For no apparent reason
I went gaga over my new Samsung i718 Pocket PC phone.
Perhaps the powerful feature of this phone is its large screen which is surprisingly bright and colorful. And even though I’ve been spoiled by this giant touch-screen dialing, the downside however is that it has lack of WiFi feature compared to a few PDA phones. Not only that, it’s a bit expensive. But why bought it? I made a deal with my ‘phone-shop’ friend down the road and traded off my not-so-old Ultra Slim Samsung phone.
I’m trying to get familiar with the use of the stylus pen whenever I send text messages. Besides, it runs with the Windows Mobile 5 version that also comes with a miniature version of Internet Explorer for Web browsing, so I can now send/receive e-mails or chat via msn messenger. Neato.
Again, even with the lack of 3G support, I was not disappointed because at least it also comes with Bluetooth 2.0 feature.
Here’s the review.
The good: The Samsung SGH-i718 is a decent Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC device with a 2.0-megapixel camera, quadband GSM support, and integrated e-mail support. It also comes with haptic technology, which provides tactile feedback when dialing with the touch screen.
The bad: The Samsung SGH-i718 is too expensive for the features it offers. The haptic technology does not extend to all of the phone’s applications and we had to enter text with a stylus, either via handwriting recognition or a tiny virtual keyboard. It also does not have 3G support.
The bottom line: While we love the tactile feedback of the haptic touch screen and we think the feature set is pretty decent, the Samsung SGH-i718’s high price tag and lack of 3G support suggests to us that you should look elsewhere for your Pocket PC needs. – Cnet Review
“Confidence has a style”. No kidding, I’m loving Samsung (or AnyCall?) brands these days. Mmmm, must be the photo quality which is actually pretty good, with sharp edges and true-to-life colors.
Baby’s Got A Brand New Hairdo
by: Elvis Costello
