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Samsung Magnet A257 / A177

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A257 shown

This basic GSM messaging phone sports a QWERTY keyboard, landscape display, and a full suite of messaging features, including email, IM, MMS, and text messaging. Other features include a VGA camera and basic Bluetooth.

A177 has minor cosmetic differences and prepaid balance software, but is otherwise identical

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Modes
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM / EDGE  (2G)
850  Cellular  Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel
900  Europe, Asia, Africa
1800  DCS  Europe, Asia, Africa
1900  PCS  Americas
Weight 3.09 oz   (88 g)
Dimensions 4.29" x 2.32" x 0.47"   (109 x 59 x 11.9 mm)
Battery Talk: 5 hours max.   (300 minutes)
Standby: 250 hours max.   (10.4 days)
800 mAh LiIon, Removable
Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Resolution: 220 x 176 pixels
2.2"   diagonal
Colors: 65,536 (16-bit)
OS / Platform (proprietary)
Processor ?
Memory ?
Phone Book Capacity ?
FCC ID A3LSGHA257 » (Approved Feb 27, 2009)

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Features

 
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Adjustable Text Size -
Alarm Yes
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5
version 2.0
BREW -
Calculator plus converter, tip calculator
Calendar Yes
Call Screening -
Camera Resolution: VGA (640 x 480)
self-timer, brightness, night mode
Changeable Faceplates -
Custom Graphics Yes
Custom Ringtones Yes
Data Tethering -
Digital TTY/TDD Yes
DLNA -
ECML / Digital Wallet -
Email Client Yes
EMS / Picture Messaging -
External Antenna Jack -
External Display -
Flashlight -
Flight Mode Yes
FM Radio -
FM Transmitter -
Front-Facing Camera -
GAIT -
Games Yes
GPS / Location -
Hard Drive -
HD Voice -
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) -
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) -
Hearing Aid Compatible -
High-Speed Data Technology: EDGE
Inductive Charging -
Infrared (IR) -
Instant Messaging Networks Supported: AIM, Windows Live, Yahoo!
Java (J2ME) Yes
Key Lock Switch -
Live TV -
Memory Card Slot -
MMS Yes
Mobile Hotspot -
Multiple Languages Languages Supported: English, Spanish, French
Multiple Numbers per Name Numbers per entry: 5
plus email address
Music Player -
NFC -
PC Sync -
PictBridge -
Picture ID Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 64
Predictive Text Entry Technology: T9
Push-To-Talk -
Real-Music Ringers Supported Formats: MP3
Ringer ID Yes
Ringer Profiles Yes
Ruggedized -
SDIO -
Side Keys volume on left
Speaker Phone Yes
Stereo Speakers -
Streaming Video -
SyncML -
Text Keyboard, Hardware Layout: QWERTY
Text Messaging (SMS) Yes
Text Messaging Templates Yes
To-Do List Yes
Touch Screen -
TV Output -
UMA -
USB -
Vibrate Yes
Video Capture -
Video Sharing -
Voice Dialing -
Voice Memo up to 1 hour each
WAP / Web Browser Yes
Wi-Fi -

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