Samsung SGH-T809

If looks can kill, the new Samsung SGH-T809 will certainly slay the competition in the market with its sleek new slider look. This maybe the phone that is too sexy for you as its futuristic look will make you look, and feel, like Bond, James Bond.

First, it’s slim, something that might be too much to ask from a slider, but believe me, this one redefines the genre of slider mobiles with its cutting edge razor thinness. And then, the next thing you’ll notice about it is that in its small stature, it comes with a gigantic display. Although slightly wider than the usual slider phones it comes with a bigger screen on the phone with 320 x 240 Pixel and 262K TFT Color. The display is well developed with the greatest quality that will surely give your visual experience with the phone up another level. With his display, it can afford a wider and richer range of colors as well as a good size for all your icons, menus and text.

For all its fashionable sense, however, the Samsung SGH-T809 has much more than what meets the eye. Its impressive key features include the following:

• 2.1" screen with 262K colors
• Ultra slim black slider design with internal antenna
• Display: 262K-color TFT, 320x240 pixel
• EDGE high-speed wireless access
• External dual stereo speakers and speakerphone
• Removal T-Flash(TM) memory slot
• Bluetooth(R) wireless technology
• 70 MB internal memory
• Instant messaging featuring AIM(R), Yahoo!(R), ICQ
• Wireless multimedia and enhanced messaging
• Mobile Internet for downloads and surfing the Web
• Measures 3.98 x 2.09 x .61 inches; Weighs 3.3 ounces
• 3.9×2x.58" (that's only .04" thicker than the RAZR!!)
• GSM with EDGE
• Quad Band World Phone: GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• MP3 player and MP3 ringtones
• 1.3 megapixel camera and video capture
• Music player
• microSD (TransFlash) slot

The phone’s 1.3 mega pixels camera rotates at 180° and comes with a variety of shooting modes, namely: single shot, multi shot and mosaic shot. The camera also comes with effects to boot so you can either transform your pictures to black & white, negative or sepia or add a dainty frame. It also has the option for delayed pictures as well settings of scene programs, metering exposure and ISO. For the videos, you also have the same list of options akin to the camera.

Another feature available is the software it supports like JAVA along with a file manager, an MP3 player, a few stored games and an image editor that will improve your pictures. Another feature is its “world time” which comes very handy for those who travel around the world. This time feature is animated and enlarged by the entire phone interface. What’s more is that it has 3 alarms so you have more leeway to adjust your alarm to go at specific weekdays without having to adjust periodically.

The SGH-T809 has a memory of about 82 MB and comes with a free memory of 65 MB and about 29 MB for free on the memory card. Its phonebook can hold up to 1000 entries on the phone and 250 entries on the SIM card. Every entries can be expanded u to 5 numbers, one email address, 50 characters, a picture id and a ring tone.

As for connectivity, the T809 is preloaded with AIM, ICQ and Yahoo! Instant Messengers especially since you can browse the internet supported by WAP 2.0. To easily connect to headsets and hands-free devices you can use their Bluetooth technology.

The features of this phone make it easily a winner. However, some disadvantages to consider is that it has no voice dialing and a small action button while its navigation controls and keypad are a little hard to master

Summary Recommendation

But generally, there are more reasons to buy this phone that dismiss it. Indeed, if only looks could kill, we have a killer in Samsung SGH-T809. But this phone is not just about looks, it also has more than what it takes to make it a great phone above the rest.