Digital Trends

What's in a name?

Highnote, the nom de plume of Samsung's latest Sprint phone (officially the SPH-m630), is sort of a double entendre. The clever moniker implies that the Highnote is both a musically-oriented phone and that it's a superior phone. But ironically, the thing - this EV-DO handset with access to Sprint's TV services and A-GPS - does least well is audio playback.

Actually, that's not an entirely true statement – the reality is that it handles catchy tunes fine. Rather, it's the machinations you have to weed through to get to your music that strikes a sour note. On the bright side though, if you're unconcerned with music, the Highnote is an otherwise attractive, highly-customizable (albeit not great-sounding) full-featured cell phone with some clever design and interface elements. You also get it all for only $99.99 after the usual contract stipulations.