Samsung DUOS W169 Black

What kind of user are you?

A Business user? read Mr. Ajmera's Review A Homemaker? read Mrs. Iyer's Review A Geek? read Ishan's Review A Social Butterfly? read Prachi's Review

Detailed Review

Display

You may find it a tad demanding to stick with the phone with its display size falling below 2.5 inches. If you desire both longer battery life and higher resolution , then Samsung DUOS W169 is a satisfactory buy. This device is furnished with a TFT LCD display. The Samsung DUOS W169 possesses a display of 5.59 cms; approximately 2.2 inches. The display of this phone boasts of 65 K colours. This smartphone has a resolution of 176x220 pixels to present. This Samsung DUOS W169 bids sharp picture quality with its LCD display for an amazing viewing feast your eyes on.

Battery

The battery of this smartphone that bids 4 hours of talk time on 2G network might be a drawback area for heavy users. The at par Li-Ion battery is featured in this device. On 2G network, this device manages to bids 250 hrs of standby time.

Camera

With the Yes recording modes of this smartphone, and a resolution of Yes, 0.3 pixels, shooting video is as much a rage as clicking pictures. Megapixels are not the sole determiners of the quality of your images and videos. You are able to get surprisingly good results even with a Yes, 0.3 megapixels camera when the sensor is of good quality.

General Features

This smartphone, with dimensions of 48x115.5x15.9, comes pre-loaded with a number of boasts of. The basic accessories such as Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, SMS Helper Card, User Manual, Warranty Card too is supplied in addition to the Samsung DUOS W169. With a moderate weight of 110 g,it pronmises to not weigh down on your pockets. The Samsung DUOS W169 here boasts of a Black body.

Connectivity

The wireless connectivity of the built-in Bluetooth of this phone is a winner in a hectic lifestyle, as it lets for current syncing with compatible devices for file sharing and hands-free communication. Whether it is about at par boasts of or advanced boasts of like Conference Call, Speed Dialing, Loudspeaker, Call Timer, Call Divert, this Samsung DUOS W169 smartphone is created with all such boasts of in it. The sim cards offer in this phone is a Mini SIM. If you mostly use your device for at par purposes such as emailing, chatting, calling and messaging, then the 2G connectivity offered should be good enough. Save up on heavy 3G and 4G data charges by staying away from risks with the at par 2G connectivity offered by this smartphone. Keep in mind that a high network type leads to heavy battery usage. This phone is furnished with a Dual Sim, GSM, CDMA, (Dual Active).

Memory

With 8 GB of expandable memory, you don't have to constantly delete heavy files, videos, apps and images to free up the space, most of it are able to stay for as long as you like; plus the entire extendable storage is available unl. Only basic utilities are able to be satisfied with such a low internal memory. Multimedia FM is a refreshing change from the set loop of your playlists. You are able to easily amp up the internal storage of your device as it displays compatibility with the microSD memory cards.

Performance

This Samsung DUOS W169 boasts of a platform that performs at a frequency of GSM - 900, 1800; CDMA - 800 GHz.

Mr. Ajmera's Review (A business user)

No point fidgeting with a screen that poses real difficulty both while watching videos and typing on the cramped keyboard, the portability that is offered by the smaller screen seems futile against the little value it offers with respect to functionality. Not an hour goes by without my phone ringing, that's why I always go for something like the Samsung DUOS W169 that has all the advanced features to ease the communication. Although I am not so much into file sharing via Bluetooth as I am more of an email guy, but it is quite essential for hands-free calling.

Mrs. Iyer's Review (A homemaker)

The size of the Samsung DUOS W169 makes it extremely portable, but with its tiny and cramped keypad it's really not of much use to me. I never let a special occasion pass by without recording it, right from cake cutting to dinner parties; and the Samsung DUOS W169 with good recording features is really good for me. I don't like the camera in particular, and I won't be buying the Samsung DUOS W169, however good the other features might be. Smartphones with larger memory is always preferred by me; this phone can't even hold images and videos which I save in a single week. I always feel the more the better when it comes to smartphone storage and I would always chose the Samsung DUOS W169 with expandable memory against any other smartphones that are overpriced and overloaded with confusing features.

Ishan's Review (A geek)

Although the display looks great, the tiny screen size is too awkward to please the gamer or the ardent bookworm in me. No clue what's the point of storage which can't even make enough room for my apps, leave alone my books and games. Even if your smartphone offers good amount of internal storage, extendable memory never hurts and is good to know that there's room left if you need.

Prachi's Review (A social butterfly)

For me the 2.2 inches display is the first thing I noticed in the Samsung DUOS W169. I love texting and all my friends too prefer texting over talking, so I find the screen size of the Samsung DUOS W169 very cramped. Yes, 0.3 MP is not that great camera resolution. There are so many smartphones with better megapixels sometimes even cheaper than this phone. I love clicking pictures with my smartphone and this one doesn't seem up for it. My smartphone should do a lot of things simultaneously and not just basic messaging, emails and browsing. And the 2G network is too slow to do anything more than that. I always forget charging my phone so USB charging via my laptop is really a good option for me and sometimes I even use this port to transfer music and images. The internal storage in the Samsung DUOS W169 is quite stingy with the tiny 0.042 GB. I don't know what it is good for when it can hardly hold any of my media files.

Technical Specification

General Features
Brand:	Samsung
Handset Color:	Black
Form:	Bar
Keypad:	Yes , Alphanumeric
SIM Size:	Mini SIM
Call Features:	Conference Call , Speed Dialing , Loudspeaker , Call Timer , Call Divert
Model Name:	DUOS
SIM Type:	Dual Sim , GSM , CDMA , (Dual Active)
Model ID:	W169
In the Box:	Handset , Battery , Charger , Headset , SMS Helper Card , User Manual , Warranty Card
Camera
Video Recording:	Yes
Other Camera Features:	Photo Effects , Shot Mode , White Balance
Zoom:	Digital Zoom - 12x
Rear Camera:	0.3 MP
Multimedia
Video Player:	Yes
Ringtone:	MP3 , Polyphonic
Music Player:	Yes , Supports MP3
FM:	Yes , with Recording
Internet & Connectivity
WAP:	Yes
WAP:	v2
Preinstalled Browser:	WAP 2.0
Bluetooth:	Yes , Yes
Internet Features:	Email
GPRS:	Yes
EDGE:	Yes , 384 kbps
USB Connectivity:	Yes
3G:	Yes
Other Features
Phone Book Memory:	1000
Call Memory:	Yes
SMS Memory:	300
Additional Features:	Cell Broadcast , Converter , Memo Book , Countdown Timer , World Time , Stop Watch
Display
Display Resolution:	176x220 Pixels
Display Type:	TFT LCD
Display Size:	2.2 inches
Display Color:	65 K
Dimensions
Weight:	110 g
Size:	48x115.5x15.9 mm
Warranty
Warranty Summary:	1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories
Battery
Talk Time (2G):	4 hrs
Standby Time (2G):	250 hrs
Battery Type:	Li-Ion
Capacity:	1000 mAh
Memory And Storage
Expandable Memory Card Type:	microSD GB
Expandable Memory Capacity:	8 GB
Internal:	0.042 GB
Platform
Operating Freq:	GSM - 900
Operating Freq:	1800; CDMA - 800
Java:	Yes