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Samsung Glyde

MSRP: $249

Samsung’s first haptic touchscreen phone for Verizon Wireless has a comfortable keyboard, but it’s limited by a poor UI and unreliable performance.

Review date: May 7, 2008

The Glyde is Samsung’s first haptic touchscreen phone to hit the U.S. market, just ahead of the Samsung Instinct, and it’s expected on Sprint later this summer. At $249, it’s priced $50 below the LG Voyager and is chock-full of multimedia and messaging capabilities. However, you’ll miss out on V CAST Mobile TV and the directional pad the Voyager offers. Text-heavy users will appreciate the responsive keyboard, but most will be put off by its slow and sometimes unresponsive UI. View our hands-on video of the Samsung Glyde Glyde Design

ProsCons
  • Decent 2-MP camera
  • Comfortable full QWERTY keyboard
  • Bright 2.8-inch display
  • Good call quality
  • Clunky Web-browsing experience
  • Unreliable and sometimes confusing UI
  • Audio plays out of only one headphone when wired
  • Poor camcorder

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Todd Haselton




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