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Samsung Eternity Review
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Samsung Eternity Review
Published on: 12 December, 2008 by PhoneArena Team
Performance:
No matter what new and various capabilities the modern phones have, their main purpose is to be able to make a call. In this aspect, the Eternity did a pretty good job. The voices from the earpiece were quite audible with very little noise. People on the other side said that they were able to hear our voices quite well, without any problem. On the other hand, using the speaker phone can be a task – people stated that our voice was unclear and we found ourselves repeating our words over and over again. There was also some crackling with the speaker phone when it was placed on its maximum volume setting. We would have like to see Samsung use a separate speaker for this.
According to the manufacturer the battery should provide 5 hours of talk-time and about 250 hours of standby. On a brighter note, Samsung packed a larger capacity 1300 mAh battery with the Eternity and we managed to get roughly the same results. When performing memory intensive applications like web browsing, we were able to use the phone an entire day without having to recharge. Thanks to the light sensor on the device, battery drain from the screen is reduced to a minimum.
Finally, we were quite pleased with the overall experience of the phone software. Boot up time for the device from a cold start took less than thirty seconds. With all the fancy animations and transition effects used by the phone, we still did not recognize any lag. Consumers will be content with the device without having too many frustrations waiting for something to load up.
Conclusion:
Yes, we know that the Eternity was reduced in almost every way when you compare it to similar TouchWiz handsets, like the Pixon, but it isn’t bad at all. The overall experience we got out of the phone more than makes up for the lack of serious hardware specs. Fast can be an understatement, because it is literally lightning quick from startup to running applications in the background. When compared to other current 3-megapixel camera phones, the Eternity goes above and beyond even though it is nowhere close its 5- and 8-megapixel cousins overseas. It has good multimedia features, including mobile TV, which is fun to watch on the bright 3.2” display. In addition, this is all packed into a relatively slim and light weight body that doesn’t look bad at all.
According to the manufacturer the battery should provide 5 hours of talk-time and about 250 hours of standby. On a brighter note, Samsung packed a larger capacity 1300 mAh battery with the Eternity and we managed to get roughly the same results. When performing memory intensive applications like web browsing, we were able to use the phone an entire day without having to recharge. Thanks to the light sensor on the device, battery drain from the screen is reduced to a minimum.
Finally, we were quite pleased with the overall experience of the phone software. Boot up time for the device from a cold start took less than thirty seconds. With all the fancy animations and transition effects used by the phone, we still did not recognize any lag. Consumers will be content with the device without having too many frustrations waiting for something to load up.
Conclusion:
Yes, we know that the Eternity was reduced in almost every way when you compare it to similar TouchWiz handsets, like the Pixon, but it isn’t bad at all. The overall experience we got out of the phone more than makes up for the lack of serious hardware specs. Fast can be an understatement, because it is literally lightning quick from startup to running applications in the background. When compared to other current 3-megapixel camera phones, the Eternity goes above and beyond even though it is nowhere close its 5- and 8-megapixel cousins overseas. It has good multimedia features, including mobile TV, which is fun to watch on the bright 3.2” display. In addition, this is all packed into a relatively slim and light weight body that doesn’t look bad at all.
Pros
- TouchWiz interface
- Brilliant screen
- Lightning quick software
Cons
- Long load times with the browser
- Few personalization options
- Single speaker design
PA rating 
- Good
- out of 10
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