The double sided Samsung UpStage available from Let's Talk with a new Sprint plan.

Video: Phone in 60: Samsung UpStage for Sprint

Will you flip over the Samsung UpStage? Noah's phone in 60 second video review of the UpStage gives great insight on the music playing device and the benefits to music lovers who also happen to be looking for a cellular phone!

Samsung UpStage-M620 in-depth review - Introduction & Design

IntroductionI might be dating myself here, but do you remember those Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ads that hawked chocolate peanut butter cups under the slogan, "Two great tastes that taste great together"?  Every time I used the Samsung UpStage over the past few weeks I thought of that slogan.  Combining a phone on one side and a music player on the other, this inventive candybar phone seeks to answer the question, "What if I glued my iPod nano to the back of my cell phone? ...

Samsung UpStage-M620 in-depth review - Features

FeaturesFor such a small phone, UpStage is loaded to the hilt with features.  Its main calling card, of course, is music.  UpStage can play music sideloaded from a computer via Bluetooth, USB, or memory card, or songs purchased and downloaded direct from Sprint's Music Store.  Upon introducing UpStage at CTIA in March 2007, Sprint also dropped the price of tracks from their store to 99 cents each.  Your dollar gets you a low-quality version of the track that downloads via...

Samsung UpStage-M620 in-depth review - Display & Audio

DisplayUpStage's two displays do their jobs quite well, despite the inherent design flaws that led to frustration with not being able to access all features from either display.  The main display, a 2.1" LCD screen capable of displaying 262,000 colors at a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels, is bright and vivid, and made for easy viewing of menus, messages, images, and photos.  UpStage uses Samsung's newer user interface, a modern design that's heavier on icons and lighter on pop-up...

Samsung UpStage-M620 in-depth review - Messaging, Internet, & Connectivity

Messaging Messaging on UpStage is a challenge, to say the least, given the display/controls limitations already described.  If you use your phone regularly for texting or email, this is not the handset for you.  Composing messages on the music side is possible, but you're not going tolerate all of the scrolling that's involved.  Composing messages on the phone side isn't harder than it is on any other phone, it's just that you can only see three lines of text at a time. ...

Samsung UpStage-M620 in-depth review - Conclusion

Conclusion Samsung and Sprint took a chance with UpStage, hoping to push the envelope when it comes to designing the ultimate convergence device.  Part phone, part music and media player, UpStage is certainly an eye-catching device with some great attributes.  It's overall look and feel is excellent, it's lightweight and thin and yet loaded with features.  Unfortunately, the dual-sided design wound up being better in theory than in practice.  While the idea of devoting an...

Samsung's M620 - The Sprint UpStage due out April 1, 2007

Sprint will be releasing the all new Samsung M620 on April 1st 2007. The Samsung M620 is a brilliant new phone that has a very unique design. The M620 is double sided and has two different displays. The phone side has a very small screen measuring in at only 1.4 inches. The screen displays 65k colors and has a resolution of 176 x 65. If you flip sides to the music player you will see the 2.1 inch display which has a resolution of 176 x 220. On the music side you have all your media...