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Samsung SGH-E315 offering world roaming capability. Key features include a VGA camera, Java, voice memo, GPRS high-speed data download, all displayed on dual color screens: the 128 x 160-pixel, 65,000-color primary interior display, and a generous 96 x 64-pixel, 65,000-color external screen.

Calling Features
Used simply as a phone, the E315 features a 5-way navigation button that makes it easy for you got get to its handy features, which include a voice mail button, voice mail indicator, volume select/display, signal strength indicator, call timers, redial, missed call indicator, call log, any-key answer, auto-redial, roaming indicator, speed dial, phonebook lookup, phonebook scroll, mute control, no-answer transfer, usage alert, vibrating ring, differential ring, photo caller ID, and a hefty phone book capacity of 1000 entries.

Messaging and Internet
The phone’s wireless Internet browser provides high-speed data transmission via GPRS, as well as MMS and advanced EMS messaging, which lets you send, receive and edit text, voice, and pictures (such as ones you take with the camera) to and from other compatible cell phones and computers. You’ll also get instant messaging via Wireless Village, with predictive text input and text message templates. To expand your phone’s functionality, simply surf the Web and Samsung’s Web site for additional productivity software applications; this phone supports Java MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0.4.

Organizer
The Samsung E315’s organizer features include an alarm, calendar, to-do list, clock with world time mode, calculator, currency exchange calculator, and voice memo, among others. You can also sync up data from your phone’s organizer with your PC.

Cameras, Fun, and Games
As mentioned above, the E315 comes with an integrated VGA digital camera that takes 640 x 480-pixel photos, and provides digital zoom, a self-timer, multi-shot and night-shot modes, and some effects and digital frames. You can also download and play video clips from the Web. For more fun, a wide variety of games, polyphonic ring tones, and graphics are available for download from the Web.

Samsung SGH-E315 Specifications:

• Network: GSM 900 / 1900
• Form Factor: Clamshell
• Dimensions: 84 x 46 x 23 mm
• Weight: 85 g
• Antenna: Stub
• Talk Time: 3.50 Hr
• Standby Time: 210 Minutes

Pros:

• Small and light weight with decent battery life.
• Good sound quality, crisp and clear.
• Easy to use keypad and predictive text input. 
• Instant messenger built in 
• Comes with a nice selection of ringtones, message tones, etc. 
• Optional service light on front of phone blinks to show coverage - handy when in spotty areas. 
• External screen so you can see who’s calling without opening phone. 
• Photo caller id option, show’s a picture of your caller.
• Attractive design
• Allows you to assign different ring tones to different groups of people, or to different people.

Cons:

• No speakerphone option.
• No bluetooth. 
• No speech activated dialing
• Computer connection kit is very expensive and doesn’t work with iSync on Mac OS X.
• Headset plug appears to be non-universal type, so it might be harder to get third party headsets for it.

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