Samsung Behold t919 Phone, Brushed Rose (T-Mobile)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001KN3G1G
• Item model number: T919
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,594 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An advanced touch screen phone with premium multimedia features and full web browsing capabilities, the Samsung Behold phone also supports T-Mobile's HSDPA 3G network, which provides fast web downloads and multimedia messaging.

This touchscreen-enabled phone has a large, brightly colorful 3.1 inch screen, and it includes Samsung's intuitive and easily customizable TouchWiz user interface. And you'll enjoy high-resolution photos and videos thanks to the built-in 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with flash and autofocus. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for both hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion (up to 16 GB), digital audio player and FM radio, access to personal e-mail and instant messaging, and up to 5 hours of talk time.

The Behold enables fully colorful web browsing and multimedia on its 3.1-inch touchscreen display.

T-Mobile Service
The Behold operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and is compatible with T-Mobile's UMTS/HSDPA 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide faster data speeds when accessing the Web or downloading content from the T-Mobile t-zones content portal. T-Mobile is currently rolling out its 3G network, and it expects by year's end that its high-speed data network will be available in those cities where a majority of its subscribers currently use data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail on the go.

While this phone is optimized for use with T-Mobile’s high-speed 3G network, many of its functions will also work well on the moderate-speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you best.

Activities that work well on EDGE or 3G networks:

• Email, instant messaging, and texting
• Downloading ringtones, CallerTunes, wallpaper, light data files
• Sending photographs via e-mail or picture messaging

Activities that work best on a 3G network:

• Viewing content-heavy websites (lots of images or videos playing)
• Viewing YouTube and other video files (they will play on EDGE, but require loading time)
• Uploading large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing websites
• Downloading large files from an e-mail or a website

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and e-mail.

The TouchWiz interface has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone.

Phone Features
The slim Samsung Behold smartphone delivers impressive images on it large 3-inch LCD color display (240 x 400 pixels, 262K colors) and offers haptic responsive feedback that vibrates when you press a button. For easy operation and navigation, the stylish Behold features three dedicated keys--call, end call and back--on the front of the device under the touch screen. The Behold also provides quick and easy access to a customer’s favorite features through Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. The quick and simple drag-and-drop feature provides instant access to your favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, and instant messaging and photos.

The phone has a 180 MB internal memory, which can be expanded via optional microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). The internal phonebook can store up to 2000 contact entries, each with multiple numbers per contact and support for caller groups as well as picture/ringer ID. You can download MP3 real-music and 72-chord polyphonic ringtones, and the phone also includes a vibrate function for when you need to keep things silent.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.

The 5-megapixel autofocus camera produces crisply colorful still photos, and it features an LED flash, smile detection, shake reduction, multi-shot capabilities, brightness and white balance controls, spot metering function, and a self-timer. You can also share them with family and friends by sending them to any e-mail address, T-Mobile camera phone, or MyAlbum. The phone can also capture video clips up to QVGA resolution (320 x 240 pixels). The digital media player is compatible with MP3 and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ audio formats and H.264/H.263/MPEG4 video formats.

Capture great snapshots on the go with the 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash.

Other features include:

• Virtual, landscape QWERTY touchpad
• Built-in A-GPS navigation allows access to location-based applications
• Access to personal e-mail with document viewer for attachments
• Instant messaging via AOL, ICQ, Windows Live, and Yahoo!
• Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm, calculator
• Sync contact with Outlook
• USB connectivity with USB mass storage capabilities
• Voice dialing: Call someone with simple voice commands to keep your hands free for activities like driving.
• Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, e-mail), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Behold weighs 3.9 ounces and measures 4.1 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHs GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 1700/2100 MHz UMTS/HSDPA 3G frequencies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first touch phone and I love it, February 13, 2009

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Anthony Burgos (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung Behold t919 Phone, Brushed Rose (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I am a huge fan of touch electronics. I wanted a touch phone and I decided to go with this one. I had a sidekick 2009 and I hated it with a passion. The phone would drop calls and lose service like everyday. The Samsung Behold is a cute little phone with great features. The phone as we all know is touch screen, This is a great feature and overall works perfectly. It takes a little getting use to when you use the touch screen to send texts but it doesnt take all but maybe 15 minutes. The screen has a arrow that you press which brings out a bar to the left had side which displays widgets. Now these widgets are very cool cause you can drag as many as you want out of the widget bar onto the main screen. This allows you to personilize your phone as you see fit. This is a very cool feature to me.

There are other great things as well. The camera on here is a 5 megapixel camera and takes some pretty good pics for a phone. Also the phone runs on a 3G network which allows for faster texts and picture mails and internet. The internet on this phone is not all that great. It is ok but I felt could have been better. On the front of the phone are two dots to the top left hand corner. These are there so that when you hold the phone to your face while on a call it can tell so that it turns off the display light so it wont kill the battery, This is pretty neat cause when you take the phone off your face to look at the screen the light comes back on.

The front of the phone is very simple. You have physical keys on the bottom which are the answer, end call and in the middle of those two the back button. Now when you unlock the screen there are four buttons on the screen. Here we have the dial pad, the phone book, the web and the menu button. They are small and dont look weird on the screen.

The call value is great. The volume goes up to 7 but is very loud. I hear my friends clear and they hear me clear as well. I had one drop call but I think thats because of TMobile not because of the phone.

People have complained about the battery life. I have no issues with that. At the end of the day (midnight) I still have 2 bars left. Now if you the type to sit there and mess with the phone and press it all day then yeah the battery will dies fast.

Overall I have to say that I love this phone. This phone is my first touch screen and I love it. I had to get the pink cause TMobile didnt have it in espresso but I find that that pink is nicer looking. This is a great phone for anyone that wants their first touch screen phone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Phone, November 23, 2008

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Tesha Black (Windsor Locks, CT.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung Behold t919 Phone, Brushed Rose (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I bought the phone about a week ago....I actually went to purchse the G1 but while waiting for a sales person to come help me I noticed the Behold.....started messing around with it and liked it instantly......especially love the 5.0 megapixel camera on it. I liked the looks of this phone better than the G1 because it isnt as bulky.....BIG PLUS FOR ME.....The only thing that I DO NOT really like is the fact that when you are trying to look for a number in the phonebook...it doesnt scroll down very easily....it goes back the letter you need......but all in all I am very pleased with my purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardware awesome software... not so great, November 11, 2008

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C. Alonso "CAA" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung Behold t919 Phone, Brushed Rose (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I got the Behold today and after a couple of hours of messing around with it i'm not very amused. It's captivating look made me choose it over the G1 but now i am beginning to regret my choice. Sure the G1 is chunky but i've mesed around with it a bit in stores and it doesn't lag as much as the Behold does. When trying to scroll the applications keep opening up instead of scrolling down.

The text messaging is similar to standard phones. If you are used to the iPhone's threaded texts then the G1 is more convenient

The camera is amazing however that's about the biggest advantage the Behold has over the G1's 3.1 mega pixel camera.

After being used to the iPhone the touch screen appears to respond a lot slower and is a lot rougher than the G1's and iPhone's screen.

If anyone is debating with themselves whether to go for the G1 or the Samsung Behold, I'd say go for the G1 because even though it doesn't look as stunning as the Behold, it's software is a lot better and the android market (like the app store on the iPhone) is a definite plus. In the end isn't it what's on the inside that counts? lol