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| Samsung BlackJack II Red Wine Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $499.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 353
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: BlackJack II
UPC: 635753469035
EAN: 0635753469035
ASIN: B000YT96G6
Release Date: November 23, 2007
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 Great wine color and good phone February 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First I have to admit, I love the red color. Its a dark red so it looks black at night, but the main reason, the red Blackjack II has a snake looking back that has a firm grip. perfect, no finger prints!
The phone works great. I had other smartphones, but this one is slick and has a nice glossy screen. More color as well. It was easy to set up email and other applicants unlike my other phones, were I actually had to open numerous forums to figure things out.
Lastly, everything else is great, but the GPS is the main reason I got it. I am out in the boonies and it still works like a charm. I recommend getting a car charger because the GPS kills the battery. but I use this thing as a GERMIN, its perfect.
 Nice Phone but not yet PERFECTION!!!! February 1, 2008
4 out of 8 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.
Excellent, Full Featured Phone January 30, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had this phone for about three weeks now and I love it. If you are looking for a Windowns Mobile device this is a great, inexpensive option. This is my first time using Windows Mobile and thus far I have enjoyed it. It functions better than your typical cell phone OS by leaps and bounds. I can't compare this to the Blackberry OS as I do not have experiance with that. Installing and removing programs is a breeze and customized ringtones, colors and wallpapers is euqally as easy.
My favorite part of this phone is that it actually functions very well as a phone. That may sound silly, but some phones now worry about the camera and software more than call quality. This has it all and I'd reccomend to anyone who would like an easy to use, Windows Mobile phone.
 Stunning phone but not that great. January 17, 2008
I've had this phone since December 2007. It was alright at first, the first two months that I had it but then it started to go down hill. First of all I have to say that it's cheaply made. It fell off my nightstand which is not even two feet and the screen cracked. The cover on the side, where you plug in your cord for charging, is really cheap. After the constant moving of that thing, moving it to the side to charge it and closing it so no dust would enter, it seems like the stupid cover is about break off. Bluetooth connection is not that great and calls aren't as clear. The keyboard is kinda cramp so I find myself hitting other buttons when I text. I do love some of the features on the phone, but my phone does slow down when I'm trying to close down programs via system manager or when I'm just exiting from one program. The screen and the top main keys smudges kind of easy whenever you're using it so you'll find yourself cleaning your phone A LOT.
It's a really nice phone but I believe it's not of good quality for the amount you are paying for.
Overall good, but marred by lots of annoyances December 17, 2007
52 out of 56 found this review helpful
I've had this phone for about a week now, and I'm overall happy with it, but there are so many problems it has that detract from the experience. This is my first foray into smartphones, and I wanted something pocketable that synced with my company's Exchange server. I actually bought a T-Mobile Shadow first, but returned it because of three main reasons: slow mobile internet, the keyboard, and short battery life.
I'm happy to report the Blackjack does much better in all three areas. I never paid attention to what 3G was until I tried using the internet on the Shadow: the small screen with a slow processor, on a slow GPRS connection is a frustrating experience that negates the benefit of having mobile internet. Furthermore, the keyboard on the Shadow is just useless for typing in non-English words, like user names, e-mail addresses, passwords, etc. Finally, I found that even with minimal use, the Shadow was down to 2/3 bars battery life after a day. Talking to other people, I found that all smartphones have awful battery life: two days without a recharge is considered good, but still the Shadow's battery life is unacceptable for me.
The best thing about the Blackjack II is the blazing fast 3G internet. Even though the processor is still slow and takes time to render the page, I've still found it to be a great benefit. Lately I've been using it to look up product reviews and pricing while shopping in stores. The reception is also good- I can get a 3G connection from pretty much anywhere, whether in a high-rise shopping mall, in a basement store, or in my office at work. It's also fast enough that even if it had WiFi I wouldn't bother using it. The full keyboards is much easier to use too. Finally, even after a day of moderate usage of the internet, my battery is still at 3/3 bars. Also, I'd like to mention the wine red version I have has a nice, textured back. The standard black one has a cheaper-feeling fingerprint-prone plastic back.
The Blackjack II is far from a perfect though. The biggest annoyance in my view are how the device has been crippled. The way AT&T and/or Samsung have crippled the device are symbolic of the way wireless providers try to cram their business agendas down the consumer's throat instead of focusing on what the customer wants.
The biggest loss here is that the GPS seems to be intentionally crippled (search for "Blackjack II GPS"). There also seems to be problems with the reception on the GPS itself. With my device, I found that the GPS works out of the box with Google Maps, as long as I'm not around tall buildings. Windows Live Search however, requires a software hack, which is pretty ironic. So, I think the main problem is the reception isn't great to start with, but the fact that not all software works makes it hard to determine if it's a software bug, or if it's something I'm doing. But when it does work, it works great. I plan on mounting it in my car and trying it out there instead of spending money on a dedicated GPS.
Another crippled piece of the device its version of Java. Java is necessary to run the GMail app as well as the Opera browser (which is way better than IE Mobile), but Cingular/AT&T decided to put all sorts of security restrictions on Java. Basically, every time the app does anything with the internet, you need to approve it, kind of like that Mac commercial where they make fun of Vista ("approve or deny?"). It is possible to get around this with some major software hackery, but this is by no means easy, and even then there are just other problems.
Finally, there are two keys that go straight to some AT&T/Cingular web pages. I would love to re-assign those keys to something I use a regular basis, like Google Maps, but they not customizable. Again, I'm forced to hack the device to make it do what I want. And to add insult to injury, the "CV" key goes to a Cingular Video site which looks like it's permanently broken.
The rest of the things I don't like are just about Windows Mobile. They are simply too numerous to write about them all. Basically the UI sucks, lacks polish and requires major use of the directional pad to do anything. Compare it to the iPhone and Windows Mobile looks stone-age, which is pretty pathetic for something that's on version 6. If I were to sum it up, I would say Microsoft has set its bar at a "barely passable" user experience, whereas Apple focuses on giving a great experience.
So, overall it's a keeper, but I'm still frustrated about AT&T/Cingular still insist on putting selfish silly limitations on their phones instead of just making the customer happy, and how Microsoft continues to ship crap software and catch up only when someone like Apple or Google ships software that's actually desirable. In spite of all this though, the Blackjack II is saved by its awesome internet connectivity, and the semi-useful GPS that only works in the suburbs.
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