The mobile phone market is full of makes and models that contain absolutely everything but the kitchen sink. They have a camera that will take digital quality photos, play music to the same standard as a top of the range standalone MP3 player and contain an A4 side of features. However, if you just want a mobile phone that will play music, take photos and make calls with no hassle or fanfare then what is there for you? Well, the Samsung J700 is a great place to start!



Top Of The Range

The Samsung J700 may look like any other top of the range phone at a first glance. The slider oozes style. It is compact and can easily be carried everywhere with you without weighing your pocket down. The first thing that you will notice is the 2" screen, which does dominate the handset, but you should look a little lower to the navigation wheel. The wheel can be used to scroll through the menus and is extremely easy to operate, even without being that technically minded to begin with. Furthermore, the menus are logical so it is simple to locate exactly what you are looking for in no time at all and this is a big advantage for the Samsung J700.

The screen itself is not that impressive when the phone is in use. It only has a 128x130 pixel display with 65,000 colours. This is poor when you compare it to most of the other phones out there at the moment, but then it does highlight just how simple the functionality of this phone is. The Samsung J700 does not profess to be brilliant and fashionable, but it still does its job extremely well.

Simple But Essential Features

The Samsung J700 does have a good list of features, including A2DP, USB and bluetooth connectivity and a WAP 2.0 Internet browser. It also has EDGE and GPRS capability. As such, it has everything that most people want or need from a normal mobile phone.

The Samsung J700 also has a 1.3MP camera and a decent media player. These are often two prerequisites for the majority of people that have mobile phones Again, the J700 does not do either amazingly well, but they do the job that they were initially added to phones for - to provide their owners with a service. The camera does feature a multi-shot option as well as a timer. As such, the images are quite clear and generally turn out well.

The FM radio and MP3 capability of the media player is easy enough to work and the sound quality is good if played through headphones, but not so much if you play tunes out loud. As you can see, the features do have their advantages and their disadvantages, but the overriding point is that they do not pretend to be better than they are. They do the job well and are perfect for any individual just wanting a regular phone. However, one thing that does let it down is the 10MB of internal memory. Although you can expand it with a MicroSD card, Samsung should have been able to squeeze a little more in than that!

Overall, the Samsung J700 is an extremely attractive phone. It looks the part and does exactly what it is supposed to do. It might not be the best phone for the technology junkie but it is certainly more than capable for everyone else!