Samsung B5722 DUOS - a very interesting phone with a large touch screen, good functionality and the ability to work simultaneously with two SIM-cards
Design, body, controls
Samsung B5722 looks a lot like other Samsung touchscreen phones. At the moment the device is presented in two colors - black and pink.
In any case, the front bezel is dark and the bezel is silver. The phone measures 104x54.9x14.4 mm and weighs 106 grams. In appearance, you can't say that two SIM cards are installed in the phone, which entails an additional GSM module, etc. and should affect the dimensions.
On the left side there is a double volume control button, and below, under the flap, there is an interface connector to which a charger and a headset are connected. On the right side there is a Hold button, a camera activation key and a SIM card switch button. On the back you can see the camera lens, LED flash and speakerphone. The strap eyelet is at the top right, and the microphone hole is on the bottom edge. The earpiece speaker, as usual, was placed above the display. There are no complaints about the build quality.
Display IN Samsung B5722 TFT display with a diagonal of 2.8 inches. It has dimensions 39x54 mm, resolution 320x240 pixels. and can display up to 262K colors. The screen is made using capacitive technology and reacts to pressing only with your fingers. Information can only be entered using the touch screen. In the sun the screen loses its color a little, but it is quite convenient for work, all the information remains readable. The font size is relatively large, a visually impaired person will see everything normally. Battery The device uses a 1200 mAh Li-ion battery. It provides 4.5 hours of talk time and 400 hours of standby time. With an average load, the phone will be able to hold out for a day or two, you should not count on more. The battery can be fully charged in 2.5 hours. When you connect r USB, the phone is also charged. Data transfer Bluetooth 2.0 supports EDR and can work with different profiles: Serial Port, Dial Up Networking, Headset, Handsfree, Basic Printing, A2DP, ile Transfer and Object Push. There are no problems when using Bluetooth headsets. By connecting to a computer via a USB port, you can work in one of the three modes Mass Storage, Samsung PC Studio, Printer. The computer does not ask for additional drivers when using the Mass Storage mode. Data transmission is possible at a speed of 600 Kb / s. Bluetooth data transmission is not possible when connected to a computer. It’s unpleasant, but a similar problem is inherent in many Samsung models. Internet access is possible with EDGE class 10. Memory IN Samsung B5722 TFT 35 MB of internal memory and a slot for microSD memory cards up to 8 GB. There is a "hot swap" option, but for this you have to remove the battery cover. From any application, you can specify the storage location of data - memory cards or phone memory. With the file manager, you can easily copy and move files from one memory to another. SIM card The slots for SIM cards are located under the battery; it does not matter in what order to install them. The menu indicates which of the cards will be used by default, the father-in-law is the main one. With the help of the SIM-manager, you can give a name to the installed cards, and not get confused which one is SIM1 and which is SIM2. This is the advantage over many other devices. In addition to the name, preset pictures can be assigned to cards. Signal strength indicators are nearby. When you call, the display shows which card it comes from. Profiles for the phone are common, not separate for SIM cards. It is more convenient or not - the user will decide. From which card to call or send a message is selected by a special key on the side of the phone, regardless of which applications are running. The log indicates which card the call was made from. In the phone book, contacts are displayed simultaneously from both SIM cards and phone memory. Camera IN Samsung B5722 a camera with a maximum resolution of 3.2 MP (2048x1536 pixels) is installed. The settings are no different from many other Samsung models.It is possible to change the contrast, white balance, set frames for finished photos and much more. Pictures are saved in JPEG format both in the phone memory and on the memory card. The video camera can shoot with a resolution of 320x240, a frequency of 30 frames per second in 3gp and mp4 formats. Navigation There is no built-in GPS receiver and maps of the area in the phone. Navigation is possible only with the help of Yandex, google, etc. services, which help to determine coordinates based on a signal from base stations. It takes quite a lot of Internet traffic, but such an opportunity is sometimes extremely necessary. Menu At the bottom of the desktop, a strip is displayed with icons for dialing numbers, contacts and menus. The arrow on the left can hide the app bar. On the screen, you can set the display of the date and clock (digital or analog), the names of the operators represented by the SIM cards, the player and radio control keys, an album with scrolling thumbnails, event messages, a shortcut for quick access to games, messages about the days birth, change profiles and shortcuts to quickly launch applications. It is not worth overloading the screen with information, it will only confuse. This display option is somewhat even better in comparison with Active Standby presented in Nokia devices. You can get to the menu using the central key or the icon on the strip at the bottom of the screen. The main menu is displayed with twelve icons. You can enter information from the on-screen keyboard, which differs from