Samsung SGH-F520

Pros

No pros

Cons

• Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s)


• It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches)


• Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be


• Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Description

Samsung F520 features dual-sliding mechanism, allowing it to be slid-open both horizontally like for example the T-Mobile MDA as well as vertically like a regular slider. Its has large 3” screen with 480x272 pixels resolution, Flash UI, full HTML browser, microSD memory expansion and video and music players. The phone is slatted for Europe/Asia release and thereby only support tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and single-band UMTS (2100 MHz).

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Design

• Form factor:
  
  • Dual-Slider
  
  


• Dimensions:
  
  • 4.13 x 2.12 x 0.68 inches (105 x 54 x 17.4 mm)
  
  


• Design features:
  
  • Numeric keypad, Full keyboard, Soft keys (2)
  
  

Display

• Physical size:
  
  • 2.8 inches
  
  


• Resolution:
  
  • 272 x 480 pixels
  
  


• Pixel density:
  

  Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

  
  


• Technology:
  

  Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

  
  


• Screen-to-body ratio:
  


• Colors:
  


• Touchscreen:
  

Camera

• Camera:
  
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    • 3 megapixels
    
    
  
  
  • Flash:
    
  
  
  • Features:
    
    • Digital zoom
    
    
  
  


• Camcorder:
  
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  • Features:
    
    • Video calling
    
    
  
  


• Front-facing camera:
  

Hardware

• Storage expansion:
  

Multimedia

• Music player:
  
  • Supported formats:
    
    • MP3, AAC, eAAC+
    
    
  
  


• Video playback:
  
  • Supported formats:
    
    • MPEG4, H.263, H.264, RealVideo
    
    
  
  

Internet browsing

Technology

• GSM:
  
  • 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  
  


• UMTS:
  


• Data:
  
  • EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s
  
  


• Global Roaming:
  

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Phone features

• Phonebook:
  
  • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  
  


• Organizer:
  
  • Calculator, Alarm, To-Do, Calendar
  
  


• Messaging:
  
  • SMS, Predictive text input, MMS
  
  


• E-mail:
  
  • IMAP, POP3, SMTP
  
  


• JAVA:
  

  JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.

  
  


• Games:
  

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  


• USB:
  


• Charging connector:
  
  • Proprietary
  
  


• Other:
  
  • Computer sync
  
  

Other features

• Notifications:
  
  • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
  
  


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  • Voice recording
  
  

Availability

• Officially announced:
  
  • 12 Feb 2007
  
  

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