Heat (helio)

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Samsung SPH-A303 (The Heat)
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Carrier Helio
Available March 2007
Screen 2.12" QVGA, 262K color TFT-LAC, 240 x 320 resolution
Camera 1.3 megapixel
Ringtone Polyphonic sound (40 voices), Real tone (MP3)
Memory 136 MB
Networks CDMA, 1xEV-DO 800/1900 MHz, HSDPA, HSUPA
Connectivity USB, Bluetooth
Physical size 3.6" (H) x 1.8" (W) x 0.6" (D)
Weight 3.17 ounces
Form factor slider

The Samsung-a303, known as The Heat, is a slider multimedia wireless mobile device, which comes in Gold or Onyx (black). It is sold by Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink (a U.S.-based internet service provider) and SK Telecom (a South Korea-based CDMA mobile telecom). The Heat has Location Based Services bundled, and comes loaded with a version of Google Maps that uses the device's GPS to locate the user on a map and the Buddy Beacon application that lets friends share their current location with each other via Mapquest. The Heat was added to Helio's line up in March 2007.

[edit] Features

  • Address Book
  • Alarm Clock
  • Bluetooth
  • Buddy Beacon
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
  • Caller ID
  • Camera: 1.3 megapixel, built-in flash, 4x digital zoom, and MPEG 4 video camera.
  • Google Maps
  • GPS Capability: advanced satellite technology for directions or socializing
  • Memory: 136 Megabytes (no microSD slot)
  • Music/Video Player: MP3, MPEG 4/H.264 player, QVGA video, VOD, MMS
  • MySpace Mobile
  • AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Pager, and MSN Messenger for mobile
  • Photo Studio with special effects
  • Speaker Phone
  • T9 Text
  • Korean character set
  • Voice Memo Recorder
  • Web Browsing