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Samsung U700 Review - Shiny Happy Mobile

The U700 was classified at the time oftouch-sensitive keys are still present, the
release as the world's smallest mobile toimplementation is much better and means the
support the advanced 3G HSDPA data transferU700  again  improves  upon  its predecessor.
speed. Considering what else has been packed
in, this is a great achievement, though whatSurprisingly, I have a slight gripe with the
will be more noticeable upon firstdisplay, something which you would expect
impressions  is  the  look  of  the  phone.Samsung to receive top-marks for usually.
Although the quality of the display itself is
Put simply, the U700 is a fantastic-lookingvery good, the visibility under direct
device and proves to be one of the moresunlight is a concern. This is mostly due to
eye-catching phones on the market; it is surethe surface on the front of the U700 being
to acquire plenty of attention because ofvery glossy, which has an adverse affect on
this. The build-quality definitely merits athe display quality; this is a shame and
mention as the sliding mechanism is solidobviously means that fingerprint smudges are
without being too rigid and the keypad feelsinevitable.
solid and comfortable, whilst still in
keeping  with the rest of the design aspects.A nice little-surprise with the U700's
features is the quality of the camera. With a
Measuring at just 12.1mm thick the dimensions3.2MP module built-in you would expect
may lead many to believe that the functionspictures to be reasonable and surprisingly
will be somewhat limited, surprisingly, thisit's better than expected. Along with the
is not the case. As well as theMega Pixel rate, you get a Macro mode,
aforementioned high build-quality, there areautofocus and flash. The image quality is
also some well-thought out ideas with regardsmuch better than is realistically expected
to the keypad. It uses the standard 4-wayfrom such a minute handset and it comes
D-pad that was seen in the U600, but in themightily close to the top performers in the
U700 the same control doubles as a3MP  arena.
scroll-wheel. Upon using this for the first
time, I pleasantly impressed and it is greatThe only real complaints that can be made are
to see Samsung building on the U600's design.the lack of an FM radio and the disappointing
display legibility under direct sunlight. In
As a bonus, everything seems much morespite of this, the wealth of features
responsive than previously seen and thiscombined with the high-speed 3G data
makes for much better user-interaction. Antransfers (HSDPA) and the gorgeousness of the
improvement over the U600 is the speed of thephone make the U700 a very appealing
menu system and key response, which proved toproposition. The quality of the controls and
be a major hindrance before, but has now beenmenu speeds just add to the feeling that the
resolved in the U700 to make it one of theU700 will win many admirers and should have
best user-interface experiences available onno problems in finding a niche in the market.
the market today. Whilst the same



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