Samsung Z230
Release year: 2006
Samsung Z230 UMTS is a mobile phone with advanced features and latest-generation 3G technology. The videophone allows you to watch videos and movies and also see the person you are talking to, it has two-way videoconferencing functionality, and the ability to capture video clips or take photos to associate with contacts. Samsung Z230 is able to offer the latest technologies to make communication simpler, from voice functions to those for data transmission. It is equipped with a 1.3 MPixel camera that provides shots with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels and 28 MB of integrated memory expandable with microSD (TransFlash) for a large storage capacity for applications, emails with attachments, photos and MP3 music files. It also has applications based on Java technology, Email, a viewer for MSWord/Excel/PPT/PDF and an MP3, AAC, AAC+ player. The Bluetooth technology it is equipped with allows the transfer of voice and data (e.g. images and video) between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without wires. For example, the address book present inside a laptop or a phone can be automatically synchronized with the one contained in the office PC as soon as you return there.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band / Dual Mode - UMTS GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | 91 x 47 x 23 mm |
| Weight with battery | 95 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 900 mAh |
| Standby time | 230 h |
| Talk time | 4 h 30 min |
In the box: Battery, manual, travel charger, headset
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | Internal TFT display with 262 thousand colors and 176 x 220 pixels. External TFT display, 65K colors (96 x 96 pixels). |
| 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 | |
| Phonebook entries | 1000 |
| Memory | 28 MB expandable with microSD (TransFlash) |
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 | Main camera 1.3 MP Mpixel and second VGA camera |
| 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 | |
Video call notes: Thanks to UMTS technology, this phone will make it possible to have complete integration of voice, video and multimedia services simultaneously to meet the needs of every user.
Price history
143 € → 105 € (-27%) · minimum 56 €, maximum 159 € · 28 readings, Jan 2007 – Jun 2009