- Improved touchscreen smartphone with built-in instant messaging, improved Web-browsing, and easy access to both personal and corporate email
- Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
- Visual Voicemail; 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion (to 16 GB); digital audio/video player
- Up to 4.6 hours of talk time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, MicroSD card adapter, wired stereo headset, USB cable, printed documentation
Amazon.com Product Description
The sleek successor to the iconic Samsung Instinct touchscreen phone, the Samsung Instinct s30 raises the bar with built-in instant messaging, an improved Web-browsing experience through both the default browser and Opera Mini 4.2 and pre-loaded demo games including Guitar Hero World Tour. It also offers a thinner streamlined design for a smoother feel in your hands along with a 3.2-inch touchscreen with haptic feedback. You’ll enjoy the blazingly fast speeds of Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A Mobile Broadband Network as well as GPS navigation capabilities for accessing the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn direction service and access to Sprint TV’s video-on-demand with full-motion video and vivid sound.
The Samsung Instinct s30 offers a built-in instant messaging, an improved Web-browsing experience and popular game demos. |
Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free communication and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion up to 16 GB, voice dialing capabilities, and up to 4.6 hours of talk time.
Sprint Service
Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.
The Sprint Music Store enables you to buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song–one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that’s right for you. You also get several streaming-radio applications, including Sprint Radio with more than 150 channels.
This GPS-enabled phone provides optional access to Sprint Navigation for driving directions on your mobile phone–by voice and onscreen. Along the way, turn-by-turn directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. For example, Sprint Navigation will say, “Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street.” As you approach the turn, you will hear, “Turn right on Elm Street.” Sprint Navigation also provides proactive traffic alerts with one click re-routing. And it’s easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest across the U.S.
With Sprint Mobile e-mail, you’ll get easy access to your favorite home e-mail services including AOL, Yahoo!, Gmail, and MSN/Windows Live Hotmail and more. And Sprint Mobile e-mail Work enables you to access e-mail from corporate servers, including Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 and Lotus Notes Domino versions 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 (with the latest software update).
This phone also provides access to Sprint Football Live–free for any phone with a data plan. You’ll be able to follow all the live play-by-play action with the Live Game Center for both pro and college football games, as well as stay on top of the pro football draft with a Live Draft Tracker and in-depth analysis and bios on nearly 500 top prospects. Access by texting “FOOTBALL” to 7777 on the handset to download Sprint Football Live from Sprint Digital Lounge (standard text messaging and data rates apply).
The handset also features a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion (to 16 GB), and Visual Voice-mail. |
Phone Features
Ideal for those looking to simplify and increase the productivity of their business and personal lives, the Samsung Instinct s30 brings your most-used applications and contacts within a single finger tap. With the Instinct, you don’t have to listen to voice-mail anymore. Just one quick glance at the Visual Voice-mail display and you’ll know who called and when–and even delete messages without having to listen to them first. It has a high-tech look with large, vibrant 3.2-inch touchscreen a 240 x 432-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors for excellent depth. And the Instinct s30 responds to every touch with a slight vibration. This localized tactile feedback, called haptics, transforms the virtual QWERTY keypad and other screen interactions into a sensory experience.
The Instinct s30 offers a Speech to Action button, which provides many functions using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search. Speech to Action brings seamless integration with Sprint Navigation, powered by Telenav, with GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions, one-click traffic rerouting and more than 10 million local listings.
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This sleek, stylish device offers three dedicated keys on the lower portion of the device to make operation of the device very straightforward and easy to navigate–phone, back and home. The phone key always takes you back to essential voice calling and features including speed dial, visual voice-mail, contacts and the dial pad. The back key is a consistent way to take a step back in the operation.
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 e-mail, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable).
The 2-megapixel camera can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels for prints up to 8 x 10 inches. It features a 2x digital zoom, “fuzzy picture” warning that lets you know if you’re about to take a bad picture, and easy viewing of photos by simply swiping your finger across the screen to move from one photo to the next. It also includes a video camcorder function that lets you record video clips up to 2 MB (approximately 6 minutes) for sending via messaging or for as long as you have space on an inserted microSD memory card for saving.
The music player is compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ digital audio formats, and it will play in the background even while sending text messages, browsing the Web, or playing a downloaded game. This phone is also compatible with 72-chord polyphonic ringtones, and it includes a vibrate silent mode.
