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Samsung Propel * | Verizon Wireless Blitz * |
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|  | Score: 56%
When: October 2008
Worth: $50 - $100
Carrier: AT&T
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| We slide open the newest consumer QWERTY phone in our Samsung Propel review. Has AT&T entered the square-QWERTY phone market with a splash? |
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| | | Score: 51%
When: August 2008
Worth: $50
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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| Check out our Verizon Wireless Blitz review, where we slide open the large, full-QWERTY keyboard and wonder where things went wrong. |
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| Form factor |
Slider | Slider |
| Size |
3.85 by 2.3 by 0.5 inches | 3.5 by 2.6 by 0.7 inches |
| Weight |
3.8 ounces | 5.1 ounces |
| Screen |
2.2 inches, 176x220 pixels, 65K colors
Touch: No | 2.2 inches, 176x220 pixels, 262K colors
Touch: No |
| OS & Platform |
Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Voice network |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | CDMA 800/1900 MHz |
| Data network | 850/1900 MHz (AT&T)
1.8 HSDPA |
0.1 1xRTT |
| TTY, HAC |
M3/T3 | TTY support |
| Talk time |
Measured: 5 hours
Claimed: 5 hours | Measured: 5 hours
Claimed: 4 hours |
| Voice dialing |
No | Speaker-independent |
| Visual voicemail |
- | - |
| Messaging clients |
AOL, MSN and Yahoo for IM. Presets for e-mail. No Gmail, Gtalk or corporate mail. | AOL, MSN and Yahoo for IM and WAP-based e-mail. |
| Exchange support |
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| Keypad |
Full QWERTY | Full QWERTY |
| Camera |
1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
| 1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
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| Web browser |
Access NetFront | Openwave Mobile Browser |
| GPS | AT&T Navigator | VZ Navigator |
| Memory |
< 128MB out-of-box
microSD/microSDHC memory slot (8GB) | < 128MB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (4GB) |
| Bluetooth |
2.0 | 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi |
No | No |
| USB |
Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
No | No |
| UMA |
No | No |
| UPnP |
No | No |
| Scoreboard: |
Samsung Propel | Verizon Wireless Blitz |
| Design | 3/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Display & Interface | 3/5 | 3.4/5 |
| Calling | 3.4/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 3.4/5 | 2/5 |
| Music | 3.2/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Video | 3/5 | 0/5 |
| Camera | 2.4/5 | 2.6/5 |
| Memory | 2.8/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Web browsing | 3.4/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Navigation | 3.6/5 | 4/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Accessories | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Value | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Total score | 56% | 51% |
| * Until a product has been officially released, all information contained here is subject to change. |
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