Review of GSM/UMTS-smartphone Samsung i7110
Mobile-review have posted their review of the Samsung i7110. Here is their final impression.
As far as reception quality goes, we were satisfied with the i7110, plus it delivered audible ring tones (even with a single loudspeaker) and a strong vibro alert. Nevertheless, it proved to be quieter than the Nokia N79 in most environments.
To be frank, I had to rewrite this article several times. And the reason is simple – it didn’t really like the Samsung i7110. It’s just one of those cases, when you can’t see anything positive about this particular phone, no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that the i7110 was in fact the same U800 but on steroids. Adding to the overall confusion were several minor problems that I thought had been long since dealt with in FP2: like when you’re trying to beam a file to another device and suddenly get a prompt that you have just run out of memory, even though there is around 6 Gb of unused space available on the memory card. How do you like that? It seems the developers simply overlooked this glitch. Or what about a really amusing pop-up window notifying you that claims your PC (when transferring data to it) doesn’t support all file formats?
But there are some good things about the i7110 as well, such as out-of-the-box DivX support that saves you the trouble of installing third-party applications. Also it’s got a reasonably good camera and a standard pack of most essential applications. On balance, the Samsung i7110 seems to have it all, but turns out to be a soulless device – a mere wannabe, whose extras and unique feats are thin on the ground.
The phone is set to arrive in November and will retail for around 400 Euros. I believe it won’t be too long before they will start adjusting the i7110’s price tag, primarily because its sales definitely won’t live up to the expectations. All up, its story repeats that of many other Samsung-branded S60 offerings – unfortunately, it’s got no bells and whistles that would serve as its major selling points. The sales package is relatively thin, the preinstalled applications are nothing out of the ordinary and they haven’t added any new feats to S60 FP2’s basic functionality. All in all, the i7110 is a mixed bag that I wasn’t able to enjoy.
As far as reception quality goes, we were satisfied with the i7110, plus it delivered audible ring tones (even with a single loudspeaker) and a strong vibro alert. Nevertheless, it proved to be quieter than the Nokia N79 in most environments.
To be frank, I had to rewrite this article several times. And the reason is simple – it didn’t really like the Samsung i7110. It’s just one of those cases, when you can’t see anything positive about this particular phone, no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that the i7110 was in fact the same U800 but on steroids. Adding to the overall confusion were several minor problems that I thought had been long since dealt with in FP2: like when you’re trying to beam a file to another device and suddenly get a prompt that you have just run out of memory, even though there is around 6 Gb of unused space available on the memory card. How do you like that? It seems the developers simply overlooked this glitch. Or what about a really amusing pop-up window notifying you that claims your PC (when transferring data to it) doesn’t support all file formats?
But there are some good things about the i7110 as well, such as out-of-the-box DivX support that saves you the trouble of installing third-party applications. Also it’s got a reasonably good camera and a standard pack of most essential applications. On balance, the Samsung i7110 seems to have it all, but turns out to be a soulless device – a mere wannabe, whose extras and unique feats are thin on the ground.
The phone is set to arrive in November and will retail for around 400 Euros. I believe it won’t be too long before they will start adjusting the i7110’s price tag, primarily because its sales definitely won’t live up to the expectations. All up, its story repeats that of many other Samsung-branded S60 offerings – unfortunately, it’s got no bells and whistles that would serve as its major selling points. The sales package is relatively thin, the preinstalled applications are nothing out of the ordinary and they haven’t added any new feats to S60 FP2’s basic functionality. All in all, the i7110 is a mixed bag that I wasn’t able to enjoy.
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