Samsung - Behold Cell Phone Review

I was forced to get a new cellphone when my old one died, never to be resurrected. I'm not particularly tech- savvy, so I found this a bitdaunting. I didn't want to have to spend weeks learning to use a phone your average 8 year old could probably figure out in 10 minutes. I asked for something along the lines of the Dash I had previously. The salesperson said that for the money, the Samsung Behold was a good choice for me. With the rebates, the price wasn't terrible.

It takes some time to get used to a touch screen. After some toying with it, that was no problem.

The Dash was Windows based, which was less confusing for me that the operating system on the Behold, but again, after a few days, it wasn't so bad.

The battery life is fantastic. I don't use my phone all day long, but after a few days worth of calls, texts and pictures, I still didn't need to charge it.

It was easy to transfer files from my computer, use the music player, to set wallpaper, set ringers/pics for different callers, etc. Email was a snap to set up. The calendar was not difficult to use either. Web browsing was no problem.

The camera is a bit disappointing. I have a hard time believing it's really 5 mega-pixels. I played around with settings to try to get a better picture, but have had no luck. It is quite easy to bring up the camera, take a pic and send it.

Size-wise the Behold was what I was used to, so it fits me well. If you're used to a flip phone, I assume it would be a bit different.

So, there are some features I like a lot and some that need some work. All in all, I would recommend this phone to someone who isn't looking for a fantastic camera, but wants an affordable touch screen with email, web browsing, etc.