SGH-D410: Samsung and T-Mobile Slider Phone Review

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Samsung and T-Mobile's New Slider: d415

Samsung and T-Mobile's New Slider: d415 08/05/2004 10:52 AM

Samsung and T-Mobile have announced a new slider phone today, the Samsung d415, a $300 cameraphone with a rotating lens and a two-inch, 262k-color screen (262k is good; pretty much the best right now). Too bad the camera is still only VGA-quality.

I like Samsung phones in general, though; I'm glad to see T-Mobile carrying something a little more zesty.

Read - Product Page [SamsungUSA]

Samsung set to overtake Motorola in
global mobile phone market

Samsung set to overtake Motorola in
global mobile phone market 08/17/2004 06:07 AM
eircom net Aug 17 2004 8:59AM GMT

Samsung Electronics Unveils Dual Network
Mobile Phone

Samsung Electronics Unveils Dual Network
Mobile Phone 04/18/2005 10:04 AM
Hankooki Apr 18 2005 1:44PM GMT

Samsung, Motorola Expected to Increase
Mobile Phone Market Shares

Samsung, Motorola Expected to Increase
Mobile Phone Market Shares 07/12/2004 12:36 AM
Yonhap News Jul 12 2004 2:56AM GMT

New Sanyo V801SA 3G Slider Phone

New Sanyo V801SA 3G Slider Phone 11/14/2003 05:52 AM
I4U Nov 14 2003 4:12AM ET

T-Mobile UK's Exclusive Sharp TM100
Slider

T-Mobile UK's Exclusive Sharp TM100
Slider 05/06/2004 03:59 PM
T-Mobile UK has an exclusive on the new Sharp TM100 tri-band phone, a perfectly average unit until you take a look at its slick sliding keypad--a feature that may be starting to get a little played out, but is still very attractive when its integrated correctly. At the moment there...

T-Mobile Sidekick II Review: Best Phone
I'll Never Buy

T-Mobile Sidekick II Review: Best Phone
I'll Never Buy 08/19/2004 03:13 PM

So I'm heartbroken. I've just spent a week using the T-Mobile Sidekick II, and I think it's probably one of the best mobile devices I've ever used. And I can say, with total conviction, that I will never, ever purchase one and neither should you. In fact, after the experiences I've had today with T-Mobile, I'm not sure I can ever recommend one of their products again.

You may have noticed I'm a little slow on posting today. The reason is, besides being really, really high, is that I've spent about two hours on the phone with various customer service reps trying to resolve an issue that's been plaguing my primary account for the last three months. I've stayed away from mentioning it on Gizmodo, because I didn't want to turn my personal experiences into an overall anti-T-Mobile bias, but after my experiences today, with the yelling, the lies, and the misdirections, I am finally leaving them for good, and I have received such consistent horrible, deceitful service that I've come to realize it's indicative of a larger overall problem with the company - and that's worth telling you about.

But first, let me explain why the Sidekick II is so awesome.

Review: Nokia 7280 Fashion Mobile Phone

Review: Nokia 7280 Fashion Mobile Phone 03/26/2005 04:13 PM
Mobile Tech Review Mar 26 2005 6:39PM GMT

Sony Ericsson Z1010 3G/GSM Mobile Phone
Review

Sony Ericsson Z1010 3G/GSM Mobile Phone
Review 05/24/2004 04:48 AM
I4U May 24 2004 9:16AM GMT

Samsung And Verizon Wireless Announce
The Samsung SCH-a790 Global Phone

Samsung And Verizon Wireless Announce
The Samsung SCH-a790 Global Phone 09/02/2004 03:45 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Sep 2 2004 7:44PM GMT

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

Samsung Introduces 667MHz Mobile
Application Processor for 3G Mobile
Handheld Devices

Samsung Introduces 667MHz Mobile
Application Processor for 3G Mobile
Handheld Devices 09/19/2004 11:08 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 20 2004 3:24AM GMT

Samsung Introduces 667MHz Mobile CPU for
3G Mobile Handheld Devices

Samsung Introduces 667MHz Mobile CPU for
3G Mobile Handheld Devices 09/20/2004 12:30 PM
PhysOrg.com Sep 20 2004 2:59PM GMT

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high 06/11/2004 03:15 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

New Samsung 3G Phone

New Samsung 3G Phone 04/28/2004 04:47 AM
3G Apr 28 2004 8:12AM GMT

Samsung E720 MP3 phone

Samsung E720 MP3 phone 06/24/2005 04:04 PM
Review Small yet feature-packed?

