Philips 639

  • Released 2004, Q1
    82g, 21mm thickness
    Feature phone
    1.5MB storage, no card slot
  • N/A 128,388 hits
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    128x128 pixels, 8 lines
  • NO
    No video recorder
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  • 600mAh
    Li-Ion

Philips 639 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2004, Q1
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 79 x 43 x 21 mm, 71 cc (3.11 x 1.69 x 0.83 in)
Weight 82 g (2.89 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size
Resolution 128 x 128 pixels, 8 lines, 1:1 ratio
 Second external PolyLED(OLED) display, 80 x 48 pixels
Screensavers and wallpapers
Downloadable logos
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 299 x 5 fields
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 1.5MB
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 1.2.1
Games Yes - Bricks
Languages English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese
Java No
 Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice command/dial
Optional rotaiting digital VGA camera
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 600 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 4 h
Misc Colors 3 - Magical Pearl, Surprising Green and Fantastic Grey

Philips 639 - User Reviews

  • The philips 639 is DEFINETLY an DESIGNER-handy. You have to decide what is more important for your mind - the look or the functionality..! I have bought the handy yesterday. That means in April 2007. So one can say, even if the handy was produced and brought to the market in 2004, the design is still modern and timeless. And the standardt-features like MMS or WAP for download, 65.000 colored display, and so on, are there. You can also I buy an additional camera. That camera you can plug-in into the side-slot of the handy. The Picture quality is sufficient .

  • i want to use the infrared but i don't find please said me were is infrared!

  • Hey guys, I got one 639 in July. just today after 6 times fixing and 4 months !!!!, after they replaced the hard and the display , I can use it. Anyway it seems that it is a mistake and not a phone. Forget it. And , yes there is not IRDA.

  • Where is the infrared?I can't find it!

  • where is the infrared, on others web i couldn't find it, and where is the camera, in ad there is a camera.... please give me the bad side of this phone....

  • Please tell me why on your web site write this phone have infrared port `on` and in other web`s don`t? I have one of this phone and i can`t gues where IRDA is.Thank you!

  • battery life sucks max 2day`s

  • i have a single question related to this phone: vhere is the InfraRed placed because i can't find it, and i saw (including on this website) that it has one, so PLEASE HELP ME!!!

  • It has a very interesting issue!! In the manual it says that i can set my own voice recordings as ringtones for incomig calls.But i really don`t have any idea how to do it. Can someone explain me how.. plss mail me at [email protected] if you can help

  • I currently own this phone, and I quite like it actually. I got it while I was in Indonesia and I think it's really cute. Sometimes, it kind of freezes on me but otherwise, it's performance has been great!

  • the phone looks nice, small, light, but i think not easy to connect it to pc. i have data cable (serial), but not succeded yet to transfer midi from pc to it.

  • This phone is crap! The menu is supid, and it has a looot of lag too ! I advise you not to buy it!

  • I like this phone, great control and excellent video quality. I like the mirror and it look sexy. =) I just have problem looking for the data cable to link to my PC =(, I'am in Taiwan does any anybody know where find it. I'am looking forward for the upgrade w/ IR or Bluetooth function.

  • phone ringer is too low even on max volume, I can't hear it if I place it in my pocket, but the design is nice and cute, so shame..

  • Battery doesn't sucks! Not on mine anyways.. It eeds to be charged probably every 6th day or so.. That is allright! Maybe there are better options, but not if you want a very small, stylish phone that had a very user friendly UI.. I think, if you're unhappy with this phone, who probably didn't buy it beacuse it had the features you wanted in a phone!

  • -battery life sucks (about 2.5 days although it says that it can stand by up to 400h(~16 days)) -slow software -there are better options on the market

  • Great phone. Small and nice looking. The MirrorFX OLED display is amazing! Battery life is good too, compared to many others.

