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Samsung Behold SGH-t939
ManufacturerSamsung
Availability by regionNovember 18, 2009
PredecessorSamsung Behold [1]
Compatible networksGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS1700, UMTS2100
Form factorCandybar / PDA
Weight119 g (4.2 oz)
Operating systemAndroid
Memory16GB of extra memory via the microSD slot
Removable storagemicroSD
Rear camera5.0 megapixel
Display3.2 inches Touchscreen
ConnectivityFull HTML Browser, Bluetooth 2.1, USB
Data inputsVirtual QWERTY touchpad

The Samsung Behold II is a touch-screen, 3G- compatible Smartphone with a 5 megapixel camera. The Samsung Behold II is powered by Android (Android (operating system)) making it the fourth Android powered phone by T-Mobile. The other Android powered phones by T-Mobile are the G1(HTC Dream), myTouch 3G (HTC Magic),and the Motorola CLIQ. The Samsung Behold II runs Samsung's TouchWiz user interface. It was released on November 18, 2009.

Design

The Samsung Behold II is the updated version of the Samsung Behold. The Samsung Behold and the Samsung Behold II are both candybar style mobile phones with a touch screen. The Samsung Behold II has a 3.2 inch Active-matrix OLED touchscreen with HVGA resolution that works with the TouchWiz interface. With this touch screen and interface one can customize three different home screens with widgets and shortcuts, and a “cube menu”, which provides access to six multimedia features: music, photos, videos, Internet, YouTube and Amazon MP3.[2].[3]

Interface

The Behold II uses Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. This interface has been used with multiple Samsung touch screen phones on different companies such as the Samsung eternity. This interface allows the users to personalize their phone in the way they choose by changing how their home screens look by adding widgets. The Samsung Behold II has three home screens, the main screen and then a screen if the user were to slide their finger across their screen to the right and also to the left. As stated on Samsung’s website: The 'drag and drop' user interface allows the users to have shortcuts on their home screens which in turn gives them quick access to some of their most used applications. The Behold II has a menu of widgets that once placed on the home screen, they can display useful functions such as a clock, the radio player, music player, and even personal elements ranging from photos to birthday reminders. Samsung has tactile technology which can give users a tangible vibration feedback sensation when the screen is touched.[4] However when Samsung created the TouchWiz UI on top of Android they did not limit the UI for allowing users from stacking app icons on top of each other.

Camera

The Samsung Behold II comes equipped with a 5.0 megapixel camera. This camera has a few specific features ranging in having an autofocus feature, a flash, and the ability to do video recording.

Additional information

The Samsung Behold II is able to hold up to 16GB of extra memory via the microSD slot. It has Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi radio, GPS, and support for Google services and Exchange ActiveSync. Through Google services, the Behold II has Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. The Behold II has a Chrome Lite Browser. It has an internal antenna, alarm, calendar, calculator, stopwatch, and an application for a to-do list, which can be made into widgets. The phonebook allows the user to have multiple numbers per contact. The user can also have picture ID and Ring ID for each contact if they choose. This phone has many more features such as having a speakerphone and a voice recording application.[5][6]

Bluetooth Profiles

The Behold II supports the following Bluetooth profiles:

  • Headset Profile (HSP)
  • Hands-Free Profile (HFP)
  • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
  • Object Push Profile (OPP)
  • Basic Printing Profile (BPP)

Controversy

While marketing the Behold II, Samsung created a promotional video highlighting the features of the phone. Among these, the narrator states the device will update wirelessly to Android 2.0 "when it becomes available". In May, after many inquires into when the phone would get the update, Samsung Mobile issued a response stating they would not be updating the Behold II past Android 1.6, claiming the Behold II is not capable of upgrading to 2.0. The development community has countered this by actually running a 2.1 ROM on the Behold II. In further response, a group of users has begun considering legal action. More recently, a number of Behold II owners have worked out arrangements with T-Mobile to replace the phone with other Android devices that are also capable of running Android 2.0 or higher.[7]

References

  1. ^ Samsung SGH-t939 Behold II Specs
  2. ^ [1] Samsung Behold II for T-Mobile Announced, Mobile Guerilla
  3. ^ [2] CNET, T-Mobile introduces Android-powered Samsung Behold II,Bonnie Cha (senior editor for CNET)
  4. ^ [3] TouchWiz F488 www.samsung.com
  5. ^ [4] “Samsung Behold 2”, Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info, www.phonearena.com
  6. ^ [5] Detailed Technical Specifications of Samsung SGH-t939 Behold II
  7. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/samsung-behold-ii-fails-to-fulfill-android-2-0-promise-jilted-u/

Jackson, Rob. “Samsung Behold 2: T-Mobile Android With TouchWiz UI!.” Phandroid:android phone fans. http://phandroid.com/2009/10/05/samsung-behold-2-t-mobile-android-with-touchwiz-ui/

See also

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