Samsung to challenge Nokia Asha by launching its Galaxy
Chat, which can be operated with a touch screen or qwerty keyboard. Target
market beginners Samsung tries to flirt with a variety of unusual features.
Will it be acceptable to the market?
Touch-Type Design
Dimensions: (WxDxH):
118.9 x 59.3 x 11.7 mm, Weight: 120 grams
Born to touch-type design, quite right to adopt mobile users
are still accustomed to the conventional keypad, but try to get used to the
touchscreen driven. Two input options are to shorten the time.
Samsung Galaxy Chat divide the front with a screen and
QWERTY keyboard. Below the screen there are three sensitive touchkey to access
the Menu, Settings, and Home.
Interestingly, this phone rich in auxiliary buttons, such as
the right to Chaton, the customization, and the web history (0). While the
volume buttons on the left side, and the power button located on the right side
of the phone. Most of the material used for the casing is solid glossy plastic,
either front or rear. This will result in slippery when held.
Screen and Interface
Type: TFT capacitive
touchscreen, multitouch, 256K colors, 240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches (~ 133 ppi
pixel density), QWERTY keyboard; Interface: TouchWiz UX UI
Galaxy Chat has a fairly standard screen quality, lucky to
have supported the effect live wallpaper and ringtone, so pleasing to the eye.
Interface is a little decorated with the 3D effect on the
icon - the icon and favorite apps and widgets column free customized according
to the wishes. This is thanks to the use of a cover TouchWiz Android OS it
uses.
Fun Chat
Chat @ On version
1.7.10
In it is available chat application that is Samsung ChatOn
messaging service that is cross platform.
There is one more advantage of the Samsung ChatOn will also
provide applications for computers ChatOn, arguably it will be similar on
Yahoo! Messenger and WhatsApp.
Through ChatOn you can chat with someone (1 to 1), group
chat, group messaging, sharing pictures, videos, voice messages, contacts and
more.
Hardware
OS: Android OS, v4.x
(Ice Cream Sandwich ), CPU: 850 MHz; Model CPU:
ARMv7 processor (VFPv3, NEON); GPU renderer: VideoCore IV vOpen GL ES2.0 HW;
RAM size: 444.6 MB; internal storage : 4 GB storage; External storage: microSD,
up to 32 GB
Equipped with a
single-core ARMv7 (VFPv3, NEON), high-speed 850 MHz with 512MB RAM
For the convenience of the graphic, Samsung Galaxy Chat rely
VideoCore IV HW, developed by Broadcom. As a result performance, proved to be
better and no lag. Process scroll the page and the page load process runs
smoothly.
Internet and
Connections
GPRS / EDGE; Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; Browser: HTML; Connection: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g
/ n, Wi-Fi hotspot; Bluetoothv3.0 with A2DP; microUSB v2.0
Surf the web feels satisfied thanks to the wide screen so it
is convenient to view the desktop version of the page. Default Browser Samsung
Galaxy tab has supported 18 pieces and can display flash content.
The process of opening the page using WiFi pathways take
place quickly and smoothly. So any time we try to go on YouTube, the video can
be displayed fullscreen HQ quality and autorotate. As for the data transfer,
you can use the micro USB cable to connect to a PC.
Camera and Video
Camera: 2MP
(1200x1600piksel); Video: VGA @ 25fps; MP4/H.264/H.263 player
With 2MP resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Chat capable of
capturing images with a quality indoor and sharp detail. Similarly, when you
take pictures outdoors, the image is bright and detailed.
To maximize the shots, there are various camera settings on
it, such as scene modes, EV, timer, effects, and shooting modes.
Switch functions as a camera with a resolution moving image
recording with VGA @ 25fps speed. Recordings sharp and no lag.
In the meantime, you can enjoy the video player with very
good quality. At the video player (horizontal mode), there is a video panel
include stop / play, Rewind and Forward, duration, and mode of display.
Audio
MP3/WAV/eAAC + player;
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Music Players choose Galaxy Chat using Visual album art that
dominates the screen, the audio panel, duration, shuffle and new track.
Audio quality is very strong and a voice is not broken. In
addition, you will be pampered with many Equalizer settings. You can even
personalize the speed of the song playing. When we tested the Metallica song
and speed slowed, sounds very unique, like a lullaby.
Benchmark
Antutu Benchmark
v2.9.2; Quadrant Standard
Tested using two benchmark applications that we use, the
Samsung Galaxy Chat show satisfactory results.
In the test results using Antutu benchmark, this phone
Google Nexus S outperformed order, Samsung Galaxy S and Sony Ericsson X10i. By
using Antutu benchmark, the phone is reaching a score of 3365. While using
Quadrant Standard, the phone is reaching a score of 1692.
