Samsung's SGH-i900 comes clean in new photos, looks expensive
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
roach @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:43AM
Not bad!!
After June 9th, there is going to be a lot of comparing goin on before I buy my next phone. 3G iPhone, Samsung SGH-i900, LG Vu....
I LOVE IT!!
derX @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:29PM
I'm no iWhore, but if the 3G iPhone is subsidized and is around $200, there's no doubt I'm getting it. I feel as though LG's GSM sector always fall short on their for-the-US phones, although I must admit that the Cu500 is an exception...that was a remarkable device, actually. I guess it'll mainly come down to price because all these phones seem to
"bring it."
*gives gold star to manufacturers*
Frankie @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:53AM
I'm in love (it's a weird choice of screen resolution, and I'm hoping that it's just miscommunication, and it's really a VGA device) besides that, it's shows the most promise in my opinion.
derX @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:25PM
I don't know about your experiences with Samsungs, but for me, their phones do always look nice but they always fall short. I love WinMo so I got the BlackJack I when it came out and I thought the keyboard and D-pad were terrible. The OS, of course, was good but it just simply wasn't a great device, to me. The a717 looked nice, too, but it was actually pretty awkward to open. I've owned more, but those are just the most recent examples. They seem to go for form over function.
I will at least give it to Apple that the iPhone does deliver on the features that it has as scant as the list may be.
Bart @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:09PM
Can at least one of these phones come out without having a chrome border around the outside? Come on, even when everyone started ripping off the RAZR they at least made an effort to not look exactly like one. Even though most of it is a screen, they can do different things with that border. Maybe Apple will have to be the first one to step away from their own designs...
Kirk Rheinlander @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:27PM
Seems like everything I read about phones talks about hardware and hardware features. AND everything that every user needs it the software; ease of use, integration between contacts and phone, to-do, calendar, syncing with computers of EVERYTHING, including notes, photos, etc.
Not even the [other] phone manufacturers get it yet. The rapid growth of the iPhone (iPod, iMac, etc.) is the software, the supporting software infrastructure, and the resultant functionality. I go to Sony, Nokia, Samsung, etc. and it is near impossible to see what the phone has for capabilities - beyond a set of hardware specs.
I think that the Apple software and supporting software infrastructure would have propelled even an inferior piece of phone hardware into a rapid growth, industry disruptive technology mode. Look at the iPod: the iPod is not the best music player, but DOES provide the best user experience in managing music.
Blackberry's email/calendar server is the thing that drives the massive corporate Blackberry market, not the clunky RIM hardware. The BB handhelds do what they do very well ( just not the prettiest ).....things like dial a number from a note (not even the contact list), and recognize that the number has an extension, so it waits, then dials the extension - all without user intervention. Software, not hardware.
With the pending rumors of massive capability upgrades to Apple's .Mac backend software infrastructure to support the next gen iPhone, all the hardware-centric manufacturers take another giant leap backwards. Push email, calendar syncing, appointment management across teams, etc., and the same with corporate integration with Exchange and Domino email platforms, and you have the makings of another major disruption to the mobile platform space.
If the mobile blog sites would only understand this, then maybe this would be apparent to the hardware manufacturers, and we'd get some competition. As it stands, everyone is playing catchup with the new kid, who blew right past them by understanding the mobile ecosystem, and not just the point solution.
ant @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:38PM
u like using big words dont u
Chris @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:11PM
Great post, I agree with you 100%. The issue at hand is the software=hardware relationship, and which mostly lies in the hands of Microsoft and Apple developers. I believe Google will prevail this issue - they have the resources to pull it off, and so far from what Ive seen (I'm not a developer by any means) a decent interface, Android. I hope this is available soon.
derX @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:38PM
Your post was very well-written and the content was dead on. Talking about the iPhone, since its release, every manufacter is trying to mimic the form factor. They do not provide it was fast enough processors nor do they tinker with the screen so it is as responsive. Their interfaces do not optimize on the form factor, either. You said it perfectly, "As it stands, everyone is playing catchup with the new kid, who blew right past them by understanding the mobile ecosystem, and not just the point solution."
But if we're making direct comparisons to the iPhone, you must concede that they went for form first, then they worked on the software front. For is initial release, it did have the usual Applesque great interface, but the updates are what made the capable device it currently is. To that end, it seems as though manufacturers are stuck at try to get the form right, e.g., haptic support, good touchscreen, etc...before it works on perfecting the software. Apple got the form correct for the go (although I guess hatpic would've been nice) allowing it to work on functionality.
...for some reason, I'm likening this to Maslow's hierarchy in my mind where we need to provide for the rudimentary needs first then improving from there. But yeah, it does just seem to a hardware-contest.
Jonathan @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:31PM
Sow what now Samsung is copying designs from LG?
alex.csar @ Jun 3rd 2008 8:35PM
More like ripping off Nokia - it looks like a touch screen version of the 6120.
youngcalihottie @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:44PM
it says quadband gsm but doesnt mention frequencies any further before listing hsdpa. does it have us 3g?
Frankie @ Jun 4th 2008 3:17PM
@ alex.cesar
when will the madness end? It looks nothing like the device that you mentioned. lol are you blind? The device that you mentioned looks like every candybar phone out there. No ones copying Apple, the iphone has the the same screen size and overall color scheme of the ppc 6600 that came out 4 years ago.
fareed @ Jul 16th 2008 8:26PM
i did test the Diamond,Iphone 3G and Omnia, in fact i use the omnia and the iphone now and have a hard time deciding witch will be my favorite,the Diamond for me was nice looking but so slow, i did'nt like it, the Omnia is very nice,elegant look ,fast, and very responsive , the touchscreen is perfect, i will use the omnia untill the iphone gets jailbreak so i can install more of my favorite program
fareed @ Jul 16th 2008 8:31PM
by the way samsung i900 is available on
http://sntradersonline.com/phone_details.php?product_id=snp884
http://www.welectronics.com/gsm/Samsung/SAMSUNG_I900-SILVER.HTML
http://www.dechowireless.com/store/product-info.php?SAMSUNG_i900-pid320.html
F0nefan @ Jul 16th 2008 8:34PM
from whr did u get it?
i have seen it available on
http://sntradersonline.com/phone_details.php?product_id=snp884
Super Charged @ Jul 28th 2008 10:28PM
found the i900 here
http://www.plemix.com/phone-samsung-i900-phone