Samsung Moment M900 Android Phone (Sprint)

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Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless

List Price: ~~$449.99~~
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

29 reviews
Sales Rank: 85

Media: Wireless Phone
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Model: Moment
UPC: 635753479379
ASIN: B002TX6XH0

Release Date: September 1, 2008
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Features:

•	3G-enabled, Android 1.5-powered smartphone with 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen and side sliding QWERTY keyboard; easy access to Google services
•	Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; GPS enabled for turn-by-turn directions using Google Maps; Sprint TV enabled; Amazon MP3 Store downloads
•	Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g); 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD memory expansion to 32 GB; access to personal and corporate email
•	Up to 5.5 hours of talk time
•	What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD memory card, wired 3.5mm stereo headset, quick start guide, documentation

Accessories:

Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Wireless Phones Headset (Black)

Samsung CAD300UBEB/STD Standard Car Power Charger

Samsung Standard Battery Samsung Moment M900, I627, I220, T939

Samsung WEP301 Bluetooth Headset (Black) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Samsung WEP700 Bluetooth Headset (Black) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Key Features

Fast 3G connectivity thanks to Sprint's EV–DO, Rev A network
Powered by the Android 1.5 operating system with deep integration of Google services and access to thousands of apps to customize your phone via the Android Market.
3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen: The AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen reproduces sharper and brighter colors with better battery consumption. The screen also features an accelerometer that automatically changes the orientation from portrait to landscape.
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Optical joystick: Enjoy easy menu and display navigation with a highly responsive optical joystick that virtually zips from item to item so you can get to what you want quickly. Simply place your finger on the joystick and move the cursor around the screen, similar to how you use a mouse.
3.2-megapixel camera for still photos with auto-focus and built-in flash
Record video clips at up to 100 MB at high resolution (approximately 10 minutes) for saving or up to 2 MB at low resolution (approximately 6 minutes).
Visual Voicemail allows you to quickly and easily decide which voicemails you choose to listen to. You can also send out your own visual voicemail messages to select recipients
Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB (2 GB card included).
Text and picture/video messaging
Instant messaging: Chat from just about anywhere using Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger.
Personal and corporate email: Access your email from well-known providers like AOL, Windows Live including MSN and Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! and more. You also get Outlook email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology and HTML support.
Voice activated dialing
Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
Personal organizer tools include: calendar, alarm clock, world clock, notepad, stopwatch and calculator
Weather Channel: Get detailed weather information updated every few minutes on national and local weather forecasts, weather radars, traffic reports and more.
TTY Compatible: This phone connects to a TTY device, allowing anyone who is visually- or hearing-impaired the ability to communicate.
Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC): This handset has been certified as Hearing Aid Compatible in accordance with applicable industry standards. This handset has a HAC rating of M4 for hearing aids operating in the acoustic mode.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Moment weighs 5.67 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.34 x 0.63 inches. Its 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.5 hours of talk time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A frequencies.

What's in the Box
Samsung Moment handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD memory card, wired 3.5mm stereo headset, quick start guide, documentation

Sprint Services

Broadband-like 3G network: Supporting the EV-DO Rev. A high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO Rev. A connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps.
Sprint TV enabled: With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including the NFL Network, ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.
Stay Sporty with Sprint: With NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, instantly connect to the NASCAR information you want, when you want it. Follow NASCAR action from practice to race day with real-time leaderboard and alerts. Get exclusive access to your favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver with real-time driver stats, breaking news and more. Live in-car audio, race radio, NASCAR on SPEED and other audio/video only available on select phones. Visit sprint.com/speed for details.
To access, just text "NASCAR" to 7777 on your Sprint phone or visit the Sprint Digital Lounge to download NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile (standard text messaging and data rates apply).
This phone also provides access to NFL Mobile Live--your all-access pass to the NFL from DRAFT to Super Bowl. Stay on top of every game with real-time red zone alerts, game center scores, stats, and more. Manage your fantasy football team like a pro with up-to-the-minute insights, analysis, stats and alerts. Access by texting "NFL" to 7777 on the handset to download NFL Mobile Live from Sprint Digital Lounge (standard text messaging and data rates apply).

