Samsung Metro S5350 3G

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Samsung Electronics unveiled a new line phones Metro, consisting of three models: monoblock Shark (S5350) and two sliders, Shark 2 (S5550) and Shark 3 (S3550). The same series is launched as Metro in India for the price of Rs. 8250 /-. This series is designed for those who appreciate style and design, wants to use the advanced multimedia capabilities and have constant access to social networks to communicate with family or friends. Combining multiple functions and unique style phones Metro allow users to stand out from the crowd. A series of mobile phones by Samsung gives different attractive appearance, advanced functionality, simple intuitive controls. Mobile phones equipped with this line application Social Networking Services (SNS), providing one-touch rapid access to social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and other favorite sites. Samsung Communities allows users to quickly and easily upload and share photos and video to popular social networks, providing easy access to such sites as Flickr, Picasa or YouTube.

Phones equipped with a series of Shark by Samsung function Mobile Tracker, which allows you to determine the number of new SIM-card inserted in your lost or stolen phone. In addition, these models there is a function for sending SOS-specific messages, which makes it possible to quickly send a message of support on pre-programmed numbers in case of emergency. The first fish in our series of reviews of the phone line was Metro S5350: candy bar with a partially metal body and applications faster access to social networks.

Featured Highlights:

Innovative Design:

Curved and ergonomic form breaks from the conventional straight-lined form to offer a better grip. Metal finish presents a premium look, elevating the mobile’s visual impact. Slim bar features only a mere 11.9mm thickness for easy portability. Visual points of interest created by metallic decorations around the camera, navigation key and the battery cover. Pattern on battery cover adds textural interest to design mobility.

Multi IM:

Combines your multiple IM contacts into a one dynamic profile. View all your IM buddies from one consolidated contact list. Supports GTalk, AIM, and Palringo Chat.

Communities 1.0:

Easily upload photo and video to popular global social networking sites. Supports Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, Friendster, You Tube, Fotki, Bebo and Hyves. SNS direct shortcuts on the idle screen delivers one-click access to your favorite social networking sites. Fast HSDPA network speed allows for easier and speedier connections.

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A Look on Samsung Metro S5350 3G

Design :

Its curved ergonomic shape provides a more comfortable position the phone in my hand compared to the typical phone flat shape, but due to a thin (11.9 mm) body, S5350 is easy to carry in a pocket of his trousers, jeans and other clothing. Elegant model Metro has a great set of multimedia functions, from music to the advanced features built-in camera.

The stylish candybar-like model with a sleek, black and silver look and is held flat with a height of twelve millimeters and a weight of just 100 grams of good in the hand. In terms of case processing is its reputation and Samsung are also convenient with the Samsung S5350 lose face - almost all the components fit smoothly into one another and form a cohesive unit, but the battery cover has an easy game and creaks a little. In addition, the test of time leaves on the fully reflective rear panel not only unappetizing fingerprints, but also permanent scratches and flaws that can arise especially if the jewelry has to fight with the keys to the better place in your pocket.

Mixed feelings are even with the keypad: Visually, the sufficiently large dimensioned plan and recessed into the case quite like buttons, but it is at its ergonomics are not so well ordered - blind typing is even with much practice hardly possible. The pressure point of the keyboard is hard, but clearly defined, and the triangular menu button used to.

Screen:

The Samsung S5350 is a mobile phone screen with 256,000 colors 240 x 320 pixels 2.2 inch TFT. It has Bluetooth, a camera, and polyphonic ringtones, mp3. The Samsung S5350 is in Shark series producer Quadriband HSDPA is a device equipped with a 2.2-inch TFT LCD display capable of developing up to 262,000 colors. The terminal is equipped with a camera / video 3.2 megapixel accompanied by Smile and panoramic shooting mode. It’s a very smart phone, thanks to the metallic finish and is very thin. E 'with Multi-IM Metro with which you can chat with friends and new graphical user interface (GUI - Graphic User Interface) allows you to choose from a wide variety of topics depending on the own taste and style.

The Samsung S5350 Metro is a mobile measuring 115.2 x 46.7 x 11.9 mm and weighs 99 grams. It embeds a digital camera of 3 megapixels, and an MP3 music player. The memory is expandable via microSD (TransFlash) (up to 16GB). These major points are Talk 2G Detection smiles, 3G connectivity. The Samsung S5350 Metro is compatible with Bluetooth, HSDPA, EDGE, and UMTS. Compatible with GSM / GPRS / EDGE quad-band (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) and UMTS / HSDPA dual-band (900 and 2100 MHz), it features 2.2 inch display with 262,144 colors and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. On board, there is a digital camera with 3.15 megapixel sensor and autofocus, video-audio player, FM radio with RDS for station name display, 100MB of internal memory, MicroSD slot / microSDHC for memory cards up to 16GB, USB 2.0 connectivity and Bluetooth wireless 2.1.

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Battery:

The Lithium-Ion 950 mAh capacity provided for up to 10 hours and 30 minutes of talk time 2G, up to 3 hours and 10 minutes in 3G and 450 hours standby. At the aesthetics of the product, a 2.2 inch display with QVGA resolution and a thickness of 11.9 mm are the only details. Concerning the applications, we can expect a qualitative model lying between his two brothers.

