Reviews of the Samsung SGH-A517 (AT&T)
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CNET Review
The Good: The Samsung SGH-A517 has a decent feature set that includes Bluetooth, a megapixel camera, and a music player. It has impressive talk time as well.
The Bad: The Samsung SGH-A517 had unreliable call quality and the design is rather unremarkable.
The Bottom Line: The Samsung SGH-A517 has a fair set of features, but as a cell phone, it doesn't make the best calls.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 60/100 and users 64/100. Comparing these reviews to 252104 other Cellular Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 77/100 = Good.
Manufacturer: Samsung
Part number: SGH-a517
General
- Cellular technology GSM
- Band / mode GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
- Weight 2.1 oz
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Standby time Up to 250 h
- Combined with With digital camera
Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 1000 names & numbers
Phone
- Service provider AT&T
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Additional Features Intelligent typing (T9)
Digital Camera
- Digital zoom 4
Messaging / Data Services
- Voice Mail Capability Yes
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- JAVA applications Yes
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols IMAP4, POP3
- Messaging / Data Features XHTML Browser, Text messages, Multimedia messages (MMS)
- Messaging Services EMS, MMS
Digital Player / Recorder
- Digital player/recorder type Digital player
Display
- Display Type LCD display
- Display technology TFT
- Display Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Power
- Battery installed 1Lithium ion
- Talk time Up to 180 min
- Audible Battery Alert Yes
Cellular
- Phone style Folder type phone
- Automatic Redial Yes
- Call Divert Yes
- Call Barring Yes
- Call Hold Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Call Waiting Yes
- Volume Control Yes
- Ringer Control Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Computer Link Yes
Physical Characteristics
- Width 1.9 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 3.7 in
- Antenna Integrated
Warranty
- Service / Support 1 year limited warranty
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