Screen

The Rogue's large 3.1-inch touch screen is plenty of room for playing games, watching videos and selecting icons without eye strain, but the display dims too quickly -- just after a few seconds of inactivity.

Samsung uses new AMOLED display technology for improved and brighter images while saving energy over traditional TFT technology on most handsets today.

It has a built-in accelerometer, so the screen rotates from horizontal to vertical view with the twist of the wrist -- just like the iPhone.

Users can navigate the menu and access contacts, messaging, recent calls, browser, media center, music, VZ Navigator, email and setting and tools icons.

On the home menu, a side bar for "widgets" offers one-touch access to a frequently used programs. The home screen can get confusing, as the icons can be moved -- on purpose or inadvertently -- off the side bar and clutter up the background.

The plethora of widgets may seem convenient, but it can be redundant -- since many of the items on the side bar are already on the menu.

Audio

The Rogue pumps out music from the speaker located on the back of the handset. When listening to tracks, one drawback is the speaker placement, which can be easily covered, suffocating the sound.

The earpiece is also strong, but unfortunately, there isn't a traditional headphone jack -- only a USB port for proprietary headphones, sold separately.

Music can be played on shuffle, non-stop, or by playlist, artist, song, album or genre. Songs can be uploaded from a computer or downloaded for a price from VCAST Music with Rhapsody.

The handset's call quality is also clear with voices easily heard on both ends.

Overall, the Rogue's music capabilities are good, but listening to music in privacy requires an additional headset purchase.

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