Samsung A837 Rugby
Release year: 2008
Samsung A837 Rugby is a rugged mobile phone exclusively for AT&T, with Quadband HSDPA third-generation operation, able to offer the latest technologies to make communication simpler, from voice functions to those for data transmission. It is equipped with expandable memory for ample storage capacity for applications, e-mail with attachments and files, EDGE class 10 and bluetooth connectivity. Bluetooth technology allows the transfer of voice and data (e.g. images and video) between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without wires. It is possible to take photographs, add text, music or speech and create a message to easily send as an MMS attachment file. The 1.3 MPixel camera records videos and allows you to see the person you are talking to (video call). It also features Push to Talk, voice memo, GPS, WAP 2.0/HTML Browser and Java MIDP 2.0.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Quad-band GSM 900-1800-1900-850 |
| Dimensions | 100 x 52 x 23 mm |
| Weight with battery | 132 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1000 mAh |
| Standby time | 250 h |
| Talk time | 5 h |
| Special edition |  |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger, headset
Messaging
| SMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | Internal TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels and 262 thousand colors. External display of 96 x 96 pixels. Download wallpapers and ringtones |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 262K |
| Display size | 176 x 220 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Memory | 20 MB expandable via microSD |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 1.3 MP |
| Image resolution | 1280 x 1024 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |