AT&T SGH-A697 Sunburst

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Eyecatching design, Lightweight and compact, Sound quality, Long battery life.
Slim form factor, good call quality, solid battery life
Big, colorful screen. Great call quality and battery life. Smooth video playback.

Cons:

Sluggish touch screen, No 3G or WiFi, No headphone jack, Limited browsing capability
Sluggish UI, poor web experience, no 3G data

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Last revision on February 2, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Eyecatching design, Lightweight and compact, Sound quality, Long battery life
Slim form factor, good call quality, solid battery life
Big, colorful screen. Great call quality and battery life. Smooth video playback
The Samsung Sunburst is a slim and lightweight touch-screen phone with a 2-megapixel camera, a HTML browser, GPS, an internal accelerometer, and more. It's affordable as well

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sluggish touch screen, No 3G or WiFi, No headphone jack, Limited browsing capability
Sluggish UI, poor web experience, no 3G data
No 3G or Wi-Fi. Bloatware-infested. Required $20/month data plan kills value
The Samsung Sunburst's interface is nothing new, and the touch screen can feel a little slow to respond at times

Expert reviews and ratings

Even though you cannot expect a groundbreaking performance, the Sunburst is still a good performing, simple touchscreen phone, with decent features for a price of only $59.99, with a new two-year service agreement. On the whole, the Samsung...

By BrightHub on June 09, 2011

The Samsung Sunburst's poor web browsing experience, lack of 3G connectivity, sluggish user interface, and mediocre camera all make it a tough recommendation. Still, the good battery life, call quality, and pocket friendly form factor make it a...

By MobileBurn on April 24, 2010

The Samsung Sunburst offers good video playback, a friendly user interface, and excellent call quality for a very low price. But be careful which icons you click on because AT&T is all too happy to jack up the Sunburst's monthly...

By PC Mag on April 20, 2010

As long as you don't expect anything groundbreaking, the Sunburst is a simple touch-screen phone with a healthy set of midrange features for a pretty good...

By cnet on April 01, 2010

The Samsung Sunburst is a strange sort of phone–while on the one hand, I found it pretty simple to use without a whole lot of complication, I had a pretty serious problem with it too.First, though, we give you the basic introduction: the Samsung...

By MobileWhack on March 30, 2010

Experts say Samsung's Sunburst stands out from other mid-range touch-screen cell phones for its sleek, compact design. PhoneArena.com editors describe the Sunburst as "sleek, curvy, right out of Star Trek," and most reviewers agree that it has a...

By ConsumerSearch on December 01, 2010

The Samsung Sunburst has a pretty face and great design for a simple tablet phone, but I'd have a hard time recommending it. The unresponsive touchscreen caused problems in almost every application and made the phone much less fun to use. I have...

By Phone Scoop on June 10, 2010

The Samsung Sunburst is a mid-level touch-screen phone for AT&T subscribers. It offers a full set of features to keep one productive as well as entertained, and it also has a solid design. The Sunburst is available for $19.99 after rebates and a...

By Dev Hardware on June 03, 2010

Samsung Sunburst is a very nice touchscreen feature phone. It feels expensive, has multiple of advanced features and is very easy to personalize to your personal taste. The single major drawback is the lack of 3.5mm jack for the headset. While...

By Mobile-Review on April 07, 2010