Philips 598

General Information

• Colors:
• Black Glamour

• SAR:
• 0.51 W/kg (head)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.33 W/kg (head)    

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM

• 2G bands:
• GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

• GPRS:
• Class 10

• EDGE:
• No

Launch

• Announced:
• 2007, March

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 83 x 43.1 x 20.2 mm (3.27 x 1.70 x 0.80 in)

• Weight:
• 82 g (2.89 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• TFT, 256K colors

• Size:
• 1.8 inches, 28 x 35 mm, 10.2 cm2 (~28.5% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 176 x 220 pixels (~157 ppi density), Second external OLED, monochrome display (64 x 64 pixels)

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD (dedicated slot)

• Phonebook:
• 1000 entries, Photocall

• Call records:
• 30 received, dialed and missed calls

• Internal:
• 128MB

Main Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

• Video:
• QCIF

Selfie Camera

• Video:
• QCIF, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• No

• Alert types:
• Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

• 3.5mm jack:
• No

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• No

• Bluetooth:
• Yes

• GPS:
• No

• Infrared port:
• Yes

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• Proprietary

Features

• Messaging:
• SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

• Browser:
• WAP 2.0/xHTML

• Games:
• 2

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Predictive text input, MP3 player, Organizer, Female calendar, Weight management, Voice memo

Battery

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Removable Li-Ion 580 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 300 h

• Talk time:
• Up to 4 h