Samsung SGH-Z560 HSDPA 2mpixel camera phone review 5/5
Bluetooth 26 Dec 2006

Conclusion (Pricing)

The Samsung SGH-Z560 is the first HSDPA phone to be on sale. Being the first, it has the advantage to lead the market trend in the adoption of HSDPA.

As a phone, we couldn't find any faults after our use for almost 2 weeks. The functions are impressive and has all the necessary features for a business phone and a high speed internet device. In our test, we saw for ourselves the speed of access to the M1 broadband HSDPA network. For a wireless network, I would say that the speed is already remarkable for the initial test.

In terms of connectivity, Infra red seems to be taken away but you have Bluetooth. That makes transfer of files easier. The bluetooth capability is also easy to use with the various support - Headset, Handsfree, serial port, dial up, file transfer, object push, direct printing. USB option is also available for data transfer. The only thing is that you will need to use the pc suite available to transfer images. You can also charge the battery using the supplied cable.

The 2.0 mega-pixel camera take very nice pictures. With its auto focus, the chances of getting blur pictures is a thing of the past. Colour saturation is good but a bit off but generally above average. There are also no cover for the lens and no flash led available on this phone. 

Samsung has the tradition of leaving out the FM tuner. Ringtones wise, the phone supports MMF, MP3, AAC, AAC+ ringtones. In our tests, we found that the ringtones iare quite loud. The speakerphone is also pretty good. Enjoy the music playback of audio files in 3D Surround at full volume or Bluetooth it to your bluetooth AV headphones.

I particularly like the uTrack mobile tracker.  uTrack can configured to send a SMS and information of the foreign SIM card inserted if your phone. This allows the owner to track down who picked up your phone and is using it. The Privacy Lock (for video, messages, images, contacts and call records) is also a good feature for ensuring data security.

Pricing Info

Pros :

• HSDPA

• uTrack mobile tracker

• 262K colors

• 2 mpixel Picture and Video Quality is excellent

• JAVA, MMS, GPRS, Bluetooth, USB

Cons :

• No Radio

• No WiFi

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