Samsung L700 (SGH-L700 / Samsung Eureka)

Samsung L700 (SGH-L700 / Samsung Eureka)

The Samsung L700 is a low end 3G phone that has been designed to look much more expensive than it really is.

The display is a basic 2.1" 176 x 220 pixel panel, the rear of the phone has a 2 megapixel camera with flash plus a video calling camera and the L700 comes with microSD expandable memory, stereo Bluetooth and USB 2.0 connectivity and an FM radio.

It's a discrete multimedia device, capable of playing back MP3, and AAC-type audio, plus H.263, H.264 and MPEG4 video. Some people might find the media support a bit limited as it does not support Windows Media Player formats. The Samsung L700 also has a web browser, email client and RSS reader.

As with some other recent Samsung handsets, the SGH-L700 comes in an attractive metal case. It weighs 107 grams, fairly typical for a 3G phone these days. Samsung say that the L700 has 3.4 hours talktime and 12.7 days standby time. Underneath, this is a quad-band GSM device with UMTS 2100 support, plus GPRS and EDGE data.


Samsung quote a SIM-free sales price of €239 for the L700, which is over-priced for such a basic phone. However, the real-world price seems to be around €150 or so which is much better value. The Samsung L700 is available now in certain European and Asian markets - in some markets the L700 is branded as the "Samsung Eureka".

Samsung L700 (SGH-L700 / Eureka) at a glance

Available:
Now

Network:
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS 2100

Data:
GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G)

Screen:
176 x 220 pixels, 262k colours

Camera:
2 megapixels

Size:
Medium monoblock
109 x 46 x 13mm / 107 grams

Bluetooth:
Yes

Memory card:
microSD

Infra-red:
No

Polyphonic:
Yes

Java:
Yes

GPS:
No

Battery life:
3.4 hours talk / 12 days standby