Samsung Monte S5620: Affordable 3G Touchscreen Phone at Rs.8850
Samsung has announced the launched of Monte S5620. This stylish touchscreen phone is available in India at an affordable price of Rs 8,850. S5620 is a 3G-enabled device with TouchWiz 2.0 UI and quad-band GSM support. It has a very good 3.2 MP camera with 4x zoom. Definitely a handy budget touchscreen phone!
This 3-inch WQVGA TFT capacitive touch screen phone has many cool features to offer. To start with, it sports a very stylish User Interface (UI), which is provided by TouchWiz UI 2.0, giving it more of a 3D look. In addition to this, Touchwiz 2.0 has three customizable widget screens and downloadable widgets. It is also equipped with motion-response UI. Its smart unlock application allows so you to access apps directly from the unlock screen.
S5620 has a lot to offer to media-centric people as well. It will not disappoint you if you are fond of listening loud music. The phone has a good noise resistance and the presence of Digital Natural Sound engine (audio enhancement technology) makes it even better. All video functionality like video messaging, streaming and video telephony are included. Moreover, it offers you to have an easy access to social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa.
Monte S5620 has a decent 3.2 MP camera with 4X Digital Zoom Smile Shot and offers QVGA video recording at 15 fps. The handset also offers a good connectivity with the presence of Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth 2.1.
It seems that there is a cold war going on between the phone manufacturing companies for producing a budget touchscreen phone, equipped with a bundle of services. Just about 3-4 days back HTC launched HTC Smart in collaboration with Airtel priced at Rs 9990. And now we have Samsung`s latest Monte S5620 amidst us.
My Verdict
The Samsung Monte S5620 is a good handset for touchscreen lovers. The phone has all the sophisticated features that today`s Smartphones posses. It has a decent offering in all the arenas-whether it is connectivity, media, camera or battery. Well, if you are in a hunt of a budget touchscreen phone then here is a nice opportunity for you.
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I am looking for an affordable Android 2.0 touchscreen phone in India. Any idea if anything comes below 18 to 20K? I know that Android 1.1 phones come at 12-13K but it seems to be an outdated OS.
Android 2.0 Mobile phone in India within 20k is difficult to find. It will nearly cost you more than 28K anyhow. I heard Motorola MILESTONE is set to be launched but for that too you need to shell out 32K. Pricy affair!
i have an LG android cell damn neat its like da samsung corby pro but it looks better n is a 5 mp camer n flash neat… bein sold for 16 17 k
Consider LG GW620 which comes for about 15k
Go for the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S Android.It is the cheapest phone powered by Android 2.1
A lot has changed since my last comment
Good to see that Android 2.X phones are now coming at 10K range…
you can go for samsung gallexy 5 and 3 the price of 5 is 9000 and 3 is 12000
No QWERTY..!! can you believe it, its really really cumbersome. What were the guys at samsung thinking really.
Wont buy it unless they have a qwerty touchscreen like the star or any other touchscreen for that matter..
hope they come up with a software upgrade soon
i think samsung is the only brand have android2.0 in 20k price that’s i9000
i wanted to know weather this samsung monte came with multi tasking ????
it has multitasking
when is the firmware upgrade of samsung monte likely to come???
Hi,
its really a nice phone. superb styling, advanced 3G Wifi support. good looking.
missing flash in camera. i just luv it
Please verify if Samsung Monte S5620 3G touchscreen has dual sim capability and that it can be use in Nigeria.
I don’t think it has multi tasking capacity as i am listening music and it is stopping upon switching another app. it is shut..shut.shut
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I dint get any alternative . I am not happy as dint find few features like copy&paste,Sending contact card…
I don’t know why these big vendors are missing simple usable things while developing robust phones….
Hope Samsung wld release a updated software for these bugs..
also the PC suit is very heavy as and when u turning on the suit .. the load time is very more….
DOES THIS PHONE SUPPORTS EBBOKS,PDF,WORD,EXEL FILES??
iS iT HAVING INBUILT PDF READER LIKE i PHONE ??
is it having multitouch>>>>>>???
yea this phone supports pdf. files as it is having inbulit pdf reader.
its also supports word ,excel files but it needs a java application for that…..
u can install any java application in it……….
its really a cool mobile,,,,,
battery is not that good . soory to comment like this. i am using samsung monte from last 2 weeks.
is monte a android phone?
No.. Samsung Monte is not an Android Phone
Such a pathetic functionality.
Doesnt comes with call recording, cant event access the menu while you are on call.
Pathetic service , its better not to call for any clarifications
Really regret this purchase I made.
really true,dnt buy t
A good phone actually…..
But some key features missing like no menu available while on call, no call record, limited no of recepients for msgs…..
But thumbs up to 3g..it rocks…wifi is good as well…..Sound n other features are also good….
what about dual sim ?
It’s not a dual sim……..it has to support more file types for video…….but it’s a good phone with cheap price
I have using samsung monte from diwali unwards its waste to buy the mobile the battery is waste its drains with in 20 hours standby and usage comes only 1 hour and its use no take the mobile outside as i am using samsung monte as landline in the house with charger pluging in dont buy the phone if u purchase u want to kept in house only and u will spent 8600to9000 for this useless crap moblie if u think to take the battery to service centre he will ask the mobile and when its goes in its will scratches and some parts replaiced so battery will exchange from service centre they will give old battery and mobile will get old and if you want to buy new battery you want to spend another 800rs so think your self samsung is not that good company they are bastards from korea
i been using monte since last 2 weeks…functionality are good…but must say that it has got no access to menu while on a call..which at some point is required….a drawback sure…wished the techies would had done somethng abt it
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