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Samsung Instinct s30 review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

While this handset didn’t receive as much fanfare as its predecessor, it’s still a decent upgrade for those who are currently on Sprint. Is it worth switching carriers? Well, that’s entirely up to you but we’re thinking it might be smarter to hold off for, oh we don’t know, the Palm Pre perhaps. If you were a big fan of the original Instinct and your calendar is full of giant red X marks however, today is your day. For $129.99 with a two-year contract and mail-in-rebate, this slim touchscreen phone can be yours. The S30 is much like its older sibling but Samsung has trimmed a lot of the fat and made the UI a little more user friendly. The glitches and bugs that plagued the first Instinct should be ironed out now as well. If you were looking to upgrade, now would be the time — but before you rush out to the Sprint store, you might want to check out Best Buy first if you’re planning to snag one along with an Everything Plan.

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1. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 8:25 am, fresh2death618 Said:

   Next up the pre, hopefully at 149.99. Cmon sprint make it happen.

   Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: New York United States

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2. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 8:36 am, Gauntlet Down Said:

   What does the Pre offer at $200+ that the Instinct does not offer at, according to you or Engadget or someone, $50 (at BestBuy)?

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3. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:01 am, James Said:

   @gauntlet down………Is that really a question. Comparing the Instinct with its dumbphone UI to the Pre with webOS is like compareing a Ford to a Ferrari. Totally different caliber of product.

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4. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:07 am, celz Said:

   the same thing an iphone, wm, bb, android, symbian, or any smart phone would offer.. if the instinct did not have a touch screen it would be a medium low tier phone and would be about 50 bucks.. if you take the touch screen off any touch smart phone it would still be a hi tier phone and the price prolly wouldnt change much.. but if your really mystified at the difference why dont you try the instinct 1 and the iphone out and see the diff.. of course they have diff ui’s but the features are pretty close if not identical

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5. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:25 am, backbeat Said:

   @James:

   Instinct : Pre as Kia Soul : Kia Soul

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6. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:48 am, bakbeet Said:

   @all

   Backbeat : Pompous Ass as Backbeat : Pompous Ass

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7. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 10:14 am, backbeat Said:

   @DragQueen: Such a childishly defensive little troll, aren’t you whose very -first- instinct is to make it personal.

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8. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 10:55 am, bakbeet Said:

   @backbeat:

   Yes, make it personal. Cuz I am BAKBEET, and I know more than eveyone. I am so smart and will spam this board, ha ha ha. I will monitor the board for responses and reply immediately and try to sound clever. Yes, make it personal.

   (here’s the thing, captain homo, if you really wanted to give your opinion and “expertise” on certain subjects, you would just stick to that and that only. Once the spamming starts, just ignore it, and that and only that would prove that you are above the rest of us plebian fools. Seems to me a 6 year old could understand that. But you WILL respond to this, because you are in internet genius/tough guy who has to have the last word.) Hee hee hee, I called you captain homo…..

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9. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:05 am, Eric Said:

   Didnt these come out the other day? I work at a best buy mobile and sold 2 over the weekend at 49.999

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10. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:14 am, Don Louie Said:

    It is nice but should be DOrA, have a 2gb sd, 2 batteries, a charger case

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11. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:21 am, gmac3 Said:

    Ha ha ha

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12. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:26 am, backbeat Said:

    ^^^ And I should heed the advise of a TrollingDragQueen? Thanks for the belly-laugh, Coward.

    

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13. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:29 am, Gauntlet Down Said:

    So, no one knows what the Pre offers that the Instinct doesn’t, huh?

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14. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:38 am, bakbeet Said:

    Yes, you like to get good belly-laugh rub from BAKBEET, cuz you are captain homo, ha ha ha. I am BAKBEET!, coward/troll/drag-queen of boy genius report, fear my posting prowess!

    (p.s., you’re welcome for the advice, as we all suspect that by now you’ve printed it out and taped it to your vision-board or fridge as part of your mantra.)

