Choosing A Samsung Phone
Samsung’s recent launch of a new range of touchscreen phones coupled with a new push towards more mobile applications based on the android platform has industry insiders speculating on a new angle in the competitions with apple’s iphone. With each new array of the Samsung phone being introduced, from the high end multifunctional Acclaim with android 2.1 to the Samsung Sunburst, targeting the low end social networking junkie seems all set to take the touchscreen market by storm.
The qwerty models include the Samsung Exclaim which features a fully featured qwerty keyboard and integrated sprint GPS, and towards the lower end of the spectrum, the Samsung Saga which uses the windows mobile 6.1 and offers access to both GSM and CDMA networks which means that you can use this phone anywhere in the world. The most obvious focal point is the touchscreen genre is of course the availability of mobile apps, or rather in Samsungs case the lack of apps.
But the evolution of the android operating system looks sufficiently promising to allow the unhindered development of apps and a viable future for mobile gaming and productivity designers. The newest model in the Samsung touchscreen docket is the Samsung Vibrant. Featuring a super AMOLED touchscreen which allows for astonishing sensitivity and HD quality playback. Packing a 1 GHz hummingbird processor running on Android 2.1, this phones has no lack of applications available via synchronicity the Samsung app store. Boasting a 5.0 MP camera and memory expandable up to 32 GB, this phones does not disappoint a shutterbug. Kindle users have reason to celebrate as the phone is eminently capable of being used as an ebook reader. The address book feature is the most interesting bit of the phone with the attempt to integrate contacts and email in one app, while the feeds and updates and buddies now apps are a godsend for anyone who is a regular user on networking sites.
The biggest advantage though is in its power consumption with the new design offering 20% higher usage time between charges. QWERTY models have not exactly been Samsung’s strong point, with previous models barely competing with the blackberry and palm models, but Samsungs latest offering in the QWERTY group the Samsung Exclaim offers some food for thought with its integrated Sprint navigation service and a strong focus on its social networking applications. For a QWERTY phone it offers remarkable web surfing features and a rather handy camera.
While Samsung might yet redeem itself in the touchscreen market by its judicious adoption of Android for the phones ,the phones themselves target a remarkably small spectrum, with its attempt to please every section of the consumer market the company might be wasting valuable research and time on developing unnecessary features and ignoring potential winners.
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