Samsung Transform Specs

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Description

The Samsung Transform is an Android 2.1 device with QWERTY keyboard and 3.5" HVGA display. Other features include a 3.2MP main camera and a front-facing VGA one for video chat, GPS, Wi-Fi and is powered by 800MHz processor.

This device is also known as Samsung SPH-M920

Pros

  • Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

  • Thick body (0.61 inches)
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Display

Size: 3.5-inch
Resolution: 480 x 320 px, 165 PPI
Technology: TFT
Screen-to-body: 50.68 %
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)

Hardware

Processor: 800 MHz
RAM: 0.25GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS: Android (2.1)
ROM: 512 MB
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1500 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 3.2 MP
Flash: LED
Video recording: Yes
Features:
Video calling
Front: 0.3 MP VGA
Dimensions: 4.61 x 2.42 x 0.61 inches
(117 x 61 x 15 mm)
Weight: 5.37 oz (152.0 g)
Features: Full keyboard

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 3.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible: M4, T3
Location: A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Aug 16, 2010
FCC ID value: A3LSPHM920
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.75 W/kg
Measured in: 800 MHz
Body: 0.82 W/kg
Measured in: 800 MHz

Buyers information

Price: $ 250

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 06, 2010
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.4
Camera quality
6.5
Performance
4.4
Display
7.6
Battery life and charging
6.6
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
5
Extremely poor, in practice
Phone owned for more than a year

PhoneArena's glowing first-impressions review misses all of the problems with this model (hardly "midrange", but a clearly low-end bargain Android device), which only show up after actually using the phone for a while.

In short, with a pathetic 256M RAM complement and only 512M internal storage, Samsung seriously skimped on the device and rendered it underpowered to the point of near-uselessness. Installing more than one or two apps was a recipe for near-unusability, or even boot hangs/loops that if you were lucky would clear in the space of a half hour or so.

(If you were not so lucky... well, I had to factory-reset my device at least 3 times over the course of its life.) I eventually chose to root it and install a decent recovery only BECAUSE of the problems encountered when running unrooted stock Android 2.2. Rooting and some tuning helped with the stability problems, but they couldn't overcome the device's crippling lack of memory.)

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5
Not a good phone at all.
Phone owned for more than a year

This phone lacks in processing power, RAM,and battery life. It lags 90% of the time when doing tasks as simple as typing a text. applications almost always quit due to a lack of RAM, and the battery rarely lasts over 6 hours. However, at least the keyboard is good. It is one of the best keyboards on the market. But if you are looking for a smartphone, make this your last option.

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9
A good phone
Phone owned for less than a year

I have had the phone for almost a year now. It is a good phone that has a solid build. The call quality was no worse than any other phone that i have had. The built-in browser is not the best. But if you use another browser (such as Opera Mini) then it works just fine. The main camera takes great pictures but I haven't been able to use the front facing camera for video chat yet. The slide out keyboard was probably one of the best on a smart phone so far. Overall the Samsung Transform is a good choice for a mid-range Android smartphone. If you don't mind paying $10 extra bucks for 4g then I would recommend the HTC evo shift 4g.

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