Things that we anticipate in a mobile phone are its characteristics, good aesthetics and last but not the least, a very cheap cost. Dedicated for users who want to purchase a really affordabe phone but not forfeiting anything in functionality and looks, Samsung's newest top-of-the-line mobile phone, the Samsung C3050 Stratus Mobile Phone. Upholding and sustaining the Samsung style legacy, the C3050 Stratus design is classy and refined. With 97 x 47.3 x 14.9 mm proportions and weighing just about 86 grams, this handset is so lightweight and is slim enough to slip into any purse or pocket. Aside from that, this is also a perfect present to any of your beloved ones. For a budget phone, the Samsung C3050 substantiates all the traditional characteristics of a mobile phone but with a superb performance quality. The big 2" LCD display prevails the front end showing 65k color saturation at a resolution of 176 x 220. Text input is a delight to do with the unflawed keypads with incorporated T9 function for instant message composing. This perfect slider phone comes with a magnanimous rank of multimedia services. It has an FM tuner to keep you abreast and an MP3 player to keep you gratified wheresoever you may be and whatsoever genre orientation you might desire. This handset moreover permits you to listen to music even when you are getting at other mobile phone functions and applications programmes. With 1 click you may be able to catch instances with the internal VGA photographic camera which also has a video recording feature. The VGA camera also offers a full video display setting for skimming through pics as well as the panorama shot function that allows you to catch several photos with up to 360 degree view and keep them to a generous expansive microSD card slot of up to 8 gigabytes. Stay in touch online with the rest of the globe, surf the internet and even talk with acquaintances and beloved ones with the Samsung Stratus GPRS web connection. Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0 are among the connection alternatives to pick out if you want to link up with other mobile devices. In Conclusion, the electric battery life on the Samsung C3050 Stratus is great clocking in at 8 hours of talktime and 340 hours on standby time.