 Perhaps its time to dispense with the Apple iPhone comparisons and simply ask: is this a good phone? To that we answer a resounding yes. True, the Samsung Instinct is so much like the iPhone that the similarities cannot be ignored. But at the end of the day the phone makes great calls, acts as a top-notch Web browser and packs many features that the current iPhone (at time of writing) lacks, like GPS navigation and speech recognition. Best of all, though, this isn't just a copycat, it's a very good phone in its own right, and it was genuinely fun to use. This may be the iPhone's game, but the Instinct has grabbed the ball and is running with it. Release: June 2008. Price: $130.
Pros: Great call quality. Excellent Web browser, with cool browsing features. Great navigation, well-integrated with the rest of the phone's features.
Cons: Not as responsive as it should be. No IM client. Lacks a load of onboard memory. No tethered modem support.
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