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The Samsung S3550 Shark 3 ,mobile samsung
While there have been a slew of upscale touchscreens and full QWERTY smartphones coming from the big five and a few specialty brands, there's no denying the simpler preferences for a more down-to-earth gadgetry that does its primary mobile telephony function well.The Samsung S3550 Shark 3 ,mobile samsung Samsung knows this quite well. It recently unveiled a new range of affordable entry-level handsets in what it calls the Shark series. Meant to succeed its popular Corby line of touchscreens, the new Shark range pitches on the young social networking crowd as their first phones and the practical minded who have no need for the bragging rights of upscale handsets.
One of them, the Samsung S3550 Shark 3, carries the same tradition of craftsmanship excellence and functional simplicity that has brought the Samsung brand to where it is. It's a nod to everything we've come to expect in a full feature phone, but without the cutting-edge frivolities that only bring it beyond the reach of the budget-minded. Its trendy well-sculpted handset have the premium look but without screaming to the people around you.
Modest but Useful Features
The Shark 3 is a quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) with GPRS/EDGE data connectivity on 2G. Its slider body measures a petite 95.8mm x 45.8mm x 14.4mm to weight a very pocket-friendly 79g - one of the lightest handset on the market. There's no WiFi and no high speed internet access on 3G. But that can be expected at its price point. You still get Bluetooth 2.1 for wireless data synching with other Bluetooth devices as well as USB 2.0 for doing the same thing but wired.
Right away, its 2-inch TFT LCD display with QVGA resolution and 256k color depth betrays its place in the league of entry level handsets. Imaging is likewise rudimentary with a 2-megapixel camera that comes with video recording at QVGA resolution. It carries a nearly useless 35 MB internal memory but you get microSD expandability for up to 8GB, though we think you can still use the more common 16 GB microSD cards now flooding the market. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery can power the handset for up to 7.5 hours of talk time and a standby time of 19 days when fully charged.
A full feature phone won't be complete with its multimedia support that starts with the usual audio and video players that support the popular media file formats and a stereo FM with RDS. You also get sound enhancement capability with the Samsung DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) for surround, bass boost and stereo widening effects. Its Bluetooth also supports A2DP for listening on wireless stereo earphones.
The Samsung S3550 Shark 3 uses a non-smartphone User Interface gets updated with a more responsive feel. There's no GPS but you still get the useful Google Maps support. Its web browser is also basic with HTML and WAP 2.0 support and non Flash video. You still get its capable SNS communities software to bring your favorite Facebook, Bebo and MySpace accounts to instant access and updating right from the homescreen.