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Samsung has been beavering away round the clock to serve up the lush OLED screen found on its latest top notch mobile, the Samsung Jet. That 3.1–inch wonder, alongside specs that’ll make Apple, Nokia and the rest of the gang green with envy, plus lofty...

OLED screen is lush, specs galore...

Lack of smartphone skills...

A cool phone let down by a few laggy problems...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:20
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There is a lot to like about the Samsung Jet. Ignore the fancy cube interface (which is easily done), forget about shaking to switch apps (also easy to do), and concentrate on the core features, and this is a well put together and serviceable handset...
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Samsung's J?©t has a lovely OLED screen with amazingly bright colours and a high, 800x480 resolution. Only LG's Viewty matches it for size, but the J?©t's screen blows the Viewty's away for quality. The 800MHz Qualcomm processor makes the J?©t feel zip...

An excellent multimedia phone with gorgeous colours on its large screen, and plenty of apps to help you organise your social life...
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fonehome.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:20
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Although the Samsung Jet is a undoubtedly a versatile device it has a couple of features that stand-out head and shoulder s above its technical brethren: namely the 3.1-inch OLED touchscreen and an 800Mhz processor under the bonnet. Does that mean this...

The Samsung Jet is a multimedia monster and a very good effort from Samsung. That screen is a delight. It’s just a shame it’s held back by a few flaws.LoveBrilliant and vivid 3.1-inch OLED touchscreenSuperb multimedia functionsIt has a super-powerful p...
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Although it packs in a wealth of features including a brilliant AMOLED display, a 5-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi, the Samsung Jet Icon isnt actually a smartphone. Although you cannot install third-party applications on it, the intuitive TouchWIZ interface and zippy performance make the Jet Icon a joy to use.The Samsung Jet Icon mobile phone follows a very similar design look and feel to the cheaper and downsized Samsung Preston Icon — with a few distinguishing touches. The hexagonal cube menu...

Compact design, AMOLED display, TouchWIZ user interface, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, smart unlock...

No access to third party apps, messaging speeds are a little slow, resistive touch screen rather than capacitive...

Samsung’s Jet Icon may not be a smartphone, but it comes close. Its wealth of useful features, combined with a stylish and user friendly interface, make this mobile phone an excellent choice...
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wired.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:21
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Small, light and nicely styled, on paper the Samsung Jet has everything that you'd would want in a smartphone. You get 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, wi-fi, an FM radio and a touchscreen. This three-inch AMOLED screen is the Jet’s stand out feature, and w...
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The main selling point for the Samsung S8000 Jet isnt its OLED screen, or its 5Mp camera, or even its sleek and compact good looks. For this model, Samsung is highlighting a major element of the modern multimedia phone that often gets overlooked – the...

The Samsung S8000 Jet isnt a do-everything phone but its still a very attractive handset, and certainly seems to deliver on its core offerings: speed and ease of use. The OLED screen is a gem and though we would have liked it to have been a smidgeon...
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Samsung's high-performance Jet takes flight to prove itself smarter than a smartphone Attractive / Fast / Great screen / Loads of features Gimmicky Cube 3D interface / Occasionally clunky touch UI Samsung’s strength as a mobile phone maker is often und...

Attractive, Fast, Great screen, Loads of features...

Gimmicky Cube 3D interface, Occasionally clunky touch UI...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:21
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Presented in great pomp and circumstance a few weeks ago, the Jet is the new Samsung flowering. Smarter than a smartphone, is the ad-speak hook and with its closed OS, the Jet is not a smartphone but rather an intelligent multimedia phone and pretty hi...

Nice design and build / Good finish, Good quality screen, Google suite installed, Standard audio jack – hands free kit, Battery life...

Audio quality poor, Memory card is not accessible from outside, No app store...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:21
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The Samsung Jet is a touchscreen multimedia phone with some impressive specs, including a touchscreen, hi-res WVGA OLED panel, 8GB of storage expandable via microSD, a five-megapixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi for fast browsing wherever you are, and GPS t...

