Samsung SGH-X540

This is a cheap device designed as a clamshell with no external display. The functionality is of interest and appears rather advanced as compared with other low-end models by Samsung. The main phone features include dynamically shared memory, FM-radio, Bluetooth though working only with a headset.

• Class: low-end
• Position in the line: above Samsung X530
• Rivals: LG KG245
• Test based description

• General features
  • Announced in 2006. Official announcement in December 2006. On the market since January 2007.
  • eGSM 900/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 800 mAh
  • TFT-display with the resolution of 128x160 pixels (30x38 mm), up to 65000 colours
  • Сolours: silvery and black, white
  • Weight: 80 gramms
  • Dimensions: 90x46.5x17.7 mm

• Memory
  • Phonebook for 500 names, each name entry may contain up to 5 numbers, e-mail address and text note, assign a picture, a photo and a melody
  • Caller groups, own call signal and an icon for a group
  • Call lists with date and time specified (up to 20 numbers in each)
  • Phone memory available to a user forms 2 MB, shared dynamically

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibracall
  • Polyphonic call melodies, 16-tones polyphony (mmf)
  • Fast dial for 8 numbers
  • Automatic redial
  • Speakerphone

• SMS
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Concatenated messages
  • Message templates
  • Sending and receiving graphical messages

• Camera
  • Integrated VGA-camera (the maximum resolution of 640x480 pixels)
  • Multishooting
  • Digital zoom
  • Effects

• Multimedia
  • Skins
  • FM-radio with memory for 30 stations
  • Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, МР3, ААС, ААС+)
  • Advanced play lists
  • Java (MIDP 2.0)

• Connectivity
  • Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP)
  • GPRS class 10
  • WAP 2.0
  • Bluetooth 1.2 (works only with the headset attached)
  • MMS
  • Synchronization with PC (USB)

• Organizer and extras
  • Mobile Tracker – monitors SIM-card changes, if the phone was stolen, you receive a message telling the new SIM-number on preset number.
  • User profiles
  • Organizer
  • Dictaphone (doesn't record dutin a conversation)
  • Date, time, world clock
  • Alarm clock plain and daily recurrent, reminder
  • Timer, stopwatch, calculator
  • Unit converter

Michail Machnaev (michail.machnaev@mobile-review.com)
Published — 11 January 2007

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