Comments on: Review: Samsung Instinct

By: Tye S.

Tye S. — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:42:04 +0000

The reviewer does hit all the points with a truthful and exact assessment. This is definitely not the Iphone but I’m extrememly satisfied with Samsung and Sprints collaboration. The Haptics fuction is great as the feed back helps you in a big way during navigation. Many of the other features like the email and navigation are great additions too. On the downside, the reviewer is correct in saying that the web browser should be tweaked and I would have liked to have been able to have instant messenger abilities as well. I upgraded from an htc touch to the instinct and the sync ability was very useful, so the Instinct could benifit from it. I’m not completely sure if uploading music to the device will allow you to use said music as ringtones but I’d like that feature as well. Overall the phone has a nice interface and a great design plan. I can’t wait to install the new updates as they tweak and better this phone.

By: AudiTude

AudiTude — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:03:24 +0000

Not a bad review but he should have played with the phone maybe a week or so longer. Since I bought it in the beginning of October I have put 800 songs, 100 music videos, and 200 pictures on it. Not on the supplied 2gb micro sd card but on a 8gb micro sd card I picked up for $39 .I still Have 2gb free space remaining on an 8gb card. So Now I can compare my $149 cash money, with no rebate to mail in from Radio Shack Instinct to an 8gb iTouch. Oh did I forget to tell you that the steaming TV and Radio are a nice touch if you get tired of your personal music/video collection. How about the Awesome voice turn by turn GPS that never gets me lost. Messaging and Texting are a breeze with Qwerty keyboard or you can write or print what you want to say with the supplied stylus that conveniently stores in the leather carry case thats included. The web browser is not that bad,I can surf the web, watch YouTube,check email, and do most basic things from the web browser. Sprint is working on an JAVA based browser so expect it to be allot better in the future. The Video camera takes pretty decent videos. The 2mp camera takes decent pictures for a phone. I like the calculator / Unit Converter/ Tip Calculator. Non stop multitasking because the Instinct has (2) two batteries and a separate battery charger so you will never be without juice. Oh Yeah, I almost forgot, it is great phone too. I have no problem with hearing or talking on it. The voice quality is very clear. The only real gripe I have with my phone is the radio/TV skips a beat hear and there, but Sprint has GENEROUSLY credited my account until the problem gets resolved.
All in all i feel the Samsung Instinct is a very well made piece of multimedia hardware that should be on your wish list if you plan on getting a new Power Vision phone from Sprint.

By: gana

gana — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:05:09 +0000

is there aim and yahoo apps available?

By: juavez

juavez — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:02:37 +0000

the instinct is a good phone has more features
but the iphone is better just becuz the quality
not in the service but the phone itself like web browser to the multi touch screen pretty much the hardware…
but the iphone is a rip off so if u want to geta phone just like it just a little weaker get the instinct

By: AMANDA

AMANDA — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:43:07 +0000

I HAVE OWNED THE INSTINCT FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE HAD 2 REPLACEMENTS ON IT ALREADY…LUCKILY INSURANCE DOES COME IN HANDY…HOPEFULLY SPRINT WILL DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I’M TIRED OF HEARING PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT EVERYTIME THEY TALK TO ME THEY HEAR THEMSELVES ECHOING..I DID SOME REVIEWS ON IT AND MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT THE ECHOING PROBLEM..BUG OR NOT AS NICE AS THE REST OF THE PHONE IS I’M TIRED OF GETTING REPLACEMENTS THAT TURN OUT WITH THE SAME GLITCH IN IT…YOU WOULD THINK IF THEY WERE GOING TO TRY AND MIMIC THE IPHONE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THESES BUGS SORTED OUT BEFORE RELEASING IT:(

By: dayankee

dayankee — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:25:41 +0000

there is a product called Invisible Shield that applies to the screen and also the whole body of the instinct. it keeps everything from being scratched. it’s a great product and my screen is as pristine as when i first got it out of the box. this is a great phone, but with a few limitations. all phones have some limitations. if you can live with the limitations that the instinct has, then it’s your phone. it really does do everything i need.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:00:50 +0000

I personally think this phone is pretty good. I’m not saying it’s better the iphone, and i’m not saying the iphone is better than the instinct. Personally, I think anyone who says iphone is the best and bashes the instinct is completely wrong. The iphone doesn’t have gps, haptic feedback, video recording, the back isn’t removable, you can’t change the amount of memory, it doesn’t have live TV or radio, a landscape qwerty keyboard and the back of the phone gets so crapped up. Now to people who say the instinct is the best and crushes the iphone, you are also incorrect. The instinct does not not have as pretty web browsing area as the iphone, the iphone has a larger screen and better resolution, it has stock viewing capabilities and the iphone can hold more contacts.

