Samsung Instinct

Infobox Mobile phone


name = Samsung M800 (Instinct)


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manufacturer = Samsung Electronics
carrier = Sprint Nextel, Bell Mobility, Telus
available = June 20, 2008
screen = 240 X 432 px, LCD
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camera = 2.0 megapixel
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input = Haptic touchscreen
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memory_card = 2 GB MicroSD (included)
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connectivity = Dock connector, Headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
battery = Lithium-ion polymer battery with 2nd battery included
size = 11.61×5.51×1.24 cm (4.57"×2.17"×0.49" in)
weight = 4.4 oz (127.4 g)
form = Candybar Smartphone
music = Sprint Music Store
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other = The Samsung Instinct (M800) is an Internet-enabled multimedia mobile phone, designed and marketed by Samsung Mobile. It uses a Haptic touchscreen interface, and three buttons. The Instinct, in addition to being a mobile phone, also functions as a camera phone, portable media player, text messenger, and a complete web browser and e-mail client.

The Instinct became available June 20, 2008 and was offered at $129 (after rebates) and is marketed as a direct competitor to the Apple Inc. iPhone, and often called the iPhone killer. The Instinct was initially available only in the United States through Sprint. It was announced in early July 2008 that the Instinct would be available in Canada from Bell Mobility starting on August 8, 2008 and from Telus Mobility on August 19, 2008. cite web|url=http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/pcs/handset_samsung_sph_m800.shtml|title= Samsung Instinct From Telus|work=Telus Mobility|date=2008-07-09] cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080703.wgtinstinct0703/BNStory/Technology/home/|title="Bell undercuts iPhone plans with unlimited Instinct"|work=Globe and Mail|date=2008-07-03]

Reception

The Instinct has received mostly positive reviews. It won awards such as "Best in Show" - CTIA Wireless 2008, "Best Cell Phone CTIA" - CNET April 2008, Winner "Mobile CE Smartphone" - CITA Wireless 2008.

In addition, the Samsung Instinct became the best selling 3G phone in Sprint history mere weeks after its release, and also the best selling phone at Best Buy in two years (since the RAZR 2)

Comparison to the iPhone

All information in the table was found at http://www.apple.com/iphone, http://www.samsung.com and http://www.sprint.com

Features

MP3 Player

The MP3 player allows users to listen to music while they exchange text messages. It pauses music when the user answers a call. The Instinct supports uploading music into the music library. The phone does not come with MP3 ringtones.

GPS

The Instinct features GPS Navigation and the ability to search for places. There is also Sprint Family Tracker with the Instinct, but only with select plans.

Calculator

The Instinct has a standard calculator, with a tip calculator and unit converter.

Camera and Video Camcorder

It has a 2.0 megapixel camera, with the ability to store 5000 pictures. The Instinct can also create video clips.

TV

The Instinct can view TV channels with Sprint TV. The TV Channels are:

*Fox News*
*CNN
*Fox Sports
*E!
*Disney Channel
*Nickelodeon*
*The Weather Channel
*NFL Mobile
*FOX Mobile*
*Sony's Minisode Network*
*ABC Mobile*
*ABC News NOW*
*MTV*
*Comedy Central*
*Cartoon Network Mobile*
*The Blast Powered by Fox News*
*SPEED*
*NASCAR on SPEED*
*Discovery Channel Mobile*
*Spike TV*
*CW Mobile*
*The N*
*LOGO*
*ET To Go*
*MTV Tr3s Mobile*
*VH1*
*CMT*
*MSNBC^
*NBC Mobile^
*NBC News Mobile^
*CNBC^
*C-SPAN^
*C-SPAN 2^
*USA^
*Bravo^
*History Channel^
*A&E^
*SCI-FI^
*Discovery Channel^
*Animal Planet^
*ESPN Mobile TV^
*TLC^
*Oxygen Network^

Note:

The * means that the channel is with the Simply Everything plan and/or Sprint TV Xtra

The ^ means that the channel is only with Sprint TV Xtra

However this does not include PodCasting.

E-Mail

The Samsung Instinct can view e-mail from Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, GMail and AOL Mail. The Instinct supports Microsoft Exchange e-mail and contacts through Outlook Web Access. It is also possible to sync an Instinct to a computer for email messages. The Samsung Instinct email is based on [http://www.seven.com/ SEVEN] mobile messaging solution.

Address Book

The Instinct has an address book. It has fields to enter the contact's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, website, and a picture. The picture can be input by either selecting a downloaded picture, a picture in "my photos", or just simply taking a picture.

pecifications

The specifications as listed on the Samsung Instinct website are:
*Screen size: 7.87 cm (3.1 in)
*Screen resolution: 432×240 pixels
*Input method: Haptic touch-screen interface
*Storage: 2GB MicroSD Card (Upgradeable to 8GB)
*Network: CDMA EV-DO Rev A (800MHz/1900MHz)
*Two 1,000mAh Li-ion batteries, each capable of 5.75 hours of continuous talk time.
*Size: 11.61×5.51×1.24 cm (4.57"×2.17"×0.48" in)
*Weight: 124.74 g (4.4 oz)
*Applications
**Video recording and streaming (MPEG-4 AVC)*Note: Streaming and/or playback may be limited/disabled in Canadian versions.
**Personal organizer and voice memo recorder
**Mobile email (support for Yahoo, Gmail, Outlook and more) from [http://www.seven.com SEVEN]
**2 megapixel camera (max resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels)
**Full internet browser (WAP 2.0, XHTML, HTML, WML, WMLS)
**Swappable 2nd battery included in US package.

References

External links

* [http://www.samsunginstinct.com/ Samsung Instinct website]
* [http://www.wikispecs.org/index.php?title=Samsung_Instinct Samsung Instinct at WikiSpecs]