Samsung Mysto Review - Conclusion
Editor Rating:   4.25 3 5 3 4 5 Helio offers an amazingly comprehensive set of multimedia, Web-based, and location-based services for their devices. Their new $99/month Unlimited All-In plan offers one of the best values in the industry if you make heavy use of messaging and data services in addition to voice calling on your mobile device, and their use of Sprint’s EV-DO network ensures speedy data transfer for all of that Web surfing, streaming media, and location-based services activity.
The Samsung-made Mysto brings all of Helio’s offerings to an ultra-compact sliderphone. Mysto provides a stylish alternative to Helio’s other high-end handset, Ocean, for users who don’t need a full QWERTY keypad. The problem is that Mysto looks a little better than it actually works. Mysto’s gorgeous display, integrated GPS, and robust software are somewhat offset by hard to use touch controls, iffy sound quality during calls, and an oddly placed End button. It’s a very good media device coupled with a passable phone that makes for a good, if not spectacular, addition to Helio’s lineup. All about Reviews by manufacturerVerizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, Sanyo, HTC, Palm, BlackBerry, Sharp, Pantech, BenQ, Apple, Eten, o2Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...Thursday, June 12, 2008The Screen and the flat cable on the U600 are very sensitive mine broke after 4 months and my Buddy's after 6 months. We are corporate types not teens, maybe its a build issue but I was not impressed.  Samsung Mysto in-depth review - At a GlanceWhat’s Good: All kinds of multimedia, Web, and location-based features; Super slim profile; Speedy EV-DO access; GPS; 106MB Internal Memory What’s Not Good: Touch sensitive controls are very finicky; End key in an odd place; Call quality only so-so; Camera not as good as original U600 Bottom Line: Samsung brings their Ultra U600 sliderphone to the US in the form of the Helio Mysto. While Mysto’s thin profile is sexy and Helio’s myriad...Samsung Mysto in-depth review - IntroductionSlim’s still in, and sliderphones don’t get much slimmer than Samsung’s Ultra U600. Samsung and Helio brought a CDMA version of the U600 to the States in the form of Mysto, Helio’s successor to the Drift. Mysto packs just about all of Helio’s many, many features and services into a sleek, pocketable form factor that offers an alternative to the chunky, QWERTY-packing Ocean. In fact, I could see Mysto becoming popular as a...Samsung Mysto in-depth review - Design & FeaturesMysto is one sleek, thin cell phone, and it looks great. Measuring just over 12mm from front to back, Mysto will fit in all but the tightest of pockets and won’t weigh you down when you head out the door with it in tow. The front panel of the phone features a gorgeous 2.2” QVGA display that’s really one of the best screens you’ll find on a slider right now. Beneath the display is a navigational array built around a circular...Samsung Mysto in-depth review - Usability & PerformanceHelio phones make use of Sprint’s CDMA cellular network, and Mysto is compatible with Sprint’s EV-DO network for high speed data usage, as well. I tested Mysto in the San Francisco Bay Area and found voice call performance to be so-so. Signal strength was fine, but calls were too often staticky and/or muffled sounding. When voice quality issues arose, they were more often of the callers having trouble hearing me ilk than the... Mysto: Helio's new slider now availableHelio's newest handset, the Samsung-made Mysto, is now available to anyone with the desire and $149 (with contract) or $320 (without). I actually got to play with a Mysto awhile back under "promise not to tell" embargo and came away impressed. The handset feels super solid and luxurious, packing a nice heft (not heavy, just substantial) into a slim body and offering up basically all of Helio's services and applications. Mysto... |
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