Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile, we play with it
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Jul 15th 2009 12:01AM
posted Jul 15th 2009 12:01AM
We've been toying around with the Highlight this week in its "fire" livery, and we've got to say: for its entry-level aspirations, we're really impressed. The TouchWiz UI is plenty speedy, the browser was about as good as you could expect a Samsung dumbphone browser to be, we had an easy time adapting to the landscape QWERTY keyboard (and the numeric one, for that matter), and -- this is a biggie -- the screen felt really good. Historically, some of Sammy's full touch phones have had a reputation for having really bendy plastic screen -- and yes, granted, this is clearly still plastic, but it's thick and / or strong enough so that there's virtually no give to it. That definitely makes you feel more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket appeal. Do we recommend it? If you're looking for a relatively cheap way to get on T-Mobile's 3G network, yeah, absolutely, though we might wait until they get their pricing strategy figured out -- it's clearly a lower-end device than the Behold and it needs to be priced accordingly. If T-Mobile can manage to get it down to, say, $79.99, it's an all-around winner.
150 dollars?! Not worth it!
no no, you are mistaken, it's only $149.99, your marking it up by 1cent.
Who would get this if they can get the Behold? =/
The Behold feels better in hand, and looks better.
I don't know if this phone may have a better processor or something but... most people who is going for a feature device won't notice it much...
I like how the Pre is used for the size comparison here, and not the iPhone. Does that mean the Pre is becoming more ubiquitous?
It means that the Pre is the new king.
Not bad for a Lower End phone, True the Build Quality could be better but the Screen is a Winner and it has Most features of a High end Smart phone in a Cheaper Package. The regular Joe customers who want all those features but not the Status phone is going to love this.
All the Reviewers so far have liked it so way to go Samsung for Improving your Touch screen, its about time! Although I'm not in love with the Honeycome-like design on the back cover, I mean what IS that?!
"I mean what IS that?!" - Honeycome-like design
is it just me, or does T-Mobile's website NOT include the feature of 3G listed in its features, or specs....????
I can only imagine its a 3G phone sporting the HSDPA. it would oddly strange to release a touchscreen phone as this without having 3G.
Hmm I wonder how many people got fired for these pictures leaking? Must be VERY VERY destructive to T-Mobile, probably millions lost due to a few photos leaking, by goly what would a company do!? Oh I know, Hire a bunch of wanna be cop/ivestigators and fire GOOD people for doing nothing but sharing technology with other people around the world. CORP SECURITY CAN EAT ME! You know who you are and I am sure you are looking at this right now, have fun, I hope you get paid alot to track me down, and I hope its worth it when your crying your self to sleep when you cant find me.