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Other features include:
- Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, provides easy access to directory information on-the-go, GPS-enabled directions, interactive maps and one-touch click to call access
- Visual Voice-mail allows you to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen
- True HTML Web experience from both the enhanced embedded browser and the addition of Opera Mini 4.2 with a desktop-like browsing experience
- Store up to 600 contact entries, each with fields for five phone numbers, an e-mail address, a web site, and notes
- Messaging services: SMS text, MMS multimedia, instant messaging, e-mail
- Personal Organizer: Calculator, Calendar (sync with Outlook or personal), Alarm Clock, World Clock, Stopwatch and Notepad
- microSD memory expansion (up to 16 GB)
- Speed dialer can store up to 99 numbers
- Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PBA (transfer contacts)
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Instinct s30 weighs 3.88 ounces and measures 2.17 x 4.57 x 0.48 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.6 hours of talk time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies.
Samsung Instinct s30 Phone, Charcoal
I just got this phone from Radioshack (50 dollars this week….add in an employee discount and it’s 20 bucks, YEAH!!). Amazing, amazing phone. Samsung have always made great products but this one shines above the rest. It’s really easy to use, especially with the touch features. It’s not too sensitive and you don’t have to jam your finger into the screen, it’s just right. The volume is a big thing for me because I am getting hearing problems at my ripe age of 23 (drummer) so that feature comes in handy when it’s in my pocket while I’m driving or for an alarm clock for work.
Either way you spin this, this phone has it all. It also has the Opera feature to browse full web pages with java as well as the mobile pages that were available with the first Instinct.
Now as compared to the original Instinct, this one has a lighter feel to it and sleaker design so that it fits comfortably in your hand without your hand getting tired from holding it. Of course, Bluetooth headsets always work fine, too.
Last but not least, the camera. Gorgeous pictures have been taken with this phone. Crystal clear quality, I’d say of high definition quality.
This is the phone for you if you want the latest and greatest without paying 500 dollars.
Rating: 5 / 5
Where do I begin with this phone? I have had it for about 5-6 months now and I think it is okay, but if given the choice again I would get something else.
Likes:
-Call quality is fine
-I love the large screen for internet
-I like the one touch email
-I like being able to delete messages without listening to them
-Navigation tool was awesome…when it worked (see below)
Dislikes:
-The fact that there are no buttons. I often accidently hit mute with my cheeck while talking. Also, using the keyboard for texting or internet can be very frustrating. My texts are riddled with question marks where spaces should be.
-You cannot get apps for this phone
-There are a lot of emails that my phone cant read and just show up blank when I try to open them
-I like the tv feature, but to watch a full episode, you can only do so in several minute intervals before having to go back to the show page and clicking on the next 5 minutes of the show. Also, the picture is usually choppy.
-I have found that doing simple things such as changing contact info is more complicated than it used to be. Even just calling a person that is not on my speed dial takes an extra step or two.
-Worst for me is that my navigation system (which I loved) is not working. It worked for a few months and then (during a trip of course) it started acting up. When I hit the navigation button the phone freezes for about 30 seconds and then goes to my contact list. Sprint could not fix the problem after several attempts and I am currently in the process of trying to get it taken care of by Samsung.
My husband has the same phone and he has had some issues with the buttons as well and his internet is slow.
Rating: 3 / 5
Ever own a touch screen phone, or ever wanted one? Well I own the Samsung Instinct S30 and personally, I love it. It’s a great all around phone for your normal person, everyday use, and even some extra add on’s also. I like my phone a lot because it is simple to use, you can do a lot of things on it and also because it’s a very durable phone that still looks good and is a great size. I love how my phones touch screen keyboard sync’s with the movement of the phone. I also like my phone because of its simplicity; it’s just so easy to maneuver around on. Lastly I love my phone because its not too big, and doesn’t have a awkward shape, it also takes abuse very well, from being dropped, thrown, or stepped on, it still works great! I love my Instinct S30 phone because it’s all around a great phone, its easy to use, and it’s a well-shaped, durable phone.
Rating: 5 / 5
Once a year I call Sprint and threaten to change service providers if they don’t meet some set of outrageous demands of mine. Desperate to cling to their position as the number three mobile phone service provider, they generally concede some combination of a discounted bill and free gear. This little game of cat-and-mouse has been going on for about six years and I’m generally pretty happy with Sprint’s willingness to cooperate.
