Overview:

Samsung M7600 Beat dj features 2.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen, GPS receiver with A-GPS support, DivX and XviD video compatibility and 3.2 megapixel camera. Moreover, the Samsung phone has accelerometer for screen auto rotation, microSD memory card slot and radio with RDS. Still, its most recognizable feature is the unusual, yet very functional design.

Samsung M7600 Beat dj pros:
+ MicroSD card slot (up to 16 GB), 8 GB card in the box
+ Outstanding design
+ Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support, Google Maps
+ Quad-band GSM and 3G with HSDPA support
+ Standard 3.5mm audio jack
+ Office document viewer
+ 2.8″ 16M-color AMOLED touchscreen display of WQVGA resolution
+ 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
+ Proximity sensor for auto screen turn-off
+ Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
+ DivX/XviD video support
+ Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
+ Smart dialing

Samsung M7600 Beat dj cons:
- No virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard
- Limited Flash support in browser
- User interface is quite laggy
- BeatDJ app could’ve been better and more responsive

The design:

Samsung M7600 Beat dj measures 111 x 51 x 14 mm and weighs slightly less than 100 grams. The phone is made of high quality plastic and thanks to its rounded edges it really stands out from the other phones, even the Apple iPhone. The front of the Samsung M7600 Beat is dominated by the 2.8” display showing 16M colors in WQVGA resolution. Above the display you can find the video call camera together with ambient light detector. Blow the screen are the Call and End keys as well as the Back button. The right side of the Samsung M7600 Beat houses the microSD memory card slot and the camera key, whereas the left side features the connectivity port, the volume rocker, lock slider and the lanyard eyelet. The back of the phone hosts the 3 megapixel camera lens together with the LED flash and self-portrait mirror.

Performance:

Making phone call with the Samsung M7600 Beat is a real pleasure. There are no reception issues and the in-call sound quality is top-notch. The battery performance is good and the biggest issue with the Samsung M7600 Beat might the sometimes laggy interface. Although there are predefined folders for different multimedia files to be stored in the Samsung M7600 Beat you can easily move all the files and the Samsung phone will handle them without any effort. Reading files from the memory card is fast even if you use a 16 GB cards.

Multimedia:

The Samsung M7600 Beat is a music DJ so it not only has great music player but also a quite nice music mixer. When you run the BeatDJ application you will see a few buttons controlling Samples, Filters, REC and Scratch and so if you play some music you can also mix it on your phone. Although there are only ten filters and 20 samples it may be quite good fun.
When you run the music player on the Samsung M7600 Beat you can not only browse your music library by artist, genre, album and so on, but you can also choose an equalizer preset, or create your own, custom equalizer. You can also go for the 5.1 virtual surround and Bang and Aloofness audio amplifier. The general sound quality in Samsung M7600 Beat is very good.
The 3.2 megapixel camera in the Samsung M7600 Beat can take photos in up to 2048 x 1536 pixels and record movies at VGA resolution at 15 fps. The camera interface is entirely touch optimized and so it is easy and pleasant to use. As you get plenty of settings such as white balance, shooting modes and so on the image quality is more than decent.

Menus / ease of use:

Samsung M7600 Beat features the TouchWiz user interface which along with the unusual Samsung phone design makes a really good impression. The homescreen and the icons have been refreshed and look modern and appealing. The main menu is displayed as an icon grid while the submenus are shown as a list of items. The general impression of the UI is very positive, yet it is sometimes a bit laggy and may be annoying in the long run.
Selected Samsung M7600 Beat features and specifications:
Display Resolution

• 240x400px

Display Color

• 16M

Display Technology

• OLED

Input / Navigation

• Touch Screen Display

Vibration

• Available

Ringtones

• MP3
• 72 Channels Polyphonic

Connectivity
Compatible Networks

• UMTS 900
• UMTS 2100 (3G)
• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• GSM 850

Positioning System

• Integrated GPS

USB

• v2.0

Bluetooth

• v2.0

Audio Output

• 3.5mm Audio Connector

EDGE

• Class 10

HSCSD

• HSCSD Support

GPRS

• Class 10

Software
Operating System

• Proprietary

Java

• MIDP 2

Hardware
External Memory

• microSD

Internal Memory

• 50MB

Sensors

• Accelerometer

Camera Resolution

• 3.15 Megapix

Camera Flash

• LED

Video Recording

• Available

Battery

• 960 mAh

Estimated Price

• 512.20 to 628.50 US$

Other recently reviewed mobile phones:

LG KM900 Arena, Samsung S7350 Ultra s, Samsung S7220 Ultra b, Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH, Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Nokia E75, Nokia 8800 Gold Arte, Sony Ericsson W508, BlackBerry Bold 9000.

