In case you wish to obtain the feature or basic phone with the look of a smartphone then the Samsung Brightside (U380) will be very appropriate for you. This is actually the CDMA handset (US Verizon) and it can’t be used worldwide. You will find no operating system loaded in this mobile phone but surely you will be amazed by the features contained in the Samsung Brightside. The following are the technical specifications overview of this mobile phone just for your own personal noticing.
Design
At the first glance, the Samsung Brightside looks like the common touchscreen Android-based smartphone. The display measures 3.1 inches QVGA touchscreen with 256K colors, 240x320 px, and 129 ppi of pixel density. This device also offers the slider QWERTY design for the more efficient typing activity. The dimension of the phone is about 111 x 60 x 14 mm and it weighs about 122 grams which makes it slimmer than the Sony Live with Walkman and also smaller than Samsung Focus.
General Performance
The phone boasts the BREW-based user interface which will deliver the simple and easy navigation for the daily uses. To back up the overall performance, the Samsung Brightside relies on the 128 MB of RAM along with the 256 MB internal storage. For additional storage, user can utilize the microSD card slot with the capacity of up to 32 GB. For the power supplier, there is a standard rechargeable battery of Li-Po 1000 mAh which may deliver the stand-by time of up to 350 hours and also talk-time of about 6.5 hours.
Camera Spec
For the digital photography, the Samsung Brightside has been equipped with the 3.15 megapixels rear camera. This camera is able to capture image with the maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. As the complement, the geo-tagging, image editor, and night-mode features are also available for users. The camera can also be functioned as the camcorder with the standard quality. Sadly, the phone does not come with the secondary camera for video calls whereas it already runs on 3G network.
Connections
The phone runs on CDMA network only through the dual-band CDMA (800/1900) for accessing the 2G network and also through the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO to gain access to the 3G network. The good thing is that t it supports for HTML web browsing thanks to the Opera Mini which has been pre-loaded in this device. Moreover, there will be the social networks integration including Facebook and Twitter, Email, Push Mail, and IM (Instant Messaging). For the local connections, you will get the Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP+EDR) along with the microUSB v.2.0 port.
Price, Pros and Cons
To acquire the Samsung Brightside, you will need to pay for about $99.99 (with contract from Verizon). The advantages of having this device will be the 3G capability, sleek design, dual-functionality (touchscreen and QWERTY) and also HTML browser. Unfortunately, the device won’t support for Wi-Fi network, lacks of front-facing camera and also it uses the Li-Po battery with inadequate battery capacity. Overall, the phone comes with the decent and somewhat helpful features and capabilities and anyone can get it with a very competitive price. [IS]
