Samsung Jet S8000 Review

Introduction and design:

There are 365 days (generally), 8,760 hrs or quite a few minutes and seconds a year. Thousands of things happen in that amount of time, even in the cooped up world of cell phones. The truly significant events, however, are scarcer than hen´s teeth. There are several major exhibitions, where manufacturers fall over backwards to show off their new creations, the latest iPhone follow-up and a dozen of less noteworthy happenings, where top of the range devices put up a first appearance. That´s why there is no way that something like the Samsung organized “Unpacked” go unnoticed. It took place in three major cities around the world and the end result was the announcement of the Samsung Jet S8000. Well, the official info showed up shortly before the actual event came about, but still, the whole thing was interesting enough to follow.

So, that´s how the Jet was born – with quite a noise and massive hype coming from the manufacturer. They call it “smarter than smartphone”, emphasizing on its snappy processor (800 MHz), multitasking capabilities and Microsoft Exchange support. With a 3.1-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, DivX/Xvid support, Wi-Fi and 2 GB built-in memory, the device comes with features qualifying it as a modern, mid-range handset. It also sports a special menu, made after a 3D cube. As a whole, what it delivers make it a direct competitor to the LG ARENA KM900 in the category of feature, multimedia-rich cell phones.

So, let´s recap – decent features, lots of promises and big words. Does the Samsung Jet S8000 live up to the expectations though? We´ve got a final, retail version in our hands and we intend to answer the question. Let´s first take a look at what´s in the box.

The Samsung Jet S8000 comes wrapped up in what´s become quite characteristic of major manufacturers lately (save Acer), i.e. a really small box. Well, we need to think about the environment and be economical of our means and all that after all, don´t we? Aside from the phone itself, what you also get in the pack is a software CD, manual, microUSB cable to connect it to a computer, charger, earphones (with adapter that allows to control sound volume and answer calls). Oh, we almost forgot to tell you the best part – there´s a leather case. We do fancy the thing, because it´s well-made and strewn with Swarovski crystal beads. No, not really. We just like it because it´s designed in such a way that you will be able to actually use your phone for calls without having to take it out, although this also means you won´t be able to find out who´s calling you until you´ve answered. There is a small hole for the earphone, loudspeakers are not covered as well, another small gap lets you press the middle phone button and the location of both send and end keys is marked onto the sheath itself. Well, all this comes in pretty handy, because everyone´s missed a call or two while struggling to pull the phone out. Plus, you can also use the case if your hands are wet or greasy and you don’t want any stains on your precious Jet.


And truth be told, the handset simply loves dirt. A lot. Basically, most of the people would be like “Wow, what a beauty, so cool, can I touch it!” followed shortly by “Jeez, I got the thing in fingerprints all over, hang on, let me wipe it clean”. Both reactions would be caused by one and the same thing – the handset´s made of glossy plastic and is almost pitch black. Of course, this makes it look stylish, appealing and smaller than it really is. Actually, it´s a bit taller than the LG ARENA KM900 and of almost identical size as the Viewty Smart GC900, although this doesn’t mean it won’t fit into your hand or pocket perfectly.



You can compare the Samsung Jet S8000 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.

Fingerprints are quite a problem with the LG Crystal GD900 as well, although it comes in a lighter color, hence they´re harder to notice. If you ask us which of the two looks more appealing, well, you will definitely give us a hard time. The Crystal sports an impressive, transparent keypad, but the Samsung Jet S8000 has a really… sexy back. Actually, the Jet was the first model of the manufacturer to feature red, light-reflecting elements. The OmniaPRO B7610 also has them and we do hope Samsung keeps lending color to their designs in the same manner.


Speaking of screens, we must say that hands down, the Jet takes the cake. The phone comes with a 3.1-inch, AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution that supports 16 mln colors and image quality is really good – we did take pleasure in just browsing pictures, enjoying all the image details - the high resolution and the warm colors contribute to a slightly romantic overall feel. Fortunately, the handset remains completely usable outdoors. The light sensitivity sensor react instantaneously and images become somewhat worn out and less appealing to look at, but you won´t need to search for the nearest shady spot to read your message, that´s for sure.

