A Review Of The HTC Smart F3188 – A Handy And Affordable Phone From HTC

The HTC Smart F3188 is a smart phone that comes with a wide range of features, which are designed to cater to the professional and the personal sides in any individual. This phone provides a very good navigational experience solely because of its major feature, which is HTC’s Sense Integration.

Key Features of HTC Smart F3188

* The HTC Smart F3188 comes with a QVGA TFT LCD screen which is touch sensitive, and has high resolution. The screen size in this handset is 2.8 inches.

* The phone uses HTC Sense, which allows all users to place the widgets of their choice in the main screen so that they can gain easy access to their favorite websites.

* The phone has a 3 MP camera, which has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. The phone also has an LED flash which helps in capturing striking images in dimly lit conditions.

* The phone is powered by a standard Li-Ion battery (1100 MAh) which provides the phone with a standby time of 450 hours (2G) and 600 hours (3G). The talk time involved is seven hours and thirty minutes (2G) and six hours and ten minutes (3G).

* Under connectivity, the phone supports GPRS, 3G and EDGE functions, and uses Bluetooth V2.0 and MiniUSB V2.0.

* The phone uses a 300 MHz processor and operates under the following frequencies – GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900.

* Internal memory in this phone is 256 MB RAM/256 MB ROM and the external memory can be extended up to 16 GB.

* The phone comes with a year’s warranty, and the accessories have a six month warranty. The phone is priced at INR 6999 or around $155 in India.

What’s In The Box

The box contains the following

* HTC Smart F3188 Handset
* Accessory Flyer
* Hot Line Card
* Customer Care Card
* Limited Warranty Card
* Headset
* EU AC Adapter
* Quick Starter Guide
* Battery
* USB Sync Cable

Conclusion

Although the phone provides very generous features for its price, there have been some concerns about the phone’s battery life and camera quality. There have been plaudits from all over, though, thanks to the touch screen’s responsive nature. The phone provides good value for money, although very few people will be able to use all the given features.