Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / SAMSUNG

Samsung SGH D900i

06 Oct, 2007, 11:00 am IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

The menus are a bit cluttered, with sub-menus opening up in the same page, but navigation is decent. The features are exactly what you’ll need or find in any other mobile, with a calendar for reminders, schedules etc. There are also options for storing memos, using either the voice recorder or typed input. Other business applications include world clock, converter, timer and stopwatch.

An oddity with this phone is the key lock. If the slider is closed you will get an option (on the screen) to lock the keypad. However, even if you select no, it will later lock the keypad anyway. Why bother to ask if it’s going to do it anyway? Beats me.

Entertainment and Connectivity
Apparently the D900i has a TV out, which I was not able to check because Samsung doesn’t include it in the box, not is it easily available anywhere. The music player is quite loud. The problem is it sounds so shrill, like a Banshee. Even with the few presets (that make a negligible difference to the quality) it doesn’t get much better.

The FM radio is good though, and the pick-up was fine even while commuting. Since the phone is A2DP-compatible, if you have a good BT headset you’ll have no problem.

The browser is quite good and utilizes the screen adequately. Samsung has also included a Yahoo Search option for quick access. The problem is our service providers have a problem providing good connections. Most of the time their services are non-functional or not in range. Go figure. You can also hook the phone up to your PC for transferring your files or use Bluetooth if you have a dongle.

What I really find irritating about most Samsung mobiles (if not all) is the fact that you have to copy music files to the phone in order to use them as ring tones. And the transfer process is really s-l-o-w. Besides, I couldn’t seem to find an option to use my own message tones; there are four very low tones preloaded with no option for more.

The settings are rather annoying: you can either have it vibrate and then ring, just vibrate or just ring, or just switch it off. However, you can have it ring and vibrate for incoming calls. It’s just plain silly if you ask me.

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