AT&T SGH-A797 Flight

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Good touch screen and QWERTY keyboard. Powerful Web browser. Well-tuned UI. Good camera.
Compact for a touch screen phone with a full QWERTY.

Cons:

Call quality just OK. A little bulky. Proprietary headphone jack.
Battery life could be better. No 3.5mm headset jack.

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Last revision on August 19, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good touch screen and QWERTY keyboard. Powerful Web browser. Well-tuned UI. Good camera
Compact for a touch screen phone with a full QWERTY

Reviewers Didn't Like

Call quality just OK. A little bulky. Proprietary headphone jack
Battery life could be better. No 3.5mm headset jack

Expert reviews and ratings

The Samsung Flight mobile phone from AT&T performs well on-the-whole in spite of occasional sluggishness in opening some of the features or switching between menu screens. Overall, it is a good budget phone at $99 with two-year contract and $50...

By BrightHub on June 01, 2011

It’s not every day when I can actually opine on the differences between a couple of cell phones based on how they worked out for me. Usually, my basis for comparison is a bit more concrete–this one looks better, this one has a longer...

By MobileWhack on March 25, 2010

The Samsung Flight doesn't really stand out, but it's a solid choice for budget buyers on...

By PC Mag on February 01, 2010

If you want a QWERTY phone but don't dig those larger horizontal slider phones, the Flight is appealing. It competes with the LG Xenon with similar specs and features including HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, GPS and music and video playback. The Samsung...

By MobileTechReview on November 08, 2009

Do you want the best of both worlds? Do you like the flexibility of a touch-screen and a physical full-QWERTY keyboard? Well, it may not be the best, but the Samsung Flight SGH-A797 for AT&T provides that capability, along with a solid set of...

By Dev Hardware on February 03, 2010

A phone that is good looking but is low on features.Sum and Substance:Thumbs Up:Sturdy, easy to use design, great looks.Thumbs Down:Sluggish, bad call quality.Inside the Trunk:Technology – GSMBand – GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)Phone...

By eTech Reviews on November 19, 2009

Even with the constant flow of cell phones that the company produces, the Samsung Flight is rather unique. It's not a smartphone, but it has a touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. And while it may look powerful, features are pretty standard; it...

By cnet on November 11, 2009