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Capture more of your life !

Philips 859 is an advanced camera clamshell phone designed to store and share the most precious moments of everyone’s life.

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Giant photo album

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Giant photo album for incredible storage capacity

Giant photo album with extended internal memory capacity allows you to store up to 1,000 pictures in your phone to use for slideshows, wallpaper, and screensavers simply by taking a picture and saving it in your phone's memory.

Integrated VGA digital camera

The integrated digital camera with VGA resolution (640x480 pixels) allows you to take high-quality pictures anytime, anywhere with your phone, then send them via MMS or email, or store the pictures in your phone's memory.

Digitally zoom up to 4 times

Easily zoom the picture in and out up to 4 times, composing better and more meaningful pictures by capturing the right detail from the overall scene. In preview mode, activate the zoom function to take pictures of distant objects or to concentrate attention on a specific part of the picture.

Special effects for creative picture personalization

Special effects for creative picture personalization

Special effects provide you with several modifications that can be applied in order to personalize camera images: sepia, gray scale, edge, digital, embossed, or negative colors. Choose one of the special effects in camera preview mode, take the picture, then save the photo in phone screen resolution format e.g. 128x160 pixels.

TFT display with 65,536 gorgeous colors

TFT display with 65,536 gorgeous colors

Brilliant 65K color TFT display offers high contrast and high brightness with 65,536 gorgeous colors and ultra fine pitch for clear, bright color graphics and photos.

External LCD screen with 4096 vibrant colors

External LCD screen with 4096 vibrant colors

4K vibrant-color external display enriches your mobile phone experience with color pictures and other graphics built from 4096 colors. When the external screen is activated by turning on the phone, events such as incoming calls switch on the backlight to illuminate the display.

Big storage capacity (7MB)

Big storage capacity (7MB)

7MB built-in storage capacity allows you to save personal pictures, melodies, messages, games, and more.

32-tone rich polyphonic melodies

32-tone rich polyphonic melodies

32-tone polyphonic melodies can create simultaneous tones of different notes using MIDI format for more natural and realistic musical results, sounding just like a small orchestra of different instruments for outstanding sound effects.

Java 2.0 technology

Java 2.0 technology

Java 2.0 technology allows you to enhance and personalize your phone with new games and applications simply by downloading them.

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) allows you to use your mobile phone to send and receive pictures, video, and audio files with your text messages.
Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Main Display Resolution

    128x160  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    65536

    Lines of text

    up to 8

    Sub Display Colors

    4096

    Sub Display Resolution

    96x64  pixels

    Sub Display Technology

    CSTN

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    VGA (640x480)

    Digital zoom

    x2, x4

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Super fine

    • Normal

    • Economy

    Special effects preview mode

    • Negative color

    • Embossed

    • Digital

    • Edge

    • Sepia

    • Grey scale

    Sensitivity

    min 5 lux

    Preview frame rate

    15 frames/second

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

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Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Main Display Resolution

    128x160  pixels

    Main Display Technology

    TFT

    Main Display Colors

    65536

    Lines of text

    up to 8

    Sub Display Colors

    4096

    Sub Display Resolution

    96x64  pixels

    Sub Display Technology

    CSTN

  • Still Picture Capturing

    Camera

    Integrated

    Picture resolution

    VGA (640x480)

    Digital zoom

    x2, x4

    Picture file format

    JPEG

    Picture Mode

    • Super fine

    • Normal

    • Economy

    Special effects preview mode

    • Negative color

    • Embossed

    • Digital

    • Edge

    • Sepia

    • Grey scale

    Sensitivity

    min 5 lux

    Preview frame rate

    15 frames/second

    Image sensor type

    CMOS

  • Still Picture Playback

    Picture Compression Format

    • BMP

    • GIF (87a & 89a)

    • JPEG

    Picture Enhancement

    • Edit photos (colors, filters)

    • Frames & Icons

    • Rotate

    Slide show

    Yes

  • Storage Media

    Built-in memory (RAM)

    16

    User memory

    7  MB

  • Connectivity

    Modem Capabilities

    • CSD (Voice, Data)

