Sagem is working hard at making sound low-end prepay-oriented handsets, and the my501c is the best of the recent crop of releases. It looks pretty good in a Samsung/Sony Ericsson circa 2005 kind of way, a solid clamshell with smart grey and silver packaging, compact dimensions and a good feel in the hand.
Inside the keypad is basically flat but with some swoopy detailing that differentiates the keys. The usual Sagem menu system works well enough. There’s a 1.3mp camera with 8x digital zoom and a couple of effects (sepia, negative, greyscale) plus video (obviously intended mostly for MMS). You get Bluetooth and a mini-USB socket for PC transfers and charging. And the MP3 player is surprisingly good – a rocker on the side for volume and track selection, 32MB on board plus a miniSD slot. The speaker is tinny, as you’d expect, but the earbuds aren’t bad.
There are no big downsides, apart perhaps from the rather small display – just as well it’s only 64K colours.
l A solid buy. The best Sagem we’ve seen for a while.
FEATURES 75%
SALEABILITY 80%
There are no big downsides, apart perhaps from the rather small display – just as well it’s only 64K colours.
l A solid buy. The best Sagem we’ve seen for a while.
FEATURES 75%
SALEABILITY 80%
SPECIFICATION
Size
Length 93mm
Width 45mm
Depth 24mm
Weight
99g
Main display
TFT, 64K colours, 128x160 pixels: external OLED display
Camera
1.3mp, 1600x1200 pixels, video (CIF)
Connectivity
Bluetooth, USB
Battery
Standby 250h
Talk time 3.5h
Features
32MB and microSD memory, music player
Size
Length 93mm
Width 45mm
Depth 24mm
Weight
99g
Main display
TFT, 64K colours, 128x160 pixels: external OLED display
Camera
1.3mp, 1600x1200 pixels, video (CIF)
Connectivity
Bluetooth, USB
Battery
Standby 250h
Talk time 3.5h
Features
32MB and microSD memory, music player