Samsung Champ
The Samsung Champ is an entry-level mobile phone that was announced by Samsung in May 2010. An updated version was introduced in August 2011. It was also marketed as Samsung Libre, Star Mini and Player Mini, the latter two an evolution of the Samsung GT-S5230.
Samsung Champ features a quad band GSM support along with a 40 MB internal flash memory, a 2.4-inch, 240 x 320-pixel resistive touchscreen display, and runs on a proprietary operating system featuring a 'lite' version of the TouchWiz interface.
The phone is equipped with a 3.5 mm audio jack, which enables it to be connected with any earphones or speakers of daily use. The phone also comes with dual speakers, a built in voice equalizer, a Bluetooth messenger, and an FM radio with an internal antenna. There is also a digital camera on select models.
The Samsung Champ was one of the cheapest touchscreen phones available to buy in the market, with prices ranging between $30 and $35. Due to its low price and compact size, the phone was very popular with young users and those located in developing markets across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. It was succeeded by Samsung Champ 2.
Full specifications
Platform
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- UI: TouchWiz Lite UI
- WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
- Java MIDP v2.0
- Only Samsung Champ Duos support WiFi
Size
- Dimensions: 96.2 x 53.8 x 13 mm
- Weight: 80 grams
Display
- 2.4 inch TFT LCD resistive touchscreen
- Resolution: 240x320 pixels
- Colors: 256k
Battery
- Li-Ion 1000 mAh
- Up to 12 hours talk-time
- Up to 666 hours standby
Camera
- Digital camera
- 4x digital zoom
- Customizable modes and effects
- Video camera: QCIF in AVI format.
Music and sound
- Music player with background play
- MP3/AAC playback.
- Built-in equalizer
- Music library
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Front dual speakers
- Bluetooth compatibility
Entertainment
- Built-In JAVA games
- Stereo FM radio with internal antenna
- 30 MB internal memory
- Expandable memory up to 8 GB via microSD
- 1000 phonebook contacts