also known as Samsung SCH-I770

Samsung Saga

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Published:: 3 Jun 2008
Market Status:: Released
US carrier availability:: Verizon - Available
(Since Nov 2008 )
Links:: Samsung Saga Official Page; Samsung Saga Manual; Samsung Saga Review
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Description:

Samsung SCH-i770 Saga is the replacement of the i830 and i760, a CDMA/GSM hybrid Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone. It is designed to use Verizon's EVDO network in the U.S. and GSM overseas.

User rating: Good; 7.4; out of 10; based on 12 reviews

Editor's rating: Good; 7.5; out of 10; How do we rate?

Samsung Saga specifications

Network
- Type
  - GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
    CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz)
- Data
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    GPRS/CDMA2000 1xRTT/EDGE/1xEV-DO rev.0/1xEV-DO rev.A
- 3G Capable
  - Yes
Size
- Dimensions
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    4.88 x 2.44 x 0.53 inches (124 x 62 x 13 mm) Size Compare
- Weight
  - 4.59 oz (130 g)
Battery
- Type
  - Li - Ion, 1300 mAh
- Talk
  - 5 hours (300 mins) of Talk time
- Standby
  - 325 hours (14 days) of Stand-by time
Main Display
- Resolution
  - 320 x 320 pixels
- Type
  - 65 536 colors, TFT
- Physical Size
  - 2.55 inches
- Touch Screen
  - Yes with stylus and handwriting recognition
Camera
- Resolution
  - 2.0 megapixels Resolution
- Video
  - Yes
- Features
  - Digital zoom, Night mode
Multimedia
- Video Playback
  - Windows Media Player
- Music Player
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, MIDI , Windows Media Player
Memory
- Memory Slot
  - microSD/microSDHC
Smartphone
- OS
  - Windows Mobile Professional; 6.1 Professional
- Memory
  - 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Input
- Predictive Text Input
  - Yes
- Full Keyboard
  - QWERTY
Connectivity
- Internet
  - Opera Browser
- USB
  - Yes
- WiFi
  - 802.11b/802.11g
- Bluetooth
  - 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
Other Features
- PhoneBook
  - Capacity depends on system memory, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- PIM
  - Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, World Clock, Notes
- Voice
  - Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
- Email
  - IMAP/POP3/SMTP
- GPS
  - Yes
- FCC Approved
  - Yes

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Awesome phone One of the best!!!

24 Jun 2009 Bryan623

9.3 out of 10

I know there are some compaints about this phone first there is no problem if you lock your keys and then turn the screen off, these are two different keys. The power button up top turns the screen off the d pad / mouse toggle key when held down locks the keys. The only peoblem is the battery time however it is better than mose pda phones. I love the mouse to death. I would not use another phone ever. An extended battery can be purchased from Samsung. This phone is a winner, best phone I have ever used, I think the mouse makes it easier to navigate than an iPhone, and keeps your screen cleane.

Pros

it has a mouse and just about everything else about it.

Cons

battery could be better but an extended battery is avaliable from samsung

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What a disappointment..........

8 May 2009 JDG

4.3 out of 10

Well, I thought the Saga would be the phone that broke me of my Blackberry...but no. I did my best to research this phone before my purchase and the only global complaint was about the battery life. There were several people out there who really knocked windows mobile 6.1 but I wasn't swayed so I made the purchase. I used the phone for a little over 2 weeks before returning it. Here's some things you're gonna want to know if you're looking at purchasing this phone.

1st. The ringer volume is pathetic. The loudest it will go is barely audible in the car with no radio on, and forget about hearing it if you're in another room in your house. This was unbelievable to me b/c who would make a phone that you can't hear when someone calls you? This still baffles me and I don't even own the phone anymore.

2nd. Battery Life is also pathetic. You make a few calls, browse your email, and check the weather and you've drained the sucked to half power. After a full night's charge you can barely make it to 3 o'clock without having to plug it back in. Everyone was right about this one. Please consider this before purchasing...I understand there's an extended battery available...

3rd. Windows Mobile is very sluggish. I had never used Windows mobile before this phone, but I had heard lots of good about it and some bad. I didn't really mind it, in fact i enjoyed the way the contacts were set up and how the text message conversations were like chatting on the web, but dang it if windows mobile is not the slowest OS on any phone I've ever used! I mean seriously, you select an icon or push the button for contacts and you have to wait several seconds before anything happens. This was very frustrating. The most frustrating thing about windows mobile though is having to individually close applications every time. Every time you open your contacts, or a web browser, or email, or anything else and then change to something different, the application is left open and running in your task manager. Imagine on you computer opening up five internet browsers and not knowing that they were running until you check the task manager. Yeah that is what is going on with this phone. You have to manually go to task manager and individually close apps if you go from one screen to another without ending an application. This was extremely annoying and poorly designed. This was probably the deal breaker for me.

4th. If you plan on placing this phone in your pocket you will be very disappointed. So the phone obv has a feature that lets you lock the keys and also a button that turns the screen off. This is all well and good, but if you put your phone in your pocket like me these feature are completely useless. All you have to do to turn the screen back on is hit any button. Any button. So, when the phone's in your pocket and say you sit down then 9 times out of 10 the huge center optical mouse button is going to get clicked and ta da, the screen's back on. This used to happen all the time and I'm convinced that this had a lot to do with the poor batter life.

Overall, the idea of this phone made me purchase it. I really liked the keyboard, touchscreen, and a few other features, but the cons heavily outweigh the pros. I'm thinking that if you're used to windows mobile and plan on using a holster for this phone you might could make due, but for someone like myself this device is completely impractical. I was very disappointed with this device simple because it seems like samsung did not do adequate field testing before releasing it. Maybe this is the reason the phone is only available on verizon's website and it's not in stores?....

Pros

Slim and Lightweight
Optical Mouse
QWERTY keyboard
Wifi

Cons

Ringer Volume
Battery Life
Strange blue color
Email interface
Windows mobile is sluggish
Open applications
camera

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Incredibly Powerful Phone

7 Apr 2009 msherro

9.7 out of 10

I have had the phone for a few days and I absolutely love it!! A little background before my review. I am a Sales Manager in Verizon's Indirect Channel and I am certified for technical support.

Overall, I have only one complaint, that being the battery life leaves a little something to be desired. Otherwise, this is an outstanding device. The optical mouse is a very welcome change from the standard D-pad. I found the touch screen to be very responsive both to the stylus and my pudgy little fingers. Compared with my treo, processing data was like lightning even without the Wi-Fi being enabled. Speaking of Wi-Fi, the connectivity was seamless for me and I didn't notice any difficulty accessing the web. Ear-piece volume is great and for someone with normal hearing the ringtone is great. End-users with hearing impairments may have difficulty using the device.

Given that its a Windows Mobile phone, end-users should have little to no difficulty getting adjusted to the phone. In comparison to the Q9 or to the 700wx, you will find the Saga to be an able competitor. I found this device to be more responsive than the Omnia or Touch Pro and, even though I love BlackBerry, this touch screen responds much much better than the Storm.

For the mobile professional, this phone would be an incredible asset.

LASTLY, THIS REVIEW CONSTITUTES MY OPINION ONLY!! I DO NOT SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS INDIRECT AGENTS.

Pros

Windows Mobile
Optical Mouse
Ease of configuration
earpeiece volume
Reliability- I have had 7 Samsung phones in 9 years and have never been disappointed
Huge Display Screen

Cons

Battery life
Ringtone volume

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