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3G Mobile Phones Buying Guide: With more bandwidth and endless multimedia possibilites, 3G mobile phones are leaving 2G in the dust. Read more...

3G Mobile Phones

Samsung A711

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Samsung A711 3.25

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RRP

$549.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 23rd of October, 2007

Features

Form Factor : Flip

What's Hot

Lightweight, crisp internal display; great user interface; A2DP Bluetooth; touch-sensitive media controls

What's Not

Proprietary headphone jack, USB only 1.1, difficult to flip open with one hand, no microSD card included

The Final Word

The A711 delivers faster speeds over the Next G network and an improved menu system, making it a slight improvement over its predecessor.

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, SMS, MMS

Data Services

GSM, GPRS, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA

Email Protocols

POP3, IMAP4

Digital Camera

Digital Zoom

Video capture

Yes

Digital Camera Effects

Black & White, Sepia, Negative

Camera Resolution

2.0 MP

Digital Video

Digital video format

MPEG

Video resolutions

128x96, 176x144

External Display

Display Technology

Colour STN LCD (Passive Matrix)

Screen Resolution

96x96

General

Available Colours

Black

Length (mm)

51.5

Width (mm)

98.5

Height (mm)

17.5

Weight (g)

Input Devices

5-way Navigation, Buttons

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

QVGA TFT

Colour Support

262k Colours

Screen size

2.3 in

Screen Resolution

240x320

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

48 MB

Maximum memory (RAM)

2 GB

Multimedia Features

Wallpapers/Screensavers

Wallpapers

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Video Player

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Profiles

Yes

Predictive text input

Yes

Ringtone Composer

GPS

Handwriting Recognition

Voice dialling

Yes

Vibrating Alert

Yes

Java enabled

Yes

Video calling

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Currency converter

Yes

Phonebook

Yes

Notes

Yes

To-do list

Yes

World time

Yes

Games

Yes

Cradle

Case

Headphones

Yes

FM tuner

Video Recorder

Yes

Text Viewer

Yes

Antenna

Internal

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Yes

Phone Networks

Mobile Networks

Telstra

Phones

Form Factor

Flip

Talk Time (minutes)

170 (3G), 210 (2G)

Standby Time (hours)

220 (3G), 280 (2G)

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

Micro-SD

Supported Audio File Formats

AAC+, AAC, MP3

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-4

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth 2.0

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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