Samsung M620

OK I know I took forever, like for freakin evarrrr. But I am doing it now so you can forgive me (especially you, ROB!)

I decided to post my review of the Samsung M620 Music phone that launched simultaneously on Telus and Bell (Kinda like what Verizon and Sprint are to the US)

This is a super thin Candy Bar styled phone but what sets it apart is the fact that it has two differen't sides to it. The "front" is the phone, with a teensy screen and the back is the mp3 player with touch sensitive controls and a wopping 2.1 inch display. The displays are both very bright wtih the larger of the two supporting a higher DPI.

overall I like this phone, you get a Battery "wallet" with it, which is basically a big ugly case that gives it an insane amount of talk time (6.5 hours on a full charge)

The keypad is great, I loved it, texting was a breeze as long as your vision isn't overly hyperopic. I do not really care for the teensy screen, I would have preferred two huge screens instead of one tiny and one large.

The phone has no removable battery which is another negative point against it (hello iPod anyone?) but due to its extremely slim form factor I can not say I am all that suprised.

another unfortunate thing is that the ESN sticker is on the face of the phone and is QUITE unsightly, I am willing to bet most users will be removing theirs, Making life oh so joyus for those of us who have to service the phone for our customers.

Call quality is exactly what I expect from Samsung, the phone seems very durable albeit very shiny at the same time so I am not sure how it will hold up to scratching.

I suggest bumping the sensitivity of the touch pad to maximum because anything else was not nearly responsive enough for me.

the camera is poop. 1.3 megapixel poop. extremely myopic and grainy despite its resolution, colour was weak and extremely washed out looking. I would not use the camera at all.

Transflash is hot swappable, which it'd have to be in a phone of this design, great move anyway.

pics for your drooling pleasures. Shot with a pentax K100D.