The Samsung SGH-A767, more commonly known as the Samsung Propel, is a mobile phone by
Samsung Telecommunications. It features a full
QWERTY keyboard that
slides out from under the phone. It comes in white, blue, red, and green, and is one of AT&T's most popular cell phones. It was designed as a quick texting phone along with the
Pantech Matrix, the
Pantech Slate, and the UT Starcom Quickfire.
The Samsung SGH-A767's
QWERTY keyboard makes texting and any other task that requires using letters, numbers, and symbols, much easier and faster to complete. However, the size of the keyboard can be a drawback for people with large hands because the keys are flush mounted and close to each other. Another downside is the screen resolution, which only has 65,000 colors. Along with the standard features of most phones, the Samsung SGH-A767 has
GPS
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capability, with both audible and visual aide which is Java based. It is, however, a separately licensed product, requiring both downloading the program and paying extra for data services.
Music and other multimedia capabilities are included with the Samsung SGH-A767. The
microSD
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The standard was introduced in August 1999 by joint efforts between SanDis ...
slot allows you to transfer music and pictures from a computer to your phone, while adding extra memory. The
AT&T Music feature allows you to download and play music and ringtones. Recorded audio and playlists can also be played. Supported audio file extensions are AAC (
Advanced Audio Coding),
AAC+,
eAAC+,
MP3, WMA (
Windows Media Audio),
3GP
3GP (3GPP file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones.
3G2 (3GPP2 ...
,
MPEG,
MP4, and
M4A.
Tips and tricks
Advanced menu
To enter into an advanced menu not available from the normal menu a special code is typed in.
[Tips and Tricks website. http://www.samsungcellphone.net/samsung-propel-tips-turn-off-3g.html] To reach this menu enter in this code: This menu should contain:
* Software Version
* Pre-configuration
* Network & call settings
* Internals
References
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Mobile phones introduced in 2008