Samsung SGH-E730

This model differs from the younger E720 model in support for FM-radio and only.

• Class: fashion
• Position in the line: above Samsung E720
• Rivals: Motorola v635
• Test based description

• General features
  • Announced in February 2005, in the market since April 2005 , official announcement on the 14 of February, 3GSM Congress in Cannes
  • GSM900/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 820 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • standby time up to 180 hours
  • talk time up to 3 hours
  • Graphical display with the resolution of 176x220 pixels, shows up to 262000 colours, TFT.
  • External screen, OLED, 65K, picture area has the resolution of 96x96 pixels
  • Java
  • 1 megapixel camera, flash, recording video with sound, various effects, frames
  • Dimensions: 90 x 45 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 90 g

• Memory
  • Phone book memory for for 1000 numbers, up to 5 numbers and e-mail address, a note for a name. Personal call melody for a name, a photo
  • Users' groups
  • Up to 200 SMS in the internal memory
  • Call log of the last 20 incoming, outgoing and missed calls
  • 90 MB for photos, images, pictures
  • 4 MB for Java applications
  • Organizer memory for 400 events
  • Limitation of 295 KB on the MMS size

 

• Call management, ringing tones

• Vibrating alert
• 64-tones polyphony
• Fast dialing for 8 numbers
• Minute minder
• Automatic redialing
• Triple voice codes, HR, FR and EFR
• Voice Clarity
• Speakerphone

• SMS
  • Nokia Smart Messaging
  • EMS
  • Sending and receiving ringing tones and animated images
  • A possibility to send group SMS
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Templates

   

• Connectivity
• WAP 2.0
• GPRS (class 12)
• MMS
• Bluetooth
• integrated mail client
• Synchronization with PC via a cable, bluetooth

• Organizer and extras
  • Java
  • FM-radio, memory for 20 stations, automatic search
  • Dictaphone, up to an hour for one record, does not work during a conversation
  • mp3 player, track list, equalizer
  • Colour animated screen savers
  • Countdown timer , stopwatch
  • Time, alarm clock (once, recurrent, weekly), world time
  • Organizer, to-do list, synchronization with PC
  • Text notes
  • Calculator, converter
  • Games
  

Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Published — 17 February 2005

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