The Samsung Glyde is another entry in the fast-growing market for touch-screen phones. The phone design combines a large touch screen that looks like and works like the popular iPhone.
However, even the cursor QWERTY keyboard that manufacturers begin in the standard on the new models of the cell. With bold, the colors of your image on the screen surprisingly strong 2.0-megapixel camera offers the service and the Internet connection and capabilities, which Glyd offers an excellent alternative for users of mobile phones, in the research of trying to Model with touchscreen, but want even the possibility of using a conventional keyboard.
The Glyd, an elegant and bright touchscreen from Samsung is a slider phone can also function as a telephone and minibar. At 4.09 "x 1.97" x 0.7 "and 4.13 Unzen, the Glyde is surprisingly heavy for its compact size. The size of the display is excellent - the screen takes almost the entire side of the phone, so that a minimum of deadspace.
Open the phone displays a QWERTY keyboard. The cell phone is slanted in addition, space on the screen outside the plant, and the mechanism of shifting claps closed. In general, the phone is difficult, but the unit in fact the phone feel lighter and cheaper, what it really is, since the phone vibrates in connection with the cursor is closed.
Pull out your open Glyd shows the QWERTY keyboard. Cursor in the open position will also display switches automatically from portrait to landscape. In the closed position, the phone works as a bar phone, unless with a touch-screen instead of a keyboard and screen can be seen as a portrait of how the iPhone.
The touchscreen works well, but is sometimes an attitude, on their own initiative. The user can touch the sensitivity depending on the difficulty that he or she prefers on the screen, but some used May are that the introduction of sensitivity is not much difference. The little finger are here an advantage, on-screen buttons to the majority and the QWERTY keys are on the small side for a mobile phone with high capacity.
The selection of buttons on the touch screen is small, so the traffic through a list difficult. Users need a small button Smack-on-the-nose, although it is enough space in the design of the phone have the biggest keys. The users will probably use the keyboard for writing text messages before, instead of e-mails, which works well for this purpose. Moreover, the QWERTY keyboard, although it is small, feels solid and substantial.
The auto-lock is good that the lock-touchscreen can be activated at the moment, inappropriate - for example the right, after dialing. Users need a middle button on the screen to unlock the phone after a key difficult to arouse, but the phone can also be awake and unlocked by pressing the power button. This contradicts the objective of the Auto-lock - If the power is currently depressed twice while the phone is about to blow into a pocket or purse, will be unlocked.
Another feature of the car-blockers can not wait until a few seconds for the crash, as you press the power button, which immediately blocked. The camera and the buttons for volume on the hard drive next to the phone also arouse the phone if this auto-lock, the same goal as the Home button. Sliding open the phone rings camp closed, although it is not the case.
Open the Glyd to a call is automatically activated and the speaker of the phone. This is a property, because the phone does not apply to the ear of the user in the open position. Drag Glyd automatically closed, the speakers outside. The Glyd is a useful tool and unique among touchscreens: haptics, the general phone vibrates when the user to touch a button. It is a high degree of functionality for users of noise, chaotic environments such as restaurants or streets loud. With haptics, users can be confident that the registration number of the press, even if they move away from research on the screen.
If a reminder of the calendar is automatically displayed, the user can not alter or change the data - despite the fact that the sample Glyd buttons change of date for a contact.
From the packaging, Samsung Glyd with a 1000 standard lithium-ion battery, power cord and the user.
Camera
Stark for the button on the camera works only when users click the Home screen, with the main objective of a button for difficult - namely, to provide quick access to the button.
The camera is equipped with 2.0-megapixel camera, shooting and the image quality and resolution, while generally good, sometimes it suffers May. Excellent camera, a timer, flash, self-mirror images, the ability to select multiple images, white-balance effects, the brightness control, and three tones of the buckle. The phone can be a value of 45 MB for photos, with the possibility of a microSD card for additional storage.
The phone saves videos in landscape mode, but it is simpler, the phone in portrait mode. The Glyde has an intuitive Pause / Resume button of the touchscreen, not from the screen during the video recording. The recorder can record video with sound, up to 30 seconds.
Basic functions
The Glyde has an auto-lock on / off option, which vibrate to the adaptation and the touch screen to adjust the level of sensitivity. The display, which is almost the entire height of the phone is bright and the resolution is clear. A good help is if the user's first request for contacts, with instructions to press the green button to the right next to each contact to your phone.
Quick learners can not help the message back. The touch screen also has a good job for recognizing when the user moves, and when his fingers were selected. The programs Samsung and Verizon have well-designed, usually, but not clearly defined, to the phone with a touchscreen.
The Glyd also a "stand-agenda" screen access to the Home screen. "Statute / Agenda" shows new messages, voice mail, missed calls, upcoming appointments from the calendar, the alarm is activated and the connection with the speaker on / off Equipped with a volume lose, because the volume may be from the hard disk and the buttons on the screen.