Samsung, LG Locked in MP3 Phone War

Samsung, LG Locked in MP3 Phone War 04/15/2004 03:55 AM
Hankooki Apr 15 2004 8:43AM GMT

Samsung Z107 3G Phone

Samsung Z107 3G Phone 09/22/2004 09:48 AM
3G Sep 22 2004 2:27PM GMT

Samsung Z110V 3G Phone

Samsung Z110V 3G Phone 09/22/2004 09:48 AM
3G Sep 22 2004 2:26PM GMT

Samsung 3G Horizontal LCD Phone

Samsung 3G Horizontal LCD Phone 03/28/2005 04:41 PM
3G Mar 28 2005 7:57PM GMT

Samsung SyncMaster 173P review

Samsung SyncMaster 173P review 09/02/2004 08:53 PM

Samsung readies 3D game phone

Samsung readies 3D game phone 07/02/2004 04:41 PM
The new handset will also be able to store images and play music, the company says.

3D game phone with vibration from
Samsung

3D game phone with vibration from
Samsung 04/08/2005 05:55 PM
TechSpot Apr 8 2005 9:43PM GMT

Samsung readies 3D gaming phone

Samsung readies 3D gaming phone 07/02/2004 01:30 PM
The new handset will also be able to store images and play music, the company says.

Samsung Speech-to-Text Phone

Samsung Speech-to-Text Phone 01/06/2005 11:39 AM

Since I was cursed with stubby fingers, texting's always been a pain. So you can be sure I'll be scrambling to land one of the first SCH-a890s, equipped with voice-recognition technology. Still, I guess I shouldn't get too excited--so-called QuickPhrase only recognizes a list of pre-programmed sayings, like "Will call you later." But I'm guessing it won't take long for them to offer firmware upgrades that greatly expand the number of phrases. I give it 6 months before the SCH-a890 can understand such SMS standbys as "Sorry, baby, but I was out drinking with Rob and lost my house keys." If I had a nickel for every time I've sent that note...

Speed, speech key in new Samsung handsets [InfoSync World]

Samsung 30-Mile Cordless Phone

Samsung 30-Mile Cordless Phone 03/22/2005 04:46 PM

If you're the type who dreads being dragged kicking and screaming into the use of a cell phone, Samsung sells their Long Range Cordless Phone. With an incredible (for landlines) 30-mile range, the set includes a caller ID-capable LCD and is able to communicate with the base-station, acting as an intercom. It includes a car charger and an outdoor antenna with 50 feet of cable that could very well violate my Homeowner's Association's CC&Rs. Either way, if you want to use your landline anywhere in town (mountains and buildings aside) without a cell phone account, this $300 option from Samsung is one to consider.

Catalog Page [GoodByeLongDistance via RedFerretJournal]

Update: Keep in mind, this sort of power may be violating FCC regulation.
F CC Amateur Radio Enforcement Letters [ARRL] Check out 'Best Wok.' (Thanks, Sean!)

Samsung Unveils Mobile CPU

Samsung Unveils Mobile CPU 09/21/2004 05:05 AM
TechTree Sep 21 2004 9:53AM GMT

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Samsung DVD-HD931 Review: Upscale
Upscaling

Samsung DVD-HD931 Review: Upscale
Upscaling 05/11/2004 11:58 AM
About.com's Robert Silva reviews the Samsung DVD-HD931 and comes away very impressed, especially with its Faroudja de-interlacer scaler that up-scales lower-than-HDTV signals (like every DVD you own, for example) up to 720p/1080i. Not only that, but the HD921 has a DVI out, meaning it can drop a clean digital signal...

Samsung p730 Hands-On Half-A-Review

Samsung p730 Hands-On Half-A-Review 05/18/2004 03:00 PM
With all the talk of 3-megapixel cameraphones, it's almost easy to forgot we're still stuck with crappy VGA-quality imagers here in the Western world. Fortunately, Europe's starting to see some 1-megapixel jobs, and PocketLint got their hands on the Samsung p730, their first megapixel handset (the one with the cool...

Future Samsung Phone Plans Leaked

Future Samsung Phone Plans Leaked 01/04/2005 01:33 PM

Samsung Introduces Phone With Hard Drive

Samsung Introduces Phone With Hard Drive 09/07/2004 07:32 PM

Samsung Wins Cell Phone Order

Samsung Wins Cell Phone Order 12/30/2003 08:38 AM
Hankooki Dec 30 2003 7:40AM ET

Samsung talks up speech-to-text phone

Samsung talks up speech-to-text phone 01/05/2005 06:47 AM
Personal Computer World Jan 5 2005 10:45AM GMT

Samsung Becomes Third Preferred Cell
Phone Brand in US

Samsung Becomes Third Preferred Cell
Phone Brand in US 06/21/2004 04:27 AM
Hankooki Jun 21 2004 8:49AM GMT

CeBIT: 7MP Camera Phone Samsung SCH-V770

CeBIT: 7MP Camera Phone Samsung SCH-V770 03/14/2005 04:18 PM
I4U Mar 13 2005 6:02PM GMT

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone 06/30/2004 07:55 AM
AME Info Jun 30 2004 11:19AM GMT

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!"

