Samsung SGH-X820 Phone (Unlocked)
Product Features
Unlocked for use with your existing GSM 1800 MHz, GSM 900 MHz or GSM 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card. Note: This phone does not come with service or a SIM card. Capture those unexpected moments with the powerful 2.0 Megapixel Camera Bluetooth™ wireless technology for hands free communication, easy file transfers and wireless printing
Amazon.com Product Description
Don't turn this phone sideways. It's likely to disappear. Meet one of the thinnest phones
on the market, the Samsung SGH-X820. At just about a quarter of an inch thick at its
widest point, this phone slides effortlessly into the tightest jeans pocket. It also looks
great, with a unique beveled faceplate that makes it comfortable to hold. Somehow, Samsung
has also managed to fit some amazing features into this small package, including stereo
Bluetooth, a music player, support for EDGE high-speed data, an email client, and a
speakerphone. Perhaps most impressively, the X820 also sports a two-megapixel camera.
The X820 packs impressive features into its incredibly slim frame.
Design
The X820 takes the candybar form factor and runs it under a steamroller, making this one
flat phone. Constructed of fiberglass-infused plastic, the case might be thin, but it's
also strong enough to handle rough and tumble days. The large, 220 x 176 display supports
up to 262,000 colors -- plenty of resolution and color depth for your videos and photos. A
five-way center control button is positioned below the display, as are shortcut and
selection keys. The phone's two-megapixel camera is housed on the rear of the phone, and a
USB data port is provided, as well. Side keys allow you to quickly control the volume
while you're on a call.
Calling Features
With 80 MB of internal memory, the X820 is designed to hold 1000 contacts, phone numbers
and addresses. A call list remembers your most recent missed, received and dialed calls,
and in addition to a vibrating alert, the phone supports polyphonic ringtones and
MP3-based music ringtones. A speakerphone lets you talk hands-free while you're doing
other things, and picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers.
Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. The X820's Bluetooth wireless
technology lets talk freely on a wireless headset or sync up seamlessly with your PC and
other compatible Bluetooth devices. You can even use it with wireless stereo
headphones.
Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The X820 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for
sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. When used in
combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging
fun. A built-in email client lets you keep tabs on your important communications
throughout the day.
Getting on the Internet is easy with the X820, too. It supports the GPRS protocol, as well as the high speed EDGE data protocol. When used with your carrier's data service and the phone's USB or Bluetooth data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There's also a built-in browser for downloads and mobile Web browsing. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile text messaging users.
A number of handy productivity tools are bundled with the X820 including an alarm clock, a calculator with currency converter, a calendar, and a timer. And because the X820 supports the SyncML synchronization standard, you can easily sync your PC-based contacts via USB or Bluetooth.
Imaging and Entertainment
The X820's built-in 2-megapixel camera captures stills and video to the phone's internal
memory, and you can easily print your pictures without a PC, thanks to the phone's
PictBridge compatibility. Simply connect the phone via USB to a PictBridge-compatible
printer and print away.
Into music? You're in luck with the X820. Store your favorite MP3- or AAC-based music on the X820 and listen whenever the feeling strikes you on the built-in stereo speakers. When you want to jam out in private you can use a Bluetooth wireless stereo headset. Lastly, if you want to dress up your X820, picture effects, custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be set to fit your personality.
Java support is built into the X820, making it a powerful gaming companion. You can also download games directly to the device, or use the handset's USB data connection to load more games and files onto the phone.
Vital Statistics
The Samsung SGH-X820 weighs 2.33 ounces and measures 4.45 x 1.97 x 0.27 inches. Its
lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 2.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 210 hours
of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 frequencies.
Product Description
Samsung exemplifies technological determination and progressive ideals. From technology to
business to the philanthropy, Samsung has become a world leader for which the
possibilities are truly endless.PRODUCT FEATURES:Tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz);GPRS Class
10 / EDGE;262144 Color TFT Screen (220x176 pixels, 1.9");2.0 Megapixel Camera and 4x
Zoom;Music Player (MP3/ AMR/ AAC/ AAC+/ e-AAC+);Video Recording;Black & White
GUI;Bluetooth 1.2/ USB 1.1;Offline Mode / Document Viewer;Speakerphone/64Poly
Ringtones;Simple Search;Background Music Play;Voice Memo/ Voice Mail/ MMS;User Memory:
80MB (Java: 4MB).
