Reviews of the Samsung Jet
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CNET Review
The Good: The Samsung Jet has an attractive design, an easy-to-use touch-screen interface, and satisfying performance.
The Bad: The Samsung Jet lacks voice dialing, instant messaging, and GPS software for directions. Customization options are limited.
The Bottom Line: The Samsung Jet is a powerful multimedia phone with decent performance and a few welcome user interface upgrades. But don't mistake it for a smartphone.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 69/100. Comparing these reviews to 492644 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: The Samsung Jet Icon is a capable multimedia phone - a 3.5mm headphone jack, video recording, DivX playback and Bluetooth with A2DP are all included. It also has an FM radio and a handy music recognition application, similar to the iPhone app Shazam, ...
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wired.co.uk
Review Summary: Small, light and nicely styled, on paper the Samsung Jet has everything that you'd would want in a smartphone. You get 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, wi-fi, an FM radio and a touchscreen. This three-inch AMOLED screen is the Jet's stand out feature, and ...
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No Rating
whatmobile.net
Review Summary: The way Samsung hyped this phone up, you'd think it was the best product in the history of mobile. Is raw processing power the be all and end all?
Manufacturer: Samsung
Part number: S8000EUBK
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player / FM radio
- Service Provider Not specified
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 4.3 in
- Weight 3.9 oz
- Body Color Black
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
- Additional Features aGPS, TV Link, Intelligent typing (T9), Radio Data Service (RDS)
Communicator Features
- Synchronization With SyncML
- User Memory 2 GB
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 2000 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols POP3, IMAP4
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
- JAVA applications Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats H.264, MPEG-4, H.263 video and AMR audio
- Downloadable Content Games, Themes, Ring tones, Wallpapers, Audio files, Video files, Screensavers
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 5 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Digital Zoom 4
- Special Effects Gray, Green, Sepia, Emboss, Negative
- Camera Light Source LED light
- Video Recorder Resolutions 720 x 480, 640 x 480 (VGA), 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
- Digital Video Formats MPEG-4
- Features Smile shutter, Face detection
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Conversion Metric, Currency
- Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch, Countdown timer
Display
- Type OLED display
- Technology AMOLED
- Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
- Diagonal Size 3.1 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Multi-language Menu Yes
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, Real Audio
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Connections
- Connector Type Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
- Slot Provided 1
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1100 mAh
- Talk Time 180 min
- Standby Time 250 h
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