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Samsung Wave 723

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The Samsung Wave 723, or Samsung S7230,[1] was released in October, 2010,[2] alongside the Samsung Wave 525 and Samsung Wave 533. It was marketed as a mid-range phone,[3] and cost around €130 ($170).[4][5]

Specifications

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Body

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The phone measures 109.5x53.9x11.8 mm (4.31x2.12x0.46 in). It has a metal casing with an airbrushed aluminum finish, which is available in three colors: Black, White, and the "La Fleur" Edition, which features a pink coloring scheme along with floral patterning on the back and screen of the phone.[6] The phone weighs 100g (0.22 pounds).[1] The screen has 3 buttons: two to initiate and end a call, and one for menu navigation. The volume buttons are found on the left of the chassis, and the camera activation and power/lock buttons are found on the right.[6]

Screen

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The screen is a TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, which allows for user interaction without using the phone buttons. The screen measures 3.2 inches along the diagonal, with a total area of 29.1 cm^2 and a resolution of 240x400 (5:3 aspect ratio). It has a pixel density of ~146 ppi and is capable of displaying 256K colors.[2]

Hardware

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The device is powered by a single core CPU running at 450 mHz.[7][8] There is an initial storage capacity of 90 MB which is upgradable with 16 GB additional storage via the microSD port.[2]

Camera

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The phone has a 5 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash. It can shoot video at 320p at 15 fps.[2] The camera can be activated by the dedicated camera button, but not while you are using another widget.[3] Photos can be edited via the photo editor.

Battery

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The phone comes with a 1200 mAh Li-ion battery which is rechargeable via the microUSB port at the top of the phone. The battery provides about 700 hours standby time on a 2G network, and 600 hours on a 3G network. Likewise, talk time is around 14 hours and 20 minutes on 2G, and 6 hours and 45 minutes on 3G.[2]

Connectivity

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The phone can connect to both 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 mHz bands) and 3G (UMTS 900/2100 mHz bands).[7] The phone has a WiFi 4 chip, but can make a hotspot in case of low WiFi coverage. users can ascertain their location via A-GPS, can listen to Stereo FM radio, and can arrange data transfer between the phone and a computer via the microUSB 2.0 port.[2]

Operating System

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The phone comes pre-packaged with bada OS 1.1, with continued support for the phone by the operating system through bada 2.0.[9]

Other Features

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  • Accelerometer
  • Built-in WAP 2.0/xHTML, and HTML browser
  • MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
  • MP4/H.264 player
  • Voice memo recorder
  • removable plastic flip cover with leather texture[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Samsung Wave 723 specs". Phone Arena. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Samsung S7230E Wave 723 – Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ^ a b Graham, Flora. "Samsung Wave 723". CNET. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  4. ^ "Samsung S7230E Wave 723 – Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. ^ "Euro to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2010". www.exchangerates.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  6. ^ a b "Samsung S7230E Wave 723 review: Waving Hello!". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  7. ^ a b "Samsung Wave 723 (GT-S7230) – Specs". www.phonemore.com. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  8. ^ Xphone24. "Samsung S7230E Wave 723, Wave723, GT-S7230E Full phone specifications :: Xphone24.com (Bada 1.1 Touchscreen) specs". xphone24.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "All Samsung Wave phones will get Bada 2.0, if they can handle the upgrade". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-11-03.