Samsung SGH-i780

Samsung SGH-i780 is a GPS and WiFi-equipped Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone. The Samsung i780 is It’s thin (115.9x61.3x12.9mm), compact and has a contemporary and clean design. A 2.55’’ 65536 (320x320) TFT LCD with landscape view brings you clear and bright visuals. It’s a subtle way to make a statement.

Style-wise, the i780 is a fairly typical smart phone with a 64mm (2.5-inch) touchscreen perched above a mini-Qwerty keyboard. It differs beneath the screen: where the typical D-pad would be, there's a tiny touchpad instead. The touchpad lets you control a mini-cursor and you can make selections by pressing down on the pad. It takes some getting used to, but after a while, we found that it makes the included stylus redundant.

Samsung has also improved the keyboard from the i600, its previous messenger phone. While the keys now have a more raised feel and are easier to type on, it's our opinion that they're still not as good as the keyboards found on Blackberry devices.

The phone runs Windows Mobile 6 and in addition to the usual applications, it's also loaded with a handy RSS reader and the Opera Web browser. On the connectivity side, it's pretty well specified. There's Wi-Fi for accessing the Web -- when you're within range of a wireless router or hotspot -- and speedy HSDPA for when you're out on the road. Naturally, Bluetooth support is also included and there are two cameras so you can make 3G video calls.

Thanks to the 624 MHz Marvell processor, the phone feels relatively speedy -- for a Windows Mobile device, at least -- and you get 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM for storing your data and applications. There's also an SD card slot should you need more room.

Features:

• 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA 2100
• Size Dimensions 115.9 x 61.3 x 12.9 mm
• Weight 120 g
• Display Type TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
• Size 320 x 320 pixels, 2.55 inches
• QWERTY keyboard
• Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
• Customization Download
• Vibration
• Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
• Call records Practically unlimited
• Card slot microSD (TransFlash)
• 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM
• Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• USB
• Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
• Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, Instant Messaging
• Browser WAP 2.0 / HTML, Opera Mobile 8.65
• Games
• Colors Black
• Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video, secondary VGA videocall camera
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Built-in GPS navigation
• A-GPS support
• Finger Mouse
• Side bar
• MS Office Mobile
• Voice memo
• Callia Player, Callia Reader

• What comes in the box

  
  
  • Samsung SGH-i780 Handset
  • Samsung SGH-i780 Standard Battery
  • Samsung Travel Charger
  • Samsung SGH-i780 Manual