| Design | 3.8/5 |
| Display & Interface | 3.6/5 |
| Calling | 3.4/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 3/5 |
| Music | 2.5/5 |
| Video | 1.5/5 |
| Camera | 3/5 |
| Memory | 2.5/5 |
| Web browsing | 1.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 2/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 3.5/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 2.5/5 |
| Accessories | 1/5 |
| Value | 2/5 |
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Pros:
Nice design. Slim, tight slider shell. Camera was better than we expected. |
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Cons:
Call quality suffered. Inefficient menu structure. |
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| Conclusion: |
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| The Samsung Sway continues Samsung's newest tradition of stealing phone designs from LG. The phone looks decidedly like the LG Shine, especially the slider version on AT&T. If you like the look of this phone, more power to you, because its shiny, brushed metal look and thin shell are this phone's upside. What really disappointed us, however, was an inefficient menu structure and less than great call quality. Furthermore, the phone didn't allow us to multi-task at all, denying us access to for instance text messaging while listening to music. The camera and Verizon Wireless' GPS navigation showed some signs of decent performance at advanced tasks, but with the lack of high-speed networking there are no other multimedia features of significance to be found, other than a mobile browser. |
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