Samsung Beat-SGH-T539 Review
Introduction
Not everyone wants a smartphone, a phone with 30 buttons on it, or a phone that costs $400. But lots of folks want phones that play music and handle text and IMs, or so it would seem from a glance at the major carriers’ current handset lineups. The Samsung Beat for T-Mobile caters to folks who want a compact, easy to use phone with a good music player and pretty comprehensive messaging support — all at a low price.
You won’t find hi-res displays, high-speed Web access, or fancy touchscreens on Beat. But you will get a handset with a better than average music player with a speaker, display, and media controls on the outside of the flip and stereo Bluetooth support. You’ll also get myFaves and IM software built-in. And you might even think Beat is stylish. I didn’t, but I did appreciate its lightweight and solid (if kind of cheap feeling) build. Unfortunately, I ran into a few issues with signal strength and the internal keypad while testing Beat.