If you’re on a budget it can be hard to find a phone that has all the gadgets and goodies that you want and need. But when it comes to budget phones the Samsung Genio Slide is number one.
Appearance
With its curved edges and smooth black exterior this is definitely a sophisticated looking phone. It offers a bright, 2.8 inch touch screen and Touch Wiz operating system. Even though the slide out QWERTY keyboard makes this phone a little heavy, it just may be the best keyboard out there.
The Genio Slide is loaded with widgets and goodies, which is unusual for a phone in this price range. With three home screens, you also get a bunch of shortcuts that take you to the FM radio, Twitter or FaceBook. The screen is responsive and easy to use. The interface is very user friendly and the screen is highly responsive.
Camera
The camera however is pretty basic. You get 3 megapixels and a 4x digital zoom with some interesting options for editing. Unfortunately there is no flash so you get grainy photos, unless you are in a very bright area. With the video recorder you can stream videos and make video phone calls.
Sound
Besides the FM radio RDS, that I already mentioned, the Genio Slide comes with the popular 3.5mm headphone jack letting you use your own headphones. But make sure you check out the headphones in the box; because they come with a microphone allow for hands free conversations. The sound quality of the slide is sharp and clear. Once again, in this price range, it would be extremely difficult to find a better phone when it comes to media goodies and sound quality.
Internet connectivity
To keep you connected, there is quadband technology, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G HDSPA, GPRS, A GPS and USB. The well constructed keyboard makes writing emails and texting super easy and fast. Even though some people have been known to complain about the size of the screen, saying it’s a little small, the TouchWiz makes up for that. The TouchWiz makes zooming in fairly easy. Also included is instant messaging, SMS, MMS and a very capable email client.
Memory and Talk time
Even though there are a lot of features in this phone that can drain the battery, you still get 450 minutes of talk time and 560 hours of stand-by time between charging. For storage you get 150 megabytes plus 16 gigabytes of memory.
Conclusion
With its fast and thorough connectivity, user friendly OS and high quality sound, the Samsung Genio Slide is probably the best phone in its price range. The OS is top of the line, it has fast and complete internet connectivity and great sound quality. It is a phone worth looking into especially on free phone offers that are abundantly available online.
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