Which Windows 7 is right for you
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3.5 stars
"Great Smart Phone and love the Mouse feature"
Pros: This is my first Smart Phone and have loved it so far (3 weeks). Have had no trouble with it and no freezes. I love the mouse in addition to the touch and scroll functions. Keyboard is not small for my big fingers. Can't wait to test the Sim card
Cons: Regular battery charge lasts less than a day with very moderate use. Bought an extended one as well based on advice of a previos reviewer. Verizon needs to (and apparently have heard will) unlock the phone to use the Sim card more broadly.
Summary: I bought the Samsung Saga after learning of it through a "soft" introduction by Verizon. I had tried the Blackberry storm in the store and found it a bit awkward with a touch and its feedback, plus the slowness in various transitions. This has all been detailed on the review of the Storm on CNET. I took a chance on buying the Saga on-line before it appeared in stores and have been very happy. This is my first smart phone and so I like all the features that it offers. I wanted a dual global phone because I go on extended trips overseas and wanted to be able to use local Sim cards. Unfortunately the phone is locked at present, but according to verizon customer service and various blogs, they will unlock the phone no earlier than 60 days after launch. So I am looking forward to that. I LOVE the mouse and have been using it much more than the touch/stylus, or scroll (which I don't like). It took me a while to learn how to download my favorite .wav and music for my ring tones. The screen is small especially for web browsing but that's ok. By far the terrible part of this phone is the battery and its consumption. The charge on the regular battery is poor, lasts less than a day with moderate phone use (1 hour)...but I do have the bluetooth on constantly, and annoyingly the phone keeps accessing Broad band automatically...glad I got the data plan. Wifi is good and when you have it on and the Broad band access off, it will connect to the Web using the Wifi. Camer is good, actually took some pictures of my patients for cosmetic lid surgery (I am an eye surgeon) and the quality was very good..as good as a decent camera. I could then easily sync it to my PC at work or email it to myself. I downloaded some music and the speaker phone sounded pretty reasonable. I have to get an adapter to try the headphones as the socket does not fit the standard headphone jacks.
All in all, I am very pleased with the phone but hate the battery and aam anticipating the unlock code so I can use any Sim card internationally. As far as Verizon, I think they have superior coverage nationwide.
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