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Samsung Strive A687
Phone Scoop Review
Apr 16, 2010 by Eric M. Zeman
Samsung's latest Quick Messaging Phone for AT&T strives hard to offer a well-rounded set of features. It succeeds in some areas, and strikes out in others. read review ›
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Bang for your buck
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Pros:
Large Screen
Great Reception
Inexpensive (19.99)
Full Keyboard
2Meg Cam
Cons:
Feels a little cheap compared to others
Keyboard isnt man hands approved
If you want a phone for texting, a little facebook, little web, this is a great fit for the price. At 20 bucks, why not
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interesting new features from AT&T
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At&t in South Puget Sound area of WA
Pros
Signal quality's been great so far
threaded Texting
threaded Group texting (threads up to 10 contacts into one chatroom-like group)
Nice screen
Backs up contact list to AT&T network (automatic wireless phone backup)
new WAP web browser is much smoother
Cons
batt life is small, big screen small battery
So-So
Keyboard: there's a lot of give in it and it's not crisp. Some people will probably like this but not I, keyboard's a little cramped