The Samsung A561 is a flip phone that will do the job without any mess or fuss.
Design wise, the A561 is well built and feels solid and sturdy. It has a classy brushed steel finish on the front and a metallic surface on the back. The A561 also features a large 2.2-inch display with a resolution of 176x220, which is great for viewing multimedia content. It also has a small external display showing information including battery life and caller ID.
Opening the handset reveals a five-way navigational pad and a stylish keypad where the individual keys are large and well separated.
Read more about the Samsung A561 |
| Main | |
| Mobile style | Flip |
| Keyboard type | |
| Thickness | 13.9 mm |
| Weight | 50.5 mm |
| General | |
| Device control | Normal Keypad |
| Colours | Silver |
| Keyboard type | |
| Operating system | |
| Operating system | Native |
| Display | |
| Screen resolution | 176 x 220 Pixels |
| Number of colours | 65K |
| Communication | |
| Web browser | Yes |
| GPS | No |
| GPS type | - |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Video chat | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| E-mail | Yes |
| MMS | Yes |
| SMS | Yes |
| USB connection | Yes |
| Mobile TV | No |
| Battery | |
| Talk time | 3 hours |
| Standby time | 250hours |
| Battery type | Li-Ion |
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| Camera | |
| Camera resolution | 2 |
| Camera flash | No |
| Video capture | Yes |
| Digital zoom | |
| Video player | Yes |
| Video file format | MPEG-4 |
| Picture file formats | JPEG |
| Applications | |
| Wallpaper | No |
| Predictive text checker | No |
| Sync with PC/Mac | Yes |
| Voice dialling | No |
| Organiser | Yes |
| Navigation software | No |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Calculator | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Phonebook | Yes |
| Games | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stop watch | Yes |
| Google maps | No |
| Language options | No |
| Audio | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| FM tuner | No |
| Music player | Yes |
| File formats | AAC, AAC+, MP3, WMA |
| Built-in microphone | No |
| Recorder | No |
| Speakerphone | No |
| Ringtone types | MP3, Polyphonic |
| Vibrating alert | Yes |
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