The Samsung F218 was released to customers in Hong Kong in December 2007. The phone was designed and created in South Korea. It is a musical slide-phone that spins 180 degrees. The F218 features 1GB of integrated storage, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel camera. It has a dedicated music user interface, a 360 degree navigation wheel, a music player and it supports a Bluetooth stereo headset and remote control. It has a stylish behind the neck stereo headset and FM radio.
You can purchase the phone in either jazz blue or rock purple. The battery life is up to 5 hours and the battery standby time is up to 280 hours. The phone comes with a necklace for ease of carrying and a behind the neck stereo headset.
When the swivel is open the complete phone interface is displayed. When the swivel is closed the music interface is displayed including the play lists, sound effect setting and the song identification.
The digital camera has a resolution of 2mp with 2x optical zoom. The navigation wheel lets the user navigate through the play lists, create a music library and to customize playlists. A media transfer protocol lets users synchronize the handsets music with a computer via the windows media player. With the FM radio that supports a Bluetooth stereo headset and remote, the phone plays quality music. The radio has 1GB built-in memory and supports up to 2GB microSD. http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/2732/samsung-f218/
Specification for the Samsung F218
Band: 900/1800/1900 MHz
Network & Data: GSM
Weight: 72g
Dimension (HXWXD): 87.8 x 31x 20.5 mm
Camera Resolution: 2MP
Digital/Optical Zoom: x2
Video player: MPEG4, 3GP
Video recording: Yes
Music Player: Yes
Podcasting: Yes
Internet HTML Browser: Yes
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A review of the Samsung F210 cell phone which includes many of the same qualities as the F218. It includes a camera, radio, MP3 player, it swivels and it hangs from a necklace.