Jump into the move !
Add a new dimension to your viewing
• Video capture: 16 frames/sec
• Multi-shots
• Automatic exposure
• Progressive digital zoom x 4
• Framing and special effects
Bring color to your life
• Color OLED external display
• Brilliant 65K TFT internal display
All-motion video clips recording
There are moments you want to express with more than a single picture; the advanced Philips 659
is a clamshell phone that enables you to record up to 1 minute high quality video clips of your
wonerful moments. Try it and you'll be amazed !
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Technical specificationsProduct highlights
All-motion video clips recording
The sophisticated video recording function enables
you to record your wonderful moments whenever you
want. You can take high quality video clips of up to
1 minute at 16 frames per second.
Multi-shots
With a dedicated softkey to enter into camera
mode, you can take great pictures with the built-in
camera as easily as ABC and store them in dynamic
memory for later use as wallpaper. The advance
automatic exposure and multi-shot capabilities allow
you to capture all your magic moments even at night.
The camera also comes with VGA definition,
a progressive digital zoom x4, different frames
and other special effects.
Philips Color Matrix
This Color Matrix, provides a fast and easy way
to navigate through the icons using the 4-way
navigator on the keypad.
Dual color display
Internal display: High contrast and high brightness,
65K TFT, 128x160 pixels, 6 lines of text and 2
information rows. Ultra fine pitch for clear bright color
images, pictures and video.
Sub display: High technology color OLED display with
3 area colors of yellow, green and blue, 96x64 pixels
for displaying date, time, caller and message
information.
Picture applications
Color pictures,animations and wallpaper. Thanks to
the embedded photo album or with pictures taken
with the integrated color camera, you’ll always have
the best fitting picture for FotoCall or wallpaper
applications. Exchange those pictures via MMS,
or using your PC and the Mobile Phone Tool software
provided.
Clamshell management
When activated, this feature allows you to answer
an incoming call by simply opening the phone.
Special effects
Modify pictures you have taken with the built-in
camera using special effects such as Nature, Warm,
Cool, Fog, Class, Moon, Brown, Grey and Negative.
International world clock
Allows the user to display the time of a selected
foreign country in the idle screen in addition to home
clock. Once activated, this dual clock display provides
an easy way
for a traveller to simultaneously read the
time in both their home and foreign
countries without
any key operation.
File manager
To allocate the available memory in the phone
between voice tags, names, pictures, video, melodies
and messages, etc.
Polyphonic ringtones
32 polyphonic ring with 20 melodies
Downloadable ringtone melodies
(Network dependent) Select the melodies you prefer
on the Internet or WAP and download them into your
phone.
Audio quality
The mobile includes Enhanced Full Rate (EFR), Full
Rate (FR) and adaptive multi-rate (AMR) transmission
vocoders to obtain better audio quality and coverage
compatibility (network dependent).
Volume
Ringer: high, medium, low, silent, increasing mode
Earpiece: Adjust for private comfortable volume while
calling.
WAP 1.1 certified and 1.2.1 compatible
(Wireless Application Protocol)
Access a world of services wherever you are. Possibility
of downloading images &/or ring tones.
GPRS Class 10 (General Packet Radio
Service)
A transmission protocol, which allows you to send/
receive data at higher speeds compared to GSM (up
to 54 kbps in download).
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Text Input
Predictive text input to write emails, SMS, EMS and
MMS - Chinese and most European languages are
available.
Voice recognition
Voice dial/ command: just say a name or a word to
dial a number from the names list or to activate a
specific function of your phone.
Personal organiser
Plan all your meetings and events in your calendar and
set your phone to remind you of them. Synchronise it
with your PC or your PDA.
Information privacy
This function enables you to protect your SMS, MMS,
phonebook and call list with separate security code. It
helps to enhance the privacy of your personal
information.
Auto switch on & off
This feature enables the phone to be automatically
switched on and off according to the internal time you
have set.
Call filter function
There are 2 call screening functions - Black list and
White list. Black list will allow you to screen all the
calls from callers who are specified in the list. For the
white list, once it is set, only callers who are on your
White list are able to reach you. All other calls will be
blocked.
Stopwatch and Count-down timer
By selecting the stopwatch function, you can start and
stop the clock with a single softkey. For the count-
down timer, once the timer is programmed, the phone
will emit an alarm once the time is reached.
Bio-rhythm
By entering your birth date, graphs will show the level
of "Energy", "Mood" and "IQ" for today. You can also
select any other dates where you might want to check
your status.
Services
• Caller ID
• Call waiting
• Call forwarding
• Call on hold
• Short Message Service (SMS)
• Voicemail
• Multi-party call
• Conference call
• Explicit call transfer
• Call time and cost meters
Operator features
• GPRS/Class10, ClassB, SMG 31 bis, CS1,2,3&4
• WAP 1.2.1 compatible browser
• MMS (for China)
• SIM lock keeps consumers on networks
for dedicated operator and service providers.
• SIM TOOLKIT/Release 99
Chinese features
• QQ Messaging: Meet and chat with people
from all over the country. You can find the whole
diversity of human interests, ideas, and issues here.
• Western Horoscope: to get your star sign prediction
daily, or in advance and be prepared for a very
different day every day.
• Lunar converter: Input the solar date (day-month-
year) and the corresponding lunar date to show lunar
date on the idle screen.
General information
Specifications
• Mode: E-GSM 900/1800
Performances Std battery1
• up to 3 hrs Talk Time
• up to 300 Standby Time
Size/Volume/Weight
• 89.2 x 45.6 x 23.3 mm / 65 cc/ 89.. 5 g
Handset Color Options
• Blue Zone/ Silver Wing
Available Languages
• Native MMI: English, Indonesian*, Hebrew*,
Arabic*, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian*,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian,
Chinese simplex, Chinese traditional, Slovakian,
Spanish, Swedish,Thai*, Turkish.
* : not available in WAP MMI.
• T9 available with: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
French, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese,
Chinese traditional, Spanish, Swedish,Thai,Turkish,
Russian, Slovenian.
Standard Package includes
• Handset
• Battery
• 90-240V Switchable charger
• User manual
• CD Rom with Mobile Phone Tool
• USB data cable
• International guarantee
• SAR value
• Club Philips leaflet
• Headset
Accessories
• Mono deluxe headset
• Batteries: 600mAh
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© 2004 Philips France. All rights reserved.
The information and specifications included are subject
to change without prior notice. Philips tries to ensure
that all information in this document is correct, but
does not accept liability for any error or omission.
1 : Battery life measurements are approximate and
depends on the operator’s network configuration.
Specifications Provided based on BS_PA_MFRMS = 9,
1 Rx (standby mode), PWL=15 and No DTx (talk time).
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