This year, my major gripe was (and still is), that I want a freakin’ iPhone just like everybody else – why… because it’s awesome and everyone knows that. After demanding to be switched immediately to cancellations and a few minutes of impassioned whining, Sprint gave me a discount on my monthly plan and offered me two Samsung s30 “smart” phones, which they touted as a direct substitute for the iPhone, capable of performing every task that the Apple product does and more! I graciously accepted and congratulated myself for once again putting the screws to my service provider; well, this time the joke was on me. Congratulations Sprint… you win this time.
For starters, comparing an iPhone to this piece of trash is equivalent to comparing an ice cold beer to old boot filled with warm toilet water. Just turning the phone on is a virtual clinic in poor product design, as you have to hold down the power button to unlock the screen. Besides being inconvenient, this is just plain stupid since if you hold it down to long it turns the phone off.
As a music player, the s30 is unusable. All files must be dragged into a folder on the micro-SD card, and at least half of them will not be recognized by the phone’s music player. There is no interface that you can use on the computer that allows you to organize or make playlists, and the phone’s music player interface is horrendous.
As a browser, it is slow and unreliable, and any attempt to select an object on the screen using the touch screen inevitably ends with you repeatedly smashing your finger into the screen in frustration until it randomly decides to actually function. A portion of the screen is occupied by controls that could have easily been incorporated into the phone’s buttons to preserve precious screen space.
The NFL live function is great, as long as you remember to touch the screen every 7 seconds, because if you allow it to go into energy save mode the audio feed stops. Sprint radio has an unreliable feed and no fast forward / rewind function, so when it crashes, which it inevitably will do every several minutes, you have to start listening to the program over again from the beginning. Aside from that, the audio on Sprint radio is inexplicably too low, even if the audio setting is just fine for the phone and music player. Sprint TV is just a straight waste of everyone’s time.
Neither the music, radio or TV function transmit to a Bluetooth headset; so if you want to use them while walking around you’ll need to carry around headphones or rely on the phone’s speaker.
The games are idiotic and you have to buy them after about 1 minute of free trial play. There are no apps. The e-mail works okay, that is, until it stops working… which it does every 3-4 weeks at which time I have to delete the account and reload it. Finally, the phone’s operating system completely freezes about once per day so that the only option is to remove and replace the battery.
The GPS is actually pretty good.
In summary, this phone is good for phone calls, texts and GPS. It is only marginally more useful than antique flip phone that it replaced. Whenever I see a friend enjoying the features, apps, and graceful user-interface of their iPhone, I am instantly filled with a surge of jealousy so intense and tangible that it seems to fill the air around me and I can’t breathe.
Rating: 1 / 5
LOL, this phone is worth less than its plastic screen-protector (priced at $0.02)…
Here is why I didn’t like it:
1. The music player would take 5 minutes to bring up 900 songs.. The iPhone music player that I now have will come up almost instantly, every time… With even more songs loaded onto it. WIth the instinct, sometimes it would have you waiting 5 minutes just to come up with an “Uncaught Exception” and then boots you back into the favorites list (as a programmer, I know this means its an internal error that the developers didn’t forsee which is shameful for a so called finished product). After awhile of this frustration I went back to carrying around my old ipod, which kinda defeated one of the reasons I bought this phone.
2. The navigation was very unreliable… Wierd thing was, it worked for the first few months I had the phone, and then went downhill from that point on…. It got to the point where 1 out of 3 times, it wouldn’t even be able to home in on my position at all. Sent away for a refurbushed model after the techs couldn’t get it working and had the SAME EXACT PROBLEM. Many times, when it did start working, it would freeze in the middle of a trip leaving me lost and scrambling for my paper road maps.
3. The browsing experience is horrible and can’t display most of the pages out there… Even with the opera browser (which while still better than the stock instinct browser, is nowhere near the quality of the iPhone safari browser).
4. The email reader doesn’t display html like most other smartphone email clients.
5. Virtually no apps are available for this phone. There is a site out there that has maybe a hand full of useless apps.
If you are stuck with sprint, I would go with the palm pre instead of this phone… There is a reason the instinct is only $0.01!
Rating: 1 / 5