Samsung SGH-a737

(3 out of 5)

MSRP: $29.99

This fashionable budget slider has decent 3G speeds and a good music player, but call quality could be better.

If you’re shopping for a new handset and want a phone that mixes style with a music player and speedy Web browsing in a package that costs $29, look no further than Samsung’s SGH-a737. You’ll appreciate its sturdy sliding action, four fun colors, and ease of use, but don’t expect too much from a product that comes this cheap. Design The slim a737 measures 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches and comes in your choice of red, blue, lime green, and orange. The smooth plastic exterior with rounded edges make it a sleek and attractive handset. At 3.2 ounces, the a737 is comfortable enough to slide in a pocket without feeling extra weight. Six controls are on the front face as well as a five-way navigation pad. The a737 has a smooth, spring-assisted slide, which opens to reveal a black alphanumeric keyboard with accents that match the shell. We particularly liked the well-spaced numeric keypad, which made dialing numbers easy. The phone’s 2.2-inch, 220 x 176-pixel display was bright and readable.

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Todd Haselton and Eric Zeman