Samsung SGH-S105 Review - Battery, Storage, Connections and Messages

Battery

A 720 mAh Li-Polymer slim battery is used with the SGH-S105. Samsung claims the battery will work for 4 hours of talk time and 92 hours of standby, however those numbers are maximum times. Realistically the times are much lower.

Minimum Rated Standby Time: 85 hours
Minimum Rated Talk Time: 180 minutes

Many variables, including carrier signal strength at your location, signal consistency (including incoming and outgoing calls), display and ringer settings, and battery charging methods and history, will affect performance. When handset manufacturers and mobile phone carriers list talk-time and standby-time ratings, they usually include disclaimers about variable performance and often refer to the times they publish as maximum times.

Storage

Samsung SGH-S105 Back The Samsung SGH-S105 comes with a measly 300 kb of internal memory for storing pictures, ring tones, text messages, and Java applications. This is the biggest drawback of the phone. 300 kb is definitely not enough for a phone that supports all these features. With all the extras Samsung put in, polyphonic ring tones, higher resolution wallpaper, and Java applications, you would think they would give you enough memory to store it.

Connections

The SGH-S105 comes with an infrared port for transferring files from your computer to your phone. This phone also comes with a data cable, a huge plus for people without infrared ports. This makes transferring pictures, ring tones, contacts, MIDlets, etc, much easier if you don't have an infrared port. The SGH-S105 also comes with EasyGPRS software, which allows you to transfer files to your phone from a computer, and allows you to access your phone for use as a GPRS modem.

We should note, the SGH-S105 does not have synchronization capabilities with Outlook or Lotus Notes. If you need this feature, then look elsewhere. For people who can get by without it, then you have the option of synchronizing with the Samsung application.

Messages Menu

Read Messages	· Inbox · Delete · Text Reply · Call Back · Cut Number · Send · Edit Message · Select Objects · Outbox · Delete · Cut Number · Send · Edit Message · Select Objects	Read, write, send, and save text, multimedia, and email messages. You can also send and receive multi-part messages, which consists of sever text messages. Also send and receive text messages that contain pictures. However, each picture message is made up of several text messages and may cost more than sending one message.
Write Messages	· Create · Send Only · Save And Send · Save Only · Options · Text Formatting · Size · Normal · Large · Small · Underline · Strikethrough · Add Objects · Sound · Melody · Picture · Animation · Add Templates · Language · Outbox · Delete · Cut Number · Send · Edit Message · Select Objects	Supports MMS messages up to 30 kb. If maximum size is exceeded, the phone may not be able to receive the message. Supports jpg, gif, png, and bmp picture formats, and SP-MIDI sound format.
Templates	· Edit · Send Message · Delete	Preset up to 9 messages that you use most frequently
Setup	· Setting 1 · Service Center · Default Type · Default Validity · Setting Name · Setting 2 · Service Center · Default Type · Default Validity · Setting Name · Setting 3 · Service Center · Default Type · Default Validity · Setting Name · Common Setting · Reply Path · Delivery Reports · Bearer Selection · GSM · GPRS · WAP Push	Setup default SMS information. A setting group is a collection of setting requirements to send messages. Default Type lets you set the default message type (Text, fax, email, and paging). Default Validity allows you to set the length of time which your text messages will be stored in the message center when it tries to deliver them. Reply Path lets the recipient of your SMS message to send you a reply message via your message center (Provided by your network). Delivery Reports tells you if your message is sent. WAP Push allows you to choose to receive web messages from the server or not.
Broadcast	· Read · Receive · Channel List · Select · Add Channel · Delete · Edit	Receive text messages on various topics, like weather or traffic.
Voice Mail	· Call Voice Mail · Voice Server Number
My Contents	· My EMS Melody · My EMS Picture · My EMS Animation
Memory Status	· SIM Memory · Phone Memory · CB Memory

Overall a decent messaging package. One thing we did notice was the inability to expand your T9 dictionary, and the inability to capitalize the first word in the sentence. The T9 defaults to lowercase. So when you type you'll have to hit an extra key to capitalize. Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but if you send a couple hundred SMS messages a month, it really adds up. You'll come to miss those minor features.

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