Samsung Jack

Very slick physical design ; Very functional with minimal setup

Keys are cramped and poorly delineated ; Feels slippery and hard to hold on to

The Jack supports most major audio and video file formats (including AAC and MP4)--and you can buy music directly through AT&T's Mobile Music service--but the phone's external speakers aren't strong enough to encourage you to abandon your MP3 player of...

Excellent value. Near-perfect form factor. Comfortable keyboard. Includes 3G and Wi-Fi radios. Good voice quality and reception. Solid battery life.

Clunky OS. Poor Web browser. Proprietary headphone jack requires a dongle. You need to pull the battery to switch microSD cards.

If you're a QWERTY-bar smartphone person who could care less about a touch screen and you're not tied to BlackBerry's email service, the Jack is a solid choice and one of the better Windows Mobile smartphones currently on the market. It's responsive by...

Very thin and light ; Five-way navigator is easy to use, without any misplaced/unintended button presses ; External speaker better than most ; Very good camera

Voice quality could be much better ; Performance is good, but not as snappy as it should be

It isn't a bad device, and the light weight, good navigation buttons, and nice external speaker as well as an excellent camera certainly speak in its favor. The price is also a great selling point -- just $99 after mail-in rebate. It's a nice...