http://www.phonescoop.com/ Phone Scoop is a comprehensive resource for mobile phone enthusiasts, professionals, shoppers, and users. This feed contains status updates and user reviews for the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749. en-us Copyright 2013 Phone Scoop. All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=36512#review36512 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=36512#review36512 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:47:45 GMT <p><i>mikemund submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros:<br />1. Quad-band reception. If I can help it, I'll never own another dual-band phone again.<br /><br />2. 16GB SDHC capacity. Makes a pretty good MP3 player, especially when you hook it up to the computer using the supplied USB cable.<br /><br />3. The camera's not too bad for a 3MP. Of course, if I have something I want to take a picture of bad enough, I do have an 8.2MP digital camera. This phone's camera is an acceptable substitute if I don't have that camera with me.<br /><br />Cons:<br />1. Tmobile's coverage isn't nearly as good as Tmobile says it is. The phone doesn't work inside my house at all (we're supposed to be in the "Best Coverage" area). My son's school sits in what's supposed to be a "Fair Coverage" area, and the phone can't even find a Tmobile tower. It CAN, however, find AT&amp;T towers pretty consistently. If Tmobile wants to keep me past my contract, this MUST be addressed. It does work very well from work (being in downtown St. Louis and 12 stories up probably helps), and several places close to my house. The 3g coverage comes to within a few miles of my home.<br /><br />2. The Voice Recognition software - well, it sucks. No matter how clearly I try to speak, when I hear what it comes back with, I often find myself thinking "How did it get THAT from what I said?"<br /><br />3. The earphones supplied with the phone often fall out of my ears. Thinking about finding some stereo Bluetooth phones for it.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35918#review35918 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35918#review35918 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:12:01 GMT <p><i>clee5 submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Purchased the phone yesterday and the biggest problem i have is that my 3 yr old thinks its her phone. This phone is so simple, user friendly, and very lightweight. pros: Easy to navigate, great camcorder, very Fast. Cons: So easy a three yr old can use it... Its only been a day and I cant seem to put it down. Everything u could need or want is right at ur finger tips. If ur thinkin about buying this phone, buy it!. Its also better than the Behold &amp; Behold II. <br />P.S. the GPS really works, its AWESOME!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35829#review35829 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35829#review35829 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:23:15 GMT <p><i>markfekete submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I'll keep it as simple as possible. My wife &amp; I both got this handset in November. Have had it about a month now and it is hands down one of the best phones I've ever owned! We are currently with T-Mobile in Spokane Valley WA... I may even work for T-Mobile, not too sure... Anyway, prior to owning the Samsung Highlight we had the T-Mobile Dash (also a great phone)... This Touch Screen experience is new and different. It is a very user friendly phone. Didn't have a problem or take too much time and effort to learn how to use the phone and all the apps. Great Camera. I've got a 4GB memory card loaded with a ton of tunes... Acts as a great MP3 Player. Been getting alot of free vids and tones at www.funformobile.com (great site). This phone is awesome... I'd list all the Pros &amp; Cons, but there are no Cons in my opinion. Buy it, try it... You'll love it! Fun and addicting!!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35791#review35791 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35791#review35791 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:44:58 GMT <p><i>ADAMES submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I think the highlight is one of the better features phones out there right now. It has excellent battery life, gorgeous screen resolution, excellent call and audio quality, the handset feels well built and comfortable to hold. The Internet browser is the best I ever used in a feature phone, compared to lg voyager, lg dare and lg env3. The touch widgets that samsung implements in its touch screen phones, works really good in the highlight, my favorite is the weather widget and the my T mobile account widget. The screen is very responsive to the touch. I am able to read my email easily and reply. Camera is decent for a phone for pictures and video recording. The only con I have about the phone is when using the qwerty keyboard, the shortcut key to turn to the portrait keyboard is next to the letter A, and a lot of times I end up hitting that key by accident when texting. Also with all of the multimedia features included in this phone how could samsung did not make a 3.5mm headset jack. After all I still think this phone is an excellent choice, if you are looking for something other than a smart phone. I got my highlight through wirefly for free on a 2 year agreement and free activation fee. It's a great buy for the money and what you get features wise in the phone. I recommend it 100%</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35730#review35730 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35730#review35730 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:16:26 GMT <p><i>EloTalksAgain submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is the deal, I've had this phone for 2 months. with time, problems have emerged.