Sagem products have always offered good characteristics and found its fans, though they are not widely spread on the Russian market. Today we'll test a new model ? Sagem my-X8.

Mind it, it's not a smart phone. But I have often come across references in forums (both russian and western) that this handset is based on Windows Smartphone. That's not the case. Perhaps the idea that this handset belongs to smart phones appeared due to its dimensions, support for removable memory cards, and wide communication features. But let's not put the cart before the horse, specifications first.

• Tri Band GSM 900/1800/1900
• GPRS class 10
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 115x47x20.8?mm
• Weight: 121?g
• 2.2-inch 240x320 display, 262 thousand colors, manufactured by Sharp
• Camera: 1.3?MP, 8x zoom, video camera (3gp)
• Polyphonic ringer, MP3 support
• Vibra alert
• SMS
• MMS
• T9
• WAP 2.0
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Bluetooth
• IrDA
• MP3 player
• Calendar
• Alarm clock
• PC synchronization
• Addressbook: 300 contacts
• Built-in memory: 40 MB
• mini-SD support
• Battery: Li-Ion, 300 hours in standby mode, up to 4 hours of calls
• Transmission power: SAR 0.5 W/kg.

Package Contents: a handset, a battery, a charger, a stereo hands-free, a CD with software, a user's manual in Russian, Ukranian, and Romanian, a warranty.

Review by Denis Shilkin aka Jazzman ( shilkin@ixbt.com ) with special permission for reprint from Digit-Life .? Click to view the original source of this review.