PRODUCT INFORMATION:

The Samsung D980 Black is the third handset in the Samsung DuoS range after the D880 and D780, a device capable of taking two SIM cards which essentially makes it two mobile phones in one.

The main selling proposition of the two previous phones was the dual-SIM arrangement, but the D980 Black is an interesting phone in its own right. Featuring a 2.6" 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen display and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, the D980 Black pitches itself at the higher end of the market.

There's also an FM radio, and as you would expect there is a multimedia player, microSD expandable memory, web browser and email client plus a document viewer.
 

It makes a few compromises - the Samsung D980 Black isn't a 3G device (Samsung don't seem to have cracked the dual SIM arrangement for UMTS yet), video capture isn't as good as the similarly specced LG KU990, and it's a slightly heavy device at 117 grams and 98 x 55 x 16mm (presumably in part due to the larger battery that DuoS devices need).

We have covered the DuoS system before, so we will just briefly recap that it's very easy to use and gives two completely separate profiles.. it really is like having two different physical handsets in one unit.


COMPATIBILITY:

* Asian/European Carriers
* T-Mobile

SPECIFICATIONS:

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
                                 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
Size Dimensions 97.5 x 55 x 16.3 mm
Weight 117 g
Display Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 received, 30 dialed, 30 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 2 GB supported
- 45 MB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Games Yes
Colors Black
Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, flash, video (QVGA@15fps)
- Dual SIM (both tri-band, GPRS, EDGE)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC+/MPEG4 player
- FM radio
- Document viewer
- Voice memo
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh

PACKAGE CONTENTS:

* Samsung D980 Black Unlocked
* BATTERY
* CHARGER
* MANUAL
* HEADSET