Customer Reviews:

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1 of the best Android phones available in the US November 9, 2009
W. Serrano
59 out of 61 found this review helpful

Form Factor: thick, heavy, dense feeling, giving it a high quality look and feel. Mostly plastic, it's built of high quality shiny and soft touch rubbery matte plastic as well. Full QWERTY makes the phone thicker than most, but having both is like having your cake and eating it, too. Is it the most beatiful cell phone in America? Probably not. Is is one of the best built and most solid high quality feeling phones you can pretty much count on to stick around for your 2 year contract? Absolutely. When it comes to cellphones, Samsung, Nokia, LG, and HTC are, hands down, the best there is at what they do: make solid long lasting phones.
Touch screen: brilliant AMOLED screen displays brilliant colors, doesn't need much battery life, and just produces eye popping visuals. Many reviews are constantly talking up how amazing the screen is on the new Moto Droid on VZW, but this screen is as good with color and touch response as the Droid's and iPhone's, if not better. The touch sensitive home, back, and menu keys could be more sensitive, but with the nature of Android, that could be addressed.
QWERTY: one of the best out there. Reviewers on line complain about its "odd button locations," but listen to them carefully, and then listen to their other reviews on other fully QWERTY keyboard having cell phones... they'll say the exact same thing about them. That's because they got it in the mail that day from the carrier for a quick review, they've got a day or two to spend with it, and then they have to ship it back so it can go to another reviewer. And most video reviews are like 10 minutes long tops, so NO REVIEWER would really ever get to spend time using the keyboard long enough to get a feel for any full QWERTY, let alone the Moment's. Its keys are spaced a little differently than a lot of other ones, but if you'll be owning the phone, or any other full QWERTY keyboarded phone, you'll get the hang of it. The keys, to me, while different, are pretty logically spaced. Also, you'll have full access to a full virtual QWERTY both in landscape and in portrait modes, as the phone has an accelerometer, which means that even with the keyboard closed, you'll be able to flip the phone on its side in landscape and type on the screen instead. Very, very, very convient for having to type out a long email or fill in lots of fields if you're filling out a form on line or something.
PROCESSOR: it's faster than an iPhone 3GS in my opinion, which is, one of the fastest responding cellphones ever available in America. If you've had any other Android phone running on the classic Android phone having 528MHz processors in the Hero, G1 (Dream), MyTouch 3G (Magic), Droid Eris (pretty much just a different bodied CDMA Hero for VZW), you'll notice a significant difference when it comes to response time, web page rendering, texting, screen response, app downloads, up loads... you name it. It's really fast, like crazy fast.
OS: great! Android is easy to use, very logically programmed, and very powerful with its open source platform. Eventually it will be the #1 smartphone OS. Although it doesn't have as many apps as iPhone, it didn't have the luxury of coming out almost 2 & 1/2 years ago, either. Plus, being open sourced, the apps available actually do things, and can be run at the same time. For instance, you can be streaming a song in Pandora while surfing the web; all of a sudden, your IM app, which is running in the background alerts you, you switch to it without losing your space on line on the webpage to respond; suddenly a song you've never heard of comes on in Pandora; you can immediately switch to Shazaam or Midomi and identify it, get info on it, and download it within seconds. Although all that is possible on an iPhone, as well as other phones already on the market, the way the Android OS handles it can't be matched. On the iPhone you'd never be able to Shazaam or Midomi any track streaming from Pandora or your iTunes playlists. While IM apps on iPhone can now just recently alert you, you have to close whatever you're doing if you're in another app to answer, close the IM app after responding, and re-open whatever you're doing before you got the IM, all while not being able to stream any music streaming app because it can't be open while using any other app. That gets old, and while the iPhone is the most popular phone in the world, people who have it either have another real smartphone with multitasking capabilities, or don't know what a real smartphone is and should do. Period.
Battery life: average.
Bottom Line: Sprint/Nextel has the most dependable 3G EV-DO network in the country. Speeds are awesome and you're rarely gonna drop a call within the network. Getting the Simply Everything plan for $99.99 a month is a steal; you can do everything the phone can do unlimited, and know that at the end of the month when you get your bill, you'll only pay $100 plus taxes and other fees.

