Samsung SGH-A887 Solstice – Being Social Has Never Been So Easy!
AT&T and Samsung USA have recently released the new Samsung SGH-A887 Solstice, a low-cost touchscreen candybar handset focusing on messaging and social networking. Equipped with a full touchscreen and advanced widgets for access to websites like Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch, the Solstice keeps your favorites close in hands.
Running on Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, users can add widgets to the home screen to quickly access their frequently used applications and social networks. Supporting 262,000 colors and 240x400 pixels, the 3.0-inch WVGA touchscreen display provides vibration response to touch, letting users know whether they have accurately pressed a virtual button. It also offers a virtual landscape full QWERTY keyboard, which is perfect for SMS, MMS, email and Instant Messaging.
Needless to say, the new handset is well connected, as it offers not only quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 3G support, but also supports Bluetooth connectivity and stereo headphones. It is also equipped with integrated GPS with AT&T Navigator for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions.
As for its multimedia features, the Solstice comes with a 2.0-megapixel camera with smile detection and video capabilities, a MP3 music player, AT&T Video for video and audio streaming, and AT&T Mobile Music for wireless song downloads. Other functional features include a 2,000-contact phone book, speakerphone, speaker-independent voice dialing and commands, a file manager, PC syncing and more. Other than the 189MB of internal memory storage, it supports micro SD and SDHC memory cards as up to 16GB. The Solstice has a trim and lightweight design with measurements of 4.3" high by 2.1" wide by 0.5" deep and weight of 3.3 ounces.
Running on Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, users can add widgets to the home screen to quickly access their frequently used applications and social networks. Supporting 262,000 colors and 240x400 pixels, the 3.0-inch WVGA touchscreen display provides vibration response to touch, letting users know whether they have accurately pressed a virtual button. It also offers a virtual landscape full QWERTY keyboard, which is perfect for SMS, MMS, email and Instant Messaging.
Armed with an accelerometer, the Solstice is capable of detecting motion and orientation. Users can switch between the keyboard and the keypad by rotating the handset. Muting a call or an alarm tone can also be done effortlessly by placing it face down.
Needless to say, the new handset is well connected, as it offers not only quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 3G support, but also supports Bluetooth connectivity and stereo headphones. It is also equipped with integrated GPS with AT&T Navigator for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions.
As for its multimedia features, the Solstice comes with a 2.0-megapixel camera with smile detection and video capabilities, a MP3 music player, AT&T Video for video and audio streaming, and AT&T Mobile Music for wireless song downloads. Other functional features include a 2,000-contact phone book, speakerphone, speaker-independent voice dialing and commands, a file manager, PC syncing and more. Other than the 189MB of internal memory storage, it supports micro SD and SDHC memory cards as up to 16GB. The Solstice has a trim and lightweight design with measurements of 4.3" high by 2.1" wide by 0.5" deep and weight of 3.3 ounces.
Samsung SGH-A887 Solstice may not be the most premium handset in the touchscreen lineup, but as an entry-level touchscreen phone, it does offer users an easy-to-use interface and a basket of social networking features.
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