Samsung S7330

Someone at Samsung must be really fond of the Soul design and, honestly, we can see why. How we feel about it is not the point though. The Soul looks are spilling down the company portfolio, like it or not. The latest incarnation - Samsung S7330 - packs in stylish exterior, well-rounded feature set and a moderate price tag.



Key features:

-3G with HSDPA support
-Quad-band GSM support, usable worldwide
-Touchpad navigation
-2.2" 262K-color QVGA display
-3 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
-35MB of user memory, microSD expansion
-Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
-USB v2.0
-FM radio with RDS
-Smart dialing
-ShoZu integration (direct image and video uploads)




Main disadvantages:

-LED flash is inadequate
-Video recording tops out at QCIF resolution
-Confusing mix of regular and touch-sensitive keys
-More expensive than similar-featured competing models




Final words

That's that on the down-market Soul, which does have the good and the bad of the original. The S7330 is in a lower price bracket than the U900 Soul but packs the same UI goodies, which is an achievement. However the low-key exterior shows its modest roots.

Samsung B2700

Samsung may be flying high on INNOV8 but they sure have at least a toe on the ground. Just recently they spilled the low-to-mid-end bag, so we don't forget a flagship is only as good as the fleet behind it.



Key features:

-Shock, splash and dust resistant (IP54 certified)
-Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone, UMTS 2100 MHz
-Very nice and responsive user interface
-2 MP camera, secondary video call camera
-1.9" 256K-color TFT display, 176 x 220 pixels
-Flashlight, Compass, Altimeter, Pedometer
-Good MP3 player, MPEG4/3gp video player
-FM radio with RDS
-SMS/MMS/E-mail/RSS Reader
-Bluetooth and USB v2.0
-30 MB flash memory, microSD card slot
-Comfortable keypad, strong and even backlight
-Very loud speakerphone
-Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery




Main disadvantages:

-Display could've used a higher resolution
-No autofocus in camera
-Poor video recording


Final Words

To wrap it up, B2700 makes no compromise with durability but the more important thing is Samsung make no compromise with the package. The maker could've easily gotten away with keeping the handset trimmed down on features and staking everything on ruggedness.