If you want slim and sexy, August 16, 2006 Reviewer: Conan Thomas (New York)
As I said, if it's slim & sexy you're looking for then this phone is for you. After lugging a Treo 650 around for nearly two years I couldn't take it anymore, I had to go thin. I looked at several options and settled on the x820 and it hasn't disappointed yet. I have my POP3 email, SMS and MMS a good camera (unlike the Treo which was a waste of time) and a good screen too. I'd even say that the keys give good feedback when they're pressed unlike the Motorola which look very cool but that's where it stops.
The menu's are a little long but work fast unlike motorola or sony-ericsson that try to do too much with no processing power. The memory size is only 80MB, so if you want a full-on MP3 play this isn't it, go for something with a micro SD slot instead.
I am still figuring out how long the battery life really is due to my irratic charging of the phone the first couple of days, as you'll appreciate, the battery is also very thin so there's not much of it, best guess at present is about 3 days with about 1-2 hours of talk time.
In conclusion, if you want a very very good phone and you're only away from your computer for short periods and wont need Gigs of email or MP3's then this phone is worth considering seriously. I love it
One of the best unlocked phones out there, September 19, 2006 Reviewer: Subhradyuti Sarkar "Neil" (San Diego, California United States) - See all my reviews
Though few people use unlocked phones in career-dominated US market, they have some distinct advantages - more customization, more freedom and none of the annoying commercial links hard-coded into your phone (like mMode, MediaNet or T-Zone). If you decide to go for a unlocked phone, this beauty is worth serious consideration.
This phone is unbelievably thin and cool-looking - a definite conversation starter at the parties. But along with beauty, there is brain, too. X820 has a BRILLIANT 2" TFT-LCD screen which is joy to behold (though like all TFT displays, it gets washed out in direct sunlight), super-intuitive intelligent menu systems, one of the best cameras I have seen in phones, copius phone book (1000 entries with lots of fields per entry) and a surprisingly good speaker phone. Hold on, there's more: the built-in bluetooth supports virtually every profile, including A2DP, and syncs contacts/calender with Outlook in a breeze. Also you get a workable e-mail client, and web-browser with EDGE connectivity. What more can you ask from a phone with practically vanishes the moment you put it in your jeans' pocket? And did I mention you can view Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files directly in the phone as well?
X820 has a couple of shortcomings. First, it is only tri-band (900/1800/1900), so if you live in a place where 850 MHz band is vital for coverage, look elsewhere. Second, to design the thinnest phone in the world, Samsung had to sacrifice the memory card reader. Third, the reception is worse than my older Nokia (but few cell-phone makers can compete with the Finnish giant in this department). Lastly, I wish the battery would last longer . However, these are the compromises you'd have to make to possess an extremely stylish and sexy phone.
T-Mobile has recently launched a slightly rebranded version of this phone (T-519 aka Trace, I have bought and then returned it) - however its dull silver color is nowhere as elegant as the black matte finish of X820. Plus, in a manner very typical of the mobile careers, the classy UI of X820 was literally butchered in T-519 (one small example, the black/orange theme of the X820 is replaced with hideous T-Mobile white/pink theme, and you CANNOT change it - joys of a career subsidized phone!).
Bottomline, if you are looking for a stylish, classy, elegant and yet functional, feature-rich cell-phone of the 21st century, X820 deserves a very serious consideration.
Features you wouldnt know until you buy & use, March 5, 2007 Reviewer: Nihir Sheth (Tucson, AZ USA)
In addition to most of the features that everyone has already talked about, few things about this phone a really cool or really annoying:
COOL STUFF:
- TV out display: With the cable provided with the phone, you can simply plug in your phone to the TV and get the display on. Watch video's, listen to music, view pictures etc from your phone directly on the TV.
- Powerpoint/PDF/etc The phone has a inbuilt viewer for office files. You can even do a presentation on a big screen directly from the phone by just attached the TV out cable.
ANNOYING STUFF:
- Poor battery life. Have to recharge ATLEAST once a day and occasionally twice.
- If you are viewing a menu, or composing a text message and you receive an incoming call, when you go back to disconnecting the call, the text msg would first get discarded then you would have to go all the way back to home screen and then disconnect the phone. REEEEEAAAALYYY really annoying!!!!
- While on a call, you key in a phone number to store, and if you hit the disconnect button, the number would first get cleared and then you would have to hit the disconnect button again to actually disconnect the call. And yea dont forget, you just lost the number that you were just trying to save !!!