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!" 01/05/2005 04:34 AM
Killer Mobile (killermobile.com), a mobile phone software development company released what is quickly becoming a controversial program targeted at young, tech savvy men - a program aptly titled "Save Jimmy". Save Jimmy is a program that can run on any MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phone that allows the user to input specific information on their significant other's menstrual cycle and in turn receive daily alerts as well as view a calendar with information regarding which days are "Safe" to not use a condom. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress)

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress) 04/12/2004 08:57 AM
featureXpress - Mobile Phone Tracking sites Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A Mobile.com report huge increase in subscriptions
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Cingular's Samsung SGH-P777

Cingular's Samsung SGH-P777 01/03/2005 12:31 PM

There is just a teensy bit of information floating up about the Samsung SGH-P777, an EDGE-capable phone that should show up on Cingular sometime in Q1 of '05. MobileTracker has the basics, including this tiny picture we ripped off. I would expect to hear more from Samsung real soon, as references to the SGH-P777 are starting to appear in marketing literature for other products.

Samsung SGH-P777 details surface [MobileTracker]

Samsung P777 Released On Cingular

Samsung P777 Released On Cingular 03/17/2005 03:51 AM

Cingular is now exclusively offering the new Samsung P777 (formerly the SGH-P777, I think) as the first in Samsung's new line of high-speed (EDGE) multimedia phones. The phone features an integrated MP3 player as well as a camcorder which allows the user to send up to 30 second video clips and to record up to one hour of video onto its 100MB of internal memory. It's a slider design with a 262k color display and includes an AIM client. The camera features a 4x digital zoom and an image brightness feature to correct bad shots. Available now through Cingular for $300 (with a two-year contract).

Press Release [Cingular]
First Seen: Cingular's Samsung SGH-P777 [Gizmodo]

Samsung Adds DivX Support via Firmware
Update

Samsung Adds DivX Support via Firmware
Update 07/28/2004 01:20 PM

Now I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong, but do any of the current movie download services offer their wares in DivX format? Because if not, where exactly does Samsung, when detailing its plans to upgrade some of its DVD player firmware to support DivX, intend its customers to get the files that "can be downloaded over high-speed lines in a relatively short time?" Surely not the internet. That would be tantamount to murdering film carpenters' entire families.

That aside, DivX firmware updates for Samsung players from the company itself is plus plus. Now if they'd throw in a little XviD flavor we could stream the movies we've already (legally, for honest) ripped. Update: Oh, hey, look at the image that I put up myself. I'm mostly functional! (Thanks, Antii!)

Also, Happy Birthday, Modbuster!
Read - What's DivX? [Samsung]

Creative MuVo Slim Vs. Samsung Yepp
YP-T5 Review

Creative MuVo Slim Vs. Samsung Yepp
YP-T5 Review 06/16/2004 08:34 AM

Tom's Hardware has an at-first off putting comparison review of the Creative MuVo Slim and Samsung's Yepp YP-T5 where they attempt to contrast the two oddly-shaped flash memory players, but mostly just end up with two separate reviews. Of the two, I definitely prefer the MuVo Slim. It may be twice as heavy and oddly shaped, but you have to admit there is a certain appeal to having 256MB of music stored in a form-factor that shares both the size and shape of a cassette tape. The fact that it uses USB 2.0 just takes it over the top.
Read< /b> [TomsHardware]

Samsung ML-2552W Workgroup Wireless
Laser Printer Review

Samsung ML-2552W Workgroup Wireless
Laser Printer Review 07/12/2004 07:20 AM

Samsung P207 with Speech-to-Text

Samsung P207 with Speech-to-Text 04/15/2005 01:01 PM

Samsung has released the P207 on Cingular today, a black flip phone with EDGE capability. It's not all that exciting in general, but it does have one particularly interesting feature: a speech-to-text technology that lets you speak SMS messages and emails into the phone in lieu of typing them in. If that works well, that could be a fantastically useful feature.

Samsung P207 ships from Cingular [MobileTracker]

Samsung adds audio players

Samsung adds audio players 07/27/2004 09:26 PM
The Yepp YH-820 and the Yepp YH-920 are set to launch in the United States in the first week of September.

Samsung audio players to support Audible

Samsung audio players to support Audible 07/08/2004 10:41 AM
Samsung's upcoming digital audio players will be compatible with content provider Audible's download service.

