Released for Sprint, the Samsung Instinct offers a high-tech look with large, vibrant touch screen featuring localized tactile feedback that gives the virtual QWERTY keypad a sensory experience. The Instinct also offers a Voice to Action button providing many functions using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search. Using Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A broadband network, the Instinct can quickly browse the Web, access business or personal email, share pictures, listen to commercial-free radio and more. It also provides support for corporate and consumer (POP3) email, multitasking capabilities to play music in background mode while surfing the Internet, texting or playing games, a 2.0-megapixel camera with camcorder and expandable microSD memory of up to 8 GB. Additional features include advanced stereo Bluetooth 2.0, integrated world clock, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text, Phone as Modem, picture caller ID and Sprint Mobile Sync.
Samsung Instinct (M800) Features
Sprint TV with live and on-demand programming such as Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE), the industry's only made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network
Sprint Music Store allowing users to wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone for just 99 cents each
More than a dozen streaming-radio applications, including Sprint Radio with more than 150 channels
Sprint Media Manager PC to phone transfer application
Background music mode allowing the user to play music while text messaging, playing games or surfing the Internet
Sprint Navigation with GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions, one-click traffic rerouting and more than 10 million local listings
Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, provides easy access to directory information, integrated GPS-enabled directions, interactive maps and one-touch click to call access
Voice to Action button providing many functions using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search
Visual Voicemail allowing users to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a tap of the screen
2.0-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom and video camcorder
Advanced Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology with audio caller ID
Access to corporate and consumer (POP3) email including AOL, Gmail and Yahoo!
Threaded text messaging provides a view of the full conversation
Mobile Sync to restore contact information if the device is lost, stolen or damaged
Phone as Modem connects the phone with a computer for Internet and email access
Samsung Instinct (M800) User Reviews
1. Posted by NikHart
Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:52 pm
This phone is absolutly amazing! i have had it for about 3 months now, and have found very very very few problems with it!
Pros:
Internet is very nice!
Touch Screen is very responcive!
Music player is very nice! and the earphone jack is amazing to have on a phone!
Lock sequence is handy for no RANDOM calls
GPS is very nice and quick!
Text Histroy is amazing!
Great Battery life!
Screen has very good lighting, even if on low settings
Ringers are nice, loud and clear
Vibrate Function is amazing! very responsive
Cons:
Keypad for texting is some times slow
Music application sometimes freezes when going into it from the lock screen.
TV application is kinda (shivers) but ok
Overall, i give this phone a 4.8 out of 5. If u have never tryed a touch phone, this one is a great starter! i like the iphone as well, and the itouch, but this phone just works for everything that a person may want in a good phone! HIGHLY RECOMEND!
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