Conclusion
Competing with Touch Type Asha owned Nokia, Samsung GT-B5330
Galaxy Chat could be an option rather than using the phone without OS.
Moreover, the ease of communication and connection, unique design, features
Chaton. Android's latest and competitive prices are the mainstay Samsung Chat.
With a dual strategy of input gives different options for access to more users.
(+)
• Touch-Type Design
• The price is quite cheap
• Android OS v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Capacitive touch screen
(-)
• QWERTY Keypad is small
• Casing glossy slick
• There is no camera shutter button
DETAILS
SPECIFICATION:
GENERAL
Network : GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
SCREEN
Type : TFT
capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size : 240
x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches Touchwiz UX UI
DIMENSION
Type : 118.9
x 59.3 x 11.7 mm / 112 g
AUDIO
Fixtures :
Vibration, MP3 Ringtones
Output :
3.5mm jack audio
Speakerphone : Yes
MEMORY
Internal : 4
GB storage (2.0GB user available), 512 MB RAM
External : Slot
Micro SD
DATA
3G : HSDPA,
7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
EDGE : Yes
GPRS : Yes
WLAN :
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth : v3.0
with A2DP
Infrared :
Unavailable
USB/Port : v2.0
microUSB
CAMERA
Primary : 2
MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Secondary :
Unavailable
Video Record : Yes,
VGA@25fps
Type : Standard
battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Standby : Up
to 520 h (2G) / Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time : Up
to 14 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
FEATURE
OS : Android
OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU : 850
MHz
Browser : HTML,
Adobe Flash
GPS : A-GPS,
GLONASS
Messaging : SMS(threaded
view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Java : via
Java MIDP emulator, Fitur tambahan: Stereo FM radio with RDS, SNS integration,
Organizer, Image/video editor, Document viewer, Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration, - Voice memo/dial,
Predictive text input
OTHER FEATURES
Multiple SIM :
Unavailable
Video Player : MP4/H.264/H.263
player
MP3 Player : MP3/WAV/eAAC+
player
Audio Record : Yes
TV :
Unavailable
+ comments + 3 comments
Hi,
I am an old fashioned phone user and I like the physical keyboard more than an on screen keyboard, hence I have always preferred qwerty android phones. I have previously used the HTC Chacha and the Motorola Fire. However with the 10%off on this phone (total cost 4700) this was a deal not to be missed. I got the phone 3 days ago and here is my review based my usage. Please note that I do not judge phones based on specs and certainly not in this price range -
Pros:
1)Very nice Qwerty keyboard, easy to use
2) upgradeable to android - 4.1.2, which is awesome
3) 2GB internal memory and expandable as well. That was a major problem with Chacha and Fire. I can download a host of apps now without worrying about anything.
4) Screen size is decent and the RAM is good too 512MB. Although the resolution is a bit low but I think it is not a deal breaker
5) The sound quality is good and the earphone are pretty good as well
6) The battery is pretty decent though not exceptional
7) I can play both Temple Run 2 and Temple Run on it, which is awesome.
8) Excellent wifi reception
Cons:
1) The camera is at best passable, but I am not much of a photographer anyways.
2) Screen resolution maybe, but it is still better than my previous Fire.
I would say at this price it is a steal, not to be missed by people looking for qwerty or low range androids. And a special thank you to Flipkart for providing delivery one day before they promised.
Positives: Great User Interface, Good response to touch, good sound quality, QWERTY, looks neat. The Touch is so good, you may never use the QWERTY. Cant expect anyting better at such a price. Havent found a single handset that can offer similar features.
Negatives: Battery life is below par. Screen rsolution is average but you can live with it.
What's surprising is that the company continues to reduce the price of he model.
You have a very informative blog written here. I love the idea of combining touch screen and QWERTY keyboard on a single android mobile phone. As you may have not known, I am an old phone user. I found it very comfortable to use QWERTYkeyboard rather than touch screen. But still, it is an advantage if you have an option to use when typing when the keyboard won’t be functional. Capacitive touch screen devices only require a user very little force on pressing as it highly sensitive which is merely beneficial. Both the screen and interface are very pleasing to the eyes. I don’t like seeing irrelevant and sophisticated icons on my phone. The provided messaging service is incredible. The capability of messaging using mobile phone is conducive. Bid goodbye on messaging through computers! The hardware components were amazing. The processing performance of scrolling and loading a page was convenient on my end. For sure, this would be accepted on the market; just be mindful on the price though.
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