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Samsung Blackjack II Black Smartphone (AT&T)
Samsung Blackjack II Black Smartphone (AT&T)

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Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless

List Price: $499.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
Sales Rank: 74

Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0

Model: BlackJack II
UPC: 635753468083
ASIN: B000YT77LM

Release Date: November 23, 2007
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Features:
  • Quad-band/3G smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 for MS Office document editing and easy Outlook email and contacts
  • Internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav software; music and video downloads and streams via AT&T Mobile Music and Cellular Video
  • Full QWERTY keyboard; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; 2.0 megapixel camera; MicroSD expansion
  • Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 14 days of standby time
  • Includes: Charger, USB Cable, Battery and Getting Started CD

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
The successor to the original, highly popular Blackjack smartphone, the Samsung Blackjack II (SGH-I617) retains the thin, lightweight design, QWERTY keyboard, and large screen from its predecessor while adding the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, integrated GPS, and upping image capture quality to 2.0 megapixels. It can access AT&T's tri-band HSDPA/UMTS high-speed 3G network, which makes it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music, stream tunes from Napster and eMusic, and watch video streamed from CNN and Comedy Central via AT&T's Cellular Video. It also supports AT&T's Video Share service, which offers a one-way video stream during a mobile-to-mobile phone call.

The Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system offers a familiar office experience and the ability to read and edit in applications such as Word or Excel as well as review Powerpoint presentations. You can also receive Outlook email and update your contacts and calendar on the go. Other features include quad-band global connectivity. And you'll be able to get to where you're going fast with the integrated GPS receiver and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator software. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, speakerphone, instant messaging, and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.



The easily pocketable, ultra-thin Samsung Blackjack II measures just 0.4 inches and weighs 3.52 ounces.
AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.)

It's packed with multimedia streaming and download capabilities. AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.



With the power of Windows Mobile 6, you can easily stay in contact via email as well as edit Word and Excel documents.
Phone Features
Glossier than its predecessor, the Samsung BlackJack II impresses immediately with its striking looks, thin frame, and larger 2.4-inch LCD screen (320 x 240 pixels, 65K colors). The Samsung BlackJack II makes every aspect of your life look easy. The full QWERTY keypad gives you every letter at a touch. And the Jog Wheel lets you quickly access, scroll through and select whatever you're searching for.

With Windows Mobile 6, the BlackJack II brings a powerful personal computer experience to the small screen. The BlackJack II helps you keep track of schedules and contacts through Outlook Mobile, browse the Internet by using Internet Explorer Mobile, as well as manage Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents using Office Mobile. Windows Mobile 6 also supports HTML e-mail so that you can view and compose e-mail messages in their native format with live links to Web sites, support for images, tables and bullets.

BlackJack II will be among the first Windows Mobile 6 devices from AT&T to support Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, which offers companies an end-to-end solution for managing and securing Windows Mobile devices. Employees will also have access to company information and a line of business applications from a single, secure place behind the firewall by using a cutting-edge Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN).

In addition to a robust feature set, BlackJack II provides access to multiple e-mail accounts, both personal and business, through Microsoft Direct Push technology with Outlook Mobile and AT&T Xpress Mail, which includes most major POP3/IMAP providers. The BlackJack II also offers over-the-air synchronization of contacts, calendar and task lists with Microsoft Exchange Server or AT&T Xpress Mail.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for mono and stereo headset, handsfree, dial-up networking, object push, file transfer, and basic print. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. It also offers USB 2.0 wired connectivity and USB mass storage capability.

Other features include:

  • Memory expansion via MicroSD cards up to 4 GB
  • PIM tools: Calendar, clock, world time, alarm, currency converter, unit converter, calculator, stopwatch
  • Instant messaging via AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!
  • Hands-free loudspeaker and microphone
  • Fast loading HTML browser; RSS reader
  • 2.0-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and multi-shot capability
  • 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Blackjack II weighs 3.52 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.3 x. 0.4 inches. Its 1700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 14 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900/2100 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6



Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.


Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file. This device runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional, which is designed for smartphones with touchscreens

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

  • Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
  • With Excel Mobile, you're not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
  • PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
  • After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

All Windows Mobile 6 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. It also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.


Customer Reviews:   Read 6 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars Not for the beginner   April 22, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

The only complaint I have is that the unit doesn't manage voice calls very well. It notifies you that you have missed a call, but provides no date or time the call came in. It has a general call log which is hard to find and provides very limited info. If you like logs for "Missed Calls", "Dialed Calls", and "Received Calls", this is not the phone for you. Probably because its emphasis is on mimicking a computer. Maybe I'm not ready for that yet.


2 out of 5 stars Lots of problems   April 3, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

It's a decent keyboard cellphone, will all the features you want and even some you don't want.

There are a couple bugs. The GPS is hinky and seems not to perform around tall things like buildings and trees. The buttons freeze somtimes, requiring you power it off. Teh battery life is short... three hours tops.

But the real problem is Microsoft Sync. The phone uses flash memory, so you should be able to add and remove files via USB cable in a click & drag fashion. This is standard for ALL other devices with flash memory.

To get pictures off I have to Sync it with Outlook and email them to myself or use HP snapfish. If I want a new ringtone I have to Sync it and let it import the file. In the mean time it's automatically seized control of my laptop and is using all the CPU trying to suck in all the data in Outlook... even though don't have or use Outlook. I have no option to stop it, nor can it connect to any other email system.

