Samsung IP-830W (Sprint)

Pros: Lots of features. Sets the standard for every new phone i buy in the future

Cons: Battery Life

Summary: I am a faithful palm user......I love everything about that os....even if it is outdated.....which is why i was hesitant to get this phone at first. I use windows on my computer if course but I had no experience with windows mobile and I heard mixed things about it. I looked at the treo but didn't really like the styling of it so I went with this phone. I liked the idea of a hideaway keyboard. I've had the phone for 6 days now and I love it. I upgraded from a sanyo 8100 so this phone blows it out the water. It is easy to use (even though it takes a little getting used to windows if you've always used palm) and even though it is a little big (like all smartphones) it isn't too big. Fit comfortably in my shirt pocket. Feature wise the touchscreen comes into handy and it has voice activated commands so you can dial numbers and open programs by pushing the button and saying the command. It also has windows media, office, headphones, and an extended battery. Office wasn't a biggie b/c docs to go on palm was sooooo good. I have to admit I like this phone and its slowly taking the place of my palm....will it replace my lifedrive pda completely? No, b/c I like balancing my checkbook and jotting quick notes in my palm. The only complaints I have with this phone are battery life and freezing when its bogged down. The second complaint is not a defect with the phone though. With windows mobile programs are not closed when you hit the "x" (like on your home computer or like with palm) they keep running in the background. i didn't know that so for a full day I didn't close anything. Well, the pda slowed down alot and eventually it froze. I reset it and got online to check hints and realized that I had to go to the memory manager and end programs. as long as you do that once a day you'll be ok. After that 1st day the pda has been running smooth. Active sync is really easy to use. And since it has windows media you can use the windows media format which takes up less space. The second complaint is battery life. On average the phone lasts me a day. Thats with me sending texts throughout the day for about 14 hours and getting online, and taking a couple of calls. Not too bad at all. I guess the only complaint I have with the battery life is the fact the extended battery doesn't really make a big improvement. maybe a few more minutes. (maybe i haven't broken in my battery?) so the extended battery is still in the box b/c I didn't like the extended depth and added weight to the phone. especially since it only added a little more time. Overall I am very satisfied with the phone. Call quality is good and speakerphone is super sensitive. Even with me laying in bed with the phone laying on the floor talking at a normal tone the person could hear me clearly. I have to up my tone with my house phone if I do that, lol. Overall a good phone and hopefully they'll add wi-fi to the next model.

Almost forgot, accessories in the sprint stores are limited for this phone. I had to get a verizon branded leather case that clips to the belt for this phone b/c none of the sprint stores in town had any accessories. (verizon has the 830 as well) I sorta feel like a traitor wearing a case that says verizon on the outside but it holds a sprint phone on the inside. lol. It was either that or risk dropping this phone after a few days of carrying it around in my hand, pockets, etc. This is a new phone but I thought sprint would have something since this could be considered their flagship phone.....