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Samsung Phone Reviews

Each section is ordered by review date.

 

Android Phones- Google OS

Samsung Behold II The Samsung Behold II despite the name, isn't a feature phone like the original Behold on T-Mobile. It's an Android smartphone with Samsung's lush AMOLED capacitive touch screen and 3G HSDPA on T-Mobile's US bands. Like the Behold, it does run a version of Samsung's TouchWiz UI which sometimes seems at odds with Android. It has a very good 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and a GPS that works with TeleNav and Google Maps. If you're looking to upgrade from a Samsung TouchWiz feature phone, the Behold II makes the transition easier.
T-Mobile
Dec. 2009
Samsung Behold II review
Samsung Moment Lately it seems like a robot invasion with new Android phones popping up a few times per month. The Samsung Moment is Sprint's second Android Google OS phone, following on the heels of the lovely HTC Hero. The Moment is for you QWERTY types: it features a slide out hardware keyboard that's roomy and has good travel. But you might not notice it at first since the vibrant and captivating 3.2" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen steals the show. The Moment has WiFi, a GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and the usual Sprint goodies like Sprint TV, NFL Mobile and Sprint Navigation.
Sprint
Nov. 2009
Samsung Moment review

 

Feature Phones

Samsung Mythic The Samsung Mythic is the follow up to the very successful Samsung Eternity on AT&T. It's a tweaked and improved version of the Eternity and it gives you the goodness of a pocketable touch screen phone on AT&T without the iPhone's pricey data plan. The Mythic has a 3.3", 360 x 640 pixel touch screen with haptic feedback and an accelerometer. It runs Samsung's TouchWiz UI as do most of their touch screen phones, and that means it has a three screen desktop and widgets. Other goodies include a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, a music player, capable video player, GPS and Mobile TV which is broadcast digital TV over the air.
AT&T
Jan. 2010
Samsung Mythic review
Samsung Flight Want a touch screen phone with a full QWERTY keyboard but don't want a bulky side-slider? The Samsung Flight SGH-A797 is a rare bird: it's a feature phone with a vertical slide-down keyboard and a touch screen. More pocketable and affordable than the Samsung Impression on AT&T, the Flight offers a QVGA touchscreen, 3G HSDPA, a GPS, 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. The touch UI is easy to use, though this isn't a TouchWiz phone.
AT&T
Nov. 2009
Samsung Flight review
Samsung Rogue Verizon's added the Samsung Rogue to their already large selection of touchscreen phones. The Rogue is one of their best thanks to a gorgeous 3.1" AMOLED display, a good slide-out keyboard and Samsung's TouchWiz UI with widgets. The phone has EV-DO for fast data, a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, plenty of storage and a responsive touch screen. Well worth a look if you're into touchscreens and texting.
Verizon
Oct. 2009
Samsung Rogue review
Samsung Instinct HD The third generation Instinct brings HD video recording at a remarkable 1280 x 720 pixels and a capacitive 3.2" touch screen to the standard Instinct formula. It has a fun, intuitive and attractive user interface and it works with every service Sprint offers: Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, Sprint Navigation, NFL Mobile and Nascar. The 320 x 480 display now sports the same resolution as the iPhone 3GS and HTC Hero, while the 5 megapixel camera puts it at the high end of US camera phones. But the HD sells for more than several compelling phones in Sprint's own lineup? Is it worth it?
Sprint
Oct. 2009
Samsung Instinct HD review
Samsung Jet The first TouchWiz 2.0 phone from Samsung features downloadable widgets to fend off boredom along with an incredible list of features-- if it can be put in a phone, Samsung included it! This is an import unlocked GSM quad band phone (no US 3G, just EDGE) that sells for around $430. It packs an 800MHz CPU, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, a 3.1" 800 x 480 pixel resistive touch screen with haptics, an accelerometer and motion control, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and DivX video playback.
Unlocked GSM
Aug. 2009
Samsung Jet review
Samsung Reclaim This phone isn't just green, it's "green". Available in Earth Green and Ocean Blue, the Samsung Reclaim M560 is made from bio-plastics (corn) and 80% of the phone is recyclable. Heck, even the box is made from recycled materials and printed with soy inks. Yummy as all that sounds, you can't eat it but you can make phone calls, access the web using the full HTML browser, navigate using the GPS and watch Sprint TV over the Reclaim's EVDO Rev. A data connection. For $49 with contract, you can get a mini-Prius high.
Sprint
Aug. 2009
Samsung Reclaim review
