Panasonic A200

This low-end model is a cut version of X100 and is different in small size.

• Class: middle
• Position in the line: above А100
• Rival phones: Sony Ericsson T290
• Description based on review

• General features
  • Announced in July 2004, in the market since the 4 quarter of 2004
  • GSM900/GSM1800
  • Battery type Li-Ion 730 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • standby time 90 - 250 hours
  • talk time 2.5 - 5 hours
  • Full charging time is about 150 minutes
  • Graphical display with the resolution of 128x128 pixels shows up to 4 text lines, 65K (TFT)
  • Body colors - Silver, Dark Silver, Steel
  • Dimensions: 90x44x18 mm
  • Weight: 77 g

• Memory
  • Phone book memory for 300 numbers (one name - 3 numbers, 2 e-mail, group, note), SIM-card memory. Both type of memory could be shown at the same time, up to 10 users groups
  • Call log of last 20 missed, 50 incoming and 50 outgoing calls
  • Organizer memory for 100 events
  • Memory for 100 SMS, 50 of them are an Archive
  • 512 Kb of dynamic memory

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibrating alert
  • Polyphonic melodies (32 tones)
  • 3 ringtones and 7 melodies
  • There is a mixed call signal - first vibrating alert then a melody.
  • Speed dialing for 9 numbers
  • Loud speaker
  • Musical editor

• SMS
  • EMS
  • A possibility to send and receive ringtones and animated images
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Templates
  • A possibility to send a group message

• Connectivity
  • WAP 2.0, stack 1.2.1
  • GPRS class 4
  • MMS

 

• Organizer and extras

• Time, date
• Alarm clock
• Screensavers, wallpapers
• Voice notes, each up to 15 seconds (AMR)
• Calculator, currency converter
• Organizer
• Games

Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Published — 27 October 2004

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