Overview:

Samsung S7350 Ultra s features a built-in GPS receiver, very good connectivity and a 2.6” 16M color TFT display. The phone is capable of displaying high resolution video with DivX and XviD support. Additionally, the Samsung S7350 Ultra s can easily view MS office documents so it seems it is equally good for works and for leisure.

Samsung S7350 Ultra s pros:
+ Large 2.6″ 16M-color TFT display of WQVGA(400×240) resolution
+ 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and plenty of other features
+ Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
+ D1 video at 30 fps and slow-motion video recording
+ Built-in GPS with A-GPS support
+ Hot-swappable microSD card slot (support for up to 16GB)
+ Accelerometer sensor
+ DivX and XviD support
+ Quad-band GSM and dual-band (900/2100 MHz) UMTS with HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) support

Samsung S7350 Ultra s cons:
- Initial memory card initialization is quite slow
- No full-featured voice-guided navigation software
- Video recording quality isn’t good
- Inadequate flash performance

The deign:

Samsung S7350 Ultra s measures 109 x 50.5 x 12.6 mm and weighs 108 grams. The front of the Samsung phone is dominated by the large 2.6” screen. Below the screen you can see the d-pad surrounded by four controls. When you slide the phone open you will see the comfortable alphanumeric keyboard. The top of the Samsung S7350 Ultra s is completely bare, whereas the bottom features the microphone pinhole. The right side of the Samsung phone houses the camera key and the microUSB port. On the left side of the phone you will see the volume rocker and the lanyard eyelet. The back of the phone is plain when it is closed but when you slide the Samsung S7350 Ultra s open you can see the 5 megapixel camera lens, LED flash and the self-portrait mirror there. The overall built quality of the Samsung S7350 Ultra s is very good and seems durable.

Performance:

Unfortunately, the Samsung S7350 Ultra s has a TFT screen which does not assure very good direct sunlight legibility. The battery life of the Samsung phone, on the other hand, is very good. The phone supports MicroSD memory cards up to 16 GB, however the initialization of the card takes too much time. It can be an issue if you change the cards very often, but if you use only one card I think you can live with that.

Multimedia:

The Samsung S7350 Ultra s is an excellent device for browsing the Internet. Thanks to the large screen and a good browser all the pages are displayed fast and just as you would see them on your computer. As you also get features as find on page, minimap and virtual pointer browsing the web with the Samsung S7350 Ultra s is a real pleasure.
The Samsung S7350 Ultra s has very good music and video players. The music player displays album artwork and has a few equalizer presets to choose from. More importantly, is has a very good sound quality. The video player supports DivX and XviD videos which you can watch in portrait and landscape modes.
The camera is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera capable of taking 2560 x 1920 photos. You get a whole bunch of features for the camera including a few shooting modes, face detection, color effects and smile shutter. The image quality is very good and if you are not a professional photographer it will surely be more than enough.

Menus / ease of use:

The Samsung S7350 Ultra s has the Samsung proprietary, flash based user interface. The overall impression of the interface is quite good as it looks nice and is customizable. You can set the wallpaper, choose from a few themes and run several applications at the same time. Samsung S7350 Ultra s is one of the first Samsung phones to feature the Search as Spelling which might be knows to people using Sony Ericsson W508, or Sony Ericsson T707 as smart dialing. The phonebook in Samsung S7350 Ultra s is quite capable: it can store up to 100 contacts with multiple fields. You can also assign ringtones, to contacts, or groups of contacts, add a caller’s image (you can even add a video here). All in all, the Samsung S7350 Ultra s is a very capable phone for a reasonable price.
Selected Samsung S7350 Ultra s features and specifications:
Screen

• 2.6 Inch 16 Million Colour Screen (240 x 400 Pixels)

Imaging

• 5 Megapixel Camera
• LED Flash
• Auto Focus
• Smile Detection
• Camera Geo Tagging
• Picture Album
• Video Player (MPEG4, H263, H264, WMV9 & DivX)
• Video Record (30 Frames per Second)
• Second Camera
• Video Calling
• Picture Wallpaper

Messaging

• SMS (Text Messaging)
• MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
• Email
• Predictive Text

Sound

• Music Player (MP3, AAC & WMA)
• FM Radio RDS
• Polyphonic Ringtones
• MP3 Ringtones

Entertainment

• Downloadable Games
• Java™ Games
• Organiser
• Phonebook
• Organiser
• Calendar
• Clock
• Alarm Clock
• Calculator
• Speaker Call
• Call Log
• Document Viewer
• GPS Receiver
• AGPS Function

Connectivity

• 3G HSDPA
• Bluetooth® with A2DP
• USB
• GPRS
• EDGE

Network

• Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
• HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet

• WAP 2.0
• XHTML & HTML Browser

Memory & Talk Time

• MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
• 4 Hours Talk Time
• 350 Hours Standby

Other recently reviewed mobile phones:

Samsung S7220 Ultra b, Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH, Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Nokia E75, Nokia 8800 Gold Arte, Sony Ericsson W508,  BlackBerry Bold 9000, Sony Ericsson T707.

