Reviews of the Helio Fin
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CNET Review
The Good: The Helio Fin is an extremely thin phone with an impressive feature set that includes a 3.0-megapixel camera, a music player, built-in GPS, EV-DO support, direct media uploads to Flickr and YouTube, and more. It also has great call quality.
The Bad: The Helio Fin has a tiny external display. It lacks a self-portrait mirror, a dedicated camera key on the side, and a dedicated speakerphone key. It also has a flat keypad that's unpleasant to use.
The Bottom Line: The Helio Fin is perhaps too thin for its own good, with several design compromises that place slimness over usability. If you can look past these flaws, however, the Fin is a feature-packed phone with excellent performance.
Manufacturer: Samsung
Part number: CNETHELIOFIN
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider Helio
- Width 2 in
- Depth 0.4 in
- Height 4.1 in
- Weight 3.4 oz
- Body Color Blue/Black
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Phone Design Folder type phone
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Voice Dialing Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Additional Features aGPS, HTML/HTTP support, Intelligent typing (T9)
Communicator Features
- User Memory 100 MB
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 1000 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Mobile Email Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features XHTML Browser
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats H.264, MPEG-4
- Downloadable Content Games, Ring tones, Audio files, Video files, Screensavers
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 3 megapixels, this model will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 3 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 2048 x 1536
- Digital Zoom 4
- Special Effects Green, Sepia, Negative, Black & White
- White Balance Presets, Automatic
- Digital Video Formats MPEG-4
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.3 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, MIDI
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery, AC travel charger, Stereo headset, USB cable
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Talk Time Up to 180 min
- Standby Time Up to 192 h
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support Details 1 year limited warranty
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