The Samsung Highlight t749 is a great choice for those new to touchscreen phones. The easy-to-use Samsung Hightlight t749 provides quick access to your favorite features through Samsung's innovative TouchWiz user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. The simple and intuitive drag-and-drop feature provides instant access to your favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, instant messaging and photos and a custom widget for myFaves. The Highlight's full-touch virtual QWERTY keypad and multiple messaging capabilities - including text, multimedia messaging, instant messaging and email - make staying connected quick and easy while on the go.
The Highlight's 3-inch screen has a 240 x 400-pixel resolution and support for a 16-million color depth. Below the screen you'll find standard send/end keys and a single touch control button that accesses the main menu as well as selects functions (such as web browser, phone book, etc.). The Samsung Highlight t749 comes with both a virtual alpha-numeric keypad as well as a virtual QWERTY keyboard, and the phone's accelerometer automatically switches you from one to another when you change the phone's orientation from landscape to portrait.
The Samsung Highlight t749 has a 60 MB internal memory, which can be expanded via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). The internal phonebook can store up to 2000 contact entries, each with multiple numbers per contact and support for caller groups as well as picture/ringer ID. You can download MP3 real-music and 72-chord polyphonic ringtones, and the phone also includes a vibrate function for when you need to keep things silent.
Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. The Samsung Highlight provides the latest version of Bluetooth connectivity - version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) - that makes pairing with a headset as well as other Bluetooth devices a snap, and it includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.
The 3-megapixel camera can capture still images in four resolution options (from 2048 x 1536 to 400 x 240 pixels), and you can also choose from four quality settings. Other features include white balance and brightness adjustments, multiple scene settings (including night, landscape and action), a self-timer, and four color effects. It also includes three shooting modes - panorama, continuous and mosaic. You can also share them with family and friends by sending them to any e-mail address, T-Mobile camera phone, or MyAlbum. You can also capture video clips in two resolutions (320 x 240 and 176 x 144 pixels), with videos meant for sending via messaging capped at approximately 1 minute. For videos to save to your PC, you can shoot for as long as you have available memory.
The Samsung Highlight t749 weighs 3.7 ounces and measures 4.2 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches. Its 1200 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6.5 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours of standby time. The Samsung Highlight t749 runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.