Samsung I6220 Star TV review
Network and connections
Since the summer months, this incredible Samsung device has been available on the market. The I6220 Star TV already hints at its features from its name. Speaking first about the phone network characteristics, we have a GSM Quadband on frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz. UMTS connectivity is missing, however. To browse the Web, the internal GPRS/EDGE modem is available, which allows the HTML browser to easily open Internet pages. Bluetooth is convenient, as is the USB data cable output.
Design and features
The style of the I6220 Star TV is clean and simple. The design recalls the appearance of most Touch Screen devices, which took their lines from the precursor iPhone. The body is classic Candybar, with compact dimensions: 12 mm thick for 92 grams of weight. The front hosts the large 3-inch TFT screen. It displays up to 256,000 colors and is equipped with Resistive Touch Screen technology. Just below are the keys to manage calls and a function key.
Main functions
The platform featured on this Samsung is proprietary. It nonetheless shows excellent completeness of basic management functions, such as contact list, organizer, alarm clock, calculator and stopwatch. In addition, Java support allows installing software at will, to adapt the I6220 Star TV to one's own needs. Handwriting recognition allows for quickly composing one's own texts, in order to easily manage SMS, MMS and E-mail. In addition, the Office package and PDF support allow for easy management of attachments. But the truly important feature that characterizes this device is the presence of the T-DMB TV receiver, which allows receiving TV channels directly on the device. The accelerometer will take care of adapting the displayed images depending on the phone's rotation. For the telephony aspect, there is hands-free, voice recorder and multi-conference support.
Entertainment and multimedia
The equipment dedicated to entertainment is also good. The digital camera has a resolution of 3.2 megapixels and allows capturing good quality images. The dedicated functions will help improve shots, as well as video recordings. The memory available to the user is 50 MB, expandable however up to 16 GB with microSD cards. This way, there will be no space problems for carrying around your favorite music and videos. The multimedia player will take care of playing them back. There is also an AM/FM antenna for radio frequencies, complete with RDS support. Battery life is good, with an autonomy of 300 hours in Stand-by.