Samsung SGH-E900 review | Features
Samsung E900 - Weight & Battery
With measurements of 9.3 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm, and weighing only 93 grams including battery and sim card, the Samsung SGH-E900 is a thin, light telephone. It fits snugly into your pocket and is easy to take along with you. I used the SGH-E900 for three days during the trial without having to recharge it once. This entailed normal use, without excessive amounts of phoning. I activated various functions on the Samsung E900 regularly. The Samsung SGH-E900 lets you know when the battery is almost empty with an acoustic signal and if the battery becomes too weak, it switches off automatically. Recharging the Samsung E900 is pretty quick; after an hour the battery is fully charged and the telephone is ready to go again.
Samsung E900 - Memory & MP3 player
The E900 telephone has an internal memory of 80MB, allowing you to save telephone numbers, MP3 music, films and photos made with the digital camera. The Samsung SGH-E900's internal memory can be extended with the microSD memory card, that when used together with the supplied headphone, lets you use the phone as a real MP3 player. The microSD memory cards are based on SanDisk's earlier TransFlash format and come from SanDisk. Its maximum storage capacity is 2GB. When the MP3 player is activated, lights and three extra pressure sensitive keys light up: play/pause, next and previous song. The MP3 player turns itself off automatically if the phone goes, so that you can take the call.
Operation
SGH E-900 - Operation
The Samsung SGH-E900 is quick and easy to operate as all its keys are a good size and easy to use. The navigation and the confirmation keys in the middle of the phone that can be used to navigate the Samsung SHG-E900's menu are particularly handy. One push in the middle of the navigation key confirms a menu item. On the left of the phone is a volume key that can adjust the volume of both the ring tone and your conversation, but it is also handy for leafing through a long text message. Finally, there is a key for activating the MP3 player and digital camera on the right side of the Samsung SGH E900. The on/off switch is also on the right side.
Function keys
SGH E-900 - Function keys
It is only, however, when you slide the Samsung E900 open and the keys light up like magic, that you really get the feeling that the Samsung SGH-E900 is an innovation. The keys that light up are the function keys and the keys to take or end a call. This last key can also be used to delete a character when you are writing a text or MMS message. You can also use this key to end a function that you were using. The telephone reacts immediately if you just touch the keys lightly. The functions on the function keys vary per menu. It says on the bottom of the Samsung E900's screen which function the key is meant for.
Color TFT screen
SGH E-900 - Color TFT screen
The Samsung SGH-E900's 2 inch TFT screen with 260,000 colours is great to work with. The images shown on the TFT screen are very clear. Whether you are looking at a simple menu item or films and photos, everything is clear with realistic colours. The Java games that you can play via the telephone can be seen clearly on the Samsung SGH-E900's screen. I had expected the quality of the TFT screen to be a lot worse in direct sunlight because of light reflection, but this was not the case and even the games could be seen clearly in direct sunlight.
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