The phone display utilizes resistive technology and you can navigate through the menus using whatever object, but unfortunately, the handset doesn’t feature multitouch. As a whole, the sensitivity is really great and failures to activate what you have pressed happen quite rarely. This is also accompanied by slight vibration and sound feedback (can be turned off) that contribute to the ease of use and perhaps it´s only the iPhone and G1/Magic that have more sensitive screens. The fingerprint problem is especially evident here as well.

The spectacular mid-button is another design element that lends color to the overall look of the Samsung Jet S8000. It reflects light beautifully and is really easy to press. Its basic function is to call up the main menu from within running applications. Keeping it pressed opens the multitasking menu that we will talk about later on. Send and end keys are on either side and are both comfy to press - they are large, prominent and have enough travel.


The same goes for the other handset buttons as well. While the keys of the LG ARENA KM900 are flush with the phone body, so as not to spoil the design appeal of the phone, keys here are prominent enough, easy to feel with your fingers, comfy to press and you need just a few moments to get used to their location. As a whole, the buttons on either side of the Samsung Jet S8000 feature an ergonomic design and don’t spoil the overall impression. The volume rocker is on the left hand side, while the phone lock, along with a double button are on the opposite. The more prominent part of the latter is actually the camera shutter and the other one calls up the 3D cube on screen, but we will tell you more about the cube in the multimedia section.


The good news is that the Samsung Jet S8000 sports standard connectors only that are all located on the top side of the phone – 3.5mm jack, microUSB port protected with a small flap and we disliked having to open the back cover to gain access to the microSD slot (supports expansion cards of up to 16GB). At least the whole thing feels quite easy thanks to the dedicated rabbet at the bottom.

As a whole, the Samsung Jet S8000 is a really good looking device and this doesn’t seem to come at the expense of decreased functionality. Our only gripe is that the handset love fingerprints with unfaltering passion, because the black, glossy surface is a real magnet for them. Still, the LG Crystal GD900 remains our primary choice of a trendy gadget to bring along with us if we need to impress a lady at a night club. Why? The Jet is comparatively less noticeable, because the fancy red elements on its back are only visible in proper light.

Interface:

Similarly to most of Samsung’s models equipped with touch sensitive screen, the Jet utilizes TouchWiz interface, but it´s been updated here. Let´s get down to the renovated version, starting with the screen that turns up if the phone is locked. It allows you to use gestures to unlock your device, call someone or activate applications. You just need to choose one of the 12 letters that are offered. You can also pick a language, but we wouldn’t recommend you to go for one with complex symbols (say, Chinese). As a whole, the function makes for a nice extra feature that comes in handy at times, especially if you need to give someone a ring fast.



There are three start screens and they can be customized with different wallpapers and widgets. The small, active apps are a prominent feature of the TouchWiz interface and the Jet comes preloaded with a great number of these. Our unit features 35 preinstalled widgets, but what is available on your phone would depend on the particular region you purchase it in (in our case, Germany). We do consider the so called “ActiveSync” widget interesting, because it allows you to sync the phone with Microsoft Exchange servers, create messages from your account there or check your email inbox. You also have the option to download more applications and update the ones you already have. As a whole, the home screens of the Samsung Jet S8000 deliver similar functionality to the S-CLASS 3D interface running on LG devices, with several minor differences, like, you cannot set alarms via widgets. Moreover, substantially less favorite contacts can be placed here and reaching the striking Photo Contacts app requires that you navigate to and through the main menu. Well, let´s do that.



The main menu has been through some changes, compared to previous versions of TouchWiz. It´s now separated into three different screens that are switched between by sliding a finger. All phone functions are available in them, which eliminates the need of submenus (say, Organizer to host the Alarm or Calendar etc.). Unlike the iPhone and the S-CLASS 3D interface, icons cannot be rearranged. This is not a big issue, because the first screen page does contain most of the overused functions. Well, we made it to the menu to tell you about the Photo Contacts, so let´s do just that.


It is an improved version of the favorite contacts with pictures. The extra feature is available on the Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300 and OMNIA HD i8910 as well and even if we have seen previously seen it, we just keep getting quite a kick out of it. You can tag pictures and assign them to contact entries. Faces get automatically recognized and a single snapshot can be tagged with information about more than one person. So you can take a picture of all your friends (Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Johnny Walker) and call them whenever you need. Unfortunately, tagged pictures are not automatically assigned to the relevant contact entries, so you would have to do that manually and associate them with people, if you want them to pop up on screen when you are being called.