5 out of 5 stars

Underrated Phone November 11, 2009
acp
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

For the life of me I can not figure out the bad reviews on this phone. I realize it is not as sleek as most of the droid phones, but that's where the complaints should stop. If you're stuck between a Hero and a Moment like I was, make sure to check the reviews on Sprint's own website. You will find that a lot of people have switched to the Moment after using the Hero for a few months. $79.99 is a steal!

5 out of 5 stars

Good bye Verizon December 1, 2009
Martin G Sing (Clarkston, MI)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

OK after 8 yrs with Verizon and suffering through a year of the BB Storm and paying almost $200 a month for 4 phones one having unlimited data, I have gotten myself off of the Verizon-go-round. I had a Sprint wireless data card (which blows Verizon's network out of the water, at least where I am located, plus Verizon was too restrictive in their GB usage) and went in to up-grade and was met by a very friendly and helpful sales person who suggested I look at Sprint for the rest of my wireless services. She presented me with a plan that would save me nearly $60 a month. I even added my ex-wife to my plan. I looked at the Moment and was taken by its look and feel. But after I got a taste for its download speed and slick interface I was sold. This is what I thought the Storm was going to be. No lag when loading web pages, a wonderful touch screen QWERTY and the option of a slide out keyboard. Apps through the Andriod Market that are quick and seamless and free for the most part. I can actually watch a video on this smartphone and get through with out it taking 5 minuets to buffer, not to mention the gorgeous screen. So in a few words I love the Moment. The Motorola "Droid" feels like cheap plastic compared to the Moment, and even Droid on the Verizon network seemed to crawl and sputter to load a page. This all synced easily with my Google calender and contacts. One worry here; has Google now completely entered my entire life, they must know every move, word, search, and purchase I make. Scary!

There are a few cons though, battery life is very poor as mentioned elsewhere, I will see if a new battery improves the situation. It would be great if they would update the Moment to Android 2.0 sooner rather than later. The little covers for the USB port and the headphone jack are a bit annoying especially if you have to charge it often. If the keys on the slide out where just a bit bigger it would be nice. I would also like to delete any unused apps such as Nascar and NFL. The interface could be a bit easier to customize but this is minor compared to the ugliness of the BB Storm and yes I had updated to 5.0. I also miss some of the BB ring tones, like the alarm, but I will get over that I am sure.

So over all very pleased and I am happy to leave Verizon, they are getting a bit to big for their britches and when approached about what Sprint was offering, my 8 yrs. of loyalty seemed worthless. The response i got, the price you have is the one in the book there is no way to modify. I said very well, thank you, and good-bye Verizon.

5 out of 5 stars

Lots of features for both personal/business use December 4, 2009
KiKi (PA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have to say I was a big hesitant about purchasing this phone after owning the Instinct, but after owning this phone have no regrets at all.

Calls are crystal clear. You have the ability to multitask while on a call (surf web, check/send email or test messages). Speaker phone was also clear. No stock call reminder, but found an app that works well.

Android OS is very easy to use and you can make it your own with many free apps.

Calander works well--much, much better than the Instinct. You can link it to a gmail account or outlook.

Web browsing is much the same as using a home pc, especially when using Wifi. You can send links, copy/paste, etc.

SMS/MMS--I've downloaded a few free apps but have the stock messaging works much better. I wasn't thrilled there are no reminders when you receive a text, but downloaded an app that works great on the Moment.

There aren't many stock ringtones, but here are quite a few apps you can download free ringtones.

The touch screen works very well. The slide out keyboard was the selling point for me over the Hero. After having only a touch screen on the Instinct I knew one thing a phone had to have with a full physical keyboard. The keys are set up nicely on the keyboard and you can also navigate by using the keyboard.

