Overview
I must first compliment Ericsson on finally
releasing a tri-band version of its flip phone. And I must say that the T39m is the best so far compared to its
predecessors (T28 and T29) where improvements have been made in nearly all
departments (design, functionality, usability).
For those who may not have known, the original tri-band version of the T28’s
successor should have been the T36 – which never made it to the market. Many were disappointed that the T36 never came – but now the T39m has
taken its place instead.
I was excited to receive the T39m for review (thanks PR Works) – and on first
holding the phone, I found it having a more solid feeling than previous flip
models. Also, the weight of the
phone has been substantially decreased – from 105 grams (for the T29) now down
to 85 grams. Many people would
start to wonder whether the flip is still as flimsy – and I can say that
it’s not :)
On turning on the phone, I was impressed with the high-quality display that is
used on the T39m and being able to display different shades of grey (in other
words, greyscale). A greyscale display allows the showing of text and graphics
that have different depths or levels of grey (one grey can be darker than
another). Screen resolution was
fine as well – one of the best I’ve come across.
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greyscale display allows the showing of text and graphics that have
different depths or levels of grey."
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Using the T39m isn’t hard, especially for those that have used an Ericsson
phone in the past. One slight
difference is that they have made the menus a bit fancier and font sizing can be
modified (small, medium, and large font) to suit your needs. I prefer the smallest size font because of the physical sizing of the
screen.
Some of the major differences includes built-in Bluetooth, T9 text input, WAP
over GPRS, infrared, and triple band (900/1800/1900 MHz) capability. These set of functions make the T39m a more complete phone – and am
glad that Ericsson has realised that infrared is an important feature to have on
a phone!
Talk time on the phone has also been increased thanks to better power
management. On the supplied
Li-Polymer battery, a user can get approximately 10 hours’ worth of talk time
and around 2-3 days of standby. As
the battery on the unit that I am testing now is still very new, I would need
another few more charging cycles to have the battery operating at its peak
performance.
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