Samsung's been toiling in the labs day and night to come up with the OLED screen on the Samsung Jet, and it's paid dividends. It's by far the most luscious we've ever laid eyes on in a phone, and threatens to make films watchable on a 3.1-...

Samsung says the Jet is "smarter than smartphone", which is a fib Pinnochio would gouge your eyes out with. It's not a smartphone, so there's no way to load up on third party apps, leaving you stuck with the programs Samsung has deigned to pre-ins...

The Samsung Jet's got us perplexed: it's powerful, beautiful and intuitive, but we don't get the point of a dumbphone that costs as much as a smartphone. It destroys the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and LG Arena, but unless you've never needed t...
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tracyandmatt.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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In June this year Samsung hosted launch events called “Samsung Mobile Unpacked” in London, Dubai and Singapore. This event saw the live launch of the Samsung S8000 Jet. The device is advertised as being “smarter than a smartphone”. Let’s see if Samsung...

Overall the Samsung JET is an amazing little phone. Its jam-packed with features and so easy to use. Although the camera and video features are not as good as on the LG Arena pretty much everything else is better in my opinion. “Smarter than a smart...
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Following last week's Tocco Lite and the 8-megapixel camera toting i8910 from a month ago, I now have Samsung's Jet S8000 in my hands. Those two previously reviewed handsets represent the top of Samsung's current line-up and its budget model. The Jet lie...
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3g.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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The Samsung Jet is a handset that the Korean manufacturer can be very proud of. It’s packed with features and has exquisite looks, all of which are available at an appealing price. However, if you’re going to bill a handset as being ‘better than the...

The AMOLED screen sparkles and enriches everything from viewing your photos to watching your movies.

The onboard GPS left us reeling and nervous to use it for anything more than a rough ‘guestimate’ to your exact location.
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A seriously feature-rich, and in many ways talented, phone, but it falls short as a business device. If you want a smartphone, an Android -based device or even the iPhone will serve you better...
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gadgetrepublic.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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This is the phone that its manufacturers claim is 'smarter than smartphone'. Nice line, but does it have what it takes to kick devices such as the iPhone and Palm Pre where it hurts?First and foremost, there are things the Samsung Jet definitely has th...
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techradar.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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del.icio.us reddit! TechBlips Facebook Stumbleupon Newsvine tweet Samsungs latest flagship handset, the Samsung Jet S8000, was released to massive fanfare around the world, and the General Manager for the UK said that he thought it was better than the...

Great camera, Lovely screen, Good battery life, Nice, responsive touchscreen...

Poor internet browser, TouchWiz interface lets down decent hardware list, slightly cheap feel, laggy interface at times...
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T3.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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Not quite as lovely as the Gladiator The launch of the new Samsung Jet S8000 saw the phone paraded as ‘Smarter than Smartphone’, laying the gauntlet down to all the high-falutin’ handsets on the market at the moment. With an 800MHz processor, it’s c...

Super-fast processor and decent camera, Awesome AMOLED screen and 3.5mm jack...

Sluggish when flicking through album covers or scrolling through pictures, Not as slick as what we were hoping for...

The Jet is a great little bit of kit with a lot of power under the diminutive hood. We love the styling (although the chassis feels a little cheap) and for a cut-price option to the iPhone, this is a top notch effort...
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Last June we reviewed the Samsung Jet. A year is a long time in mobile phones, and Samsung has produced a small army of handsets since, but now up pops the Jet Ultra, a physical lookelikee for the original Jet with more than a passing resemblance to i...

Small, 3.5mm headset jack, Nice screen...

A virtual repeat of the original Jet, Cramped keyboard...

The Jet Ultra is an old favourite with a tweaked, name. But it is small, neat and nice for all that...
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She’s A Genius by Jet has been blaring in the office all spring, it’s just so catchy. It’s remarkable just how genius the Samsung Jet turns out to be with cool features like its gesture initiated shortcuts, multitasking and auto-switching to speakerpho...
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The megapixel war has been a cornerstone of the mobile market for years now. You’d be out at the pub, showing friends your latest mobile phone with its flashy 2-megapixel camera, only to have an abrasive, drunken friend mouthing off about how his phone...

AMOLED screen, Decent camera, 3.5mm jack...

