Samsung Beat myFaves Phone (T-Mobile)
March 27th, 2008 - Posted in Samsung
![]() The music-focused Samsung Beat includes an exterior thumbpad for easy on-the-go navigation. |
Available exclusively from T-Mobile, the Beat communicates through the company's GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks, with quad-band support (GSM 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz) helping guarantee global connectivity. As a result, the phone is ideal for international travel, giving you full mobile voice and data coverage all over the world without requiring you to change phones, phone numbers. or e-mail addresses. The Beat is also myFaves compatible, allowing you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Beat users who are myFaves subscribers can also send an audio postcard--a photo accompanied by a voice message--as well as send an e-mail, launch an IM client, or send a text message right from the myFaves home screen.
![]() The clamshell housing opens to reveal a 176 x 220 pixel TFT display. |
The compact clamshell phone offers an ultra-bright TFT display offers a 176 x 220 pixel resolution and support for up to 262,000 colors. Below the screen, meanwhile, sits a four-way navigation pad and dedicated shortcut keys, with a second pad located on the outside of the clamshell for easier music navigation while on the move. And text messaging is fast and easy thanks to the phone's predictive-text technology, which anticipates which words you're about to type and finishes them for you.
Multimedia
The real star of the Samsung Beat, however, is its music support. Not only does it include the aforementioned exterior thumbpad--which makes it easy to skip songs or adjust the volume while the phone is in your pocket--but it also supports both MP3 and AAC files, and offers a Bluetooth profile for listening to music wirelessly through a compatible stereo headset. And as with most of the latest mobile phones, the Samsung Beat includes a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera that offers such features as a 4x digital zoom, a self-timer, and multiple picture modes. The camera is also capable or recording small video clips via the 30 MB of integrated memory or longer clips when saved to a microSD card (the phone includes a 1 GB card and supports up to 2 GB of expandable memory).
Calling and Messaging
The Samsung Beat offers plenty of handy calling and messaging features, including a voice-dialing function that makes it a breeze to call friends and associates by simply saying their names; a full duplex speakerphone that lets you hear callers loud and clear; a WAP 2.0 browser and e-mail application; support for SMS and MMS messages; instant messaging, and such handy tools as a calendar, notepad, alarm clock, to-do list, and tip calculator. Connectivity is aided by the Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, which offers profiles for communication headsets and hands-free car kits.
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Beat measures 1.5 by 3.7 by 0.66 inches (W x H x D), weighs 0.27 ounces, and includes a rechargeable battery that provides up to four hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
Samsung Beat phone, rechargeable battery, charger, user's manual.
Manufacturer: T-Mobile


