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[...] sentiment for Windows 7 has been overwhelmingly positive, even from Mossberg, a dude who spent half of his Sprint Instinct review pre-reviewing the iPhone 3G. Windows 7 is slimmed down when it needs to be, running fantastically [...]

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By: It was suppose to be an Instinct review! – Samsung » iPhonestalk.com

It was suppose to be an Instinct review! – Samsung » iPhonestalk.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:14:48 +0000

[...] But Samsung do not just want a simple review, they want something that is down and dirty. When Walt Mossberg was reviewing the Instinct, he mentioned the 3G iPhone twice as much as he mentioned the Samsung Instinct. So instead of [...]

By: Tommy Chuck

Tommy Chuck — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:08:40 +0000

I have a Treo so I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I consider the Instinct an Iphone alternative, not a clone.

I’ve been a Macboy since 1984 (Macman?) so I’m a fan of Apple’s designs and software. But I also acknowledge better alternatives to the Mac when they appear. Don’t know if the Instinct is one of those, but it should fit the bill for those seeing the deficiency’s in Apple’s offering.

By: Ray Krause

Ray Krause — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:52:50 +0000

Walt, after using my Instinct along with my Blackberry 8830 WE for a few weeks, I have found the Instinct superior in many ways to either the Blackberry or the Iphone. The Iphone has some nice features quite true, but for a high use, easy to use device I prefer it to the Iphone. The Blackberry has some great features as well, and is probably the least intuitive device I have used since a Timex Sinclair . The GPS features are especially useless when compared to the Instinct. Sure a few things are better, and as I use both all the time the compliment each other well. I am glad in retrospect that I did not allow the bas of your article to change my decision.

By: Ben T

Ben T — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:16:49 +0000

Gee, Mossberg, how much is Apple paying you? 5 full paragraphs on the new upcoming Iphone before you mention hardly anything about the Instinct, not to mention you’re talking rumors and speculation.
You skip over, or downplay every single element of the Instinct. I’ve had an Instinct since June 19th, and I have been very impressed with it. Obviously, the Iphone is very good, but I find that the Instinct is far superior where it matters. As I told someone the other day, the Instinct is the Instinct, not the Iphone, and Samsung and Sprint did it right. They rolled out the right package (”Simply Everything”), they took the base of a good product (the Iphone) and put their own character behind it, while not only releasing their product at a cheap rate ($129), but releasing it to their own customers at that rate, not just new buyers.
The phone itself works on a faster network – still. Right out of the box, the Instinct comes with two interchangeable batteries, which when you’re talking about everything it can do, the extra battery power in itself is phenomenal.
The Instinct’s touchscreen does not seem to me to be “archaic”, but it works perfectly fine…and to be honest, if you’re going to choose the Iphone with it’s “pinch-screen” photo feature, then you’re obviously an Apple fanboy, b/c I hardly find that to be anything other than a “kinda cool feature”. The Instinct doesn’t do that, but it does have 3 zooms for every webpage, it does have instant feedback to everything you push, which I find absolutely wonderful, b/c it’s a more interactive device, and it gives you the “feel” that it’s “working real time”.
Yes, it has a 2MP camera, WITH VIDEO. It has LIVE TV, which is a cool feature when you’re waiting on food at your local barbecue joint, and the kids are getting antsy, turn on Disney and let them watch. The Navigation works very well, just used it on the way to Florida. I also find the Customize “Favorites list” to be excellent as an addition to tailor the phone to your use.
The sliding feature of the touchscreen to answer calls and such is great too.
Although Apple has a very good product, and was the first major pioneer of this type of phone, the Instinct is a very impressive product, and I am thrilled with mine. Although I know much of the advertising has been geared as an Iphone competitor, which it is, the Instinct stands well on it’s own, and it is a well thought out product, but apparently the “Apple seal of Approval” just isn’t there for your average fanboy.

By: Ben Dover

Ben Dover — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:56 +0000

wow… the ignorance of these clones… please get your facts straight before posting. Honestly, lets look here: http://www.wireless.att.com/ce.....e-info.jsp

wait is that? oh no really? Yes that’s right, the REAL PRICES FOR the new Iphone plans. The plans DO NOT include text messaging…

Just an FYI to all you Clones out there. Its great to be a fanboy of your particular product but to be ignorant is just plain unacceptable.

By: Thomas Sieverts

Thomas Sieverts — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:31:31 +0000

I’m glad someone responded and corrected Andrew Moung. cee ayy made all good points that Andrew I can only assume doesn’t really know about for sure. I used to be a Sprint user and coming from Sprint to AT&T and using the iPhone was so much better in terms of plan, price and service. Andrew also says the sprint phone can be used as a modem for a laptop. But really is it necessary when you can just use the iPhone as you’re handheld computer? Which cee ayy has said already. As far as multi-touch goes, I too use it constantly. And I feel its a great feature to have. Andrew, I would suggest heading to an Apple store near you and really take a look at the iPhone and play around with you. You may be quite surprised.

By: cee ayy

cee ayy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:26:30 +0000

Andrew Moung…
You are wrong about AT&T’s plan. Text messaging is included even in the basic plan, even though it is a measly 200 texts per month.

As for the multi touch, you obviously don’t use the phone. I use multi touch constantly. In some ways it’s something of a necessity, especially if you are surfing the web.

As far as using it as a modem for a laptop… part of the point of the phone is that you don’t need a laptop to use the internet. It’s a reasonable temporary substitute.

Handwriting recognition… you couldn’t have known at the time of your post, but the iPhone will actually support handwriting recognition for asian characters. My guess is that it will support english languages as well.

I don’t want to respond to each point, but it is more than just a pretty interface. You should actually use it and then understand it before commenting on it.

By: Roy Ng

Roy Ng — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:57:57 +0000

Nice article, you mentioned so cons that I didn’t know before on the Instinct.

I really wish i live in the US, the cellphone is just as good as the service plan behind it. People are not only buying a product, they are paying for a long term service. In this case, the Instinct price plan and contract wins compare to what Rogers are offering on the iPhone.