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GlamDoll's review of the Samsung Admire / Vitality
original version, submitted Mar 3, 2012, 10:02 AM:
My first touchscreen phone
This is My 1st touch phone.
I have resisted using any phone that didn't have a QWERTY keyboard til now, but was convinced to give the Samsung Admire a go because:
1) The price is right $49
2) Gorilla glass
3) Big 3 in screen
4) Samsung phones are generally pretty good
5) Better web browsing
6) 3.2mp camera and video recorder.
I've had this phone 2 days. So, I cannot attest to the longevity, durability nor reliability of it yet.
Out of the box, it charged quickly. Came with a 2gb SD memory card and a USB/wall charger.
I checked to see which superfluous programs were zapping My battery and turned them off. I suggest everyone do this, and only turn these on as-needed.
After loading all my contacts I was pleased at how quickly and easily I could scroll through My long contact list.
Searching for a specific number is not quick. One must push several buttons both on the touchscreen and off, to find a target.
I tested the camera in high and low light without any adjustments and was happy. I was displeased at the lag though, it made blurs and I missed golden photo moments.
The video recorder works well enough and is easy to start, stop and playback.
The keyboard is a bit of a pain. I'm a petite girl with tiny fingers and I frequently input the wrong letter.
Reception is acceptable. No better or worse than other phones I've had. Call volume is just "okay", and ringer volume is good.
I cannot find any voice memo recorder.
I cannot send any videos through messaging.
I'm insanely annoyed at the disappearing keypad while on a call.
For all of its initial annoyances, I think I MAY have Myself a pretty good little gadget... *IF* I figure out where to find stuff and adjust stuff that bothers Me!
Hopefully they CAN be found/adjusted.
If not, I'm going to be perpetually disgruntled and will trade it for a LG Beacon instead (my runner-up).
edited Aug 5, 2013, 12:54 PM to the current version:
My first touchscreen phone
This is My 1st touch phone.
I have resisted using any phone that didn't have a QWERTY keyboard til now, but was convinced to give the Samsung Admire a go because:
1) The price is right $49 (sale)
2) Gorilla glass
3) Big 3 in screen
4) Samsung phones are generally pretty good
5) Better web browsing
6) 3.2mp camera and video recorder.
Out of the box, it charged quickly. Came with a 2gb SD memory card and a USB/wall charger.
I checked to see which superfluous programs were zapping My battery and turned them off. I suggest everyone do this, and only turn these on as-needed.
After loading all my contacts I was pleased at how quickly and easily I could scroll through My long contact list.
Searching for a specific number is not quick. One must push several buttons both on the touchscreen and off, to find a target.
I tested the camera in high and low light without any adjustments and was happy. I was displeased at the lag though, it made blurs and I missed golden photo moments.
The video recorder works well enough.
The keyboard is a bit of a pain. I'm a petite girl with tiny fingers and I frequently input the wrong letter.
Reception is acceptable. No better or worse than other phones I've had. Call volume is just "okay", and ringer volume is good.
I cannot find any voice memo recorder.
I cannot send any videos through messaging.
I'm annoyed at the disappearing keypad while on a call.
For all of its initial annoyances, I think I MAY have Myself a pretty good little gadget... *IF* I figure out where to find stuff and adjust stuff that bothers Me!
At 3 mo. old, the phone begin giving me interface trouble, extremely buggy and unresponsive to touch at times. Lots of lagging. About same time, the phone wouldn't charge properly. It said it was charging when it wasn't plugged in, and when plugged in, it wouldn't actually charge. I was given a replacement. 1 year after I received the replacement, I had the same issues
