There's every reason to rejoice in the arrival of the new Samsung Genio Slide B5310,especially among the youthful markets wanting a full feature handsets with the look and feel of a smartphone but without its hefty price tag.It's remarkable for creating a new genre in mobile phones as it combines smartphone look and feel with full feature versatility in an affordable package. Samsung faces little competition here, except from its own Genio or Corby line or the few low-end but still expensive smartphones in the market.
The Genio Slide has been rebranded by its exclusive dealer in the UK, Vodafone. This is not entirely a new practice and most carriers tend to rename or rebrand phones under their exclusive marketing umbrella. The Genio Slide is the Genio Pro or Corby Pro in other markets elsewhere around the world.
The Genio Slide has been rebranded by its exclusive dealer in the UK, Vodafone. This is not entirely a new practice and most carriers tend to rename or rebrand phones under their exclusive marketing umbrella. The Genio Slide is the Genio Pro or Corby Pro in other markets elsewhere around the world.
While SIM-free pricing is not yet available, you can have the Genio Slide at a reasonable 2-year '15 per month contract or an 18-month '25 per month exclusively from Vodafone. It comes with interchangeable back cover colours which Samsung call 'fashion jackets' allowing some physical level of personalization that should appeal to the younger crowd.
Better than Many Low-End Smartphones
Samsung is covering a special need that does away with smartphone features few users really care about. The Genio Slide is a nod to smartphone features but only in the aesthetics department, sporting a full-QWERTY side sliding exterior measuring a hefty 105 x 56.8 x 15.7mm and weighing 135 grams but is just a feature phone beneath.
It's your basic quad band GSM (/850/900/1800/1900) with GPRS/EDGE data connectivity on 2G and a dual band 3G UMTS (900.1200) with HSDPA/HSUPA for fast internet surfing and downloading. You also have WiFi 802.11b/g for surfing in hotspots. This high speed surfing feature serves its instant access to social networking sites right from the widgets on the homescreen.
You get fast updates to your Facebook or Twitter accounts. There's also Bluetooth 2.1 for wireless data synching with other Bluetooth devices. It also supports microUSB 2.0 for wired local data synching.
There's a smallish 2.8 inch resistive touchscreen display with QVGA resolution that is sure to dismay seasoned smartphone users accustomed to seeing capacitive wide-VGA screens but for most people, its modest display is good enough, especially with its brilliant 16 million colour depth.
Imaging is also mediocre with a 3-mgapixel fixed focus camera without LED flash and a mere 15fps QVGA video recording. But it makes up with some nice features like face detection and geo-tagging from its built-in GPS receiver. Yes, it has a GPS receiver.
Multimedia gets served with the usual capable media players that support the popular audio and video file formats. On top of that, it supports DivX as well. You get stereo FM and a listening choice between wired regular headphones with its 3.5mm jack or wireless stereo earphones with its Bluetooth A2DP support or.
Internal memory is next to useless with a mere 150 MB but there's microSD slot for external memory expansion for up to 16 GB. Lastly, you have up to 8 hours of talk time on 2G and up to 560 hours of standby time with its 960 mAh lithium-polymer battery when fully charged.
Better than Many Low-End Smartphones
Samsung is covering a special need that does away with smartphone features few users really care about. The Genio Slide is a nod to smartphone features but only in the aesthetics department, sporting a full-QWERTY side sliding exterior measuring a hefty 105 x 56.8 x 15.7mm and weighing 135 grams but is just a feature phone beneath.
It's your basic quad band GSM (/850/900/1800/1900) with GPRS/EDGE data connectivity on 2G and a dual band 3G UMTS (900.1200) with HSDPA/HSUPA for fast internet surfing and downloading. You also have WiFi 802.11b/g for surfing in hotspots. This high speed surfing feature serves its instant access to social networking sites right from the widgets on the homescreen.
You get fast updates to your Facebook or Twitter accounts. There's also Bluetooth 2.1 for wireless data synching with other Bluetooth devices. It also supports microUSB 2.0 for wired local data synching.
There's a smallish 2.8 inch resistive touchscreen display with QVGA resolution that is sure to dismay seasoned smartphone users accustomed to seeing capacitive wide-VGA screens but for most people, its modest display is good enough, especially with its brilliant 16 million colour depth.
Imaging is also mediocre with a 3-mgapixel fixed focus camera without LED flash and a mere 15fps QVGA video recording. But it makes up with some nice features like face detection and geo-tagging from its built-in GPS receiver. Yes, it has a GPS receiver.
Multimedia gets served with the usual capable media players that support the popular audio and video file formats. On top of that, it supports DivX as well. You get stereo FM and a listening choice between wired regular headphones with its 3.5mm jack or wireless stereo earphones with its Bluetooth A2DP support or.
Internal memory is next to useless with a mere 150 MB but there's microSD slot for external memory expansion for up to 16 GB. Lastly, you have up to 8 hours of talk time on 2G and up to 560 hours of standby time with its 960 mAh lithium-polymer battery when fully charged.
