The 1.3-megapixel camera on the SGH-T439 can take pictures in seven resolutions (from 1,280x1,024 down to 128x96). Other features include brightness and white-balance controls, a night mode, ISO, metering exposure, multishot and mosaic-shot modes, a self timer, five color effects, 26 fun frames, and a digital zoom. There are a few shutter and camera-function sounds, as well, but you can't silence the shutter completely. When finished with your shots you can use the simple image editor to add clip art, an emoticon, or one of 29 fun frames.
The camcorder takes clips in two resolutions (160x120 and 128x96) with sound and a similar set of editing options. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at about 1 minute, 10 seconds; otherwise you can shoot for as long as the phone's available memory permits. Photo quality was good, but not great. Images were a tad blurry but color looked natural.
The SGH-T439's music player isn't too exciting. The minimalist interface offers you a choice of two visualizations, but it doesn't support album art. What's more, features are limited to shuffle and repeat models. Loading music on the handset is relatively easy, however. You can transfer tracks from a PC using a USB cable or a memory card.
You can personalize the SGH-T439 with a variety of wallpaper, background color, and alter sounds. You can download additional options and more ringtones via the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. The SGH-T439 comes with demo versions of four games: Forgotten Warrior, Freekick, Arch Angel, and Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man. You'll have to download the full versions for extended play.
Performance
We tested quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) Samsung SGH-T439 in San Francisco using T-Mobile service. Call quality was quiet for the most part. Voices sounded natural, and we enjoyed enough volume. We also had little trouble getting a signal, and the connection wasn't interrupted by static or interference. The phone had a slight tendency to pick up surrounding noise, such as on a busy street, but it wasn't a big problem. This isn't a phone for anyone who works in construction, however.
On their end, callers said we sounded fine. They could tell we were using a cell phone, but they could understand us clearly the vast majority of the time. They did tell us the SGH-T439 picked up some wind noise, but that wasn't a deal breaker, either. Automated calling systems could understand us without any problems, and we had a good experience with the speakerphone. The clarity was quite good and the volume level was high.
The Samsung SGH-T439 has a rated battery life of 6 hours talk time and 12 days standby time. According to FCC radiation tests, the SGH-T439 has a digital digital SAR rating of 0.92 watt per kilogram.
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