Samsung SGH E850 review

Network and connections

Samsung SGH-E850 is a GSM Dual-Band, operating on the 900 and 1800 Mhz frequencies, with EDGE and GPRS data connectivity. It also features an infrared port (IrDa) for exchanging small files. The TFT display shows 65,000 colors and offers an image size of 128 x 160 pixels. The supported battery is a Li-Ion with 850 mAh of power, capable of generating good battery life.

Design and features

The design of the handset, of the slide-up type, looks sophisticated, elegant and highly compact. The height measures 90 mm, the width 44 mm, while the thickness is 23 mm. The device weighs 75 grams. The shapes are squared at the top and more rounded at the bottom, with a wide and functional keypad, equipped with a four-way button to make scrolling through menus easier. But the real innovation of the SGH-E850 model is a small pop-up camera, located on the side of the device: when pressed, it pops out and is already ready for use.

Main features

The messaging of this Samsung includes SMS, EMS, MMS but not e-mail. The predictive text system helps the user in entering text. SGH-E850 also has features such as built-in speakerphone, multi-conferencing and voice Memo. The built-in memory is 8.6 MB. Finally, the classic alarm clock, calculator and organizer functions are available.

Entertainment and multimedia

Samsung SGH-E850 is equipped with pre-installed Java (J2ME) games, as well as polyphonic ringtones and screensavers. New content can be easily downloaded through the WAP browser. Unfortunately, neither an AM/FM radio nor an Mp3 player are present. SGH-E850 features a small integrated side camera, which is activated with a click, also rotating by 180 degrees. In addition to taking quality images with VGA technology at a maximum image resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, the device also allows the recording of short video sequences.