Samsung P207

The Samsung P207 is one of the first handsets equipped with speech-to-text technology. Before using the voice control features for the first time, a little training is required. It involves saying 122 words that appear on the screen in succession. You can further train the phone if you find that it isn’t picking up your voice well (or if you give the person to another phone you can entirely replace the training). The phone can recognize more than 122 words, that is just what it trains with.

Besides aiding in typing text messages, the voice technology can open applications, call contacts and check the status of things like signal or battery level. I didn’t find anything other than the text message and call features useful–it’s faster to just look at the screen or use the menu–but I believe they were there for the visually impaired. The voice dialing feature was interesting because it can either take a name (without prior training) or a number.

The Samsung P207 is one of the more stylish phones around, especially from Samsung. While stylish, the glossy finish also causes some trouble because it shows smudges very easy. Size wise the P207 is very trim. It weighs just 3.2 ounces and measures 3.4″ x 1.8″ x 0.9″. Even with the low weight it’s able to still feel sturdy. The hinge mechenism is fluid and not too loose.

Not only does the P207 represent a significant evolution for voice recognition—making text messaging far easier—it’s also easy to envision how this software will soon make sending emails and multi-step commands via mobile phones far more viable.

Features:

• Accessibility
• Hearing Aid Compatible Rating: M3 (mostly compatible) at 1900 MHz
• Multiple Languages Languages Supported: English, French, Spanish
• Alerts
• External Display 65,000-color TFT LCD
• Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 64
• Vibrate
• Connectivity
• PC Sync
• Contacts
• Multiple Numbers per Name Numbers per entry: 3 plus email address
• Picture ID
• Ringer ID
• Voice Dialing Type: Speaker-independent (automatic) plus full voice dictation
• Customization
• Custom Graphics
• Custom Ringtones supports MP3 format
• Real-Music Ringers
• Data & Network
• Data-Capable
• Packet Data Technology: EDGE
• WAP / Web Browser
• Input
• Predictive Text Entry Technology: T9
• Side Keys up/down on left / camera key on right
• Messaging
• Email Client Protocols Supported: POP3, SMTP
• EMS / Picture Messaging
• MMS
• Text Messaging 2-Way plus instant messaging
• Text Messaging Templates
• Photo & Video
• Camera Resolution: VGA (640 x 480) night mode, multi-shot, self-timer functions / brightness, contrast controls / 200 photos max
• Video Capture up to 100 clips / QCIF resoluti
  

  What comes in the box

  
  
  • Samsung P207 Handset
  • Samsung P207 Standard Battery
  • Samsung Travel Charger