The Samsung F400 is a much more affordable music phone compared to previous releases from Samsung. In this review we will take a look at its design, features, and performance and give you all the information you need to know.
Design
A very important aspect is it’s 3.5mm headphone socket. Throw out your bundled cables because you don’t need them to use this handset. Although you’d think a music phone would automatically come with this feature and that it should be assumed that it was included—even the highest-end music phones forget this part.
Most slider phones are light-weight, almost as slim as a piece of paper, and break easily. However, don’t look forward to that with the F400—it’s built constructively and is very rugged. That doesn’t mean you should throw you new F400 against the wall to see how versatile it is! Although it would also make a great paperweight too!
Being most commonly a music phone, it comes with Bang & Olufsen mini-speakers integrated behind the screen. Undercover speakers… such a nice thought, right? Don’t hold your breathe! Simply slide the screen downward and you will see where they are. It does, however, come with a nice keypad that is big enough to set a high texting speed.
It comes packed with a 240x320-pixel (56mm or 2.2-inch) screen that is very clear and easy to use. However, keep indoors or the glossy plastic coating may become a problem in the sun’s rays.
Features
One impressive but not extraordinary feature is the microSD slot which allows expanded memory space for the things you normally wouldn’t be able to fit on the phone. It comes bulked with a 3-megapixel camera which produces good quality and it is even equipped with a LED flash making it top other phones in that aspect.
Don’t worry about compatibility issues with your music, the F400 supports many different audio formats, including but not limited to: MP3, unprotected AAC, WMA, and even songs purchased from services such as Napster. You can even enjoy listening to your “jams” on wireless headphones by using the built-in stereo Bluetooth, A2DP.
Enjoy the music while you can because you’ll be disappointed when trying to watch a video. Not only is it more difficult to access than your music, it seems like a full-time job just to meet the requirements of the phones capabilities with video files. It has strict file formats and you MUST obey resolution and bit rates. Don’t worry though; Samsung includes the [hardly] easy to use software that allows people to tweak their video conversion setup.
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