Samsung Solstice AT&T and Samsung's latest TouchWiz touch screen phone looks pretty good unless you compare it with the Samsung Eternity also on AT&T. The Solstice has a 3" touch screen and a fun, intuitive user interface with widgets. This 3G phone supports CV streaming video, Bluetooth with stereo and it has a GPS that works with AT&T Navigator. Other goodies include a 2 megapixel camera, voice dialing and a music player.
AT&T
Aug. 2009
Samsung Solstice review
Samsung Comeback T-Mobile and Samsung's latest messaging phone features 3G HSDPA for T-Mobile's US network, the capable Netfront full HTML web browser, email and full IM. The reasonably priced phone also has Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, a GPS that works with TeleNav and a 2 megapixel camera that takes surprisingly good shots. The Comeback transforms from a candy bar phone to a full QWERTY with flip of the top lid and it has both inner and outer displays.
T-Mobile
Aug. 2009
Samsung Comeback review
Samsung Highlight T-Mobile is in love with Samsung's TouchWiz touch screen phones, and they must hope you will be too. The Highlight t749 is T-Mobile's third TouchWiz phone from Samsung, but unlike the Samsung Behold and Memoir, it's not a high end camera phone. Rather it's a relatively rugged, rounded, feels good in the hand kind of phone whose features mirror those of the Samsung Eternity on AT&T. The Highlight has a 240 x 400 pixel touch screen with haptic feedback and an accelerometer, a GPS that works with TeleNav, music player, microSD card slot, Bluetooth and a 3 megapixel camera.
T-Mobile
July 2009
Samsung Highlight review
Samsung Trance Verizon's latest music phone features fresh audio technology from Bang and Olufsen in the form of their ICEpower amp. The Trance is a slider phone that's available in red and in black and it's affordable at $49 with contract. The phone lacks EVDO, so data-heads will likely take a pass, but for those interested in mobile tunes the phone has very good sound, a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, A2DP Bluetooth stereo, a gig of storage and a music player that supports most popular formats. The Trance has a 1.3MP camera and a GPS that works with VZ Navigator.
Verizon
May 2009
Samsung Trance review
Samsung Impression Covet a touch screen phone like the Samsung Eternity but can't live without a hardware QWERTY keyboard? Samsung's answer is the Impression, which adds a roomy hardware keyboard for your texting pleasure. Though very similar to the Eternity, the Impression adds a few new goodies including more useful widgets and a jaw-dropping AMOLED display that's ultra-vibrant. The phone has a 3.2" touch screen, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, SDHC microSD card slot, music and video players. The Impression is a feature phone that runs Samsung's TouchWiz user interface and the phone is offered by AT&T.
AT&T
May 2009
Samsung Impression review
Samsung Instinct S30 Sprint's updated Instinct offers the same set of features and touch screen user interface as the original Instinct but with better looks. The S30 is slightly smaller and its curves make it seem even smaller. The phone features EVDO, Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, a GPS with Sprint Navigation, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, a 2 megapixel camera and SDHC microSD card slot. There's an HTML web browser plus Opera Mini and email support as well.
Sprint
April 2009
Samsung Instinct S30 review
Samsung Memoir The 8 megapixel autofocus Samsung Memoir t929 makes mincemeat of every high end camera phone offered by a US carrier, including it's cousin the Samsung Behold. This T-Mobile phone features Samsung's TouchWiz user interface with a 240 x 400 pixel touch screen that has automatic rotation via accelerometer and haptic feedback. It looks like a retro Leica camera; very chic. The Memoir has an HTML browser with 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth with stereo support, an SDHC microSD card slot and both music and video players. Destined to be one of the hot phones of 2009, we're thrilled to see Samsung and T-Mobile take the big step into high-end touch screen imaging phones in the US. Editor's Choice 2009
T-Mobile
Feb. 2009
Samsung Memoir review
Samsung Highnote The Highnote is a music phone with a 2 way slider. Slide the display down to reveal the large speaker system and slide it up to reveal the number pad. The Highnote is packed with features including touch control, EVDO, Sprint TV and GPS with Sprint Navigation. Music-centric features include the large speaker, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, A2DP Bluetooth strereo, a music player and access to Sprint's music store.
Sprint
Jan. 2009
Samsung Highnote review
Samsung Gravity QWERTY messaging phones are all the rage this holiday season, and T-Mobile has jumped on the bandwagon with the Samsung Gravity t459. This side-slider feature phone looks like a regular candybar phone until you slide out the 3 row QWERTY keyboard and start messaging. The phone has EDGE for data, a good music player, IM support, an SDHC microSD card slot and Bluetooth with A2DP. It's not ripe with fancy features, but it is an affordable messaging phone for those who aren't into the Sidekick or smartphones.
T-Mobile
Dec. 2008
Samsung Gravity review