If only it used a capacitive touchscreen, No cover for camera lens...

The Samsung Jet is an attractive, accessible handset whose slickness is only held back by the fact that, sensitive as its screen is, it doesnt have an ultra touch-friendly capacitive touchscreen...
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Sometimes the widgets can be a bit overwhelming, in which case the curious 3D-cube button under the screen simply takes you in and out of the regular menu. There’s more than one screen here, too, and you flick through from one page to the next.Spin t...

Very fast operation. Great screen. Decent camera...

Widgets can be unwieldy. Camera shutter lag...

Small, responsive and easy to use, but lacks the power and versatility of a smartphone...
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recombu.com Updated: 2014-03-31 03:41:18
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The new Samsung Jet has been advertised as a phone for the impatient. It’s the all new touchscreen mobile from Samsung and we impatiently took it for a spin to see how it rates in the already crowded touchscreen marketplace.What we likeIt’s an elegant...

The Samsung Jet has a fantastic looking screen, a good camera and solid call quality. If you’re not a touchscreen connoisseur then some of the issues that we had with it may not affect you. This felt more like a fashion phone than an iPhone competitor...
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cgena.com Updated: 2016-11-26 16:45:41
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There have been a lot of touch phones coming out this year that are affordable and reachable for yuppies without us having to worry about it being a crappy, entry level phone. Included in the list of mobile phone companies who are now mass-producing t...

There are certainly a lot of things to love about the Samsung GT-S8000 Jet. Although not as fast as the iPhone, it's definitely much faster than the previous ones we've had, and can even compete head-to-head with LG's Arena KM900. You can get bright...
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The Jet is an affordable device compared to its closest rivals, and it is a multimedia phone with a chock full of features. However, the TouchWiz feels like it needs a little tweak before Samsung gets it right. At RM 1,888 we recommend...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-11-26 16:45:41
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Samsung launched their “Jet” mobile phone today at the extremely posh Atlantis hotel in the Palm Jumeirah. Called Jet because of its speed, the handset features an 800MHz CPU as well as 2GB onboard storage that can be expanded to 16GB. The phone has al...
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Feature phones are a dying breed. Smartphone prices have dropped to a phenomenal level, and users are becoming more tech savvy by the second. In such an environment, the old Samsung Jet S800 can still hold its own against lower and mid-range smartphon...
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mobilewhack.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:20
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Today we’ve got another Samsung phone to look at, a little something they call the Samsung Jet. And while it may not be the high-flier you might expect with a name like that, it won’t be completely grounded either. And since I’m out of aerial puns (at...
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There have been a lot of touch phones coming out this year that are affordable and reachable for yuppies without us having to worry about it being a crappy, entry level phone. Included in the list of mobile phone companies who are now mass-producing t...

There are certainly a lot of things to love about the Samsung GT-S8000 Jet. Although not as fast as the iPhone, it's definitely much faster than the previous ones we've had, and can even compete head-to-head with LG's Arena KM900. You can get bright...
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You’ve seen the TV ad – now read the Samsung Jet review! The ad bangs on a lot about how you don’t have enough time in the day, and how the Jet can save you time by being super fast, super-responsive, and super useful. Is any of it true? Is the Jet a...

So there you have it – the Samsung Jet, a super-speedy touchscreen phone with some cracking features, novel user interface, great video abilities and all at a bargain price. It’s not going to set the world on fire like the Superphones that hav...
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infosyncworld.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:20
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We recently checked out the latest and greatest low-end and high-end choices in Samsung's all-touch cell phone lineup: The Samsung Jet and Samsung Corby.
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The Jet's 3.1-inch AMOLED full touchscreen is very clear and bright, almost beyond belief when seen up close. Comparing the screen with many other handset displays around, the Jet really stands head and shoulders over the masses. It is almost as if...

AMOLED screen, powerful processor.

5 megapixel camera when it should be higher.
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With millions spent on Research , Unique Marketing strategy with lot of fanfare Samsung had launched “smarter than smartphone” Samsung JET with the model number S8000 It is loaded with features according to the specs sheet – 800mhz CPU,AMOLED resistiv...

