontinued 24th September 2008
The Samsung L700 is a low end
3G phone that has been designed to look much more expensive
than it really is.
The display is a basic 2.1" 176
x 220 pixel panel, the rear of the phone has a
2 megapixel camera with flash plus a video calling camera and
the L700 comes with microSD expandable memory,
stereo Bluetooth and USB 2.0 connectivity and an FM
radio.
It's a discrete multimedia device, capable
of playing back MP3, and AAC-type audio, plus H.263,
H.264 and MPEG4 video. Some people might find the media
support a bit limited as it does not support Windows
Media Player formats. The Samsung L700 also has a web
browser, email client and RSS reader.
As with some other recent Samsung handsets,
the SGH-L700 comes in an attractive metal case. It weighs
107 grams, fairly typical for a 3G phone these days.
Samsung say that the L700 has 3.4 hours talktime and
12.7 days standby time. Underneath, this is a quad-band
GSM device with UMTS 2100 support, plus GPRS and EDGE
data.
Samsung quote a SIM-free sales price
of €239 for the L700, which is over-priced for such
a basic phone. However, the real-world price seems to
be around €150 or so which is much better value. The
Samsung L700 is available now in certain European and
Asian markets - in some markets the L700 is branded
as the "Samsung Eureka".
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Samsung
L700 (SGH-L700 / Eureka)
at a glance
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Available:
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Now
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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, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 109 x 46 x
13mm / 107 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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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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3.4 hours talk / 12 days standby
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