Samsung Behold

An advanced touch screen phone with premium multimedia features and full web browsing capabilities, the Samsung Behold phone also supports T-Mobile's HSDPA 3G network, which provides fast web downloads and multimedia messaging...

Features

• Slim touchscreen phone for full web browsing and multimedia playback; compatible with T-Mobile's 3G network
• 5-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music streaming
• microSD expansion to 16 GB (1 GB card included), access to personal e-mail and instant messaging
• Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time
• What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, 1 GB microSD memory card, USB cable, wired stereo hands-free headset, quick start guide

Reviews

Finally T-Mobile Impresses Me!!!!!

by Dave Matthews Fan from Sunnyvale, CA USA on 2008-11-20
I have been skeptical about the touch-screen revolution, but also curious. I purchased the Samsung Behold, paid a little more than I would have ordinarily, and thought "why not at least try it?" I am more than impressed. I usually suffer from buyer's remorse thinking that I just invested in a fancy paperweight, not the case at all here! The Behold is worth every penny! The touch-screen interface works great, even with my large fingers. The music player is of great quality and it is so easy to transfer photos and music onto the player. Soooo surprised to be this pleased with a T-Mobile phone when I have gone through too many with few features and a lack of options. This is a great introduction to the new tech for me and I am still discovering new things that it can do.

A great phone

by CW from Portland, Or on 2009-04-08
This is an excellent phone. In the past week I have owned the Blackberry Storm and took it back because it kept locking up. The Dare, a good phone but navigating through contacts is not as easy as it should be, so I took it back and left verizon for tmobile. First off go get the phone from WALMART, it is really inexpensive and you don't have to get a data plan. Anyways, this phone is perfect for me. Screens are easy to navigate, menus are straigtforward, and my personal favorite any song you load on the phone can be used as a ringtone. The touchscreen is nice and responsive and the keys are "true" meaning if you hit L you will get an L on the screen. I have large hands(I am 6'4") and texting is not a problem. Keep in mind this is a PHONE, not a smart phone. If you plan on being on the net all the time, this might not be the phone for you. The only draw back is that I don't think this a true 5 megapixel camera because picture quality was just okay and it takes forever to snap a shot. Fine for people sitting still, but not if you are trying to get a kid to hold a pose or trying to sneak in a picture of some local crazy person you see walking the street.

GREAT PHONE TO HAVE IF ONE CANNOT YET AFFORD THE REGULAR I-PHONE

by Iron Man from on 2009-02-17
Samsung makes awesome phones and the Behold is no exception. It is thin, compact, full of nice features. Unfortunately, this is the only touch screen phone in the T-mobile line-up that is NOT Wi-Fi so you can't really make any in-carrier comparison. I got this as an upgrade from a NOKIA 6263. I try to shy away from Samsung phones as much as I can not because they're not good but because (in my personal experience) Samsung phones probably has the weakest sounding ringer and speaker among the other brands that T-mobile carries. Compared to a NOKIA 6263 or 5300, Samsung's ringer and speaker is a one-star. FORTUNATELY for the Behold, it has improved very much. I can now hear the ringer and speaker sufficiently even in a noisy environment. Quoting what 2 reviewers here says: "Its an almost nice phone" and "Close to being flawless". This is a cool phone but for the price (and considering it is 3G), close to $400, they should have made this a Wi-Fi enabled phone. This phone is just $200 shy of the 1st generation i-Phone and at $400, Wi-Fi should have been a must for this nifty phone. I live in an area where T-Mobile signal is always strong so I have no reception problems. Call quality is great, it is clear & crisp. The functionality of the menu/navigation is another top-notch feature, it is very intuitive, not a lot of learning curve to do. The vibration feedback for the screen is very receptive, responds to confirmation when a function is working on the touch screen. The screen is sharp--very sharp indeed. The 5MP camera and the pictures it takes are very good, including videos. I have downloaded some videos on this phone and it is clear, no lag in sound or motion. The ability to put Micro-SDHC is another plus if the standard memory for this phone is not not enough for you. I also like the way you can customize the widgets, makes it look like a legitimate I-phone except that there are still a handful of applications out there that is not compatible with this phone. Overall a very nice phone to have if one cannot afford the regular Apple. Highly recommended!

FAR better than the IPhone!

by Cristy Mosher from WPB, FL on 2009-02-20
When I purchased this phone I researched for comparisons on the IPhone and the Behold. With the reviews it really only seemed as though the real difference was the cameras MegaPixels (IPhone=3mp Behold=5mp. Since the purchase of my Behold, a very close friend of mine had purchased the IPhone. I had sent her a picture one day and she told me she wasn't able to open it unless it was in an Email because "the IPhone doesn't support Multi Media Mail" WHAT?!? Thats what this phone is FOR how could it not support pictures? Even my old crappy Katana would allow me to send and receive pictures right from my phone! I also found out that the IPhone is not A2DP compatible... meaning you can not listen to the songs wirelessly on your IPhone with an A2DP bluetooth ear piece. The Behold you can! So thats just 3 basic everyday things that you would expect the precious IPhone to be able to do but No... clearly the the Behold DOMINATES the IPhone, no comparison. Aside from the comparisons with the IPhone, I have ZERO complaints about this phone. It is easy to use, does everything and more than I could ever ask of a phone, and has nearly become a replacement to my laptop.

Great Touch Screen Phone

by Scott Bowden from Los Angeles, Ca on 2009-07-30
This is my first touch screen phone and i absolutely loved it. The touch response is great, calling, texting and navigating is a breeze. The camera quality is fine, not an 8.0 but some pictures come out great. This is definitely the favorite phone ive ever had. : )

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