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Samsung Impression a877 Phone, Blue (AT&T) | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $299.99
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Color: gray
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
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Model: A877
UPC: 635753476132
ASIN: B0024NL6V8
Release Date: December 22, 2007
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| Features:
| • | 3G-powered smartphone with 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; customizable and intuitive user interface | | • | Compatible with AT&T Navigator GPS, Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, and streaming video from Cellular Video service | | • | 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion (to 16 GB); digital audio/video player | | • | Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time | | • | What's in the Box: handset, battery, travel charger, user manual, quick start guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
A great choice for those looking for the latest in multimedia and messaging, the Samsung Impression for AT&T offers one of the most crystal clear mobile phone viewing experiences thanks to its 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen. It's paired with a full QWERTY keyboard--great for composing long email messages and mobile blogging--which slides out from the side of the phone. Other features include a 3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 16 GB), Samsung's intuitive and easily customizable TouchWiz user interface, digital audio player, access to personal email and instant messaging, and up to 3 hours of talk time. 
The Samsung Impression offers both an intuitive touchscreen interface and a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. | The phone can quickly download video, music and more over AT&T's lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. Additionally, with AT&T's 3G network, you can listen to a conference call on a headset while sending and receiving e-mail attachments, picture messages or Web pages at the same time. This GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions as well as its Video Share serve, which enables you to send video of yourself to another compatible phone while making a voice call. AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the dual-band 850/1900 MHz 3G network (UMTS/HSDPA), which provides download speeds ranging from 700 Kbps to 1.7 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 500 Kbps to 1.2 Mbps. This makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming. With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) While using Video Share with family and friends is a fun way to communicate, it's also very useful for business. For example, a majority of users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly, according to research commissioned by AT&T. Video Share lets you see progress on a job site or review the day's work without having to drive from an office or other site to do so. You can take advantage of the AT&T Navigator GPS software and service, a full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search. With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. 
Other features include Bluetooth stereo music streaming, a digital audio player, and MicroSD memory expansion to 16 GB. | Phone Features
The Samsung Impression is one of the first phones to feature an AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen, and its 3.2-inch screen has a 240 x 400-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors. The AMOLED screen offers a brilliant, widescreen display with a higher resolution and lower power consumption than a standard TFT LCD. And the advanced touchscreen with vibration feedback makes accessing menu items with your fingerpad, a fingertip or a stylus extremely fast and easy. For easy operation and navigation, the stylish Impression features three dedicated keys--call, end call and back--on the front of the device under the touch screen. The Impression also provides quick and easy access to a your favorite features through Samsung's innovative TouchWiz user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. The quick and simple drag-and-drop feature provides instant access to your favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, instant messaging and photos. The phone also offers a four-row full QWERTY keyboard that smoothly slides out horizontally, and the built-in motion sensor provides auto-orientation--just tilt the phone and the screen will adjust to landscape or portrait orientation. The phone comes with an 189 MB internal memory, which is expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size). The internal phonebook can store up to 2000 alphanumeric entries, with each contact offering space for multiple phone numbers and email addresses as well as support for caller groups and picture/ringer ID. The phone also features eight one-touch dialing numbers and display for the 30 most recent incoming/outgoing/missed calls. 
Capture brilliant photos and videos on the go with the Impression's 3-megapixel camera/camcorder. | Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable). The 3.0-megapixel camera provides multiple resolution options (2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 2048 x 1232, and 400 x 240 pixels) and it has a 3x digital zoom. Other features include brightness adjustment, multishot capabilities (up to 9), and a self-timer (2, 5 or 10 seconds). The phone also captures video clips with audio (up to 1 hour in length). Other features include: - PC Studio Manager helps you transfer your favorite music, photos and videos between your phone and computer
- SMS text and MMS picture/video messaging
- Mobile Email--Yahoo!, AOL, AIM, Windows Live, AT&T Yahoo!, & BellSouth Accounts
- Instant Messaging--AIM, Windows Live, Yahoo! Messenger
- Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm, tasks, memo, calculator, converter, world clock
- Multilingual text display (English, French, Spanish); T9 predictive text entry for English and Spanish
- 72-note polyphonic music tones/MP3 ringtones
- Digital audio player with support for MP3 and AAC file formats
- Voice memo recorder
- Speakerphone with mute functions
- Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Impression weighs 5.3 ounces and measures 4.48 x 2.28 x 0.61 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's HSDPA 3G network (850/1900 MHz).
