Samsung SPH-a503

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Samsung SPH-A503 (The Drift)
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Carrier Helio
Available November 2006
Screen 240x320 pixel (2.12") TFT-LAC, 262K color
Ringtone Polyphonic sound (40 voices), Real tone (MP3)
Memory 128 MB
Memory card microSD
Networks CDMA 1xEV-DO 800/1900 MHz
Connectivity 1xEV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, USB
Physical size 3.8" (H) x 1.8" (W) x 0.7" (D)
Weight 3.53 ounces
Form factor Slider

The Samsung SPH-a503, known as The Drift, is a slider multimedia wireless mobile device, which comes in black or white. It is sold by Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink (a U.S.-based internet service provider) and SK Telecom (a South Korea-based CDMA mobile telecom). The Drift is the first to have Location Based Services bundled with the device. The Drift comes loaded with a version of Google Maps that uses the device's GPS to locate the user on a map and the Buddy Beacon application that lets friends share their current location with each other via Mapquest. The Drift was added to Helio's line up in November 2006.

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  • Address Book
  • Alarm Clock
  • Bluetooth
  • Buddy Beacon
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
  • Caller ID
  • Camera: 2 megapixel, built-in flash, 4x digital zoom, and MPEG 4 video camera.
  • Google Maps
  • GPS Capability: advanced satellite technology for directions or socializing
  • Music/Video Player: MP3, MPEG 4/H.264 player, QVGA video, VOD, MMS
  • MySpace Mobile
  • AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Pager, and MSN Messenger for mobile
  • Photo Studio with special effects
  • Speaker Phone
  • T9 Text
  • Korean character set
  • Voice Memo Recorder
  • Web Browsing

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