Samsung A257 Magnet

Samsung A257 Magnet

General Information

  • Colors:
  • Yes
  • SAR:
  • 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
  • Price:
  • About 90 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • GPRS:
  • Class 10
  • EDGE:
  • Class 10

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2009, March. Released 2009, May
  • Status:
  • Discontinued

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 109 x 59 x 12 mm (4.29 x 2.32 x 0.47 in)
  • Weight:
  • 87.6 g (3.07 oz)
  • Keyboard:
  • QWERTY
  • SIM:
  • Mini-SIM

Display

  • Type:
  • TFT, 65K colors
  • Size:
  • 2.2 inches, 15.2 cm2 (~23.7% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 220 x 176 pixels (~128 ppi density)

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • No
  • Phonebook:
  • Yes, Photo call
  • Call records:
  • Yes
  • Internal:
  • 64MB

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • VGA
  • Video:
  • No

Selfie Camera

  • Video:
  • No, No

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • No

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • No
  • Bluetooth:
  • 2.0
  • GPS:
  • No
  • Radio:
  • No
  • USB:
  • 2.0

Features

  • Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Email, IM
  • Browser:
  • WAP 2.0 / xHTML
  • Games:
  • Yes
  • Java:
  • Yes, MIDP 2.0, MP3/MP4 player, Windows Live, Yahoo!, AOL, Currency Converter , Voice memo, Predictive text input

Battery

  • Java:
  • Yes, MIDP 2.0, Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
  • Stand-by:
  • Up to 240 h
  • Talk time:
  • Up to 5 h