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Samsung Impression a877
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- The device has a large, vibrant display and a responsive touch screen.
- The QWERTY keyboard is spacious and makes texting easy.
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Design, 3.5 out of 53.5
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Features, 3.8 out of 53.8
Most helpful favorable review
5 out of 5 stars.
Great phone for texting. Pretty easy to use
16 years ago
We've had these for about a week. Upgraded from a Samsung A707
Battery Life: I can talk for about three straight hours and hold at two bars of power. While texting. You can talk while charging your phone via usb. My phone lasts the whole day. While typing this I just got off an 1hr 20 min call and still have 5 bars.
There is no manual with the phone you can download it from the Samsung website.
Freezing: The phone has not frozen to the point of restart. However it does pause as if processing and then goes right back to doing what you ask it to. It never lasts more than say 10 seconds.
Keyboard: The letters are spaced well and easy to use. No real shortcuts on the keyboard and when sending text messages you still have to hit send on the touchscreen
Touchscreen: Make sure you calibrate the phone. It definitely helps.
Widgets: They aren't customizable but you can change the order they are in and hide what shows in the menu.
Volume: Speakerphone works great in my office and in my car. While on the expressway I still get great sound on speaker and my callers never have a problem hearing me.
MediaNet: Loads pretty quickly. Scrolls easily. All my sites come out great. Navigation is simple, and your favorites list is easy to access.
Bluetooth Connectivity: Easy, just open your connection, touch and go.
Camera: decent quality, just adjust brightness levels and that helps to compensate for no flash
Personalizing is the only area I have issues and that's only with the standby screen, you can't choose which pictures come up it automatically uses the random images that come with the phone.
Not a smart phone but unless you really need Microsoft apps or shall I say Windows Mobile then this is still a great buy.
Games: Comes with Demo's of Ms. Pacman and Diner Dash 2. Oh and a pool demo. Personally I've gotten hooked on the Monopoly which is not a demo, and it has links to where you can get tetris and Sims.
Ringtones: Customizable by person or by groups (which you have to create). Volume on tones is great. Menu is easy and you can customize the messaging tone (I couldn't do that on my A707).
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3 out of 5 stars.
Good phone, but needs some work
16 years ago
I'm a 15 year old guy from California, and I was just looking for a good texter that was appealing and had good functionality.
Let's start with an overall summary of this phone. It's got a great screen and it feels good in the hand, but has a lot of software issues and is rather delicate. I also DO NOT have the data plan, as the web browsing experience may cause bugs.
I got this phone 3 weeks ago and it is still in good shape, I have dropped it twice on concrete from about 5 feet, and it hasn't had many issues.
Overall:
I really like this phone because I had a terrible Nokia and this was in general a lot better. The screen is large and provides great color and the keyboard is roomy.
Messaging:
In terms of messaging, this is a decent phone. The keyboard has a nice solid feel and the buttons press down nicely, however there is a bit of keyboard lag, especially if you are a fast texter. I send and recieve probably around 300-400 texts a day, and if I don't delete them when they reach about 100-150, my phone lags. Also, when there are too many messages, the phone for some reason will not send messages... Which will call for a inbox/outbox clearing and a phone restart. The messaging is good, and it has an optional landscape and regular phone touchscreen keyboard, but I never use those because it is too difficult (and why there's a keyboard...).
Functionality:
In terms of functionality in calling quality it is decent, however the speaker phone is pretty quiet. It often takes multiple taps on the phone just to do a simple task, and I feel like there are a lot of excess tools that I don't need. However, I like the touch screen, but it is not nearly as responsive as an iPhone or iTouch. If your going to be a doing a lot of calling, you have a widget tool that can hold up to 5 favorite contacts, each displaying their pictures on the homescreen (if you choose to leave the widget open like I do). Your call log can be opened by pressing the 'call out' once and it is fairly clear. For the most part, this phone is solid and should fit most teens needs, but I would not recommend it as a smart phone (get a Blackberry or iPhone if your willing to pay the money).
