Samsung is standing somewhat apart from other manufacturers Windows Mobile devices. Product Range communicators South Korean giant can not boast a large number of devices, such as a HTC. There is also no strict concept of functional equipment communicators like glofiish. Samsung is experimenting with forms, and each new Windows Mobile-device is released under this brand, it is interesting in its own way. One of the firm "chips" Samsung are one-piece device with a qwerty-keyboard. Suffice it to recall WM-smartphones Samsung i320 or Samsung Ultra Messaging i600. Samsung i780, in some ways, a continuation of the line. True, the similarities to previous models end in the form factor and design innovations. The rest - Samsung i780 is a collection of experiments and innovations. Very extensive ability to input information, square screen with a resolution of 320x320, the new processor Marvel PXA311. Moreover, i780 supports UMTS networks and HSDPA, and has an integrated GPS-module.
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Direct competitors i780 absent. Coming on ideology and capabilities - except that qwerty-slider, like glofiish M800 and HTC TYTN II. Main technical characteristics
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
- Processor: Marvell PXA311, 624 MHz
- Memory: 128 MB RAM and 256 MB Flash ROM
- Screen: 2,55 ", TFT, 320x320, 65536 colors
- Memory Expansion: microSD (memory card support MicroSD HS manufacturer is not stated)
- Communication capabilities: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS (Class 10), EDGE, WCDMA 1900/2100, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b / g
- Camera: 2 megapixels
- Battery: Li-Pol, 1480 mAh, removable (included 2 batteries)
- Audio: microphone, speaker, corporate headset jack
- Size and Weight: 115.9 x 61.3 x 12.9 mm and 120 g.
In the following table you can find the main comparative characteristics of the nearest competing models, though full-fledged competitor i780 they can be called a stretch.
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| Comparison of characteristics of Samsung SGH-i780, glofiish M800 and HTC TyTN II |
Set
Samsung i780 comes in a stylish matte black box. Next to the device flaunts the slogan "Your Office on-the-go", reflecting the concept of the communicator. Inside the box you can find a nice set of accessories:
- Mains Charger
- Additional battery charger for battery
- USB cable with a proprietary connector
- Stereo
- Two rechargeable battery capacity 1480 mAh
- MicroSD memory card 1 GB (on the map is navigation software Garmin Mobile XT, world maps and a detailed map of Russia)
- CD with ActiveSync 4.5 Windows Mobile Device Center
- Brief instruction in Russian
All you need is present. Particularly pleased to have two extra battery and charger. True, the container to charge refused to charge the battery from the built in USB. It is assumed that the user will be mainly charged device from a PC, but this time it will be possible to charge an additional battery, using a network memory.
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| Samsung SGH-i780: Battery Charger |
Car Accessories available. Holder and car charger will need to be purchased separately.
Ergonomics and Design
Samsung i780 housing made of quality plastic with metal components. The back of the device is covered with coated Soft-Touch, which prevent cars from slipping off your hands. The front side and side faces have a glossy finish. Looks stylish and expensive device, Samsung i780 confused with a product from another manufacturer is difficult. Colours and design of the device is designed as a business model GSM-phones and smartphones Samsung. Approximately half of the front of the device has a bright screen size of 2.55''. Above it are opening a voice speaker box secondary camera for video calls and status LED. The lattice dynamics of 2-3 mm is recessed into the case. As shown by personal experience on it quite often dusty.
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Under the screen of the communicator is a block of controls. One of the highlights of Samsung i780 is a square touch pad is located in the center. We have already met the unusual controls, observed as communicators. Sensational RollR, familiar from model HTC P3300, touch-sensitive strip on the body JoGGR HTC S620 Excalibur. Solution used in the Samsung i780 is more reminiscent of the classic touchpad PDA HP 4700 or the touch panel notebooks. There are 2 modes of operation: control the mouse or scrolling lines on the screen. The implementation is very good, and he and the other mode has its advantages. And he and the other mode greatly simplifies the navigation, if we keep the device in one hand. In mouse mode you can adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad. As an added bonus, in the settings (para-called "mini-mouse"), you can choose one of 25 cursors. Right and left of the touchpad are located, respectively, metal buttons "OK" and "Start". Along the edges are the control buttons context menu in Windows Mobile. Directly under them you can find the button lights out and sending a call. All the keys are quite large. Pressed clearly distinguishable and are accompanied by a characteristic clicking sound. Occasionally lacks the hardware control buttons, but it is a matter of habit. The touchpad is a 4-way and after some time of use can completely replace the hard buttons. Using her uncomfortable except in the dynamic games that, given the potential buyer Samsung i780, the lack of difficult to call.
