Is it a CDMA Phone? Is it a GSM Phone? Hey It’s Both! We are talking about the new and very chic Samsung SCH-W579. This one is already creating buzz as it lets the insatiable user experience the best of both worlds and prevents the headache of carrying two different devices.Though supporting both networks is nothing new, however the handset also has some great multimedia features and scores points in the eye-candy department.
The Samsung SCH-W579 has already been approved by the FCC, so be ready to experience its goodness soon. On the specs front apart from both GSM and CDMA networking, we also come across features like ; TFT, 240x320 pixels, 262K colors display, a 2megapixel CMOS Camera, a MP3 Player and support to 72-tones polyphony. We especially dig the cool digital clock on the outer body and its ability to support Office documents and TV-out. No word on pricing or availability.
The Samsung SCH-W579 has already been approved by the FCC, so be ready to experience its goodness soon. On the specs front apart from both GSM and CDMA networking, we also come across features like ; TFT, 240x320 pixels, 262K colors display, a 2megapixel CMOS Camera, a MP3 Player and support to 72-tones polyphony. We especially dig the cool digital clock on the outer body and its ability to support Office documents and TV-out. No word on pricing or availability.
Design
The SCH-W579 appeared by bringing the color was different to the other Samsung cellular phone. A clamshell cell phone looks like a pocket camera. The appointment external screen that in such a way, made it be similar a view finder in pocket camera. Plus, the Samsung SCH-W579 form that the box and layered the dark grey color made the SCH-W579 really was similar pocket camera. Aside from its dual function, the measurement of this Samsung cellular phone is classes as big. Rather was full in the grasp and was not so comfortable when being pocketed. Fortunately, the SCH-W579 weight was not too heavy for the measurement of a cellular phone that had the measurement (rather) big.
The Screen
The big body brought the blessing to the screen measurement that also became super wide. The measurement of its profile was 55 x 40 mm with the resolution 240 x 320 pixels. It could accommodate eight text lines with the font measurement 12pt, the kind Time Roman. The matter of the sharpness was guaranteed with the use of the screen of TFT 256K colors kind.
Big Softy Keypad
One soft touch has been enough to operate its keypad button. The button measurement that was big (13 x 7 mm) as well as soft when being pressured makes the keypad operation very comfortable. There was one button that especially functioned as switch button between two modes available. Its location between softkey and the navigation button was marked with C/G symbol (that symbolized CDMA and GSM).
Extra Multi Function Button
On the right of the cellular phone body, there was a button that its form likes the volume organizer in radio equipment (scroll key). One of it functions indeed to adjust the volume. But this button also functioned as the organizer of music player, shutter button for camera. And if being pressured by four times to function as SOS message button.
Fun User Interface
In this series Samsung also began flirtatious with user interface look that difference. One of its choices was appearance the aim number (dialing font) with inkpen that used classic font and full color. It increased with background theme that was attractive. The menu look will also be like this, never again only an iconic menu, but was combined with 3D iconic.
This was the superiority of the Samsung SCH-W579 cellular phone. It could be active in two networks at the same time. During the new cellular phone restart will have the SIM card choice whatever that will become the main card (CDMA or GSM). When being active, in the screen will appear signal indicator from the two networks (C for CDMA and G for GSM).
When did voice call, we could choose to use the available network. After writing the aim number or aim number from phonebook, in the screen will emerge the choice of the network. To choose it used button chose (C/G) and after that pressed call button. Even so if want to send the text message.
The greatness again, the Samsung SCH-W579 cellular phone could accept the incoming call from two numbers in this network simultaneously. In the screen emerged the number that called to respectively the network. We could choose what number that will be accepted more previously. If accepting the call entered in GSM, automatic the call in CDMA would be reject and like that was the reverse.
So, grateful to Qualcomm that developed integrated single chip that became the SCH-W579 cellular phone brain so as to be able to operate dual mode.
Although not be classes as a smartphone, the SCH-W579 cellular phone was supplied a stylus pen that was hung in hanger that its location on the top of the cellular phone body. So what for this stylus pen? Firstly, to explore the menu and undertook available feature because of its screen has adopted touchscreen. Secondly, it’s to write the text message. The W579 was supplied by the introductory capacity to handwriting. The censor sensitivity to know handwriting (with stylus the pen) was moderate well.
For those has been used to write the text message with pressed keypad possibly the use of stylus pen even made slower in wrote text. Because, the response appearance in the screen had the break time a little.
Few other notes, the stylus pen that was hung in the folder hinge, in fact moderate annoying during us activate the camera. The stylus pen shadow was printed in the lens so as we must be somewhat busy evacuated it first.
The 2-megapixel Camera
As the multimedia cellular phone, it seems incomplete when being not supplied by the camera function. Moreover Samsung that was famous with its expertise in the imaging matter. The SCH-W579 cellular phone was supplied a 2-megapixel camera that could be made function to take a picture and the video recorder. However the use of its camera was rather troublesome. Before take a picture, we must arrange first the position of the aim. Because just as the lens was turned, view finder appearance in the screen sometimes was turned over and over.
The Voice Call
There was no the problem in signal reception although the two networks were activated simultaneously. The quality of the voice during did or received voice call basically was good enough. However, indeed there was a difference when received from the CDMA or GSM network. This was related to the network quality of the relevant operator. The rest, this was a cellular phone that could become the solution for them who needed the service of two operators from two networks at the same time.
The Battery
The SCH-W579 used lithium polymer battery. This battery kind usually support for endurance spoke and standby time that was long. However for this cellular phone, was not yet it was known how big its capacity. From the test, after being used for various functions, from the condition battery that full, only the reduction happened a little of the indicator battery in the screen. Might be its battery indeed had good endurance.
The Music Player
This feature was present as feature that made the W579 increasingly attractive. It could be used to play of MP3 and AAC file format. The sound quality personally was enough to be good to be heard ears. The presence of the additional memory of the microSD type made us could keep tens MP3 songs to be heard from time to time.
Specification:
Weight
132.8 g
Dimension
94.5×54x21.15 mm
Network
CDMA (800/1900 MHz), GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Screen display
TFT 256K colors, 240×320 pixels
External screen
TFT 64K colors, 96×80 pixels
Audio
MP3/AAC/AMR
Video
176×144 pixels, MPEG/MP4
Photo
Flash light, Auto-focus, 10x zoom, Photo Editor
Internal memory
20MB
External memory
MicroSD, maximal 1GB
Connectivity
Bluetooth, GPRS/EDGE, USB cable
Other features
Touch screen, Handwriting Recognition, SOS message, Namecard
Recognation, Voice Memo, Melody Composer.
