Samsung Impression SGH-A877

When i received my Samsung impression cellphone, I was very impress. It is everything i needed in a phone. Since this is my first contract phone, the price was great. If you need a phone with video playback, this phone is for you.

I thoroughly researched AT&T; phones before settling on this one. I wanted a phone with a Low SAR rating (check out ewg[dot]org. if you want to know more) and one that could "grow" with me if my needs changed. Right now I only use my cell for calls and texts but could see expanding to web/e-mail within the two year period of my contract. I've only had this phone for a day, but here are my impressions so far: Pros: - The touch screen is responsive, and I find it easier to use than an iPhone. - The QWERTY keyboard is nice for entering contacts' names, but I would agree with other reviewers that the buttons slow you down a bit for texts. The space key is particularly hard to press. - If you enter the first few digits of someone's number, the phone will suggest possible contacts. - The display screen is big and pleasant. Even an iPhone user commented that it was nice. - The phone is "smart" when you're actively talking. It senses light and turns off the touch screen when the pho... Read more

Great phone for simple general phone use & texting. Pros: Speaker phone, alot of memory storage for phone numbers, tasks, calendars, etc.. Love the favorite grouping and 5 other programmable groupings. Touch screen is fairly responsive. Cons: My greatest gripe is this phone has extremely poor battery life; goes out in less than 10 hours without even using the phone. Better get a car charger just in case. Also, I wish the speaker volume can go twice the highest setting. Other than that, if you can get it for a penny, it is a great tool for simple general use of phone communication and texting.

You can't beat the iPhone for it's Apps, but you are able to surf the net and check your email on this phone. Unlimited data is only $15/month on this vs $30/month on the iPhone, so you save $360 over the life of your 2 year AT&T; contract in data fees. Plus, you can get this phone for a penny, where you have to pay at least $100 for the iPhone. My only complaints about this phone are its weight and the low volume ringer/speaker. The phone is quite heavy, due to the slide out keyboard. But, since I prefer a physical keyboard to a virtual keyboard, I put up with the extra weight. For me, the physical full QWERTY keyboard is much easier to type on that a virtual keyboard, such as that you find on the iPhone or the Samsung Eternity. The Eternity is much lighter than this Impression, but harder to type on. My second complaint is the low volume ringer/speaker. When I'm in a noisy environment and turn the volume up all the way, I still have a difficult time hearing the caller ... Read more

I love this phone....it is much better than I expected after reading all the negative reviews about the texting bug and restarting issues. I've had it since the beginning of September and have yet to experience the texting or restarting issues. There have been a couple occasions where the alarms didn't function even though they were set to go off, so I've just taken to restarting my phone every night before bed and haven't had any problems with them since then. The touch screen is beautiful, the camera is pretty decent in daylight, the sound quality is much better than the last Samsung I had. People used to sound muffled, but now they are crystal clear. I'd like it better if the pre-installed email program had Gmail instead of AT&T; thinking I'm going to pay an extra monthly fee just to get the email client that does support Gmail. The Gmail app you can download from Google does work, but it doesn't look as nice as the Mobile Email client that you can get your Yahoo and Hotmail email o... Read more