Samsung UpStage Unboxed
We brought you the FCC documents, the phones specs, and even told you about Sprint lowering music downloads to 99 cents. We finally have it in our hands. After using the device for a few days, it’s certainly one of the coolest concepts in phones I’ve seen in some time. It’s synonymous with, for lack of a better term, a mullet, business in the front and party in the back. The details about the external battery case were sketchy, but it works really well. It’s a leather type case which holds a second battery that is used while the phone in the case, changing the talk time from 2.5 hours to 6.3. Neither the internal nor external battery are replaceable. The music side works with a touch pad that is similar to the iPod, but not as polished. You can slide your finger in one direction or another to move around on screen, but not spinning in circles like an iPod.
All in all, it’s a really cool design for the phone. Finally something original coming from cell phone makers. The Sprint UpStage is scheduled to be released this month for $149 with 2 year contract.
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Interesting phone, it’s the Dr.Jekel and Mr. Hide of the mobile industry. I do not believe that it is possible to actually that useful but it is unique, lets just see what we end up with when compared to the n95 and many other phones coming out with DAP features.
I bought the Upstage about 2 weeks ago, and so far I love it. A little awkward trying to use the sprint software to set up playlists and transfer songs, but I just pull the memory card out and plug it straight into my computer to transfer songs.
all other phone features work well too. contact list, calendar, calculator, still pics and video camera, all in all a solid phone… so far
I’ve had this phone since June of 2007, and its a really fun gadget to have. Keeps me occupied when i’m waiting for my flight, or when i’m waiting for my order at a fast food joint. Very hi-tech, very unique.