Camera

Pressing and holding the shortcut key along the left activates the built-in 0.3-megapixel camera. Converting the LCD into a viewfinder, photo resolution is displayed on the top left corner.

Using the directional keypad, users can adjust 4X digital zoom (Up / Down) or brightness levels (Left / Right) slider bars. While, not providing true zooming capabilities as optical zoom would, like all camera phones, the E635 merely enlarges by increasing picture size much like editing images on a PC.

Bundled with additional camera settings and effects, features include Modes (Normal, Multi-Shot, Night, and Capture Only), Effects (Gray, Negative, Sepia, Emboss, and Sketch), Rotation (Mirror and Vertical Flip), Timer (3, 5, and 10 seconds), Frames, Shutter Sounds, and Flash.

Capturing photos at up to 640 x 480 px in resolution, photo quality can also be adjusted between QVGA (320 x 240 px), QQVGA (160 x 120 px) and Mobile (128 x 120 px) resolutions. But users will probably opt for VGA since approximate image file sizes are only 50 KB; virtually insignificant when compared to the 5.6 MB of available storage.

Unfortunately, VGA cameras are not high-enough in resolution to provide decent quality prints. Better suited for phone wallpapers and multimedia messages with fun filters and effects, users shouldn't expect the E635 to be a digital camera replacement. It's unable to record video clips as well.

Basic Features

Being released for T-Mobile, the Samsung E635 is built on a tri-band GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 network. Being compatible with most GSM networks in North American, European, and Asian GSM markets, the E635 only requires a regional SIM card, provided the phone unlocked.

Samsung rated the E635's 800 mAh Li-Ion battery at 4.0 hours and 240 hours of talk and standby times respectively. However, those are under optimal conditions.

When manufacturers and carriers list talk and standby times, they usually include disclaimers about variable performance and often refer to the times they publish as maximum times. Actual talk and standby times are lower.

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