The Samsung C3300 offers affordable luxury

The Samsung C3300 is an engagingly stylish mobile phone from the Samsung stable. Recently released this handset offers a compact and lightweight handset which incorporates a wide array of functionality. The unit measures 96 mm x 53 mm wide and is 13 mm thick whilst weighing only 80 g in weight.

The Samsung C3300 comes with a 2.4 inch colourful TFT display screen which also offers touch screen technology. Within the confines of this display screen which is quoted at 240 x 320 pixels, the screen is able to display up to 256,000 colours. The unit includes Touchwiz lite as its main user interface for effective navigation whilst also incorporating an accelerometer sensor for automatic rotation of imagery.

The handset provides vibration and ring alert options as well as the ability to utilise MP3 files as ringtones. The integrated speakerphone included within this handset has stereo speakers and offers effective hands free communication capabilities, whilst the inclusion of a 3.5 mm audio jack allows a set of headphones to be plugged in for personal listing options.

The handset is able to retain up to 1000 entries within its phonebook whilst also providing photo call functionality, in addition the handset also provides useful call records. The internal memory of 30 MB is slightly restrictive however by
utilising the integrated micro-SD card slot and relevant cards this can be increased up to a more creditable 8 GB. Connectivity is provided in the form of class 10 versions of GPRS and EDGE, whilst both blue tooth and micro-USB connections are also
included as standard.

The unit comes with a 1.3 mega pixel camera which operates at 1280 x 1024 pixels, and also offers the option of video recording at QCIF quality and at 15 frames per second as an alternative to photographs. SMS, MMS and e-mail functionality are included as well as a WAP 2.0 browser. Entertainment is afforded the user by virtue of a stereo FM radio with RDS, MP4/MP3 media player and a variety of games. For those who enjoy social media, the handset also provides social networking
integration.


The C3300 Samsung is both simple in style and functionality. Its user interface is extremely user friendly, which belies the level of functionality included therein. It is a comprehensive and functional mobile phone which no doubt will become a popular unit.



Author: Chris Pike