An advanced touch screen phone with premium multimedia features and full web browsing capabilities, the Samsung Behold phone also supports T-Mobile's HSDPA 3G network (in select markets), which provides fast web downloads and multimedia messaging. It will also keep you connected to your closest friends and family members with T-Mobiles myFaves.
This touchscreen-enabled phone has a large, brightly colorful 3.1 inch screen, and it includes Samsung's intuitive and easily customizable TouchWiz user interface. And you'll enjoy high-resolution photos and videos thanks to the built-in 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with flash and autofocus. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for both handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 16 GB), digital audio player and FM radio, access to personal email and instant messaging, and up to 5 hours of talk time.
The Behold enables fully colorful web browsing and multimedia on its 3.1-inch touchscreen display.
T-Mobile Service The Behold operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and is compatible with T-Mobile's UMTS/HSDPA 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide faster data speeds when accessing the Web or downloading content from the T-Mobile t-zones content portal. T-Mobile is currently rolling out its 3G network, and it expects by year's end that its high-speed data network will be available in those cities where a majority of its subscribers currently use data services.
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.
While this phone is optimized for use with T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, many of its functions will also work well on the moderate-speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you best.
Activities that work well on EDGE or 3G networks:
Email, instant messaging, and texting
Downloading ringtones, CallerTunes, wallpaper, light data files
Sending photographs via e-mail or picture messaging
Activities that work best on a 3G network:
Viewing content-heavy websites (lots of images or videos playing)
Viewing YouTube and other video files (they will play on EDGE, but require loading time)
Uploading large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing websites
Downloading large files from an e-mail or a website
Call your favorite people with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. You'll also get free domestic long distance and no digital roaming charges anywhere across the US on all calls. (All myFaves plans require a two-year contract.) Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.
Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.
The TouchWiz interface has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone.
Phone Features The slim Samsung Behold smartphone delivers impressive images on it large 3-inch LCD color display (240 x 400 pixels, 262K colors) and offers haptic responsive feedback that vibrates when you press a button. For easy operation and navigation, the stylish Behold features three dedicated keys--call, end call and back--on the front of the device under the touch screen. The Behold also provides quick and easy access to a customer's favorite features through Samsung's innovative TouchWiz user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. The quick and simple drag-and-drop feature provides instant access to your favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, instant messaging and photos and a custom widget for myFaves.
The phone has a 180 MB internal memory, which can be expanded via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). The internal phonebook can store up to 2000 contact entries, each with multiple numbers per contact and support for caller groups as well as picture/ringer ID. You can download MP3 real-music and 72-chord polyphonic ringtones, and the phone also includes a vibrate function for when you need to keep things silent.
Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.
The 5-megapixel autofocus camera produces crisply colorful still photos, and it features an LED flash, smile detection, shake reduction, multi-shot capabilities, brightness and white balance controls, spot metering function, and a self-timer. You can also share them with family and friends by sending them to any e-mail address, T-Mobile camera phone, or MyAlbum. The phone can also capture video clips up to QVGA resolution (320 x 240 pixels). The digital media player is compatible with MP3 and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ audio formats and H.264/H.263/MPEG4 video formats.
Capture great snapshots on the go with the 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash.
Other features include:
Virtual, landscape QWERTY touchpad
Built-in A-GPS navigation allows access to location-based applications
Access to personal email with document viewer for attachments
Instant messaging via AOL, ICQ, Windows Live, and Yahoo!
Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm, calculator
Sync contact with Outlook
USB connectivity with USB mass storage capabilities
Voice dialing: Call someone with simple voice commands to keep your hands free for activities like driving.
Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)
Vital Statistics The Samsung Behold weighs 3.9 ounces and measures 4.1 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHs GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 1700/2100 MHz UMTS/HSDPA 3G frequencies.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
behold its crap:
i have this phone for about a year now. i was kinda skeptable about this phone. i have owned motorolas in the past and all the previous samsung i have owned before sucked i should of known better. well first thing i last all of my contacts from my phone book, the phones wap broser sucks soo much. oh and anything that you watch on youtube make sure you have a magnifine glass the videos come in a very tiny box, but there is a button by the video that gives you a blown up grainy video and every few seconds it... more info
needed replaced phone in 6 months, still a piece of yuck:
i loved this phone when i got it. paid 400 cash so i wouldn't be stuck with a two year contract with t-mobile. by about four months i had to exchange it for a replacement. it kept "authenticating" forever. i spend as much time on other phones talking to tech support trying to fix it with t-mobile, as i did on this phone! i was in the dfw area, but t-mobile wouldn't let me go into a store and do a swap - i had to pay for shipping to have a REFURBISHED phone shipped to me! so this one i've had about... more info
Better phones out there for the same price.:
I got this phone a year ago when it had just come out. It's a decent phone, looks nice, but I feel that there are too many problems with it in order for me to be able to recommend it to anyone. I've exchanged the phone twice now through T-Mobile and their one year warranty. The first time the lock button wasn't functioning correctly and the phone was unlocking itself through the red button instead of the unlock button... Not a serious problem but irritating none the less. The second time around a line of... more info
Just OK phone:
I bought this phone for my wife. The phone itself is OK, nice looks, feels sturdy/solid, and responsive touch screen. The features of the camera is great! it has panoramic shot that I really love to use. however, the picture quality is not that good even though it's a 5MP camera. But nevertheless, I enjoyed using the camera. I only gave 4 stars because the functions in the fone are too limited, and there are no downloadable apps that you can readily install and use.
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