Samsung E840 Deals

With the E840, Samsung offered the world's slimmest slider phone, at just 10.6 mm (and 101.5 x 52.5 mm length and width). The glossy, glassy finish of the front panel and invisible-until-activated, touch-sensitive buttons make for a sophisticated, attractive design. Then there are the features: a 2 megapixel camera with 256K display (240 x 320 pixels), a music player and FM radio, 70MB of internal memory and the option of a MicroSD card for more memory.

The ergonomics are nice to the touch and its 99 g weight overcomes any potential featherweight feel from its tiny frame. Slide the E840 open, begin to dial a number and a graphic representation of a pen scrawls the number across the screen, unlike anything you will have seen on any other phone. After dialling, swirls of colour appear as the phone connects - even the graphic displayed when the phone is on charge is a full screen picture of a glass battery being slowly filled. Unusually for a non-Smartphone at this price, the E840 also has a document viewer that can handle most formats including .PDF files.

At a time when the market is returning to bigger, thicker phones, the E840 bucks the trend with this stylish offering, cramming in quadband functionality for international roaming, GPRS and EDGE for fast Web browsing, Bluetooth for short-range wireless connectivity to compatible devices.

Enjoy a large 2.22-inch TFT display - remarkable for the size of phone - and on-board NF 3.4 Browser for a more intuitive Web experience. The memory supports up to 20 outgoing calls, 20 received and 20 lost calls; there is a personal organiser, alarm clock, Dictaphone and stopwatch. The phonebook holds up to 1000 names - each name entry may contain up to five numbers, e-mail address and a text note, an image, a photo and a melody - including MP3s.

Battery life is rated at 4.5 hours of talk time and 360 hours on stand-by.

- 70MB internal memory.

- microSD card for enhanced storage.

- Superb MP3 player and FM radio.

- GPRS, EDGE, USB and Bluetooth connectivity.