  • Hi! Why are you all bitching about this phone not having inbuilt camera? If you wanted a phone with that feature you should have bought one, 'cause you where all fully aware of the features found in philips 639. Therefore: stop that bitching! it's kind of you own fault since you bought it instead of a phone WITH camera.. And to you who where bitching about the quality of the features; get a life! This phone is a design phone - beautiful by the way - and it is perfectly fine for a person that really doesn't give a shit about a camera you really don't need for anything else than taking your own picture to feel great about yourself! The inbuilt cameras aren't nearly good enough for other purposes so why don't you just give it a break! Someone asked where you can buy this wonderful phone, and my answer to you is: www.nowicom.com

  • Dear seller, ive seen your item and i have interest in it. i want you to calculate the total cost of it because i want to ship it to nigeria. i will be very grateful if you can mail me back and tell me the total cost of both the item and the shipping cost thanks

  • so slow software. do not buy it

  • I like this phone, but I just can't figure out, how to set up voice dialing and voice commands. Somebody help please. I would also like to know something about connecting this phone to computer. Has anyone tried it yet??? Thanks for all advice.

  • although the ringing volume is low the set looks very sexy .

  • i have this set ... to praise it i may say that it is sexy .... but it have no in built camera ........ so same .. same .. any way the mirror display is very nice ..........

  • although the ringing volume is low the set looks very sexy .

  • when you buy it does come with the whole package thingy and the extra camera? i like the idea about the mirror but it would really be better when it comes with camera & blue tooth!

  • philips 639 is beautiful cell phones

  • how much it cost?

  • i have the phone already and i think it's great except for the fact that it has no camera. really cool design. you can use the phone cover as a mirror, which will especially suit you fags that posted earlier arguing about spelling or making dipshit comments about philips or the phone or whatever. i mean this should be a forum about the phone, not arguing and making insults. grow up. you can mix songs for those dj wannabes, and there are a lot of cool features. Definitley looks cool as an accessory.

  • Shame no built in camera.

  • Hello!Does anybody know where to buy Philips 639 mobile phone?

  • Does anybody know where to buy the data cable for philips 639 ?

  • i can see the shape is quiet cool..futuristic..but the features is not good enough,compare with other phones like nokia,motorola..built in camera,bluetooth,etc..think about it phil..!!

  • i like the 'hidden' sub screen design... looks very hi-tech.

  • No java, no bluetooth, no camera... ho hum.

  • Yeah really, someone get that Alcatel loser out of here lol

  • Philips is coming back to Austria!! 2 years ago Philips lost their good position on the austrian mobile phone market, but noy they're back and eyerybody feels happy.

  • that is a pretty nice thing

  • omg u big fat alcatel loooooser! go support a good fone company- p.s - facts r needed to express a piont-ure oppinion dnt count -4 the love of god-alcatel! wot u bin smokin!?!!!!?

  • My opinion only 1 word : Cool!! Could you tell me when Philips 639 available in Indonesia?

  • Eww, this phone is a fu*in mess!, look at that design, eh!, looks like a bit of dog shi*

  • It's too early to say anything about this amazing phone. But I am sure that this phone has excellent reception (thanks to external antenna - and for me it is advantage), and standby autonomy (very good, although Philips can do this still better). It is mine as soon as appear in the market!

  • Philips give up to produce phones! I don't know where I can buy it? In France...no, in Austria... no, in Switzerland...no......only in the Netherlands? That's not enough to be a great phone producer!

  • Some people can't take it that philips phones are getting better and better, and for the people who don't know the facts. Philips sold so much phones last year that it was the best year ever.

