When Samsung decided to put out the Star and the Preston, they were trying to snag a little corner of the market that is geared towards those with a budget that still want the expensive looking phones. Even though this phone looks pretty good, there are a few things that spending a bit more money might be a wise thought. One thing is the screen, as it is, it’s pretty good when in low light conditions. The resolution and quality is fairly good but when you get out in direct sunlight, it’s more like looking into a highly polished mirror than reading a mobile phone screen.
While the buttons on the phone are fairly easy to use and they have good travel, the volume rocker is a bit out of place and tough to get used to. They could have put these buttons a bit farther down so that it wasn’t as uncomfortable to use when you are on a call. The other aspect that is a bit of a pain is the fact that you have to remove the battery to get to the microSDHC card slot, although a lot of phones do this for some reason.
Features
The three main screens for the Star are easy to get to by just sliding your finger across the screen to get to the next one. Even though there are some people out there that don’t really like the whole widget aspect, the use of them on the Star seems to be agreeable for the most part. You can actually slide one widget off to the next screen and it will stay there if you want it to. This makes setting up some shortcuts fairly easy and people will love that kind of interactivity.
The Star comes with a pretty decent organizer that will give most people everything they will ever need to get themselves organized in a timely fashion. It won’t take you hours and hours to figure out how to use it, either, so the ease of use should be a bonus for those that aren’t as tech efficient as most. One thing people will enjoy is the different ways you can type your messages with the Star. While there is the traditional keypad, like all mobile phones have, there is also a small QWERTY keyboard and the use of the handwriting application.
While the QWERTY keyboard measures only 3 inches, you might have a difficult time getting used to it if you have large finger tips. However, the good news is the Star comes with a spell checker preinstalled and every time you misspell a word it will correct it for you, or give you the option to autocorrect. That comes in very handy with the smaller keyboard buttons as you can almost guarantee that you are going to be misspelling words left and right. Overall, if you are on a tight budget but still want a smartphone that is easy to use and looks good, the Star might be for you.
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