I will probably end of getting the instinct. Where I live the sprint connection is perfect, so the phones never drop calls. Sprints data plan beats any service provider out there. My families current plan is 3 phones with unlimited everything except for voice calling is about 160 a month. Which is pretty cheap. Plus the qwerty keyboard on this phone attracts to me. PLUS, A STYLUS! I feel like a stylus should be placed with every touch screen phone. Many touch screen phones don’t put a stylus in the box, so you are forced to use you finger causing you to get icky fingerprints on your phone. So the stylus is a plus for me. The instinct also has the ability to change the amount of gb it can hold. I know the max at a time is 8gb, and the ipod goes to 16gb with no charge, but if you think about it, if you bought 3 8gb memory cards, that’s 24 gb. Of course you’d have to swap them all the time, but atleast you have the choice.

But all and all, it’s up to the person and the person lifestyles. So you can’t have extreme bias opinions. I will get the instinct because it fits my lifestyle, fills my need for a good phone, and it’s in a reasonable budget. The iphone and instinct are both great phones. They are very different even though sharing similar like qualities. So don’t shove your opinions down someones throat. Let the buyer make the decision according to their life. Not to yours or your specific preferences.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:03:02 +0000

I was wondering why no one had mentioned a palm product. I have a 755p and have played with the instinct and iphone and am amazed that people think they are so perfect. I think they are good offerings but not the end to anything. I even want palm to make a phone that’s all touchscreen and no keys. To anyone on either band wagon I say play with them all then pick the one you like and let everyone else do the same.

By: ONions

ONions — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:24:06 +0000

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has them, They smell like bad, And no one wants to hear them. That is my two sense on the whole “I hate anything not iphone” and ‘iphone sucks’ people. Get a life. A phone is a phone and the companies are out to make money. For everyone that has bought an iphone in 3 months you’ll have to buy a new one and shell out another couple hundred bucks to be hip, not ot mention hte old one just won’t work good becuase they have devoted all the time to the new one. ATT service sucks Period!!! this is a fact not opinion. now on the other hand Verizon and sprint are on the same network CDMA. right now the best out there for cellphones. The Instinct is a cool phone I compare it to the iphone. each are good in their own way. hopefully samsung will have made this to be software updated and not a “hey chump we made a new one come get ripped off for the sixth time in a year” type of deal phone. whatever. if that is the case then I am an idiot just like every Iphone user that has to have hte new one. Basicly we are all idiots for even trying to keep up with it and buying into all the new ways to make money in a fucked off economy. you are all chumps. Oh and please let me know that I offended you in any way. I am hoping I did. WAKE UP AND QUIT GETTING RIPPED OFF!!!!

By: Misty

Misty — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:36:54 +0000

I have had the Instinct for a month now. At first, I absolutely loved it. Now, it is driving me insane. It constantly gets stuck, flips to different screens when you get call waiting, and it is so scratched that it is impossible to see it. Lastly, don’t even bother going outside with it, because you can’t see anything on the screen. I completely regret my purchase and can’t believe that I become a traitor to Apple.

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:45:36 +0000

Well, I have had the instinct for about two weeks and I’m a lil disappointed. I roam most of the time and hardly have a signal where I used to have six bars on my old sanyo flip phone. Text messaging can be quite frustrating as my small female fingers press multiple buttons at a time in both horizontal and verticle keyboard. Camera needs a lot of natural light to take quality pics. I do like the visual voicemail and the active voice search. Navigation is okay, only got lost once. The next touch from samsung should be pretty good. :-(

By: South FLA

South FLA — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:43:39 +0000

I have the iphone as well as the instinct. I have to say, there really is not much to compare. These phones both have their strengths and weaknesses in their own right.