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The entire lower part of the front panel is qwerty-keyboard. The keys are small, however, clearly distinguishable. Difficulties in recruitment may occur only for users with large fingers. The keyboard is mainly designed for data entry with one hand, but at a certain knack, you can comfortably type text and with both hands. The keyboard consists of 37 keys. Perennial problem with the location of the Cyrillic alphabet Samsung decided very constructive.At the four keys are dual symbols: w / u, w / e, o / b and b / w. When you enter one of these characters, you can automatically replace it by pressing the button next au. That is, if I want to type the letter "u", I click on w / u and then to the au. In the lower corner of the keyboard is a separate button to switch the language, denoted "RU". By execution of the keyboard no complaints there. Some inconvenience caused only very small font and monochrome Latin Cyrillic and Latin characters.
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In the settings you can enable or disable the keyboard backlight. Bright white light is visible in the darkness, in daylight its use is not mandatory. The inscriptions on the keys, high contrast and clearly distinguishable. Light sensor in the device is not provided, but is there to automatically disable the keyboard during the day. If desired, the user can select the time interval when the keyboard is not illuminated. The left side of the communicator is the volume rocker, slightly below the hole is a soft reset.
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At the opposite end of the i780 can be found brand headset jack and charger. Unlike other manufacturers that use unique connectors (Gigabyte, Palm), with communicators Samsung will have much less difficulty when purchasing accessories. Connector is identical to that used in most mobile phones Samsung, and accessories are widely represented in the retail network. In any case, the usual MiniUSB and 2.5-mm headset jack seems preferable. Just below is a slot for memory card format MicroSD. To date, maps of this format are available up to 2 GB. Support MicroSD HC manufacturer does not publish. Both ends closed with plastic plugs.
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In the lower part is the camera button. Location is very good, the button is under the thumb or finger, depending on how we keep your device vertically or horizontally. By default, the camera is called holding the keys, and when pressed once you see a small pop-up panel of Windows Media Player. A similar situation can be observed in the communicator Samsung i710. Power on / off the unit is on the upper end of i780. Intuitively, I want to find it on the right side, right there where your thumb rests. May take some time to adapt himself to press on her finger. If you hold the button device completely shuts down when pressed once, just off screen. The lower end of i780 is empty except for a small hole-in microphone.
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The stylus holder is located on the left, in the upper part of the communicator. Location is not the most convenient, especially for those who previously enjoyed by other devices with touch input. Stylus itself has a telescopic design and is made of metal with plastic end. Also, plastic is made from a ledge in the upper part. Perot has an average thickness and length. In the unfolded state to use the pen comfortably and conveniently. When folded, the stylus is clearly a bit short. Ledge in the upper part is visible. Despite the fact that the stylus firmly "sitting" in a pencil box, square it out, there are no complications. Losing it would also be difficult.
There, in the upper left corner, you might find and opening for the strap.
The back side of the communicator is decorated with a window chamber and speakerphone. In fairness, we note that the speaker has another outlet at the upper end of the communicator, which allows incoming calls to be loud enough, even if the device lies on the surface of the screen up.
The battery compartment cover is closed tightly in order to open it, it takes some effort. The smallest gap is absent. It is true that in our sample, the lid does not close until the end, leaving a barely noticeable gap. Most likely, this is a feature of a single sample i780. In general, assembly and materials of the body deserves a solid five, which is traditional for smartphones Samsung.
On the part of ergonomics can find fault only to non-standard location of the stylus and not entirely logical placement of the power button. Qwerty-keyboard and touchpad are made with high quality and thoughtfully. Use the communicator is convenient, as two hands and one without resorting to using the stylus.
Speed and memory
The heart of Samsung i780 is a new processor Marvell PXA311. None of the official resources is not specified clock speed of the processor used in your device. However, press releases, including site www.marvell.com, stating that the frequency of the processor can vary up to 624 MHz ("The PXA 310 is a cost-effective solution with up to 624 MHz power- efficient compute performance "," Processing up to 624 MHz for faster end-user experiences, such as rendering rich Web content, and scalable headroom for multitasking with advanced 3G usage models. "). Moreover, it is not clear what is meant, an automatic change of frequency in all the PXA310 series processors, or possible solutions based on one. The choice of frequency values of the device is missing, and to assess the actual frequency of your CPU, your humble servant has resorted to all possible monitoring programs for the CPU. But the thing, none of the existing programs, course designed to monitor the Intell / Marvell 2xx, did not properly display information about Marvell PXA311. However, the small trouble. It 's not so much the numbers, how many real-world performance. The new solution from Marvell is intended to provide even greater performance than the previous generation, largely inherited the company from Intel. Built-in graphics accelerator must contribute even better graphics processing. Also, the manufacturer claims a reduction in processor power series 3xx. Is it really that we can verify the results of traditional benchmarks using Spb Benchmark, and an integrated graphics test the popular free video player TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player) version 0.71RC1. Note that when performing everyday tasks such as navigating the Internet, use office applications and navigating menus, Samsung i780 does not exhibit a very high speed. You can tell that he was speaking on a par with most similar devices. Speed increase is noticeable in applications, as the specter of processor power.
