25 Nov 2008The
Samsung L770 is housed in a black casing with silver coloured highlights to enhance its sleek design. Working on slide mechanism, the Samsung L770 weighs roughly 93 grams with dimensions of 102 x 48 x 14.2 millimetres, which observers find compact given its pre-installed handset technologies. The mobile phone's front area is characterised by a 53.34-millimetre display screen that showcases 262 vibrant colours on a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. A jog wheel is found right under the wide display screen for navigation purposes. When the Samsung L770 is in its open slide position, users will be able to access the handset's well spaced keypad. The L770 is part of the stylish L-range of Samsung mobile phones that include the Samsung L760.
To give the Samsung L770 a more distinct personality, users may either choose from the handset's pre-installed selection of ringtones in MP3 and polyphonic formats, or download ringtones online. As a triband mobile phone, the Samsung L770 covers GSM 900, GSM 1800, as well as GSM 1900 and UMTS network bands.
Users of the Samsung L770 who need to be connected to the World Wide Web will find the handset convenient with its WAP 2.0 Internet browser in XTHML that also supports RSS Feeds. When trying to transfer or share files with others, users can utilize the Samsung L770's support for USB and wireless Bluetooth A2DP. The Samsung L770 is powered by GPRS and EDGE technologies, ensuring faster and reliable Internet connection and file downloading, as well as speedier transfers with compatible devices. Being a handset that runs on 3G HSDPA, the Samsung L770 is expected to be a multitasking and highly capable mobile phone.
The Samsung L770 offers users with the standard mobile phone messaging services including SMS text with the Predictive Text system, EMS enhanced messaging and MMS multimedia messaging. The Samsung L770's users-on-the-go can also access and send or receive their e-mails right on the handset.
The Samsung L770 can serve as a portable organiser that business-oriented users will appreciate. Its basic organiser features include a phonebook, a calendar, a to-do list, a clock, a timer, an alarm and a calculator. Users can also opt to set their handsets on vibrating mode for those calls and messages that require extra attention. A call management system is also built in the Samsung L770 for those who need to organise the calls that they have taken or received. Moreover, the mobile phone allows users to view documents right on the handset through the Document Viewer feature.
The Samsung L770 flaunts its integrated 2-Megapixel camera feature that allows its user to capture still photos. The handset's built-in digital camera has a flash feature that brightens up dark or dull conditions, particularly during night time. Users of the Samsung L770 can tweak the photo settings of the digital camera to acquire a perfect photo finish and to add effects to the pictures. A photo editing option is also integrated in the handset's camera, allowing better picture outputs. The Samsung L770 supports photo blogging that enables users to send the photos to a blog site for others to view. The Samsung L770 camera also functions as a video recorder, and allows video playback. It is also equipped with video settings to capture videos with less flaws.
The Samsung L770 also comes with its second camera that is discreetly situated right above the colour display screen on its front part, which is intended specifically for 3G video calls.
For its sound features, the Samsung L770 comes with an integrated music player that supports the audio formats of WMA, MP3, AAC and eACC. The handset also gives its users the option to listen to music on-air, through its built-in FM Radio complete with RDS that allows users to obtain news and information from the radio, and gives a visual twist to their listening experience. The Samsung L770 entertains its game-focused users with a choice of pre-installed Java embedded games, and supports downloading of games from the Internet.
The Samsung L770 supports file and data storage of up to 40 Megabytes that can be expanded with a MicroSD memory card. The handset's fitted battery offers its users approximately 3 hours of talk time, or an equivalent of a 220-hour standby time when used on fully charged battery.
Dissatisfied users of the Samsung L770 complain that the handset's battery fails to last for as long as it claims. Others also point out that the handset lacks a user-friendly setting menu to adjust the ringtones and wallpapers.
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