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I got my I-760 Tuesday and apparantly Samsung has somehow disabled the ability to have the screen backlight, and hence the phone come back on after it times-out. The only way to get it back on and call, while your doing 70mph is to hopefully hit the little recessed buton on the top edge of the phone. None of the digit bttons, side buttons or toggle switch will re-start the phone and screen!! Ive had four pocketpc phones and this is the first one I have ever had that acts this way. Also you can only configure the left front button to actual programs not Start or OK, which are placed on the side in an entirely inconvenient way. I called two Verizon tech support people and they didnt know anymore than I did and I finally called Samsung and they said thats the way the phone was designed to protect the circuitry.

Needless to say I have sent my I-760 back to Verizon. Ghastly engineering and we had to wait a year for it. The "Network's not worth the electricity to keep it going if the hardware is inferior. Ill keep the Q9m until I see how the xv6800 is (asuming its ever released) or decide to switch to a AT&T Tilt.]]>Oct 26th 2007 6:30PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/1.3mp means it will do 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 scaled.
VGA is rarely ever stuck with pda's even on VZ]]>Oct 25th 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 26th 2007 9:28AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 25th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/why are your galleries so frequently lacking pictures of device backs, or top/bottom sides? Even if there's nothing of much interest there, it's a matter of curiousity.]]>Oct 25th 2007 6:03PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/
My feelings are mixed. It does a lot of things better but, since I’m shifting to a PPC phone from a smart phone, and from WM5 to WM6, just what differences should be ascribed to what change are too much for my limited intellect to discern. I will leave that to you.

Pros:
Build quality – solid! Like a ‘lil bank vault. Its not going anywhere.

Slider keyboard – awesome! Particularly when compared to the tiny, poorly lit, configuration of the Q.

Functionality – impressive. For whatever the above reasons, this unit does most all the things the Q did more proficiently and FAR MORE quickly. Really like having a full-size # keypad on the front. Name search (I have over 4,500 contacts) is “a thing of beauty”.

Configurability – excellent. Color, alerts, ring tones, button function, and start page mods are all far more customizable than the Q.

Cons:
Performance – as a phone… disappointing! The speaker shoots out between the slider’s layers!? Distorts at all but the very lowest volume level. Earpiece only somewhat better. Neither are as good the Q. This would seem basic.. how does Samsung miss on this?

Button layout – sadly not intuitive. The side placement of Red/Green keys simply is wrong. Regardless of the hand you hold it with, your fingertips want to rest naturally on these two… which leads to unintended pressings. Additionally, the “OK” and “Windows” buttons are indiscrete and seem randomly laced. Q scores better on that count.

Slider keyboard – Sadly, also a negative. Push the “red” key to hang-up and everything slides around… annoying!

Functionality – cumbersome. Suppose I’ll get used to it, but the phone can be a bit of a 3 ring circus at times. Moving function-to-function within a call seems more complicated than on the Q. Perhaps less so the more I use it. Personally, I don’t strive to be a 1-hander as some (mostly Treo) users have claimed to be, but I do sense less ease-of use on this device. After a year with the Q, pulling out a stylus to get anything done is a pain. Not sure I need a touch screen. (probably going to end-up with the HTC 5800 Libra b/c of this and the EVDO rev. A option)


In conclusion… a mixed bag. Hope it helps… your mileage may vary.

With discounts, I paid $150 on a 2 yr plan. (Phones switchable after 1 year.)
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Thanks,

Neil
San Diego]]>Nov 20th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 25th 2007 7:49PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/I agree that the Start Menu button and the ok button are in a strange place. It did take some time to get used to it. It is nice having them on the side when you have the keyboard extended you can use your index fingers with those buttons.
I am a heavy phone user and I can easily go from sun-up to bed time on an extended battery also using push email.]]>Oct 25th 2007 9:09PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 25th 2007 10:09PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 26th 2007 2:00AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/
Hope Good Gets there act together and releases a Client for this device.

I love the full numeric keypad on front, makes it a phone, then a PDA.

Paul]]>Oct 26th 2007 8:05AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 26th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Oct 26th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/SAMSUNG SHOULD BE ASHAMED!]]>Oct 26th 2007 10:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/25/samsung-i760-unboxed/Dec 1st 2007 4:52PM