While smartphones are undoubtedly doing a takeover of sorts in the mobile market, plenty of people still find them an overkill. After all, most people will only really use their handsets for four things: voice calls, messaging, media playback and internet/social networking.
A smartphone, of course, can do all that and more. However, it’s the more part that bothers me. Why should you get a phone whose focus is in being a complete gadget when you know exactly just that you need. A lot of people, obviously, also feel the same way. As such, dumb phones that can do a couple features very well continue to be a major handset market – and will likely stay that way for the next few years.
At this year’s CTIA, one phone stood out from the pack for the non-power user crowd – the Samsung Impression. More than a gadget for text-addicted teens, the Impression packs just the right features and does it incredibly well. Here’s what you’ll get with the device: a spectacular AMOLED touchscreen fitted with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, a full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera, great multimedia playback and full web integration.
The OLED display on the Impression is really on a league all its own, bursting with brilliance and color. I’ve owned both an iPhone and an HTC smartphone – the display on those two devices just doesn’t measure up. The touch interface is pretty accurate too, probably more so than Samsung’s previous attempts at an interactive display.
Even at a $199 price with an AT&T contract, I feel like this is a great buy for those who want a text/email phone that implements its features very well. While other feature phones offer similar functionality at a lower price, the synergy of the hardware and software on the Samsung Impression really make it stand out.
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