Samsung p735 Phone (T-Mobile)Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Brand: Samsung
Color: Black
Display Size: 65000
Label: T-Mobile
Manufacturer: T-Mobile
Model: p735
Publisher: T-Mobile
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.0027
Dimensions (in): 0.037 x 0.0177 x 0.0096 ? Samsung p735 Phone
(T-Mobile)
Unique Swivel Design
Built-In MP3 player and 3D Graphics
Built-in Megapixel Camera w/ CIF Video Capability
64MB internal memory plus 32MB removeable RS-MMC Card
Includes phone and travel charger ? Samsung p735 Phone (T-Mobile)
½©Samsung's P735 is one of a new breed of cameraphones. Not only
does it offer a megapixel camera, but it also has a novel form
factor that differentiates it from everything else on the market.
It opens up to reveal a large display, but its hinge does more than
just open and close. By twisting and turning the top half of the
phone, the P735 can be put into a 'L' shape configuration, or
actually be flipped around completely so that the main display is
on the outside of the phone. This is useful for taking photos.
Taking photos is a snap when you twist and turn the main display to
the outside of the phone. The P735 is a triband GSM phone that
works on T-Mobile USA's 1900Mhz network and the 900Mhz and 1800Mhz
GSM networks found in most other parts of the world, meaning it
will work on your European vacation. It weighs 4.5 ounces, and is
3.6" x 1.73" x 0.95" in size, which is a bit large. Included in
that package is a battery that was good for over 6.5 hours of talk
time in my tests - even though Samsung claims only 4 hours.
The P735's numeric keypad has a nice feel, but has unusual
positioning of the its two softkeys and dedicated camera button:
the camera button is above the softkeys, which means that you often
hit the camera button instead of the right softkey. The P735 has a
nice directional controller, or d-pad, but it is raised quite a bit
from the level of the keypad. Everything is very usable; it just
isn't optimal.
But one buys a P735 for the multimedia capabilities. The megapixel
camera takes a decent photograph for a cell phone. Outdoors shots
are a bit blue in color, but reasonable. Indoor shots are much
better. The camera offers resolutions ranging from MMS to full
1024x864. Normally the P735 shoots photos in a vertical portrait
format, but if you twist the phone's hinge into the 'L'
configuration, it will automatically adjust the camera to records
photos in landscape format.The RS-MMC memory card slot supports up
to 512MB cards. Unlike most video capable cameraphones on the
market, the P735 can record video clips of nearly unlimited length.
The phone only stops recording when you tell it to or when it runs
out of memory. Since the P735 has 60MB of internal memory and a
RS-MMC memory card slot that supports up to 512MB cards, that's a
lot of video.
The P735 also has a reasonable MP3 player included. While you can't
create real playlists, you can pick and choose the songs to play.
Songs can be in internal storage or on the RS-MMC card. The
included stereo headset offers good sound, but uses a proprietary
connection, so you won't be able to use your own headset. If a call
comes in while you are listening to music, the MP3 player will stop
so you can take the call.The P735's very bright and ultra-crisp
262k TFT main display features 176x144 resolution. The P735 has a
nice 262k color TFT display with a 176x144 resolution. It is very
bright, and very crisp, and large enough to get the job done. The
external 65k color sub-display is an ultra-bright OLED type that
you could read from across the room in the dark - it's that sharp.
Both displays are used by the Picture Caller ID system so you can
see a photo of who is calling you.
While the P735 doesn't support email, except through T-Zones, it
does have nice MMS and SMS editors. It also comes with a nice suite
of 3D games, including the 3D first-person flying robot game
Metalion. New games, including Java based games, can be bought from
T-Mobile or found elsewhere on the Internet.
The Samsung SGH-P735 is a good solid multimedia phone. Not only can
it take a nice picture, but it has looks that will turn heads and
start conversations. Business users will miss voice dialing and a
speakerphone, but for the casual user the P735 will offer enough
fun for those things to be overlooked.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
Pros: Megapixel Camera
MP3 Player
3D Games
Cons: Big
No Voice Dialing
No Speakerphone
What's in the Box: P735 phone, Battery, Charger, Hands-Free
Headset, SIM Card, Euro Plug and 32 MB Multimedia Card.
