Design
Though the SGH-T229's feature set is
hardly unique, its design shows a
few unique touches. Its front flap
is bright red, while its rear face
is basic silver. It's an odd
combination in our opinion; we'd
prefer that Samsung wrapped the
entire handset in red. The external
display is set slightly off center,
which we've never seen before. We
can take or leave such an
arrangement. It doesn't hamper the
phone's usability but it certainly
makes the T229 stand out. We'll
leave any strict judgments up to
you. The monochrome display is
rather small but it shows the date,
time, battery life, and signal
strength. Photo caller ID isn't
supported, but you can use the
screen as a view finder for
self-portraits. You can change the
contrast, but no other options are
customizable.
The flip phone T229 makes a slight
effort to be thin, but at 3.6 inches
tall by 1.9 inches wide by 0.8 inch
thick, and 3.3 ounces, it ends up
having an average size. The camera
lens sits just above the external
display. There's no self-portrait
mirror, but the display is rather
reflective when the backlighting is
off. A volume rocker sits on the
phone's left spine, while a camera
shutter and phone's headset
jack/charger port rests on its right
spine.
The internal display isn't the best
we've seen. It supports just 65,536
colors (160x128 pixels) and it's
rather small (1.7 inches) for the
phone's size. Graphics weren't sharp
and colors were washed out much of
the time. We had the most trouble in
the menus; though the interface was
intuitive, the icons lacked clear
definition. You can change the
display's brightness, contrast,
backlighting time, dialing font size
and color, and the menu font style
and color. Like the external
display, the internal screen has a
mirrored border.
The keypad and navigation controls
were a mixed bag. The gray color
that covers most of the controls
doesn't blend well with the phone's
red interior and most of the buttons
are completely flush. The Clear
control and the center column on the
numeric keypad are slightly recessed
but otherwise the controls lack real
definition. The navigation array
consists of a square toggle with a
central OK button, two soft keys,
the Talk and End/power controls, and
the aforementioned Clear button. On
the upside, the array is quite
spacious and the toggle is bright
silver. You can program the toggle
to give one-touch access to four
user-defined functions.
Features
The Samsung T229 has a 1,000-contact
phone book with room in each entry
for five phone numbers, an e-mail
address, and notes. You can save
callers to groups and pair them with
a photo and one of 15 polyphonic
ringtones. Other essentials include
a vibrate mode, text and multimedia
messaging, an alarm clock, a task
list, a notepad, a calculator, a
stopwatch, a timer, a unit
converter, PC syncing, a world
clock, and a tip calculator. You'll
also find Bluetooth, a speakerphone,
and instant messaging
General
-
Product Type Cellular
phone With digital camera
- Service
Provider
T-Mobile
- Width 1.9
in
- Depth
0.8 in
- Height 3.5
in
- Weight
3 oz
- Body Color
Red
Cellular
-
Technology GSM
- Band
GSM 850/1800/1900 (Tri-Band)
- Phone Design
Folder type phone
- Antenna
Internal
- Vibrating Alert
Yes
-
Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer
Yes
-
Conference Call Capability
6-way
- Caller ID
Yes
-
Wireless Interface
Bluetooth
- Speech Codec
FR , AMR , EFR
-
Additional Features
Intelligent typing (T9)
Phone Memory
- Phone
Book Capacity 1000
names & numbers
- SIM
Card Based Directory
250 names & numbers
- Missed Calls Memory
20
- Dialed
Calls Memory 20
- Received Calls
Memory 20
Messaging & Data Services
- Short
Messaging Service (SMS)
Yes
-
Messaging Services ICQ
, AOL Instant Messenger Service
(AIM) , Windows Live Messenger
(MSN Messenger)
- Internet Browser
Yes
- JAVA
applications Yes
- Messaging / Data
Features Text messages
Multimedia Features
-
Downloadable Content
Games , Sounds and voices ,
Wallpapers
Digital Camera
- Sensor
Resolution 0.3
megapixels
- Digital
Zoom 4
Organizer
- Alarm
Clock Yes
-
Calendar Yes
- Reminder
Yes
-
Calculator Basic
Display
- Type
LCD display
-
Technology CSTN
- Display Resolution
128 x 160 pixels
- Color
Depth 16-bit (65000
colors)
- Multi-language Menu
Yes
- Display
Languages French ,
English , Spanish
Display (2nd)
Miscellaneous
-
Included Accessories
Battery , desktop charger ,
Headset
Power
Battery
-
Technology - Lithium
ion
-
Capacity 800 mAh
- Talk Time
Up to 360 min
- Standby
Time Up to 192 h
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