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Samsung Smartphone SCH-i760

The Samsung SCH-i760 features a slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard, external dialpad, and touch screen. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also offers good performance and has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and EV-DO; a 1.3-megapixel camera; and real-time e-mail delivery.

The i760 is bulky, and we wish there was a built-in scroll wheel. There's no support for Verizon's V Cast services, and it lacks Windows Live integration. The Samsung SCH-i760 goes big (literally), delivering a solid set of features and good performance to Verizon customers looking for a business-centric smartphone.

Unlike most Pocket PC phones, the i760 features both a slide-out keyboard and a numeric keypad on the front. While unconventional, this does address one of the great problems with the side-slider design, that being the difficulty of one-handed dialing.

With the i760, it's not only possible to use it as a phone, dialing is actually comfortable, and reliable. I'd be much less hesitant to use the i760 as a main phone than I would be any other similar device.

Unlike most new devices on Verizon, the i760 also features Wi-Fi for fast local connectivity. Miracle of miracles. While some people may disdain the need of Wi-Fi when EV-DO is available, it still comes in handy for private networks, avoiding Verizon's 5 GB monthly cap on data transfers, and situations where an EV-DO signal isn't available. And, of course, there are always the people who are so rural that they can't get EV-DO.

Having had near-constant EV-DO coverage during the course of this review, I can honestly say that I understand why some people see Wi-Fi as superfluous. I don't agree, of course -- the fact remains that there are times and uses for which EV-DO cannot deliver, and while those who don't need Wi-Fi don't need to use it, it's nearly impossible for those who DO need it to add it after the fact. But I do powerfully feel the allure of that "almost as good" service that can be had almost everywhere.

The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth implementations on the i760 are perfectly standard 802.11g and BT 2.0/EDR. Combined with EV-DO, this means that short of adding EVDO Revision A, you've got the absolute fastest available connection to work with.

Wi-Fi performance was generally good, with acceptable range and speed. It found my network quickly and easily, and ten or fifteen seconds after turning it on the first time I was up and surfing.


This is the Smartphone for people who are on the fast track to success. The new Samsung SCH–i760 with Windows Mobile 6 Professional makes any space a workspace. Create documents in Word and Excel, view PowerPoint files, filter your inbox, and stay connected – securely – with your office via Wireless Sync or ActiveSync.

Communicate with a QWERTY keyboard or the stylus, or make calls using the separate numeric keypad or voice commands. Connect with Wi–Fi or Bluetooth Wireless Technology – or use it as a tethered modem through BroadbandAccess Connect. You can also just escape for a while with the built–in digital music player.

OS provided: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional; Installed RAM: 64 MB; Processor: 400 Hz.

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