Description



The Samsung Pink X830 comes with an innovative MP3 player design. Slim and narrow in size, the Samsung Pink X830 boasts remarkable dimensions of 84 x 30 x 19.9mm and only weighs 75 grams. The unique swing-open form factor allows for a perfect combination of mobile phone and MP3 player function. When closed, the Pink X830 functions like a MP3 player with a music player interface that horizontally displays the track listings, equalizer settings and play lists.

Features

The sleek handset measures a relatively narrow 84 x 30 x 19.9mm and weighs just 75 grams which is much less than most other music phones. Swing the handset open and the phone doubles in length to reveal the ergonomic keypad which makes sending text messages quick and easy. The navigation wheel allows you to browse iPod style through the menus quickly and accurately. The screen and scroll wheel remains visible when the phone is open or closed so you can alter your music settings without unfolding the phone. Track information and a graphic equaliser for the MP3 player is displayed horizontally making best use of the wide 128 x 220 pixel 1.4 inch screen. Although the screen may appear small its pretty much as big as Samsung could make it given the small size of the phone.

The main selling point of the X830 is without doubt the multimedia music player with its easy to operate scroll wheel and controls. The player supports MP3, AAC and WMA music files and outputs in stereo 3D sound. An intuitive music library stores the songs and can be ordered by artist or album and edited to create customised playlists of your favourite tracks. MP3 files can also be used to add personalised ring tones to all your contacts. A built in 1.3 mega pixel digital camera with digital zoom and dedicated camera button is located on the back of the phone and can be used when the handset is closed. The images are of high quality and look sharp on the colour TFT screen. The camera can take high quality video clips and has a number of different modes to make sure your pictures will always look great.

A selection of Java games are included when you buy the phone and more can be downloaded from the internet. The Samsung X830 supports both SMS and MMS messages as well as EMS or enhanced messages to you can send pictures, videos and sound clips to your friends. Tthe X830 includes 1Gb of internal memory so you can store a large amount of data without having to buy an extra memory card like on other similar phones. Battery life is good at 120 hours and 3 hours talk time. A fast EDGE internet connection offers broadband download speeds and brings streaming videos to your fingertips. Bluetooth and US connections are included and make it very easy to transfer songs to your friends or upload from your PC music library. The internet access is good due to the advanced XHTML browser that works to maximise the internet connection speeds.The Samsung X830 is one of the best small music phones and has a memory capacity and design to match even the iPod.

Specifications

Detailed specifications of Samsung X830 include; Dimensions 84 x 30 x 20 mm, Weight 75 g, Main Display 256K colours, 128 x 220 pixels, Digital Camera 1.3 Megapixel, 1280 x 1024 pixels, Video Memory 1GB internal memory, Battery up to 3 hrs talktime, up to 120 hrs standby.Bluetooth, Email client, GPRS, Java, mini USB port, MMS, MP3 ringtones, MP3/AAC/AAC+ player, Speaker phone, Triband, WAP 2.0 / XHTML.

Conclusion

Samsung X830 phone has its pros and cons. If you want a phone that can handle web browsing and display a detailed calendar view, then this isn’t going to suit you.But if you want a phone primarily for voice calls and texting and you're also a music fan who doesn’t need more than 1GB of storage, then this could be just what you need.The bottom line the phone is cool.