Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Philips
Phone model
298
Year of release
2008

Appearance

Case type
Slider
Body length
97 mm (millimeters)
Body width
48 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
13.9 mm (millimeters)
Weight
82 g (grams)
Volume
64.04 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 410 kB (kilobytes)
place #217

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
2 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Battery

Battery capacity
600 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2.5 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
3 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
220 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
1.8 in (inches) place #182
Screen resolution
160 x 128 pixels place #151
Pixel density
114 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
18 bit (262144 colors)
Aspect ratio
1.25 (5:4)

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
0.3 Mp (megapixels) place #50
Maximum photo resolution
640 x 480 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Digital zoom
4 X
Shooting settings
Other photo settings
  • Night shooting mode
  • Effects
  • High-speed shooting
  • Timer
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
128 x 96 pixels
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
300
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
2G (9.6 - 14.4 kbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Mini USB (7 x 3 mm)
USB standard
1.1 (1.5 - 12 Mbps)

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Mini USB (7 x 3 mm)

Images

Supported image formats
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)

Video

Installed video player

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
MP3 support
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone

Control elements

Standard keypad
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Software features

Installed browser
  • WAP
Installed games
Installed games
  • Monkey
  • Pazzle

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
EMS support
MMS support

SAR level

SAR level
0.88 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • charger
  • wired stereo headset
  • usb cable
  • instruction