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Samsung Propel a767 Phone, Green (AT&T)

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This is a great entry level texting phone for all the text message whores out there. Despite all the pictures advertising the phone, it only appears to be big and bulky but it's the complete opposite. The phone is actually very slim & slender. I love that it comes in 3 different colors (Green, Blue, & Rose White) and probably more on the way. I picked up the green one and i love it. I originally purchased the Samsung Epix PDA phone and was so disappointed by the awful operating system and returned it right away. Finally the Samsung Propel hits the stores and it's basically a PDA smart phone without the Window Mobile operating system (Which is awful by the way). I love the Samsung Menu and UI. It's easy to use and just navigating through it is a breeze. You don't even need to look at the manual to operate this thing. The one downside to the Propel is that the screen could be a bit bigger and the colors could be a bit more vibrant. You only get 65K colors as oppose to the usual Samsung high end phones that come with 262K colors. So, that was one of the disappointments with this phone. Samsung knew this phone was strictly for the teens so i can see why the price is so cheap. Considering the friendly price is probably a big reason why you don't get the 262K colors. Another flaw is the Instant Messaging. You do get AIM & Yahoo but the buddylist is not in real time. You will only be able to see a few friends on your buddylist not all. But if you IM them they will respond even though they appear to not be signed in. The best thing about my Sidekick LX is that IM is in real time. I signed on from both devices and had about 50 friends on my buddylist appear on my SK while the Propel only had 3. As i stated before even though only 3 appear you can still IM the ones that don't appear and chat with them. Also AT&T for some reason is so stingy with the accessories. I wish it came with an additional USB charger, free micro SD memory card, or a case. Unfortunately NONE. All you get is the cell & wall charger. Overall i am very pleased with my purchase and recommend anyone looking for a texting phone or any device that might come close to a Sidekick on the AT&T network, this would be the phone 4 u.

Pros:
Sleek sexy design
Comes in multiple colors
Camera/camcorder (Really should be 6.0 megapixel by now)
Built in Messaging Clients (AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Etc)
Access to Emails
Qwerty Keyboard
MP3 Players
Samsung Menu
GPS
Slider Phone
Micro SD (Up to 8GB)

Cons:
Only 65K Colors on screen
Only 1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder (Really should be 6.0 by now)
Battery is really thin so carry an extra charger with you
AT&T is really cheap with the accessories (Only device & charger included)
Wish a USB Charger was included

This is a great entry level texting phone for all the text message whores out there. Despite all the pictures advertising the phone, it only appears to be big and bulky but it's the complete opposite. The phone is actually very slim & slender. I love that it comes in 3 different colors (Green, Blue, & Rose White) and probably more on the way. I picked up the green one and i love it. I originally purchased the Samsung Epix PDA phone and was so disappointed by the awful operating system and returned it right away. Finally the Samsung Propel hits the stores and it's basically a PDA smart phone without the Window Mobile operating system (Which is awful by the way). I love the Samsung Menu and UI. It's easy to use and just navigating through it is a breeze. You don't even need to look at the manual to operate this thing. The one downside to the Propel is that the screen could be a bit bigger and the colors could be a bit more vibrant. You only get 65K colors as oppose to the usual Samsung high end phones that come with 262K colors. So, that was one of the disappointments with this phone. Samsung knew this phone was strictly for the teens so i can see why the price is so cheap. Considering the friendly price is probably a big reason why you don't get the 262K colors. Another flaw is the Instant Messaging. You do get AIM & Yahoo but the buddylist is not in real time. You will only be able to see a few friends on your buddylist not all. But if you IM them they will respond even though they appear to not be signed in. The best thing about my Sidekick LX is that IM is in real time. I signed on from both devices and had about 50 friends on my buddylist appear on my SK while the Propel only had 3. As i stated before even though only 3 appear you can still IM the ones that don't appear and chat with them. Also AT&T for some reason is so stingy with the accessories. I wish it came with an additional USB charger, free micro SD memory card, or a case. Unfortunately NONE. All you get is the cell & wall charger. Overall i am very pleased with my purchase and recommend anyone looking for a texting phone or any device that might come close to a Sidekick on the AT&T network, this would be the phone 4 u.

