Friday, July 4th, 2008...5:17 pm

Samsung SGH-T339 review - CNET

samsung SGH-T339 CNET reviews Samsung SGH-T339 and writes "The 1.3-megapixel camera takes in pictures in seven resolutions. Editing options include a night mode, brightness and white balance settings, six color effects, exposure metering, a 4x zoom, three shutter sounds (there’s no silent option), multishot and mosaic shot modes, a self-timer, and 28 fun frames. While that’s an impressive array of options, photo quality was mediocre. Colors weren’t bad but our images were too bright and had too much noise. There is an image editor but it doesn’t help much. There are three resolutions to select from when using the camcorder, which also records sound. Editing options are similar still to the camera, but here again you don’t get the benefit of a flash or light. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at just over a minute; otherwise, you can shoot for as long as the available memory permits.

When finished with your photos, you can upload them to an online album or journal or you save them to the phone’s memory. The T339 comes with about 20MB of internal storage but you can use a microSD card for more space. Also, you can take audio postcards, a photo with a sound file attached, that you can send to friends. The postcard comes in a special frame with a postmark graphic.

The T339’s generic music player barely makes an effort but it is fine for very short stints. The interface is minimalist with just simple visualizations, but it’s easy to understand. Features are limited to shuffle and repeat modes, but you can use MP3 files as ringtones. Getting music on the phone was easy whether you’re using a USB cable, a memory card or wireless transfer. Music quality was unimpressive, but fitting for a music player like this.

You can personalize the T339 with a wallpaper, themes, background colors, and alert tones. If you want more options or more ringtones you can download them from T-Mobile’s t-zones service using the WAP 2.0 Web browser. The T339 comes with three Java demo games–Brain Challenge, Platinum Sudoku, and Forgotten Warrior–you’ll have to buy the full version for extended play."