Samsung Behold A close relative to the Samsung Eternity on AT&T, the Samsung Behold is one of the coolest, yet reasonably priced T-Mobile phones. The phone features a responsive 3" touch screen with haptic feedback and an accelerometer that handles automatic screen rotation. Even better, there's a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus lens and flash for high quality phones. The Behold has 3G HSDPA on T-Mobile's US bands, a GPS with TeleNav Navigator, Bluetooth, and an HTML web browser.
T-Mobile
Nov. 2008
Samsung Behold review
Samsung Propel The Samsung Propel SGH-a767 is one of an army of QWERTY keyboard messaging phones out for the holiday season. The Propel, like the QuickFire, Slate and Matrix have hardware keyboards but aren't smartphones, meaning lower data plan prices and they're easy to use. The Propel is a slider whose keyboard tucks away, and it has a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player with Bluetooth stereo, 3G HSDPA, CV streaming video and a GPS that works with AT&T Navigator.
AT&T
Nov. 2008
Samsung Propel review
Samsung Eternity Pretentious name aside, we really like AT&T's latest touch screen phone. The Samsung Eternity SGH-a867 features a large 240 x 400 touch screen with Samsung's cool TouchWiz UI. It has haptic feedback, a great on-screen QWERTY keyboard, Mobile TV, a full web browser, CV, a strong 3 megapixel camera, and a capable music player with 3.5mm stereo headphone jack and Bluetooth stereo. A great follow up to the popular LG Vu and a worthy competitor to the Samsung Behold on T-Mobile.
AT&T
Nov. 2008
Samsung Eternity review
Samsung Rant Like the LG Rumor on Sprint, but don't want to give up EVDO? The Samsung Rant comes to the rescue with a form factor that's similar to the popular Rumor, but adds EVDO and a 4th row of keyboard keys. The Rant supports Sprint TV for some multimedia broadband goodness, and it has a microSD card slot, music player with Bluetooth stereo support. It also has a GPS that works with Sprint Navigator and a 2 megapixel camera that takes still photos and video.
Sprint
Nov. 2008
Samsung Rant review
Samsung Sway Love the LG Shine but want to stay with Verizon? The Samsung Sway has the Shine's silvery good looks and slim build, making it one fashionable phone. The Sway SCH-U650 is a slider phone with a 2 megapixel camera, music player with Rhapsody support, SDHC microSD card slot and stereo Bluetooth. It has 1x for data, but no EVDO or streaming V Cast multimedia.
Verizon
Oct. 2008
Samsung Sway review
Samsung Instinct Despite Sprint's marketing claims, the Samsung Instinct is no iPhone-killer, but it's a darned good and fun phone in its own right. The instinct features a large 3.1" color touch screen with haptic vibration feedback that works well. The Instinct has just about every feature you could ask for except WiFi, including: EVDO rev. A fast data, GPS, voice command software,visual voicemail, an SDHC microSD expansion slot with 2 gig card included, a 2MP camera that shoots video and still photos, Sprint TV, Sprint Radio and Bluetooth with A2DP stereo. The Instinct goes on sale June 20th.
Sprint
June 2008
Samsung Instinct review
Samsung Access A member of AT&T's new Mobile TV duo, along with the LG Vu CU920. For those who prefer a normal phone with a number pad rather than the Vu's too cool for school touch screen gig, the Access A827 beckons. If broadcast TV gets you all hot and bothered, it's here with 10 channels that are digitally broadcast TV-style and not piped over the data network. The Access has 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth with A2DP and DUN, a music player, 1.3 megapixel camera with VideoShare support and a very good HTML web browser.
AT&T
May 2008
Samsung Access review
Samsung Glyde Verizon's latest touch screen phone aims at those who thought the LG Voyager was perfect except for the large size and price tag. The 4 ounce Glyde SCH-u940 is much smaller and wields a slide-down QWERTY keyboard for messaging. It's got a 240 x 440 pixel haptic feedback touch screen, V Cast EVDO service, GPS with VZ Navigator 4 support and a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus lens. If that's not enough, it's got a full HTML web browser.
Verizon
May 2008
Samsung Glyde review
Samsung M520 Though reasonably priced at $49 with contract from Sprint, the Samsung M520 packs a lot of features and good looks, especially if slim and shiny are your things. The phone has EVDO, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, one of the best 1.3 megapixel cameras we've seen on a phone and it supports Sprint TV with good playback performance. The M520 has a GPS that works with Sprint's TeleNav-powered navigation services and a music player plus a microSD card slot for storing tunes. Nice for the price...
Sprint
March 2008
Samsung M520 review
Samsung FlipShot The follow up to the Samsung a990 sports a 3 megapixel camera with an autofocus lens. The FlipShot (SCH-U900) is available on Verizon's network and it features a QVGA display, clamshell design with a swivel twist, V Cast multimedia with fast data and it has a music player that handles MP3 and AAC formats. This slim and attractive flip has Bluetooth with AVRC stereo, a microSD expansion slot and a GPS that works with Verizon's VZ Navigator.
