Samsung C3510 Genoa: A Smartphone For The Budget Conscious

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The market is awash with smartphones these days, with manufacturers throwing out new models into the tech market every so often, trying to vie for good sales. The consumer demand for smartphones is growing, with more and more people seeing the usefulness of having a multipurpose device they can not only use for basic communications such as calling and sending SMS (Short Message Service), but also be able to browse the internet, check and send emails, listen to music, watch videos and more.

However, many smartphones on the market sport midrange prices at best, with many situated so high above the norm for acceptable prices for a smartphone. The Samsung C3510 Genoa however, is designed to bring most of the features of a regular smartphone into the hungry maws of consumers who are not willing to spend a lot for a smartphone.

Also known as the Corby Pop in some areas, the Samsung C3510 Genoa picks up on the emerging trend that seems to favour touchscreen smartphones. The C3510 Genoa however, lacks the size of ...
... many smartphones, coming in at a modest 103.9 x 55.4 x 12.9 mm, weighing only 92.2 grams. The touchscreen is TFT though, although it only has 256k colors and a regular 320x240 pixel resolution that is made to fit into a 2.8 inch touchscreen/The touchscreen is TFT which only displays 256k colors at 320 x 240 pixel resolution that is good enough to a 2.8 inch touchscreen.

The phone is not without compromises, of course, with the manufacturer sacrificing features and cutting corners to be able to justify a much lower price. Bad news first: the connectivity on the Samsung C3510 Genoa is limited to EDGE and GPRS, and Bluetooth/there are only EDGE, GPRS, and Bluetoogh available for connectivity. The on board 1.3 megapixels camera can take camera pictures up to 1280 x 1024 pixels.

The good news is that it is quite an adequate music player, and besides having a very handy 3.5mm standard audio jack where you can connect any type of earphones or headphones you want, the playback time can last up to 10 hours/The good news is that this phone sports an excellent music player which can support a playback time up to 10 hours. And there is a 3.5mm standard audio jack for you to connect any type of earphones or headset you want. For everything else, the battery gives out and screams for a recharge after 720 hours of standby, and 10 hours of talk time/the battery performs well with a standby time of 720 hours and a talk time of 10 hours. Another interesting feature is RDS support, which allows users to record directly from the FM radio - which naturally means that the phone also has an FM radio.

Design wise, there are some discomforts due to the phone's smaller size, but these are unavoidable, and some may even consider them better off without them as long as they can have a small and compact touchscreen phone. The majority of the Samsung C3510 Genoa is made out of plastic, but it does feel solid enough to hold. The exposed camera at the back can be a bit of a worry though, as improper handling can cause the glass element in front of the camera lens to get scratched, thereby ruining most of the pictures you take with it. It is recommended you get a pouch or a case to protect your phone from scratches.

All in all, the Samsung C3510 Genoa is a solid phone specifically targeted to the lower end of the market. Teenagers will probably appreciate the social networking capabilities embedded into the phone and will be able to maximize its features. Add that to the attractive price, it truly is a smartphone for the budget conscious.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.