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Samsung Brightside

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • volume and a fully natural sound
  • nice slide-out keyboard with a responsive touch screen and decent call quality
  • Brightside relatively easy to navigate

Cons

  • small Camera button buried in the right corner of the screen
  • it offers up a pretty bad user experience
  • Internal performance was sadly lacking

Key specs

  • 3.2 Mpx
  • 3.1 in
  • 320, 240 px
  • 129 ppi
  • 1000 mAh

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Samsung Brightside - Pros & Cons

Samsung Brightside

Pros

  • volume and a fully natural sound
  • nice slide-out keyboard with a responsive touch screen and decent call quality
  • Brightside relatively easy to navigate
  • more sophisticated and seamless than feature phones
  • a comfortable slide-out QWERTY keyboard
  • the layout is easy on the eye
  • comfortable and easy to type on

Cons

  • small Camera button buried in the right corner of the screen
  • it offers up a pretty bad user experience
  • Internal performance was sadly lacking
  • Multimedia is a little slim on the Brightside
  • noticeable lag time when it came to opening and closing certain apps
  • inadvertently opening apps whenever my finger accidentally brushed the unlocked phone face
  • The Brightside tries too hard to look like a smartphone
  • the screen is practically useless
  • Brightside is actually just an overly ambitious feature phone
  • that terrible display and weak camera
  • no Wi-Fi

Samsung Brightside - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.1 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
129 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi

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Samsung Brightside - Full Specifications

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Hardware
RAM memory128 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution3.2 Mpx
Panoramayes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
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Display
Screen size3.1 in
Number of colors256
Panel typeLCD
Resolution320 x 240 px
Pixel density129.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.37 in
Width2.36 in
Depth0.55 in
Weight4.3 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1000.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h
Talk time6.0 h

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