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These limits are given in terms of a unit referred to as the Specific Absorption Rate SAR , which is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. Home Samsung Phones Samsung Propel. User Score User reviews. Released Oct 23, The sliding motion is smooth and the screen securely locks into place.
The Propel Pro's keyboard is slightly different from the regular Samsung Propel. The buttons are rectangular instead of oval shaped and there's no spacing between the keys, making it slightly cramped and troublesome for users with larger thumbs.
The spacebar was particularly problematic, since it's so short; we'd have preferred it slightly longer and it looks like there was space to do so. On the positive side, the buttons weren't stiff to press as they were on the Samung BlackJack II , so that reduced some typing errors. Finally, the camera is built into the back of the front cover, so you need to slide open the phone in order to use it. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
Features While not drastically different from other Windows Mobile smartphones, the Samsung Propel Pro does ramp up the offerings of the Samsung Propel with the addition of Windows Mobile 6. Other personal-information management tools include a PDF viewer, an RSS reader, a task list, voice notes, alarm and world clocks, a unit converter, a stopwatch, and more.
You can, of course, download more applications to the smartphone, and there are plenty of titles available for the Windows Mobile operating system. The smartphone's expansion slot can accept up to 8GB cards. Switching to the voice features, the Samsung Propel Pro offers quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, speed dialing, three-way calling, conference calling, voice commands, and text and multimedia messaging.
We should note that the smartphone does support threaded text messages. The contacts list is pretty standard, with room in each entry for multiple numbers, e-mail addresses, IM handles, notes, and more. The address book is limited by available memory only the SIM card holds an additional contacts.
For caller ID, you can assign a contact a picture, a group ID, or a custom ringtones. The Propel Pro is Bluetooth 2. There's also support for Bluetooth peripherals keyboards, printers, and so forth , and wireless file transfers. You can also use the smartphone as a wireless modem for your laptop. The 3. The tri-band support means you'll be able to access 3G networks while abroad, as well. Just be sure to turn off all unnecessary radios to preserve battery life. While you can get maps and text-based, turn-by-turn driving directions with a free app like Google Maps for Mobile, for real-time tracking, data, and voice-guided directions, you'll need to use location-based service.
If you're looking for a little bit of fun, the Samsung Propel Pro can provide that, too. The Propel Pro also features a 3-megapixel camera with video-recording capabilities and autofocus.
For still shots, you get a choice of various shooting modes, scenes, resolutions, and image qualities, as well as white balance and ISO controls. In camcorder mode, available settings include two resolutions, three quality settings, white balance, effects, and a couple of others. Picture quality was quite impressive. We were a little wary, since there was some shutter lag so we feared that photos might come out blurry.
However, we were pleasantly surprised when we saw the end product. The image was nice and sharp, and, for once, colors didn't look completely washed out or too orange or yellow like they do on some other smartphones. Video quality was also good, with minimal blurriness or pixilation.
The audio was clear on our end, though just slightly hollow sounding. Still, we were able to carry on conversations without interruption and our friends also reported positive results. Speakerphone quality was also satisfactory. In most cases, volume was loud enough even in relatively noisy environments, but there was some occasional crackling.
Armed with a MHz processor, the Propel Pro is generally responsive. We didn't experience any major delays or system crashes during our review period, though we did see our share of the spinning wheel while waiting for a program to launch. Our review unit had no problem finding and connecting to our Wi-Fi network.
The stream was often interrupted and the picture was very pixilated and blurry. It simply wasn't worth it. Fortunately, we had better luck with WMV clips from our personal library, as picture and audio played seamlessly. We were also impressed by the rich sound of the phone's speakers when playing back music. The Propel was able to find our location immediately and did a fairly decent job of tracking our position throughout the drive, though it occasionally lagged behind by about half a block.
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