Samsung SGH-i617 BlackJack II QWERTY review

Samsung annouce Samsung SGH-i617 BlackJack II, After the original Samsung SGH-i607 BlackJack was a great phone that was hampered by pretty poor battery life, like many of the thin QWERTY equipped smartphones of the past.

New for the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II are comes with Windows Mobile 6 Standard (smartphone) Edition, an internal GPS, more memory, an improved keyboard, a 0.2″ larger display and a 2.0 megapixel camera. Fpr Samsung (i617) BlackJack II not too shabby for a device that looks nearly identical to its predecessor and adds only the unassuming “II” to the product name. Gone are the trademark Samsung Windows Mobile standard and extended battery in the box, the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II has a single battery whose capacity is a capacious 1700 mAh. Better yet, the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II is still slim despite the larger battery.



For those new to the BlackJack, the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II is a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone (doesn’t have a touch screen) with a QWERTY thumb keyboard. Samsung (i617) BlackJack II has a pleasant 320 x 240 landscape orientation color display, Bluetooth 2.0, the GPS, a microSD card slot but no WiFi. Samsung (i617) BlackJack II is a 3G (more accurately 3.5G) world phone with triband HSDPA for data and quad band GSM. Samsung (i617) BlackJack II is offered by AT&T Wireless in the US.


For Samsung (i617) BlackJack II, With its gobs of RAM, great keyboard, crisp display, and solid battery life, the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II has earned its place among the best QWERTY phones on the market, including RIM’s fantastic BlackBerry Curve 8300 series. If Windows Mobile is your thing, the new Samsung (i617) BlackJack II is very likely the best non-touchscreen QWERTY smartphone on the market. It has a great form factor, robust capabilities all around, and won’t require daily recharging. That’s easily enough to earn it a “Highly Recommended” rating from this fan for Samsung (i617) BlackJack II.

Samsung original BlackJack, the SGH-i607, was a very good device that had a couple of serious flaws. This new Samsung (i617) BlackJack II variant addresses a number of them, including the biggest problem with the original: battery life. The Samsung (i617) BlackJack II still lacks voice dialing, which is disappointing for a business phone. overall the Samsung (i617) BlackJack II experience has improved greatly.