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| Spb Benchmark test results |
In general, the results are not bad. The speed of the file system, our hero gives way to basically just masthead communicator from ASUS - P750. In tests of the processor, Samsung i780 clear leader.
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It comes on the heels of that same ASUS P750 Processor Marvell previous generation, but the performance boost Marvell PXA 310 is obvious. By and large, the performance tests predictably lead Devices processor-based Marvell, once again, confirming its superiority over popular solutions Samsung and Qualcomm. Let's see how our hero will manifest itself in tests TCPMP, which is most adequately assess the possibility of the graphics subsystem. In the summary table, we added one of the most powerful communicators on the part of graphics - Gigabyte MW998, equipped with a graphics accelerator Intel 2700G. Considered a normal result index 100%. However, taken as the norm to take 120%. With this value we can say that the video will play correctly and falling out of personnel would be excluded, even in highly dynamic scenes.
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Beautiful results Samsung i780! Graphics accelerator built into the chip provides flawless playback of video, up to VGA-resolution. The results are comparable with Gigabyte MW998, the lion's share of the achievements of which the conscience of the additional graphics accelerator. I can safely say that our hero confidently cope with the unconverted video, of course, if a good player and the relevant codecs. By the way, the player TCPMP to determine the frequency of the processor Samsung i780, a 416 MHz. On the part of memory, Samsung i780 is also equipped better than most peers. For data storage allocated 256 MB, from which the user has at its disposal about 170 MB. The amount of RAM as match for the latest trends in kommunikatorostroenii - 128 MB, of which about 84 MB is available.
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This means that the internal memory is enough for a gentleman's set of programs and not only, as the volume of RAM will be enough to run a dozen applications average engorgement. Recall also that the communicator comes complete with a memory card MicroSD 1 GB. At least 100 MB of this volume is navigation software and maps, then there is the need to purchase a memory card is no longer, at least for the first time.
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| Samsung SGH-i780: a memory card and adapter from the kit |
Screen
Square screen PDAs and smartphones have always been a cause of controversy and discussion. More or less, we are used to square screen with a resolution of 240x240 pixels, in the first place, thanks to devices based on Palm OS. Samsung i780 is the first model, in which the manufacturer has implemented a screen with a resolution of 320x320 pixels. Of course, the picture looks on the order of magnitude better than the displays of similar size but with lower resolution. The downside of this solution is compatible with software like screen resolution. Let us say at once, any difficulty. Some programs display only a portion of the window on the display i780, some run in the resolution of 240x240. There are those that are displayed correctly, but can not say that they are the majority. Many of the programs at startup just "hang" communicator saves only Soft Reset.
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The screen itself is to be commended. The quality of the matrix at a height that is traditional for Samsung. The viewing angles are not far from 180 degrees, contrast and color on the head and shoulders above most competitors. To adjust the backlight has 5 levels:
- Ultra high brightness
- High brightness
- Average brightness
- Low brightness
- Energy Savings
And again, the same feature as in the Samsung i710, the previous device company with a touchscreen. Not enough levels of illumination in the smaller side. For everyday use, is sufficient to establish a pointer to the "low brightness, and the level of" average brightness, "lacking even in bright light. The disadvantage of this is difficult to call, but adding another couple of levels down, we could extend the life of your device.Especially if the owner is a lover of machines to read e-books with weak or absence of light. Note also that the Samsung i780 screen is flush with the body, like a line of "Touch" of HTC. Nevertheless, any graphics add-in for managing smartphone without a stylus missing. Absent, and a simplified menu, both in the same i710. Perhaps the manufacturer was unable to adapt their achievements under the new platform and a new screen, perhaps deliberately left the choice of "Finger" shell on the conscience of the user will not be anyone's guess. To date, there is a fairly wide selection of these add-ins. In any case, the same Spb Mobile Shell works great on the Samsung i780, not at all embarrassed by a non-standard screen resolution of your device. The sensitivity of the screen below the average to avoid accidental clicks. Apparently, the manufacturer originally conceived i780, a device-based control without using the stylus.
