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Samsung SYNC-SGH-A707 Cell Phone

Samsung SYNC-SGH-A707

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The SYNC SGH-A707 by Samsung is their first high-end HSDPA phone for the US.  It's thin, light and comes in a clamshell design.  The SYNC offers stereo Bluetooth, a memory card slot, and touch-sensitive external music controls. Other key features include a 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display, and music player.

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Samsung Sync Review

Overall Rating:
3.2 out of 5
By: Mitchell Clark on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
From: Yuba City, CA (United States)
Experience: 8 Months
Pros: Sleek, Easy to use, the buttons for the numbers are really smooth.

Cons: Battery runs out quickly. Voice quality could be a little better

Summary: This phone is decent I dislike the battery life, i don't know how good the antenna inside the phone..
Ex. I fully charge it one night next morning turn it on it will be 1 bar left by night sometimes.

Sync

Overall Rating:
4.5 out of 5
By: j flynn on Friday, June 27, 2008
From: galloway, NJ (United States)
Experience: 10 Months
Pros: Easy to use

Cons: Went through the washing machine because i forgot about it

Summary: It all started when i was doing a bunch of house work around the house one fine afternoon. i then decided to take a shower. i got out of the shower, got changed and put my clothes in the washer. little did i know, my phone was still in my pocket and i did not realize it until it fell out of the washer. now it is broken and i hav to spend 200 dollars on a new phone!

Samsung Sync Stinks

Overall Rating:
2.5 out of 5
By: Kevin Ryan on Wednesday, April 02, 2008
From: Pawtucket, RI (United States)
Experience: 9 Months
Pros: Sound quality, battery life.

Cons: Nothing is easy. It will push your frustration to the redline.

Summary: I hate my Sync. Nothing is easily done, not even basic stuff. Every function requires too many keystrokes, as you drill down through arcane menus. This is my 6th phone, and I have never been more frustrated. Retrieving last calls, txt, and the camera all require multiple key strokes and menu selections. I think it was designed by someone who never used a phone before. If I could afford to, I would throw it in the ocean. I often let my friends try it out, and they also think it stinks.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Good phone but bad connector

Overall Rating:
2.3 out of 5
By: Steve Lyin on Monday, January 28, 2008
From: San Jose, CA (United States)
Experience: 10 Days
Pros: speaker phone, MP3 player

Cons: Samsung-only Unique connector

Summary: 1. Got the phone from AT&T. No data cable includes, therefore cannot do many good functions. I blame on AT&T, but Samsung should insist on AT&T to pack it in so that the users can enjoy full usage.

2. (rather stupid) Samsung-only connectors for charging, data, and ear phone. May be Samsung believes single connector for all three (charge, data and ear phone) is a good design, but as a users, I suffer: I have to bring the unique m20-pin charger, whereas adapters with common household connector are readily available. I have to buy and use the (missing) m20-pin USB cable, where the standard USB/A to USB/B cable are readily available. Needly to said that I have to bring the Sumsung m20-pin mic/phone whereas a regular mic/phone is readily available. TO listen to the MP3 music, I have to use that Samsung mic/phone also. Hence, I wonder what this m20 buys the users?

I guess someone in Samsung needs to take a look at the messy design (see http://pinouts.ru/CellularPhones-P-W/all_samsung_pinout.shtml ). If the pinout on this site is correct, just look at how many design in phone with 18-pin connector.

In summary - I would not buy this phone or any Samsung phone again unless it use more common connectors.

10 out of 19 people found this review helpful

I Like It

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: S Thames on Monday, January 21, 2008
From: Houston, TX (United States)
Experience: 4 Months
Pros: Loud speaker volume, Bluetooth

Cons: Menu set-up is awkward

Summary: I have hearing loss, but can hear well with this phone. I have enjoyed using the Bluetooth.
Others have complained of dropped calls, but I believe that is a Network problem since I have yet to drop a call.
It has a lot of features, but they're not easy to find on the menu. You have to figure out which category the feature you want to use is buried in.

9 out of 15 people found this review helpful
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