Samsung Player Addict: “3G iPhone killer”
Bolstered by the success of models F480 and F490 tactile, Samsung walk again on the flowerbeds of Apple. It proposes with the Player Addict, a phone carrying a large screen, an accelerometer, a GPS, a large storage capacity… As a 3G iPhone.
The interface of Samsung Player Addict is very similar to that of Player Style (F480), with a vertical bar shortcuts. A drag and drop the icon on the home screen and then double-click launches the application or the menu. A pen maneuver feasible but also by hand.
We find the interface standard Windows Mobile 6.1 by clicking the Start button, a legacy of “Pocket PC”. The powerful processor Marvel clocked at 624 MHz allows opening multiple applications without slowing down.
The accelerometer built into this phone detects changes in horizontal and vertical movements… Like an iPhone. It is then possible to play (in simulations automobiles) without buttons, just like a Wiimote.
In addition, the accelerometer automatically switches the display screen in landscape or portrait mode, to surf the Internet, consult its mails, play, listen to music, view photos, etc..
With an internal flash memory of 8 or 16 GB, Player Addict can carry a large collection of music files and videos. By the way, it is certified to read the Divx videos compressed with the popular codec. SFR markets the 16 GB model
This mobile is equipped with a GPS (A-GPS function) and the application Route 66 (excluding pack) or SFR Find & Go (in SFR). The location of satellites is therefore quick to prepare an itinerary. For SFR subscribers, access to the navigation solution allows you to search for parking, Vélib stations and other points of interest surrounding.
Not only is this phone call for quad in the world, but it is equipped with a radio module WiFi (802.11b / g) and Bluetooth 1.2. In addition to the traditional Internet Explorer, the Korean manufacturer has preinstalled the Opera browser to surf the Internet more comfortable, as on the HTC Touch Diamond.
Without tuner DVB-H or DVB-T, the reception of television programmes is possible only through the mobile phone network, namely 3G or 3G. With a diagonal of 3.2 inches for a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, the Samsung Addict Player offers great display area.
The application Touch Player, the false airs iTunes, which is offered in addition to Media Player, is designed to manage content and music videos.
On the back of the terminal, the sensor photo of 5 megapixels, with autofocus, flash 3x zoom and produces pictures of a great finesse. The Samsung Player Addict is sold exclusively by SFR to 199 euros in 16 GB version, black.