The Samsung Jet retails at around Rs.19500 now and for the price it does provide loads of features which are packed in a great form factor. The phone certainly has one of the best touchscreen displays in the market but a Capacitive screen like on the i...
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insidehw.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:21
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Samsung Jet was presented in Jun this year and now, it has arrived in our test lab. First detail that anyone will notice is its significantly lower price tag compared to similar models on the market. There is also very fast Qualcomm MSM6246 at 800MHz C...

All in all, if you caught yourself watching for smartphones that cost around 700€ (like Samsung Omnia HD) but didn’t want, or couldn’t, purchase it, there is now much more reasonably priced Samsung Jet. To be honest, Jet is not Omnia HD...
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Touchscreen phones are many, but the Samsung Jet just struck the right balance between features and performance at a competitive price.FeaturesThe Jet doesn’t fall short of any features we could think of. The 3.1-inch AMOLED touch screen with WVGA reso...

Plenty of Features, 3.5mm Jack, Looks Good, Excellent Screen, Very Good Camera...

Camera Flash is Poor, App Library is Limited, Resistive Touchscreen...

The Samsung Jet is priced at Rs. 18,000. Overall, it is a beautiful touchscreen phone that offers impressive multimedia experience without sacrificing on features or commanding a high price...
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When I first got my hands on the Samsung Jet I observed several interesting things, the most obvious of them is that the Jet, or S8000 if we want to get technical is actually quite small, measuring in at a not so whopping...

A black plastic finish that looks perfectly OK The build quality is good, phone seems good and sturdy Comfortable size in hand 5MP camera Nice bright screen Memory is expandable via micro SD card slot...

Easy to see influence of styling from other mobiles/smartphones Touchscreen at time lacks responsiveness that one would expect. Some system lag To easy to accidentally press a side button when not wanted...

Reviewing the Jet has been a bit of a journey. Some things I love, such as the camera and the overall excellent level of usability via Samsung's TouchWiz 2.0 operating system. Regrettably it’s this OS that lets down the Jet which at times I suspect i...
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The Samsung Jet isn't just a phone, it's a billboard for every feature Samsung can squeeze into a handset. We can just imagine the higher-ups handing this phone over to carriers around the world, saying "here's everything we can serve up. Pick three f...

TouchWiz 2.0, incredible array of features.

Occasionally slow despite very fast CPU, some quirks.

The Samsung Jet S8000 is the kind of handset phone geeks drool over. It's got every feature under the sun except mobile TV rolled into a slim and attractive package. And surprisingly it's small, light and relatively reasonably priced. The camera i...
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After Samsung set the low-end mobile phone market on fire with its Star series phones; Star & Star 3G, they have introduced a new touch handset in the high-end segment - the Samsung Jet S8000. This new phone from Samsung is equipped with TouchWIZ 2.0 U...

3.1-inch AMLOED screen, 800MHz processor, TouchWIZ 2.0 UI, Motion Gate, 2GB internal memory, Wi-Fi, GPS, DivX/XviD support, feature-rich 5MP camera with dual-LED flash, accelerometer, battery life...

Poor sunlight legibility, GPS software, microSD slot under battery cover...

After Samsung set the low-end mobile phone market on fire with its Star series phones; Star & Star 3G, they have introduced a new touch handset in the high-end segment - the Samsung Jet S8000. This new phone from Samsung is equipped with TouchWIZ 2.0 U...
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The Samsung Jet is one of the best available attractive phone and it has git the simpler and still stylish touch screen and also it is one of the most happening device of the Samsung in recent times. Performance wise also it is good and has ful...

The Samsung Jet is featuring just as the name, Jet. The speed is marvellous and also the performance becomes quite smashing. The multimedia is functioning brilliantly. So, this is a phone for the extra activity and also for the better performance seek...
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mobileburn.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:21
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The Samsung S8000 Jet is the Korean manufacturers latest flagship feature phone product, which Samsung claims to be "smarter than a smartphone." That sets some pretty high expectations, but on paper, at least, the Jet certainly seems to have what it...

