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also known as Samsung SGH-A867
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1. System Analyst
4 Oct 2009 by zacmacy
53.3%5.3out of 10
I HATE this phone. It is so hard to text on it. YOU must have nails to be able to type or use a pen or pencil or something to tap on it. When you are typing, you have to keep an eye on your screen because the correct letters are not showing. I am a fast typer and you have to be careful.
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2. GREAT PHONE!
30 Sep 2009 by Abby
100%10out of 10
this phone is definitely the best phone i have ever experienced. it has the convenient widgets and tilts from one keyboard to the other. i love a touch screen t-9! it has everything a phone needs to have, and i really like the birthday calendar!
everything!the calibration took a while to fully function, but it's great now!
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3. Cons
31 Aug 2009 by Brooke
53.3%5.3out of 10
I got this phone tomorrow, and the reason was because my phone is on my parents plan and we were upgrading. I wanted to get an iphone and offered to pay my 30 dollars, but they said it was a waste of money and it was either get the phone they said or get my own plan and I can't afford that. I find the phone nice, but it annoys me how the main screen isn't very helpful. There is no text widget and you have to go to the menu screen to even get to it and then the quick bottom link to your messages is to just create a message not to your messaging center. You can't rearrange your menu area to have your icons in the order you want. You can't change the screensaver background and mine is ugly brushed stainless steal. I think it would be much better is the main page wasn't even the screen they have but the menu screen. Also, for being such an "advanced" phone it bothers me that the text isn't done in a conversation but in back and forth where you have to check your outbox to see what you said to someone.
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4. "unresponsive" fix
20 Aug 2009 by anonymous123456789
80%8out of 10
I've noticed that people find this phone's touchscreen unresponsive after a couple months of use. Although my phone does not have this problem, I have learned from other internet sources that the sensitivity can be restored:
Go to the "Menu", then go to "Settings", then go to "Phone", then go to "Calibration". There, you should find a white screen with a red target which you should tap. You tap four times and your phone should be successfully recalibrated to become more responsive. NOTE: The internet source suggested using a Q-Tip to tap lightly. This makes sense since you want the touchscreen to be as sensitive as possible.
Basically, this means that loss of touch sensitivity through time should not be a point that dissuades you from buying the phone. It can be fixed.
Haptic feedback (tiny vibration everytime you touch the phone)
Attractive Interface
Extensive Camera FeaturesToo many features require a data plan
Easy to accidentally use an application without knowing that it charges you extra
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5. overall good phone
25 May 2009 by Anonymous
90%9out of 10
At first the phone was amazing. I was really excited to get it. It has a great camera and the touch screen was very responsive. However after awhile the touch screen has become for difacult. For me i really have to use my finger nails to type on it. The calendar and events widget is also pretty messed up. If you have an event it wont tell you on the main display. Other than that Ive been happy with this phone and its really good looking.
camera
sexy
good featuresdeclining touch screen
battery
events calender
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6. Eh
25 May 2009 by yootubeloobe
70%7out of 10
I COMPLETELY agree with the toeMas guy below me!!! I was so happy to get this phone and at first it was really awesome! The screen was responsive, looks nice, pretty good camera, and nice features. I got my phone end of January or beginning February as well. Now, it's May and my phone responds like it's ten years old! I take very good care of my phone as I ended up paying $275 for it! (Early Upgrade). For what I have now, the money was DEFINITELY not worth it!!! The screen is VERY unresponsive, unless you use the tip of your nail all the time! It's reeeeaaaalllly annoying and frustrating -_-
I seem to be not the only one with this problem.
cool at firstbad afterwards
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7. I Wish I Still Liked This Phone
18 May 2009 by toeMas
83.3%8.3out of 10
I bought this phone because it was the closest thing to an iPhone without all the extra stuff. It has an unlimited data plan that i pay $10 a month for instead of the iPhone's $30. The Display is great and the camera is pretty darn good for a camera phone. The issues i have with the phone are its touchscreen capabilities. Sometimes when I'm talking to someone on the phone my face will accidently tap the mute button, but thats really not that big a deal, its just a small thing I've noticed. The real problem is that my touchscreen wont respond to touch. This problem is on again off again. Usually taking the battery out and powering up the phone again will do the job but recently it has been happening more and more and rebooting the phone does nothing. I've only had the phone since Feb and its only May. Since the only non-touchscreen buttons can't help me navigate and select menu items the only button i can utilize is the green button to accept calls and redial the last number i called. I've been having way too many issues with this phone for not having done anything to it, no nasty falls or water damage. This was the one phone i took care of 100%.
Works until it breaks.Stops working after it breaks.
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8.
23 Apr 2009 by mrmovie36
86.7%8.7out of 10
I loved this phone. Everything about it except the speaker. it is very muffled
EverythingSpeaker
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9. Making up for bad reviews I left 1st wk I had it...
16 Apr 2009 by Lollie Dot Com
90%9out of 10
First let me preface this by stating that I am an idiot. I left several bad reviews for the eternity around the web the first few days I had it. I still think for some the lack of voice dial will be a fatal flaw for some. However, I learned how to scroll through the names on the contact list, "press firmly and swipe.... don't forget the press firmly part and you'll be fine".... and I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS PHONE!!!! It's my second fav object in the world, the first being my Polaroid big flat screen tv/computer.... this baby is a big flat screen phone/camera/tv/computer/video recorder that fits beautifully in the palm of my hand. The screen is very easy to keep clean, the kinesthetic feedback is wonderful. I'm totally loving the way the keys zoom bigger when you click them, the way they feel... how easy it is to correct typos... the way you never need to buy a theme because the widget bar and widgets are chameleon in nature. They don't turn the exact color, but a darker see through version of whatever color is behind them. Surfing the net is easier than I've ever found it on a cell phone. You can enlarge the font size enough that even old people can read it without glasses. I'm 56 and need reading glasses to read the net on several other phones.
They could never get me to carry a cell phone.... and now I'm just amazed to discover my favorite candy bar in my whole life is inedible. It's a dream boat. I think my phone is far more sleek and beautiful and wonderful in every way (except for the lack of voice dial) than any other phone made. :))
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. It's like my big screen tv/computer only plus a phone, camera, video recorder that fits in the palm of your hand and goes with you everywhere. I don't know why the screen is easy to keep spotless, but it is. Great internet connection. Adjustable font size. 3mp camera Not as many apps as iphone, but sleeker, slimmer, more beautiful. It's my favorite and only piece of extraordinarily useful jewelry.no voice dial, no wifi, no conference calling - not a business phone. Not as many apps as iphone, but sleeker, slimmer, more beautiful.
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10. Great phone
26 Mar 2009 by Big Fruity
90%9out of 10
Best phone that I have ever had, I went into the store to get the Fuze or the matrix, but the rep let me play around with his phone and convinced me to get it. I really dont care about the no wifi. If I have access to wifi, I will be using my laptop and not my phone. My wife works for at&t and we get a great discount on the monthly package. I have fraternity bros. with the Iphon and the tilt
Great phone!!!!
overall great phonenone
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