Overview:

The Samsung S7220 Ultra b offers 2.2-inch AMOLED display, 5 megapixel digital camera with great image quality and built-in GPS receiver. Moreover, as you can see in the pictures below the phone has interesting design and a comfortable keyboard. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer the menus, photos and videos are automatically rotated and multitasking assures that you can listen to the radio while browsing the web with the Samsung S7220 Ultra b.

Samsung S7220 Ultra b pros:
+ Quad-band GSM and dual-band UMTS with HSDPA support
+ microUSB v2.0, charging through USB
+ 2.2″ 256K-color AMOLED display of QVGA resolution
+ 5 megapixel autofocus camera with plenty features
+ Office document viewer
+ Built-in GPS with A-GPS support
+ Stereo FM radio with RDS
+ Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
+ Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
+ Accelerometer sensor
+ Basic Java multitasking

Samsung S7220 Ultra b cons:
- Small and fiddly soft keys
- No camera lens protection
- No full-featured voice-guided navigation software
- Inadequate flash performance

The design:

Samsung S7220 Ultra b measures 114 x 46.3 x 11.8 mm and weighs only 90 grams. The front of the phone is dominated by the 2.2-inch AMOLED display below which you can see the D-pad and the alphanumeric keyboard. On the right side of the Samsung S7220 Ultra b you can see the microUSB port, as well as the camera button, whereas on the left side you will see the volume rocker. The back of the Samsung phone features the 5 megapixel camera lens and the LED flash. The lens has no protection whatsoever, but it is slightly embedded. The overall built quality of Samsung S7220 Ultra b is very good.

Performance:

The 2.2 inch display in the Samsung S7220 Ultra b is bright and colorful, yet in direct sunlight it is often difficult to see the details. Samsung phones often have this disadvantage. On the other hand the battery life is quite good. The signal reception and in-call sound quality are very good and that is probably still the most important feature of phones so generally the Samsung S7220 Ultra b does not disappoint. The Samsung phone supports microSD memory cards up to 16GB.

Multimedia:

The music player in Samsung S7220 Ultra b looks quite nice, but more importantly it offers a very good sound quality. The album art is displayed and you can sort your music library by artist, album, or genre. You can also choose from a few different equalizer presets and different visualizations.
The video player is quite poor and it supports only MPEG-4 videos in up to VGA resolution so if you want your mobile phone to show all kinds of videos you’d better consider buying a Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH.
The 5 megapixel camera in Samsung S7220 Ultra b does a really good job. The photos look sharp, with plenty of details and well rendered color. The maximum resolution is 2560 x 1920 and the camera has a bunch of features such as face detection, smile shutter, geolocalication, as well as plenty of effects. However, the video recording feature in Samsung S7220 Ultra disappoints as the phone is capable only of recording QVGA videos at 15 fps.

Menus / ease of use:

The entire user interface in Samsung S7220 Ultra b is very similar to the good old Samsung menu so you should know what to expect. There are three different flash based themes to choose from and all of them look really well. The main emu is displayed as a grid but the submenus are displayed as a list with adjustable the font size.
The Samsung S7220 Ultra b phonebook can store up to 1000 contacts with multiple fields where you can put name, several phone numbers, or a note. You can also group contacts and add specific ringtones to contacts, or entire groups.
The phone, of course, has a bunch of timesaving applications.features such as the calendar, to-do application, timer, stopwatch and an alarm clock.
Selected Samsung S7220 Ultra b (aka Samsung Tocco Ultra) features and specifications:
Usability

• Display Resolution 320x240px
• Display Color 256K
• Display Technology OLED
• Input / Navigation Navigation Joystick / Button
• Numeric Keypad
• Vibration Available
• Ringtones MP3
• Polyphonic

Connectivity

• Compatible Networks HSDPA 2100 (3.5G)
• HSDPA 900
• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• GSM 850
• USB v2.0
• Bluetooth v2.0
• EDGE Class 10
• Radio FM
• RDS
• GPRS Class 10

Software

• Operating System Proprietary
• Java MIDP 2

Hardware

• Processor Speed Proprietary
• External Memory microSD
• Sensors Accelerometer
• Camera Resolution 5 Megapix
• Camera Flash LED
• Video Recording Available

Ergonomics

• Dimensions 114×46.3×11.8mm

Weight 90g

• Form Factor Candy Bar

Other recently reviewed cell phones:

Sony Ericsson T707, BlackBerry Bold 9000, Sony Ericsson W508, Nokia 8800 Gold Arte, Nokia E75, Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH.