Pressing the middle button gets us back to the main menu. As you can see in the pictures, a small icon appears at the top right of the active app (Photo contacts in this case). The multitasking function is implemented really well – all running apps are showed as cards (similarly to the Palm Pre). The good news is they visualize the app indeed and not only indicate it. For an instance, you can see how´s your message composing coming along or what is the last song that played before you had to exit the player. You don´t actually see the programs running in real time in the multitasking menu, but rather, their status when you left them. Switching apps off doesn’t look as spectacular as on the Pre, but the overall multitasking functionality is really good.


We do like the new TouchWiz version. It´s less appealing alongside of the LG´s S-CLASS 3D and seems to lack the small, eye-catchy elements of the latter, but on the other hand, icons are larger and easier to press, plus the phone works much faster. You have the option to switch off all transitional effects (they are not really appealing anyway), which makes the phone react to your actions almost instantaneously, so you don´t need to wait for 6 seconds until the calendar loads like you have to with S-CLASS 3D devices. The date and hour rollers are present here again, although at Samsung have finally figured this is not the fastest way to set time, so you can also do it via an on-screen keypad now. The accelerometer is rarely used, provides acceptable functionality and reacts without a hitch to even sharp or swift motions. It allows you to do different things, say, turning the phone face down mutes the incoming call alert, while placing it on a table face up will activate the loudspeakers. We were really pleased to find out the Samsung Jet S8000 supports kinetic scrolling, because it comes in pretty handy with long lists such as the phonebook for an instance.

Phonebook:

The latest Samsung models deliver increased phone contacts storage capacity – 2,000 instead of 1,000 as usual. Well, we cannot say the Jet is smarter than smartphone in this respect, because the latter offer unlimited number of entries. Still, 2,000 contact entries should be more than enough for ordinary users, plus you can add ample info to each entry – name, family name, visualization style, picture, several numbers (mobile, home, fax etc.), group, unique ringtone, different vibration alerts, birth date and a note. And this is not all, you also have message ringtone, alias, company, position, address, website, email and many more. Phone groups can be customized with pictures, ringtones and vibration alert style only.

Aside from calling people, the phone contacts also allow sending of messages. You can use normal scrolling or the side slider on the right to jump to definite letters, which is comfy. Unfortunately, the phone searches only in the first names as you enter letters and it´s only numbers that are filtered from within the dialing menu. In other words (hackneyed, we know), 6-3-6 doesn’t lead to Neo.


Up to 18 of your contacts can be set as favorite and they are called by entering the relevant digits and pressing the send button. It´s odd, but the phone call register features an option that doesn’t seem to work – it adds certain contacts of your choice to the list of people that aren’t allowed to call you. Unfortunately, the function doesn’t work, so we have to put up with irksome colleagues that keep calling and insist on taking us out to a beer.


If you physically face such a person, you may try and take a French leave using the fake call function that is activated by keeping the button that turns volume down pressed for a short while. You can also set a period of time before the phone starts ringing and record a voice, so it looks like someone is talking to you, which makes the whole stunt more credible to pull. We would recommend that you record your irritated mom or mother-in-law, because voices like these can make even interstellar invaders beat a hasty retreat.



Organizer:

Sometimes we tend to think that cell phones are one of the major reasons that the planet has not fallen in the clutches of widespread chaos. At least to us, the opportunity to enter tasks and notes is a great feature than brings some order into our daily lives. The Samsung Jet S8000 delivers decent organizer functions. You can set up to 10 alarms to go off on different days with the alert style varying from soft melody to strong vibration.



The calendar function is the other major weapon to use in your daily routine. It shows in daily, weekly or monthly view and you have the option to see all events as well as all missed ones. There are two major event categories – schedules and anniversaries and in both cases you can choose start and end dates, alarm, additional details, event location, recurrence pattern and deadline for the latter.



Unfortunately, the phone tasks come as a separate application that cannot be accessed through the calendar. They can be assigned priorities, start date, deadline, current status, details and alarm and a task will get crossed off in the list when you mark it as complete.


The additional tools to help you organize your routine include world clock to follow local times in over 20 regions, notes, calculator (simple, really, without scientific mode), unit converter, timer and chronometer. You also have a nice recorder that captures sound with decent quality and length of up to 60 minutes.

