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5 September 2007
By: Cosmin Vasile, Communications News Editor
Samsung SGH-E590 Review
True stylish camera phone
Another mid-level Samsung handset makes its way on the market and by means of its
technical features it appears that it addresses a specific target segment – camera phone
fans. Strictly following its new market strategy, the Korean company continues to develop
new models that have a specific target, thus making it harder to compete its own devices.
Samsung SGH-E590 tries to be as small and basic as it could be, but embeds a high quality
camera module, which is the main attraction of the phone. As we all know medium priced
handsets are most likely to attract more buyers than high-end phones, which are more
expensive, thus Samsung will surely make a lot of sales with the E590 model.
Announced back in February 2007, Samsung SGH-E590 is available in 2 colors, "Noble
Black" and "Snow Silver", starting June 2007. The price of the device ranges between USD
220-280 depending on the location, but in case you opt for a plan you will get this beauty
much cheaper.
Design
Samsung's E590 design is the result of the cooperation between the Korean company and
Jasper Morrison, a leading industrial designer. Through this partnership with Jasper
Morrison, well known for his talents in various areas of industrial design, the E590 is
designed to touch customers. While there is no resemblance with the slim U100 model, I
can definitely say that this time Samsung worked hard on the height and width of the phone.
The measures of the phone 94 x 42 x 13.5 mm make it one of the smallest phones on the
market. So, it's not about slimness after all. Moreover, with only 65 grams (including battery)
weight, the handset is almost "imperceptible" in your pocket. The bar form factor decisively
contributes to the exquisite design of the phone and recommends the phone to both sexes:
white color for women and black color for men.
Samsung SGH-E590 is definitely a camera phone, thus it includes many dedicated external
keys that must help the user take high-quality snapshots with ease. All camera controls are
placed on the right side of the phone: dual Zoom button, Camera key and Mode key. The
left side of the handset includes the microSD slot card for memory expansion, the universal
port for charger, USB connection or headset and dual volume key. On the back of the
phone you will easily notice the powerful 3.0 Megapixel camera with autofocus and the
Samsung logo together with a small icon that surely defines this device as a camera phone.
The phone is really small, thus the display is even smaller measuring only 1.8 inches. The
keypad looks standard except that it has a 5-way joystick controller which makes it easier
for users to navigate through menus or simply for gaming. The Delete ("C") key has been
placed right under the 5-way joystick. The keypad is very easy to use as the spaces
between keys are large enough to ensure that any finger, no matter how thick, will be able
to type a SMS message or dial a number fast and with no troubles.
There's no external speaker, so you'll be stuck with the in-call speaker if you want to listen
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