"Samsung 5250": review, specifications, photos

Excellent from a technical point of view and very functional from the position of the equipment device is the Samsung 5250. The main disadvantage of this device is the system software. But he has more advantages. But about everything in order. A detailed review of the apparatus will be given in this material.

Niche of this smartphone

Initially, the "Samsung 5250" was aimed at the niche of the most affordable, budget gadgets of 2010. Characteristics of the technical plan indicate this. The cost of it, too, was appropriate. The key advantage of this model was the system software, which was the own development of the South Korean smartphone manufacturer Bada. This OS combines the best features of the two leading operating systems of the time - "Android" and iOS. The downside of this platform was that the set of applied software was very modest. As a result, this drawback led to the fact that even the manufacturer stopped supporting this software platform. Otherwise, this device was one of the most affordable gadgets of the time. At the same time he had very good technical specifications. And its lack consisted in system software and a small quantity of additional applied software.

Contents of delivery

The standard configuration of this model of the smartphone had components:

• Mobile gadget with a removable battery inside;

• Charging adapter;

• A standard interface cable that can be used with any other similar device;

• user guide; At the end there is also another important document from the documentation - this is a guarantee card;

• Wired stereo headset.

Now that the new owner of this gadget is forced to additionally purchase simultaneously with his purchase. First of all, this is a cover. The case at the device plastic, and to avoid possible damages without such an important accessory will be very difficult. The second component, which is missing in the list, is a transparent protective film for the front panel. With its help you can reliably protect the front panel of the smartphone. The last component is a memory card. It will significantly increase the amount of stored information on the mobile device.

Design solutions and practicality of the device

On the front of the gadget is a touch capacitive display, the diagonal of which is 3.2 inches. His resolution is very modest by today's standards of 240 x 400. The matrix of it is based on the technology of "TFT". Under the screen, three mechanical control buttons (Start Call, Menu and End Call) are displayed. At the top end of the device there are wired ports - MicroUsB (closed by a special plug) and an audio port. On the left side of the device there are buttons for adjusting its volume level, and on the right side - for switching on and controlling the main camera. The back of the main camera is shown on the back cover. The whole body is made of plastic with a glossy finish.

Hardware Gadget Features

"Samsung 5250" is based on a single-core semiconductor chip from the company "Kualcom" with a frequency of 667 MHz. The amount of RAM can only be guessed. The capacity of the built-in data store and programs is 100 MB. If necessary, you can increase it by installing a memory card. Its maximum size can reach 16 GB.

Camera

Very weak main camera in the phone "Samsung 5250". Photo (characteristics Technical plan for this point) in this case of very mediocre quality. The sensor element is 3.2 megapixels. Also there are no systems of illumination and automatic focusing. Even with excellent lighting with its help, it is difficult to get a high-quality picture. Even worse is the situation with the video. Rollers are recorded only in 320 x 240 resolution, and their refresh rate is 15 frames per second. And the quality of them will be completely disgusting. But to expect the best from a budget smartphone in 2010 is not necessary. The front camera, as it is easy to guess by technical specifications, does not exist.

Autonomy

"Smart" entry-level phone "Samsung 5250" was equipped with a removable battery for 1200 mAh. For devices based on the competing software platform "Android" this was clearly not enough. But in our case we are talking about a more energy-efficient "Bada". As a result, a single charge of the battery in this case would be enough for 1 day of increased load. On the other hand, the software suite for this platform is very limited and there are no any demanding programs at the moment for it. Therefore, the owners of this gadget can confidently expect 2-3 days of work on one battery charge. If this is not enough for some reason, you can increase the autonomy by purchasing an additional external battery. The required port for its connection is in this device.

OS and application software

The main disadvantage in this case is the software of the Samsung 5250 device. Firmware It is based on the operating system "Bada". At one time, it acted as a worthy alternative to the most advanced solutions in this respect - "Android" and, of course, iOS. And Korean programmers tried to unite the best aspects of these two software products. But here one company in the person of "Samsung" was not enough for the successful development of this OS for mobile devices. As a result, the South Korean semiconductor giant was forced to abandon the development of its own platform and concentrate on developing devices for "Android." The second important nuance in this case is a small amount of available application software. Third-party developers focused on more common software products (the two previously listed OSes, "Winds Mobile" and "Symbian"). And only after that, as far as possible, developed applications for the OS "Bada".

Reviews

The first minus is the main camera of the Samsung 5250 device. The photos obtained with her help are of really modest quality. But after all, from the budget gadget of 2010, there is no need to expect another. Where the more serious problem lies in the software. From the active promotion of the OS "Bada" refused even the company-developer "Samsung". For this reason, device owners do not have to wait for new application software. In the rest it is a worthy entry-level smartphone, whose capabilities allow even now to solve most daily tasks.

Price

Initially, in 2010, $ 150 was valued by the South Korean giant Samsung 5250 Wave. The characteristics corresponded, as a result, the price was higher than the initial level. Then, as upgrades of the entry level of competing software platforms were updated, the cost of this gadget began to decline. At the finish of sales of warehouse stocks, this "smart" phone could already be purchased for 110 dollars. Now it's easy to buy such a device on any Internet site. At the same time, the price starts at $ 60.

Results

Samsung 5250 Would continue to be a relevant phone to this day, if not for one "but". The software component of this gadget is outdated and is no longer supported even by the manufacturer. That is, you do not expect to update the system software and the emergence of new applications. It is this minus and is the main drawback of this device, which can not be eliminated in any way. In the rest it is worthy budget smartphone of 2010 of release.