3 Comments on Samsung Propel a767 Phone, Green

Mary on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 5:41 pm


I have had this phone for 3 weeks. It is an ok phone. Only thing I really dont like is how fast the battery runs down. I use to have a little LG flip phone and I only charged it once a week. This one is like every other day and more if I go to the media mall. I was also disappointed when I downloaded a message alert tone from the AT&T ringtone page only to find out you cant use it as a message tone. Since I text alot I thought it would be cute to have animal sounds as alerts. Other than these two things it is a pretty little phone and I was able to get it in green which is my favorite color.
Rating: 4 / 5

S. on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 7:56 pm


I bought this phone two weeks ago, after the last phone died. (Previous phone was a horrible cheap temporary thing, battery barely lasting 5 hours with no use. ) Obviously, I was thoroughly ready to love this phone, but hope to still be objective.
Perks I like are: the color choices (I like my phone to stand out a little if only so I don’t leave it somewhere), ease of use on the slide (open/close), the way the buttons lock when the phone is slid closed (but are easily unlocked), the overall size– it fits perfectly in a back pocket, and the screen size (much larger than the flip or bar phones I’ve seen, excluding touch screen ones).
I’m still getting used to typing my messages out on the keyboard, the buttons are a little small and I had come to rely a little too heavily on T9 predictive text to spell-check for me.
The battery life is about average, I think, it does fine with normal use for about three days without charge. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve dropped the phone a few times already, on the cement driveway, and it’s held up like a champ with no dings or scratches!
Rating: 4 / 5

Always Samsung on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 9:14 pm


This is a great entry level texting phone for all the text message whores out there. Despite all the pictures advertising the phone, it only appears to be big and bulky but it’s the complete opposite. The phone is actually very slim & slender. I love that it comes in 3 different colors (Green, Blue, & Rose White) and probably more on the way. I picked up the green one and i love it. I originally purchased the Samsung Epix PDA phone and was so disappointed by the awful operating system and returned it right away. Finally the Samsung Propel hits the stores and it’s basically a PDA smart phone without the Window Mobile operating system (Which is awful by the way). I love the Samsung Menu and UI. It’s easy to use and just navigating through it is a breeze. You don’t even need to look at the manual to operate this thing. The one downside to the Propel is that the screen could be a bit bigger and the colors could be a bit more vibrant. You only get 65K colors as oppose to the usual Samsung high end phones that come with 262K colors. So, that was one of the disappointments with this phone. Samsung knew this phone was strictly for the teens so i can see why the price is so cheap. Considering the friendly price is probably a big reason why you don’t get the 262K colors. Another flaw is the Instant Messaging. You do get AIM & Yahoo but the buddylist is not in real time. You will only be able to see a few friends on your buddylist not all. But if you IM them they will respond even though they appear to not be signed in. The best thing about my Sidekick LX is that IM is in real time. I signed on from both devices and had about 50 friends on my buddylist appear on my SK while the Propel only had 3. As i stated before even though only 3 appear you can still IM the ones that don’t appear and chat with them. Also AT&T for some reason is so stingy with the accessories. I wish it came with an additional USB charger, free micro SD memory card, or a case. Unfortunately NONE. All you get is the cell & wall charger. Overall i am very pleased with my purchase and recommend anyone looking for a texting phone or any device that might come close to a Sidekick on the AT&T network, this would be the phone 4 u.

Pros:
Sleek sexy design
Comes in multiple colors
Camera/camcorder (Really should be 6. 0 megapixel by now)
Built in Messaging Clients (AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Etc)
Access to Emails
Qwerty Keyboard
MP3 Players
Samsung Menu
GPS
Slider Phone
Micro SD (Up to 8GB)

Cons:
Only 65K Colors on screen
Only 1. 3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder (Really should be 6. 0 by now)
Battery is really thin so carry an extra charger with you
AT&T is really cheap with the accessories (Only device & charger included)
Wish a USB Charger was included
Rating: 4 / 5

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