<br /><br />I have problems with echos; either I hear it or the person at the other end hears echos. I have calls drop frequently. When I have the phone next to my ear I hear these annoying internal humming-type sounds from the the internal computer doing whatever it does, and this has gotten louder with time. I have installed a new SIM card as suggested by TMobil,but problems persist. TMobil no suggests I do a master re-start, which sucks cause all the stuff I have set up will be erased. At the TMobil store, the representative told me to not bother and just exchange the phone because it seems to be bad. Now I have lost confidence in the phone. I do hope this is just the phone and not a manufacturer flaw. Overall, I liked it, until this stuff emerged. Also, customer service at TMobil sucks. Will change providers as soon as contract ends!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35687#review35687 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35687#review35687 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:14 GMT <p><i>joechains submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Hey, there... so I upgrade with this phone from the Behold. This is supposed to be the upgraded one, but sucks just as much!<br /><br />Pros: slight smaller and lighter so it feels better in the hand, due to new curves instead of just a flat square. Its a whole lot easier to navitage around it, both thru menus and buttons. Love the battery life! Its nice and loud, ringtones mp3s everything!<br />Better casing as well. When I dropped the behold, the back door would pop open and everthing was exposed.<br /><br />Cons: No flash for camera Way less internal memory than behold (60 mg instead of 180 mg) You still need to pull out the battery to get to the memory card. This phone is like 20 bucks extra but in the long run, its less of a phone! so screw it!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35474#review35474 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35474#review35474 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:44:17 GMT <p><i>EloTalks submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>One last thing I wanted to add. The Lock, End-Call, and Talk keys are hard to press, but once I put a gel skin on the phone I've had no problems at all pressing this keys. The faces can get pretty smuggie with use, but I clean it with a little bit of my plasma screen spray cleaner.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35413#review35413 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=35413#review35413 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:44:33 GMT <p><i>ariveradse submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>the phone does pretty much everything i need it to do it syncs up with my outlook through the samsung pc studio its takes decent pictures it lets me get on the web and check my email. 3rd party apps work great on it especially the gps apps i recently dowloaded the amaze gps app and its very easy to use and accurate. the screen is very responsive on this device and is very accurate this is the first phone i have that doesnt have a physical keyboard and i thought it was going to be a problem for me but it actually works great dont really have any problems sending messages and i have fat fingers. this is a good phone for anyone.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34709#review34709 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34709#review34709 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:01:15 GMT <p><i>msmette submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Having had no experience with the Behold or other similiar phone mentioned above, I am really enjoying my Samsung Highlight. I haven't had it long but since I've had it, I haven't had any problems. This is my first touch screen and it has taken me a while to adjust to using. I did have a Blackberry before but for me, it was more than I needed. I charge the phone at bedtime and the battery lasts all day. While driving home I've used the speaker phone, having it sit on my lap, was able to hear and be heard with no problems even with the windows open. <br /><br />Pro's- light weight, small, easy to operate, really good battery life, good speaker phone, takes nice pictures without flash, takes pretty clear videos. Love the GPS, it really works good and the voice recognition is very convenient to use, no set-up required. The apps work just fine<br /><br /><br />Cons- phone does lock when on a call or not being used but you can set it not to lock so its not a big deal. Can not drag more than about 2 widgets before everything just starts overlapping eachother and looking crazy.<br /><br />Overall I am happy with my phone. If you are like me, wanting more than what a basic phone has to offer but not overly like a G1 or Blackberry than this is the phone for you. With everything my Blackberry had to offer I never or rarely used it to its fullest capabilities. I needed a phone for me for personal reasons not business. I am having a lot of fun with it and although it has been said this phone was geared more for the younger crowd, I am a mature woman and am loving it</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34686#review34686 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34686#review34686 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:51:24 GMT <p><i>harvestmom submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I waited for this phone to come out and have had it for over a week and am thrilled with it!! <br /><br />Pros:<br />Comfortably fits in my hand<br />Pretty user friendly<br />Love the music player - easy to access and use - nice to have music to play wherever I am<br />Phonebook is easy to navigate<br />Enjoy the calendar and reminders feature<br />Camera takes great pictures<br />Texting is easy with the full keyboard when turned sideways<br />The video capture works well<br />Has a nice appearance (I have the "fire" one)<br /><br />Cons:<br />When you make a call, the screen locks, so if you need to use the keypad to enter a number, you have to first hit "unlock" and then keypad - by then I've lost track of what I need to do sometimes.... Not convenient to access the available options on the screen during a call.<br /><br />The headphone jack is proprietary and I don't even know where to buy headphones to use with it, but enjoy listening just on the phone speaker.<br /><br />All in all, this phone is very user friendly and does everything fairly well. It has been pretty easy to figure out how to use it and I've only had to look in the manual a couple times to find an answer. