Shame, it looks like a nice phone, but as I want a phone that syncs with Mac/Windows and preferably linux and Samsung don't seem to care a lot, then it's not for a lot of people.
I love my F480 Tocco, so kind'a miffed this one came out so soon, but to be honest, the 'ultra' tag is a little enthusiastic. The phone style keypad is woeful (the onscreen keypad works fine), it really needed a slide out qwerty job.
In fact, the only complaints (so far), about my phone are:
1) no web view in widescreen mode - wtf? (tho the smart view is actually pretty good)
2) locked in screensaver
3) better text reading management (tho if you convert ebooks to html it seems to work the best - but again, no widescreen unless I'm missing something)
For the ultra to earn its tag it should've had a larger screen, slide out qwerty and reactive portrait/landscape mode like the iCrap and as previously mentioned, wifi.
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Nigel Thomas
What QWERTY keyboard? #
Posted Monday 9th February 2009 10:37 GMT
The sliding bit looks like a typical phone keypad to me.
My qwerty attachment is in the coat pocket.
Ian Watkinson
Shame it's windows only #
Posted Monday 9th February 2009 10:37 GMT
Shame, it looks like a nice phone, but as I want a phone that syncs with Mac/Windows and preferably linux and Samsung don't seem to care a lot, then it's not for a lot of people.
Parax
@Shame it's windows only #
Posted Monday 9th February 2009 13:37 GMT
you could try the 8510i symbian handset. not touchscreen but very similar.
Anonymous Coward
No WiFi? #
Posted Monday 9th February 2009 17:19 GMT
WTF!?
Tony Paulazzo
Thank the Gods #
Posted Tuesday 10th February 2009 10:58 GMT
I love my F480 Tocco, so kind'a miffed this one came out so soon, but to be honest, the 'ultra' tag is a little enthusiastic. The phone style keypad is woeful (the onscreen keypad works fine), it really needed a slide out qwerty job.
In fact, the only complaints (so far), about my phone are:
1) no web view in widescreen mode - wtf? (tho the smart view is actually pretty good)
2) locked in screensaver
3) better text reading management (tho if you convert ebooks to html it seems to work the best - but again, no widescreen unless I'm missing something)
For the ultra to earn its tag it should've had a larger screen, slide out qwerty and reactive portrait/landscape mode like the iCrap and as previously mentioned, wifi.
Dave
Little catch... #
Posted Tuesday 10th February 2009 11:22 GMT
Samsung have changed their connection for USB and power leads so all your Samsung accessories are now rendered useless!! woooooo
Bod
@@Shame #
Posted Wednesday 11th February 2009 17:02 GMT
Or the N97 when it's out. Slide-out qwerty keyboard, touchscreen, wifi, and *free* software from Nokia to do all your syncing etc.