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PC Mag Jun 5, 2009

BOTTOM LINE: Samsung's Instinct is still a far cry from the iPhone, even with the latest refresh. But it's loaded with features and brings some of the same, simplified touch-interface magic to Sprint subscribers. PROS: Responsive touch panel. Good camera and video recorder. Plenty of...

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Engadget Mobile Mar 28, 2009

Once assumed to be a physically smaller version of the original Instinct (affectionately referred to as the Instinct Mini), the Instinct s30 is actually not an Instinct Nano. Sure, it's trimmed up and a bit more curvaceous, but those accustomed to the original won't notice a great deal of...

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IntoMobile May 1, 2009

Meet the Samsung Instinct S30. Does it look familiar? It should. The Samsung Instinct S30 is infused with the same DNA that made the Samsung Instinct such a block-busting hit last year. Sprint saw sales records fall to the Instinct’s iPhone-fighting appeal, the Instinct burned up Best Buy’s...

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Jillbuli

The Samsung Instinct s30 is a phone designed for someone who doesn't care about the screen, doesn't care for an app market [place] of music store, and just wants to make calls with an okay delivery. With no app store and a lack of a "true" operating system, this phone shouldn't be considered...

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CUBSWILLWIN

The Samsung Instinct S30 is that kind of phone that can do everything a smartphone can, but it lacks a lot of extra things we're now used to. Getting 3rd party apps for this phone takes a bitch and a half of effort because of that fact that it runs J2ME. The platform is too open, so there...

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