Samsung Knack Review

Samsung Knack Review

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Published on: 25 September, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Samsung Knack Review

The Samsung Knack, offered by Verizon Wireless, is designed for the senior demographic or anyone who wants a basic and easy-to-use cell phone without a lot of unnecessary features. It is similar in function to the Coupe, which is manufactured by UTStarcom, but comes in a more stylish appearance. Its primary competition comes from the Samsung Gleam and U550 since both are in the same price range, yet offer more features...

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now i understand why there is a phone coming out called the knick
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Its just a sad attempt by the cell phone companies to expand their markets. Sell to old people. They started targeting kids and now the first words most little babies speak now is "cell phone". We might as well start implanting them while the babies are still in the womb. We could offer "unlimited parent to fetus talk" so that the baby can hear the parents' voices and its only an extra $9.99 a month! (9 month contract required). Who are they kidding? Nobody wants this crap! Why spend $40 on a phone that does nothing when you can get one that's better (with a camera) for FREE. Its because old people are retards when it comes to cell phones and the corporate pigs know it. They don't care about anyone. They only care about money.
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My god you are an idiot...to many of us "old folks" dont have a clue how to operate these things. A simple plain vanilla phone is all I want and need. Maybe you need to grow up a little and get a clue. The 60+ croud is a thriving target market with plenty of disposable income who want to embrace technology....what's wrong with developing a product that will aloow us to do that. I wish more companies would think along these same lines. See you at the AARP meetings...I'll be dead by the time you join. Help!!! I've fallen and I can't get up!! You idiot....respect your elders
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What a moronic statement. "Targeting" old people? Are you serious. Of course they are. Did it ever occur to you that old people might like a cell phone themselves? Did you ever consider emergency situations? That's what cell phones are ... a CONVENIENCE. The industry is doing what all smart business people do ... sell to the masses. If you didn't do that, you wouldn't be in business long my friend. So tell me, what is your solution? Release a product and don't advertise it? Is that it. God I would hate to "brainwash" people. I bet if we left it up to people like you, we'd still be communicating via Pony Express. I'm glad Samsung released another simple phone.
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I have been a cellphone user for a decade and am nowhere close to being a senior citizen. The Knack is ideal for me because I do not want a camera on my phone (I think of a camera as a negative not a positive on the phone), I do not want to listen to music and I do not wish to send text messages. I have no desire for a GPS function. And I don't want to spend time playing games on it. My phone is not a toy. I use my cellphone extensively to make and receive calls. There is value in the absence of clutter. Simplicity has its virtues. In other words, I would rather pay $40 for simplicity than get some multi-faceted widget for free. I hope you learnt something from this instead of making bad assumptions about what the Knack is meant to do (serve people with my type of needs).
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#3 is my new hero
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I think its great that verizon offers a plan for seniors and know they are getting more and more phone options for them too. its a great phone with a loud speaker.....i luv it.
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I am so glad that Verizon came out with the Knack. I've been looking for a very basic replacement cell phone for my 80+ year mother. I was planning on purchasing the Coupe, but the Knack is much better and the reviews have been positive. Sometimes simplicity is key.
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The reviewer must have gotten a defective phone, because I haven't had any reception problems with my Knack. The reception is very good. In fact, I have gotten reception in unexpected places, like an underground parking garage, and a rural area far out of the city. This phone does everything a phone is supposed to do quite well. The sound quality is excellent, battery life is very good, and it has proven durable so far. It survived one drop onto concrete (not by me). The only thing I don't like is the over emphasis on emergency numbers. And to the previous comment about this phone doing "nothing." Wrong. It sends and receives phone calls very well. That is what a phone is supposed to do. The fact that it doesn't have an inferior camera attached to it is a plus in my book. The poster was doubly wrong in saying this phone is for "old retards." I am 40 years old, and I use very advanced video equipment and computer software on a daily basis, so I have no problem with understanding and using technology. I simply have no need to impress people with my phone. Bottom line, if you want a reliable, no-frills cell phone, look into the Knack.
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