| The U700 was classified at the time of release as the | | | | today. Whilst the same touch-sensitive keys are still |
| world's smallest mobile to support the advanced 3G | | | | present, the implementation is much better and means |
| HSDPA data transfer speed. Considering what else | | | | the U700 again improves upon its predecessor. |
| has been packed in, this is a great achievement, | | | | Surprisingly, I have a slight gripe with the display, |
| though what will be more noticeable upon first | | | | something which you would expect Samsung to |
| impressions is the look of the phone. | | | | receive top-marks for usually. Although the quality of |
| Put simply, the U700 is a fantastic-looking device and | | | | the display itself is very good, the visibility under direct |
| proves to be one of the more eye-catching phones on | | | | sunlight is a concern. This is mostly due to the surface |
| the market; it is sure to acquire plenty of attention | | | | on the front of the U700 being very glossy, which has |
| because of this. The build-quality definitely merits a | | | | an adverse affect on the display quality; this is a |
| mention as the sliding mechanism is solid without being | | | | shame and obviously means that fingerprint smudges |
| too rigid and the keypad feels solid and comfortable, | | | | are inevitable. |
| whilst still in keeping with the rest of the design | | | | A nice little-surprise with the U700's features is the |
| aspects. | | | | quality of the camera. With a 3.2MP module built-in you |
| Measuring at just 12.1mm thick the dimensions may | | | | would expect pictures to be reasonable and |
| lead many to believe that the functions will be | | | | surprisingly it's better than expected. Along with the |
| somewhat limited, surprisingly, this is not the case. As | | | | Mega Pixel rate, you get a Macro mode, autofocus |
| well as the aforementioned high build-quality, there are | | | | and flash. The image quality is much better than is |
| also some well-thought out ideas with regards to the | | | | realistically expected from such a minute handset and |
| keypad. It uses the standard 4-way D-pad that was | | | | it comes mightily close to the top performers in the |
| seen in the U600, but in the U700 the same control | | | | 3MP arena. |
| doubles as a scroll-wheel. Upon using this for the first | | | | The only real complaints that can be made are the |
| time, I pleasantly impressed and it is great to see | | | | lack of an FM radio and the disappointing display |
| Samsung building on the U600's design. | | | | legibility under direct sunlight. In spite of this, the wealth |
| As a bonus, everything seems much more responsive | | | | of features combined with the high-speed 3G data |
| than previously seen and this makes for much better | | | | transfers (HSDPA) and the gorgeousness of the |
| user-interaction. An improvement over the U600 is the | | | | phone make the U700 a very appealing proposition. |
| speed of the menu system and key response, which | | | | The quality of the controls and menu speeds just add |
| proved to be a major hindrance before, but has now | | | | to the feeling that the U700 will win many admirers and |
| been resolved in the U700 to make it one of the best | | | | should have no problems in finding a niche in the |
| user-interface experiences available on the market | | | | market. |