The beautiful Samsung Instinct is the flagship smartphone of the electronics
giant, Samsung. It has been recently launched in India. Read more about the
Samsung Instinct and its features in this exclusive review. We provide an
in-depth review, features and specifications of the phone here, in this article.
Design
The Samsung Instinct has been designed beautifully. It looks absolutely gorgeous
and has a huge 3.1" LCD display which is full touch-sensitive and has a
resolution of 240 x 432 pixels. It also sports a camera and various other
multimedia features like an mp3 player, camera, video player, etc.
Below the huge display there are three small touch controls. These are the back
button, the 'Home' key, and a calling control. However, these buttons can be a
little hard to use as these need to be pressed Samsung Instinct Mobile
Phonefirmly for the phone to register the command. One drawback of the phone is
the vibration which is real hard to notice if the phone is in your pocket or are
you not really paying attention.
However, the other design aspects of the phone are almost perfect. For example,
pressing the 'Home' button will take you automatically to the ‘Favorites’ menu,
while selecting the calling control replaces the menu icons at the bottom of the
display with some shortcuts for the speed dialer, contacts, the recent calls
list, and the dial pad. Battery life of the phone is pretty decent with 5.5
hours of talktime.
Features
The moment you hold the device in your hand, you will feel good. It's loaded
with lots of features and has enough applications to keep you engaged for days
on end, if not more. As soon as the device is powered on, it needs to be
unlocked by pressing on the hardware button. The beautiful 3.1 inch screen
lights up with a plethora of options located right next to your fingertips.
The touch screen of the phone is a solid one which registers your touch quite
well. You can even use your fingertip instead of the bundled stylus to navigate
through the various functions of the phone, which is always a plus point. This
screen can be optimized for calibration, brightness, contrast and even touch
sensitivity. Another interesting feature of the phone is that it is actually a
hybrid device, which essentially means that it works on both CDMA and EV-DO
networks.
The Instinct is equipped with good GPS features too. It uses the GPS satellites
for navigation; hence it can easily locate you even when you're indoors. The
swift EV-DO network makes location and point-of-interest searches real easy,
which is a big plus point.
Now, let us talk about the multimedia features of the phone which is pretty
impressive, to say the least. The bundled media management software is a
pleasure to work with. It not only locates tracks on your PC but also tells you
whether DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection will make playing the tracks
on the phone difficult or not.
One can even watch TV on the phone. The video quality is pretty good though
there is some pixilation that is noticeable. The Instinct has a camera as well.
The 2-megapixel camera captures decent images in good light, but performs a
little low on expectation during low-light conditions. If you wish to click
loads of pictures with the camera, then make sure that the light is good.
Moreover, the camera on the Instinct does not have flash; so that could be
another cause of concern if you love to snap pictures anytime, anywhere.
However, you can capture as long a video clip as you want, which is limited only
by the memory on the phone.
Samsung has released a solid phone with the Instinct. One cannot help but admire
the beauty of the phone. Coupled with some awesome features, it surely is a
phone to die for. Now, all that is left to be seen is this - Can it become the
iPhone killer? This, only time will tell.
Technical Specifications
General
Form Factor
bar
Frequency Band(s)
800, 1900
Full Keyboard
Yes
Network Technologies
Voice Technology
CDMA
Location-based services
aGPS
Downloadable Applications Format
Java v3.1
Sound Quality
HR
Phone Functions
Built-in Speakerphone
Yes
Memory
Internal Memory
2 GB (microSD card included)
Memory Expansion Format
MicroSD
Display
Color Display
2,62,000 colors
Main Display Technology
TFT
Display Resolution
240 x 432
Includes External Display
Yes
Communications
Bluetooth
Yes
WAP
Yes
SyncML
Yes
Data Formats
EV-DO Rev. A
Entertainment
Included Games
Yes
Photo and Video
Camera
2 Megapixel
Camera Options
Crop
Video Recorder
Yes
Messaging
Full Keyboard
Yes
SMS/ MMS/ EMS/ E-mail
Yes
Tools
Calculator
Yes
Calendar/ To-Do List
Yes
Voice Memo/ Sound Recorder
Yes
Battery Performance
Talk Time
5.5 hours
Others
* 2 GB internal memory (card included)
* Extra Battery included
* Carrying Case
* Stereo Headset
* Charging USB Cable
* Stylus |
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