I dare you to find a reasonable flaw with this phone.
Overall Rating:
4.7 out of 5
By: Russ Welch on Monday, November 16, 2009 4.7 out of 5From: Knoxville, TN (United States)
Experience: 2 Weeks
Pros: Easy Texting on both physical keyboard and on screen.There are apps to download for free that can fix almost any problem with the software in the phone.Astounding screen clarity. Browses the web as good as a mac book. WIFI allows you to browse internet even faster and save a bit of battery.Cons: Battery life is short until good apps are downloaded and GPS and other aspects turned off. Does not have external alert for text messages.Summary: I purchased this phone two weeks ago after debating between the HTC Hero and the Moment ( much like everyone else). So i decided not to come to a final decision til i had hands on experience with both in the store. After messing with both i came to the conclusion that they were relatively the same.It just seemed the Moment was much faster at browsing the web and better to text with. Seeing as i mostly text and browse the web it was a no brainer for me. I quickly discovered that battery life drained on this phone faster then any phone ive ever seen. So i turned off the wifi and GPS on it and a few other things and now it can go a day without charging at all. The only major flaw with this phone is that when the screen is locked, when i receive a text it rings but there is no external display meaning, if I dont hear it, then i wont know i have a text until i just got to "messages". Thats a big problem with me since i listen to my Ipod alot. Other then that, I'd have to say this is almost the perfect phone for the casual uses of texting and web browsing and other typical aspects of phones. I honestly believe this is an amazing phone for anyone no matter what their main use for their phone is. I say that because i cannot find a flaw that prevents the full use of every feature of the phone.
Samsung Moment - Day 1
Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: M T on Monday, November 02, 2009 4 out of 5From: Detroit, MI (United States)
Experience: 1 Days
Pros: Display, number line on keyboard, responsive overall, D padCons: Vibrate seems weak, learning curve for keyboard, rotate quirk, initial setupSummary: I've only had the phone a few hours, but so far I think I'm going to like it.
The display is very nice, bright & clear. The D pad is useful for negotiating crowded links in webpages. The touchscreen seems responsive, with smooth resulting actions. I like having dedicated numbers on the keyboard, as I find I type numbers quite often (I'm an engineer).
A concern I have is that the notification vibrate seems short & weak. This doesn't seem to be adjustable, and I'm not sure it's going to be noticeable enough for meeting reminders. I thought I was getting used to the keyboard, but I found I was typing b's instead of spaces. I think I'll adjust to it (I previously had an Alias with a tiny keyboard). The portrait to landscape rotate works well in applications, but I don't know why it doesn't work on the home screen--only sliding out the keyboard brings up landscape mode on the home screens. Another concern is a little bit of movement between the screen and keyboard when it is slid all the way out. It's minor and probably inevitable with a slider.
I had some issues initially setting up the device. I had to wait a couple of hours for my number to be ported from Verizon, so I didn't setup the phone at the Sprint store. I stumbled through it. Google kept giving me password errors, but my gmail contacts & calendar finally ended up syncing. Now they are working fine.
I've messed around in the apps store a little bit. Apps are quick & easy to download. I've found a few that my friend's iPhone has and searched for a few that aren't out there.
From my brief experience I would say this phone looks promising. I can't comment on battery life yet. I've been playing with it a lot, but the battery indicator movement is giving me some concern. I'll provide an update if my opinion changes.
The display is very nice, bright & clear. The D pad is useful for negotiating crowded links in webpages. The touchscreen seems responsive, with smooth resulting actions. I like having dedicated numbers on the keyboard, as I find I type numbers quite often (I'm an engineer).
A concern I have is that the notification vibrate seems short & weak. This doesn't seem to be adjustable, and I'm not sure it's going to be noticeable enough for meeting reminders. I thought I was getting used to the keyboard, but I found I was typing b's instead of spaces. I think I'll adjust to it (I previously had an Alias with a tiny keyboard). The portrait to landscape rotate works well in applications, but I don't know why it doesn't work on the home screen--only sliding out the keyboard brings up landscape mode on the home screens. Another concern is a little bit of movement between the screen and keyboard when it is slid all the way out. It's minor and probably inevitable with a slider.
I had some issues initially setting up the device. I had to wait a couple of hours for my number to be ported from Verizon, so I didn't setup the phone at the Sprint store. I stumbled through it. Google kept giving me password errors, but my gmail contacts & calendar finally ended up syncing. Now they are working fine.
I've messed around in the apps store a little bit. Apps are quick & easy to download. I've found a few that my friend's iPhone has and searched for a few that aren't out there.
From my brief experience I would say this phone looks promising. I can't comment on battery life yet. I've been playing with it a lot, but the battery indicator movement is giving me some concern. I'll provide an update if my opinion changes.
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I currently have an old smartphone with a touchscreen, syncs with my outlook and is windows based. I'd like a good camera and camcorder if possible, and other extras but need need a phone that will sync my 2outlook calendars with ease and is intuitive like the iphone. The Hero or wait for the Moment?