| Samsung C140 |
| General |
| Network | Gsm 900 / Gsm 1800 |
| Announced | 2007, January |
| Status | Available |
| Size |
| Dimensions | 104.2 X 44.2 X 16.2 Mm |
| Weight | 71 G |
| Display |
| Type | Ufb, 65k Colors |
| Size | 128 X 128 Pixels |
| Ringtones |
| Type | Polyphonic (16 Channels) |
| Customization | Download |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Memory |
| Phonebook | 500 Entries |
| Call Records | 30 Dialed, 30 Received, 30 Missed Calls |
| Card Slot | No |
| | - 600 Kb Shared Memory |
| Data |
| Gprs | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 Slots), 32 - 48 Kbps |
| Hscsd | No |
| Edge | No |
| 3g | No |
| Wlan | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Infrared Port | No |
| Usb | No |
| Features |
| Messaging | Sms, Ems |
| Browser | Wap 1.2.1 |
| Games | Yes |
| Colors | Misty Gray, Light Gray |
| Camera | No |
| | - T9
- Organiser
- To Do List
- Calendar
- Currency Converter
- Voice Memo
- Built-in Handsfree |
| Battery |
| | Standard Battery, Li-ion 800 Mah |
| Stand-by | Up To 490 H |
| Talk Time | Up To 5 H |
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Samsung - C140Samsung SGH-C140
The C140, at least, the numbering suggests that it is better than the C130; but then its Samsung and the numbering used by companies is mostly all haywire. Leave the numbering aside as there isn't much we can argue about that and proceed with the write up.
Design
The Samsung C140, being an entry level phone, has a very basic design. Nothing flashy about it, it's just a bar type phone. The dimensions of the phone stand at 104.2 x 44.2 x 16.2 mm, making it smaller and lighter than the C130. The phone just weighs 69 grams. It has a very plastic build; it may not appeal to all, but it does look a bit elegant. The face of the phone is divided into two parts, the screen and the keypad. The area around the screen has a very glossy finish and the keypad has a rubber type finish. The screen of the phone is a 1.5-inch CSTN 65K color display with a 128 x 128 pixels resolution. The keypad is quite small and makes typing out an SMS pretty troublesome. It requires you to use your nails at times to press a few of the buttons, mostly the '*' and '#' buttons. You will realize whenever you try to lock or unlock the keypad.
The back of the phone has a matt finish plastic and there is a glossy plastic ring running around the phone. The left of the phone has a headset port with a plastic dust cover. The bottom of the phone has the charging port. The headset is a standard 3.5mm port. The build quality of the phone wasn't the best considering that these low budget phones are for ruff-n-tuff use. Only the phone looked like an eye candy.
Features
The Samsung C140, being a basic phone, has nothing really to talk about out here. Nevertheless we will look at the subjects that matter the most in this segment of phones which could turn it into a strong contender for being saleable.
This phone has GPRS for the little surfing that you'd actually do with this phone. You can even send MMSs once you have activated your GPRS through the service provider. The phone has 600 KB of internal memory, which isn't poor; but consider this, the C130 bundles 1.8 MB of memory. Other features include 500 phonebook entries and 30 entries each for dialed, received, and missed calls. The other nitty-gritty's like organizer, calendar, to-do list, calculator, etc, are also there to keep you a bit organized.
Mobile Tracker
Mobile Tracker is a new innovation from Samsung. It is a tracking fuction incase of theft or misplacement of your mobile phone. This feature doesn't need to be activated through your service provider, thats where the innovation is. The working of this function is simple and effective.
To activate this fuction all you have to do is go to the Settings of the phone. In Settings; Security Mobile Tracker, Enable. Then you specify two mobile numbers and not your own. When there is a SIM change the Mobile Tracker function sends an SMS to each of two numbers you specified without the knowledge of the person in possesion of the phone.
Now it all depends on the two people who receive the message to inform you on receiving the same. Then you can track down the person who is using your phone by his phone number.
Battery Life
The Samsung C140 has an 800 mAh battery, which is good enough. The phone specifications state that the phone delivers 5 hours of talktime and around two weeks of standby. The phone on one whole charge lasted me 3 days with about 4 hours of talktime. There aren't many specialties in the phone so not much to fiddle with, which increases the battery life.
Conclusion
The Samsung SGH-C140 retails for around Rs. 2,300 with one-year warranty. That places this phone in the same price range head-on with the Nokia. But it's a Nokia after all, which rules the minds of most in India. Again, it's more user-friendly than the C140, I guess the C140 will be left behind in terms of sales. |
| Common misspellings on this brand: amsung |
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