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The Impression comes loaded with a capable browser, which is mated well with AT&T's 3G network. In areas with 3G coverage, the Impression loaded Web sites at blazing fast speeds. Sites such as CNN, NYTimes.com and Phone Scoop all appeared in under 4 seconds. The browser is fairly robust and offers you the navigation options you expect to see. Having the ability to touch the screen rather than scroll around with a D-pad really makes browsing much more enjoyable, though you need to really train yourself to use the screen accurately.

Setting up favorites is a snap, and the browser has built a search bar directly into the bookmarks page. What's really nice is you can even choose to change which search engine you use on the fly via a pull-down menu.

There are some on-screen buttons that let you adjust the browser view on the fly, such as getting rid of the browser nav bar, or quickly adjusting to a mobile-optimized view of the web site.

In all, the browsing experience is pretty good. I wish the screen of the Impression itself were a hair wider. In my experience, you can view more content on each web page when holding the phone in portrait orientation rather than landscape. The navigation bar cuts into the desktop space and leaves little room for content when.

Customize

The TouchWiz user interface lets you customize the Impression quite a bit. The dock can be completely adjusted to suit your needs. Users can drag and drop whatever applications or widgets they like to the desktop on the phone. Setting ringtones, caller IDs, wallpapers and stuff like that is a complete breeze. The profiles and sounds can be set in myriad combinations, the haptics feedback is user adjustable, and so is the camera application.

You can select from a few different fonts, but you can't make them bigger or smaller. You can also control the settings of many of the Impression's applications, such as the browser, music player, and video share all from one central apps configuration page.

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