It also includes a Back button, the keyboard is not on the value of real estate. If the multitude of symbols to confuse, to reach the access list of symbols. The "Block notes," is one of the most disappointing, with an inexplicable than 130 characters, so that the limit for SMS is 160 characters.
The Glyd function is not copying and pasting text or to choose, and the users can not send notes via Bluetooth. The computer performs the basic functions and an important function for the mathematical explanation geek users. A simple converter unit deals with the temperature, length, weight, area and volume. The currency converter includes more than the trading of foreign exchange. Sixteen are pre-programmed and there is no option to others. The records should be updated manually, which is a good thing, taking into account the Glyd outdating comes with the changeover to the euro 1.32 U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars to 081 dollars.
Screen
The Glyd the screen is big, bright and clear. The touch screen responds well and there is no gap between the pressure on a touch screen and keys to the command.
His wallpaper or disappears after seven, 15 or 30 seconds. The users also have the option of the backlight, as always / always disabled. The keyboard lighting works in the same shape and characteristics of the six levels of screen brightness and two font sizes. After 35 seconds the screen and the phone is locked, or "sleep" automatically.
Audio
Glyd the sound quality is something to be desired, so that the user is happy if you already have an MP3 player and want you to the main secondary Glyd only as a player.
The headset is service, but the songs can be heard by the speaker, play musical monkeys metal. The only speaker phone are not visible from outside, and the result is that the sound, it is also muted. It is difficult, even in the enjoyment of the quality of records, not to mention podcasts, or of inferior quality files. Naturally, the phone is not only as an MP3 or WMA - do not expect to be able to read files that iTunes here.
Users to transfer files from Glyd synchronize with a PC music player, or by downloading music VCAST, or both. Users can create a great functionality - you simply connect the phone to a PC via the included USB cable, and the user can drag, drop titles in the playlist directly on the phone the music file. You do not need to install additional software.
VCAST Music download offer to pay, and once that the user files on the phone, which will be added in the standard Verizon "My Music" application, songs, depending on type, artist, album, song title, or the list of reproduction . Like other MP3 players Samsung has a characteristic shuffle. Unfortunately, the Glyd of the MP3 player not continue to play if the user to another screen to select a number or a text message, for example.
Users can also download other pay-per-phone ring tones for the bid in advance. The phone comes with only eight preset ringtones Mono, it is trying, more bells and whistles.
News
The key for direct access to e-mail is a real treat, the addition of the pad, the menu items on the keyboard and contacts when it is extended. Verizon is building with AIM, MSN, Yahoo and use couriers to sign for airtime and friend, but the list of updates for SMS and instant messaging comes.
The user can Glyd text of the message and tone of voice never ring the alarm every two to 15 minutes. Another peculiarity is Glyd that the user the opportunity to not only the color but the color of the text and the font size and style for the text messages and snapshots.
The user can Glyd text of the message and tone of voice never ring the alarm every two to 15 minutes. Another peculiarity is Glyd that the user the opportunity to not only the color but the color of the text and the font size and style for the text messages and snapshots.
Entertainment
Verizon is building in the software synchronizes the music with your computer via a USB cable. "Get It Now" includes music and ringtones, VCAST video, games, e-mail, the VZ Navigator, with all packages for access to Browsers Samsung, photos and videos in the gallery.
VCAST offers a short video of five minutes of video clips of content providers like CNN, ABC News Now, FOX Sports, swimming lessons for adults, TMZ.com, Comedy Central and even an exclusive DC Comics channel from Verizon.
With VZ Navigator, the audible Glyd offer step-by-step through the navigation and more than 14 million points of interest, ATMs and gas stations to restaurants and destinations.
Internet
The Glyd runs on high-speed Verizon EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) broadband network, DSL, which speeds up to 2.4 Mbps. However, the sentences as realistic as in the whole of the 300 to 500 kbps.
Storage
Samsung Glyd Angulo 2QUE Glyd 57.0 features 200 MB of memory can inbox / outbox and 500 SMS messages, calendar entries, and has a microSD external memory card slot perfect for those extra for storing photos, videos and music.
Connectivity
Users can connect wireless peripherals uses the Bluetooth 2.0. An important support for Bluetooth profiles for wireless headset profile talks, hands CarKits Profile, Dial Up Networking profiles to use the phone as a modem phone, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile for wireless playback of music, with the objects profile data transmission.
The Glyd connect to a PC via a USB cable. In more than the downloading of music, the USB cable you can Glyd on the PC, a bonus for the transfer of files.
Final
Since both the camera and MP3 player sound quality has its problems - particularly for phones in this category - it's hard to recommend the device wholeheartedly for the users of a versatile gadget.
But his qualities and his vast storage capacity go a long way to confront their problems at the Glyd has certain features elegantly - the touchscreen works well, the screen is wonderfully, and the function keys are very user friendly and intuitive.
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