Samsung Solstice a887
Last update : 02 December ‘09
- Review by Mobileburn
The sleek Samsung Solstice a887 features 3.0-inch touchscreen (240 x 400 pixels; 262K colors), 3G connection, 2MP camera, MP3, AAC, Real, bluetooth and up to 5 hours talk time.
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Samsung Solstice a887 Reviews
Mobileburn reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
“The Samsung SGH-A887 Solstice from AT&T is a small, classy-looking device, clad in a black casing with faux leather backplate. The touchscreen display is quite nice, and the battery life is impressive, especially given the small 1000mAh capacity. Unfortunately, the music experience is extremely limited due to the proprietary audio port and lack of an included USB cable or headphones.”
CNET reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
“The good: The Samsung Solstice has an easy-to-use touch interface and a useful set of multimedia features. Photo quality is quite good. The bad: The Samsung Solstice lacks instant messaging and the memory card slot is behind the battery. Call quality, browser speed, and video performance are unimpressive.”
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Infosyncworld reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
” The Samsung Solstice had pretty good GPS reception, though it still took some time to get a first fix on us when we initially fired up the GPS apps. The Where app adds more location-based features with a Starbucks finder, a gas price locator, a widget for the Buddy Beacon location-based social network service and more. ”
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Mobiletechreview reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
” As with other TouchWiz UI phones, the touch screen, though resistive rather than capacitive like the iPhone, is excellent. It takes only a light touch to tap on icons and it’s easy enough to control long lists like music playlists and contacts. The interface is easy to understand (no manual needed), fun and consistent. ”
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Brighthand reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
“The Solstice is a great size that feels good in the hand. It’s just half an inch thick and very light, weighing in at just over three ounces. It’s easy to forget it’s in your pocket, which is nice — some devices these days are so heavy they seem dedicated to weighing you down instead of making you more mobile.”
Digital Trends reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
“The Solstice features a TFT touchscreen with a resolution of 240×400, making for vibrant colors and sharp text. The touchscreen is semi-rigid and didn’t play well with other objects – namely, keys – when placed in our pockets, however..”
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PhoneArena reviews the Samsung Solstice and writes;
“We definitely saw a better performance in phone call quality over the Samsung Highlight for T-Mobile. Voices sounded clear and distinct; so there was no repetition needed…During our testing, the Solstice held up well in retaining signal strength with solid bars at any given time in the Philadelphia area.”
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Samsung Solstice a887 User Reviews
Pretty smart for not being a smartphone! by B.Kurth
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“The basic phone function works well, the battery life seems quite good, and the voice recognition feature is quite handy…Very nice display, and I like how it can do a slide show of the pictures I put into it from my PC. The alarm is very easy to set and use, and shuts off by simply turning the phone from face up to face down.”
Solstice is a solid phone (even the speakerphone) by A.Ellis
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“I chose this over the Eternity (last year’s model) because the touchscreen interface performs better: it is noticeably snappier and faster responding. I chose this over the Impression because of personal tastes: I liked the lighter weight and trimmer form factor of the Solstice; it fits nicely in your hand. I also do not care for slide-out qwerty’s (I have big thumbs); I prefer texting with T9, and the Solstice’s vibration-feedback touchscreen works great for me.”
Over all Great Phone!! – Poor Speakerphone – No Gmail by B.Marshall
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“…One cool feature I found is that you can zoom in with the camera. It takes Ok photos. The internet seems to load fairly fast. It was very easy to update, change/add Contacts with the USB connection through Samsung PC Studio on your computer, which you can download from their website (not included on CD). The touch screen is very easy to use, and the full QWERTY touch keyboard is very cool and easy to use. Over all a Great Phone.”
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Samsung Solstice a887 Features/Specifications
* Sleek 3G-enabled touchscreen phone with full QWERTY touch keyboard and one-touch access to Facebook and MySpace
* Compatible with AT&T Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, and streaming video from Cellular Video service
* 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD memory expansion; access to personal email and instant messaging
* Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time
* What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quickstart guide, user manual (on CD)
* Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches ; 3.1 ounces
* Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
Samsung Solstice Press Release
AT&T and Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Solstice™, a compact and fun touch screen phone that provides users with an instant connection to social networking, messaging and multimedia features.
The lightweight and sleek Samsung Solstice has a full 3.0 touch screen, with a virtual, landscape QWERTY keyboard, and features Samsung’s unique TouchWiz™ user interface, which includes one-touch access to frequently used applications and social networks through new widgets for Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch™. The Solstice features multiple messaging options such as Mobile Email, IM and MMS and comes equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder, perfect for capturing those spontaneous moments. The handset also features an MP3 player, video and audio streaming, preloaded games, Bluetooth® technology and a microSD™ memory card slot supporting up to 16GB.
“AT&T customers will be thrilled with the Samsung Solstice’s improved full touch functionality,” said Mike Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The widget bar functionality makes this device an easy to use passport to customers’ favorite applications.”
The Solstice features multiple messaging options such as Mobile Email, IM and MMS and comes equipped with a 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder, perfect for capturing those spontaneous moments. Users experience a tactile response with haptic feedback and know when they accurately press a virtual button. The full QWERTY keyboard, with sensitivity adjustment, is easy-to-use with clear letters, numbers and symbols.
Additionally, the Solstice includes an accelerometer that will automatically detect motion and the orientation of the device allowing for the use of richer applications and features, including autorotation of the display, motion sensing games and photo scrolling by tilting the device.
With specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone, Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface allows for quick access to your favorite features and social networking sites. By simply expanding the tray, users can “drag-and-drop” widgets onto the phone’s home screen for one touch access to their favorite features.
“Samsung is proud to launch the new Samsung Solstice, the next handset in our line-up of touch screen devices at AT&T,” said Omar Khan, senior vice president, Strategy and Product Management, Samsung Telecommunications America. “The sleek, compact Solstice brings a rich web browsing and instant access to your favorite social networking sites through widgets and Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user experience.”
Additional key specifications of the Solstice include an MP3 player, video and audio streaming, preloaded games, Bluetooth® technology and a microSDTM memory card slot supporting up to 16GB. The Solstice also includes dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology.
AT&T has the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, delivering voice service in more than 215 countries and data service in more than 170 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 130 major cruise ships, as well as 3G services in more than 95 countries.
Pricing & Availability
The Samsung Solstice is available beginning Aug. 2 through AT&T retail locations or online at http://www.wireless.att.com for $99.99 with a two-year service agreement. (Pay $149.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card. Two-year agreement and messaging or data plan of $20 or more.)
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