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 It's no iPhone, but a pretty good alternative at less cost November 30, 2009
N. S. Goodman (Chesterfield, MO)
You can't beat the iPhone for it's Apps, but you are able to surf the net and check your email on this phone. Unlimited data is only $15/month on this vs $30/month on the iPhone, so you save $360 over the life of your 2 year AT&T contract in data fees. Plus, you can get this phone for a penny, where you have to pay at least $100 for the iPhone.
My only complaints about this phone are its weight and the low volume ringer/speaker. The phone is quite heavy, due to the slide out keyboard. But, since I prefer a physical keyboard to a virtual keyboard, I put up with the extra weight. For me, the physical full QWERTY keyboard is much easier to type on that a virtual keyboard, such as that you find on the iPhone or the Samsung Eternity. The Eternity is much lighter than this Impression, but harder to type on.
My second complaint is the low volume ringer/speaker. When I'm in a noisy environment and turn the volume up all the way, I still have a difficult time hearing the caller on the other end. I also sometimes miss calls because I can't hear the ringer when the phone is in my purse.
But, this is a great touchscreen phone for checking email and updating Facebook on the go. So, a good, cheaper alternative to the iPhone.
Pretty good! November 29, 2009
ohionative1980 (Cincinnati, OH)
I love this phone....it is much better than I expected after reading all the negative reviews about the texting bug and restarting issues. I've had it since the beginning of September and have yet to experience the texting or restarting issues. There have been a couple occasions where the alarms didn't function even though they were set to go off, so I've just taken to restarting my phone every night before bed and haven't had any problems with them since then. The touch screen is beautiful, the camera is pretty decent in daylight, the sound quality is much better than the last Samsung I had. People used to sound muffled, but now they are crystal clear. I'd like it better if the pre-installed email program had Gmail instead of AT&T thinking I'm going to pay an extra monthly fee just to get the email client that does support Gmail. The Gmail app you can download from Google does work, but it doesn't look as nice as the Mobile Email client that you can get your Yahoo and Hotmail email on. It's not a smartphone so it doesn't have all the same features as a smartphone, but if you want to get online, text, and make great sounding calls on a cool looking phone, then this phone might be for you.
 BAD Impression, Stupid Samsung designers !!!!! November 28, 2009
VP (San Francisco, CA)
I will come straight to the point. There are several reviews telling you about the beautiful clear screen. It certainly is by the way. That's it, my one star stops right there. Here are my reasons for taking away stars - Surprisingly following things are not touched by many reviewers.
- The miniscual keypad lock button on the side is extremely hard to press. You tend to slide the keyboard everytime you do so.
- The keypad lock button cannot be customized to lock after certain time.
- Voice dial is NOT available as a phone feature. It is a paid service. It is very annoying and clumsy. You need to dial *08 to activate voice dialing. If you need to 'dial' even a single digit to get to voice dial, it defets the whole purpose of handsfree convenience.
- You CANNOT search a specific contact in address book by typing name or company.
- You CANNOT view address book by last name. It only goes by first name.
- You can only scroll through the list alphabatically by first name only.
- NO on board 'Help' menu. Altough the menu is fairly basic and intutive, it seriously lacks help function.
I would have lived with these quirks if the moron Samsung designers had not made the following mistake -
- If you have connected bluetooth headset, and wish to answer a call using the handset, it is nearly impossible to switch. You have to perform few annoying steps before you can bypass bluetooth !! Even low end phones allow you to quickly switch between bluetooth and headset and phone. I just can't believe Samsung missed this.