The Samsung Jet S8000 can sync your contacts, calendar, tasks and messages with Microsoft Exchange Server while you´re on the run. This is a handy option, although not nearly enough to make the phone a direct rival to smartphones. If would have been great if the phone could download contact info and calendar events from Facebook and Google accounts, even if not as easy as on the Palm Pre. Another thing that could have made us think the Jet was smarter than smartphone would have been the presence of a link between the organizer functions and the phone contacts. Say, things like entering a calendar event then being allowed to associate contact entries with it, so in case you need help, you would know who you are supposed to ask.

Messages:

As we mentioned, one of the major functions of a cell phone is to help us make our daily tasks easier to accomplish. We all have enough problems and things to do to be able to memorize everything or overload our brains with too much redundant information. Our email account settings make for an illustrative example. Why would anyone have to remember things like the Gmail SMTP server address? Unfortunately, the guys at Samsung are of the opinion that we need to know such things and it´s just too bad they didn´t provide for automated download of settings, even when it comes to popular email services.

As a whole, the message function is mediocre. Instead of getting you to your latest messages like the iPhone or LG handsets running S-CLASS 3D), the phone requires you to choose what you would like to open. Moreover, you don’t have the option to browse your messages in threaded style, which we consider immensely easier than the classic one, especially if you receive lots of messages.


The Samsung Jet S8000 comes with both horizontal and vertical on-screen keyboard layouts and three different hand recognition options, which are totally useable thanks to the proper sensitivity of the screen. Still, we would rather use the keyboards to type away things fast. Anyway, both options are easy and handy. The vertical keyboard layout will suit you best if you´re using just one hand and detects even very swift and light button touches. Paired with T9, you can come with a text message in seconds. The horizontal QWERTY is better than the one found in S-CLASS 3D handsets. The keys are sensitive enough and easy to distinguish, so you won´t need to write at a snail´s pace in order to avoid typing mistakes.




Connectivity:

Are you wondering why you granny doesn’t seem to look cookery shows anymore? Now, this one is easy, she´s been using Google to hunt down for recipes. Well, we are exaggerating, but the Internet has irrevocably penetrated the lives of almost all of us. That´s why we appreciate all cell phones that come equipped with capable browsers. They are a dying breed of animals, really hard to come by these days. Not to worry, we´re dealing with a rare dolfin here and the spelling is actually right. 

The internet browser of the Samsung Jet S8000 is a WebKit based app, called “Dolfin” that sports an enviable set of functions like Flash support, JavaScript compiler, a function to remove ads from pages… Well is it handy to work with?

In a nutshell, Yes. This is one of the better browsers we have ever had the pleasure to use and certainly one of the best that has appeared on feature phones with touch sensitive screens to date. As a whole, using it feels like surfing on Opera for Windows Mobile. Double tap to zoom in on things and bring the object in focus, so you can see it more clearly. Keep your finger pressed against the screen (up to 4x) smoothly or slide it downwards to zoom out in the same graceful manner. We do think this is the best way of controlling a browser, apart from multitouch of course. Pages visualize properly and navigating feels easy, except for really complex websites full of animations. We think that the iPhone and Android-based handsets feature browsers that are faster and easier to use, but the Samsung Jet S8000 has a major advantage over them – Flash support that makes the Internet a more colorful and funny place to be. You can watch videos on any website, play online games and… wait, wait. Yes, most Flash elements load properly and we even saw a video clip on YouTube, but encountered certain troubles as well. Vimeo gave a message saying we lacked enough system resources and Google videos failed to start at all. What´s worse, videos tend to stutter, which makes them virtually unfit to watch in the browser itself. The handset comes with a preinstalled streaming video player that can be also used to see content on the mobile version of YouTube.


Aside from the above mentioned issues, the browser is stunning and we mean it. Compared to it, the one of the LG ARENA KM900 looks like coming from the Stone Age and totally unhandy to use. Unfortunately, the phone supports only 3G bands throughout Europe and Asia (900/1200) and we still haven’t heard anything about the version for the North American market. Well, actually it´s not that bad in reality, because the Samsung Jet S8000 is a global, quad band GSM device that sports Wi-Fi that allows fast internet connectivity and permits you to enter manual IP settings.

Local connectivity is available via Bluetooth 2.1, which supports the following protocols - HSP, HFP, DUN, FTP, OPP, GAP, SPP, SDAP, SDP, BPP, GAVDP, A2DP, AVRCP, SAP, AVDTP, AVCTP and PBAP. There is a CD with Samsung PC Studio in the box that helps you synchronize your phone contacts, calendar and multimedia files with a computer.

