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S998 Triband 2.8" Touch LCD Dual SIM Dual Network Standby GSM Cell Phone

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- Model: S998
- Tri-band GSM Network Support: 900/1800/1900 MHz
- 2.8-inch touch screen vibrant color LCD display
- 1.3 mega pixels digital camera (manufacturer claimed)
- MicroSD/TF slot supports up to 1GB memory card expansion
- 256MB TF Memory Card Included
- Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- Dual SIM Slots, Simultaneous/Dual Network Standby
- Supports GPRS/MP3/MP4/Voice Recording
- Built-in FM radio tuner
- Phone languages: English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Indonesian
- Hard copy user's guide printed in Chinese only
- Comes with two (2) x "5555mAh" rechargeable lithium batteries (battery capacity is manufacturer claimed, see photos for battery labels. DX cannot verify the validity of these capacities.)
- 110V~240V AC adapter included
- Earphone headset and USB data cable included
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* Warranty information is located in the specifications section

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Ownership verified by DX nice look and feel
Posted by nanamayor on 6/23/2009
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstar
Ease of Use: starstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstar

Pros: - Tri-band GSM Network Support: 900/1800/1900 MHz
- 2.8-inch touch screen vibrant color LCD display
- 1.3 mega pixels digital camera (manufacturer claimed)
- MicroSD/TF slot supports up to 1GB memory card expansion
- 256MB TF Memory Card Included
- Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- Dual SIM Slots, Simultaneous/Dual Network Standby
- Supports GPRS/MP3/MP4/Voice Recording
- Built-in FM radio tuner
- Phone languages: English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Indonesian
- Hard copy user's guide printed in Chinese only
- Comes with two (2) x "5555mAh" rechargeable lithium batteries (battery capacity is manufacturer claimed, see photos for battery labels. DX cannot verify the validity of these capacities.)
- 110V~240V AC adapter included
- Earphone headset and USB data cable included
even though its triband it would not work for me it had a great feel and look I loved the speaker very loud too bad it didn't work had to return it

Cons: - Tri-band GSM Network Support: 900/1800/1900 MHz
- 2.8-inch touch screen vibrant color LCD display
- 1.3 mega pixels digital camera (manufacturer claimed)
- MicroSD/TF slot supports up to 1GB memory card expansion
- 256MB TF Memory Card Included
- Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- Dual SIM Slots, Simultaneous/Dual Network Standby
- Supports GPRS/MP3/MP4/Voice Recording
- Built-in FM radio tuner
- Phone languages: English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Indonesian
- Hard copy user's guide printed in Chinese only
- Comes with two (2) x "5555mAh" rechargeable lithium batteries (battery capacity is manufacturer claimed, see photos for battery labels. DX cannot verify the validity of these capacities.)
- 110V~240V AC adapter included
- Earphone headset and USB data cable included
even though its triband it would not work for me it had a great feel and look I loved the speaker very loud too bad it didn't work had to return it

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: although triband it did not work in the usa

Ownership verified by DX A Good Solid Phone
Posted by vikinggirl2 on 9/22/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: *High Quality Build, Feels really solid in your hand
*Nice Metal Faceplate (DX Images don't do the phone justice)
*Huge Screen
*Screen Quality Great
*Dual Speakers on the Rear of the phone with a sub woofer effect
*Loud sound
*High Call Quality
*Headset Doesn't sound like a pea in a can but does sound a bit flat
*Phone can also serve as a USB Mass Storage Device or Webcam
*Plays .avi video format
*Video Recorder can Record in .avi format
*Keypad back light does 3 colours Green, Blue and Orange/Red
*Keypad flashes between its colours when listening to Music or Watching videos
*Has the “Apple” logo some people will be “Wow!!” by this, especially if they don't know that apple have never made a phone even close to this design
*Dual Bluetooth Works Great
*Tested and this phone accepted 2Gb MicroSD Cards (Tested on the Genuine Kingston 2Gb Sold here at DX)
*Radio picks up good reception
*T9 Predictive input
*Nice Big Keys
*Stylus Feels of a high quality

Cons: *Headset looks cheap – Should Consider A Bluetooth Headset instead
*No Java support
*Camera is NOT 1.3 Megapixel it is VGA
*Cover for Charger/USB/Headset can be a pain to get off to Connect something
*2 SIM cards that are on the same network or “Piggy back” on the same network (I.e. Chess uses the netcom network for its customers) cannot work together says SIM 2 is “Invalid SIM” when both SIM cards try to get onto the same Network with the same Handset IMEI
*Green Keypad back light is fainter then the other 2 colours but default is blue so that ain't too much of an issue
*Stylus can be a little tough to pull out
*The odd keypad layout may take getting used to by some * next to 3, 0 next to 6 and # next to 9 I Didn't have any issues adjusting to this personally, for some reason to me felt more natural
*Instruction manual only in Chinese
*DX Needs to stock spares for there phones they sell here like Stylus's, Battery's, Handsfree kits, Chargers and USB Data Cables as if you break any of these items tracking down a replacement could be a major issue.
*Sim2 can be Difficult to remove

Other Thoughts: *Screen Resolution is 240x320
*Internal Phone Memory is: 250Kb (See Bottomline)
*Supplied Card is: 256mb Cards brand is “Team”
*Maximum MicroSD that I have tested was 2Gb which worked fine without any slowdown
*To lock or unlock Keypad press the right green – Key then #
*Phone Default Security Code: 0000
*Supported File Types: .mp4 / .avi / .3gp / .mid / .mp3 / .jpg / .gif / .amr / .wav / .imy /.bmp
*Music Should be put into the folder “/My Music” that should be in the Root of the MicroSD
*Videos Should be put into the folder “/Video” that should be in the Root of the MicroSD
*Images Should be put into the folder “/Photos” that should be in the Root of the MicroSD
*Items Received by Bluetooth will be saved to /Received in the Root of the MicroSD
*The phone does not read multi layer Folders so all your music, movies and images should go directly into there respective folders.
*Battery Life: Talk Time approx 8 Hours, Standby Time about 4 days with average use

Bottomline: A Great handset that is much more solid and good looking then what you would expect from this price and the default DX pictures. Java support would have been nice but for most its probably of no real issue, as most that choose to play games on the go use a PSP or DS. I Feel that the supplied 256mb MicroSD is a Generous bonus to the mobile phones package as even the “Typical Nokia” only gives 128mb.
The Phones internal memory is somewhat lacking at only 250kb but upon looking around the phone, the phone has more internal memory than that but is sectioned off (I.e. 1291Kb allotted to MMS) The phones internal SMS Storage is good enough for approx 200 SMS's so with the 256mb MicroSD in mind nobody should have many issues, just remember for the 1st time you use some of the features like the camera to enter the options and set it to use Memory Card instead of Internal Memory
The manual itself is completely useless unless you read Chinese, there is no pictures to even reference off except 1 of the layout of the handset and 95% of everything I have said here has come from my own personal findings and I hope some of the extra tips will assist people when they buy there handsets!

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* 1-Year Manufacturer's Warranty: this warranty is offered directly by the manufacturer. Should the item become defective within the manufacturer's warranty period, customers may send the unit back to DX's Hong Kong office. DX will help forwarding the item to the manufacturer for repair or replacement, and will look after the progress. The customer will need to cover shipping fees both ways.
Dimensions: 4.53 in x 2.13 in x 0.67 in
Weight: 19.47 oz
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