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Samsung Solstice a887 Phone (AT&T) | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $299.99
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 6925
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
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Model: a887
UPC: 635753479331
ASIN: B002JPJAO6
Release Date: December 22, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Sleek 3G-enabled touchscreen phone with full QWERTY touch keyboard and one-touch access to Facebook and MySpace | | • | Compatible with AT&T Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, and streaming video from Cellular Video service | | • | 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD memory expansion; access to personal email and instant messaging | | • | Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time | | • | What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quickstart guide, user manual (on CD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy an instant connection to social networking, messaging and multimedia features with the Samsung Solstice for AT&T, which also features a full-touch QWERTY keypad access via its large, vivid 3-inch touchscreen. This phone can quickly download video, music and more over AT&T's lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. This phone is also compatible with AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send video of yourself to another compatible phone while making a voice call. 
The Samsung Solstice features a 3-inch touchscreen with virtual, landscape QWERTY keyboard, and Samsung's unique TouchWiz user interface with one-touch access to social networking sites. | The Solstice features Samsung's unique TouchWiz user interface, which includes one-touch access to frequently used applications and social networks through new widgets for Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch. It also offers multiple messaging options such as Mobile Email, IM and MMS and comes equipped with a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. Other features include Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion up to 16 GB, digital audio player, full HTML web browser, and up to 5 hours of talk time. AT&T Services
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the dual-band 850/1900 MHz 3G network (UMTS/HSDPA), which provides download speeds ranging from 700 Kbps to 1.7 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 500 Kbps to 1.2 Mbps. This makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.  | Key Features - Mobile broadband via AT&T's 3G network
- 3-inch touchscreen with full touch QWERTY keyboard
- 2 MP camera/camcorder
- microSD memory expansion
- Hands-free/stereo Bluetooth
- Digital audio/video player
- Personal email & IM
- Access Facebook & MySpace
|  | | With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) While using Video Share with family and friends is a fun way to communicate, it's also very useful for business. For example, a majority of users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly, according to research commissioned by AT&T. Video Share lets you see progress on a job site or review the day's work without having to drive from an office or other site to do so. You'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Phone Features
The lightweight and sleek Samsung Solstice has a full 3.0-inch touchscreen (240 x 400 pixels; 262K colors) with a virtual, landscape QWERTY keyboard. You'll experience a tactile response with haptic feedback and know when your accurately press a virtual button. The full QWERTY keyboard, with sensitivity adjustment, is easy-to-use with clear letters, numbers and symbols. The phone also has an accelerometer that automatically detects motion and the orientation of the device, allowing for autorotation of the display, motion sensing games and photo scrolling by tilting the device. 
Other features include access to personal email and instant messaging, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, and microSD memory expansion. | The Solstice also provides quick and easy access to a your favorite features through Samsung's innovative TouchWiz user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. By simply expanding the tray, you can "drag-and-drop" widgets onto the phone's home screen for one touch access to your favorite features, such as Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch. The phone has an internal 80 MB user accessible memory, and it's expandable via optional microSD/SDHC memory cards up to 16 GB in size. The internal phonebook can store up to 2000 contact entries, and it offers support for caller groups, multiple numbers per contact, and photo/ringer ID. Other features include 8 one-touch dialing numbers, display of the last 30 outgoing/incoming/missed calls, automatic redial, vibration alert, and compatibility with both MP3 and 72-chord polyphonic ringtones. 
The 2-megapixel camera on the back of the Solstice. | Hands-free communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable). The Solstice offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for mobile email services such as AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live (messaging charges apply). You can also keep up with your instant messaging buddies using the built-in IM application that connects to those same services. Other features include: - 2-megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom and video capture capabilities
- Organizer tools: calendar, alarm clock, to-do, stopwatch, world clock, and notes
- Audio file formats: MP3, AAC, Real
- Downloadable ringtones, graphics, games, applications and videos
- Headset jack
- Streaming radio capabilities
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Solstice weighs 3.33 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's 850/1900 MHz 3G network (UMTS/HSDPA).
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Awesome phone that does all you need, and more. August 22, 2010
dragonlp86
I have been using the Samsung Solstice for over a year now. I did some research before I purchased the phone, since I wanted to be able to get a phone worth my money. I wanted a phone with a full keyboard, but wasn't totally sold on a phone with a touch-screen (and didn't want to get an iPhone). I narrowed it down to the Solstice and another phone, and opted for the Solstice. I really couldn't be happier with a phone. The ringtones and speakers are loud enough that I can hear them in a busy environment, unlike my last phone. It's small enough that I can fit it into my pocket very easily, but not small enough that I lose it too often. I like the Widgets that are included with it, such as Facebook and Myspace (I only wish it had a Twitter widget). The internet works fairly well, though it can get aggravating if you happen to scroll while the page is still loading; the browser wants to keep making things go to the top of the page. Texting is a breeze with the full keyboard simply by turning the phone to the side. Oh, and for a phone, it takes some pretty good pictures. It offers multiple alarms, which you can set for certain days of the week, which works well for me since I'm off on an odd day, and work different hours on the weekends.
Cons? It's locked up on me a couple of times. But nothing restarting or, in one case, taking the battery out, wouldn't fix. Sometimes there is a bit of delay in my typing, but this usually only happens if I've gone from program to program pretty quickly. Gmail isn't offered in the email system as well.
So for a person who doesn't use the phone for business, but rather just as a typical cell phone, it's a pretty good choice. I'm still perfectly happy with it after a year, and hope it will hold on for another year. Let's just say that if it broke today (knock on wood that it won't for some reason!), I would go and buy the exact same phone as a replacement.
