Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / SAMSUNG

Samsung SGH D900i

06 Oct, 2007, 11:00 am IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Camera
In normal lighting conditions i.e. with plenty of light, the pictures come out just fine. As it's equipped with a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera I expected quite a lot. It was a disappointment. In low lighting, even using the flash and tweaking the settings didn’t really help.

But I do like the close-ups. If you can keep your hand steady enough, you can get some good shots. If you're the artistic sort, there are a few frames and color settings such as sepia, black-and-white, negative etc. that you can use.

The battery was just okay. Not too good and not too bad. The talk time as claimed by the company is around three-and-a-half hours. But that's being overly optimistic. With normal usage – calls, messaging, GPRS, camera, and a little music – it barely lasted me a whole day.

The Bottom Line
For Rs. 12,000, it’s really not worth it. To be honest, if Samsung drops the price to under 10K I would consider it. But with a camera that doesn’t cut it and a music player that is set to tear your eardrums and a few odd quirks with the settings, I think I'll pass. The only thing it has going for it are the looks. Not much more.

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Specs

Samsung SGH D900i
Network	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS, EDGE
Physical	103.5 x 51 x 12.9 mm, 85 g
Display	240 x 320, 256k colors, TFT, 2.1 inch
Memory	60MB internal, MicroSD external
Media	MP3, AAC+, FM, 3GP, Voice Recording
Camera	3 megapixels, auto-focus, flash video (cif)
Connectivity	USB 1.1, Bluetooth with A2DP
Battery	260 hrs standby, 3 hrs
Street Price	Rs. 12,000

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