Samsung SCH-i760 Review

When looking at the i760 for the first time, it appears to be more bulky than most other smartphones. This is only due to its thick design and slide-out QWERTY keypad, but when comparing the actual size specifications, we see that it is smaller in height and width.

Model	Dimension (Inches)	Dimension (mm)	Weight (oz)	Weight (Gramms)
Samsung SCH-i760	4.49" x 2.28" x 0.76"	114 x 57.9 x 19	5.29	150
Motorola Q9m	4.64" x 2.63" x 0.47"	118 x 67 x 11.9	4.76	135
XV6700	4.25" x 2.3" x 1"	103 x 44 x 17	6.10	172

The overall construction of the phone is solid, and is made out of black plastic. Sliding the QWERTY keyboard open and close is easy to do with one hand, since it is spring loaded for easy access.

The front of the phone is dominated by the large 2.8” 240x320 pixel QVGA 65k color display. Since the operating system is not designed for finger-use, like the iPhone and LG Voyager, you will need to use the included stylus for menu navigation and for using the various applications. The display shows images and text quite well, with good color. Most of the time the display will be use in portrait mode, but when sliding open the QWERTY keypad, the image will rotate 90 degrees and be shown in landscape mode. Besides being used with text messaging and E-Mail, we found that the landscape mode also works best when using Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, as with most displays, it can be challenging to see while in direct sunlight.


Above the display is the earpiece with LED indicator that will let you know if Bluetooth or WiFi is enabled. Directly below the display you will find the 5-way navigational D-pad, left and right soft-key, clear, and numeric dialing keys. We found that using the D-pad to be a challenge when trying to navigate through the phone’s menus. It was much easier and intuitive to use the stylus, since that is how the software was designed to be used. The stylus works well and the operating system responds quite fast while using it. When not in use, the stylus can be inserted on the right side of the phone. The white backlit numeric keypad, while small, does its job well for providing easy access to dialing phone numbers. Located on the right side of the display is the End button, and on the left side is the Send button. The left edge of the phone has the volume rocker and microSD card slot. Along the top is the Power on/off button, and on the right side is the Camera, OK, and Start/Voice-Command buttons, with a 2.5mm headset jack. The Data/Charging port is on the bottom edge, with the 1.3MP Camera and flash located on the back above the battery.



Unlike most phones where the QWERTY keyboard open to the right, on the i760 it opens to the left, thus allowing the right hand to use the D-Pad. The QWERTY keypad shares the same white backlighting and is laid out in three rows. The buttons are spaced well and have a soft-touch rubber feel to them. We found typing text messages and E-mail on the i760 to be easy with the buttons providing good tactile feedback, except for the fact that we would like the Space button to be larger. Sometimes we accidentally pressed “V” or “B” since they are located on each side of the Space button. But after using it for a while, we were typing messages with no problems.