[rating:4/5]
Overall, this is a fantastic phone, I’ve had mine now for about a week. My previous phone was a Samsung a990 which was terrific (a five-star phone all the way). As my two year period was up, I was able to update and wanted to get a phone that would sync with Outlook; something that the i760 does very well. The only complaint I had when I bought this phone was that the camera only has 1.3 megapixels. Surely, Samsung should have done better than that! Just the same, I needed to sync my calendar so I decided to try this one.
The first thing I noticed after using it, was that the battery does not hold a charge well. In fact, my phone came with both an “extended battery” and a regular one. Needless to say, I have difficulty going through an entire day without having to either recharge it or use the spare battery. Unlike my old a990, which always made it through the day, I find the new phone’s inability to retain a charge a bit annoying (sure, it also has a lot of great features which are, of course, power hungry).
Another problem I’ve been having is that the voice recognition feature is very quirky – with my a990, I rarely had problems, with the i760, it’s been a daily battle.
While I consider myself to be geek, I’m still learning how to use Windows Mobile 6, as well as how to use the various features of the phone. Unfortunately, it does not come with a printed manual (something that I find VERY annoying), although there is one on a CD that comes with the phone.
Overall, I still think it’s a great little phone and I enjoy the ability to send text message “howlers” to my son when I find out he hasn’t completed his homework. 🙂 The handwriting recognition feature is also the best I’ve used so far – it’s speedy and even recognizes my cursive! Now that says something.