Verizon
Jan. 2008
Samsung FlipShot review
Samsung Juke From hip-hop to bar-hopping, Verizon hopes the Samsung Juke u470 has got you covered. The Juke is reminiscent of Nokia's lipstick phone with a literal twist: swivel the stick of gum sized phone's display to reveal a number pad. Though a little weak on high-end features, the Juke has it in spades for looks, small size and music. And at 2.82 ounces we're impressed it has location-based services with support for VZ Navigator. The Juke has a VGA camera, 1xRTT for data and a very good music player with nearly 2 gigs of internal memory.
Verizon
Nov. 2007
Sammsung Juke review
Samsung M510 This mid-priced feature phone from Sprint comes in pink for the bold, and black for the staid. It packs quite a few features into a small and comfy package, including Power Vision EVDO, Sprint TV, a 1.3MP camera, music player, expansion slot, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo, very good call quality and decent personal organizer applications.
Sprint
June 2007
Samsung M510 review
Samsung u620Of the two TV phones from Verizon, the Samsung is the smaller and more palm-friendly. Boasting similar specs to its competitor, the LG VX9400, the u620 has a digital TV tuner for broadcast TV over-the-air using Verizon's Mobile TV service, a 2" color display, Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP stereo headset support, EVDO and a 1.3 megapixel camera. This slider phone feels great in the hand and will fit in most any pocket, though it's by no means terribly thin.
Verizon
May 2007
Samsung u620 review
Samsung UpStage We'll resist the Face Off jokes and instead praise Samsung and Sprint who've come up with an innovative new design while most feature phones on the US market seem destined for bit parts in the clone wars. The UpStage literally has two sides: one looks and works like a standard cell phone with number pad and the other looks something like an iPod nano, with a touch sensitive pad and 2.1" color display. This Sprint phone clearly wants to be your MP3 player and phone rolled into one. It's extremely thin and quite small, and comes with a slim wallet case that packs an extended battery. The UpStage has Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support, a 1.3MP camera, EVDO and costs only $149.
Sprint
April 2007
Samsung UpStage review
Samsung Alias u740 This new Verizon flips in two directions: it opens like a normal clamshell phone and it can also flip to landscape mode, like a tiny laptop. Though the phone is incredibly slim, small and light, it has a sturdy 2-way hinge. Why landscape mode? The u740 has a small QWERTY keyboard that targets texters who don't want a bulkier phone like the LG enV. The Samsung has EVDO, Bluetooth, a 1.3MP camera with flash, microSD card slot and a music player. All in a package slightly smaller than a RAZR.
Verizon
April 2008, March 2007
Samsung Alias U740 review
Samsung M610 Samsung is out-slimming Motorola when it comes to flip phones. The M610 on Sprint is one of their latest super-thin clamshell phones, and despite the small size it packs a strong set of features including EVDO (Power Vision), a good 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, QVGA display, voice dialing and a MicroSD card slot.
Sprint
Feb. 2006
Samsung M610 review
Samsung t629 This attractive and well made slider phone packs a lot of features for a low price. It has a good 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a music player, EDGE and MicroSD expansion slot. The quad band GSM t629 is offered by T-Mobile in the US.
T-Mobile
Dec. 2006
Samsung t629 review
Samsung Trace t519 This is perpetually in, and the Samsung Trace is even slimmer than the Motorola SLVR L7 and the older Samsung t509s. Not just a pretty face, this quad band phone has EDGE, Bluetooth, a 1.3MP camera and a MicroSD memory expansion slot which comes in handy when using the phone's built-in music player.
T-Mobile
Nov. 2006
Samsung Trace review
Samsung A900M Sprint's updated A900 features Bluetooth, an excellent QVGA display and Power Vision to feed that EVDO and streaming video addiction. The A900M competes with the Motorola RAZR which Sprint recently picked up, and it's thin, light and attractive dressed in black. It's got a music player, 1.3MP camera and lots of memory to store photos and music downloads. Well worth a peek if you like the RAZR look but want a phone that can do more.
Sprint
Oct. 2006
Samsung A900M review
Samsung a990 The first 3.2 megapixel camera phone with autofocus lens offered by a US carrier, the a990 takes excellent photos. It's offered by Verizon and it has EVDO, Bluetooth, a music player and a QVGA display. The phone is small and quite attractive without being flashy.
Verizon
Aug. 2006
Samsung a990 review
Samsung t509 This SLVR wannabe has great looks, fast performance and a VGA camera at a very reasonable price. The t509 is available on T-Mobile's network in the US and it's a triband GSM phone with EDGE, Bluetooth and a sharp color display.
T-Mobile
June 2006
Samsung t509 phone review

