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Please tell me that not right.

I like fancy new phones and am willing to pay, but I dislike paying high data plan costs on top of that.]]>Mar 16th 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Here is what an "everything" phone should have in 2007, generally.

Wifi-G
USB mini for charging/syncing (+++USB host)
at least 4 GB storage potential
3G wireless data
Quad band
Skype or standard voip capable cpu
True multitasking OS
GPS (dedicated)
>320x200 resolution
JavaME
Touchscreen
At least 2mpix camera with non horrible quality
LED flash / flashlight
mainstream sync such as syncml
bluetooth 2.0+
Decent wired headphone/mic options

Keyboard, IR are a bonus/variation.

Everything else is sub par.


]]>Mar 16th 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Pretty sure it's going to continue to be their own OS. Still, I saw a demo of the OS and it looks pretty solid. Probably no 3rd party apps, but robust sync with Outlook, solid media player and an amazing camera for those of us who care (5mp). Also, I don't get the "no wi-fi" comments. I travel a lot (granted to major cities) and 3G coverage is amazing in the states now.]]>Mar 16th 2007 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
I think it's more accurate to say that wifi CAN be free. So maybe you could have written it: You hear that? Free*

* at select locations

I (along with a lot of other people) need/want always-on high speed everywhere I go and 3G serves that role very well. Sure, free wifi is great at the local coffee house (and many other places), but almost every hotel I go to charges for their wifi. I prefer a flat $50/month/"everywhere I go" option to a $10/day "only in my hotel room" option.

Wifi in a phone is great (though there is a definite battery life issue that is bigger than the 3G radio). My point about the F700 is that HSDPA goes a LONG way toward
mimimizing the loss of wifi. People who buy this phone are going to get some kind of data plan and most of the carriers price things as such that you'll spring the extra cash for the unlimited plan anyway.

Still a much better feature set than the iPhone. I hope the final UI rocks.]]>Mar 16th 2007 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Looks ok, though I really wonder why no one thought of using the Psion Series 5 keyboard. It's tiny yet usable for touch typing. And I wonder why I should buy this thing over a Meizu M8 or an iPhone. I doubt that Samsungs UI gets close to the brilliance of the iPhone, the Meizu doesn't either, but you can install lots of software on it. Meizu has a higher resolution screen (though probably no 3G etc.) and the phone will be extremely cheap, in China at least.]]>Mar 16th 2007 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 16th 2007 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
I returned my T629 after a week of usage. It had the looks and the speed but it was so locked up that I couldn't get the screen to turn off while it charged at night, couldn't copy my photos to my Transflash in Bulk or even one by one. I had to do it over BT one by one.

I know I am not going to be able to get it, even though I want it. Even if I was able to get it, I'd definately would want Palm OS/Windows Mobile/Linux on it. No low-level crap OS.

JAmerican]]>Mar 16th 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 31st 2007 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 17th 2007 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Please Please PLEASE release this phone in the US with CDMA/EVDO Rev. A with Sprint. I think that my head might explode if you allow this one thing, oh great cell phone gods.

Oh, btw, I used to think that WiFi is important on a phone, but I've recently had a change of heart. Everywhere I go, I get an EV-DO signal. I don't travel that extensively throughout the US, but wherever I do go, I have EV-DO (and yeah, most hotels charge you for wifi usage, which is lame). And Power Vision is $15/mo. flat (on top of my normal plan), so lack of WiFi is no big deal for me. Just about the only thing I use the WiFi antenna on my phone for now is as a second device for testing my router if there's a problem.]]>Mar 17th 2007 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 17th 2007 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 17th 2007 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Its a shame really, since its nicer than the iPhone IMHO.

Will there EVER be a nice looking phone with a PROPER spec, rather than these pretty boy poser devices that don't do anything useful?]]>Mar 17th 2007 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Oh yes. The Toshiba G900. My favorite smartphone ever. I would switch to cingular in a heartbeat to get this. Read the specs you will be amazed.

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/02/toshiba_g900_mo.html]]>Mar 18th 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 20th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 30th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Mar 31st 2007 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/Apr 9th 2007 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-outdoes-itself-with-ultra-smart-f700/154684/ and you will notice that the pic shows an extra button to the very right while at the top of this page it deosnt have that button and also the button on the very front of the phone looks different compared to the other pic...do you guys/girls think that there could be different cheaper or more expensive models or different models for china and U.S?]]>Apr 13th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20070208_0000320566# and i found a pic of this phone and i think thats the pic on the top of THIS page is an older model perhaps the prototype or the very first model when they first announced it but i think that the pic on SAMSUNG's page is the newest version and probably the one that is going to be sold in the U.S.]]>Apr 13th 2007 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/May 26th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
With all that in mind, I went to the T-Com shop a few meters away to check out the iPhone, and made the same tests. My conclusion: How anyone can say with a straight face that the Samsung F700 is a supposed "iPhone killer" is beyond me. Really. All of the supposed advantages the F700 has over the iPhone on paper are made moot in real world usage. It's bigger than the iPhone (but weighs less), the picture quality is the same as the iPhone despite the higher megapixel count, the web browser (mobile version of Opera) is good, but extremely slow - slower than Safari on the iPhone in EDGE mode, which is pretty sad, since it's a 3G phone - and the music player SUCKS.

The 3 biggest disappointments are the general UI experience (it's MUCH slower than the iPhone), the extremely crappy battery life (no doubt due to 3G) and NO WI-FI. This for a phone that costs the same as the iPhone. I personally don't see the iPhone being killed anytime soon. Apple's position in the mobile phone market will play out the same as in the MP3 player market; the only phone that will kill the iPhone is a newer iPhone.]]>Nov 12th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Not really, the price is 3 times less.]]>Dec 2nd 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
I'm a long time user of Apple products (never used anything but Mac's and iPod's) and I think they are some of the best designed, easy to use products out there, but I just won't pay that kind of money for a phone on contract when there are alternatives.]]>Dec 2nd 2007 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
In Germany, Vodafone is offering the F700 for €399 with contract, the same as T-Mobile is offering the iPhone for.]]>Dec 2nd 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/
Does anyone know if this bloody (beautiful) phone will ever get to Australia?]]>Dec 25th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/hands-on-with-samsungs-slick-sliding-glory-the-f700/is it for at&t?


also... is this phone avaiable in the us and how much is it??



if any of you have the answers to these questions.. please email me them

i would greatly appriciate it!

joshuavito@gmail.com ]]>Feb 26th 2008 10:27AM