Measuring 4.6×2.3×0.5 inches, the Samsung Finesse is available from MetroPCS at $350 without any contract. The handset boasts of 3.2-inch touch sensitive display, which is less wide than the 3.5-inch display on the Apple iPhone. The display looks sharp and vibrant, and supports 262,000 colors. You have the option to adjust the vibration feedback intensity, backlighting time, brightness, home screen banner, and the main menu style.
The handset features Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, which consists of 10 widgets along with a shortcut bar for messaging, music application, Web browser, and Bluetooth menu, on the home screen. The lower part of the home screen houses shortcuts for contacts, phone dialer, messaging and main menu. The handset allows you to enter the text via large virtual keypad, which also includes shortcuts for contacts, favorite contacts, and caller groups.
The handset allows you to enter the text via QWERTY keyboard, numeric keypad and the handwriting recognition feature. The QWERTY keyboard has large keys for comfortable and error free writing along with a few dedicated shortcuts for the @ symbol along with domains like .org, .com etc.
The left spine of the handset houses the charger jack along with the volume rocker, while the right spine houses microSD memory card slot along with dedicated camera control, and voice dialer key. The top edge of the handset houses headphone jack along with the power button, while the back houses the camera lens and self-portrait mirror.
The Finesse offers all the features a basic handset, which include500-contact phone book, speakerphone, vibrate mode, text messaging, calendar, MMS, notepad, calculator, tip calculator, stopwatch, alarm clock, world clock, and currency and unit converter.
The advanced features include stereo Bluetooth, PC syncing, voice dialing and commands, e-mail, voice recorder, USB mass storage, and integrated GPS. The handset allows you back up your phone book on MetroPCS server via MetroBACKUP. The integrated GPS also provided turn-by-turn navigation service via Metro Navigator.
The Finesse is equipped with full HTML browser, which makes perfect use of the large 3.2-inch display. The music application supports the most popular music file formats along with the support for playlists, album art, equalizer with six presets, and shuffle and repeat modes. The handset comes with 150MB of internal memory and it can accommodate microSD cards up to 8GB.
The handset sports a 2.0-megapixel camera, which can capture images in six resolutions: Picture ID size, 320×240, 640×480, 1024×768, 1280×960 and 1600×1200, and four quality settings. Other features include ISO settings, adjustable white balance and brightness, exposure metering, self-timer, five color effects, multi-shot modes, autofocus, night mode, mosaic shots, and three shutter sounds along with a silent option. The built-in camcorder can capture video clips in two resolutions: 320×240 or 176×144.
The Samsung Finesse has a rated battery life of 3.5 hours talk time and 12.5 days standby time.
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