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Samsung Instinct-M800 Cell Phone

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The Samsung Instinct M800 features a large 3.1" display with a haptec touch screen and virtual QWERTY keyboard. Other key features include a 2.0 megapixel camera, GPS, EV-DO Rev. A data, 2GB microSD card included, full HTML browser, stereo Bluetooth and streaming music and TVcapability.

What’s Good: Supports every feature Sprint offers; EV-DO Rev. A data speeds; Good touchscreen response; Bright, clear display; Excellent GPS/navigation and voice command features; Good visual voicemail feature; 3.5mm headphone jack and stereo Bluetooth; Second battery included in packaging; Excellent value at $129 retail price

What’s Not Good: “Full HTML” Web browser is disappointing; No IM support; No calendar synching; No support for user-created ringtones or background images on menu screens; No phone as modem support on mandatory Simply Everything plan

Bottom Line: Sprint’s new flagship media phone is a very good device, even if I wish they’d skipped the whole “Instinct vs iPhone” marketing campaign. The Web browser needs work and mobile IM addicts will be left in the cold by Instinct, but otherwise Instinct offers solid support across a huge variety of features and excellent implementation of GPS-based navigation and voice activated commands in particular. Though plans start at a hefty $70/mo, if you use the unlimited data, navigation, and Sprint TV it’s actually a good value. And you can’t beat the $129 price tag.

Specs:
Make/Model: Samsung Instinct (M800)
Network: CDMA 850 / 1900
Data: 1x EV-DO Rev. A (3G)
Carrier: Sprint
Size: 116 x 55 x 12.4 mm
Weight: 128 g
Form Factor: Candybar with Full Touchscreen
Display: 3.2” Color LCD, 240 x 432 resolution, 262,000 Colors
Memory: 32 MB built-in, microSD card slot, 2GB memory card included
Notable Features: GPS with navigation; Support for Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, Streaming music services; Voice control system; First Sprint EV-DO Rev. A device for consumers

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Diego

Thursday, October 09, 2008does the instinct have instant messaging or not?

Ananda

Wednesday, September 17, 2008You can write in words in handwriting mode in keypad.. No need to writing individual letters. All the phone dog vides show person entering in

Stewart Midwinter

Tuesday, July 08, 2008Most videos showing web browsing on the Instinct have pointed out that Opera 4.1 (a much better browser than the built-in Samsung browser) won't run on the Instinct. Viewers will want to know that plans are underway by Sprint itself to fix the problem, probably within a month. http://instinctbookmarks.blogspot.com/ is following the issue very closely. Here's a posting off Sprint's own developer forum: "nathan_sprint_adp Subject:re: MIDP UI support on Instinct Date:2008-07-08 at 11:20 AM CDT Want to update a posting we made yesterday - there ARE plans to provide a JVM that will support LCDUI so most of the MIDP 2.0 apps (opera mini, google maps, etc) will port to run on the instinct. The plans are to make this an OTA upgrade (so users don't have to go to the store for a software reflash) - Timelines are TBD based on when we can get this implemented, certified and ready to deploy (our hope is within a month - but trust us, we understand the urgency and appreciate all the feedback/posts) thanks, Sprint ADP "

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Great phone

Pros: The phone is amazing the text works great camera is good, internet is pretty fast, everything works great on it, the phone looks and feels good too

Cons: The GPS freezes sometimes which could be pretty bad if you dont know exactly where your going, the phone has froze on me once or twice

Summary: Overall the phone is great just a few glitches here and there but thats going to happen with any phone

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Great phone

Pros: The touch screen, the network is blazing fast, the many features, incredible gps..the sound is lod.. the list goes on

Cons: The camera is funny.. every time i take a pic it says fuzzy picture warning.. maybye its a good thing?

Summary: Its a great phone it has every thing u need for a touch screen phone and mpre, the tv is cool, all the features are great music player and every thing is good

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EASY too use GREAT phone and plan

Pros: Ability to upload music directly from my computer using 2 ways.. fast sevice and exterior design

Cons: None really..

Summary: The phone is so easy to use youll like it once u get used to it which wont take long. and the plan and price is so much better than phones in its league

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Samsung Instinct M800

Pros: Various great features, fast internet, touchscreen is great, TV, Navigation this phone has it all

Cons: None

Summary: Overall this phone dominates the compitition and is a very great product, and is easily better then all other touch screen phones.

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Great new touch phone

Pros: Ease of use, loud ringers, good design, feels comfortable

Cons: Freezes sometimes, network is slow at times, sprint is working on that

Summary: Overall this phone is great. I had a motorola Q9c previously and traded for this one. I like the touch screen and the bigger screen for emails, web viewing, etc...texting is a breeze too

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