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Reviews of the Samsung Magnet SGH-A257 - orange (AT&T)

  • 7.3

    CNET Review

    May 14, 2009

    The Good: The Samsung Magnet features a full QWERTY keyboard with support for numerous e-mail accounts and instant messaging. It also offers a slim design, Bluetooth, and excellent call quality.

    The Bad: The keyboard's buttons are a little stiff to press. The Magnet only has a VGA camera.

    The Bottom Line: For AT&T customers looking for a basic messaging phone, the Samsung Magnet delivers with a slim QWERTY design and affordable price tag.

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  • 8.4

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | October 27, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 67/100 and users 74/100. Comparing these reviews to 485486 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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  • 6.0

    digitaltrends.com

    By Stewart Wolpin | November 30, -1

    Review Summary: You can literally talk all day on the new Samsung Magnet (SGH-A257), a slab phone with a full QWERTY keyboard available from AT&T. In our informal tests, we got eight and a half...

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Manufacturer: Samsung

Part number: SGH-A257URAATT

General

  • Product Type Cellular phone
  • Service Provider AT&T
  • Width 2.3 in
  • Depth 0.5 in
  • Height 4.3 in
  • Weight 3.1 oz
  • Body Color Orange

Cellular

  • Technology GSM
  • Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
  • Phone Design Candy bar
  • Antenna Internal
  • Vibrating Alert Yes
  • Call Timer Yes
  • Conference Call Capability 3-way
  • Voice Recorder Yes
  • Speakerphone Yes
  • Additional Features QWERTY keyboard layout

Phone Memory

  • Phone Book Capacity 500 names & numbers
  • Missed Calls Memory 20
  • Dialed Calls Memory 20
  • Received Calls Memory 20

Messaging & Data Services

  • Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
  • Mobile Email Yes
  • GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes - Class 10
  • EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes - Class 10
  • Internet Browser Yes
  • JAVA applications Yes

Ring Tones

  • Polyphonic Ring Tone Voice Qty 64
  • Ring Tone Formats MP3, MIDI

Multimedia Features

  • Downloadable Content Games, Ring tones, Wallpapers, Audio files, Video files, Screensavers

Digital Camera

  • Sensor Resolution 0.3 megapixels
  • Still Image Resolutions 320 x 240, 640 x 480
  • Digital Zoom 4
  • Self Timer Delay 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec

Organizer

  • Alarm Clock Yes
  • Calendar Yes
  • Calculator Basic
  • Conversion Currency

Display

  • Type LCD display
  • Technology TFT
  • Display Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
  • Diagonal Size 2.2 in
  • Color Support Color
  • Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
  • Multi-language Menu Yes
  • Display Languages French, English, Spanish

Power

  • Type Power adapter

Battery

  • Technology - Lithium ion
  • Capacity 800 mAh
  • Talk Time 300 min
  • Standby Time 250 h

Product Video

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • FT
  • BK
  • SD

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Samsung Magnet SGH-A257 - orange (AT&T)

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