Samsung Beat SGH-T539 February 12th, 2008 | by Damon Brown
Full Review - Price and Conclusion
Price The suggested retail is $199.99 USD, which is low to average for a phone of its caliber. However, for the time being T-Mobile has a great $100 instant rebate and a $50 mail-in rebate, dropping the price to $49.99 USD. There are no known special data plans for the Samsung Beat, but it really isn’t a smartphone, anyway.
The internal memory is weak, but it comes with a 1 GB microSD card, which is enough to store hundreds of songs. It is still less space than competing phones.
Conclusion
The Samsung Beat is a solid device, but the more sophisticated music phones out there make it seem clunky. Still, the phone’s price makes it a bargain – and for $50 after rebates, you’d be hard pressed to find a better music device out there.
Pros:
• Great price
• Easy music transfer
• Light weight
Cons:
• No frills
• Occasionally confusing controls
• Less memory than its competitors
by Simone on November 8, 2009:
“I would have expected more from this phone. The music player is okay, and it's size and light weight is a plus. It has frozen on me a lot when I try to make a call and the only solution would be to take the battery out. Accessing files on the phone is slow...” More...