The Samsung Wave 723, or Samsung S7230,[1] was released in October, 2010,[2] alongside the Samsung Wave 525 and Samsung Wave 533. It was marketed as a mid-range phone,[3] and cost around €130 ($170).[4][5]
The phone measures 109.5x53.9x11.8 mm (4.31x2.12x0.46 in). It has a metal casing with an airbrushed aluminum finish, which is available in three colors: Black, White, and the "La Fleur" Edition, which features a pink coloring scheme along with floral patterning on the back and screen of the phone.[6] The phone weighs 100g (0.22 pounds).[1] The screen has 3 buttons: two to initiate and end a call, and one for menu navigation. The volume buttons are found on the left of the chassis, and the camera activation and power/lock buttons are found on the right.[6]
The screen is a TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, which allows for user interaction without using the phone buttons. The screen measures 3.2 inches along the diagonal, with a total area of 29.1 cm^2 and a resolution of 240x400 (5:3 aspect ratio). It has a pixel density of ~146 ppi and is capable of displaying 256K colors.[2]
The device is powered by a single core CPU running at 450 mHz.[7][8] There is an initial storage capacity of 90 MB which is upgradable with 16 GB additional storage via the microSD port.[2]
The phone has a 5 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash. It can shoot video at 320p at 15 fps.[2] The camera can be activated by the dedicated camera button, but not while you are using another widget.[3] Photos can be edited via the photo editor.
The phone comes with a 1200 mAh Li-ion battery which is rechargeable via the microUSB port at the top of the phone. The battery provides about 700 hours standby time on a 2G network, and 600 hours on a 3G network. Likewise, talk time is around 14 hours and 20 minutes on 2G, and 6 hours and 45 minutes on 3G.[2]
The phone can connect to both 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 mHz bands) and 3G (UMTS 900/2100 mHz bands).[7] The phone has a WiFi 4 chip, but can make a hotspot in case of low WiFi coverage. users can ascertain their location via A-GPS, can listen to Stereo FM radio, and can arrange data transfer between the phone and a computer via the microUSB 2.0 port.[2]
