Test report and technical data Samsung SGH A110
Silver elegance - the Samsung SGH A110
Plus: trendy mobile, easy to use
Minus: upper price range
At age 66 the purchase of a mobile begins like this...
Having one of those spoiled brats in the family in the age of 20 who has demands like the Queen of England is quiet a drag! When I walked by at a shopping-window I saw the silver Samsung SGH A110 and thought that would be the perfect present for her. Samsung SGH A110 - I tried to memorize the model in order not to catch the sales man's attention, I was afraid to make a fool of myself. After all I am already 65 years old and not too familiar with the telecommunication sector of our time. What I however was familiar with, was the brand-name Samsung, thus I could easily memorize the expression Samsung SGH A110. Then I stepped into the shop.
There were not too many members of my age-group in the shop, but I had to buy this mobile for Marcy. A red-haired girl stood next to me, pleasurably pichting into her ice-cream. She poked her tongue out at me the moment she saw me. Slightly puzzled I stood there without making a single move, what a frivolity! Suddenly i heard a voice and instantly said: "Samsung SGH A 110". Nicely memorized, I applauded myself. "You are interested in the Samsung SGH A110?" I nodded.
"The Samsung SGH A110 is a designer mobile. The Samsunsg SGH A110 is the smallest and lightest mobile of its class. Apart from its advantage in weight, the Samsung SGH A110 possesses an organizer function wich for example a calendar and calculator - oh yeah, and it is a flappable mobile!"
At first the Samsung SGH A110 looks like a silver cover. And only if you open it you can see the keypad of the Samsung SGH A110 and the, um, screen.
The sales man went on talking. " And of course, vibratory battery ..." an impudence. "What are you talking about? What do you mean by vibratory? I thought the device is for making phone calls? ... "I have no clue what you are hinting at. I'll show you what I am referring to." He makes the Samsung SGH A110 ring, you can hear the ringer tones of the Samsung SGH A110 ... and, wow, the Samsung SGH A110 moved on the table! D'oh - so that's what a vibratory alarm does, it makes mobiles move, like jumping frogs. Okay, "Cool.", I said. "Please tell me something about the further... features", "Good. It has an integrated w@p-browser, meaning you can access the internet with the Samsunsg SGH A110. That way you can look at news and information that is posted on the net, e.g. financial news, timetables. In addition to that the Samsung SGH A110 has a infrared connection what allows you to transform the mobile into a modem and link it to a notebook. "Wow, what that thing can do!". "Well, it is more than just a mobile!" - "Yes, hello! The Samsung SGH A110 can become your best friend and helper. Without any difficulties the Samsung SGH A110 can be stored in pockets and it can be taken just anywhere, anytime, anyplace..!" "I see", I said amazed, "the Samsung SGH A110 as friend."
"Say, is it difficult to operate the Samsung SGH A110?"
"Oh, no, on the contrary!" the sales man replied smilingly. "The Samsung SGH A110 is suitalbe for any age. The Samsung SGH A110 has an enmormous ease of use. The Samsung SGH A110 features a menu that is easily operated. Here in the screen you can see where you are right now. By the way, the Samsung SGH A110 has a very good screen. Up here in the corner you can see the system indications, e.g. signal intensity and information on the battery. And down here with the arrow keys .. you can now see the menu of the Samsung SGH A110. And here you can access the telephone book entries." The Samsung SGH A110 does have a real telephone book, well, a virtual one, which is really easy to use, even for me.
"The keypad of the Samsung SGH A110 is robust and it's actually impossible to slip off the different keys since the surface is pretty rough. The navigations key for the menu are slightly heightened over the surface, that's why mistyping is almost impossible."
And there I stood, completely impressed by the Samsung SGH A110. I completely forgot about the people surrounding me. But why Marcy, why should I buy my granddaughter this awesome Samsung SGH A110? She didn't even compliment me to my 65th birthday! She forgot about it, that's what she told me on the phone days after my birthday. Actually she only called me up to remind me of her upcoming graduation and indicated that she wanted to have a desinger mobile as reward.
I got the Samsung SGH A110 after all, guess I'm just too kind. To be honest, I didn't buy the phone to please my granddaughter but because I couldn't let go off it in the end!
Test-review of the Samsung SGH A110:
Technical features: +++
Reception quality: ++++
Ease of use: ++++
Battery stand-by time: +++
Design: ++++
Instruction manual: ++++
Value for money: +++
Overall rating: ++++
++++/excellent, +++/good, ++/satisfactory, +/poor
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