Samsung SGH-i450

The external speakers provided with the phone certify that it's a music phone. I don't differ. Though not remarkable, the sound quality is pretty likeable. You won't get this baby to go very loud, but enough to make the music rightfully audible. Not having EQ sucks though! The music player supports wma, mp3, aac, ogg and asf formats. It supports A2DP profile.

The 3.5mm jack is a plus point, and getting a good set of earphones will only be a boon. The phone has FM radio, with a decent reception. But the built-in speakers (the reason for the dual slide) is absolutely useless. Assuming you live in a quiet neighborhood, you still wouldn't like the fact the music comes out garbled.

The 2MP camera is, in all honesty, very basic. To begin with there's very little tweaking with the kind of shots you can take; and secondly all the pictures have a certain fluorescent tinge. This is because there are issues with the white balance metering system it uses.

The sensor clearly does a bad job of getting the right hue. Night shots are facilitated by an onboard flash, which works only when the shutter release button is pressed. So in the relative safety of dark places you have to aim using only your wits.

Battery and Verdict
The battery is decent if there's minimal usage. If you use the phone for browsing or even flash (for the camera) you will be left with very little battery for anything else. I used the phone to talk a lot, and I had to charge the phone twice.

The phone costs Rs 13,250 and for this price you can also go for an SE W580i or a Nokia 5610, both music phones. The camera is elementary and there's no Wi-Fi connectivity. On the other hand, I like the form factor, the phone is fast, and the music player decent. Apart from this, there's nothing much that sets it apart.

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