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Battery
Testing was conducted with the standard battery capacity of 1480 mAh. As always, the estimated time of the device in three basic modes: the maximum load. The brightness set to maximum, the speaker volume - too, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Through Windows Media Player in the cycle is played a "heavy" video. Battery life in this mode was 4 o'clock 46 minutes. Normal operation. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi disabled. The brightness is set to the first division of the account. On the PDA was started reading the text in Haali Reader with automatic scrolling. Time work was 17 hours 22 minutes. MP3 Playback. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi disabled. Illumination is installed at a minimum level. Listening through headphones at maximum volume. We used a Pocket Media Player and files with bitrates 192 KB / c. Hours - 14 hours 6 minutes.
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The results mean, if anything, slightly above average. Also, do not forget that bundled with Samsung i780 comes with 2 batteries, so that, under certain reservations, the results can be multiplied by two. In the everyday use, including 10-15 minutes of calls, about half an hour navigating the Internet and reading e-books, and periodic inclusion of GPS, our hero, "spent" nearly a half days.
Sociability. Wireless interfaces
Phone
Communicator supports tri-band GSM, 900/1800/1900, as well as work in networks wCDMA. In the settings we can choose one of four modes:
- Auto
- GSM 900/1800
- GSM 1900
- WCDMA
HSDPA support is activated a separate item in the settings. Is present and more pressing in our country EDGE. In a word, the telephone part of the device provides a confident communications around the world, as well as transfer data at speeds that meet the specifications of 3G and 3,5 G. Voice quality speaker and microphone is very good. To dial using a standard application Phone. Unlike the i710, there are no suspensions over the standard shell, so that in the case of the i780 to dial a number, we will also, as is the case with most other smartphones, unaccompanied by pressing the vibration and the possibility of changing color schemes.
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
Samsung i780 supports Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), which in theory allows us to obtain data rates up to 3 Mbps. All necessary profiles are also in place. In addition to data transfer, synchronization with Microsoft ActiveSync and use the phone as a modem, you can listen to music through stereo-Bluetooth headset and control the player, thanks to profiles A2DP and AVRCP. In general, with Bluetooth everything is in order, exactly as with the module Wi-Fi, supports 802.11b and 802.11g.
The hero of this review can easily interact with a smartphone Nokia N-Gage QD, communicator ASUS P525, as well as the production of headsets Sony-Ericsson and Jabra.
Multimedia
Sound
Ability to play sound at the Samsung i780 match for the majority of modern smartphones, no more no less. Speakerphone has an average volume, so as not to miss an incoming call, it is better to duplicate the bell shakes. As mentioned above, the voice speaker has access not only to the rear panel of the communicator, but also on the upper end, making a good call is heard, even if the device lies on the surface of the screen up. In any case, the external speaker volume could have been done and more. Volume when listening to music through headphones is also on the middle level. Besides wishing to use the communicator as a player with good headphones, first have to buy an adapter to 3,5 mm. To connect the headset uses a proprietary connector, similar to that found in most phones and smartphones Samsung. The very complete headset also do not represent anything special. The volume control is missing, the only control on the headset - the button receiving a call / end call.
Luggage
After a spectacular photographic opportunities Samsung i710, confess, we waited at least qualitative snapshot camera Samsung i780. However, the camera is a new device a little different from those found in most modern smartphones. Not that the picture quality was bad, but we expected more. Unlike the i710, the autofocus is not provided by the manufacturer. The flash is missing. Camera resolution standard by today's standards - 2 megapixels. The camera interface has undergone some changes. Management is intuitive and does not require a stylus. Setup menu at the top of the screen and performed as a drop-down list for each menu item. User has access to the following settings: Mode:
Snapshot mode:
- Single shot
- Multisnimok
- Night shot
Photo Size:
- 1600x1200
- 1280x960
- 1024x768
- 640x480
- 320x240
The quality of photos:
- Excellent
- High
- Normal
- Economical
White Balance:
- Automatic
- Daylight
- Cloudy
- Tungsten
- Fluorescent
Timer:
- Off
- 3 seconds
- 5 seconds
- 10 seconds
Effect:
- No effect
- Black and white
- Sepia
- Green
- Blue
- Negative
Tools: At this point, there are additional options, such as changing shutter sound (mute standard means impossible), increasing the brightness, the number of frames in a series of pictures and stuff. In video mode is given a choice of solution:
Selecting the video: Limit for MMS:
- 10 seconds
- 30 seconds
- No limitations
All other items are identical to what we observed in photo mode. The only available format to save videos - 3gp.