Camera/video--not overly thrilled, but I don't rely on a phone for good pics. It's just an added bonus for me. There are no editing options or zoom--there may be apps but I haven't checked as of yet. The only option is the quality of video and flash on/off.

Battery life is about what I expect with everything the phone does. If you purchase this phone I recommend an app such as ATK (Advanced task killer) to save on the battery as you can see what apps are running and opt to stop them.

The phone seems to be made well and the slide function is smooth.

If you're looking for a fully featured phone I'd recommend the Moment. If it doesn't have what you want in the stock OS most likely you will be able to download an app to work with rhe phone.

5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic! December 8, 2009
Barry DeLong (Durham, NC United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

The screen is on the Moment is amazing! For a converged device, this is easily the best and most complete I've tried. (phone, web, GPS, camera, camcorder, TV, music (mp3 and radio), email including push w/ Moxier, etc)
The breakdown:
Phone: The clarity and volume for phone calls is everything I could ask for. Actually, the volume can go a little too high for the speaker itself - it begins to break up before maximum volume.
Battery: With the VERY fast processor(800Mhz!) and multiple applications running, the battery will not last a day. With intensive Wifi, downloading or internet usage, count on less than the advertised 5 hours. But once the initial awe of this device wears off, you won't be using it for 4+ solid hours. And even if you are, with its micro USB port, it can charge at any computer as well as with traditional car and AC chargers.
Keyboard: I've read a fair number of complaining reviews about the keyboard being awkward with the 'a' being to the right of the 'z' (3rd and 4th rows) and the space bar breaking up the 4th row as well. Come on, it's a thumbboard! But with the dedicated number keys on the top row and the EXCELLENT spacing and response from the keys, it blows away every other phone I've tried and I have pretty big fingers. The onscreen phone dialer and virtual keyboards work well, helped considerably by the screen being so big.
Camera: It's 3.2MP - pretty nice resolution for cropping. It is slow to snap and the flash on/off is somehow buried in the menus instead of available on screen, so it isn't a true convergence device here. There are a bunch of apps for the camera from Android Market.
Available apps & OS: There are a mind blowing number of apps available! Not as many as for the iPhone, yet... The Android Market is backed by Google and there's a LOT of money for the best new apps. It won't be long! I've also read some complaints that this OS version(1.5) was not customized by Samsung, nothing like HTC did for the Hero. Personally, that's just the way I want it. I actually was a little irritated that I couldn't uninstall the Bejeweled demo. I'd much rather have a full speed, more stable, fully-customizable-to-MY-tastes platform. It is now 2 updates old though (1.6 and now 2.0). I haven't run into any issues with apps only being available for later versions (yet).
Feel & UI: This phone is a excellent "hefty" - clearly a solid build and everything feels firm. The back is matte and almost rubberized - it'll be harder to drop than it's more slick competition. There are only the two buttons on the front, plus the optical joystick that operates as a select button as well. The optical joystick takes a little getting used to - really nice for maneuvering around webpages, less good for use in phone menus. But the flick interface works really well for phone menus. I've been unimpressed with the Voice Control - it looks flexible and functional, and usually my voice gets recognized the first or second try. Not so much :(
Google: I'm a gmail guy - even using contacts, calendar, tasks, docs, etc. So, having everything I'd have on my desktop with me is a HUGE plus. Actually, it's the reason I gave up my Samsung i550 with Palm 5.3OS.

My only concerns going forward:
1) screen durability - I haven't put a screen protector on it (yet). I hope that this won't interfere too much with the otherwise great interface.
2) slider durability - I'm usually not on a new device's bandwagon until well into it's lifetime. Like I said above, the slider feels great and solid.
3) the entire back of the phone has to slide off to get to the battery. The battery has to come out to remove or replace the SD card :( Not a huge deal, but a larger, longer lasting battery will have to be new technology to fit in the same space or include a change to the back of the phone. Either of which may mean no upgrade to the battery. Which is definitely this phone's biggest limitation.

All that being said, I'm very, very happy with this phone!

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