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a touchscreen phone!!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34621#review34621 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34621#review34621 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:06:23 GMT <p><i>Erica3677 submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've owned this phone for 1 week now,and I think it's great! I really wanted an iphone but I'm totally impressed and satisfied with the Highlight.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34567#review34567 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34567#review34567 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:40:45 GMT <p><i>K.Midas submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Forgive me for wasting space on this review page as I am not actually reviewing this phone. Spec-wise, this phone seems very decent. I checked this phone out at my local T-Mobile store and it seems to be a pretty cool phone. The phone seems to be relatively on par with the Behold. I wish Samsung would've chosen a better color scheme for the phone, but, it is for the younger crowd. I ultimately feel that this phone is nothing more than the Memoir and the Behold's lovechild. Samsung could've picked a better name for it instead of the Highlight. They should've named it the Samsung Lovechild. I'm not knocking this phone at all but it may have been a waste of time on Samsung's part only because most of the kids I see in my area are spoiled brats that already own either an Iphone or a Blackberry of some kind. I even saw a kid that had a Palm Pre within the first week that it was out. What business does he own? What conference calls does he make? How organized does he have to be? I guess he needs to stay on top of things during his busy schedule of sleeping all day, playing X-Box Live, and bugging his parents to buy him literally everything in the world. Once again, sorry for the useles banter. Hope you found this "review" helpful. And if not, at least a little entertaining in between looking at the other peoples' reviews including, what I feel ultimately, is the same list of pros and cons. I like reading other peoples' reviews of a phone but, just out of curiosity, why would you waste the space and, potentially, the future risk for a higher chance of developing arthritis to list the specs of the phone in your reviews? Phonescoop is a great cellphone site and they take the time to research the specs of a phone usually before it hits the market to deliver it to the online reader. As a matter of fact they even post the specs before you even get to the review section of the phone.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34526#review34526 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34526#review34526 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:12:25 GMT <p><i>chantelle_sa submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>PROS<br /><br />My main objective was to find a phone that had a large screen, and that ran on a 3g connection off t.zones ($5.99) and I believe that the Samsung Highlite does fulfil those needs, with a few hiccups along the way. Here is my list of pros and cons, after having only owned this phone for a few days.<br /><br />Here are a few improvements to what is basically a scaled down version of the Samsung Behold.<br />An updated browser!! If you go into browser settings, it gives you the ability to choose between desktop view, or smart-fit view. That feature alone, makes this phone superior to the Behold. This phone runs on 3g and I am using it with my tzones internet connection, and it works great. I like the size of the phone, and the rounded shape. it fits really well in the palm of your hand. <br /><br /><br />CONS<br /><br />Phone is not intuitive enough. Too many clicks required to get done what you need to do. <br />Speaker phone is ok, however trying to activate it is difficult, since the button is so small.<br />The camera should have had flash built in.<br />When locking the screen, you have to manouvre your hand to the top right hand corner, very awkward position. This could have been done with either the end or send button.<br />The phone should have included some sort of scroll mechanism, sometimes it is hard to use your finger on the touch screen.<br />I am not able to surf the web and be on a call at the same time. Not sure what technology that is, but I would like to be able to do that.<br /><br />CONCLUSION<br /><br />If you want to hold onto your tzones connection, and need a large screen, this is a fair choice. the behold will do the same thing, but with a better camera, and a cheaper price tag, so I am not sure what you are gaining with the highlite, other than perhaps updated software.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34499#review34499 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34499#review34499 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:17:21 GMT <p><i>hucworld submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>With the Behold and the Memoir still on the market this is an attempt to lure the kids into the Samsung fold. I always thought the Memoir was a man's phone and the Behold was a woman's phone. This phone here has no flash and the battery life is surprisingly good. The color choose was a bit ehhh but like I said its for kids so what do you expect. Nothing special about this phone at all. All the same specs and features of the two parents of this phones just minus a flash.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34478#review34478 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2057&r=34478#review34478 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:46:29 GMT <p><i>jphone2008 submitted this review of the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros:<br />THE PHONE IS BASICALLY LIKE THE MEMOIR AND THE BEHOLD except the camera is only a 3.0<br /><br />Cool colors to choose from!<br /><br />Cool interface for web2go Home page<br /><br />Has a widget for online apps!<br /><br />Cons:<br />THE PHONE IS BASICALLY LIKE THE MEMOIR AND THE BEHOLD.<br /><br />NO FLASH</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2057