Blackjack anyone?
Okay, so I couldn’t stay away from the smartphone game. Jeff and Chris know it’s a fetish of mine. After selling my Treo to Chris and my 3125 to Troy, I felt like my Blackberry could do it for me. Well, I like the BB, but I missed some of the features of my 3125, mainly the Windows Mobile. I know, I know. . .but hear me out! The new Samsung Blackjack is an amazing machine. It’s basically everything I’ve ever wanted in a phone/PDA. I played with a Sidekick and still want one badly, with the only con being the camera sucks like a Dyson. Anyway, the Blackjack has performed admirably for the last week that I’ve had it. The only problem was initially, I had just slapped my old SIM card into it, not knowing that you have to use a 3G SIM card. This was a quick remedy, being that I went down to the local Cingular store and they gave me one for free with no hassles at all. Anyway, here is my list of pro’s and con’s for the new Blackjack:
Pros:
Great Screen with excellent picture quality
1.3mp Camera with Video capabilities
Keyboard is awesome after a little break-in time (keys seem a little tough at first, but the keyboard is setup quite nicely)
Push Email
3G capabilities (if only we lived in a town that could utilize that feature)
Contact listings are amazing (you can list everything for a contact that you’d EVER wanna remember, most likely including last bowel movement)
MicroSD slot
Click wheel on the side or center control pad (that’s one of the main problems I had with the BB, but they seemed to have fixed that with the Pearl)
This thing is Super Light. It’s lighter than my Razr and BB.
It’s Super Thin. It’s almost thinner than my Razr.
Bluetooth 2.0
Obvious mp3 player with the Windows Media Player (would like to have seen iTunes, but hey. . .)
Extra battery came with the phone.
The speakerphone is great.
And the #1 pro is the call quality and the headset is amazingly loud. This is a nice change from always wishing you could turn the volume up a little more. Don’t you wish you had the amps from Spinal Tap? They go up to 11! I find myself turning the headset down during calls. I love it!!
Cons:
The centerpad is recessed so there’s a tendency to hit the end button when navigating the menus and things.
NO WiFi! Ugh! So you must have a data plan to get email and all other IE capabilities.
The screen has a tendency, if left in a pocket, to get lint behind the screen protecter. (I’ve already taken it apart and cleaned the screen, which was actually quite easy)
Certain programs lug a little when loading, but they are negotiable with the other great features it has!
Anyway, I love this phone. It’s got the contact listings of the BB, the calendar of the Treo, but the great fun features of the Razr and other phones. I still have my Razr V3i and used it the other night for a little bit while my Blackjack charged and I missed my Blackjack the whole time. So, I highly recommend this phone. If ya got the dough, let it go and buy this phone!
the phone pimp,
jason