Samsung SGH-Z240 with Pirates of the Carribean - Promotion by M1

Exclusive especially for M1 customers in Singapore, the Samsung SGH-Z240 mobile is only S$38 (£13) when a customer subscribes to a new 2-year plan contract with M1, or upgrade their phone thereby extending their contract to another 2 years. The new mobile phone contains the state-of-the art technology, which combines a list of features together with fashionable colours on changeable covers. This is in conjunction with the film, Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End, which is to be released on May 24, 2007.

I choose to write this post, because I happened to consider upgrading my ancient Nokia 3310 mobile phone, which is at least 6 years old.

As according to some sources, the Nokia 3310 is a dual band GSM900/1800 mobile phone released in the 4^th quarter of 2000.

This particular phone model was one of the most successful phones and it has sold extremely well, with over 100 million pieces being sold.

I did not have the deepest urge to upgrade my robust mobile device, but whilst in Singapore, I was highly tempted by the extremely low price offered by mobile service provider, in this case, M1.

(more in detail below...)

Samsung Z240

The Samsung Z240 is powered by dual-camera video call capability with 3G technology; that is, there is an external camera (allowing pictures taken at resolution up to 1280 x 1024 pixels) and an internal camera (with reduced resolution of maximum 640 x 480 pixels). Besides, it is a 1.3 Mega-pixel camera with video recording capability.

The interior consists of a 2.1" colour TFT-LCD screen, which is excellent and crystal clear to the eyes. The file manager management system allows users to browse images, audio files and even video files easily. In addition, the multimedia player is embedded onto the mobile phone which enhances user's rich multimedia experience. In case if the memory space runs low, there is an external memory slot that uses micro-SD cards to increase the phone memory's capacity.

Normally, I do not use a mobile phone for anything else other than calls and text messages. That is why Nokia 3310 fits the purpose so well for me. The new Samsung Z240 is perhaps a little too much for me to handle. I was fascinate with the functions and key features that came along with the phone.

Below are some Key Features of Samsung Z240:

Able to display Photo during 3G Call
Able to record video & take picture of the 3G Call
Google™ mobile search and Gmail™(Google Mail)
uGO / uTrack / uSearch and Black GUI
Handsfree Dual Speaker / Pictbridge Printing
1.3 Megapixel Camera + VGA
Video Recording (H.263 + AMR NB/ MPEG 4)
Music Player (MP3/ AAC/ AAC+/ e-AAC+/ WMA/ WAV)
64 polyphonic Ringtones
Voice memo (up to 1 hr)/ Voice Mail/ MMS/ EMS
Dual Clock Display / 12 Icons Grids Menu Display
262K Color TFT Main Screen (176x220 pixels, 2.1")
B/W Sub Screen with customizable backlighting (128x32 pixels, 1.26")
Offline Mode / Black UI / Document Viewer
Changeable Front & Back Cover
Bluetooth 1.2/ USB 1.1 / WAP 2.0 / JAVA MIDP 2.0

Still, I believe the phone is going to be under-utilised by me. Nonetheless, it is definitely a great phone to have, especially for a price of only £13, highly value for money. Therefore, I feel it deserved at least an 8 out of 10 rating.

(On top of that, M1 customers may stand to win a Luxury Carribean Cruise for two)