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what a bizarrely revolting phrase]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Is it too much to ask that manufacturers focus on one or a few projects instead of churning out crap phones]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Because the Hero was really that bad.. =/]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
HTC has done a wonderful job with WinMo. They made it finger friendly and so much easier to use than the standard winmo. I love stock Android but Sense is a plus and only adds to Android. ]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Nokia is doing the same thing with the 5800 and N97; skinning the über-crappy S60 platform and the result is nothing short of embarrassing. Samsung and Sony Ericsson too,

What if they could take their coding skills, HTC in particular, and actually make something from scratch? You can't make a nice bolognese with a roadkill.]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
S60 and Windows Mobile are not shitty platforms. Windows 98 was a shitty platform. Judging that you think Apple has a good OS tells me that you take a pretty looking easy to use UI over something that is practical. Read the review for HTC HD2 and you will see that WinMo 6.5 is a fine platform and HTC made it a modern OS.

I see the benefits of Apple's OS being so simple and easy but PERSONALLY I would take S60, Windows Mobile 6.5 and Android over an iphone on the same hardware anyday.]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Honestly, there isn't much difference between Windows 98 and Windows Mobile. And S60 clearly wasn't made for touch. Both are legacy, crap platforms with tons of issues. I have no idea as to why they are still being used in new phones, since Android is available for everyone to use.

I do like UIs that are easy to use, and those are also the most practical. What is more important than being able to use the features? S60 was OK on my N95, but it will never be able to cope with finger-friendly touch UIs. Also, the review said what I said; namely that HTC has done a wonderful job with WinMo, but that WinMo is still crap. Which HTC, Samy and all the other guys ought to know by now, or so I thought.]]>Nov 30th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
ie. will it remain a 1.5 phone 'till the end of time and will the pc software ever recognize it for possible updates or syncing]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
this is the galaxy: (also known as i7500)
http://www.gsmdome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/samsung-galaxy-i7500-android.jpg
the behold ii bears more resemblance to the galaxy spica (or i5700), but it's not the same phone either:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJm1lSJKEM4/SwGw578b6MI/AAAAAAAACF8/QIiWB2IzXew/Samsung_Galaxy_Spica_Black_Front.jpg]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/also the behold ii's software is quite a bit different (just look at the photo up there)

just because samsung sells this (admittedly very similiar) phone as a replacement for the galaxy in the states for whatever reason, doesn't mean it's the "same phone"]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Does the G1 have a microprocessor? This is from Samsungs "tweets"

"The Behold II has an integrated 528MHz ARM11(TM) applications processor and a 256MHz ARM9(TM) microprocessor. "
I think the ARM9 microprocessor is only used for phone but it kinda has 800mhz. :)]]>Nov 30th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
My Hero only has 528MHz and that performs perfectly capably, any slowdown is inevitably a software issue and not a hardware issue (as HTC already proved with their updated ROM). The HTC HD2 also has slowdown issues, and that's running at 1GHz, so I see no reason why further tweaking to Android and Sense UI couldn't make for a wonderful experience at 528MHz.

Having a massive processor isn't indicative of a great phone by any means!]]>Nov 30th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Dec 1st 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
i have been using it the past 5 months, and its the best smartphone experience i have had after trying many.

that is ofcourse with the touch it 10.1 custom rom.

3+ days of battery life]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Given the amount of hype it caused, the X1 was a pretty big letdown.

Of course, I assume that the reviews were based off the stock rom so I can't say anything about whatever you might be using, but for the price(which is incredibly high might I add) there seem to be far better options out there. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with the phone itself, but unfortunately it's been crippled by WinMo.

But if you like the phone, then more power to you! Personally I tried it and don't like it though, mostly due to WinMo and the resistive screen.]]>Nov 30th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
100% agree, Love my Xperia, Ive had it for almost a year now...plussy for you!]]>Nov 30th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
...I feel dirty.]]>Nov 30th 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
but the Behold 2 IS a smartphone]]>Nov 30th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Dec 1st 2009 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Nov 30th 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Dec 1st 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
All this phone needs is stock android and this phone is alright. While it's sad that it has an ancient processor, at least it has a 3.5mm jack, LED flash, and 5mp cam. Supposedly it also has a good amount of ram, but I haven't seen any specific data on that. The screen is also very nice. It's about the same size as the mytouch, and it only has ONE useless button on the front. I also like the D-pad a lot more compared to what the mytouch has.

The other problem is the price. This phone should be $99 with a 2 year agreement.

So I really only see 2 major problems with this phone... the UI and price. Both can be fixed very easily.
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So, take away the UI... and the extra button and what you have is... every other Android device. Thus the reason why this phone gets hammered. Everything (except for the AMOLED) that was done to make this phone "different" or (allegedly) "better" than other devices are done poorly. And the AMOLED screen alone is not worth the premium.]]>Dec 1st 2009 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
I guess RIM and Nokia should just hang it up, their phones are FULL of buttons. HTC too.]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Dec 1st 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/Jul 17th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/samsung-behold-ii-review/
Fail.

:(]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:52AM