Samsung Lucido (Samsung S7220)
Discontinued 15th March 2009
Over recent weeks, we have seen quite
a lot of flashy phones that pack in a lot of the magic
"wow" factor when it comes to design. To some
extent then, the Samsung Lucido S7220 is refreshing..
because it looks so normal.
So
what is actually going on under the Lucido's smart but
subdued exterior? One immediately obvious feature is
the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash on the
back. The camera features face and smile detection and
also comes with "anti-blur technology". Video
capture is a maximum of 320 x 240 pixels at 15 fps,
which we think is a little disappointing.
The 2.2" AMOLED display may not
be the biggest screen in its class, but the technology
that Samsung use in their handsets gives a very bright
and easy-to-use screen. An accelerometer can auto-rotate
the screen if the handset is turned.
The Samsung Lucido also comes with GPS,
and this can be used to geo-tag photographs, and the
Lucido supports Google Maps.
Audio
playback formats include MP3, AAC and WMA plus MPEG4
and WMV video amongst others. The Lucido includes an
FM radio.
Internal memory is 110MB, expandable
up to 8GB using a microSD card. The Samsung Lucido has
Bluetooth 2.1 and USB 2.0 connectivity as well.
This is a dual-band UMTS 900/2100 device with quad-band
GSM and a maximum HSDPA download speed of up to 7.2
Mbps, however the Lucido lacks WiFi.
Samsung are very keen to stress that
the Lucido is a stylish phone, and indeed "lucido"
is an Italian word that means "polished" or
"shiny". Metal detailing is used in the design,
and the Lucido is quite slim at just 11.8mm thick.
This is an attractive, capable and very
pocket-friendly handset that may well appeal to business
users as well as those who want a device that is capable,
but not too showy. Samsung say that the Lucido should
be available in the UK and Ireland from April, and will
appear in other European countries as the Samsung
Ultra b.
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Samsung
Lucido (Samsung S7220) at
a glance
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Available:
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April
2009
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
+ UMTS 900 / 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
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 114 x 46 x
12mm
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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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