Samsung A657

General Information

• Colors:
• Black

• SAR:
• 1.46 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 1900

• Speed:
• HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2009, April. Released 2009, Q2

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 115 x 52 x 19.5 mm (4.53 x 2.05 x 0.77 in)

• Weight:
• 123 g (4.34 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM, Dust, shock and splash resistant, Flashlight

Display

• Type:
• TFT, 256K colors

• Size:
• 1.9 inches, 11.4 cm2 (~19.0% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density), Wallpapers

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

• Phonebook:
• 1000 entries

• Call records:
• Yes

• Internal:
• 128MB

Camera

• Internal:
• 128MB, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• No

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• No

• Bluetooth:
• 2.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• No

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• 2.0

Features

• Messaging:
• SMS, MMS, Email

• Browser:
• WAP 2.0/xHTML

• Games:
• Yes + downloadable

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, MP3/eAAC+/WMA player, MP4/H.263 player, Push to Talk, Organizer, Voice memo, Stopwatch, Predictive text input

Battery

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Removable Li-Ion 1420 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 250 h

• Talk time:
• Up to 3 h