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Samsung Continuum

Based on 11 reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros

Good form factor, Clever Ticker display, Capable 5MP camera with 720p video, TouchWiz handy for newcomers, Inexpensive for the speed and features.
Secondary "ticker" display is surprisingly handy, Quick and responsive, Good external speaker.
Phone is sleek and well made, Easy to use.

Cons

Forced use of Bing, Samsung slow on Android upgrades, Outperformed by 2011 phones, Main screen may be too dense for bigfingered owners.
Voice quality is less than desired, Video quality also could be better
No sure about the second screen, Verizon junk installed.
Search and Maps powered by Bing, not Google, Narrow display makes typing difficult.
Small main display, Ticker causes some performance lag.

By GadgetNutz on March 20, 2011

I have a couple of standardized disclaimers to make here.The first is that this is exactly my second smartphone review, (also involving the Android OS) and I must say that I’m already developing preferences. One of those preferences is for a...

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By Electronista on January 22, 2011

If you’re on Verizon or unattached, the Continnum is a good choice for Android if you're focused on immediate functionality over long-term support and theoretical freedom. Priced at $100 with a new contract, the Continuum is not just fast and...

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By Brighthand on January 03, 2011

There's a lot to like about the Samsung Continuum, especially if you're more of a texter and a surfer than a talker. While the voice quality tests were somewhat disappointing, and there was a weird crash when I first tried to set up Wi-Fi, the...

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By phandroid.com on December 24, 2010

Although this is a Galaxy S phone, there’s a significant difference in hardware between the Samsung Continuum and other Galaxy S phones. (The most obvious being the smaller screen size to make room for that ticker display, of course.) The phone is...

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By Android Police on December 13, 2010

What's To LovePowerful processor makes everything snappyDisplay is bright and crispComfortable in handTicker provides interesting new usesWhat's To HateStill on Android 2.1, with TouchWIz on boardBuggy at timesFlimsy plastic backLoaded with...

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By Testfreaks on December 08, 2010

The Samsung Continuum is a great phone overall, but I’m not to sure about the second smaller screen. Yes it’s nice to have the updates right there for you at all times, but I have to wonder if just a larger screen would have been better...

90
By CellPhoneQuick on December 05, 2010

The Samsung Continuum’s ticker is a great feature, and it’s surprising that something similar hasn’t been released before. When playing games or browsing the web, just take a glance at the ticker and you know what time it is without...

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By PCWorld on December 03, 2010

If you like to be constantly in the loop with your news feeds and social networks, you might find the ticker display useful. Once we pared down our feeds, we certainly did-and we loved the fact that we could control our music via the display. But if...

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By Android Central on December 01, 2010

We've been talking about the Samsung Continuum for a while now. We were able to get a hands-on with it before it released, so we've hashed over the hardware, and I don't think there's anything more that can be said about TouchWiz. This...

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By LaptopMag on November 30, 2010

A clever ticker display that streams social updates, news, and more helps this Android phone stand out in the...

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