Samsung SGH-E850

This fashion solution in a slider form factor has a characteristic for Samsung list of functions and distinguishes in a less memory size. It is similar to Е820, Е800. But Е800, Е820 are a bit different in design.

• Class: fashion, half leader
• Position in the line: above Samsung E700
• Rival phones: Siemens SL65, Inno 55
• Test based description

• General features
  • Announced in March 2004, in the market since September 2004
  • GSM900/1800
  • Battery type Li-Ion 700 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • standby time up to 160 hours
  • talk time up to 3.5 hours
  • Graphical display with the resolution of 128х160 pixels, up to 65K, TFT, up to 5 text lines and 3 service lines
  • Java (MIDP 1.0)
  • Integrated VGA camera, various effects.
  • Four types of compression and resolution of photos.
  • Dimensions: 87х43х23,5 mm
  • Weight: 86 g

• Memory
  • Phone book memory for 1000 numbers, up to 5 numbers and e-mail address for a name
  • A possibility to set a personal melody for a user, choose one of preset pictures, but not a photo
  • Up to 5 users' groups
  • Up to 200 SMS in the internal memory
  • Call log of 20 last missed, incoming and outgoing calls
  • About 6 MB for pictures, photos, melodies, applications
  • Organizer memory for 10 events

 

• Call management, ringing tones

• Vibrating alert
• 64-tones polyphony
• 4 tones and 37 melodies, a possibility to compose own one (up to 2), a possibility to load up to 3 new melodies from PC.
• Speed dial for 8 numbers
• Minute minder
• Automatic redial
• Triple voice codes, HR, FR and EFR
• Loud speaker

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

   

• Connectivity
• WAP 2.0
• ИК-порт
• GPRS (class 10)
• MMS
• One MMS may contain several pictures, melodies, several pages.
• Synchronization with PC via a cable, IrDA

• Organizer and extras
  • Java
  • Colour animated screen savers
  • Time, alarm clock (once, recurrent, weekly), world time
  • Countdown timer, stopwatch
  • Organizer, to-do list, synchronization with PC
  • Calculator, unit converter
  • Games - Snow Ball Fight, BubbleSmile

Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Published — 9 September 2004

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