Samsung SGH-T809

Reviewed by: MacDaddy07

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Strengths: Great Display(bright and colorful), Mp3 player, Memory card, video player, Very Sleek Design, headset sounds awesome*, great Pics, ease of use!!

Weaknesses: The Headset!! One feature at a time, poor reception.

Overall Evaluation: To start off, THIS PHONE IS THE BEST. When i started searching around for a phone, i wanted something that played mp3's so i didnt have to carry around 2 devices at a time, my cellphone and an iPod. (Being that i don't have an iPod) One major first choice was the Motorola SLVR. it looked great, but unfortunately I had cingular service, and thats never been the best. The T809, was second choice, i finally decided to go with it, and i don't regret it. This was the best bet, its like an iPod and a phone is attached. don't get me wrong, its no where near as fast as the iPod, but mine has a phone. Being that I'm 16, its the coolest thing ever. I always get compliments on how cool it looks. When playing music, it can be a bit sluggish while shuffling through the songs, but thats not a very big problem. I own a mac, and as soon as i plug it in it acts like another hard drive, i drag and drop the music and videos i want to to the phone and it plays flawlessly. I downloaded a program that condenses the file size of the songs and videos. it works great, because i save more space on my memory card. its called iSquint. PC's have a lot more choices for video converters, but this works great for mac. *about the headset, my main use for the phone besides making phone call is listening to music and watching videos. and when I'm on the go or skating, i like to plug in the supplied samsung headphones. now, one major problem with that, is when I'm listening to music through the headphones and all of a sudden i get a call, the ring doesn't go through the headphones, it rings right on the phones speaker. whats up with that. i miss calls because i cant hear them. Whats really wrong with that is, the only headphones i can use for my cool phone, are the supplied samsung ones. it has a weird adapter that plugs into the phone. you cant use a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack. or even the 2.5mm common with most phones. One other thing that people were complaing about was the reception, that is true. But being that I'm in Los Angeles, there is a cell phone satelite station within every 5 miles. its great outside, but i can admit its not always the best inside a building. Last thing, you can only do one thing at a time. For example, if your listening to music, you can only listen to music, you cant do two things at once. Playing music and texting at the same time is out of the question. done with all the negative, overall, this phone is Awesome. The Screen is gorgeous, its very easy to use, all the buttons are fairly large being that its a small phone. It uses Micro Sd cards, that are not that expensive. $45 for a 1Gb. Great black design, oohs and ahhs when i slide it up. Put it this way, I paid 100$ Bucks for mine, thats the Cost of a 1Gb Apple Shuffle, I added a 1Gb memory card, that puts it at $150. Thats the Price of 1Gb Nano. Now lets compare: the Nano plays 1 Gb's worth of music and allows you to see pictures for 150$. My Phone Plays 1Gb worth of music or videos, takes pictures and video, plays videos, makes calls and text messages, plays games, internet, and has just as clear of a display, only bigger for $150. Same price and i can do a lot more, this is why i got it. The only down side is i have to pay 40$ a month for the cellular service. But thats for the cell phone part of the phone. This phone is great for anyone who wants a cool looking phone with lots of features for a cheap price. It kicks razor butt. NOTE- I'm not talking trash about apple, because i am a huge a mac fan, i just wanted to make a comparison that everyone can relate to.