Samsung M3510 Beat B mobile phone review

Today we will analyze the model of bars, which means target = "_blank"> Samsung M3510 Beat b. But first of all, let's think for Samsung needed a new series and the series is presumed to Beat? This question will respond directly to a member of the series, Beat b M3510, after a short inspection.Even the box, we can see the main specs of the phone: thin as 9.9 mm, included a card microSD (1GB), FM Radio, 3.5mm audio output, Motion Play (music control through recording / turning / shaking the phone) more Beat 'name and DNSe ™ audio processor – all these are proving to musical character of the phone and overall.In series about the cause of this new series, I think it's obvious, Samsung has many series, but none of them are musical, which was kind of a lack of manufacturer. Now we have a new player in the next phase Issue XpressMusic Nokia and Sony Ericsson's Walkman series.

Project and construction
Just as we had the phone hands and gave an overview of her, just a phone has in mind, target = "_blank"> Nokia 5310 XpressMusic – the similarity of construction is evident, especially from the viewpoint back, so we'll make some references to this model during our phone review.The has a slim silhouette, as already mentioned, only 9.9 mm thick (just like Nokia 5310). The first and main variant of the color in which the phone was released in black with touches of orange (the frame screen and the characters on the keys). The housing is made of plastic with a rubber ring that holds the phone feeling better hands. Following the perimeter of the phone We can find the grommet to hold accessories in the upper right and a little less is the charger / USB port / headset. Furthermore, we see a button that appears for a camera, but it is a small orange symbol (looks like a musical note) and comfortable place for the thumb suggests that this is the dedicated music button (Which opens the menu with two options: music player and music recognition). The lower end of the phone is "clean" and reached the side left is located where the volume rocker. In the upper edge, near the left corner, is the 3.5mm jack audio output, which is sealed with a rubber cork.The back is almost entirely taken by the battery cover, which reveals the 800 mAh battery, the SIM slot and a microSD card. Thus, the memory card is not is hot swappable, which may be a bit boring for some people. Above the battery cover is located in 2MP camera module and that is all here. The front panel in addition to the usual elements such as screen and keyboard also has dedicated music player keys, which lie between the screen and keyboard control. The keyboard management is usual: the D-pad in the center, two soft keys and call keys. The alphanumeric keys are comfortable, with a good size – no censorship here. The only thing that spoils a bit the navigation process of the navigation keys, which is located very close to the D-pad and can sometimes be pushed accidentally. However, this is a matter of accommodation, after some time, mistakes are fewer.

Menu and Software
The working area of the Samsung M3510 Beat B has specialties and is normal, this is not a smartphone. To access the menu you can think to press the OK button of the D-pad, but you will start the browser in this way. The menu opens with the left key and here the "OK" button is ok. All four directions of the D-pad are shortcuts for different items or submenus, but only two can be changed by the user (left and right), the other two are pre-set for the digital camera (for below) and for my Menu (up). The menu is organized as a 3×4 grid and the icons and the desktop, can be changed with the themes pre-installed. The icons look as well as their order is similar to those of target = "_blank"> b U800 Soul, but two of them. This practice is standard Samsung and many other manufacturers, so the two models, for from the same class, launched in an average period of time (1 year) will never have radical menus different. The themes are also three pre and U800, but the creator of the theme behind us and we can not find it in M3510 Beat b section applications is nearly the same, but beyond the standard items (Image Editor, Memo, Task, etc.), we see something new "Shake and Play." This submenu is to test the accelerometer of the phone and to learn how to use it properly. There are three candidates: "Motion" beatbox "Dice" and "Lottery" – The most evocative is the first, if you ask us, it works like this: two paths are assigned for each direction, left and right (the user can change them at will) and when you shake the phone in either direction, plays the song in question. However, we were disappointed to hear only one song, no matter how hard we try, the phone had been able to detect a single direction. Also admit that the phone may have had A technical problem at the moment.

