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Check Availability   Release Date: Q4 2006 Released For: AT&T - Discontinued Released for Cingular, the Samsung BlackJack is an ultra-thin lightweight QWERTY phone that delivers a fully-loaded package of email, voice, and entertainment in one device. Boasting flexible mobile email featuring Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, advanced mobile phone technology, and rich multimedia capabilities, the BlackJack is an all-in-one handheld designed to deliver true seamless connectivity.

• GSM quad-band and UMTS dual-band technologies for communication around the globe
• Operates under the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with Pocket versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Internet Explorer Mobile to surf the Web, and Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile to send emails
• Bluetooth wireless technology allows users to go truly wireless and discreet with friends and co-workers, and connect the BlackJack to a computer and printer without cables
• Integrated MP3 Player and Video Media Player to play favorite songs right on the phone, including MP4 or 3GP videos on the crisp 65K-color resolution QVGA screen
• Built-in 1.3-megapixel camera with camcorder to take and share photographs and videos with family and friends
• Store additional pictures, videos, and songs on the phones removable microSD memory card
• HSDPA technology for high-speed data transmission with WAP 2.0 compliant browser

Technical Specifications
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 850 / 1900
Form Factor:	PDA / Windows Mobile 5.0
Dimensions:	113 x 59 x 12 mm
Weight:	99 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	1200 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5.50
Standby Time:	264
Memory:	64.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Imaging
Main Screen:	65000 colors (TFT) 320 x 240 px
External Screen:
Camera:	1.3 MP / 1280 x 960 px / 2X Zoom / Multi-Shot / Self-Timer / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	Windows Media Player
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	320 x 240 px
Screen Savers:	320 x 240 px
Ring Tones:
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	Windows Media Player
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Direct Push
Chat:	AOL / MSN / Yahoo!
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:	Pocket Outlook
To-Do List:
WAP:	Pocket Internet Explorer
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE / UMTS
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	Microsoft ActiveSync
More Information
Website:
Discussion:	Samsung Forum

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Low Battery Again!?

After owning this phone and playing around with all the features, I am thoroughly impressed with the capabilities of the phone.

Unfortunately, it comes with a very big drawback. For some reason Samsung didn't take into consideration that people will be using a number of different features on their phone at any given time. Due to this, they didn't give us enough battery life. Though you can use push email, you can sinc your phone to your computer via bluetooth, you can listen to music, you can Chat using your different messengers, you can edit files, you can take pictures, you can take movies, you can surf the web at DSL speeds, etc. YOU CAN'T DO IT FOR LONG! In my experience, using one or more of these features (ie. internet and music, or IM and bluetooth, etc.) will drain your battery in less than 90 minutes. With the extended battery you will probably last about 2-3 hours.

The point being, unless you want to be plugging in to a wall socket or your car cigarette lighter every few hours , you might want to reconsider this phone. With the regular battery and average use (using standby and power saving options), you can expect to have about 4-6 hours of battery life. If you have the extended battery, you can expect 7-9 hours. If you are a media freak (like yours truly) you can expect much less time.

Good Luck With Your Decision!

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Samsung Blackjack

BEWARE! I was so excited about this phone but Cingular has pulled a fast one and sold a phone WITHOUT all the features working. One of the most important features I was looking for was the push technology for email. After three days of failure to sync we found out that the phone's firmware does not yet support this technology. Sure we can set it up as a POP3 until it is available BUT I feel that it's dishonest to sell something that clearly Cingular knows is not yet working. Samsung says they have released the firmware and it's up to Cingular to now do something with it.

Others in my company got the Motorola Q (Sprint) and their phones were setup and ready to go (with Push technology!) in just minutes without even the help of an IT person.

Shame on Cingular for releasing a product prior to its capabilities being active! Bad, bad, bad!

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