Samsung SPH-M620
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The Samsung SPH-M620 is a phone manufactured by Samsung
. The phone is carried by Sprint Nextel
in the United States, and by Bell Mobility
, MTS
, Telus
and TBayTel in Canada. In Canada, the phone is sold as the M620 and the M620 Music Edition, with the Music Edition coming with high quality earphones and a 2 GB
microSD card.
The Samsung M620 is a bar phone with two unique sides. One side is a typical numeric keypad with a small screen for making phone calls, navigating contacts, and sending text messages. The other side of the phone is specifically for playing music, surfing the web, and viewing interactive content. This side also includes a touch sensitive pad for menu navigation. The phone also includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, a microSD slot for up to 2 gigabytes of storage, and Bluetooth
compatibility for wireless communication.
The phone's design is rather unusual and requires users to press a "Flip" button on the side of the phone when switching between the phone side and media side which has been frequently criticized.
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
. The phone is carried by Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
in the United States, and by Bell Mobility
Bell Mobility
Bell Mobility is a CDMA and HSPA+ based wireless network and the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada...
, MTS
Manitoba Telecom Services
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. , or MTS , formerly Manitoba Telephone System, is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees...
, Telus
TELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
and TBayTel in Canada. In Canada, the phone is sold as the M620 and the M620 Music Edition, with the Music Edition coming with high quality earphones and a 2 GB
Gigabyte
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
microSD card.
The Samsung M620 is a bar phone with two unique sides. One side is a typical numeric keypad with a small screen for making phone calls, navigating contacts, and sending text messages. The other side of the phone is specifically for playing music, surfing the web, and viewing interactive content. This side also includes a touch sensitive pad for menu navigation. The phone also includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, a microSD slot for up to 2 gigabytes of storage, and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
compatibility for wireless communication.
The phone's design is rather unusual and requires users to press a "Flip" button on the side of the phone when switching between the phone side and media side which has been frequently criticized.