User Reviews4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:     Amazing phone!, Monday, October 27, 2008 - 08:46The Samsung Instinct does almost all of its functionality and features wonderfully well. The feature that has been most remarkable to me is the GPS / Navigation. It could actually replace a portable GPS, not as functional, but it does the main job, but has an advantage in that it has a lot of data behind it. Telenav is integrated brilliantly into a phone. One feature related to GPS is the Live Search, you can say the name of a business and the phone will find that business and then allow you to call it, map it or get turn by turn directions to it. Another example: Hold in a button, tell it coffee, and up comes coffee places nearest you in a directory format. Click one and get all the info you can use, and then click map, directions, and get full GPS from where you are to it. You can find the cheapest gas stations nearest to your location. What blows me away is that I use this feature quite a bit and it has worked each time!
The sleekest part of this thing is the GPS. It could actually replace a portable GPS, not as functional, but it does the main job, but has an advantage in that it has a lot of data behind it.
The web interface is good. The screen is nice, large, and has a great resolution. Watching TV on it is good.
PROS:
-Excellent call quality
-Easy Navigation
-Comes packed with an extra battery (I think they just did that to take a shot at the iPhone which has a built-in battery)
-Touch screen is very responsive
-Visual Voicemail is splendid
Cons:
-Web browser needs enhancement
-Music Player only has 8 levels of volume. For me level 7 is not loud enough and level 8 is a tad too loud.
-Camera has no options
-Can’t open PDF files
The Samsung Instinct is a great device. I wouldn’t recommend the Instinct thought to are hardcore PDA users.
Bottom line, if you want a multi-media phone, this is a good one to get.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:     Great phone from Sprint!, Monday, November 17, 2008 - 08:50I got my Samsung Instinct M800 last week, so far so good. Love the Live search and GPS. I was surprised at how easy it was to navigate. I was very impressed with the overall look and feel of the phone, for those that aren't used to a touch screen interface, it took a bit of getting used to, but once I actually explored the features, I found it to be a great phone. Didn't take long to pick up on how to work it. The touch screen is responsive. The call quality has been outstanding and I adore the features. The voice recognition software is perfect. Sprint has finally put out an exceptional phone, with a reasonable price and plan.
Pros:
- Feature packed
- Navigation with Live Search is awesome
- Easy to use interface
- Responsive touch screen
- Internet Browsing is fast
- Cell phone build is perfect for me. It feels sturdy.
- Fast downloads. (EVDO REV A based phone)
-Audible Navigation makes it easy to figure out where you are, and it's safer than holding the phone while you're driving.
-Music playback was outstanding.
Cons:
-Built-in memory is really limited! 32MB internal memory.
I say that the Samsung Instinct M800 is perhaps one of the better Multimedia Phones currently out in the market. This is the perfect phone for me. It has all the right features I need on a non PDA phone.
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    Great value for your dollar., Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:57I replaced my fairly recent Motorola/Nextel i880 push to talk phone with the Instinct. I was getting really annoyed with the interface lag of the i880 and the lack trivial features such as being able to send a video to a friend.
While the Instinct doesn't offer all of the features of a full fledged smartphone it does pretty well for remarkably low price of $129 (with 2 year contract)
Some of the features I find useful:
* easy text input for texting and e-mailing
* the ability to enter text in landscape as well as portrait mode
* seamlessly sending pictures/videos to friends and family
* fast internet browsing and tethering
* easy to use and responsive user interface
* access to NFL mobile
Some of the features lacking from the phone:
* ability to set independent volumes for text/call/alarm ringers
* ability to transfer video via bluetooth
* lack of camera resolution settings
* lack of pre-installed IM clients for Yahoo!/AIM/Gtalk
The Instinct is worlds above Motorola IDEN phones in terms of features, ease of use and network speeds. I do miss the direct connect (tm) function from time to time but I can live without it. Overall network coverage has been much better then Nextel/IDEN however building penetration is just not there. I used to be able to use the i880 inside elevators and subway tunnels. Not so with the Instinct. On the flip side however the voice quality is much better then the i880. Even though the SAR levels for both phones are a tenth within each other the Instinct stays cool during extended conversations.
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    Follow your instinct, Monday, March 2, 2009 - 02:36Touchscreen is one of trends in the mobile technology nowadays. They make the consumers feel that everything is just a touch away.
Of all the available touchscreen phones in the market, Samsung Instinct can be considered as one of the best. Aside from being a mobile phone, Samsung Instinct is also a portable media player where you can listen to music and watch movies as long as you want, a 2.0 megapixel camera, a web browser, a text messenger and an email reader.
Proud of it's version of visual voice mail, Instinct doesn't require users to listen to voice mails. It displays the list of messages on the screen and you can listen to the messages in the order you choose or you can delete them even without hearing them.
Another outstanding feature of the phone is its voice-command feature. This feature allows the user to call contacts and address messages via voice command. You can also search for business address and contact numbers like in yellow pages and share these info with a friend through text message or call. You can also keep track of the latest current events, sports news, current updates and traffic status.
If you are hearing voices in your head, don't freak out. It must be your instinct, telling you to grab one of these Samsung Instinct cell phones.
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