Samsung's New SmartPhone Makes a Great Impression

By PC World Video May 16, 2009 6:00 AM

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The Samsung Impression has a fantastic display--the first commercially available AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen. With a roomy full QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive touchscreen interface, and some advanced features, the Impression is one of the best midrange messaging phones we've seen. It has a few quirks, though, as it lacks voice dialing, a camera flash, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and is a bit pricy. Assistant Editor Ginny Mies takes a look.

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