Puma Phone

We're always a little bit suspicious of "celebrity brand" phones, as they are often just a big name slapped on a cheap phone in order to turn a return. The PUMA PHONE is a little bit unusual, because this phone is rather interesting in its own right. Although this phone being made by Sagem, it's a pretty incredible device the specs are decent enough, but the overall experience of using one is amazing. It's been styled to an inch of its life, with every corner of the custom OS looking like it's stepped out of a graphic designer's wet dream.

Size and Weight :

The PUMA PHONE weighs 115 grams and measures a pocket-friendly 102 x 56 x 13mm. And the handset is home to 2.8 inches.

Network and connectivity:

The PUMA PHONE comes with GPS, 3.5G support, a multimedia player, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio socket. There's Bluetooth 2.1 and USB connectivity. One most important missing component is WiFi, but other than this the PUMA PHONE is a fully featured touchscreen device. As a phone, the Puma has HSDPA 3G and GSM/Edge connectivity, plus Bluetooth.

Memory and Display:

Tthe screen that lets the hardware down—it's a 2.8-inch QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels, and while it was responsive it just wasn't the sharpest picture we've seen on a phone. It may do with the fact that every single screen is bright red, but even looking at Dylan, the Puma Phone's pet puma, who strolls past the screen roaring at you, it was a bit of a muddy image.

Camera and Video:

Shooting photos on the 3.2-megapixel camera was attractive similar to the familiarity of using an Android phone very easy to use, and the LED flash and 6x digital zoom worked well too. It took a few snaps in the bright strip lighting-lit room and they were clear with no noticeable complaints. It also handles video conferencing at VGA resolution

Entertainment Features:

Puma claims one hour in the sun can supply a fantastic 17 minutes talktime, 35 texts and two hours music playback and the eco-conscious can easily keep tabs on how many calls, music and messages they’ve inspired off the back of the le soleil through the main menu sun icon. The user interface makes heavy use of red, white and black colours and very flat looking white on red icons right through, something based on PUMA's corporate colour scheme.

The PUMA PHONE itself is manufactured by Sagem, a company not normally linked with this degree of sophistication. Puma Phone definitely stands out from the touchphone slop. It’s not just the sun-seeking tech or its sporty side that gives this phone its individual personality but also those rude graphic details and animations. There’s room for upgrading but Puma’s debut handset still has major appeal outside of the smartphone composition.