Samsung has come out with a yet another powerful multimedia phone.This time with a intelligible touch control for the music player and also with a easy-to-use interface and ergonomic controls.
Thumbs up for:
Thumbs down for:
The final Verdict:
If you are looking for a very good camera phone Samsung Beat 450 is not the phone for you on the other hand,If you are looking for a good music phone with great and faster Interface this the ultimate phone for you.
Design of Samsung Beat 450:
Samsung Beat 450 is out of the normal Samsung phone which are known for there slim and silver design.Yes, it's a slider phone, but it's somewhat hefty (3.98 inches by 2.05 inches by 0.71 inch; 3.69 ounces) and it sports an eye-catching blue and white color scheme. It's certainly a nice change and it befits the phone's multimedia prowess. As we said earlier, it has a dual-slider design that's similar to the Nokia N95. If you slide the front face up, you'll expose the numeric keypad. If you slide it down, you'll see the music touch control.
Hot-swap for memory cards is a good thing. The volume keys are right above the memory slot on the left, while the camera key is on the right. Now to quirk number one: the 3.5mm earphone jack. It's nice to have a 3.5mm jack(you can see this in above pic) that lets you listen to music while the phone is charging. Butyou cannot use the jack to talk via headsets.The back lodges the camera ,without a lens cover,and the front boasts a 2.4 inch TFT screen.Right below are the function keys: Call, Cancel, Menu, Delete and two open keys.
Keypad :
The arrangement of keypad is convenient ,though the keys are the slightest bit thick. I didn't had any misdials,but dialing by feel took some acclimation.The slider mechanism is sturdy without being too stiff, and the phone feels comfortable in the hand.
Features:
1. Sliders:
Sliding the front reveals a navy blue keypad with evenly spaced and responsive keys. The keys are placed on a flat surface with arty ridges dividing them. Nice! The speakers are visible when you slide the phone down. A cool touch-sensitive navigation pad amidst the speakers means you can use it while surfing your music folder. It works fine, even if responsiveness is low
2.touch control:
The touch control feature in Samsung Beat 450 makes it stand out from others.The touch control for the music player is unlike anything we've seen on a cell phone before. When you slide the front face down, you'll see a blue arc that's just short of 180 degrees. By swiping your finger up and down the arc you can scroll through the music player menu options, which are arranged along another arc that appears on the display. It's an appealing design as the two arcs together form a full circle. The display isn't a touch screen, so you can't swipe your finger as you would on a scroll wheel, but you can move quickly though the various menu options and a long list of songs. Also, I like that you can press and hold at each end of the arc to keep moving through your song list without lifting your finger.
The phone runs on a symbian 60 series version 3.1.The UI is non-complex, and the fact that the phone is fast helps considerably.The i450 is a quad-band phone that supports 3G . I would have liked to see Wi-Fi, but had to settle for GPRS and EDGE. The inbuilt browser is cool, but no multiple pages. The phone supports many third party applications, courtesy S60.The i450 comes loaded with Realplayer for videos and also a Flash player, but what I like is that Samsung has also bundled support for Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The SGH-i450 also has support for Assisted GPS, which is a technology that pinpoints your location by connecting to nearby cellular towers or other cell phones. It's sort of an enhancer to standard GPS that is particularly useful when a connection to a GPS satellite isn't available
MUSIC:
The external speakers provided with the Samsung Beat 450 certify that it's a music phone.Music performance was quite good, again thanks to the phone's speakers. They provided decent output with loud volume, and the audio quality was more than serviceable. As usual, a headset will provide the best experience so I recommend using one.
Camera:
Unfortunately, the SGH-i450's photo quality is disappointing. Images were much too dim and rather blurry, particularly when we were focusing on smaller objects. Also, colors were distorted with reds being way too red. It's just not what we expected from a 2-megapixel camera. Video quality was a tad better, but it was far from satisfying. If you still want to print your photos, you can connect directly to a PC or printer via a cable or Bluetooth.
Battery life:
The Samsung Beat 450 has a rated battery life of 5.4 hours talk time and 21.5 days of standby time. It has a decent talk time of 6 hours and 42 minutes. You'll get a bit less battery life when using 3G service
Price of Samsung Beat 450:
in US -: starts from $259
in India:- Rs 13,250.
