Samsung T404G, a Prepaid Phone for Tracfone

Together with Samsung, Tracfone released its prepaid call services with Samsung T404G. It is not a smartphone but merely a basic phone with double keyboards. However, the phone manages to bring up quite decent performance of a basic phone with its features. Given belo, here is the review and detail specification of the phone for your reference.

Samsung T404G for Tracfone is designed employing double keyboards as well as its side slider model. It feels comfortable on hand measuring 114 x 51 x 15 mm and weighing 129 grams. The front side looks similar to the basic phone consisting of display, navigation array and alphanumerical keypad. The display features LCD display in 240 x 320 pixels resolution. Navigation array consists of two soft keys, a Message key, a Clear key, a Send key, an End or Power key and a circular directional pad with central OK key. Below is alphanumerical keypad that is arranged in well spaced keys. Slide phone to the right to reveal the landscape full QWERTY keyboard arranged in four rows. Each key comes individually with letters printed in orange while numbers in white as well as backlit.

Samsung T404G

 Coming to the camera, Samsung T404G is equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no flash. For accessing camera you don’t have to find it on main menu, but simply press the camera shutter that is located on the right side of the phone. The camera can also be functioned as a camcorder to record video in 176 x 144 pixels resolution or QCIF resolution. To store data, Samsung T404G provides additional external memory via microSD card up to 16 GB. The microSD card is located somewhat hidden – under the SIM card slot. For multimedia features, Samsung T404G comes with media player for playing music and video. You can create playlist on music player and listen to music directly through phone’s speaker or headset. You can also Bluetooth to stream music to other Bluetooth devices.

Samsung T404G runs on Tracfone dual band GSM network with EDGE data network supports. For surfing internet, there is web browser supports HTML we pages. Unfortunately, it still lacks of Flash supports. Supported by two types of keyboards, surely give easy and fast messaging features. Some shortcuts are also available in order to get easy and fast access in messaging. Starting compose message, you may press the Up on circular directional pad or press the key with an envelope icon on the navigation array. Messaging feature of Samsung T404G itself includes text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), and Email.

It also comes with Phonebooks that can save up to 1000 entries with multiple numbers on each entry. Organizer features coming with Samsung T404G include alarm clock, calendar, and calculator. Other features include Games with Java supports, Voice memo, and Voice recording. Lastly, Samsung T404G comes with quite powerful Li-Ion battery that is rated up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 14.5 days of standby time.