Overview

Very Basic Phone

Overview of Samsung E1200

Samsung E1200 is a low cost entry-level bar phone that offers only the most basic phone features: call and texting functions.

Samsung E1200 Design and Build Quality

Samsung E1200 has a rather plain unexciting look. It is available in black, white, and blue colors. It comes with a 1.52-inch–inch 128 x 128 Pixels TFT screen that can display 65 K colors. It measures 108 x 45 x 13.5 mm and weighs a mere 65.1g. The phone comes with an 800mAh Li-ion battery that can deliver 7 hours talk time as well as 720 hours of standby time. It operates on a Dual-band GSM network of 900/1800MHz frequency.

User Interface and Comfort to Use Samsung E1200

Samsung E1200 has a compact no frills design and is comfortable to use. It is light-weight and weighs in at just 65.1g.It comes with a low internal memory but no memory card slot.

Telephone and Phonebook

This phone can support 200 phonebook entries and store up to 100 SMSs.

Messaging and Email

This phone supports only the SMS messaging platform. The handset does not offer MMS, IM or Email support.

Gallery and Photo Viewer and Video Player

Samsung E1200 has no video recorder/player.

Samsung E1200 Music Player and FM Radio

This phone has no music player or FM Radio.

Samsung E1200 Camera and Image Quality

Samsung E1200 has neither a primary nor a secondary camera.

Samsung E1200 Connectivity Options

The only connectivity option for this phone is USB. Therefore, it does not support EDGE, Infrared, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi.

Organizer and Other Utility Tools

Samsung E1200 comes with most standard organizer tools such as Calendar, Currency Converter, Calculator, and World Clock, among others.

Web Browser and Applications

This phone does not have any web browser. No useful applications or pre-installed games are available.

Google Maps and GPS

This phone has neither Google Maps nor GPS.

Distinctive Features of Samsung E1200

The most outstanding feature in this phone is its mobile tracker device.

Value for Money

The average retail price of Samsung E1200 is Rs. 990 (approx., may vary).

Verdict

Samsung E1200 is an absolutely basic entry-level phone and comes with no frills or extra features. It does not have web browser, does not support email, has almost no connectivity options apart from USB, has no still cameras and has no video recorder/player. Interestingly, Samsung even did away with games, a feature that most people have come to consider almost standard in a mobile phone. The phone’s internal memory is a very low and can store just 100 SMSs and 200 contacts. It is also not particularly attractive and its external design is rather drab and unimaginative. It is by all standards a very basic phone. Besides being extremely light, perhaps the only other great feature about this phone is the fact that it comes with a mobile tracker device. It is hard to think of any particular group of people that would find the phone attractive, apart from first time users or maybe people who just need a phone to call or send a text message. Samsung E1200 offers fair value for money at its average retail price of Rs. 990 (approx.., may vary).