Samsung coins the Samsung F700 as the "Intuitive Touch Screen Multimedia Champion" with good reasons: it promises a truckload of technological delights that comes in a sophisticated and user-friendly mobile phone. The Samsung F700 phone has an attractive design, a diverse multimedia functionality, and an almost complete package that dismisses some of its minor misgivings. Truthfully speaking, it may not be the best out there given the new models that keep coming out, but it definitely lives up to the hype it has created.

The Basics

The Samsung F700 is a full screen tri-band GSM mobile phone with a touch-screen interface. It sports a 5-megapixel VGA camera, which allows users tomake 3G video calls and shoot pictures and send them via MMS. It has Bluetooth connection capabilities for getting in touch with other devices and a full HTML Browser for surfing the internet and writing emails. It boasts of a 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for fast downloading of information from the World Wide Web into its compact and portable package. It also has a microSD expansion feature to ensure enough space for photos and videos for all multimedia needs. Most importantly, it houses impressive media features like top of the line MP3 and MPEG4 players for first-class entertainment - which is what a multimedia phone is all about.

The Looks

Looks spell the likeability factor. In a world where new phone designs pop up everyday, it takes something extra special to make sure that consumers take notice. This phone from Samsung gets a well-deserved plus on this arena.

The Samsung F700 may seem at first like a dead ringer for Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone. But a closer look at its dark blue casing, its 3.2" color display designed by the Adobe Team and the touchscreen design shows a subtly more stylish take on a multimedia device. There is nothing more exciting about standing out but not trying too hard. And Samsung has applied this philosophy on this multimedia champion quite well. It is one classy phone.

The large display is glossy and surely will promise you a very clear, bright and colourful displayed images . Its camera may be a little better given that it is only 5-megapixel but the images it renders can suffice for the less finicky. It is also very sensitive to the touch, making it easy to use for children, adults and ultimately for first-time touchscreen users. And because of it is prone to fingerprints and other tiny dust, it makes each owner want to wipe the screen constantly to remove fingerprints on the gorgeous display.

The Cutting Edge Functionality

One critique on the F700 is its bulkiness, but those who complain surely have not tinkered around with it for too long. The cutting edge addition to this multimedia champion is the inconspicuous QWERTY keyboard that slides out if the user gets tired of pressing on the touch-screen display.

The keypad of the Samsung F700 is nicely-spaced and compact (given the well-sized keys), users will definitely enjoy having the enhanced feature of being able to text and email conveniently. After all, if one gets tired of pressing on the touch screen and gets annoyed with leaving marks on the display, would not it be great to go back to old school and use a reliable keyboard? This mobile phone provides this delightful pleasure to its user.

Conclusion

This multimedia champion has everything you need and more. It has a full touch screen, touchpad interaction and a QWERTY keypad to cater to different needs in a stylish package. The Samsung F700 is definitely the iPhone for those who want a little extra on their back pocket.