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Philips 636 mobile phone review
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 Philips 636 is announced in 2004
Design
Philips's 636 has a standard design for this class handsets, measuring 43 x 79 x 21 mm and 82 grams. Despite the weight it has a good feel in the hand, and the good shaped plastic body and styled highlights give it an attractive and nice look.The 16 bit - color display which is a little milky, dim and uneven, as well as having lower resolution than usual.The display resolution 128 x 128 pixel which is standart resolution for more mobile phones.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all Philips handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The 636 is not comfortable for hold in ones hand because it is too wide.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Philips handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the comfortable center keys, make the phone easer to dial.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the Philips 636 has to offer: there's also support for GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as Java MIDP 2.0, 32-channels polyphony, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book. and when it comes to storage the 636 offers 1 MB which is dynamically shared between images and J2ME applications.
Performance
Audio quality on the 636 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 600 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 4 hours talk time or 400 hours standby, which is very good for battery's theoretical capacity.Charge time is about 90 minutes.
Availability
The Philips 636 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Philips's 636 is yet another model in a range of phones from experienced users from Philips. A new compact design and a reduced sized battery - which avoids rendering a negative impact on battery life - ensures a thin and light phone which is ergonomically comfortable. |
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