Aug 04 2006
Review: Samsung SGH-X820
Posted by: Vlad Balan in Samsung
As the world's thinnest phone, the Samsung SGH-X820 is an amazing device: It is as good at making calls and surfing the Web as it is at turning heads. It makes the Motorola SLVR L7 look like a brick, and puts other thin phones to shame with its 2-megapixel camera and elegant, fun interface. The super-slim profile means you must forgo a memory card slot, and the battery life is on the low side for a GSM phone. The coup de grace: It's available only through independent retailers.Pcmag has a review of this ultra slim phone. Here are some of their thoughts.
At 0.3 inches thick (by 1.9 inches wide and 4.4 inches tall) and only 2.2 ounces, the X820 is nearly two-dimensional. Turn it on its side, and it disappears. Yes, it's wide and flat, but so are almost all thin phones. The keys are comfortable and well spaced, and the 176-by-220 screen is unusually sharp and bright, readable in even blazing sunlight. Watch out for the unpleasant visual effects of sweat and face grease on the matte-black surface, though.
Outdoor shots taken with Samsung X820's flashless 2MP camera are a touch dim, but very well balanced and sharp. The images, unlike those from a lot of other camera phones, don't wash out in the foreground when there's a bright background. The camcorder mode captures clear 15-frames-per-second videos at 352-by-288. But like other high-end Samsung phones, it struggles with blur indoors.
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