the mechanical keyboard by the large size of the keys. The symbols are also large and clearly visible in different situations. There is no touch QWERTY keyboard in the phone, text is entered, as usual, by multiple keystrokes. You can use T9 mode, it "understands" Cyrillic and Latin. You can switch between languages while typing. The text can be selected, but not for copying, but, for example, changing the font. The scrolling process is interestingly thought out. When you move your finger along the left edge, scrolling is faster than on the right. Phone book You can call up the phone book by clicking the icon on the bottom bar. Contacts from the phone memory and SIM cards are displayed together. Search is possible by the first letters (up to 20) of the surname and first name. Each contact can be assigned a melody, picture, photo or video and record up to five different numbers, regardless of their type. You can increase the number of fields to include, for example, an address, a text note, or an email. When a call comes in, the assigned photo is displayed almost in full screen. The number of contacts that can be saved in the phone book is limited to 1000. And regardless of whether all fields are filled in or not. Any contact can be transferred to another phone using SMS, MMS, email or Bluetooth. You can also create your own "business card" and transfer it like other contacts. There is a possibility of speed dialing for 8 numbers. Contacts can be divided into groups and each can be assigned a picture and an audio file. The number of groups is unlimited, the number of contacts in a group cannot exceed 20. Call log The call list (incoming, outgoing and missed) can store up to 90 numbers. Detailed data on each call can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding entry. There is a list of numbers from which SMS messages were received. The phone has the ability to create a "black list". Calls from the entered numbers will not be accepted. Posts In mind Samsung B5722 you can store up to 500 messages. The phone supports SMS, MMS, EMS and is compatible, like Nokia and LG, with Nokia Smart Messaging. Before sending a message, a SIM card is selected. As well as for calls, it is possible to create a "black list" for messages. E-mail blocking can be configured both by address and by subject. For MMS there is a limitation for outgoing messages (up to 500 Kb), while incoming messages are not limited in size. The email client is standard, it can be configured for five different mailboxes.Each letter can be sent with attachments (the limitation is the same as for MMS - 500 Kb), there are no limitations for received letters. Organizer In the organizer Samsung B5722 up to a thousand events of different types can be stored - anniversary, important, meeting, holiday, personal. Records are assigned time and date, you can assign an alarm. Events are displayed in different colors on the calendar, depending on the type. FM receiver Like some other Samsung models, the FM receiver can store up to 99 stations in the standard 87.5-108 MHz band. Stations cannot be named, they are shown in frequency numbers. There is an automatic station search. You can listen to the radio through the speaker or headset. The application can run in the background. It is possible to record programs using a voice recorder. For urban conditions, the reception quality is excellent. Player The music player is standard for Samsung phones. It can play songs in random and sequential order or cyclically. Audio formats WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC + are supported, there are no restrictions on bit rate. There are no problems with tags. Both wired and Bluetooth headsets can be used to listen to music. If desired, the player can be minimized to the background. The frequency range is changed by an equalizer, in which there are preset options, but there is no possibility of manual adjustment. You can create playlists as you like. The sound quality is inferior to "music" phones and budget players. The volume is average, for headphones with an impedance of 16 ohms, the power is sufficient. It is better not to use headphones at 32 ohms. You can listen to music through an external speaker, but it's hard to call the sound clear, and the volume is average. Applications The number of voice recorder recordings is unlimited, but the duration of one recording can be no more than an hour. The ability to record telephone conversations is not. Recordings are saved in a specially designated folder. The calculator, converter, stopwatch and timer are nothing new compared to other models. It is possible to create text notes. Traditionally, there are five alarm clocks, on different days of the week. You can use different melodies for the signal. There are three games in the phone. Which ones exactly depends on where the phone is sold. It is possible to install your own games or programs written on the java platform. Settings In the settings, you can change the backlight time and display brightness, set passwords for any sections of the phone. You can also choose your desktop wallpaper or use animation. It is possible to change the profile, size, color and style of the font. Equipment The set with the phone includes: Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery Stereo headset Charger Data cable User's manual Conclusion Connection quality Samsung B5722 standard for Samsung phones. The ringtone volume is good even in a noisy place. The vibration alert is average in power. The main characteristics that will interest the buyer. We can consider the ability to work with two SIM cards at the same time and a good touch screen.