Pros:
Sleek sexy design
Comes in multiple colors
Camera/camcorder (Really should be 6.0 megapixel by now)
Built in Messaging Clients (AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Etc)
Access to Emails
Qwerty Keyboard
MP3 Players
Samsung Menu
GPS
Slider Phone
Micro SD (Up to 8GB)

Cons:
Only 65K Colors on screen
Only 1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder (Really should be 6.0 by now)
Battery is really thin so carry an extra charger with you
AT&T is really cheap with the accessories (Only device & charger included)
Wish a USB Charger was included

I bought this phone two weeks ago, after the last phone died. (Previous phone was a horrible cheap temporary thing, battery barely lasting 5 hours with no use.) Obviously, I was thoroughly ready to love this phone, but hope to still be objective.
Perks I like are: the color choices (I like my phone to stand out a little if only so I don't leave it somewhere), ease of use on the slide (open/close), the way the buttons lock when the phone is slid closed (but are easily unlocked), the overall size-- it fits perfectly in a back pocket, and the screen size (much larger than the flip or bar phones I've seen, excluding touch screen ones).
I'm still getting used to typing my messages out on the keyboard, the buttons are a little small and I had come to rely a little too heavily on T9 predictive text to spell-check for me.
The battery life is about average, I think, it does fine with normal use for about three days without charge. I'm embarrassed to say that I've dropped the phone a few times already, on the cement driveway, and it's held up like a champ with no dings or scratches!

I purchased this phone in March and as of August it is not working well. The battery needed to be charged frequently (every other day) even when first purchased. Now I can only talk using speaker phone, often do not have a signal, and have had several dropped calls. AT&T will not replace the phone because it the water mark indicator is red. When I informed them that the phone has not been in any place where it has occured water damage, they stated that in humid areas, which I do live in, it may turn red. It is cheaper for me to change to another server and take my number with me than to replace the phone.

I got this phone after weeks of research. I was not attached to a specific provider, I just wanted to find a phone that was sturdy, had an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard, and a good display, and was attractive. I totally found it in the Samsung Propel. I went into a bunch of cell phone stores and looked at all the phones and this was my favorite. It's a slider, and the qwerty keyboard looks a little small but I was really surprised how easy it was. I have had other samsung qwerty phones and I got used to the keyboard but it was still kind of awkward, and this one was super easy. The menus are really user-friendly, the screen is nice and bright. The sound quality is good, too. I like that it shows the day of the week and the date on the screen, and there is one button that turns silent (vibrate) on and off, in the case of an emergency. My favorite thing about this phone though is that the battery lasts FOREVER. Literally the battery has lasted me for 4 days on standby and it's still on 2 bars, and with texting/calling throughout the day it was still on 2 bars by the end of two days. It also charges very quickly. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who likes lots of features, easy to use interfaces, and texts a lot.

I used to have an LG Chocolate w/Verizon, but I had to switch providers to get better reception. I didn't want to pay for a dataplan or a premium for either the iphone or the Blackberry Bold, but I knew I wanted the following in a phone:

1) A full qwerty keyboard so that I can easily text people.
2) Keypad that's not attached to a single piece of plastic, so that one day pressing one key could activate more than one key.
3) Long battery life.

The Samsung satisfies all these conditions and I'm very happy with my choice. Though it looks bulky, it's smaller than my brother's Blackbery Bold, and lighter. I have the red/white one, and the color scheme on the keypad makes it easy to see where punctuation marks/camera/send keys are located. I do think the font is a little too large and the ringtone too high (neither get really smaller or quieter), but this may be a plus for older people.

In comparison to my Chocolate, though, the Propel lacks:
1) Beautiful graphics...it's got less colors
2) Screen seems to scratch more easily even though both are slide phones.
3) User interface software is not efficient, I often have to go through multiple menus to get to what I want. This is probably an ATT problem.
4) Has that plasticky feel. Overall the Chocolate, though older, seems like a higher quality phone...but I had to switch for reception reasons =\

Some other notes...I think the battery life is starting to go down with use, I've had it for two weeks, and I need to charge it now every other day. Overall I think it's a great phone if you text a lot.

This product was worth the money. It comes with 4 games, audio and video recorder. The only problems I have found are that the screen scratches pretty easily and that the camera is not as high of quality as I would have liked. But overall I have enjoyed it immensely.

I have had this phone for 3 weeks. It is an ok phone. Only thing I really dont like is how fast the battery runs down. I use to have a little LG flip phone and I only charged it once a week. This one is like every other day and more if I go to the media mall. I was also disappointed when I downloaded a message alert tone from the AT&T ringtone page only to find out you cant use it as a message tone. Since I text alot I thought it would be cute to have animal sounds as alerts. Other than these two things it is a pretty little phone and I was able to get it in green which is my favorite color.

Got this phone for my gf so we didnt have to pay a contact.
The phone is a bit hard to use and the operating system menu is bad.
If your going to get a phone go with virgin mobile they have
25 dollar plan with unlimited texting, internet and 300 minutes.

ok so iv had this fone for over a year. over time the battery lasts shorter and shorter everyday. i have to charge it twice a day now. the charger plugin thing doesnt even work anymore unless its in a certain position which takes about 10 minutes to make it charge. the fone gets wiggly after a couple months of just sliding it up and down. i dont suggest this fone to anyone