Samsung unveils multi-file audio players

Samsung unveils multi-file audio players 05/07/2004 10:43 AM
Personal Computer World May 7 2004 2:17PM GMT

Briefly: Samsung audio players to
support Audible

Briefly: Samsung audio players to
support Audible 07/08/2004 10:54 AM
roundup Plus: Linksys expands reach of wireless networks...Apple names new retail VP...Yahoo media exec steps into new role...Starbucks adds wireless service to stores.

Samsung M40

Samsung M40 08/05/2004 08:45 AM

Along with more pictures of the attractive Mac-like LLUON All In One PC we talked about a couple of days ago, SorobanGeeks has pictures of Samsung's new Powerbook-looking M40, a Pentium M-based machine with a 17-inch widescreen (and what looks to be an aluminum case). I guess at least a couple of Korean companies think Apple is a good place to cop designs. Seeing their results, I can't say I disagree.

Read - PC Made in Kimshi [Akiba.Soroban]

The Samsung E715

The Samsung E715 01/09/2004 09:44 PM
Ever since I bought my new mobile phone -- a Samsung E715 -- about two months ago I've been meaning to write a post about how much I absolutely adore the thing. The biggest con is that it, like...

Samsung SGH-V200

Samsung SGH-V200 11/05/2003 03:36 PM
vnunet.com Nov 5 2003 3:16PM ET

Samsung SGH-i500

Samsung SGH-i500 03/12/2003 02:51 PM
Brighthand and Palm Infocenter bring details on the Samsung SPH-i500 being displayed at CeBit. It's a flip phone running Palm...

Samsung Digimax i50 MP3

Samsung Digimax i50 MP3 06/24/2005 04:01 PM

The nearly-flat camera is the hottest new form factor, for certain (think FujiFilm Z1, Sony DSC-T7, Casio Whatever), and Samsung is not staying out of the game, this time upgrading their older model to produce the i50 MP3. As you can guess, this five-megapixel sidearm is not only a pocket-ready camera, but also will support MP3 playback from SD and MMC cards—sounds great to me. Details are scant at the moment, but LetsGoDigital has some inital info (and really, until someone gets a hands-on, there's not that much more you really need to know).

S amsung Digimax i50 MP3 introduction [LetsGoDigital]

LG, Samsung Vie for LCD Supremacy

LG, Samsung Vie for LCD Supremacy 01/06/2004 05:45 AM
Hankooki Jan 6 2004 4:46AM ET

The Samsung SGH-D600

The Samsung SGH-D600 06/17/2005 06:15 PM

Samsung seemingly manages to release a new phone every three days. The SGH-D600 is the newest gem. At first look, the two megapixel camera with expandable memory definitely looks nice, but the expandable memory is in the unusual Transflash format. This phone does have a large 320x240 LCD display and most of the standard dosh that comes along with with a nice cellie including flash, Bluetooth, not to mention a flip out keypad.

Phone Mag: SGH-D600 2 Megapixel Camera Slide Phone live @ CommunicAsia [PhoneMag]

The other Samsung portfolio

The other Samsung portfolio 12/31/2004 04:44 AM
The Star Online Dec 31 2004 8:30AM GMT

Samsung SGH-C100

Samsung SGH-C100 08/08/2004 05:31 AM
TechTree Aug 8 2004 8:47AM GMT

Samsung CES Lineup

Samsung CES Lineup 01/05/2005 06:50 AM

Samsung, who is showing off this new "world's largest" 21-inch OLED display, has also announced their products that are to be shown at this year's CES. While we'll definitely dig in with some more details throughout the week, there's some appetizing bits in there already—I'd be happy to include a 57-inch LCD or a 67-inch 1080p DLP HD televisions in my "things to steal from CES" list.

Check it out after the jump.

Samsung CLP-500 printer

Samsung CLP-500 printer 07/21/2004 08:10 PM
globetechnology.com Jul 22 2004 0:51AM GMT

Samsung preps 2.6in VGA LCD

Samsung preps 2.6in VGA LCD 08/09/2004 05:44 AM
Will enable high-def video for smart phones, apparently

Samsung Yepp YPC-C1, YP-F1

Samsung Yepp YPC-C1, YP-F1 04/04/2005 08:19 AM

Samsung has new models of their Yepp flash-based MP3 players out, the YPC-C1 and the YP-F1. Neither models are terribly inspiring, but then again, what flash players are these days? Both models support WMA (and the bulbous YP-F1 will do OGG Vorbis, too) and are available in sizes up to 2GB, as well as all the recording and FM radio capabilities flash-players have been capable of for years.

Yepp! Baby ! Encore plus de Mp3 par Samsung [AkihabaraNews]

Samsung SP8004H

Samsung SP8004H 08/21/2004 04:39 PM
TechTree Aug 21 2004 8:41PM GMT

SGH-D410: Samsung and T-Mobile Slider Phone Review