The iphone is still ahead of the game when it comes to touch phones. The Instinct is the closest competitor, but still not the winner. I think the screen on the Instict should be upgraded to glass and the scrolling is a little choppier than the iphone. There truly is a lag in typing with both.

My opinion, which ever company is your provider, get that company’s phone. Either way, there will be an upgraded model before you know it, and all phones will still suck. The only thing that matters is, which one can you put up with for the longest.

By: m

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:39:18 +0000

Just FYI: AT&T may be one name, but is really a bazillion companies all mooshed together. The home/DSL service (probably SBC) is not really the same company as the mobile (Cingular, nee BellSouth Mobility). No At&T lover, but it’s really not even the same company.

By: tavo

tavo — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:04:07 +0000

Back to the “Outlook calendar sync” lack of functionality. This is a requirement in the business marketplace. The addition of this one function could wipe out a great deal of future blackberry and iPhone sales.

SAMSUNG and SPRINT keep fighting the good fight. WE are all behind you and are willing to help. However the window for this critical application - calendar sync - is limited. Get creative! You know like Apple; your main competitor for these types of appliances.

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:40:12 +0000

THIS IS VERY TRUE! I have Sprint and I have not always been in love with the customer service, but I also have AT&T for home and DSL and THEY SUCK.

They raise the rates all the time and everyone knows AT&T has a crappy 3G network. The prices are too high just because they know people will pay it to be the latest trend whore to get an iphone.

iphone is cool for what it is, it’s not a smart phone. instinct is a cheaper iphone wannabe but the service is cheaper and the instinct wont be obsolete next year like the iphone. apple will come out with a new iphone and everyone who has the iphone 3g will feel like they have yesterdays news and feel forced to buy a new one to continue to impress his/her friends.

apple is the new microsoft only greedier, u will have to buy a new mac too to sync up with ur iphone, god forbid u have a older mac before apple became so TRENDY.

By: snazzy

snazzy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:11:23 +0000

I am also receiving the “no more empty space” error when attempting to add new events to my calendar. I’ve only had my phone 2wks! I spoke to a Sprint Rep and they said this issue isn’t on the list of “known issues”, so go figure. I have plenty of memory left in my phone and on my card. Seems that the calendar application is limited to it’s own memory that cannot be changed. What a terrible design!!
I really like the phone (other than the calendar issue). If they could resolve this issue I would keep the phone, but I need a functional calendar!

I’m very disappointed. Guess I’ll have to go with a blackberry even though a blackberry for me is overkill…*sigh*

By: Jon Doe

Jon Doe — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:50:16 +0000

yea, but the iphone also has a higher chance of being broken, the instinct is further back, but has more glass, making it harder to break than the iphone.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:11:42 +0000

Who says business people over 30 don’t want or deserve the new, trendy gadget?? It’s common sense that any phone nowadays - especially with the technology that’s out there - should be able to sync the calendar and an unlimited amount of contacts onto the computer, as well as do all of the cool things the Instinct can. I’ve had mine a week. While loading my events into contacts, I only made it to October before the phone said “no more empty space”. That’s insane, when an outdated phone like my old Palm Treo 700 held years worth of data - and could sync to the computer!

By: aneel lakhani

aneel lakhani — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:22:54 +0000

phone wise i think the instinct is better. Web browsing wise, the iphone is just in a different class.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:04:42 +0000

The iphone is slowwwwww. The Instinct is fast. I love watching YouTube quickly and easily on my Instinct. I like using AIM and not praying that it will be available someday down the road like the Iphone.

The Instinct doesn’t have Outlook sync b/c it is not made for the business class. It is made for the 16-30 yr old demographic. Most people over 30 want a cell phone they don’t want a gadget.

Bottom line is the Instinct has more features, more options with battery’s and headphones that the iphone doesn’t.
The price is better with the Instinct both in the cost of the phone and the plan that you get with Sprint. Who wants to pay an extra $20-30 a month for unlimited text messaging with AT&T. F that junk. They are making a killing off that and its BS.