Samsung Windows Mobile Professional Touch Screen (Pocket PC Phones)

Samsung Omnia II The sequel to the Omnia i910 on Verizon Wireless is finally here. The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional with Samsung's TouchWiz 2.0 UI to spiff things up. The phone has a 3.7" AMOLED touch screen that's vivid and eye-catching, though it's not capacitive like the iPhone and Android phones. It has 8 gigs of storage, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus lens, WiFi, EV-DO Rev. A and Bluetooth with A2DP stereo. This is our first look review with a 12 minute video review.
Verizon
Dec. 2009
Samsung Omnia II review
Samsung Intrepid Sprint's first Windows Mobile 6.5 touch screen phone, the Intrepid has a QVGA 320 x 240 pixel color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. It has a BlackBerry-like form and targets business users and messaging-oriented folks who need a good keyboard, MS Exchange support with Direct Push, texting and IM. It has a GPS, 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi and can roam on GSM networks abroad. This is a video review.
Sprint
Oct. 2009
Samsung Intrepid review
Samsung Omnia (Verizon) One of our favorite Windows Mobile touch screen phones has finally made it to the US! We reviewed the import GSM Omnia i900 back in August 2008, and our two biggest complaints were the high price tag and lack of 3G. Verizon has taken care of both problems, and their version of the Omnia i910 retains just about everything we liked in the original version while adding EVDO Rev. A high speed data and a subsidized price. The Omnia features a 240 x 400 pixel touch screen with haptic feedback and an accelerometer, a fast CPU, 8 gigs of storage and a very good 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Top that off with WiFi, Bluetooth and a GPS and you've got one heck of a smartphone.
Verizon
Jan. 2009
Samsung Omnia review
Samsung Epix Think of it as the Samsung BlackJack II on steroids. The Epix i907 on AT&T is a 3G QWERTY bar Windows Mobile Professional phone with a 320 x 320 pixel flush touch screen. It has a fast 624MHz CPU, yet it's got very good battery life. There's plenty of memory on board along with WiFi, a strong GPS, Bluetooth with A2DP stereo and a 2 megapixel camera. It plays CV, AT&T's streaming media service, and comes with a nice bundle of Samsung applications. One of our Fall favorites.
AT&T
Oct, 2008
Samsung Epix review
Samsung Omnia i900 One of the hottest Windows Mobile Professional phones of 2008, if not one of the hottest smartphones altogether, the Samsung Omnia i900 lives up to its name (Omnia means all in Latin). This quad band unlocked GSM phone has everything except US 3G: GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth with A2DP, FM radio, Opera 9.5, microSD card slot and a 624MHz processor. But the real biggies are the 240 x 400 pixel 3.2" touch screen with Samsung's TouchWiz UI, 8 or 16 gigs of storage and a really fine 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Certainly a phone to consider if you're interested in a GSM import and can live without 3G.
Unlocked GSM
August 2008
Samsung Omnia review
Samsung i730 The fastest Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone on the market, the i730 has a 520 MHz processor, 64 megs of RAM, 128 megs of ROM and runs on Verizon's EVDO network for fast data. It's small by Pocket PC standards and is similar in size to the Treo 650. Not only that, it has an excellent slide-out keyboard, Bluetooth, WiFi and an AV remote. Definitely the Swiss Army Knife of smartphones!

