Review: Samsung Craft
Bluetooth
Pairing the Samsung Craft with my Bluetooth devices was no trouble. I linked the phone to my Bluetooth headset easily. Sound quality wasn't great; the headset cut in and out a lot during my conversation, especially as I moved the devices about. But when I was still, it worked better. The phone also paired with my Bluetooth stereo speakers, and these worked much better, as they usually do. I was also able to send image files to my Macbook Pro over Bluetooth.
Clock
The Craft offers a big digital clock on the lock screen. The screen lock button can be unresponsive when waking the phone, so checking the time might not be quick, but it will be easy. Once you unlock the screen, there is no clock in the notification bar, but Samsung offers a few clock designs as a TouchWIZ widget, including a dual-time world clock. Unlike on Android phones, though, you can't duplicate this widget across multiple homescreens. One clock is all you get.
GPS
Turn-by-turn navigation service comes from MetroNavigator, which is actually a Gokivo app, which is actually built by Networks In Motion, who make Verizon's VZ Navigator. The app works well enough, but it could be difficult to control. The maps were not very touch friendly, and the input fields could be somewhat small, which made for difficult text entry considering the phone's unresponsive touchscreen. Still, once all that was settled, the phone found my location quickly, and it tracked me through my journey in and around the city. The GPS app also offers some cool extras, like local movie times, local events, and a list of local MetroPCS stores. That last seems somewhat silly, and you can replace it with a number of options, including local gas prices, which seems more useful.
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