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jwbass1985

Nov 9, 2004, 1:16 PM
No Camera??? What were they thinking?
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mk

Nov 9, 2004, 1:30 PM
They were probably thinking this is a business phone, and why cheapen it with a camera. This could be exactly what I'm looking for, although I'd prefer Palm to Windows. I have no use, nor want, a camera in my phone - just a good phone, good service, and a place to store all my business contacts.
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Rich Brome

Nov 9, 2004, 1:44 PM
Well, as mentioned in the text, there is an i645 variant with a camera that may see the light of day. Samsung will most likely need additional FCC approval for that version, which hasn't happened yet, but I wouldn't rule it out. It's possible Verizon will offer both the i640 and i645. That kind of thing seems to be increasingly common these days.

As for what they were thinking, I actually think it's a smart move. If they're only going to offer one version, it really can't have a camera. That's because, like all Windows Mobile devices sold by Verizon, this is aimed at business users, and there are an awful lot of corporations these days that ban camera phones on the office.
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RichLux

Nov 9, 2004, 3:07 PM
Why would the addition of a camera require FCC approval. The FCC only cares about the radio in the phone and that shouldn't change.

Rich
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Rich Brome

Nov 9, 2004, 4:17 PM
The FCC also cares about SAR, which must be measured at many points on a simulated human head, for each position that a person would normally hold or use the phone against their head or body. The camera in the i645 would be mounted almost directly between the antenna and the head while in use, which could certainly affect the way radio energy reaches your head.

I believe the addition of the camera as an extra electronic component could also affect the way energy radiates from the components themselves, if the shielding is imperfectly designed. The same way radio energy can be conducted into your ear by a wired headset, it can be conducted through the various parts of phone, without proper isolation and shielding.

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RichLux

Nov 9, 2004, 4:35 PM
Good point. Actually according to a thread on Wireless Advisor, there are FCC documents for both the i640 and i645

http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/showthread.php?t=4661 »

Rich
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Rich Brome

Nov 9, 2004, 5:34 PM
The i645 is mentioned and pictured in the user manual. But that is a very, very early draft document. Those photos of the i645 are not even functioning hardware - just a physical mock-up.

The draft user manual is only submitted to the FCC so they can make sure the required warnings and disclaimers are there. The main content is completely irrelevant to FCC approval, and quite often does not reflect the actual product at all.

What was approved by the FCC and appears in all of the other documents is real hardware and much more recent. It is clearly the i640 - no camera.

Although again, that does not mean the i645 does not exist. It just doesn't seem to be part of this approval.
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Kega

Nov 9, 2004, 5:03 PM
I wanted to ask if you knew if it had bluetooth or not?

Thanks in advance,

kega
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Keoni

Nov 16, 2004, 11:07 AM
Well said Rich Brome!
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jrt

Nov 9, 2004, 5:08 PM
No camera is a good move to attract business users, especially attorneys. Camera phones are not permitted in Federal Courts. I have been looking for a solid tri-mode cdma smartphone w/o a camera for some time. Hopefully this will be it. The Kyocera 7135 is not it.
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