Samsung B130, B210, B510, E215, M200
and P180
19th September 2008
A set of six recently announced
low-cost handsets from Samsung, either available now
or due out very soon. They may not be to everyone's
taste, but if you're looking for something very low
cost and practical, it could be that Samsung have a
handset that will suit you.
Samsung B130
(SGH-B130)
Discontinued
Definitely a bargain basement device,
the Samsung B130 has a basic 1.5"
128 x 128 pixel display and about 6
hours talktime and 10 days standby time.
It's a very lightweight device at just
67 grams and it measures 104 x 44 x
16mm. It's just a dual-band GSM device,
but it does have GPRS and also supports
MP3 ringtones.
The Samsung B130 is widely available
now (or soon) in Europe, Asia-Pacific
and Latin America at a price of around
€30 before tax. It's not going to win
any prizes for looks, but this is a
colour phone for the price of a monochrome
one, which isn't bad.
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Samsung
B130 (SGH-B130) at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128
x 128 pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Lightweight monoblock 104
x 44 x 16mm / 67 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Memory
card:
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No
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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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No
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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6 hours talk / 10 days standby
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Samsung B210
(SGH-B210 / Samsung Guru210)
Discontinued
A step up from the B130 in terms
of specification and looks, the Samsung
B210 has a larger 1.8" 128 x 160
pixel display, MP3 ringtones and
an FM radio. The 850 mAh battery provides
almost 9 hours of talktime and a staggering
24 days standby time (at least according
to Samsung's figures).
Samsung's published
specifications say that the B210
has Bluetooth (we don't think it does),
video recording (it doesn't have a camera),
an MP3 player (it only has 480KB of
memory) so it is unlikely. In India,
the B210 is sold as the Guru210,
and we think that Samsung India are
closer to the mark when it comes to
specifications.
The retail price for the Samsung
B210 appears to be around 2400 rupees
or 40 euro or so. The SGH-B210 is available
in India, possibly with Europe to follow
at a later date.
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Samsung
B210 (SGH-B210 / Guru210)
at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128
x 160 pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 110 x 44 x
12mm / 75 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Memory
card:
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No
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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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No
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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9 hours talk / 24 days standby
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Samsung B510
(SGH-B510)
Discontinued
A basic tri-band slider phone, the
Samsung B510 supports MP3 ringtones
and has 4MB of memory which is enough
for a few carefully-edited tracks. There's
a basic 1.8" 128 x 160 pixel display
in 65,000 colours, Bluetooth 2.0 and
USB 2.0 plus a WAP browser, GPRS and
EDGE data plus Java support.
Maximum talktime is 8 hours with
up to 12 days standby time, and the
B510 weighs 93 grams and measures 95
x 47 x 18mm.
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Samsung
B510 (SGH-B510) at a glance
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Available:
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Soon
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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128
x 160 pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Medium
slider 95 x 47 x 17mm
/ 93 grans
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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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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8 hours talk / 12 days standby
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Samsung E215 (SGH-E215)
Discontinued
The Samsung E215 is a handset that
favours music playback and Bluetooth
connectivity over other features. The
basic 2.0" 128 x 160 pixel screen
and VGA resolution camera will not appeal
to many, but on the other hand the microSD
expandable memory, FM radio, dedicated
media playback keys and Bluetooth
might be attractive to others.
The E215 is currently for sale in
South America for the equivalent of
about €130, including a 512MB microSD
card, which is very good value for money.
It's a very attractive looking handset
in a wide variety of colours, so overall
this looks like an appealing handset
for music on a budget.
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Samsung
E215 (SGH-E215) 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
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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128
x 160 pixels, 262k colours
(main) 96 x 96 pixels
65k colours (sub)
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Camera:
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0.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 91 x 45 x 18mm
/ 89 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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6 hours talk / 15 days standby
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Samsung M200
(SGH-M200)
Discontinued
Sporting a two-tone look not unlike
the Nokia
6300, the Samsung M200 is a slightly
strange combination of budget features.
There's a 1.9" 128 x 160 pixel
display, combined with a 1.3 megapixel
camera, Bluetooth 2.0 microSD expandable
memory, a multimedia player and an FM
radio.
Samsung haven't given any guidance
on pricing or availability, hopefully
the M200 won't be too expensive.
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Samsung
M200 (SGH-M200) 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
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128
x 160 pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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1.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 108 x 46 x
13mm
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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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Not
specified
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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3 hours talk / 12 days standby
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Samsung P180 (SGH-P180)
Discontinued
With a design that echoes back to
the classic Samsung
E700, the Samsung P180 appears on
the surface to be a very basic clamshell
phone, with a 2.0" 128 x 160 pixel
screen and VGA resolution camera. However,
the P180 actually comes with WiFi enabling
it to be used for UMA Internet telephone
calls when used with Orange's Unik Voice-Over-IP
package.
The P180 also has Bluetooth and USB
connectivity. Although the P180 can
play back MP3 music, it lacks a microSD
slot and the internal 14MB of memory
is really only enough for a couple of
tracks.
The SIM-free price for the P180 in
France is a fairly expensive €249,
but since it makes most sense when bought
with an Orange package then the price
varies from €149 to €9.
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Samsung
P180 (SGH-P180) at
a glance
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Available:
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Now
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + WiFi
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Screen:
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128
x 160 pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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0.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium clamshell 97
x 47 x 20mm / 96 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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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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6.5 hours talk / 14 days standby
(GSM)
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