Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 user reviews (Sprint)

3.5 stars

"Instinct HD a winner!" on December 4, 2009 by davidaseaton

Pros: Accelerameter, better screen, better processor(s), better web experience, better, better, better.

Cons: Multi touch would have been nice, but not a deal killer.

Summary: I grow tired of reading reviews of people comparing this phone to the Iphone, or to the HTC Hero (or other Andriod phones), etc. At the end of the day it seems like most people that are dissatisfied with any cell phone are dissatisfied because it is not a real desktop computer, then they are mad because it is not Mac, or Linus,etc. Every phone, laptop, computer, should stand on it's own. If you need open source code get Android or Linux (phone and computer), if you want multi touch get Apple, or Palm or Android. Just find the phone that has the features that you need and judge it based on that. I use digital cameras regularly, but in the absence of my camera the HD is the best choice. In the absence of my computer, the HD's Opera Mobile is great. I can check all of my email accounts, takes pics, take HD videos, and a host of other apps that get me to the information that I need just fine. I guess what I am saying is that for the people out there that are constantly comparing phone to phone, and complaning that one manufacturer is S*** because they don't have all of the features of another phone are usually geeks who need to get a life. If you are spending all of your time downloading apps and using them to do superfluous things like ordering a burrito from Chipotle, or a pizza from Dominos then get the Iphone or an Android phone and be happy. No one is mad at you. If you are looking for a feature phone that is somewhere between a real smart phone and a basic phone that can only be used for phone calls, then the HD is perfect for you. I guess all that I am saying is determine what you need and pick you phone from there. I almost got the HTC Hero, but it falls short from the HD because it does not have flash and it does not have an HD camcorder. And yes to the buttholes out there on the other forums, it is not as good as a dedicated camcorder, but try to contact your camcorder manufacturer and tell them that you can not make phone calls from your camera and see what they say. They will say that it is not a phone, it is a camera. And for the Instinct HD, it is a feature phone. More apps would be great, multi touch would be fantastic, but a good friend of mine just got the Palm Pixi that has multi touch to use the internet, but the screen is small and she could not open the video that I tried to email to her, and the voice text that I sent to her on the same network directed her to dial into the 408 number to hear the message.

So if your are looking for a great phone that has great features, look at the HD. If you are buying a phone to buy a bunch of apps then look as the Iphone or an Android phone. Other than that please don't forget that at the end of the day that the main feature of this thing that you are carrying around is to punch in a number and talk to someone on the other end - oh yeah a phone!