Camera deserves a solid four. Not a bad rendition, good auto white balance, thoughtful management interface. But before the picture quality of its predecessor Samsung i780 does not hold out a few. With examples of photos and video you can see below.
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 416 kB) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 461,6 Kb) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 437 KB) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 473,3 Kb) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 658,7 Kb) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 604,8 Kb) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of the photo (jpg, 1600x1200, 546 KB) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of video (3gp, 320x240, 1 Mb) |
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| Samsung SGH-i780: an example of video (3gp, 320x240, 1,2 MB) |
Soft
Programmatically filling in comparison with the Samsung i710 has undergone several changes, and not for the benefit of our today's hero. Some add-on operating system, which we saw in the previous device, no. Perhaps the reason for this is non-standard screen resolution and a new processor, it may be a deliberate move of the company. Nevertheless, a nice set of additional software is present. So, let's list them: Podcasts. A small program to download podcasts.The program can choose where to save downloaded data, add and delete data sources. There is a built-in search engine keywords.
RSS-Reader. A similar program to download the news flow in RSS.
PV Player. Player to play videos. In the menu called "Video Player".
Task Manager. Name of the program speaks for itself. A simple application manager that displays a list of active programs. The default is caused by holding down the "OK". The icons are large enough, they are convenient to press with your finger. You can close the selected application or all running applications at once.
Content Manager. Handy tool for viewing multimedia content stored in the device memory and memory card.
Mini-Player. Small add-on Windows Media Player Mobile. With a single touch of a button call camera, you see a small pop-up socket for controlling an integrated music player.
Signals. Alternative to the standard alarm clock Windows Mobile. You can create up to 9 alarms for each appoint their own tune. Also, you can create a flexible schedule alarm.
Smart Converter. Unit converter.
Opera. Full version of the popular browser for Windows Mobile. One Note Mobile. The program for creating notes. Another program in the Microsoft Office Mobile.
Today Plus. Plugin for Screen Today. Good launcher with the ability to add programs and folders. It is also possible to display contacts and indicators of memory and battery life.
Java. Emulator Java-based applications.
Fotoslaydy. Program for viewing photos and create digital photo albums. You can also view photos in a slide show.
Also, there are several add-ons, known to us by Samsung i710, for example, an option to change the color theme, or plugin that displays beautiful digital or analog clock on the screen Today.
GPS
Samsung i780 is built on a Qualcomm MSM6200 platform and to implement the GPS is used as a platform constructed chip gpsOne. To reduce the time of launch of GPS-receiver technology is used A-GPS, in our case realized through the program "Enhanced GPS". Possible to load data and almanac efimerid Internet automatically or manually.
Included with the communicator, memory card MicroSD, delivered the program Garmin Mobile XT. Version has a time limit - 30 days.
Other navigation software on the device either does not run or do not find the integrated GPS-module. This is a feature of GPS-solutions from Samsung. During testing, the device then install programs Autosputnik, Yandex Maps, Google Maps and iGO 2006. If iGO 2006 refuses to run on the device, at best, to display the initial splash screen on a fragment of the screen size of 240x240 pixels, the other programs to run correctly, but did not show an integrated GPS-receiver. The best results showed the program Google Maps. She still managed to find a chip, but after 1-2 seconds the connection with him was lost. When you first turn on your device has found the necessary number of satellites and displayed their position in about 3 minutes, which is a good indicator. Signal is kept stable, disappearing only when a serious obstacle (under bridges, inside buildings).
Price and Availability
The model is already available for sale. Online shopping company MakTsentr cost Samsung SGH-i780 is 18,750 rubles.
Conclusions
Samsung i780 is very interesting offer on the market, Windows-Mobile smartphones. For a reasonable price you receive an excellent feature set does not yield to any competitor. In this case, Samsung i780 is certainly more productive than the same glofiish M800 and HTC TYTN II, thanks to a new processor Marvell PXA311. Add here more compact size, material quality housing, good battery life and a convenient touch pad for menu navigation. Fly in the ointment in the case of the i780 will display non-standard resolution and inability to install the navigation software, other than the one supplied in the kit. If the last two items are not confusing to you, Samsung i780 can be an excellent purchase for fans of a Class "all-in-one" with a full QWERTY-keyboard. In addition, Samsung i780 - the most compact unit in its class. The authors, translation:
