We're not sure that the keyboard meets the lofty standard set by the CLIQ / DEXT, but arguably the
Moment's single most important feature -- the slide-out QWERTY keyboard -- has decent feel. It's very clicky and requires a surprising amount of pressure to actuate individual keys, but not enough to be frustrating -- it just feels solid. Overall, the phone's a little bulky and has a plastic overtone to it, but fortunately, the screen's at least as good as the G1 and Magic for feel and there's no "give" to speak of; OLED's gorgeous (as always) indoors, but the true test of trying to view this thing in the sunlight might not come until we've had a chance to take delivery of a review unit. The software's essentially stock Android with a few Sprint apps (including Sprint TV) peppered in for good measure. Check out our hands-on gallery, won't you?
posted Oct 7th 2009 2:46PM
For some reason I start thinking of the show "Heroes" when seeing the picture.
actually, i think whoever was using it, decided to watch some hannah montana! check the gallery ... hahaha
I understand that product placement is good business, but it REALLY detracts from reality when a character has a new phone every other week.
YES we understand you want to show off your prototype in the show, but seriously - it's not realistic.... just... like super powers... ok nevermind.
You get the best of both worlds
Android with 800mhz ain't slow
when you rock out the phone
You get the best of both worlds
MP3 player with 3.5 mm jack
you know the phone is no whack
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best of both worlds
tikiteko was that a Haiku?
tikiteko, dude! that's genius... they should seriously hire u to market this thing! lol
tikiteko, are you alluding to a Hannah Montana song? Really?
Damn, I wish this was on T-Mo - I've got the myTouch 3g, definitely satisfied with it but the Moment would make be a nice addition to my Android family.
no touch wiz?
Apparantly not, but not like that's a bad thing, seriously, there are some people who like it, yes, but it's mainly something Samsung uses to "differentiate" itself with, I definitely prefer the standard Android interface over it.
...Great Job!
I believe he meant to say "No touch Wiz? Finally!"
sd
i think this phone is bigger than the hero... especially because of a much-needed stronger processor! All androids currently have the lowsy 528MHz processors...
Hardware is probably the biggest limitation for android.. Even without any nice htc sense, blur, or rachel interfaces, xda dev's WILL find a way to get all this stuff over to this phone, and with a strong processor, this thing is gona run sense ui better than the original phones like the hero. So this thing is definitely special...
With my g1 running a hero rom smoother than the stock donut, imagine what this beast would be able to do with more than twice the processing power...
I'm really liking the look of that keyboard. Seems like it would be comfortable to type on. Do those recessed keys have a soft or rubbery feel to them? Screen resolution looked really clear as well. Looks kind of bulky though, and don't care for the silver around the bezel.
Video? I'd like to see how the processor handles the normal hanging points in the G1/MT3G.
multi-touch?
Probably not, none of the other capacitive Samsung handsets have used it, it might have that single touch zoom slider thingy though.
(Which is pretty good, actually)
its nice to see an android device with a processor faster than 528MHz.
Cyanogen FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How would you say the responsiveness is compaired to the G1 and the Hero?
Is there any spec info on what CPU its using? We've been told 800mhz but type/manu would be nice.
My (completely blind) guess would be that the manufacturer would be Samsung itself.
(This will be confusing as we apparently look like the same person! hah!)
From what I can tell, my guess is a S3C6410. This would coninside with other Samsung Phones which have recently come to market with other carriers and OSs.
When discussing the processor on #android earlier, I was told "That's "up to 800MHz" -- it varies quite a bit how fast people choose to run it because there's a nonlinear power tradeoff at higher clock rates. It's not uncommon for the clock rate to be continually adjusted during runtime. Again, it's all about power management."
The screen is soooooo pretty, but the phone is soooooo ugly.
Yes I am wondering if this is an improved CPU in terms of efficiency and not just a faster version of the common 528.
Too bad you would be signing on for two years of terrible service and frustration. I cant wait until my Sprint contract is up. I would advise anyone to pass on this network at all cost.
Every network sucks if you have to deal with their employees.
Many people are very happy with Sprint.
@nakrah
What problems are you having? I work at Sprint and would be happy to put in a trouble ticket for you.
I have Sprint and love it. I only dread dealing with customer support. Tech support for smartphones can be a different story since you generally get someone in the US or Canada.
The only one I haven't had is Verizon, and I'm sure they're great. But out of the rest, I like Sprint the best and only left for the 3GS. I'm waiting for Win Mo 7 or Android to get a real killer handset and I'll glady run back to Sprint, with their Everything Plus plans they're the best value, best features and best data. In my experience, at least. They just need a AAA phone to get me back.
@cocoviper
The short of it is, charging port on my BB died. Sprint store says I must go through insurance, they won't even look at it to see if it can be repaired. Deducible went up to $100. Which fine, if I lost it w/e. I don't get why I pay $7 for repair + replace when the only option is "replace".
The store associates kept trying to blow me off and were incredibly rude. Their only solution was to show me a chart of the money I save remaining with Sprint.
Sprint phone and online support refer me to the store, RIM and Assurion (insurance provider?) I asked if they could even give me a $25 service credit to cover the increased deductible. They told me to haggle with Assurion.
I get all the policies, I am fine with them. Its just the fact they really don't seem to care if you remain with them or not. This is the third phone that I have had break in the duration of the contract and the third time I've been told its up to me to work it out.
The result is, I'll vote with my dollar and when my contract is up I can mail Sprint a chart of the revenue they no longer receive from me.
I completely agree with whomever said "every network sucks when you have to deal with their employees".
I know of an AT&T call center... DUDE... if you think the service was bad.... well, that call center WAS HELL. Non-stop back to back calls, you can't use the bathroom while out of lunch as it reduced your overall availability... freaking low wages....
I think Customer Service is the HARDEST profession of them all. Some people can be such a pain that they mess you up for the whole day. It is really impossible to not to make it personal. I really understand customer service agents. They are under a lot of pressure. some have to keep calls under certain amount of time - really stressful.
I think to improve Customer Service as a whole, they need to eliminate all those pressures on agents so they can really focus on teh customer and avoid so much red tape.
My two cents here.
@nakrah
Gotcha- sorry you've had a painful experience man. I'll see what I can do for you.
If you can email the details of the story (specifically the store where you had the problems and the rough dates of when it happened), your phone model, and your Sprint wireless number I'll put in an employees helping customers ticket for you.
Also how old is the phone?
My work email is david dot schmuck at sprint dot com.
Thanks!
That's some last name you have there.
aahhh Now I'm really wondering what all the trade-offs are between Sprint/Samsung Moment and T-Mobile/Motorola CLIQ. I just can't decide between the two! >,
Sprint having a 3G network that is 10x the size of Tmobiles for one...
And the speedtests...
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/21/carrier-wars-t-mobile-results-wrap-up/
Average Download Speed
Sprint: 1361kbs
AT&T: 933kbps
T-Mobile: 786kbps
Verizon: 701kbps
Average Upload Speed
Verizon: 322kbps
Sprint: 267kbps
AT&T: 180kbps
T-Mobile: 177kbps
It looks like 1.5
I wonder who will perfect android first Htc or Samsung......they both have great phones but Htc seems to have provided an better layout and overall better cosmetic look on the os with Htc Sense... However Samsung has provided AMOLED screens and faster proccessors for there unit's.....
And again I will reiterate...
I need to hold myself back until I can get everything I want.
Android
1Ghz Processor
AMOLED
3.2" < Screen < 3.6"
Capacitive
Multi-touch
Slide-out QWERTY
Top Battery Life (1500mAh?)
3.5mm headphone
All the basic links:
3G/4G
WiFi
Bluetooth
5MP or Greater Camera w/auto-foucus/flash
Video Recording
64GB MicroSD slot(that I don't have to remove the battery to replace)
And of course all the other normal abilities as far as media formats, messaging, calling, etc...
Is this really too much to ask??
They are soooo close. But can't have me as a customer just yet...
You asked this last time, too... Your point is?
4G is considered "basic" already? I'm sorry, I hadn't realized that I got in a time machine to 2012.
@Joshua Munoz
He actually has a good list of thing's a normal phone should have. Very close to the list that I would love to have on a phone. I still am sceptical about android, Because I am eager to see what WM7 has to offer. But let me translate you're statement in English for everyone else to read on this comment section.
Hey My Name is Joshua Munoz I am A troll, and I hope someone sees my post so that I can feel better.
I almost went for an Iphone a while back until I heard android was coming. I've always been a big believer in the potential of open source.(even though android is not entirely open) It's dev essentials are. Which is what matters most I suppose.
I'm usually the "dive in and ask questions later type". I must be getting old if I'm actually holding out for what I want.
Wait, that's your list and you almost went iPhone? Yea, that makes sense.
I'm guessing once you can get those specs, you'll complain it doesn't have a teleporter/stun gun/time machine, etc.
Very funny.... although you're right. The grass is always greener....
Most of that stuff's pretty reasonable, but I think you might have a few expectations that are just a bit too lofty.
For starters, there aren't really any 4G towers online in the US yet, so nobody's putting 4G chips into their phones since they can't use them as a selling point. I'd say it will probably be a year or two before we start seeing manufacturers really start adopting 4G in the US
Likewise, retail available MicroSD cards currently top out at 16GB. So no manufacturers are going to the extra expense of creating a MicroSD slot that will support 64GB that they can't actually market as a feature. Flash memory doubles in capacity about every 12 months, so we're still about 2 years away from 64GB MicroSD cards available at retail.
1GHz ARM CPUs and AMOLED screens are fairly new features. They cost more and they present new engineering challenges to the manufacturer. Since manufacturers generally try to keep their price below around $200-$250 with contract, they're limited in their ability to implement these features at their current prices unless the carrier is willing to throw in a heftier than usual subsidy. Since both these technologies are already on the market, I'd say give it about 6-12 months for prices to come down to a level where more manufacturers are ready to start picking them up.
Yeah, I was getting a bit ahead of the game on a few specs I was demanding. Maybe if we ask for a lot, they will meet us half way...
I don't understand how they can forgo multi-touch if Microsoft has it on their smart phones as well. Is it really still a patent issue?
1Ghz would be nice; however, the speed I want is just so the phone will operate smoothly. I've read a lot of the HTC android products being rather sluggish when you've got a couple things running in the background.
Would free with contract be too lofty as well?
Is this really to much to ask? Why yes, yes it is... maybe by Q4 of 2010 you will get your wish. It has been a long wait just to get Android on Sprint and now we have 2 decent offerings to choose from. I'm going to settle for what i can get. I'll be snatching up a HERO before the end of the year.