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Review – Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330)

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 –
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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
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–

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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

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