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Wondering just how I manage to have so little free time these days.
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As already mentioned Samsung have developed a reputation for developing high quality, stylish equipment over the years and at first glance it seems the U700 follows suit admirably.
The appearance of the U700 is undeniably attractive, with its shiny, mirrored surface and clean, sleek lines creating an appealing yet modestly understated image.
Astonishingly rigid and robust considering it's slim profile, the U700 really does come across as a well-made, quality product. It features an excellent, large, easily read screen, yet still retains modest dimensions, so it doesn't feel large or over-cumbersome in any but the smallest of hands (although to be fair, my nine-year old has little difficulty with it either).
And with it's positive, satisfying "slide" action, you could almost be forgiven for starting to feel a little big-headed as you swank around flicking open your new shiny toy at random, on the pretense of reading text messages.
So far, so good...
Onto the functionality of the product.
Ah...
Things seem to slip a little at this point. Samsung do indeed seem to have been seduced a little by the Style-over-Substance fairies, as previously mooted by another reviewer.
The first and to be fair, worst faux pas, is the inclusion of the infuriatingly annoying and shoddy "touch sensitive" buttons on the outer section of the phone. Little miracles of modern technology, that can quite easily send you into an apoplectic rage after a very short period of time.
I have lost count of the number of times I have been merrily playing Java games (I say "merrily". I have discovered that while the D-Pad is perfectly adequate for navigating menus, it transforms into an un-responsive, cumbersome beast when trying to use it for anything else) and the game has promptly turned off as I have inadvertedly allowed the side of my thumb to stray near the cancel button.
On a brighter note, my clever little U700 has seemingly developed the ability to connect to the internet whilst the keypad is supposedly locked and the phone is in my pocket. Obviously this an excellent "time-saver" for those moments when I think to myself "Hmmm... I must trawl through a poor selection of wallpapers and ringtones", "Wow! It is already connected! That'll save me whole nano-seconds", but rather less appealing when I receive my bill at the end of the month.
The only other annoyance I have is that you are severely limited in customising the tones on the phone. You can happily set the ringtone to your heart's content, but woe betide anyone who thinks they can set their text alert or alarm tone to anything other than a shrill polyphonic cacophany.
On the whole an appealing looking telephone, with good reception, speaker clarity and basic functionality, marred by almost unforgivable controls.
If you feel you have the manual dexterity necessary to operate this phone with minimal difficulty, then by all means buy it. Otherwise, steer clear. There are many other shiny, pretty fish in the sea and not all of them are as difficult to handle.
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Advantages: slim phone, wide screen, 3G with 2 cameras: front (VGA) and back (3.2MP) Disadvantages: touch pad buttons, loop like button, low internal memory, low maximum external memory
abiel_paltao 30.12.2008 (30.12.2008)
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