Samsung GT-B3310

Comes With Unique Keypad

Samsung Electronics introduced a new mobile phone design back to qwerty, but this time offered is the qwerty slide. With the GT-B3310 series label, Samsung offers something different, where the mobile market segment is for the beginner class, but a matter of design refers to the taste of top class phones. Qwerty slide design makes this phone fit for lovers of class solutions and qwerty candybar.

But other than that, B3310 designed with simple features and facilities. There is not operating system, access to 3G, and WiFi. Did not carry the memory slot hotswap concept Samsung phone like the upper class. Can be called, B3310 take grip series features used in Corby TXT. Almost all of the same sequence of menus, including a 2 Mpix camera, choice of themes, setting email, and others.

DESIGN
B3310 mobile phone is unique in the segment and including the smallest qwerty slide. Dimension 91 x 54 x 17 mm makes this phone in the ergonomic grip. Not many instruments and the shortcut menu. Unique design and attractive colors, will attract attention.
Testing: Testing for the mode of operation of the sliding qwerty folder.
Score: 3.1
Note: As a new cell phone, unfortunately not equipped with an audio jack B3310 special. To remove and insert the memory card needs to remove the battery first. Only available one slot is used for charger, headset, and data cable.

Keypad
Alphanumeric keypad considered revolutionary, are designed vertically on the right side of the screen, with the star button on the top button and the button at the bottom of the fence. While the qwerty keypad comes with a complete sequence, where the L, B, N, and M can be enabled for 4-way navigation button.
Testing: testing the alphanumeric keypad and the qwerty for typing SMS.
Score: 3.1
Note: It takes an adjustment to using an alphanumeric keypad.
SCREEN
Design a cute cell phone impact on the small screen size. Span screen sizes ie 40 x 30 mm or 2 inches. The screen uses TFT type screen with a capacity of 262 thousand colors. One screen SMS can accommodate 3 lines of text.
Testing: testing the use of the screen, qwerty keypad when opened, the screen automatically changes to landscape, and vice versa when the qwerty keypad is closed, the screen into portrait.
Score: 2.9
Note: The size of the screen looks too small in landscape mode. Options menu and themes similar to Corby TXT.

INTERNET
Internet access support GPRS and EDGE class 10. Net Front browser using version 3.4. To navigate the internet can be done through the main navigation buttons and navigation keys 4 keys qwerty.
Testing: testing the connection to Facebook and Flickr sites. Internet access could work well in trials. Unfortunately the internet browser can not run multi-tasking.
Score: 3
Note: As the series Corby TXT, some social networking site links are collected in a variety of widgets in the menu Communities. Browser not equipped zoom.

CAMERA
Resolution 2 Mpix camera (1600 x 1200 pixels) equipped with standard menus such as Night mode, self timer, effects, frames, white balance, and multishot. The camera was equipped with a flash light facilities. To record the video has a similar menu. Video resolution ie 320 x 240 and 176 x 144 pixels with a record format MP4.
Testing: Take a picture with the highest resolution option.
Score: 3
Note: On the back cover features a mirror for self portait. Digital zoom function can not walk with a setting resolution of 2 Mpix. No stock photos and a video editor.

EMAIL
Messaging capabilities, especially POP3 email setting so easily like in Windows Mobile. Activation is only required to input a username and password for Google Mail and Yahoo Mail. So also for paying the email settings. Total you can create 5 email accounts.
Testing: tested with Gmail POP3 email access.
Score: 3.1
Note: To be more comfortable and efficient use of consumption rates, use retrieve with a choice of time per hour and per 12 hours, do not forget to have an email size limit settings in the menu settings.

MUSIC
Music melody MP3 player can display the integrated equalizer, shuffle, bluetooth stereo, and multi-tasking capabilities.
Testing: Play MP3 music, either via speakerphone and stereo headset. Radio melody sound quality and crystal clear sound via the headset.
Score: 3
Note: The lack of the relevant underlying the lack of audio jack 2.5 / 3.5 mm.

Performance
B3310 actually have some other features that are also quite useful, for example, SOS message, mobile tracker 2.0, bluetooth messenger, and the fake call. Unless fake call, all can work well. On the menu does not look fake call using the menu instructions. In general, the performance of B3310 quite slick and is suitable for beginners class market. Unique alphanumeric keypad design could be the main attraction, although you have to adapt to using it. In the trial version, not yet equipped B3310 chat applications and opening documents.

FINAL SCORE: 3

Battery Performance
In accordance with the design of the phone, the battery capacity to B3310 also includes a small, namely 800 mAh Lithium Ion battery type. Version of the vendor calls, battery standby time can reach 380 hours and talk time up to 5 hours. When testing, battery performance and spelled well enough in the use of high-efficient, for example after play MP3 melodies for 30 minutes, the battery icon bar only reduced one.

Audio Measurement Results
Musik98 dB
Ringtone99 dB
Human Voice102 dB