    • GPRS

    • SMS

    Headphone

    2.5 mm

    Serial connections

    USB-Jack cable

    Synchronisation PC organizer

    • Lotus Notes

    • MS Outlook

    Wireless connection

    Infrared

  • Network Features

    GPRS (Rx+Tx)

    Class 10 (4+2), Class B

    Messaging

    • EMS / release 4

    • Predefined messages (SMS,MMS)

    • Concatenated SMS (Long SMS)

    • E-mail

    • MMS,Multimedia Message Service

    • Quick SMS

    • SMS CB (Cell Broadcast)

    • SMS (Short Message Service)

    Services

    • OTA provisioning (WAP,MMS)

    • WAP 1.2.1

    • WAP Browser Teleca2.0

    • SIM Toolkit / Release 99

    Voice Codec

    FR/EFR/AMR

  • Power

    Battery Capacity

    600 mAh

    Battery Type

    Lithium-ion

    Standby time

    up to 400 hrs

    Talk time

    up to 4 hours

    Charging time

    less than 2 hours  hour(s)

    Electrical Enhancements

    Back-up battery

  • Convenience

    Language available: UI

    • English

    • Indonesian

    • Czech

    • Danish

    • Dutch

    • Finnish

    • French

    • German

    • Greek

    • Hungarian

    • Italian

    • Lithuanian

    • Norwegian

    • Polish

    • Portuguese

    • Romanian

    • Russian

    • Chinese Simplified

    • Chinese Traditional

    • Slovak

    • Spanish

    • Swedish

    • Thai

    • Turkish

    Ease of Use

    • Dedicated Headset plug

    • Hands free mode

    • Hot Keys

    • Vibra Alert

    • Screen Saver Digital Clock

    Call Management

    • Microphone mute

    • Call Cost

    • Call Counters

    • Call Forwarding

    • Call on Hold

    • Call Time

    • Call Waiting*

    • Caller ID*

    • Conference Call

    • Emergency Call

    • Explicit Call Transfer

    • Missed Calls

    • Multi-party call

    • Received Calls

    Buttons and controls

    • 4-way navigation key and enter

    • Customized hot key

    Volume control

    Yes

    Clock/Version

    • Analogue

    • Digital

    Multimedia

    Foto Talk

    Speech Recognition

    • Conversation Recording

    • Voice Command

    • Voice Dial

    • Voice Memo

    • Voice Recognition

    Embedded Games

    4

    Games and applications

    • Agenda

    • Alarm Clock

    • Calculator

    • Calendar

    • Euro Converter

    • Infusio - Exen v2

    • Java MIDP 2.0

    • Lunar Calendar

    Ease To Experience

    Demo Mode

    Ease of Navigation

    • Color Caroussel

    • Active Flip

    • Animated Caroussel

    Language available: T9 input

    • English

    • Czech

    • Danish

    • Dutch

    • French

    • German

    • Greek

    • Italian

    • Norwegian

    • Polish

    • Portuguese

    • Chinese Simplified

    • Chinese Traditional

    • Spanish

    • Swedish

    • Turkish

    Personal Info Management

    • Daylight saving

    • Time Zone

    • Smart Phonebook

    • Vcard Exchange

    Personalisation/Customization

    • Downloadable Animated GIF

    • Downloadable Java Applications

    • Downloadable Picture

    • Downloadable Ringtones

    • Fotocall

    • Wallpaper

  • Sound

    Ringers

    Polyphonic (32 tones)

  • Audio Capturing

    Voice recording

    AMR

  • Audio Playback

    Audio supported formats

    • AMR

    • ADPCM

    • Midi

    • SP-Midi

  • Audio Recording

    Recording time

    upto 60 seconds

  • Dimensions

    Form Factor

    Clam shell

    Antenna

    Integrated

    Handset dimensions

    88 x 46 x 23 mm

    Handset volume

    77 cc

    Handset weight

    94 g

  • Accessories

    Standard Package Includes

    • Battery

    • CD ROM (Mobile Phone Tools)

    • Charger

    • Handset

    • International Guarantee

    • SAR information leaflet

    • User Manual

    Optional accessories

    • USB Jack Cable

    • TV Link

    • Deluxe headset

    • Carry case

    • Cigarette lighter adapter

    • Necklace

    • Universal car kit