Samsung BlackJack SGH i607 Cell Phone

Great Phone, Some Shortcomings

By brzakarin  Dec 21, 2006 | 40 out of 45 found this Samsung BlackJack SGH i607 review helpful

Pros: battery, one-handed use (unlike the Q), fast 3G

Cons: spotty 3G coverage, no real-time e-mail

The Blackjack is a delight compared to the V3 razr I had before it. The battery is pretty respectable, and interface is relatively user friendly. A strong downside is the lack of real-time e-mail, however, you can set the phone to check your mail a...s often as every 15 minutes (however this tends to eat up battery as it has to connect, receive, and disconnect from the Internet). The call volume is great and I haven't dropped a call yet. I personally had great service when I had a problem with it, but I am a Cingular Business customer so that may vary. I've had no issue with the Picsell document viewer yet. Still yet to upload it with music, as I've yet to buy a 2G microSD card. One drawback is that if you use Yahoo! mail, you need to be a Mail Plus customer to access it on the Blackjack, or at least that's what I was told by the Cingular service rep (I was a Plus customer anyway so it didn't matter). Overall, it's a treat to use and is light as a feather. Fits in nearly every pants pocket at that too. Strongly suggest it. Read more Less