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Philips 355 mobile phone review
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 Philips 355 is announced in 2004
Design
Having gained fresh wind in its sails over the course of the past year or so, Philips has certainly made its mark on phone sale hit lists recently, the Philips 355 is a very slender and compact handset at 106 x 46 x 17 mm and 82 grams. The 16 bit - color display which is a little milky, dim and uneven, as well as having lower resolution than usual.The display resolution 112 x 112 pixel is not very high but is normal for low class phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker, while on the other side we find a dedicated camera button.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all Philips handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The 355 is comfortable to hold and lies well in ones hand.A numerical keypad placed below offers appropriately-spaced keys and are pleasantly comfortable in use.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Philips handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the shrunken center keys for no apparent reason, make the phone harder to dial than necessary.Unfortunately, the keypad of the Philips 355 emits excess noise, but on the bright side its keys have been comfortably spaced and sized. We're not entirely happy with the design of the navigational pad and its adjacent buttons, however, as distinguishing between these less easy than it ought to be.And last,but not least, a five-way joystick centered below the display.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the Philips 355 has to offer: there's also support for GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as WAP , Java MIDP 2.0, FAX/Modem, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book.
As previously mentioned, the 355 is also equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera support for picture-taking .
Performance
Audio quality on the 355 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 700 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 5 hours talk time or 400 hours standby, which is very good for battery's theoretical capacity.Charge time is about 105 minutes.
Availability
The Philips 355 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Philips's 355 is yet another model in a range of phones from experienced users from Philips. A new compact design and a reduced sized battery - which avoids rendering a negative impact on battery life - ensures a thin and light phone which is ergonomically comfortable. |
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