Samsung Diva S7070 and Diva folder S5150 preview

Introduction and design:

„Houston, we´ve got a problem!”. That was more or less what we thought when we first got our hands on the two cell phones of the Diva 2010 collection, the Samsung Diva S7070 and Samsung Diva folder S5150. How come? Well, it´s incredibly hard for a man to pass judgment on a handset designed with women in mind and sadly, there are few ladies on our team. That´s why we decided to call in help and sought the assistance of girlfriends, wives and the chick on the front cover of the last FHM issue. Unfortunately, this didn’t help much really, because the question “which of these two cell phones you´d prefer” led to a draw, with exactly the same number of votes going to either handset. 



The Samsung Diva S7070 is definitely the... simpler of the two. Just like any classic candybar device with touch-sensitive display, the 2.8-inch screen with QVGA resolution takes up the front side almost entirely. Fortunately, it utilizes capacitive technology and offers great sensitivity and comfort of use.



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The manufacturer has lent color to the overall design by equipping the handset with oddly shaped buttons. The one in the form of a diamond does remind us of Bejewelled, the game... As a whole it does contribute to the unique feeling the outer appearance of the handset creates and proved to be a big hit with all ladies we polled on the subject – they unanimously agreed they loved it. The pearly white color solution is definitely appealing as well, plus the quilted pattern of the back panel makes the phone harder to accidentally slip out of your hand. The Samsung Diva S7070 sports microUSB charger port, but lacks 3.5mm jack.



Just a friendly advice: Ladies, you better wear a pair of sunglasses if you plan to use the Samsung Diva folder S5150 on bright, sunny days or you will end up blinded for a time, because the surface is like mirror (that can´t be used as a mirror though). Hidden under the front side there is a LED display that shows a clock and information about incoming calls and missed events. All told, the phone does look quite appealing and its unique, quilted pattern and mirror-like finish are eye-riveting.


When open, the Samsung Diva folder S5150 reveals a 2.2-inch screen with QVGA resolution and standard numeric keypad. We are slightly surprised at the presence of a camera shutter and the landscape orientation of the camera interface – something rather uncharacteristic of clamshell devices. Taking snapshots feels a bit odd really, but by no means unpleasant. Strange, but our prototype comes without a delete key.



You can compare the Samsung Diva folder S5150 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.

As a whole, the Samsung Diva folder S5150 is quite an extravagant handset and will certainly attract the attention of everyone around you. The Samsung Diva S7070 comes with more balanced outer appearance, but still, it´s pretty obvious it´s been designed for people of the fairer sex. It remind us of the likeable Samsung Corby S3650, the difference being the latter is not aimed at ladies exclusively.

Interface and functions:

Both handsets of the Samsung Diva Collection 2010 are feature phones and neither offers anything impressive in terms of software. The Samsung Diva S7070 utilizes TouchWiz interface and comes with typical things like widgets, main menu of several pages etc. The novelty feature here, especially for eager shopping fans is the “Wish List” function. The application permits you to group the things you want to purchase in various categories and each entry can be assigned relevant price, quantity and priority, meaning you can get a rough idea of how much cash you´re about to part ways with when you get to the shopping mall.


It´s a cool thing that the Samsung Diva S7070 sports proper (WebKit-based) internet browser that loads and visualizes heavy web pages and allows for zooming by keeping a finger pressed against the screen.  The handset is also equipped with applications for social networking, but lacks 3G and Wi-Fi support, which guarantees the connectivity speed will not be amazing.



The Samsung Diva folder S5150 is not equipped with any features specifically aimed at ladies. There is a shortcut bar on the home screen where you can place up to 15 applications of your own choice. We need to point out that the golden theme goes perfectly with the overall appearance of the phone.


As a whole, both handsets aren’t exactly sophisticated devices in terms of multimedia functionality. They sport audio players, FM Radio and music recognition service, but lack 3.5mm jack and support for DivX and Xvid files.


Both models of the Samsung Diva Collection 2010 are equipped with 3.2-megapixel camera without autofocus and flash. The manufacturer promises that several interesting shooting modes will find their place in the final versions of the interface of the Samsung Diva S7070, like Beauty Effect (flaw detection and removal) and Lomo Effect (allows for snapshots with artistic value), but they are unavailable on the prototype.





The Samsung Diva S7070 and Diva folder S5150 can both capture videos at QVGA resolution, which is below par as per today´s standards.

Expectations:

The first models of the Samsung Diva Collection 2010 rely on outer appearance entirely. All told, they are likeable handsets with basic functionality. We do hope that the Samsung Diva S7070 and Diva folder S5150 will not be the only devices aimed at the fairer sex in 2010 and believe the manufacturer should add several high-end, technologically advanced cell phones to the series.

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