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Release Date:

Release Date Q1 2005

Released For:

Verizon Wireless - Discontinued Verizon Wireless - Discontinued

The Samsung SCH-A890 has an integrated rotating 1.3-mega pixel digital camera allowing customers to take high-quality images and send them via Verizon Wireless' Picture Messaging or to anyone with email. Photo settings such as zoom, color tone, self-timer and a high lux flash turn snapping pictures into an art. Pictures taken with the SCH-A890 take on a life of their own when text or voice memos are added via the handset's multimedia messaging options... [Continue reading Samsung A890 Review]




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User Reviews


1. Posted by avpicov Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:17 pm

OK, where do I start....

The phone cliams to have a standby battary life of over 2 weeks. Ha!. With one or two short calls a day, expect 3 days of battery time.

"Advanced" Voice recognition on the phone is terrible. I mean terrible ... as in not usable.

The two reasons I bought this phone (voice recognition and battery life) turned out to be vastly overstated by Verizon.

Oh yeah, I called verizon and asked how I could move over my phone numbers from my old phone ( a motorola T720), and they said it couldn't be done. So the phone has all these PIM features that you can't sync with your PC. Duh.

The product development team at verizon should be ashamed of this product. The only thing that Verizon has going for it, is its coverage. I can't wait until there are viable alternatives.

On the plus side, the phone fits in my front pocket...

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2. Posted by dbenenson Sat Jun 25, 2005 3:54 pm

This is a fine phone if you use it as a stand-alone cell phone, and don't need to sync with your PC or send email. If you want to stay connected to your email and/or your PC calendar and/or PC addresses, look for something else.

*Has T9 word for text messaging, but not for email. In fact, T9 word for email is not available on ANY Verizon cell phones.

*Email makes you open the message up in order to delete it, which makes getting rid of spam a message by message endeavour.

*Currently no software I can find to sync with outlook via cable. You must pay a monthly fee and place your private information on a third party server.

*Also does not do POP3 automated email pick-up.

*No drivers/software provided by either Samsung or Verizon to download photos and sounds between the phone and PC.

The above features have been standard on cell phones for years, so these limitations are pointless and cheap, and make this phone useless if you want to use your cell phone for more than simple phoning and text messaging.

On the plus side, I loved the camera features, and it fits in my front pocket...

One last comment: the nickel-and-diming of Verizon for what should be standard services is not acceptable. They have lost me as a wireless customer.

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3. Posted by dbenenson Sat Jun 25, 2005 3:51 pm

This is a fine phone if you use it as a stand-alone cell phone, and don't need to sync with your PC or send email. If you want to stay connected to your email and/or your PC calendar and/or PC addresses, look for something else.

*Has T9 word for text messaging, but not for email. In fact, T9 word for email is not available on ANY Verizon cell phones.

*Email makes you open the message up in order to delete it, which makes getting rid of spam a message by message endeavour.

*Currently no software I can find to sync with outlook via cable. You must pay a monthly fee and place your private information on a third party server.

*Also does not do POP3 automated email pick-up.

*No drivers/software provided by either Samsung or Verizon to download photos and sounds between the phone and PC.

The above features have been standard on cell phones for years, so these limitations are pointless and cheap, and make this phone useless if you want to use your cell phone for more than simple phoning and text messaging.

On the good side, I loved the camera features, and it fits in my pocket.

One last comment: the nickel-and-diming of Verizon for what should be standard services is not acceptable. They have lost me as a wireless customer.

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Specs


Technical Specifications

Network: CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor: Clamshell
Dimensions: 89 x 50 x 25 mm
Weight: 113 g
Antenna: Stub / Extendable
Navigation: 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type: 1100 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time: 4.50
Standby Time: 336
Memory: 14 MB
Expandable Memory: No
 

Imaging

Main Screen: 262000 colors (TFT)
176 x 220 px
External Screen: 65000 colors (TFT)
128 x 96 px
Camera: 1.3 MP / 1280 x 960 px / Swivel / 5X Zoom / Flash / Self-Timer / Video Recorder
 

Audio

MP3 Player: No
FM Radio: No
Speakerphone: No
Push-To-Talk: No
 

Multimedia

Wallpapers: 176 x 220 px
Screen Savers: 176 x 220 px
Ring Tones: 64 chord
Themes: No
Games: BREW / 3D Gaming
Streaming Multimedia: VCAST
 

Messaging

SMS: Yes
EMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
Chat: Yes
Predictive Text: T9
 
 

Applications

Phonebook Capacity: 500
Calendar: Yes
To-Do List: Yes
WAP: 2.0
Voice Commands: QuickPhrase
Calculator: Yes
 

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Infrared Port: No
High-Speed Data: cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi: No
GPS: Yes
PC Sync: Accessory
 

More Information

Website: Product Website
Discussion: Samsung Forum

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