T Mobile introduced latest Samsung cell phone Samsung T629. This cell phone is sleek and stylish, with an eye-catching, thin (0.6 inches) profile (similar to the older Samsung SGH-T809, which has disappeared from T-Mobile's handset lineup) and matte silver finish. However, the slider opens from the middle instead of the bottom, making it too easy to smudge the screen with fingerprints. Still, the petite Samsung T629 will go over well with the fashion conscious looking for a handset that has the basics in a cute package.
The quad-band slider did pick up on a bit of ambient noise, but our pals could always hear us over the clamor. The Samsung T629 scored big with its solid array of features, boasting Bluetooth, voice tagging (although not speaker-independent voice dialing), a speakerphone, and conference calling. Sound quality on the Samsung T629's speakerphone was plenty loud but tinny (as we have come to expect from most speakerphones), and voices on the other end occasionally dropped in and out, which wasn't much of a problem during our non-speakerphone calls. Conference calling, however, was a big hit, allowing us to add five lines to a single call.
The phone also lets you maneuver between calls, allowing you to put one or more on hold or hang up on one line without losing the entire conversation. Unfortunately, these functions require a great deal of searching within the menu, making them really easy to miss (we almost did). On the other hand, the phonebook is very clear and simple to use and has live search, eliminating the need to scroll through a long list to find a contact. The T-Mobile Samsung T629 boasts some strong messaging features, but typing was surprisingly difficult. The messaging menus are simple and colorful, but typing was surprisingly difficult. The clear key is extremely close to the down arrow, making it all too easy to accidentally jump back a screen when we just wanted to scroll down.
Once we got used to being very precise while navigating through menus, we appreciated how easy it was to include pictures, emoticons, voice memos, text, and phonebook entries with our SMS messages. We also managed to fit about 150 characters onto the Samsung T629's screen, just 10 characters shy of a full 160-character capacity of a text message. Finally, the phone earned some bonus points with its instant messaging abilities, supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo services. The handset does pack a 1.3-megapixel camera and a camcorder, but the photos and video aren't exactly stellar and there's no built-in flash. The Samsung T629 also boasts an MP3 player with decent sound quality, but there are no dedicated music buttons, and downloading full music tracks over T-Mobile's 2.5G EDGE connection is, of course, out of the question. Please purchase on online www.luckywirelessusa.com