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Android Market

There are now about 10,000 applications population the Android market. Many of them improve upon the features of the Moment. According to Google, carrier billing support is on the way, so you won't have to rely on your credit card to pay for apps. Given the unaltered version of Android that's running on the Moment, the Android Market can be your salvation to making the device more personal and interesting to use.

Bluetooth

The Moment has Bluetooth and supports stereo headphones. Pairing was a snap with any sort of headset. Sound quality was quite good. In fact, I was surprised at how good music sounded through stereo Bluetooth headphones. It is worth pointing out — again — that Android does not support a number of other Bluetooth protocols, such as PBA for integration with advanced car kits, no OBEX. It is a shame that these protocols aren't included, and the Android roadmap up to version 1.6 doesn't appear to add them. We're hoping that Android 2.0 will finally include some of these specs, but Google hasn't provided any information about it yet.

Clock

Samsung and Sprint have opted to keep a large clock off of the home screen. The time is always listed in the status bar at the top of the screen. For a quick time check, press the menu key when the Moment is asleep. It will show you the time in a large digital read-out, with the date under it. You can also choose to add a clock to the home screen via the options menus.

GPS

The Moment has GPS and is married closely to Google's Maps for Mobile product. Maps works fantastically in the Android operating system — when the GPS works. My review unit had problems finding GPS satellites from time to time. Even when it did, it took a long time to locate the phone, and wasn't as accurate as other devices I've tested. It supports Latitude, the new location-sharing feature, as well. This lets you see where all your friends are on the map. The feature is opt-in, meaning users have to agree to use it.

Social Networking

If you want to take advantage of social networks, you'll have to do it via the browser or add third-party applications from the Android Market.

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