So in sum, phone decent, sync interface is junk.



5 out of 5 stars Best Phone I've Owned So Far   April 3, 2008
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Before I start this review I just want to say that I do not use the internet on my phone so this review is a little lop-sided, but for those of you who are like me and cannot afford the internet then this review is for you.

I just got my blackjack II close to a week ago and I must say that this is the best phone that I have owned. I have had a samsung flip phone, and two motorola phones (one being the razr) and this easily tops all of them. For some reason, I have not had a lot of the problems that other people have said they have been having with the phone. I charged my phone two days ago and I still have 3/4 of battery life left after using bluetooth, texting frequently, constantly going through my phone and all the features, and many phone calls. This could be because I have had no conversation since I charged it longer than an hour, but regardless this is a much longer lifespan than some people have said their phone has lasted.

The QWERTY keyboard on the phone took me about a day to get used to, which kinda bothered me a little bit but after about two days I was able to text only one or two errors here or there. While the keys are small, they are spaced out enough to where texting is actually really easy and a lot less awkward than the Motorola Q that I tried out at the AT&T store. The phone plays music on it wonderfully and has really good sound for a music phone. I have yet to get headphones, which actually is one of my irritations because you can only get headphones that were specifically made for the phone. Windows Mobile 6 is a really useful program, especially if you are in the field of business like me and need to access files away from your computer. I am a college student majoring in business, and I have used this phone to review powerpoints for my classes when I do not have a computer around. It shows powerpoints almost flawlessly, but sometimes they are hard to see and so the zoom feature is a necessity (which it does carry). The camera on the phone takes pretty good pictures, though they still have this very slight grayish tint like they did on my razr. I honestly have not used the video yet so I cannot comment on that feature. Perhaps my most abused feature at the moment is the appointment book which I use habitually since have so many events coming up in the next couple of months. It is a great way to keep track of all of my upcoming events, and the fact that the appointments show up on the main screen whenever you look at your phone is perfect for those who constantly forget to check their schedule (like me).

One thing that really bothers me about the phone is that you cannot make any ringtones that are larger than 300k in size. While there are things you can do to fix that, I have not done any of them yet. Regardless, I should not have to go through all of that trouble to make ringtones with an unlimited size. Another problem that I have had with it is I cannot figure out how to connect to activesync through a bluetooth connection, but there are ways to work around using activesync altogether and so it isn't a very big deal. Overall, this is a very good phone if you are a casual user that does not want to pay for all of the extra features. Like I said, if you do want to use the internet on this phone, GPS, or other extra features you may want to find a different review and decide for yourself whether or not this is the phone for you. Regardless, I strongly recommend this phone.



4 out of 5 stars Blackjack II   March 8, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Great product. Free with 2 day shipping...and I just ported my number over from Verizon. Everything went well, and there's no ridiculous rebate to send in to get screwed on. That's what happened last time with my Motorola E815 (Verizon).

Why did I get this phone? I'm in the medical field, and need to stay up to date with emails, calendars etc...and we have Microsoft Outlook Web Access, which synced up perfectly with the wireless data plan. I've downloaded epocrates and Google Maps. Medscape mobile is great too. I was looking at Blackberry, but the lack of 3G was a deal breaker. Also, this was the smallest form factor and had the largest battery (1700mah).

Everything is great so far.

Until they release the iPhone 2 (hopefully 3G, GPS, 32gb...I wish). But this Blackjack II should tide me over until that ideal iPhone2 comes out at a reasonable price (I'm guessing about Jan 2009).



4 out of 5 stars Yes PHONE, but not yet PERFECTION!!!!!   February 12, 2008
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a very nice phone and a better choice over the black model as the black Samsung BlackJack 2 gathers alot of finger prints. The back of the PDA is a completely different material then the one on the black version. Dont let the RED offend your BUTCH man hood. Its a very drak tint of a red. No sign of a GIRLY phone at all. Anyways its a nice phone but i hate the Windows menu option. I wish you had a choice between the Windows and Samsung version of the menu screen. Unfortunately all you can do is change the menu style the way Windows has it layed out for you. The camera is really nice and so is the camcorder, but considering that so many international GSM phones have over 5.0 megapixels, i think its time the US get above a 3.0 as well. the call quality is really clear as well. AT&T has come such a long way since the 1990's. The web browser is really fast, i live in New York City so i wasnt expecting slow speeds since i'm at the mecca of technology central. Im very pleased with my purchase and i got it for 49.99 and Radio Shack and the sales rep was really nice giving it to me at the promo price since i'm not a new customer, it was a 2 year upgrade. The promo price was only for new clients. He was also nice enough 2 not charge me a data package as i told him i was in a hurry and would miss my bus. So i got a total bargain PDA smart phone for only 49.99. AT&T data packages are really expensive. I'd rather have gotten this phone for 0.1 on Amazon but they make purchasing phones so complicated. Compairing this to the BlackJack 1, its only a cosmetic upgrade, nothing groundbreaking has been added in except a larger screen and the scroll wheel which i dont care about as it seems unresponsive to me. The also removed the scroll wheel on the side of the phone from the 1st version. Overall i love the phone just wish the new Samsung PDA had a touch screen as the qwerty keyboard is getting out dated.

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