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Giorgio Armani Samsung SGH-P520 review

Samsung gets in on the fashion label phone scene with this stylish show-stealer

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-02-28February 28th 2008

Price at launch £365.00
Additional Information Price: Contract: Free - £230 / Pre-pay: n/a / Handset only: £365
Connectivity USB 2.0
Dimensions 54.4 x 87.5 x 10.5
Features Croix UI touchscreen operation with haptic feedback
Weight (g) 0.85
Accessories USB Cable supplied, leather holder, cloth phone pouch, cleaning cloth supplied
Bluetooth Yes
Built-In Camera Yes
Camera Features Flash
Camera Resolution 3
Display Size 2.6
Display Technology TFT Touchscreen
Display Type LCD
E-mail Client Yes
GPRS Yes
Handsfree Speakerphone Yes
Memory 60
Memory Card Compatibility MicroSD
MMS Yes
Mobile Phone Frequencies GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900
Phone Features Calculator, Calender, Java Downloadable Games, Music Playback, Notes, PC Synch, Stereo Headset, Stopwatch, Timer, Video Playback, Voice Control, Voice Dialling, World Time Converter
Quoted Standby Time 220
Quoted Talk Time (hrs) 6
Ringtones Downloadable, MIDI, MP3, polyphonic
SAR Level 0.92
Smartphone OS No
Software Provided Access NetFront v3.4 web browser, Document viewer, Image editor
Stereo Bluetooth Yes
WAP 2.0 Yes

Product Summary

Giorgio Armani SGH-P520

Price at launch

£365.00

For

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Stylish design

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Thin and compact shell

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2.6-inch touchscreen control with haptic feedback

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Fashionable extras supplied

Against

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Text composition implementation poor

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No 3G or Wi-Fi

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No regular headphone socket for upgrading

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Camera performance could be better

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