Verizon

July 2005
Samsung i730 PC Phone review
Samsung i700 This 2nd generation Pocket PC phone runs on the Verizon Wireless network in the US. It's got a lovely transflective display, a 300 MHz XScale processor, 64 megs of RAM, a VGA camera and an SD slot that supports SDIO. That's a lot of features! It comes with Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition OS and supports Verizon's high speed 1xRTT Express Network for data speeds averaging 60 - 70 Kbps, with bursts up to 144 kbps.

Verizon

March 2004
Samsung i700

Samsung Windows Mobile Standard Smartphones

Samsung Jack If you don't know Jack, it's worth getting to know him if you're the card carrying QWERTY-bar messaging type. This affordably priced Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone brings a new BlackBerry-esque look to the BlackJack line with more curves and an improved keyboard. The Samsung Jack is offered by AT&T and It's got a 528MHz CPU, 3G HSDPA for the US and Europe, a 3 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and a QVGA non-touchscreen display. This review includes a video review.
AT&T
June 2009
Samsung Jack review
Samsung Ace (SPH-i325) The Samsung BlackJack comes to Sprint as the Ace. This a both a Sprint CDMA phone and a GSM world phone. The GSM works only overseas, not on US bands, so get this phone if you're a Sprint customer with world roaming needs, not because you wish to use GSM in the US. The Ace is a super-slim Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition smartphone with a front-facing QWERTY thumb keyboard and a landscape QVGA display. It runs on a responsive XScale 312MHz processor and has a microSD card slot for expansion. The Samsung Ace has a 1.3 megapixel camera that takes above average photos, EVDO for data and it supports Sprint TV. Sorry, no WiFi or GPS here.
Sprint
March 2008
Samsung Ace review
Samsung BlackJack II The follow-up to the extremely popular Samsung BlackJack for 2008 doesn't mess too much with a good thing. The II keeps the original version's excellent slim form factor and light weight while adding a GPS, more memory, a 2 megapixel camera that takes much better shots, Windows Mobile 6 and a wee bit larger display. The BlackJack II is offered by AT&T in the US and it's a quad band GSM phone with EDGE and triband 3G HSDPA. It has MS Direct Push email support, a microSD card slot that's compatible with high capacity cards and CV streaming video service along with XM Radio.
AT&T
Jan. 2008
Samsung BlackJack II review
Samsung BlackJack The 3rd Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition with a QWERTY keyboard to hit the US market, the BlackJack SGH-i607 might just be the best. It's got great ergonomics (with a few caveats), a lovely display and best of all, really fast 3G data on Cingular's HSDPA network. The BlackJack is slim, sexy and weighs only 3.5 ounces yet it has a surprisingly roomy keyboard, a good 1.3MP camera and Bluetooth 2.0. It's a quad band GSM smartphone offered by Cingular in the US.
Cingular
Nov. 2006
Samsung BlackJack review
Samsung i320 This Motorola Q killer is smaller, sleeker and faster than the fabled Q. Alas it's not offered by US carriers but you can buy it from importers unlocked for use with any GSM carrier. This triband phone has EDGE, Bluetooth and a wickedly fast 416MHz Intel XScale processor. And let's not forget a small but very usable QWERTY keyboard and a decent 1.3 megapixel camera with flash.
Unlocked
Sept. 2006
Samsung i320 review
Samsung i600 This and the Motorola MPx200 offered by AT&T Wireless were the first Microsoft Smartphone 2002 devices to hit the market. The i600 has now been updated with the 2003 OS and it runs on CDMA networks. It's currently offered by Verizon Wireless and Sprint in the US. It's a compact unit that makes no concessions as a phone while offering basic PDA functions. Syncing is a snap, and the phone offers MP3 playback and video playback too. It has a fantastic color screen, 200 MHz processor and an SD slot that supports SDIO.
Verizon and Sprint
April 2004
Samsung i600 MS Smartphone

 

Palm OS Phones (discontinued)

Samsung SPH-i500 Sprint PCS' latest Palm OS smartphone offering, introduced in August 2003. It's currently the smallest smartphone, runs Palm OS 4.1, has a 66 MHz Dragonball processor and a color display. It's a triband phone that runs on the Sprint PCS network in the US and supports high speed PCS Vision (1xRTT) data services. List $599.
Aug. 2003
Samsung i500
Samsung I330 Sporting an elegant and ergonomic design, the I330 has a color display, 33 MHz Dragonball processor and great call quality. It runs on the Sprint PCS network in the US and supports high speed PCS Vision (1xRTT) data services. List $599.
April 2003
Samsung SPH-I330

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