After using it for a while.....

Being a Nokia user for about a decade, it was quite obvious that getting used to Samsung would not be that easy so I sold it off to my cab driver at almost half the price and purchased again a new phone, Nokia 206. Tell you what I felt uncomfortable when I was not having a Nokia and I just wanted it back. I love Nokia for very simple reasons - the quick two click access to unlock the keypad, reliable battery backup, sounds alarm even if it is switched off and such features like confirming if you want to switch the phone on with offline profile which was set before for some reasons, confirming hours and minutes left after which the alarm will ring - ah ha very reliable. However, I will miss this phone as well for few features of typical Samsung phone like contact search using number and finds contacts even if you remember the last digits!

Samsung Metro 2252 DUOS Chat On Dual SIM phone

Overall - Good phone for less.

Samsung E2252 Features:

• Dual SIM
• VGA Camera
• Music and Video Player
• Stereo FM with recording
• Long battery backup
• Torch Light
• Paragon Lite UX User Interface
• Bluetooth

Dual SIM(GSM+GSM) Dual standby mobile phone

Samsung E2252 Specifications:
Network: GSM 900 / 1800 MHz

Large screen 2 Inches(5.08cm) TFT , QVGA Resolution 65k color LCD 128x160pixels
Dimensions: 113 x 46 x 13 mm
Weight:approx 80gms(incl. Battery)
Standby Time: Up to 669 hours
Upto 11.8hrs talk-time
Bluetooth v3.0
Bright white LED torch
0.3MP Camera with no flash
3.5mm standard stereo audio socket
48 MB Internal Memory
Micro USB port for charging, mass storage and data sync using Samsung PC application "Kies".
Samsung Kies download link : http://www.samsung.com/in/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP
PC connectivity through Kies is only possible using the usb cable(to be purchased separately), cannot be connected over bluetooth.

Upto 20hrs of FM Radio playtime
1000 Phonebook
1000 SMS storage
Upto 32GB expandable memory(will have to purchase external memory card)
Ch@t On
Supports apps download from Samsung Apps store(http://www.samsungapps.com)
Multilingual Support(SMS Helper) of upto 8 Indian Regional Languages(Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati, Tamil)

1000 mAh Li-Ion Battery

Vibration
Polyphonic
MP3 Ringones
Video Player: MP4
FM Radio with recording, requires earphone to be plugged in as it is not wireless FM.
Music Player: MP3
EDGE/GPRS compatible


Applications:

• Chat on
• Opera mini(download Opera mini 6.5 at m.opera.com)
• Mobile prayer
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Messenger
• Bluetooth messenger
• Communities
• Google
• Stereo FM Radio with recording
• Games and More
• Voice recorder
• Bluetooth
• Synchronise
• SIM service

Samsung Internet Browser
Opera mini browser
Facebook, Twitter, GChat, IM, Yahoo chat app preinstalled
Email(pull-email) can configure to use Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
Games:

• Asphalt 6 Adrenaline
• Block Breaker Deluxe
• Samsung Cricket Pro
• Game Box

Organiser:

• Alarms
• Calendar
• Memo
• Task
• World Clock
• Timer
• Stop Watch
• Calculator
• Converter

Package Contents:

• Mobile Handset
• Battery
• Travel Adaptor (Output:5Volt/0.7Amp )
• Stereo Earphones with Call Receive/End Button
• Warranty 1 yr on handset, 6months on battery/accessories

You might need these accessories, so you may think of getting it at the time of purchase:

• Micro USB Data Cable - to connect to PC for net browsing, managing contacts, data and music transfer using Kies. Also you can charge your phone by connecting it to PC through this cable(see the last image below)
• Screen protector or LCD guard.
• Memory Card.
• Carry pouch.

Customizable main screen with shortcuts and preferences - weather widget shows weather conditions with max and min temperatures(requires net connection for updates)
SMS can be stored in memo and can be forwarded to any other mobile phone and devices over Bluetooth(for this particular reason I purchased this handset). It can be sent over email(if already configured) as well on this phone.

There is no limitation on the duration and also on the size of the recorded file. I have not tried filling the entire memory space but it seems you can record till you fill the memory card. The voice quality of the recorded through the voice recorder is also good.

Few other features I liked about this phone is that:

• Even if the phone is locked you can still light up the torch by pressing and holding the up arrow key!
• And when I am listening music, doesn't matter if the phone is locked I can still increase or decrease the volume.
• You can browse another phone's data(and receive the same over bluetooth) if both the devices are connected and authorized!
• Fake Call can be made to receive on your phone - so if you are in a meeting room and want to move out of it, activate it by just pressing and holding the down arrow key.
  

Good

• Excellent Power management
• Good sound/music

Bad

• Screen quality needs improvement but worth in terms of price.
• The earphone design is not so good but okay.
• Image files larger than 1mb is not supported types.
• Text files of extension .txt is also not supported, so if you receive text file via bluetooth you will not be able to read it!
• It supports a different text format - .vnt
• The ringing phone cannot be put to silence by any hot key, but the volume can be lowered in steps using the down navigation key.
  

Price in Pune: INR 2500
Price in USD: $ 45.45



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