Overview:

The new Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH is yet another iPhone-inspired mobile phone, yet it has something that the iPhone lack, namely an alphanumeric keypad. The Samsung phone features also 8 megapixel autofocus camera, built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS, accelerometer for screen auto rotation and preinstalled document viewer.

Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH pros:
+ Commendable build quality
+ MicroSD card slot (up to 16 GB), 1 GB included
+ DivX/XviD video support
+ Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
+ Quad-band GSM and 3G with HSDPA support
+ 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization, wide dynamic range and D1 video@30 fps
+ 2.8″ 16M color AMOLED touchscreen display with 400 x 240 pixel resolution
+ Anti-scratch screen surface
+ Proximity sensor for auto screen turn-off

Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH cons:
- Slowish user interface
- Limited options for third-party GPS navigation software
- Slow initializing of large microSD cards
- No virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard
- No Wi-Fi connectivity

The design:

Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH measures 110 x 51.5 x 12.7 mm and weighs 127 grams which might make it seem a bit to big, but you have to remember that it is a slider with an alphanumeric keyboard. The phone has an appealing design and is available in two different cases. The front of the cell phone is dominated by the 2.8” 16M color touchscreen covered by an anti-scratch surface. Below the screen you can see three buttons: Call and End, as well as Back button. You can also slide the phone open to see the alphanumeric keyboard which so many users still prefer to the touchscreens. Above the display is the earpiece and next to it the video camera and the ambient light sensor. The right side of Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH features the camera key, display lock and the microUSB port, whereas the left side houses the volume rocker. Both the top and the bottom of the phone are completely bare. The back of the Samsung cell phone houses the 8 megapixel camera lens, LED flash and a self-portrait mirror.

Performance:

Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH has no issues when it comes to making phone calls. The reception is good and so are the voices. The battery of Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH is supposed to last for about 4 hours of talk time, or 350 hours of standby. The phone supports up to 16 GB memory cards and comes with a 1 GB memory card in the box.

Multimedia:

The Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH is capable of sending all types of messages. Setting up an e-mail is not as easy as on the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, or Nokia E75, but when you enter all the necessary information everything goes smoothly. What I liked about the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH is the fact that is supports up to 5 MB e-mail attachments and that is has a document viewer right out of the box.
The music player in Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH does a really good job. You can sort tracks by author,  genre and album. There are a few equalizer presets, but you cannot add any new ones. The audio quality is very good and the player is optimized to work well with the touch-interface. Moreover, the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH has a radio with RDS, so there is relay little more you could expect.
The video player in Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH supports both DivX and XviD videos which look really great on the large screen.
The 8 megapixel digital camera in Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH can take photos in up to 3264 x 2448 pixels. The camera has plenty of interesting features and good lens thank to which the quality of images is really good. When it comes to video recording the Samsung cell phone does not disappoint. It can record in up to 720 x 480 resolution at 30 fps, or in QVGA resolution at 120 fps. The quality of videos is comparable to the quality of photos, which means it is really great.

Menus / ease of use:
The interface in the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH is visually appealing, customizable and generally well thought out. However, it has the annoying tendency to lag at times. Apart from that it seems that everything works fine. There are plenty of widgets to put on your homescreen, auto rotation and some nice animations. If it wasn’t for the lags the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH could easily compete with current leaders, such as for instance the iPhone.
Selected Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH features and specifications:
Network

• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100

Display

• OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors,240 x 400 pixels, 2.8 inches

Memory

• microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, up to 4 GB, 80 MB built-in

Camera

• 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization, wide dynamic range, Video WVGA@30fps, Videocall camera

CPU

• No

OS/Platform

• proprietary

3G

• Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps

Features

• - Accelerometer sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
-Stereo FM radio with RDSr
- GPS with A-GPS support; optional navigation software
- DviX/ XviD/ MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV9 player
- MP3/AAC/WMA player
- Organizer
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Voice memo/dial
- T9

Messaging

• SMS, MMS, Email

Data

• GPRS,HSCSD,EDGE, Bluetooth,USB

Battery

• Standard battery, Li-Ion 880 mAh
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 4 h

Dimension

• 110 x 51.5 x 12.7 mm

Price

• About $500

Other recently reviewed cell phones:

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Nokia E75, Nokia 8800 Gold Arte, Sony Ericsson W508, BlackBerry Bold 9000, Sony Ericsson T707.