Samsung Highnote Phone, Blue (Sprint)

A slider phone with a unique design, the Samsung Highnote's face slides up to reveal an alpha-numeric keypad, but it also slides down to unleash its twin stereo speakers. Slide the Highnote's face down to expose its twin stereo speakers. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Along the way, turn-by-turn directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. In addition to fast 3G speeds from Sprint's high-speed EV-DO network, you'll enjoy GPS navigation capabilities for accessing the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn direction service as well as access to Sprint TV's video-on-demand with full-motion video and vivid sound. This phone also comes with more than a dozen streaming-radio applications, including Sprint Radio with more than 150 channels.

hands-free communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength.

Vital Statistics The Samsung Highnote weighs 3.5 ounces and measures 4 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches. And Sprint Mobile e-mail Work enables you to access e-mail from corporate servers, including Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 and Lotus Notes Domino versions 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 (with the latest software update).

This phone also provides access to Sprint Football Live--free for any phone with a data plan. Its 960 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.8 hours of talk time. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones.

The 2-megapixel camera provides four resolution options and three quality settings. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth for hands-free communication and stereo music streaming, speaker-independent voice recognition, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, and up to 5.8 hours of talk time. For example, when you scroll to text messaging, you'll see the number of new messages received and a single click takes take you to the newest messages. Being a slider phone, the face moves upward to expose the alpha-numeric keypad, but it also slides down to reveal the twin stereo speakers--enabling you to listen to your favorite music (or streaming radio station) without headphones. New tiles are available every two weeks.

The phone's digital audio player is compatible with MP3, AAC/AAC+, and WMA formats, and it includes a background music mode that allows you to play music while text messaging, playing games or surfing the Internet. Below the display is a scroll wheel for easily using Sprint's new One Click navigation interface, and it's surrounded by a silver ring that provides keys for call send/end, soft navigation, and clear. For example, Sprint Navigation will say, "Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street." As you approach the turn, you will hear, "Turn right on Elm Street." Sprint Navigation also provides proactive traffic alerts with one click re-routing. You can assign one of the preloaded polyphonic ringtones (as well as optional downloadable polyphonic and real-music ringers) and a photo to a contact for instant recognition of incoming calls.

Sprint's One Click navigation interface places eight shortcut tiles along the bottom of the home screen. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person's voice. You can also edit images on the phone (crop, rotate) and add one of 10 fun frames. The phonebook can store up to 600 contact entries, each one with room for up to six phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, instant messaging (IM) address, URL, and notes. The phone has an internal 24 MB of user accessible memory, which can be expanded via optional microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). Sprint's Picture Mail lets you shoot, share and print high-resolution digital photos instantly, as well as send short video clips to friends and family. The Highnote also features a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, and microSD expansion up to 16 GB. It also includes a 4x digital zoom, night shot mode for low-light situations, multi-shot and divided shot capabilities, brightness and white balance controls, spot metering, and multiple shutter sounds (with silent mode). With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. Access by texting "FOOTBALL" to 7777 on the handset to download Sprint Football Live from Sprint Digital Lounge (standard text messaging and data rates apply).

Phone Features The Samsung Highnote slider-style phone has a 2.1-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels and a 262K color depth. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and file transfer. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.

The Sprint Music Store enables you to buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Instead of navigating through endless phone menus, you can put the things you use the most--features like call logs, texting, Web access and GPS navigation--right up front with instant information related to each feature. The phone also captures video clips with sound in three resolutions, and you can shoot video for as long as you have available memory or cap it at 30 seconds for sending via messaging.

Other features include:

• Speaker-Independent Voice Dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. You'll be able to follow all the live play-by-play action with the Live Game Center for both pro and college football games, as well as stay on top of the pro football draft with a Live Draft Tracker and in-depth analysis and bios on nearly 500 top prospects. This GPS-enabled phone provides optional access to Sprint Navigation for driving directions on your mobile phone--by voice and onscreen. There's also a flight mode that enables you to listen to your music with cellular connectivity turned off. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. And it's easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest across the U.S.

  With Sprint Mobile e-mail, you'll get easy access to your favorite home e-mail services including AOL, Yahoo!, Gmail, and MSN/Windows Live Hotmail and more. This package includes a 1 GB microSD card to get you started listening to your favorite tunes and saving photos while on the go. The Highnote provides a jog wheel for easy navigation on the phone's face.Sprint Service Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. The Highnote is also a great choice for a cellular audio player, with access to the Sprint Music Store for over-the-air downloads and wide multiformat support for loading your music onto optional microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). Here's how it works:

  • Add your favorite items to the carousel, which is a row of tiles along the bottom of your phone's home screen.
  • The carousel can hold up to 15 tiles, which you can add, remove and rearrange to suit your needs.
  • Highlight a tile to reveal its menu on your home screen.
  • Add up to 8 "bubbles"--at-a-glance items that display on your home screen, like the weather or your daily horoscope.
  • Browse and download new tiles from your phone's "Personalize Home Screen" tile.