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Review: Samsung Strive

Calls

Making calls with the Strive is as simple as it gets. Dial a number, press send, and you're connected. Dialing numbers on the full QWERTY keyboard can be annoying due to the small size of the keys, so I created a bunch of speed dials. This works out pretty well.

From the home screen, pressing the Send key opens up a list of all calls. Pressing the d-pad left or right sorts through your made, receive, and missed calls. See a number you want to dial? Select it and hit Send. With a call selected, you can also press the Options button to do things such as save the number, initiate a text message, delete the call record or, my favorite, block the number (denied!).

In-call options run the gamut from sharing live video to perusing your calendar or contact database.

Contacts

The address book doesn't offer any surprises. The default action when opened is to let users search through their contacts. The app sorts as you type, so generally you don't have to enter more than the first few letters to find anyone.

Each contact can hold up to five numbers, a fax number, and multiple email addresses. Other data that can be assigned to contacts includes URLs, addresses, ringtones, caller IDs, etc.

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Samsung Strive A687

2.6" display 240 x 320 pixels
1,000 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard

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