Friday, September 25, 2009

Samsung Jack (SGH-i637)


As the successor to the BlackJack series, the Samsung Jack brings a fresh look and some nice feature upgrades to make it one of AT&T's more solid and affordable messaging smartphones. However, we tend to favor the Nokia E71x's design.

BOTTOM LINE: Samsung's shrewdly updated BlackJack (now simply the "Jack") builds on its predecessors' positive attributes. It's a compelling Windows Mobile smartphone, even if said OS needs a major renovation. PROS: Excellent value. Near-perfect form factor. Comfortable keyboard. Includes 3G and Wi-Fi radios. Good voice quality and reception. Solid battery life. CONS: Clunky OS. Poor Web browser. Proprietary headphone jack requires a dongle. You need to pull the battery to switch microSD cards.

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