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It takes quite a bit of doing to displace the smartphone biggies, but Samsung is pinning hopes on the Jet, which they call 'smarter than a smartphone'. Barring the proprietary OS, it has several features which you expect to find in a smartphone;...

Awesome screen, performance...

Limited add-on applications...
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There are 365 days (generally), 8,760 hrs or quite a few minutes and seconds a year. Thousands of things happen in that amount of time, even in the cooped up world of cell phones. The truly significant events, however, are scarcer than hen´s teeth. The...

Impressive back, Multitasking, 3.1inch AMOLED screen, Extremely capable browser, Plays DivX/Xvid content with resolution width of up to 720 pixels with utmost quality, Handy screen keyboards, Supports syncing with Microsoft Exchange Server...

No automated email account setup, No family name searches in phone contacts, Interface gets sluggish in certain applications, Fingerprint magnet...

Let´s first answer the question “Is the Samsung Jet smarter than smartphone?” – the answer is “No”. The snappy processor, Microsoft Exchange support and multitasking functionality are not enough to make someone who´s used to smartphones switch over to...
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I was quite fascinated with the Jet when I first laid eyes on it last month in Although a little generic in design it did have that certain je ne cest quoi quality about it. What really intrigued me was the name of course. Speed of multitasking was t...

Touchscreen is quite responsive, UI is smooth and finger friendly, Plenty of relevant and funky features...

Music player volume is low, No GPS software included, Most motion based functions didnt seem to work...

CameraThe 5 megapixel AF camera is another one of the Jet’s assets. It has plenty of features to choose from which include – Smile Shot, an auto Stitch Panorama mode that you can use for vertical shots as well as horizontal, 11 Scene modes, Wi...
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The new Samsung Jet has been advertised as a phone for the impatient. It’s the all new touchscreen mobile from Samsung and we impatiently took it for a spin to see how it rates in the already crowded touchscreen marketplace.What we likeIt’s an elegant...

The Samsung Jet has a fantastic looking screen, a good camera and solid call quality. If you’re not a touchscreen connoisseur then some of the issues that we had with it may not affect you. This felt more like a fashion phone than an iPhone competitor...
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mobilechoiceuk.com Updated: 2013-11-09 06:34:22
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A gorgeous looking device with plenty going on under the bonnet. Others to consider Apple iPhone 3GS User opinions(0) Add opinion Read all opinions...

The AMOLED screen sparkles and enriches everything from viewing your photos to watching your movies...

The on-board GPS left us reeling and nervous to use it for anything more than a rough ‘guestimate’ to your exact location.Look and Feel...

A gorgeous looking device with plenty going on under the bonnet...
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Samsung Jet S8000Samsung’s new widget - Samsung Jet S8000 appears entirely bubbly! The new Samsung series is something, and I would suggest before commenting on its usefulness and performance, first of all - get one, use it and then comment. So when yo...
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So, in a nutshell - the Samsung S8000 Jet is quick to please and keen to entertain. If not the feature load, were impressed with the fluid, lively and ticking user interface. Sometimes fun to use does matter as much as all the extra features in world...
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Sometimes the widgets can be a bit overwhelming, in which case the curious 3D-cube button under the screen simply takes you in and out of the regular menu. There’s more than one screen here, too, and you flick through from one page to the next.Spin t...

Very fast operation. Great screen. Decent camera...

Widgets can be unwieldy. Camera shutter lag...

Small, responsive and easy to use, but lacks the power and versatility of a smartphone...
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Samsung launched their “Jet” mobile phone today at the extremely posh Atlantis hotel in the Palm Jumeirah. Called Jet because of its speed, the handset features an 800MHz CPU as well as 2GB onboard storage that can be expanded to 16GB. The phone has al...
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We were content with the S8000s reception quality, although it wasnt much different from other phones in this class. The ring tones volume was pretty average, and we even missed some calls when the phone was stuffed in a bag. The vibro alert was not...
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Samsung's mobile phone strategy has always been about innovation and design. With the proliferation of touchscreen devices in recent months, it's clear to all that the future lies in the human touch. Timed to coincide with CommunicAsia 2009, Samsung ha...
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