The Samsung Instinct

The Samsung Instinct is an all round performer. It's a 3G phone with a huge touch screen display. It features a full onscreen virtual QWERTY keyboard in both landscape and portrait mode for easy navigation and texting. The Instinct's motion based technology assures that your screen is viewable regardless of which way you turn it. It's full HTML browser lets you surf the internet at broadband speeds, send and receive e-mails, video, text, and picture messages. (2 way threaded viewing of messages)

This phone features bluetooth capabilities for streaming stereo music. It also includes an MP3 player with stereo speakers and is compatible with Sprint TV as well as streaming and downloadable Sprint Music.

The 2.0 megapixel camera records not only respectable looking still images but captures video (1600x1200 resolution) at 15 fps in MPEG4 format. Other highlights include GPS Navigation, games, customizable graphics, voice driven menus, picture caller ID, alarm, calculator, calendar,voice memo, and a speakerphone. Users can load as many as 600 contacts in the phonebook and talk time is rated as high as 5.8 hours.

The Instinct offers expandable memory through it's microSD card slot. This phone is available for $129.99 and free shipping in most areas with a qualifying plan. Click on the image to learn more or to order the Instinct. (The phone is also available without a plan) It comes with included battery, wall charger, USB cable, stereo headset and adapter, leather case, 512MB memory card, and stylus.

The Instinct is compatible with CDMA 850, 1900 networks.

Since before it's introduction, the Samsung Instinct was touted as an iPhone rival. So, for anyone comparing the two devices here is a brief overview.

The Instinct is priced below the iPhone when purchasing them with a plan. The iPhone runs around $199 and the Instinct around $129. Obviously, the providers are different as well. The iPhone is designed for use with AT&T while the Instinct is paired with Sprint service. Clearly, identifying which provider will best meet your needs is important when buying any cell phone. Even without a plan, you'll need to go with a phone that will operate on the types of networks your provider of choice uses.

Instinct offers a number of features that the 3G iPhone does not. The iPhone offers a 2 megapixel camera with flash. While the Instinct lacks a flash, it offers video recording which the iPhone does not. While both phones offer messaging capabilities, only the Instinct allows picture messaging.

Both phones have GPS capabilities, but only the Instinct can provided turn-by-turn directions. On the otherhand, the iPhone allows you to geotag photos while the Instinct does not.

If you want voice commands or streaming TV, you'll have to stick with the Instinct. However, if you need Wi-Fi, look to the iPhone.

The display size on the Instinct is just a bit smaller at 3.1" versus the iPhone's 3.2" screen. Both are touch screens although the iPhone is generally considered to have a "slicker" interface. The iPhone display is a bit more colorful. Overall size is quite similar although the Instinct is just a bit thinner.

Whether one of these two phones is "better" than the other really depends on the features that an individual needs.

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