Samsung Ultra Smart F700

Samsung is pulling out all the stops with their upcoming Ultra Smart F700. It features High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) wireless bandwidth up to 7.2 Mbps, making all media (video, music) downloads that much faster. Like the iPhone, the F700 features a touch screen, but, unlike the iPhone, it also has a slide out keyboard for text entry. It has a 2.78" TFT LCD, and includes Samsung's VibeTonz tech that provides tactile feedback to the user.

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Samsung Ultra Smart F700
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Release date January, 2006
Brand Samsung
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Apple iPhone 2G

Apple iPhone 2G

MSRP  $399.00    Released  June, 2007
Pros
  • Innovative touchscreen gesturing UI
  • Two-finger interface to resize images
  • Great web browser for such a small device
Cons
  • Not 3G yet
  • Expensive.
  • Cannot replace battery - soldered to the motherboard
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58 reviews
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HTC TyTN II

HTC TyTN II

MSRP  $550.00    Released  January, 2001
Pros
  • GPS
  • SIM accessible without removing battery
  • Sliding and Tilting display
Cons
  • Poor video drivers hinder performance during video playback, gaming and camera usage.
  • Battery drains quickly when using GPS
  • Very weak GPS antenna
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8 reviews
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Nokia N95

Nokia N95

MSRP  $700.00    Released  March, 2007
Pros
  • Integrated GPS and mapping
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • High quality 5 mpx camera for photos and 30 fps video
Cons
  • Expensive (~$700)
  • Lackluster alphanumeric keypad (non-QWERTY)
  • Poor standby battery life (~1 day before requiring charge)
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21 reviews
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HTC Touch

HTC Touch

MSRP  $400.00    Released  June, 2007
Pros
  • Integrated Bluetooth and WiFi
  • TouchFlo finger scrolling
  • Advanced touch screen interface
Cons
  • Tiny pop-up touchscreen keyboard is difficult to use
  • No Wifi on CDMA version
  • TouchFlo cube is useless, good only for marketing
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5 reviews
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RIM Blackberry Curve 8300

RIM Blackberry Curve 8300

MSRP  --    Released  June, 2007
Pros
  • Full QWERTY keyboard makes for easy texting/emailing
  • Thin and small profile
  • Media playback is better than other Blackberries
Cons
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No 3G support makes for slow web browsing
  • Poor web browser software
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LG Voyager

LG Voyager

MSRP  $599.00    Released  November, 2007
Pros
  • Useful touch screen that works well
  • Tons of features (VCast, GPS, etc)
  • Full QWERTY keyboard for messaging
Cons
  • No flash for camera
  • No WiFi
  • Touchscreen isn't as refined as iPhone
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1.  avatar rcavin said:

No official product page yet, but I'll keep an eye out for it.
Feb 08, 2007 2:23am
2.  avatar Erik said:

I can't see why you would have both a touch screen AND a physical keyboard. It seems like a waste and makes this unnecessarily larger.
Feb 08, 2007 9:44am
3.  avatar rcavin said:

I'm torn...until I try the virtual on-screen keyboard with this VibeTonz technology, I'm a sucker for thumb typing on mini-keyboards.
Feb 08, 2007 12:18pm
4.  avatar Omar said:

VibeTonz sounds like a recipe for ultimate disaster. Cell phones are pretty fragile enough as it is, now you're going to be vibrating them even more, substantially increasing the amount of wear and tear. They're going to die even faster now. Note: I'm bitter about the shoddy quality of my RAZR. And it makes sense to have both. Touch screens are cool for certain things, but it really remains to be seen how a virtual keyboard would work. Frankly, I don't think it'd work that well and I think that's one of the big faults of the iPhone. I do so much text messaging that I've actually gotten pretty good at thumb typing as well.
Feb 08, 2007 12:51pm
5.  avatar alex9988 said:

hiay ive been looking at the samsung f700 for some time now and i was just wondering if any one knows and reson why i shouldnt get it and if there is a better fone out there with the slide out key pad because thats what i like the most about this phone !!!
Jan 29, 2008 4:13pm
6.  avatar Omar said:

You should check out the LG Voyager as another slide-out keypad phone.
Jan 29, 2008 4:20pm
7.  avatar alex9988 said:

chears i had a look at the voyager and i love it but is it out in the uk yet because i can find it any were ive looked on ebay.co.uk to...... what do you think of the lg viewty =]
Jan 30, 2008 5:05pm
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