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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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...
Read the full review →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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