Features
The phone has features including:
- Quad-band capabilities, allowing it to be used as a mobile phone on all major GSM networks across the globe
- Built in hands-free function
- Built in Bluetooth wireless technology
- Custom animated backgrounds (varies with country of sale)
- Memory card slot for optional MicroSD memory card up to 2GB ( 2 GB only with the latest firmware)
- 60 MB internal memory
- MP3 Ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Digital audio player with MP3, WMA and AAC/AAC+ playback
- 3.15 Megapixel digital camera with many shooting modes and an integrated LED photo/video light (flash), autofocus, and the ability to perform basic image editing functions
- MP4 video recording CIF 352x288, QVGA 320x240, QCIF 176x144, SQCIF 128x96 playback
- Java games
- Alarm clock with three configurable alarms
- Calendar
- Calculator
- FM Radio (D900i only)
The slider can be configured to accept and close calls, as well as locking and unlocking the keypad. Settings are available which allow for the phone to stay unlocked even when closed.
However, the Samsung SGH-D900 also lacks some basic physical features common to most cellphones. For one, there is no standard carrying case or belt clip, nor are there any compatible belt clips, so the only way to fix it to a belt is to purchase a generic belt holder that has the same dimensions as the phone. Also, there is no protrusion upon which to tie a cellphone strap. This means that people who enjoy personalizing their cellphones with charms, pendants, and other personal straps will not have this choice.
The SGH-D900 suffers from a number of software quirks. The Java implementation does not allow applications to access the network without repeatedly asking the user for permission - there is no "always allow" option. The handset also lacks the ability to use imported files as an SMS alert tone, leaving only the small default selection of sounds available to the user. The camera features also have a number of quirks, such as the shutter sound preceding the actual image capture by approximately half a second (leading to blurred and poorly aimed images as the user moves the phone after the expected exposure duration has passed.) In addition the camera does not take a photo if you hold down the camera button - the user must press and release quickly. Photos cannot be saved directly to the memory card, and moving the photos already taken leads to duplicate file names. Also, only images in "My Photos" folder can be zoomed, so any imported images must be moved to that folder before they can be zoomed.
For the SGH-D900i, Samsung removed Picsel Document Viewer in favor of the FM radio function.
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