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Nov 12, 2008, 2:11 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Phone Scoop had the opportunity to spend some time with a few new phones at a preview event for the Consumer Electronics Show. Here is a hands-on report.

The Samsung Propel is a messaging phone that AT&T is aiming at the mass market. It runs AT&T's standard feature phone platform, but has a full QWERTY keyboard for typing messages.

The screen size is generous, those the resolution is not the highest we've seen. On-screen graphics and images looked a bit pixelated.

The Propel is solid. It feels weighty, but it is compact and easily fits in your pocket. The navigation buttons on the front of the Propel are large, easy to find, and offer good travel and feedback.

The sliding mechanism feels very well designed. It is satisfying to open and close the Propel, and you can tell that it was well built.

The keyboard is a bit squished if you ask me. Though the keys have good travel and feedback, there are very closely packed together. I found the keyboard somewhat difficult to use.

The user interface is unchanged from other AT&T feature phones. In all, the Propel iis an able messaging device that doesn't require you to upgrade to a smartphone to get a QWERTY keyboard.

Propel

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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thom06

Nov 12, 2008, 2:18 PM

VU30 = Old News!

I've had that phone in my store for a couple of weeks now...why would they be showing it at CES? Is it customary to show products already released at the show?

Jrockemsockem

Yea the same thing with The Samsung Propel from At&t??????????? Its been in our store for a couple weeks too.???

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Eric M. Zeman

This was our first chance to spend any time with these particular phones. We don't always get to see everything ahead of time or right at launch.

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Rich Brome

Building on what Eric said, we know know this isn't "breaking news"! 😉

We simply had some hands-on time with our cameras in hand. We hadn't published any "hands on" stuff about these yet, so we thought some people might like photos, video, an...
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