Samsung S3650 Corby / Genio Touch

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

6
Average:

10
Bad:

3

Pros:

Cheap price compared to other touchscreen phones with similar features, Small, light, and it comes with 2 extra colourful casings, Efficiently reads and presents documents from Word, Excel, PDF files, Radio/music player is functional enough to replace an
Distinctive Design, SocialNetworking Apps, Easy to Use UI
Easily changeable overall look, Capacitive screen that is easy to use, High audio playback quality

Cons:

No smart dialing, No phonebook integration from social networks, No hardware buttons for quick access to other functions, Low 2 megapixel camera, Acceptable, but not excellent, video performance
Sluggish & NonResponsive Touch UI, Sparse Connectivity Features, No 3.5mm Headphone Jack

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Last revision on August 26, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Cheap price compared to other touchscreen phones with similar features, Small, light, and it comes with 2 extra colourful casings, Efficiently reads and presents documents from Word, Excel, PDF files, Radio/music player is functional enough to replace an
Distinctive Design, SocialNetworking Apps, Easy to Use UI
Easily changeable overall look, Capacitive screen that is easy to use, High audio playback quality
Simple yet chic design, Responsive UI, Plenty of Social Networking tools, Good audio, Camera quality and features are good, Good battery life
Attractive design, good build quality, large, responsive touchscreen, easy to use interface with convenient widgets, good web browser, well priced

Reviewers Didn't Like

No smart dialing, No phonebook integration from social networks, No hardware buttons for quick access to other functions, Low 2 megapixel camera, Acceptable, but not excellent, video performance
Sluggish & NonResponsive Touch UI, Sparse Connectivity Features, No 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Mediocre camera, Below par multimedia functionality, Lacks 3G and WiFi
Average camera quality, no 3G, no 3.5mm headphone jack, no accelerometer for auto UI rotation

Expert reviews and ratings

Aside from its colourful cover, Samsung Corby S3650 is a reliable touchscreen phone, and a relatively cheap one at that. It is designed to land in the hands of an active social networker, a teenager, or one who simply prefers a functional and...

By Phones.com on June 01, 2010

The Samsung S3650 Corby is available in India for Rs. 8,000, a price that’s too high in our opinion. Although it sports a spunky design and a number of social networking widgets, its basic performance is lacking and so are its connectivity...

By PCWorld India on March 01, 2010

The Corby is a hip, entry-level touch-screen phone aimed squarely at urban youth. It has a nice range of multi-media and social-networking functions but falls short on a few fundamentals. The 2.8-inch touch-screen is a great feature. It has haptic...

By Stuff NZ on February 27, 2010

The Corby is excellent value, matching a very usable touchscreen mobile with a bargain bin price tag. If you're spending under AU$200, the Corby should be on your list to...

By CNET Australia on January 29, 2010

The in-call quality is slightly above average. We like the fact that the sound packs some punch and we were able to hear our callers even in noisy places, plus they didn’t seem to have any problems either. We were somewhat annoyed at the voice...

By Phone Arena on January 14, 2010

100

ConnectivitySince the Corby’s prime demographic is the younger generation of mobile users, Samsung has made sure that the connectivity options provided are best suited for these users without going overboard. It supports EDGE and GPRS for internet...

By Tech2 on November 09, 2009

Continuing their assault on the touchscreen phone market, Samsung has now launched a new phone, the Samsung Corby. This one is aimed at youngsters who want a stylish, easy to use touchscreen phone with plenty of features, but more importantly, at a...

By TechTree on October 28, 2009

Samsung had organized an event way back in September, a blogger meet to explore this form of reaching out to it’s potential market. We at Fonearena were invited for it too. It was a great event and we got to understand a lot more about Samsung and...

By FoneArena on December 23, 2009

We recently checked out the latest and greatest low-end and high-end choices in Samsung's all-touch cell phone lineup: The Samsung Jet and Samsung...

By infoSync World on December 20, 2009

Theres nothing unique about the Samsung S3650 Corby but theres no way you can miss it. No, you wont be considering it, unless youre of a certain age, but youll notice it and perhaps even appreciate it. Neatly repackaged to appeal to its intended...

By pz10 on September 24, 2009

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