Samsung E530 Review

Samsung E530 Samsung has always been admired for manufacturing handsets which are sleek and attract attention of many people. We can say that they produce one of the best clamshells than any other company in the world. The first exclusive woman phone from Samsung was A400. A400 was designed as a make-up box with bright and soothing colours which went to made them win women's hearts. Then came T500 and now E530. Samsung E530's body is made up of plastic and has two different color tones. The sides of the phone are toned with glossy white color while the middle body is of pink color. The dimensions of this phone are 86x43x26.3 mm and it weighs 85 grams. If you compare this phone with other devices, you won't find much difference. The external screen's first two lines has a resolution of 16x96 pixels which shows the time, battery charge and signal level. The remaining of the screen has a 65k OLED screen with a resolution of 80x96 pixels. Samsung's main target for the phone are women. Keeping them in mind the edging of the internal screen is of mirror but can't change itself to a mirror lik T500. The internal screen resolution is 176x220 pixels with 262k colors. Phonebook The phonebook can be accessed by pressing the right soft key. The memory to store them is 1000 and each contact has an option to enter five different nubmers (mobile, office, home, fax, other) which makes the capacity to store 5000 numbers excluding SIM card capacity. Any music file as well as composed MP3's can be chosen as a ringtone for the contact. Messages SMS Sending different type of messages is done through separate submenus. The memory for SMS messages is 200 plus SIM-card capacity. D600 supports Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) which is compatible with Nokia Smart Messaging. The encoding feature is good as user can choose different encodings like GSM or Unicode. Another great feature is that of Black List. A number in the black list cannot send you a message. Upto 10 numbers can be stored in the black list. MMS There is no size restriction to receive a MMS whereas the MMS to be sent should not exceed more than 295 KB. Call List Call List saves upto 20 missed, received or dialled calls. Bluetooth and Camera Bluetooth works fine and gives data transfer of about 30-35 kbps. The camera in the phone has one megapixel camera. The resolutions supported are 1152x864, 640x480, 320x240, 176x148, 160x120 pixels. Mp3 Player An integrated Mp3 Player is included in E530. The files can be transferred via Bluetooth or synchronization program. The memory available for Mp3 is 82 MB which can be enough if you rip the songs at 64KBps. The equalizer is animated and is entertaining in nature. The presets of an equalizer are classic, rock, jazz and normal. There is an option to create custom playlists. Applications Dictaphone Dictaphone enables you to record up to several hours of voice memos as the number of files for recording are unlimited. The time for one recording can be set from 30 seconds to one hour in duration. The dictaphone doesnt allow to record conversations as it only works in Standby Mode. World Time The name suggests it all. World time shows you time of two different chosen cities. The other applications include Alarm Clock, Calculator, Converter, Stopwatch and a Countdown Timer. Women's Life This is special menu created for...women of course. There are different sub menus in this menu. The first is the Fragrance Type. You have to insert some data like what will you eat, drink, which clothes do you wear etc. After filling these details a small text comes along with a picture telling you the appropriate fragrance for you. The other sub menus include in Women's Life are Biorhythms, Height and weight ratio, Calories, Pink Schedule, Buying List. The Last Call The phone is perfect for women as they love clamshells. The price in India is Rs. 15,299/- officially from a Samsung dealer. You can get this phone at a lower price from grey market.