Software:
In this aspect, I'm rather disappointed. The software isn't slow, but it definately isn't fast. Relative to an iPhone, it moves at about half speed. Often the D-Pad on the keyboard will not work when adding the actual phone numbers for new contacts, and there are several other annoying glitches in the phone. There is also an excess of ways to make messages, since all you really need is the keyboard. My biggest problem however is the Alarm system, which is very complicated and I think (but I'm not sure) changes by itself or will just fail to work properly at times. Don't get me wrong, it still works, but it definately needs improvement.
Camera:
The camera is pretty good but it really NEEDS a flash and an auto-adjust feature. There is no zoom as well. However, it does take good pictures when there is adequate lighting.
Durability:
Sliding motion was good for the first few days, but after a while when the phone is slid open, you can push down on the touch screen and the back side will tap against the top of the keyboard section of the phone making a loose/rattle feeling. It feels very delicate and scratches easily so be careful. Although heavy and somewhat large, it is still easy to drop because it has a very "slippery sort of feel", being different from an iPhone. Also, the back piece of the phone is almost impossible to remove, at least in my case.
Summary:
Well, it's not better than an iPhone, but it is good for texting. It's browser is decent, and it looks nice. It's a beautiful phone and takes decent pictures. Although it lacks in the areas of simplicity and functionality, I still really like this phone. I hoped this review helped, and don't forget to say that it did :).
P.S. If you turn off the vibration feedback, transitions, and turn the backlight to the lowest setting, you can conserve a lot of power as well as limit the occasional short freeze. And put a lock password so if someone steals it they won't be able to use it!
~Eric~
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4 out of 5 stars.
15 years ago
After reading one particular review concerning this phone, I heartily agree: I have had this phone about a year myself and suddenly it has become impossible to use the touch screen. I haven't dropped it; it hasn't gotten wet; it hasn't been mistreated at all... and yet here I am with a perfectly useless phone! When it was working, I enjoyed having this phone very much. Picture clarity was great, videos as well, sound quality was good... I was very pleased with this phone. Now, however, I am shopping for a new phone.
Prosbattery life, Camera/Video Quality, Ease of Use, Good For Texting
ConsDurability
No, I do not recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
1 out of 5 stars.
broken screen
15 years ago
i had this phone for about a year and it was great, but then the screen broke. it just completely stopped working randomly. i looked online and apparently i was lucky my impression lasted as long as it did. i liked it while it worked, but getting it is a risk.
Prosbattery life, Camera/Video Quality, Ease of Use, Good For Texting, Speaker
ConsDurability, none of the pros matter if you cant use the phone, because of a broken screen!
No, I do not recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
3 out of 5 stars.
Expesive but not the BEST.
15 years ago
I bought this phone because the out side looked cool. This phone has a good key pad and camera but that's pretty much it. If your in high school like me dont get this phone it's not worth the money. This phone is filled with software bugs and it has bad battery life. This phone often freezes and it has bad graphics. It is hard to touch the screen as well. Trust me this phone isnt good at all. Like most Samsung messinging phones this phones has limited widgets, and it is hard to get a custom ringtone on this phone therfore, it is not easy to use. I recommend checking out the Pantech Laser instead.
Proscamera/video quality, good for texting, speaker
Consbattery life, bulky/heavy, durability, freezes, limited memory, poor navigation, small keys, software bugs
Yes, I recommend this product.
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Features
Features, 3.0 out of 53.0
Ease of use
Ease of use, 4.0 out of 54.0
Battery life
Battery life, 2.0 out of 52.0
Display
Display, 2.0 out of 52.0
Design
Design, 5.0 out of 55.0
3 out of 5 stars.
Great for 1 year
15 years ago
I have had this phone for just over a year and up until about a month ago it was incredible. The phone had great sensitivity, easy to type on, enjoyed the lit qwerty keyboard, and it didn't freeze up but maybe once.
After 1 year though the screen has become almost impossible to touch (almost have to break my finger doing so), the battery life is terrible, and the screen gets scratched way too easily.
I would recommend this phone for a year but any time after that is not. Love the Samsung layout of buttons and tools, though longevity needs some work.
ProsCamera/Video Quality, Durable, Good For Texting, Speaker, Tools
ConsBattery Life, Bulky/Heavy, Freezes, screen sensitivity
Yes, I recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
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