Music Player, Music Recognition and Motion Control
How could we expect from a member Beat editing, the music player is well done in terms of aesthetic user interface as well as functional. While listening to music, we can see on the screen the equalizer, the artist name and song, of course. There is also the duration of the music and its progress, beyond the control of the D-pad. The agreement may be amended and there are some pre-arrangements. Beat B M3510 uses styles of music, instead of presets, however, once a style is chosen, the tie is also automatically adjusted accordingly.The music can be chosen by different criteria, recently played, most played, by genre, by artist, etc in the player settings we have found a new feature for most phones – "Music self off, the function is similar to that of TVs. One drawback may be the fact that there time only presets available and the resource is not related to the phone's clock, which would have been logical and convenient. However, there are many people who sleep with the earphones in your ears, so this addition is quite welcomed.Also the settings of the player, motion control can be turned on or off. Talking about this control – it is clear that the idea was borrowed, mainly from Sony Ericsson (Shake Control) and a bit of Nokia (especially from the Nokia 8800 or ends a silencing call when turned upside down). However, the phones Walkman works well, although he could not change a song with our M3510 Beat b, no matter what direction we were shaking the phone. Another difference is that the button must be pressed to use the shake control on the Walkman phones, while M3510 lack of it – Both variants have pluses and minuses. We are pleased that at least two other motion controls are useful. When you turn the phone upside down, the music stops. When the phone rings and a song is tapped (with the finger is more convenient) on the screen, the music is paused. Another tap return to music. The problem is that the tap should be more like a hit and you're not thinking about music, but its integrity phone. That's why we were forced to slap the phone several times until a "good" was a pause in the music – it seems that this action would tear the phone and we doubt the usefulness of this method especially since the phone is in module.As camera that we mentioned earlier, the M3510 is equipped with DNSe ™ audio processor. The sound is very different with the song "other amateurs" phones, with clear and qualitative. A single fact disturb us a little: the speaker is unique, both for ringtones and voice conversations. Be used twice more, over time, the speaker can weaken and lead to a discussion of low quality. The phone we have tested the new era and even at maximum volume the sound was good and the speaker is not given "signs of weakness." Let's hope that Samsung had calculated everything, but at a bar music phone, there enough space for separate speakers (like the Nokia 5310, for example). Music menu, and music player is no longer an item – music recognition. Of course, we know that this feature of the Walkman series (Track ID) and we are happy here that works as well as Sony Ericsson phones. When you hear a song that enjoy your heart beats, but you do not know the name of the song to him – Samsung M3510 Beat b is the savior, it is sufficient to record about 10 seconds music that the program will analyze it and return the song name and artist. More than that, the music recognition is also available while listening to the radio FM with RDS, it can be found in the Options menu.

Digital Cameras
Samsung M3510 Beat B is equipped with a 2MP camera without autofocus digital and flash. Being a music phone, it is obvious that the camera is not one of the best. However, the images are not bad and the menus of the camera is traditional for Samsung, with plenty of options. Other comments are not needed here.

Conclusion
The appearance a new series is always good news. Edition release of Beat, Samsung wants to offer something that is already available on your competitors and a little more. That's why Beat b Samsung M3510 is the first model that comes to fulfill this task and almost succeeds.The modern design, audio output jack 3.5mm, the reader music combined with motion controls, plus dedicated buttons and memory card included the M3510 is not only a perfect replacement of traditional portable music player. Being a mobile phone, its functionality and do not forget that all options were granted Samsung's standard that can overwhelm requirements of a medium user.The only thing that still needs to be improved is the control of movement that does not work exactly as it should, or as it is officially claimed. Furthermore, the accelerometer was not used by its integer value, which is why the image on the screen is where the phone is turned horizontally and not changes the landscape as one might expect. All these, plus the poor camera, leaving a clear path for the future, models.Taking more developed account also the price Samsung M3510 Beat b, we see that this category has to offer innovative options that can not be found in their direct competitors and that makes it an interesting product and reasonable.

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