Review – Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330)

October 1, 2012 by Anchit Pandey

https://www.electronicgurudev.in/technology/review-samsung-galaxy-chat-b5330/

This is a detailed review about new mid range android smart phone – Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330); keen buyer shall certainly find it useful –

Body	Dimensions	118.9 x 59.3 x 11.7 mm
	Weight	112 g
	Keyboard	QWERTY
Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches (~133 ppi pixel density)
		– Touchwiz UX UI
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
Memory	Internal	4 GB storage
Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
	Video	Yes, VGA@25fps
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	Android OS, v4.0.4
	CPU	850 MHz
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	White
	Other Features	– SNS integration
		– MP4/H.264/H.263 player
		– MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
		– Organizer
		– Image/video editor
		– Document viewer
		– Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
		YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
		– Voice memo/dial
		– Predictive text input
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 380 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

Hardware–

The phone is quad band. The 3G band is 2100 and support 7.2 Mbps Download and 5.76 Mbps uploading.

The device is loaded with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. The OS runs very well on this device. The 850 MHz processor is good for moderate use. Games do not run very well due to the lack a GPU.

The Ram is 512 MB and is pretty decent. Internal memory is 4GB which is a strong point. The battery may be just 1200 mAh by figures but the battery on this phone is not a let-down. It is amazing. The phone lasted me for 7 hours on Wifi using lots of applications and downloading. The 3G talk time is just 5 hours. The 2G talk time turned out to be near 12 hours with Cellular Data on. There is a 3.5 mm audio jack. The factory headphones are satisfactory.

Design–

Build of phone is strong and nice. The back cover has a glossy finish. The silver rim around the front body is plastic. The touch screen is almost same size of Galaxy Y but this one has a wonderful QWERTY Keypad. It is incredible fast. The QWERTY keyboard is illuminated making it very usable at night. You can also type by Touch Keyboard but the QWERTY is fun. The Camera has modes like panorama, Smile, Share Shot (Like Galaxy S3) and Single Shot) and lot of effects like B & W, Sepia etc. Exposure etc. can be adjusted.

OS & User Interface –

The ICS (android 4.0.4) runs butter smooth. The Touch WIZ UI is exciting. Lots of amazing tweaks have done to the OS. Touch feels nice to use. However, the display resolution is horrible. The pixel density is very low. Reading small text is a pain. However, normal usage is not affected too much. The Nature UI is not live wallpaper and just looks like the S3. The lock screen has quick shortcuts.

Applications –

The phone is moderately heavy and feels like a premium device. Facebook, Whatsapp are readily integrated. However, the promoted Samsung ChatOn is a let-down. There is a dedicated ChatOn key and another key besides it. The other one can be customized for anything.

There are a lot of bundled apps like Gmail, GTALK, ChatOn, Samsung Apps, S Planner, Memo, G+, Youtube, QuickOffice and a Download and File Manager.

Like all others android handsets this too is equipped with features like wifi hotspot & USB tethering.

A microSD card is supported till 32 GB.

Samsung has also included the Game Hub. The low resolution display is a blessing in disguise. The processor does not get overloaded because of high power by display and runs apps well.

Apps look good in portrait actually.

So, do check this out as this is available just at Rs. 8490. It is a good phone that shall not disappoint. Enjoy this device