Samsung S5560 Marvel: The Superb Phone From Samsung Star Series

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Samsung is the main force in today's touchscreen mobile phone market and till now they have released at least one product in every price segment of mobile phones starting from the entry level phones to high end smartphones. In their mid range lineup they have the popular phone - Samsung Star, one of their bestsellers. As one upgraded version of Samsung Star, the Samsung S5560 comes with more useful features. This handset is targeted at those who wants the latest touch screen technology with a decent camera and music player and a smattering of social networking in affordable price tag. That's a promising market, and the S5560 is predestined to be a success.

At first sight, the appearance of Samsung S5560 is very attractive as it has a nice designed casing. The whole body of the mobile phone is black in color and most of the frontal portion is covered by a huge touch screen. The screen is a very good size at 3 inches across, and with a good resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, which makes it easy to see, and helps make the touch interface ...
... easier to use. The display is bright and has good color quality of 256K colors. The overall dimension of the phone is 107.5 x 52 x 13.2 mm and it weighs 65.3 grams.

The Samsung S5560 runs on the TouchWiz 2.0 interface which is quite responsive and simple to use. Home screen has three single pages for some helpful widgets like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter applications, etc, which allow you connect to social networking and make everyday tasks a breeze.

Entertainment-wise, the S5560 is equipped with a pleasantly good quality 5-megapixel camera which can produce crystal clear pictures, thanks to its autofocus and LED flash capabilities. Moreover, it has smile and blind detection along with image stabilization technology which are only found in some high end camera phones. Overall, this cameraphone is quite brilliant and it won't disappoint you if you forgot your digital camera for an important occasion.

This mobile phone also comes with a music player that provides high quality sound. The music player is capable of playing the famous audio formats including MP3, WAV and eAAC. Apart from the music player, Samsung S5560 also comes with FM radio with RDS and a video player. The video player supports different formats such as H.263, H.264 and MP4. Therefore, you can watch your favorite videos on this phone when you are in free time . There's a 3.5mm audio jack too, so you'll be able to use any standard-fit headphones. The 78MB of built-in memory is a little limited, so you'll probably want to add a microSD memory card, which will let you store a variety of music, videos and files.

As to connectivity, the S5560 supports quad band GSM connectivity and common GPRS and EDGE. It also provides Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to connect your mobile phone to a nearby wireless LAN or hotspot. If you want to connect your mobile phone to other compatible devices, this handset is also capable of a Bluetooth wireless connection and micro USB connection for data transfer purposes. The only deficiency is that it lacks the 3G connectivity option.

Overall, the Samsung S5560 Marvel is a nice touchscreen phone. From the impressive looking to the wide range of features that this mobile phone comes with, it is for sure one worth-having phone.
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.