Nowadays, the demand of low-end Android-based smartphone appears to be increasing particularly with the introduction of Samsung Galaxy Appeal to the public. This is actually the very first prepaid smartphone from US carrier AT&T that comes with side-slider QWERTY design. So now, let’s have a closer look at the following specs overview of Samsung Galaxy Appeal for your personal noticing.
Design
The slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard of Samsung Galaxy Appeal is rather similar with another Samsung’s slider phone namely the Brightside. The device measures 4.41 inches in height, 2.27 in width, 0.56 inches in depth and weighs about 4.3 ounces. Its capacitive touchscreen has the measurement of 3.2 inches (diagonally) with the maximum screen resolution of 480x320 pixels. Actually, this is not the best screen quality that you can get from this smartphone but you may satisfy with its decent screen size. As a matter of fact, the device has been made with 80 % recycled material and it also comes with less packaging as compared to other Samsung products.
Hardware and OS
In terms of hardware specs, this smartphone has been packed with the mediocre processor of 800 MHz ARM Cortex A5 (Qualcomm MSM7225A) combined with the 512 MB of RAM. There’s the internal storage of 1.8 GB for storing files which can be expanded with microSD card up to 32 GB. For the operating system, the company has pre-loaded the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Camera and Multimedia
There will be the 3 megapixels back camera with 3x digital zoom and the auto-focus feature. This camera can also be functioned as the camcorder with 24 fps video capturing. This smartphone has not been included with Stereo Radio FM as the alternative music player, so users will need to satisfy with the music and video player by using the standard 3.5 mm audio jack.
Connectivity and Battery Power
Towards the connectivity features, Samsung Galaxy Appeal comes equipped with quite complete connection tools which include GPS, microUSB port for computer sync, and also the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for the wireless connection needs. The standard battery of 1300 mAh may deliver the sufficient battery life in normal use of web browsing or multimedia playback.
Price and Data Plan
The selling price of Samsung Galaxy Appeal is about $150 with AT&T’s contract. In addition, the data plans are available through the carrier’s GoPhone program. There will be 3 data plan options starting from $5/month (50 MB), $15/month (200 MB) and $25/month (1 GB). The carrier stated that all of the data packages will be available on the $50 unlimited talk and text nationwide plan and also the $25 unlimited text with about 4 hours (250 minutes) nationwide GoPhone plan.
Verdict
Taken as a whole, the Samsung Galaxy Appeal comes with several positive aspects including the its recycled material, helpful slide-out QWERTY physical keyboard for more efficient typing activities, and the decent processor and RAM for a very budget-friendly Android-powered smartphone. On the other hand, it will be more pleasant if this device has a higher hardware specs so that it will be capable of running the latest Android OS 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) smoothly. [IS]