Snazzy GUI Designs:

Updated sophisticated designs that add exciting and stylish new look for the mobile interface. Choose from a variety of themed GUI to display your personal style. Themes offer contemporary and sophisticated choices. An updated graphical user interface (GUI) allows you to download and install the charmingly beautiful and trendy themes, so that users will be able to make a choice according to their personal preferences. Model Metro also features 3.2-megapixel camera. And the integrated instant messenger that supports such popular instant messaging services, like GTalk, ICQ and many others, makes it possible to combine all of the accounts and easily communicate with friends.

Behind the tough exterior hides a pleasant and well-designed user interface. The proprietary, so Samsung's proprietary operating system offers a logical structure with no problems and is even technology laid no unsolvable problems. The main menu is divided into twelve sub-categories and allows the users through unique symbols and icons for quick access to desired functions.

The colorful Corby series of simple middle-class society by phone receives a Samsung product line with more traditional design. The Samsung S5350 Metro is the beginning and presents itself as a simple all-rounder in the traditional bar format, thanks to the HSDPA data accelerator now the Internet more engages them. After all, up to 3.6 Mbps can be achieved in this way, which should be evident at the websites. A real Internet phone is because the Metro is not: likely to navigate on larger sites to be more stressful on the only small 2.2-inch QVGA display. For occasional requests but it should suffice.

Camera:

The company is also equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera and the usual MP3 player. Thanks to Bluetooth and USB connection should also show the placement of phones with music or transferring photos to your home computer no problem. Practically is also the Samsung's own anti-theft protection: If your phone is lost and it will insert a foreign SIM card, the Metro a predetermined number informed of that fact as well as the new number. More may be expected not from the phone, however. The Samsung S5350 Metro is an unspectacular-rounder, who in everyday life but thanks to a round just too many facilities would be the right phone. And with just 11.9 millimeters thick, it fits in your pocket.

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Games:

More and more buyers an all-rounder as the Samsung S5350 Metro will also complete one or two games on their mobile phones. So the Samsung Metro indeed possess a surprising staying power and can easily be kept up to a week in operation, the display will also rejoice with his brilliance. Less positive was noticed, however, that the phone forgo a 3.5 mm plug and must rely on the user therefore at best mediocre, proprietary headphones. In addition, they would for USB cable and microSD memory card to the checkout asked again - they would not, in the packaging.

The biggest spanner in the works does, however, the Java performance. The 3D test was done remarkably choppy, the meager results of the benchmark tests was lower at 846 points (JSR 184). For comparison: High-class mobile phones easily create 2,500 or more points. The individual classification for the graphics performance of Java games was because even simply "poor". Those who buy the Samsung S5350 Metro should not hope for a quick game in between.

Fast is also the computing power - the system reacts fast on every input and is supported during the test phase, not once. There is also praise for the active standby display: Here the user can choose a bit more for themselves what is to be displayed on the startup screen. Thus, calendar, clock and Quick Launch toolbar can be freely and hide. The latter allows direct access to arbitrary functions and applications such as a link to the mobile browser view of Facebook or a shortcut for the music player.

Connection:

One of the hallmarks of the Samsung S5350 is Samsung, according to the above-mentioned connections to the social networking services. But remember: The 2.2-inch display can offer only limited visibility and therefore does not really fun. This generally applies to the Web surfing: The screen is simply too small to adequately represent the web pages. Furthermore, our test model, despite data turbo HSDPA with 3.6 Mbit / s gross was employed during the download significantly more than a minute to load the connect home page. With the entry-S5350 to get quickly to the mobile surfing taste - which would, however, at decent level in the Web, which should rather resort to a Smartphone.

Regarding the most, know that the Samsung S5350 offers us the 3G and 3G connectivity. Otherwise, it straddles the best and least well in relation to two other family members as Metro embeds a 3.2 megapixel camera (probably the only weakness of the mobile from his buddies), Bluetooth (probably version 2.1, as for the other two) and an SD slot. Samsung presents a candybar and this belongs to a new line called Metro from Samsung and the model in question is called the Samsung S5350 which is for young audiences and addressed to the media and one-click access ideal for social networks like, Facebook and MySpace. The Samsung S5350 wireless network runs on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and also on the 900/2100 MHz wireless network. The wireless antenna is internal. The phone weight is 99 grams

Conclusion:

The talk time is 10.5 hours. The waiting time is 18.8 days which is quiet impressive. This phone has a TFT LCD screen resolution 240 x 320 pixels which is equal to the many PDA market. It is capable of displaying 262k colors information. The phone has an additional microSD slot for adding external memory. The phone can play Truetones / MP3 ringtones. In case if you are in a public place or noisy, the Samsung S5350 Metro allows you to activate the vibrate mode. The cell phone Samsung S5350 Metro has a high quality digital camera with a resolution of 3 + M and a digital zoom.

When supplied with Samsung really has a moderate-sounding stereo headset is limited only to essential items and no data cable or memory card packed with. Who would fill his cell phone with multimedia data and then synchronize with the PC, which must still take a few extra costs in the hand.

The S5350 not only can score points with its dynamic design, the equipment is for a phone this price range very well. Many programs provide pre-defined mobile entertainment. The camera provides very useful pictures and can with some interesting features such as Smile points. The processing of ingot-Mobile is very positive. There are not penalized for the better browser. It is therefore recommended to improve Opera Mini 5 set, which can be downloaded and installed