Testseek.com have collected 53 expert reviews of the Samsung SPH-M800 / S30 Instinct and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SPH-M800 / S30 Instinct.
June 2008
(75%)
53 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Supports every feature Sprint offers; EV-DO Rev. A data speeds; Good touchscreen response; Bright, clear display; Excellent GPS/navigation and voice command features; Good visual voicemail feature; 3.5mm headphone jack and stereo Bluetooth; Second batt...
ldquo;Full HTML” Web browser is disappointing; No IM support; No calendar synching; No support for user-created ringtones or background images on menu screens; No phone as modem support on mandatory Simply Everything plan
Sprint’s new flagship media phone is a very good device, even if I wish they’d skipped the whole “Instinct vs iPhone” marketing campaign. The Web browser needs work and mobile IM addicts will be left in the cold by Instinct, but o...
Responsive touch screen, Great QWERTY keyboard, Excellent call quality, Easy to use user interface, Rev. A data, Threaded messaging, Live Search/Navigation/SpeechtoAction combo, Easy access to the information you want
Portrait keyboard not T9, No IM client, Issues with music player, Poor camera performance
We came away quite impressed with the Instinct. The touchscreen is responsive, call quality top notch and multimedia suite expansive. Some of the features need more refinement, such as the portrait keypad and music player, but overall Sprint and Samsun...
Short battery life, Web browser is less elegant than the iPhones
At $130 with a two-year contract, the Instinct is a good handset and a great deal. But this iPhone look-alike is unlikely to slay Apples upcoming 3G handset....
Turnbyturn GPS navigation is very responsive, generally accurate and updates quickly. Easily customizable home screen. Painless email setup works well with numerous hosts. Decent multimedia options (included with $99 allyoucaneat service plan) include cop...
No WiFi. Clearly cellphonequality photos. No internal storage: 2GB microSD card included (upgradeable to 8 GB). Cant edit attachments. Web browser needs a serious reworking. Includes a stylus ... but provides no slot to stow it.
Abstract: While Sprint has no iPhone they now have the Samsung Instinct. The Instinct is similar to the iPhone as it’s has a touch screen and no buttons except for the power, camera and volume buttons. The phone is very sleek and stylish and I have to say at...
Abstract: The Samsung Instinct is Sprints flagship media phone for 2008. While it bears a striking resemblance to you-know-what, it is different in many ways. It does almost all that you can ask of a media phone and packages it in a sleek, touch-based slab.
Abstract: The parade of iPhone lookalikes continues. Soon after Apple (AAPL) announced the first iPhone a year ago, factories in Asia, at the behest of U.S. phone carriers, were asked to respond to the sleek, touch-screen device. Some already have reached Americ...
Abstract: Weve covered the hyper-marketed Samsung Instinct since Sprint first announced it in April at the CTIA trade show. The Instinct will be available June 20th, but we received our review unit in advance of the release date. Sprint has been pitching the ...
