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| Samsung i760 Black Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $749.99
Buy New: $215.96
You Save: $534.03 (71%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 6396
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: i760
UPC: 635753465006
EAN: 0635753465006
ASIN: B000YA6EMY
Release Date: November 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best phone of its kind, with some issues February 16, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Love the phone but it does have several issues already covered in other reviews. If you plan on tethering this phone for wireless access, you'll definitely want to buy a 3rd party cable that can charge via usb.
I don't think the side send/end buttons are quite as big an issue they are made out to be, but I doubt Samsung will include this "feature" on future phones. Fits nicely in your front pocket unless you're wearing pants that you probably shouldn't be wearing anyway.
 dont buy! February 6, 2008
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
i had gone through 2 of these phones in 2 days, worst ever!!! no service in my house, i had great service with tmobile in my home. both phones locked up on me and i had to take out the battery cause there was no other way to fix it, tech support couldnt figure it out, i bought the flip shot with a 3 megapixel camera and it works great so far
 Nice Phone, Falls Short February 6, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Regardless of what one might find online, this phone is beautifully made and it looks good, with some odd irritations.
The slanted dialing keys take some getting used to, but are intuitive. They are a welcome sight compared with many PDAs that have their dialing features incorporated into the QWERTY keyboard or in a touchscreen.
The SEND/END buttons are on the sides and are easily pressed at the wrong times.
The MicroSD memory card has me baffled. The phone will only recognize 2MB cards and will run much slower if you use a larger capacity card. This is a limitation of the phone and not Windows Mobile Pro 6. There are Windows smartphones out there that will handle 8MB cards. There are clumsy hacks that will make the device recognize a 4MB card, if you have the stomach and savvy to pull it off. To top out the memory debaucle, there is plenty of phone here - a standard SD card slot should have been designed into the device. The built-in device RAM/ROM is also substandard. Think of the MicroSD card as the harddrive, the RAM as the equivalent to your desktop/laptop RAM and the ROM as the BIOS. There are phones with twice as much RAM/ROM for similar money.
There is no trackball or trackwheel. You are instead forced to use the directional pad on the front cover.
The slide-out QWERTY keyboard has nice rubberized keys that feel great to use, but the top row is rather cramped. If Samsung had only designed the slider to come out another inch or so, it would be better, but not perfect as there are still not enough keys. Too many buttons are multi-function, but not intuitive in their operation. You will find yourself staring at the keyboard too often, trying to figure out which key combination will give you the desired results.
The camera is only 1.3 megapixels and isn't all that good for a 1.3MP camera. There are LG flip-phones that take better shots.
As a phone, this unit excels. The screen is bright and the touchscreen works well. The speakerphone is loud and crisp. The look is impressive, with a sophisticated, high-tech appearance. It feels good in your hand, but not so good in your pocket - but being a PDA smartphone, one shouldn't expect a small form-factor. About the only PDAs that are thinner come with the Blackberry label attached.
If you can tolerate a substandard camera, limited memory and some issues with controls, you won't be unhappy with this phone. If you're with Verizon, a far better option would be the HTC XV6800, a phone that is much more capable, similarly sized and priced, although not as flashy in appearance. Better yet, you can wait a month or two for the (rumored) CDMA Blackberry Curve or an updated version of this very attractive line of Samsung SCH phones. With the memory limitations and odd ergonomics of the i760, I just can't see being stuck with this phone for two years.
Excellent Phone February 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recently upgraded my phone and find this to be the best I have ever had. My first phone was a good phone but not a good Pocket PC because it didn't have wifi and blur tooth. Then the second phone was a good Pocket PC but not a good phone because it was all touch screen didn't have a dial pad. This is the best of both world! I can connect to Internet via wifi anywhere there is public access. And as soon as it is connected, it updates my Exchange/Outlook contacts, calendar and tasks. I keep smaller word and excell documents on it for quick information reference...
 Great Phone Except for Bluetooth February 2, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I had an i730 prior to purchasing the i760. I think that the i760 has great features - good keyboard, good reception, WM6,Push email. The phone is a great improvement from the i730 especially size and weight (yes I know that compared to it's competitors it is a bit clunky).
What makes me give a two star rating is the fact that while it will pair with multiple bluetooth devices, it will not switch between them. After the devices are paired you have to manually (go to settings, choose connections, select bluetooth, select the device, and then check the handsfree check box for the device you want to switch to EVERY TIME. I use a bluetooth in my car and a bluetooth headset outside of the car. This problem makes it impossible to switch quickly (as the i730 did).
Samsung claims that they only guarantee compatibility with their devices. Please see this thread on the pdaphonehome.com i760 discussion board for further information. [...]
The i760 is a wonderful choice for anyone who does not need to switch between bluetooth devices. For me it is a terrible choice until Samsung/Verizon remedy the bluetooth problem
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