MARBL CELLULAR TELEPHONE

Marbl Cellular Telephone, retail $~10.00 (www.kyocera-wireless.com...)
Manufactured by Kyocera (www.kyocera-wireless.com)
Last updated 03-10-10





This product does not emit light of its own, so the standard review format will not be used and the product will not be assigned a rating. This website is mostly about light-emitting products and test equipment I regularly use, but occasionally, you'll see non-light emitting products on it too if it's something I really like or use frequently.
(This product can indeed be used as a short-range flashlight to illuminate keyholes or to help locate dropped objects within close proximity to {near} you).

This is the Kyocera cellular telephone handset. It is a fairly standard "flip fone", in which a lid over the display & keypad flips open on a hinge to expose the keypad; the video display is on the inner surface of the lid itself.

The unit came with "pay as you go" cellular service from Virgin Mobile.


Size of product w/hand to show scale SIZE


Use the Marbl like you might use any other cellular telephone: dial the number you want, then press the "talk" key (this key shows a standard telephone handset lifted off the cradle and tilted at an angle -- the telephone handset shown is colored green). When finished with the call, press the "end" key (this key shows a standard telephone handset lying in the cradle; it is not tilted at all -- the telephone handset shown is colored red).

I don't feel like writing a book today, so you'll want to refer to the instructional materials that are furnished with the handset to read about its many other features.




According to the Kyrocera website:

Premium design with soft-feel finish
Built-in speakerphone for hands-free talking
Large color display
Polyphonic ringtones
Additional ringers*
Backlit keypad
Games
Color display - 128 x 128 pixels
On-screen icons
Polyphonic (MIDI) ringers
Screensavers
Wallpaper
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact directory stores personal and business information (200 entries)
Countdown timer
Headset jack
GPS locator*
Predictive text-input software for rapid text entry
Scheduler
Side volume controls
Speed dialing
Stopwatch
Tip calculator
To-do list
World Clock
2-way text messaging*
Java technology*
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) capable*
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
Multiple language options
Speakerphone with dedicated key TTY/TDD capable*
Vibrate alert
Voice-activated dialing
Voice memo
Web access - WAP 2.0 browser to view your favorite Web sites specifically formatted for your telephone handset

* = Depending on services available from your service provider.


Talk time is published as 220 minutes; standby time at 180 hours.






The LCD screen of this telephone in "standby" mode (after you flip it open but before you dial).

Note that the date is indicated as "12/32/09" - it automatically corrected
itself to read "01/01/10" shortly after this photograph was taken.



This is another "standby" screen - the one I currently (as of 03-08-10) use.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LCD screen displaying "white".


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the blue LEDs in the keypad of this handset.


Audio file (.WAV format) of one of the ringtones (the one I prefer out of the several that are available on the handset).

This file is ~0.140 megabytes (142,798 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than thirty seconds to download at 48.0Kbps.





TEST NOTES:
Cellular telephone handset was purchased in early-2009 in Federal Way WA. after it was determined that my "California" cellular telephone handset would not function here because there are no cell towers for the MetroPCS service I had been using prior to moving here.

This product was POSSIBLY manufactured in Brazil.
A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.


UPDATE: 00-00-00



    MANUFACTURER: Kyocera
    PRODUCT TYPE: Handheld cellular telephone
    LAMP TYPE: N/A
    No. OF LAMPS: N/A
    BEAM TYPE: N/A
    SWITCH TYPE: Numerous momentary buttons
    CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
    BEZEL: N/A
    BATTERY: 3.7 volts 900mAh Li:ION battery pack
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER-RESISTANT: Light sprinkle-resistance at maximum
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    ACCESSORIES: Wall wart-type charger
    SIZE: 3.39 in x 1.73 in x 0.83 in (86 mm x 44 mm x 21 mm)
    WEIGHT: 3.28 ounces (93 grams)
    WARRANTY: Unknown/TBA

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Product was not intended to be a light-emitter or test instrument, so the traditional "star" rating will not be used.





Marbl Cellular Telephone * www.kyocera-wireless.com...






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