In 2009, buyers had the opportunity to purchase a new development of the Korean company - the Samsung C5212 Duos phone. This model has become a direct competitor to Fly products. Its main advantage is the support of two SIM cards. At the start of sales, the cost of it amounted to about 7 thousand rubles. What did buyers have to pay that kind of money for? Let's get it right.
Appearance Features
"Samsung C5212 Duos" is a typical candy bar. The case is plastic, the material is high-quality. The device is compact in size - 111 × 49 × 17 mm. The mass of the phone is also small - 90 g. During the interaction, discomfort does not occur, it does not slip in the hand. The lineup contains only black and dark red options, there are no other colors.
The connector for connecting a headset and a charger is brought to the left side face. There is also a volume key. On the opposite side, the manufacturer placed a standalone camera button. Next to it is a SIM card control key. For convenience, there is a hole on the case for attaching the strap.
Display and camera
The Samsung C5212 phone is equipped with a 2.2-inch screen. Its dimensions: 46 × 34 mm. Able to display up to 262 thousand colors. The image is displayed on the screen at a resolution of 220 × 176 px. The quality is relatively good, the color rendition is bright. On the street, the screen contrast decreases, but the text remains readable.
The device is equipped with a camera with a small resolution of 1.3 megapixels. The maximum photo size is 1280 × 1024 px, the minimum size is 220 × 165 px. You can choose modes for shooting, for example, a mosaic with 18 patterns, MultiShot. Video is recorded at a resolution of 176 × 144 px. It is possible to reduce to 128 × 96 px.
Keyboard
To dial a number and text, Samsung C5212 uses a mechanical keyboard. The keys are made of plastic, medium in size. Designations are highlighted in white. Due to the small stroke of the buttons, using the keyboard is not very convenient.
Battery
Autonomous operation is provided by a 1000 mAh battery. Samsung C5212 can work in standby mode for up to 200 hours. With active use, the device shows poor performance. In talk mode, you can count on only 2.5 hours, in combined mode - about 1.5-2 days. In order to restore the battery life to 100%, it will take about 2 hours.
Communications
The device has a wireless bluetooth module. There are no problems with the headset. When connecting via USB, you can use different modes. Supports charging from a PC via a data cable.
Performance
Samsung C5212 is hardly a productive device. The "filling" is rather weak, but for the implemented functionality this is enough. You can only install applications through Wap. The native memory in the phone is 49 MB. It can be expanded by installing a 2 GB flash drive.
Dual SIM
The manufacturer installed two radio modules on the phone. This allows SIM cards to be in an active state, regardless of the actions performed. Slots for them are located under the battery. You can select one card as the main one. For convenience, a name change is permitted. In standby mode, the display shows information about the status of two SIM cards: the first in the left corner, the second in the right.
In tinctures, it is allowed to select a ringtone, profile separately. There is a standalone key displayed on the phone. It is designed to quickly switch between SIM cards. To save battery power, the user can temporarily disable one SIM card. This is done through the menu in the corresponding item.
Menu
Managing your phone is easy. The menu is simple, intuitive. Consists of a standard set of applications. These include the phone book, call list, messages, organizer and more. The icons on the desktop are displayed in the form of a 3 × 4 tile. But the submenu opens with a list that you need to scroll up / down.