MsRandall
11-29-2005, 12:13 PM
Background to my review I have used the Sanyo 5500, Toshiba 4050, Sanyo 8200, Treo 600, Nokia 6225, Sanyo 8300, Sanyo 5600, Treo 650, Samsung a800, Sanyo 7400 and the Samsung a940 in the last two years.
Screen: The screen is awesome: bright and vivid. My current screensaver is of the golden gate bridge and you can actually see the lights on the cars. I expected a nice screen since it was a QVGA. The screensaver take up the whole screen which I love. Soft menu keys option titles are in front of the screensaver. Sub screen is very easy to see and offers several different options with the date and day of the week - Great touch Samsung.9.5
Feel and Looks: Okay the look is high class and high priced. Definately sexy and the black makes it stand out more. I longed for a black phone. The feel is that Samsung took their time in the design except for the charging port cover. I hate that damn charging port cover sorry; I wish it was a sliding door instead. 8.5
Reception: Very good havent dropped a call yet. Seems to be very dependable since my bedroom is a trouble area for Sprint service...I can make and receive calls there with this phone without a problem. 9.0
Ringers: Very nice and clear but then again I use the higher bitrate and quality- AAC sounds good that way. 9.0
Earpiece: Very clear and crisp. Speakerphone sounds a little distorted at high volumes but then again I only use it when on hold. 8.5
Camera: The camera flash is pretty bright. I dont take very many pictures with my phones so this option is just an added feature for me. I might use the camera 3 to 4 times a week at the most. The 3 pictures I took came out clear. I look at phone features first- I have a digital camera. 8.5
Menu: I love Samsungs UI. The ability to customize so many options is always a plus for me. My son and I have the same phone however his looks totally different because there are soo many options to customize. 8.5
Web Experience: EVDO what more can I say??? I am still loving the fact my grandfathered options are still on my account. ;) 9.0
Others: I find myself playing with phone alot. It has definately been a pleasure to have one for a couple of days. 1 hour after getting this phone my a940 was for sell and sold in 15 minutes. Sprint and Samsung really made this one nice. Now the negatives I see:
1. Charging cover as I said before I hate it but dont want to rip it off. :bang:
2. Picture mail hasnt worked yet on this phone yet for neither my son or I. I think that has to do with the EVDO not the phone.
Overall: Overall I love this phone. I love the look and feature set. If I can keep a phone longer than 6 months this is the one. I think this phone will be the Sprint phone of this year. I am very pleased with it from looks to performance so I give it a whopping 9.5 which I have never given a phone in my reviews.
Screen: The screen is awesome: bright and vivid. My current screensaver is of the golden gate bridge and you can actually see the lights on the cars. I expected a nice screen since it was a QVGA. The screensaver take up the whole screen which I love. Soft menu keys option titles are in front of the screensaver. Sub screen is very easy to see and offers several different options with the date and day of the week - Great touch Samsung.9.5
Feel and Looks: Okay the look is high class and high priced. Definately sexy and the black makes it stand out more. I longed for a black phone. The feel is that Samsung took their time in the design except for the charging port cover. I hate that damn charging port cover sorry; I wish it was a sliding door instead. 8.5
Reception: Very good havent dropped a call yet. Seems to be very dependable since my bedroom is a trouble area for Sprint service...I can make and receive calls there with this phone without a problem. 9.0
Ringers: Very nice and clear but then again I use the higher bitrate and quality- AAC sounds good that way. 9.0
Earpiece: Very clear and crisp. Speakerphone sounds a little distorted at high volumes but then again I only use it when on hold. 8.5
Camera: The camera flash is pretty bright. I dont take very many pictures with my phones so this option is just an added feature for me. I might use the camera 3 to 4 times a week at the most. The 3 pictures I took came out clear. I look at phone features first- I have a digital camera. 8.5
Menu: I love Samsungs UI. The ability to customize so many options is always a plus for me. My son and I have the same phone however his looks totally different because there are soo many options to customize. 8.5
Web Experience: EVDO what more can I say??? I am still loving the fact my grandfathered options are still on my account. ;) 9.0
Others: I find myself playing with phone alot. It has definately been a pleasure to have one for a couple of days. 1 hour after getting this phone my a940 was for sell and sold in 15 minutes. Sprint and Samsung really made this one nice. Now the negatives I see:
1. Charging cover as I said before I hate it but dont want to rip it off. :bang:
2. Picture mail hasnt worked yet on this phone yet for neither my son or I. I think that has to do with the EVDO not the phone.
Overall: Overall I love this phone. I love the look and feature set. If I can keep a phone longer than 6 months this is the one. I think this phone will be the Sprint phone of this year. I am very pleased with it from looks to performance so I give it a whopping 9.5 which I have never given a phone in my reviews.