  • Philips used to make better phones. I quite agree that they do, or should I say did have good designs. My friend had an old Philips (Twist, I think?) and it was one of the best of its time (which was about 5 or 6 years ago, and with only Nokia and Ericsson as competitors). The old model Nokias had good designs too. I owned a 3210, 3310, and 8250 before so I have first hand experience. They were very simple and user-friendly yet sleek and stylish. But the thing is, they started to dwell too much on "techy-ness" while sacrificing simplicity and functionality. Pardon me, but I think their designs are starting to get a bit ridiculous. I'm not saying they are not good phones. It's just that there are better ones. But, as they say, "to each his own..." I kinda admire Sony-Ericssons because they are practical and robust. Even the old Ericssons are good. My first phone is an Ericsson GA628 and it is light and easy to use, not to mention very affordable. And the overall design is sensible. I have to admit that their new phones are a bit complicated too, but their applications are very useful and fun. Their designs are not perfect but they are close. And they have fewer service centers and after-market parts and accessories than Nokia but certainly more than Philips. I study Industrial Design so I think I have the right to blow my thoughts off on this matter. Oh, and I don't think it is a person's ability to SPELL that makes one a good judge of design. Call me undeducated, but at least I'm not a sour grape. We are talkin' mobile phones, not home appliances. Lastly, I think Panasonic makes better appliances than Philips, so don't bother using that excuse for Philips' lack of design flare on their phones.

  • Firstly, Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones are not really good as claimed by the 12 year old 'Phillips DESASTER' who cannot spell to save his life (It's disaster you cretin). That just shows you the kind of childish uneducated people who buy and worship the likes of Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Secondly, the person below me, please learn how to spell properly before you post and learn how to speak fluent English as most people won't know what the hell you are blabbering on about. Either that or go and get yourself a good dictionary. Finally, Phillips are good phone makers. Don't bash them through the name, they are just amateurs in the phone market but let's try and see Nokia make a radio or TV, you can damn well bet the Finns will lag behind in producing state of the art radios.

  • philips should give up there producing of phones, as they are uncool and boring, they are expencive, onistly philips, stop making phones, before you make a bigger full of your self

  • I'll tell you something about Philips. Philips produce lots of things: radios, mp3-Player & so on. Really good mobile phone producers like Sony Ericsson or Nokia don't do this. So they are better in prooducing phones than Philips. Philips give up to produce phones! I don't know where I can buy it? In France...no, in Austria... no, in Switzerland...no......only in the Netherlands? That's not enough to be a great phone producer!

  • I love it, i hope it come soon cause philips 330 is asking for an evolulution, with a fair price philips 639 will became a hit! If 330 is wonderfull this will not let you down.

  • nice mobile and waiting for it.

  • philips is nr.1

  • Miquel, somebody is attacking Philips in the Sonyericsson site z1010. Please react strongly

  • I like it!! Philips is on the best way, i hope that this models come very fast because the competitors are growing very fast!

  • I absolutely agree with you Hub, Philips has the best design ever on earth !

  • I'm a huge Philips fan, I think their design is the best ever seen, especially the keypads

  • Woah, great Frankie. "Intelligent"guy. You can do not like Philips sure... Buy Nokia like every people ;-(. If you don't like Philips, don't go to these HomePage, and we can stay between us, Philips Fans ! I hope for 535 in France (Philips Mobile Phone aren't available in Switzerland). Big hopes with Philips 855cn, Miquel If you have others news, please let me know !

  • Fuck Philips, bad design, bad software, expensive, always late compare to competitors

  • No it's not a joke i've got my information from several informants (people who are working from philips), and you can also read this information on mobile-review.com. As far as I know all these models will be introduced this year. There is also one thing I have to say; last year philips was supposed to bring also the 830 model, but that didn't happen. Why I don't know.

  • Oh ! I'm philips Fan. I waiting for Philips 535.. Not available in France yet. Miquel : Where are you find your nice news ? It's a joke or not ???

  • shortly upcoming models 2004 Philips 639 � Philips 330 case, 65K TFT internal screen, external mono screen, BeDJ, by features the same as 535 model Philips 550, 759, 755 � all models with touchscreen, handwrite recognition. Philips 855cn � 180 degrees open clamshell. Internal screen 65K TFT, external 4096 STN, 1.3 Megapixel camera, 9Mb of memory Xenium Color � colour clamshell with internal antenna Philips shows again that they're back in the mobile phone business.

  • What the fark is Philips up to? No in-built digital camera, no infra-red and no bluetooth? This phone is worst than the 535 man!

  • how original... a 330 with a color screen... oh brother...