Released for Verizon, the Samsung Saga connects users to their offices with an easy way to send email, text and instant messages. It comes with both dual-band CDMA and quad-band GSM capability, an optical mouse, Wi-Fi access (802.11 b/g), Opera mobile browser and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Windows Mobile includes Microsoft Office Mobile Suite so users can create and edit Word and Excel documents and view PowerPoint documents. Microsoft Active Sync 4.5 and Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista OS makes using the Saga feel as if they had never left their offices. Other features include a 2.0-megapixel camera with NightShot, microSD card slot for up to 16GB of external memory (sold separately), and Bluetooth stereo headset support.
Samsung Saga (I770) Features
Increase mobile productivity and get better integrated mobile business performance with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Equipped with quad-band GSM support, the Saga is your global business companion. Quad-band ability enables the user to access both GSM and CDMA networks (where applicable) for worldwide connectivity
Supports the following Bluetooth profiles: mono and stereo headset, handsfree, object push (vCard only), file transfer, basic print, phonebook access and human interface device
Seamlessly move between corporate WLAN, home WLAN and local hotspots
Samsung Saga (I770) User Reviews
1. Posted by BKP
Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:53 am
I couldn't disagree more with the first post/review, in regard to the Samsung Saga.
I've had mine now for approximately one month, and I'm completely enjoying the phone.
Interface: If you're moving to WM 6.1 from RIM, or Palm, of course there's going to be a learning curve. Windows Mobile has its quirks, however, it's a mature mobile environment, and getting better and faster all the time. I've found SPG 2.x (and now 3.0) Mobile Shell is an amazing interface for WM 6.1, on the Saga, and addresses most of the complaints anyone can have with WM.
Buttons: As with ANY PDA/Smartphone, that has both buttons, as well as touchscreen, the opportunity exists to 'butt call' or worse, if you keep the phone shoved in a pocket. However, I've found if you use rear-facing holster (back of the phone faces out, when snapped into the holster), such as the Samsung original holster, the chances of erroneously dialing, or entering commands decreases by an order of magnitude. If you're going to shove a device with a gazillion ways to enter commands with the slightest touch, deep into a pants pocket, then. duhhhh. learn to live with the consequences.
Battery life: A simple fact of nature with current touchscreen PDAs is that they suck power like a hoover. That applies to almost ALL SmartPhones with a touchscreen, and some applications that stay resident in memory, even when you're done using them. I've done the following: bought the extended life battery, and corresponding back cover ($43 for both on ebay), and I've more than doubled the battery life. The extended battery/cover still fit perfectly into the holster, and even fits better into my hand with the gracefully angled extension that no exists. Additionally, I set up a shortcut to the Wireless manager, which allows me to turn off either/or Bluetooth and WiFi when I'm not going to be using them for a while. I've also set up a quick shortcut to the Task Manager, which allows me to unload apps quickly that I'm not using, which both frees up memory, and in some cases kills juice-sucking connections I'm no longer using. There are other automatic connection drops you can tweak in the registry, if you search the forums. All this is simple common sense, and to be expected with a high-function Smartphone. None of it detracts from the fabulous functionality of the Saga.
Reception: Here I will pick a small bone with the Saga. While I get the same number of bars that I had with a previous Blackberry, the reception seems to be *slightly* less than perfect in certain spots in my house. Other than that, and a rare dead zone, while out driving, I'd still have to say the reception is above average, and I've had zero complaints from those I talk to, as to the clarity of my voice on their end.
Optical Mouse: Excellent. I don't know what else to say. It's simpler to use the optical mouse on the Saga, than the touchpad on my laptop. This is switchable with standard 4-way dpad-like navigation, with a touch of a side button. Again, SPG Mobile Shell 3.0 allows you to even enter whether you're using the device right or left handed, and sets up the touchscreen commensurately.
Screen: Bright, adjustable, easy to see, even outside.
Keypad: Small QWERTY buttons, however, they're spaced, so I'm much more accurate than I was on my previous BB, which had slightly larger buttons, which were placed bordering one-another.
Internals: Slot for a micro SD (highly recommended), and comes with a GSM card, if you're going international (uses standard Verizon CDMA domestically).
Ringtones, flexibility, etc.: All what you'd expect. Very customizable. The key is to learn the phone, and learn WM. Once you do that, you're hooked.
Great phone.
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2. Posted by qproridr
Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:46 pm
There are not enough words in the English language to describe how horrible this phone is! Had mine for a week, and can think of nothing better to do with it than smash it to bits with a hammer.
If dealing with WinMo 6.1 weren't enough punishment, the touch screen is a total pain to use, constantly putting you into a screen you didn't select etc. You must use it with a holster as if you put it in your pocket, it will do all kinds of crazy things like pocket dial the last number you called or worse, send phantom text messages, reset functions, once it even de-selected the phone from the settings tab. I pulled it out of my pocket to see that I had missed three calls, and all of them had came in the past 5 minutes. When I went to the settings tab, there was a big red X through the phone icon. ridiculous!
I am certain there is a bug in the firmware as about once a day the phone will "lock up" where the touch pad works as far as moving the cursor around the screen, but the button function of the mousepad does not work, nor does any other button on the entire phone work, including the on/off button. So.when it goes into this lock up mode, the only thing you can do is to remove the back of the phone and take the battery out for a few minutes and re-install. It will return to it's normal crappy operation at that time.
The battery life is utterly ridiculous. This morning I unplugged it from the charger at 8:30 am, used it sporadically through the day, maybe 60 minutes talk time total. By 4:00 pm I was getting a low battery notification, by 4:30 pm the Bluetooth shit off and by 5:30 the phone had shut itself off due to low battery. Completely unacceptable!
Unless you like headaches and frustration, I would avoid this phone completely if at all possible.
It loks good, the screen is bright and contrasty, but it all goes downhill quickly when you start to use it.
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