Samsung F700 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Andrew Lim

Reviewed on: 19 December 2007

Tags: Samsung, Samsung F700, hardware, subscription, monthly subscription

We like:

Attractive design; HSDPA mobile broadband; Qwerty keypad

We don't like:

Web browser; camera could be better; user interface is fiddly at times

CNET UK judgement:

There's no denying that the F700 looks like the iPhone, but in all fairness it's a very different phone. The F700 can send MMS messages, shoot videos, connect to an HSDPA network and there's a full Qwerty keypad hidden beneath the slide. But there's simply not enough to make it better than the iPhone and while it's very attractive, we can't help feeling that the user interface and features could be better

Full review:

When Samsung first unveiled the F700 earlier this year at 3GSM, there was no mistaking that it took its design cues from Apple's iPhone. Since then many other manufacturers, including HTC and LG, have produced handsets that share many of the iPhone's design features -- but the F700 remains the closest to it. Continue Reading...