Camera:

A 5-megapixel camera would have been considered all the rage two years ago. These days however, it´s qualified as characteristic of midrange multimedia devices. The first thing we noticed about it was how fast it was. Well, apparently we will have to change our views about what´s considered mainstream today, because we were actually able to start the camera and take three snapshots in about 7-8 seconds, the time needed by the optics to properly focus included. The interface starts in less than a second, focusing takes another one, saving a picture about one and a half seconds and you are ready to capture the next image in a blink.


Moreover, the handset delivers a decent set of camera functions as well – you have different shooting modes (including smile detection that actually works the way it´s supposed to), a total of 13 presets, exposure control, self-portrait mode plus image resolution and white balance settings. You can also customize ISO sensitivity, the focusing mode (auto, macro, face detection), add different effects, there´s image stabilization, WDR function and blink detection (no more “sleeping” people in your pictures).

Now, let´s take a look at the quality. Most Samsung models with camera resolutions of 5-megapixels and over deliver quite good colors and the Jet is no exception. In proper lighting conditions, colors are nice indeed – slightly warmer, but vivid and eye-pleasing. You can notice white looks somewhat color burned in certain spots, but bear in mind all pictures were taken in the scorching sun on an extremely sunny day. The camera delivers very good image quality with pictures, taken in a shady place during the day as well, with a bit more details than the average. Snapshots taken indoors are passable - image noise becomes more evident, but is still acceptable. Finally, the built-in flash is up to its task and provides proper lighting to nearby objects. As a whole, the Samsung Jet S8000 has a better camera than the LG ARENA KM900 and what´s more, even better performing one than the 8-megapixel Viewty Smart and Crystal. Image quality is totally acceptable and the option to capture snapshots in a rapid succession makes the handset perfect for outdoor events.



The ISO 12233 Chart is a I3A/ISO standard, used to determine the resolution of still imaging cameras. It is a an indicator of sharpness, Chromatic Aberration and distortion.

Despite the decent resolution, videos are pixilated and blurry, but are smooth, for what it´s worth. The audio track of your videos will be relatively loud and therefore, it’s usable for interviews if the speaking person is not too far away.

Samsung Jet S8000 sample video at 720x480 pixels

Multimedia:

The gallery starts, by default, in a view mode where pictures appear in a horizontal row, but you can zoom out so more become visible. Aside from the standard options to filter content by name and date, you have the option to divide images into groups depending on the prevailing color in them. As a whole the gallery app is good, but its interface is rather slow, which spoils the otherwise good overall impression. Unfortunately, you don’t have access to the image editor from within the gallery, so you will have to edit pictures by opening it via My Files. The app called “Dynamic Canvas” lets you draw and create your own pieces of art.


If you come to feel a more creative impulse, you can create or edit your own videos. The available options include clipping video length, cutting files into smaller pieces, adding effects and music. Unfortunately, you cannot have MP3 soundtracks embedded to your video, because the supported audio format is AMR only, which is rather limiting indeed.



The audio player is cool. It allows access to a variety of equalizer effects and 5.1-channel sound in landscape mode that reminds of the iPhone Cover Flow and visualizes album covers. This is one of the few cases when the handset gets slow, so browsing a huge audio library may turn to be a real time-eater. Moreover, you have absolutely no control over the volume loudness and settings from here. Audio quality is above average, but since we´ve been slightly spoilt lately, we found the sharp sound through the boxed pair of earphones somewhat annoying. Plugging in one of our midrange pairs produced slightly better results and the audio loudness was enough so as not to hear environmental noises and immerse in the songs properly. The loudspeaker is average and sound tends to be sharp and annoying when going at full blast.



You will also have an FM radio with RDS and the option to record content at your disposal, plus there´s a service that recognizes what you are listening to that unfortunately, doesn’t suggest similar genre and style songs like the last.fm or Shazam.



Videos… wow. Did we mention the screen delivers stunning image quality? Yes? Well done. So, you have the opportunity to watch DivX/Xvid content with resolution of 720x480 pixels on the excellent AMOLED display without a hitch. Higher bitrates don´t make the Samsung Jet S8000 break sweat either. The quality is simply awesome – no artifacts, no stuttering or hang-ups, beautiful colors from start to finish. Perhaps only the OMNIA HD can deliver comparable experience, although mostly due to its larger display. MPEG4 (H.263 and H.264) videos also play properly, provided their resolution width doesn’t exceed 720 pixels.