- A very out of the box and attractive design
- Music player has an easy-to-use interface and ergonomic controls
- Call and music quality was quite good
- The phone has an intelligible touch control for the music player
- Fast processor, hence fast User Interface
- Dual slide works effortlessly
Thumbs down for:
- The poor photo quality of the camera
- 3.5mm jack can be used only for music
- Battery life is only average
The final Verdict:
If you are looking for a very good camera phone Samsung Beat 450 is not the phone for you on the other hand,If you are looking for a good music phone with great and faster Interface this the ultimate phone for you.
Design of Samsung Beat 450:
Samsung Beat 450 is out of the normal Samsung phone which are known for there slim and silver design.Yes, it's a slider phone, but it's somewhat hefty (3.98 inches by 2.05 inches by 0.71 inch; 3.69 ounces) and it sports an eye-catching blue and white color scheme. It's certainly a nice change and it befits the phone's multimedia prowess. As we said earlier, it has a dual-slider design that's similar to the Nokia N95. If you slide the front face up, you'll expose the numeric keypad. If you slide it down, you'll see the music touch control.
Hot-swap for memory cards is a good thing. The volume keys are right above the memory slot on the left, while the camera key is on the right. Now to quirk number one: the 3.5mm earphone jack. It's nice to have a 3.5mm jack(you can see this in above pic) that lets you listen to music while the phone is charging. Butyou cannot use the jack to talk via headsets.The back lodges the camera ,without a lens cover,and the front boasts a 2.4 inch TFT screen.Right below are the function keys: Call, Cancel, Menu, Delete and two open keys.
Keypad :
The arrangement of keypad is convenient ,though the keys are the slightest bit thick. I didn't had any misdials,but dialing by feel took some acclimation.The slider mechanism is sturdy without being too stiff, and the phone feels comfortable in the hand.
Features:
1. Sliders:
Sliding the front reveals a navy blue keypad with evenly spaced and responsive keys. The keys are placed on a flat surface with arty ridges dividing them. Nice! The speakers are visible when you slide the phone down. A cool touch-sensitive navigation pad amidst the speakers means you can use it while surfing your music folder. It works fine, even if responsiveness is low
2.touch control:
The touch control feature in Samsung Beat 450 makes it stand out from others.The touch control for the music player is unlike anything we've seen on a cell phone before. When you slide the front face down, you'll see a blue arc that's just short of 180 degrees. By swiping your finger up and down the arc you can scroll through the music player menu options, which are arranged along another arc that appears on the display. It's an appealing design as the two arcs together form a full circle. The display isn't a touch screen, so you can't swipe your finger as you would on a scroll wheel, but you can move quickly though the various menu options and a long list of songs. Also, I like that you can press and hold at each end of the arc to keep moving through your song list without lifting your finger.
The phone runs on a symbian 60 series version 3.1.The UI is non-complex, and the fact that the phone is fast helps considerably.The i450 is a quad-band phone that supports 3G . I would have liked to see Wi-Fi, but had to settle for GPRS and EDGE. The inbuilt browser is cool, but no multiple pages. The phone supports many third party applications, courtesy S60.The i450 comes loaded with Realplayer for videos and also a Flash player, but what I like is that Samsung has also bundled support for Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The SGH-i450 also has support for Assisted GPS, which is a technology that pinpoints your location by connecting to nearby cellular towers or other cell phones. It's sort of an enhancer to standard GPS that is particularly useful when a connection to a GPS satellite isn't available
MUSIC:
The external speakers provided with the Samsung Beat 450 certify that it's a music phone.Music performance was quite good, again thanks to the phone's speakers. They provided decent output with loud volume, and the audio quality was more than serviceable. As usual, a headset will provide the best experience so I recommend using one.
Camera:
Unfortunately, the SGH-i450's photo quality is disappointing. Images were much too dim and rather blurry, particularly when we were focusing on smaller objects. Also, colors were distorted with reds being way too red. It's just not what we expected from a 2-megapixel camera. Video quality was a tad better, but it was far from satisfying. If you still want to print your photos, you can connect directly to a PC or printer via a cable or Bluetooth.
Battery life:
The Samsung Beat 450 has a rated battery life of 5.4 hours talk time and 21.5 days of standby time. It has a decent talk time of 6 hours and 42 minutes. You'll get a bit less battery life when using 3G service
Price of Samsung Beat 450:
in US -: starts from $259
in India:- Rs 13,250.
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