Key features and review of the Philips 859

Philips 859 a smart and attractive clamshell mobile phone, you will really love it. Weighing 94g the phone is measuring 46 x 88 x 23 mm. The phone is equipped with 128 x 128 pixels TFT 65K colors display screen. A second external CSTN 4096 colors display of resolution 96 x 64 pixels dominates the front cover. The numeric keypad is excellent with good placement of keys. You can also find a four-way navigation key centered below the display.

For network connectivity it supports for Tri-band GSM 900/ GSM 1800/GSM 1900 MHz and also supports GPRS for data transfer. The phone offers many features that includes; Polyphonic ring tones, which can be set according to choice and mood through a simple to use menu and if these ring tones are insufficient, there is facility to download or you can make a new ring tone with in-built composer. Philips 859 comes with various other features; SMS, MMS, Email, vibration alert, Photo call, Built-in hands free, Alarm, Clock, Games, Calculator, Organizer, Currency converter and phonebook where one can store up to 200 records.

Yes of course, it has low resolution VGA camera, but someone, who wants to use it for basic communication purposes and want something in low budget, Philips 859 is ideal.

The battery power is excellent, giving 400 hours of standby time and 4 hours of talks.