- Another annoying thing is the software this phone comes with. It only syncs media and picures but not contacts. It just beats me why these phones don't come with a good contact manager which can sync with Outlook. It is a pain to add the address book everytime you get a new phone. This one at least took bulk bluetooth transfer from my Palm, however I cannot transfer them bulk from Samsung Impression.
I don't mind simple phone, I don't care about the camera and how nice the MP3 player is; This phone is missing the very basics you expect in any decent phone. In my opinion a phone should be a phone first then everything else. This is an increadibally beautiful phone with VERY attractive screen and icons, but at some point in life you do value intelect over looks, if you do, avoid this phone. If you don't, go for it!!
 Nice phone, here are my issues: November 20, 2009
kimberly (Kansas City, MO)
I got this phone this week. Overall, this is a nice phone, works well, looks nice, nice graphics, easy to download music, one of the lowest frequency phones (cancer causing waves.)
The issues so far:
Speakerphone doesn't go loud enough: the options are 1-7 and on 7, this is still too quiet, esp. when there is any background noise. I called customer service and they had no way to adjust this. I believe there is probably a way to hack this, but I can't figure it out yet. Which brings me to my second complaint:
Customer service - calling customer service for Samsung, I immediately reached a foreign speaking person, probably in India. It is extremely frustrating trying to get a problem solved with someone that is struggling with English and hopefully companies will figure this out.
Applications - I specifically got this phone because I didn't want a data plan, but wanted a touch screen phone with a QWERTY keyboard. However, there are a number of applications on the main menu, that you can easily use, and cannot easily remove from the main menu because they are locked. You have to call AT&T customer service to disable these links so you don't inadvertently use these applications (Yellow pages, GPS, AT&T Music, Media Mall, CV) and rack up charges for a service you never wanted. Even after these are disabled, they still appear on the menu and clutter up my screen unnecessarily. Again, probably a hack out there for this, but it's annoying. They could just unlock these items to allow me to remove them from the menu.
A couple other minor issues - I cannot make outgoing or answer incoming calls on speakerphone. You have to answer or place the call first and then put them on speakerphone. Also, the edge of the touchscreen is not accessible. Like I said, a minor issue, but when trying to touch a phone number to change it, it won't let you place your cursor at the far edge of the screen to edit it from the beginning. Another minor issue is that the top of the slide out keyboard doesn't slide out quite far enough. The top row of keys are at the very edge of the phone and it makes accessing those keys a little tougher than it needs to be. One other minor issue is that there is no "back" button on the touchscreen, so everytime you want to go back to the prior screen, you have to push the back button, rather than having a back button on the touchscreen. I also wish there was a way to organize my contacts other than alphabetically. I don't like having their preset numbers like, "check bill balance" and "*now" amongst my commonly used phone numbers.
Stylish phone but too many problems November 20, 2009
Alyssa Ashton (Sunrise, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I initially liked this phone for the look of it...very stylish, like the color, like the size and weight, beautiful screen. It does have great features; calendar, contacts, touchscreen, camera, music, etc. all work fine.
However. Starting in the first week of owning it I ran into a major problem. It wouldn't send text messages. The message will attempt to send then just get stuck in the outbox. I did some research online and found this to be a problem for just about EVERYBODY with this phone. The only resolve is to turn the phone off and back on to get the text message to go through. This probably happens 3 or 4 times a day. For a phone that classifies itself as a great texting phone...this is a joke. Another big problem is the vibrating mode. I have it set on vibrate, and didn't even realize it wasn't working till I dropped it once then it really started vibrating. Well that didn't last long; it is back to this pathetic, unnoticable vibrate that wouldn't even get anybodies attention. Other dislikes/problems: the unlock button is hard to push, you can't see the screen AT ALL in the sunlight, no camera flash.
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