 Good calls, ok pictures, but prone to frustration August 13, 2010
M. D. Lutze (Arlington, VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned a Solstice for approximately six months. I'm generally satisfied with calls, battery life & form-factor. If is a solid, pleasantly solid phone. The quality of pictures and videos through the camera is acceptable for phone-to-phone viewing or for casual viewing on a computer, but are not print-worthy nor particularly precise or clear (read: lots of sensor noise).
If you plan to send any more than a few text messages each month, however, please do not buy this phone.
The screen uses pressure-sensitive touches instead of the body-current-sensing technology on more expensive phones. What this means from a practical point is that you'll have to press harder when using the keyboard. When precision is not needed, as with dialing, this is okay. When typing, this however results in missed keys.
Missed keys shouldn't be an issue with the T9 though, right? Unfortunately, it feels like the T9 for the horizontal "full" keyboard is the same software used for the vertical-orientation number pad. This is a problem because letters on a keyboard have different neighbors than letter on a number pad. Essentially, the phone guesses the wrong words often when using T9 on the keyboard.
Further, my device freezes or "hangs" (where it stops working and "thinks" for a while), often when interacting with touch-tone automated call systems. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to place a bank payment, being ten minutes and 20 menus into a call, when the phone keypad freezes and the system kicks you out.
Too many alerts or text messages coming in? Phone freezes. Using T9 in the keyboard and typing an uncommon word? Phone freezes. Each time you take a picture, the phone saves then has to completely re-open the camera application. I find that I need to power cycle (turn it off and on again) one or twice a week while using it because of freeze-ups.
Also, the screen is very reflective. This is nice indoors, as the very dark darks make for appealing screen contrast. It however means that outdoors the screen is very difficult to read. Lack of physical keys for dialing numbers also means that you'll need to cover it up and strain to ensure you're actually dialing what you think you're dialing. The dim screen makes taking pictures outside difficult, as you'll have much-reduced clarity when looking at the preview image.
It's little things like this that make me regret purchasing this phone. For calls it does just fine. It's fun for very casual use, but for even moderate texting or other uses, save yourself some frustration and opt for a $50 upgrade instead of this free phone.
Pretty Good phone July 17, 2010
Tt (usa)
This is my first Samsung phone/touchscreen and I am pretty impressed with it. My choice was between this and the Impression; I choose this over the Impression because of it's reviews. Since I'm a heavy texter and internet user I recommend this phone! Sometimes it freezes while texting but it fixes itself. I do wish it had a full keyboard like the Impression but I can live without it on this phone.
Many do not like that you can not add apps to this phone but you are able to get on the full websites on the internet. And its only 15 dollars a months for internet/data.
A Solid Choice for Those Who Don't Want a Huge Data Plan Commitment April 21, 2010
I. Lutz (Florida, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently upgraded to this phone after my LG touchscreen was immersed in water. I have not had the call quality issues that many complain about, nor have I had any issues with the keypad locking up. The call quality has been solid, the touchpad is responsive, and I don't have the phantom dialing issues I had with my LG (it would dial voicemail in the middle of a call all the time when my face touched the screen while on a call).
I find it very easy to use, with many shortcuts and options to get to the features you need. It is a solid choice for people who don't want to commit to AT&T's expensive data plans (I have a $10 data plan and the unlimited family text plan along with my Family's talk plan, which is more than enough for talking, texting, picture messaging, social networking and basic web browsing.)
I am disappointed that the companion software for your computer does not work with Windows 7 - this is something that Samsung should address quickly for all their phones, as almost all new PCs and laptops are manufactured with Windows 7 installed, or people are upgrading to Windows 7 on their existing machines.
If you need a phone that has robust features for email, scheduling, etc. (e.g., business use), this probably isn't the phone for you, but if you need a device that allows you to make calls, send text/picture message, keep up with your social networking sites, take decent photos (2.0 Megapixel) and have the ability to subscribe to a decent GPS service (AT&T Navigator), listen to mobile radio (for a monhly fee of course), this is a great device. If all members of your family have this phone, you can use the Family Locator feature if all lines subscribe to the service, which is a valuable tool for families with children/teens they want to keep tabs on.
All-in-all, I really like this phone thus far, as it does just what I need - talking, texting, picture messaging, social networking, basic web browsing and GPS (I'm trying AT&T Navigator for the 30 day free trial). If you want a phone that does more than this, or want to be able to synch your phone to a computer with Windows 7, I'd take another look at other options. Otherwise, I think this is a great phone.
 Great for your teenager, not so good for business April 2, 2010
Bowser B (Houston, TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you need to sync with MS Outlook contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes, then you are like most of the people I deal with in business. If your computer uses Windows 7 or Windows 7 64-bit, then you are also like many of my business associates. My five-year old Palm Treo synched perfectly with Outlook under WinXP, Vista 64-bit, and Win 7 64-bit until it finally died.
I thought it might be time to upgrade to a phone with email and some other capabilities, and this one looked pretty good, with really good reviews. Best I can tell, most owners of this phone just use the phone with Yahoo or some ISP mail and have no need to sync with a computer.
Complaints:
* Email does not support other than the built-in list of mostly web-based providers. If you want your [...] mail, that's too bad. You can't have it, unless your regular mail offers forwarding to an outside address where you can set up a Yahoo mail, etc. But NOT Gmail.
* A downloadable program supposedly provides Outlook sync. However, the process requires about six steps including disabling bluetooth. Also, the killer here is that Samsung has no device driver for Windows 7, or the 64-bit version of any Windows OS. It also has no Mac support.
* Bluetooth headset loses its pairing if left on a charger overnight, and then must be reconnected.
* No printed manual. The pdf manual is incomplete and vague.
In short, if I were 17 or someone who is more interested in the entertainment value of a phone, then this would be fine. Since I need my phone for business--my out of the office contacts and calendar--this is just not suitable.
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