Samsung BlackJack II SGH-i617

                        The Samsung BlackJack II SGH-i617 is the successor of the famous Samsung Blackjack with a few improvements to its design, usability and features. This QWERTY smartphone delivers quite a punch through its performance and features that are ideal for a user who wants a complete phone for business activities. But before one even begins to wonder about the performance, the first thing that catches anyone’s eye is the remarkably stylish design of the Samsung BlackJack II SGH i617.  With a very solid outlook, the samsung blackjack II sgh-i617’s measurement is 114x61x13mm and weighs just over 110 grams-giving the phone the ideal size to weight ratio. The LCD displays is 2.4 inches and displays images in 320x240 pixels and 65k colors. The QWERTY keyboard has well-spaced keys that are easy to press; and with some practice, you will be able to type really fast. Besides the keyboard, the standard home, back, call accept/reject buttons and the circular navigation button with center select is can also be found for easy navigation. On the back face, you will find the camera very centrally located and well protected against any scratches. The battery cover is easy to remove and no amount of wrestling is required.  The basic advantage of the SGH-i617 over other smart phones in the market is that it is very slim and can be fit into any pocket or bag without much trouble.

     The 2MP camera can shoot pictures and streaming videos with excellent results. A lot of different features are available so that you can optimize the quality of pictures that you take. For example, you can use different pictures quality up till QVGA resolution and adjust contrast and color of the pictures. Videos can be captured for unlimited time until you run out of memory. There is a self-timer and multi-shot mode as well.

    Amazing back-end specifications make samsung blackjack II sgh i617 features very powerful. First of all, the ARM 926EJ processor and Windows Mobile Standard software make processing tasks lighting fast and you will feel no lag in the performance. It also supports full email (including push) including Direct Push, IMAP4 and POP3 email protocols. With Mobile Internet Explorer and HSDPA packet data technology, browsing the web is so much fun and much more productive.  All bluetooth profiles are supported and your favorite pictures, movies as well as office documents can be transferred according to your needs. The music player is Windows Media Player 10 that offers great functionality and features to the phone’s music playing capability.

 Other phone features that also add value to the phone are alarm, to-do list, voice memo, calculator, currency converter, fully integrated speakerphone and J2ME platform for games. The battery offers 14 days of standby time and 7 hours of talk time.