    Now, to excuse BAKBEET from further comment as I must now go apply makeup and women’s clothing and find a bridge to hide under (trolls charge tolls right?) - oh wait, the coward part… I know, BAKBEET will dress as a female troll (I still have that pic of Mrs. Backbeat to go by) and hide under a bridge and NOT charge tolls…

    BAKBEEEEEET!

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15. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:42 am, backbeat Said:

    No, GauntletDown … No one knows.

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16. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:47 am, Don Louie Said:

    The Pre is a smartphone, the Instinct, S30 and Dash are going to be entertainment phones that have little smart functionality.

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17. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:57 am, Gauntlet Down Said:

    I do not care “smart” vs “dumb”.

    To repeat the original question:

    What does the Pre offer at $200+ that the Instinct does not offer at, according to you or Engadget or someone, $50 (at BestBuy)?

    The answer, of course, is very little that is actually used by phone buyers.

    That’s a problem Palm and the Pre are going to have to address in their advertising campaign; whenever it begins, that is.

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18. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:03 pm, pfs Said:

    copy/ cut & paste. and
    multitasking. all others are high to mid level multimedia phones.

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19. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:11 pm, Don Louie Said:

    The Pre and this are two different markets that don’t have to be addressed. The smart and dumb is mostly in email, lotus and stuff like that. There is more than that but again these shouldn’t be compared because of DOrA missing in the S30

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20. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:19 pm, backbeat Said:

    The ‘Pre’ doesn’t have a market, per se. It’s Palm’s last-ditch effort to remain solvent and will take whatever the general market will offer it. Smartphones do *not* have unsecured backbones, as they are spec’d for Enterprise as well as consumer markets. The Pre lacks such security as well as the apparent capacity to deliver Enterprise-level apps. Constantly syncing with the cloud for every action taken on the phone is a scary concept.

    But, you can but movie ticket online and have the movie show up on your personal calendar.

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21. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:20 pm, Chance Stevens Said:

    Gauntlet…..lemme speak to that.

    First - the Pre is going to have a marketplace. They say the Instinct will, but why would you build and app for this when you can build one for the Pre, iPhone, Blackberry, or Android.

    Second - the phone has an expandable keyboard. If you like to text/send emails - you’ll love this… period. Having an on-screen keyword is cool, but having a real one is better.

    Third - the s30 has crappy internet (Rev. 0)..the Pre will have the faster Rev. A.

    Fourth - The Pre will be a smaller device and if you already carry a bunch of stuff this will be something you appreciate.

    If that doesn’t justify the price difference, then don’t buy the Pre. Simple like that. I on the other hand can’t wait.

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22. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:23 pm, Don Louie Said:

    So why bring it up, finish apologizing for the att 3g

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23. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:27 pm, Leto Said:

    The Pre will offer the user more applications to run on their phone with a nice UI. Those who are going to buy the s30 are not going to be looking for different apps or wondering if their current palm os apps will run. It’s a touch screen for $50. That’s what they will see. Like it or not it is dumb vs. smart.

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24. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:29 pm, backbeat Said:

    ^^ Nothing to apologize for, BitchBoy. Every carrier goes through the growing pain, -That’s- the obvious point. -That’s- reality. Deal with it.

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25. On Apr 20, 2009 @ 12:34 pm, Tony Said:

    Please take your bias elsewhere.

    No one believes, as you stated on another post, they you’re here to give unbiased opinions.

    Your pro iPhone and AT&T agenda is sickening.

    Its not our fault you’re being milked dry for sub-par service.

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Samsung Instinct S30 coming to Best Buy at $49.99 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We had a few minutes with Sprint's Samsung Instinct S30 at CTIA this evening and while we couldn't dive in to find its deepest darkest secrets, we did get in a quick tour. This handset is well balanced in hand, perhaps even a tad on the light and "plasticky" side for our taste, but hey, we only had scant minutes to tour before the mob descended. The touch screen seems up to Samsung's "Please Touch" theme for this year's CTIA, the haptic feedback adding nice, ah, feedback when in use by reassuring the lab mice in us that our input was doing something. Follow on for a gallery and a quick video tour of the UI and a 360 view of the set proper.

Gallery: Sprint's Samsung Instinct S30 hands-on with video

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct S30 hands-on with video originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.