Today’s mobile phone market is a far cry from what it used to be. Not because it’s somehow decreased in complexity and intensity, no, but more because it’s actually increased exponentially in both those aspects. Manufacturers continue to adapt to the changing trends that define the mobile landscape, whether by integrating the latest innovations in hardware by incorporating new cameras and speakers into the mobile units or by moving ahead in the use of the newest software by pioneering new operating systems as platforms for the emergent multitude of mobile applications, which themselves have revolutionized the playing field in a whole new way.
Lately, mobile manufacturer Samsung has excelled at balancing the above concerns with the need to keep their phones both reasonably affordable and fairly user-friendly without losing the drive for cutting-edge innovation in mobile model development. Their latest effort, the Samsung Star, fairly shines by providing a compact, reasonably-priced model for users seeking to try a touchscreen without getting bogged down in all the trappings of a full-blast higher-end model. With its sleek, frame, bright touchscreen and its easy access to popular social networking sites, the Star overcomes its lightweight feel and lack of 3G to offer a reasonable mobile model for the price.
Despite feeling a little on the cheap side due to its lightweight frame, the Star is a durable little mobile phone that fits easily in a palm, pocket or bag and holds its own fairly well. It has a 3-inch WQVGA resistive touchscreen with 240×400 resolution, and a packed-in stylus proves to be helpful but not absolutely necessary – the touchscreen is fairly responsive to finger presses as well. Like Samsung’s other recent release, the Corby, the Star lacks a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, instead going with Samsung’s proprietary combination headphone/power charging port, which is a small but noticeable bother.
The Star is equipped with an MP3 player and an FM Radio, the latter of which can only be used with the Samsung headphones, similar to the way old Nokia models like the otherwise-excellent 6230 required the bundled headphones for its Radio feature. The phone’s memory is expandable, with microSD card support for up to 8GB, which is more than enough room for the MP3 player’s music and the photos that one can take with the integrated 3-megapixel camera, which comes with smile detection but inexplicably lacks any way to check what shots you’ve taken without having to go right to the photo gallery.
The phone works off of Samsung’s well-executed TouchWiz user interface, providing a fairly quick and responsive phone browsing experience. The interface is effective for both new and more experienced users, and even introduces an interesting if occasionally-inaccurate handwriting recognition system for text message entry. Internet browsing is somewhat less enjoyable because of the lack of 3G connectivity. The Star does deliver good call quality and seemingly endless battery life, the latter of which speaks volumes about the phone’s budget-conscious focus by allowing users to maximize stored energy.
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