The Samsung D900i is the slider, quadband mobile phone that boasts its trendy yet minimalist approach. Clearly designed to cater to the needs of the style-conscious and urban professionals, the slim and sleek Samsung D900i houses a bulk of the must-have applications that are widely sought after by modern users.The Samsung D900i is practically a mid-range mobile phone that the working class and the fashion-conscious will appreciate. It is a lightweight phone that weighs only 93 grams that is specifically designed for a single hand’s use. It is very convenient to be handheld, that the sliding interface can be flicked using the thumb.
Most users find Samsung D900i’s appealing because of its extremely skinny and shiny features, which visual simplicity will make one wonder what it has to offer. It hides most of its keys underneath its slim sliding face. Exuding convenience, the Samsung D900i’s menu or contacts features may be checked and navigated without the need to open the slide. Sending both MMS and SMS through the Samsung D900i is quite easy to familiarize. The mobile phone offers predictive text which most users find helpful
The Samsung D900i is a GSM mobile phone that is of a quadband mode. It has a USB and a Bluetooth, which may be utilized for file transfers, and a WAP Internet browser the works over GPRS and EDGE networks. The handset is built in with memory of 67 Megabytes -- enough to store between 140 and 150 photos. Slim as it may look, the Samsung D900i holds slots for the Samsung charger and earphones, as well as for an optional MicroSD memory card. The memory card expands the 64-MB memory, which is suggested to be used when the Samsung D900i is intended for music device usage.
The Samsung D900i has a 3-Megapixel camera and a 4x digi-zoom video with an added autofocus feature that helps capture pictures of quality and sharp edges, of high-colour fidelity. The Samsung' D900i has a 2-inch screen that recognises and displays over 262,000 colours, allowing crisp images to be shown. Users may edit captured photos and videos with ISO and white balance options being the conventional ones. Sepia, black-and-white and other effects may also be applied to photo and video files. The mobile phone also has the photo compressor – an Image Editor application – which allows basic settings to be altered in terms of contrast and brightness. Emoticons, frames and clip arts may also be integrated when editing captured photos. Most users have found the flash to be luminous and most useful for taking close-up photos during parties.
Samsung has also squeezed in the slim D900i the standard features of a modern mobile phone, including a music player, a voice recorder and an FM radio. The Samsung D900i supports e-AAC+, AAC+, AAC and MP3 formats. The handset allows 3 and a half hours’ worth of talk time, and 240 hours of standby time.
Users appreciate the Samsung D900i’s music player, which, in its simplicity, is able to produce good audio when listened to through the Samsung headphones that come in the package, and makes good range of decibels when played through the built-in speaker. Reviews have found the Samsung D900i’s interface to be easy to navigate despite its tiny and almost hidden buttons. The calls, according to users, are clear.
The Samsung SGH-D900i's camera also draws good comments from its users. Although it is not as technologically advanced as other mobile phone cameras, the Samsung SGH D900i’s camera is found to be quite impressive, even when shots are taken under low or artificial lights.
Naturally, with its good features come flaws. Some users have complained that the Samsung SGH-D900i’s lustrous lines and shiny finish are easily and fatally scratched. Sure, the box shows a perfectly gorgeous mobile phone; but owners have lamented that the radiant finish fades only after a short duration of usage, replaced by needless layers of smudges. According to one user, the Samsung SGH-D900i looks beautiful when new, but has a problem with graceful aging.
While the call quality is excellent, the Samsung SGH-D900 does not allow volume adjustments during calls. The volume is fixed on default, which some users have found to be unfriendly to more sensitive ears. While MMS and SMS sending is a breeze, using the keypads found on the bottom row may be a bit difficult because of its raised base.
The Samsung SGH-D900i’s camera allows digital zooming; expectedly, photos will become fuzzy when particularly zoomed in. Also, the camera’s 4x zoom may become slow at times. The battery lasts for only three short days when lightly used and charging eats up approximately three hours – a downside that most users have found.
Reviews have found the Samsung SGH-D900i to lack personality and distinction – characteristics that embrace the current market’s contemporary handsets like Nokia’s various fashion mobile phones and Sony Ericsson’s Walkman line. However, the business-styled mobile phone is said to be attractive enough to draw the modern crowd.