We almost forgot to tell you about the extra feature that makes many compare the phone interface to the LG´s S-CLASS 3D. There is 3D cube here as well that´s called up on screen via the button, adjoined to the volume rocker. Well, this one is really three dimensional and you can use all its 6 sides. While the S-CLASS 3D cube is used to navigate between home screens, the one found in the interface of the Samsung Jet S8000 is actually a menu that allows access to multimedia, entertainment and internet features, although most of them have limited functionality. For an instance, you can browse only miniature versions of your pictures in the gallery there and the audio player shows album covers, but only visualizes the last used playlist. As a whole, this is just an alternative way of browsing multimedia files and functions and you can certainly go without it.




Keeping the cube button for a while opens the so-called “Motion Gate”, where there are two shortcuts (customized to your own liking in the Settings menu) that can be selected and controlled by shaking the phone. Say, a simplified camera interface takes pictures when you tap on the handset twice. We tend to think this is a function that is entirely void of meaning that merely shows off the capabilities of the built-in accelerometer. Well, the latter is good indeed and does a great job if you want to switch to landscape mode while typing a message or watching videos. Controlling a wagging cube by shaking or taking snapshots by tapping, erm, no, thanks.

Software and GPS:

The Samsung Jet S8000 allows you to use popular social network services like Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket, Friendster and MySpace. Unfortunately, there are no specifically developed, dedicated app for that, rather, the phone just opens the relevant web pages for mobile devices.

Our unit came preloaded with 6 games and most of them turned out to be merely demo versions and far from really amusing. You can get more through the phone Download service that gets you to the Samsung´s online store that looks differently depending on the country you access it from. Finally, all titles come with rather steep price tags, say, a Harry Potter game available for 5 EUR.


The built-in navigational software is actually the Java version of Google Maps. Finding your location at first start takes about 5 minutes and about one after software restarts. Our gripe here is that the app itself uses traffic, so you may be surprised when you see your next monthly bill.

Performance:

The Samsung Jet S8000 is fast. A processor running at 800MHz is something that most contemporary smartphones doesn’t have (both the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre have 600MHz ones). Aside from the getting slower when the audio player or phone gallery is used, the handset is a really snappy performer. It´s odd, but the screen flickered while the cell phone was charging up.

Honestly, we have experienced better in-call quality. Voices of people were sharp and muffled and the people we were speaking to said they could hear us loud and clear, although not nearly as well as when using the LG ARENA KM900 or the LG Crystal GD900. The loudspeaker is usable as well – voice get mechanical and robot-like, but still, are discernible.

We highly doubt that the Samsung Jet S8000 can provide 8.2 hrs of continuous talk time and over 422 hrs in standby. During our tests it managed to go for about 2 days with about 10 minutes or talks daily, some internet browsing and multimedia playback. Just like the iPhone, surfing the Web makes the handset warm up quite a lot.

Conclusion:

Let´s first answer the question “Is the Samsung Jet smarter than smartphone?” – the answer is “No”. The snappy processor, Microsoft Exchange support and multitasking functionality are not enough to make someone who´s used to smartphones switch over to a feature phone. The major problem is the lack of additional apps and interconnection among the different software elements. There are some really good functions available though, Photo contacts is great, but its functions are not linked to the phone contacts and looks like a motley bonus feature, concocted to attract people. The same goes for the 3D cube – it´s just another shortcut menu variety.

Let´s forget for a moment all the big talk that Samsung showered us with and take a look at the device itself and how it stacks up against its rivals. Putting the things this way, we must say the Samsung Jet S8000 is awesome. Its major rival, the LG ARENA KM900 comes with a glossier interface and automated email account setup, but the Jet holds all the other aces – the capable browser, multitasking function, better screen keyboard and video playback, worthier camera, all these are by far, much better than what the LG´s product delivers. The in-call quality and audio playback are both acceptable and you won´t have any troubles with them.

As a whole, the Samsung Jet S8000 is champion in its class. It delivers rich functionality that will satisfy the requirements that most of the people can have and we believe it´s worth every cent you spend on it, because it is a modern device up to all contemporary standards.

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