SAMSUNG CORBY PRO B5310 -slider-

Salam semua,

Perhaps Samsung Corby Pro is not as popular as iPhone or Galaxy. But the bottom line of this phone makes it interested to me. That was 'touchscreen with slider QWERTY'! Find out what it got and what it gives..

Look
- Cute. No macho! Perhaps suitable for the ladies only.. :)


Size
- Just nice to my hand. Not too big, not too small, not too thick, not too slim. Perfect. Especially when you know it was a slider.
- H x W x D = 105 x 56.8 x 15.7 mm
- Weight = 135g. Not a very light one but still ok.

                         

 Other Specs
- 2.8" display touchscreen. Responsive touchscreen. You wont feel empty touching it. But not really smooth as to compare to iPhone or even Galaxy. Feels like you have to push a bit...just a bit...not very hard one :) But if this smoothness is really a big issue, go for iPhone.
- keypad QWERTY. - Acceptable. Not flat. It is efficience.
- 3G, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS..bla..bla..bla. I got an issue about internet connectivity with this phone. It doesnt automatically locate which best connection to use. Eg..If you have selected connection thru Wi-Fi in your house, then when you go out, it will not try to detect other available connection network like your phone lines or other available Wi-Fi. It just simply shows 'unable to connect'.!!! Of coz mah... WTF!! haha.. You need to go to setting again and select your new desired connection network. Then when you come back to your house again, you have to re-setting your connection network. Again and again..? WTF!
- FM radio
- 2 cameras - 3.2mp. Second camera (on face)..no comment. Main camera...ok la..no big issue. I think it's better than my old Nokia N80 3.2mp..but N80 has flash..this one NOT.
- Built-in memory 100MB.
- External memory up to 16GB (Micro SD). Enough la..
- Battery life is good. 10hrs talktime & 600hrs standby.
- Apps - Facebook, Twitter, Google search, Google maps, Youtube, weather forecast, games..etc.

                   

Price
- In November 2010 - new at RM 900+
- I consider this price was cheap for this phone.

Pros
- Touchscreen with QWERTY keypad slider
- Perfect size.
- Cute :)
- Got second camera. Can make video calls. Perhaps would be a cons for guy who wants to escape from his wife :)
- Display resolution bright and clear enough (dont compare to LED).
- Cheap

Cons
- Internet connectivity. I really didnt expect this phone is this dumb. (See my comments above)
- Internet pages not suit well for mobile web. Eg...if the page is too big, it will appear very small in the phone. So you have to enlarge it. But then, when it comes to it's limit, it will tell 'not enough memory'. So, you cannot surf the page..that's it! Unless you can see or read the dots...
- The speaker not loud enough. Very difficult when talking with loudspeaker. Sometimes cannot even hear the phone ringing. And playing music thru the speakers also poor.
- Looking for contacts is not friendly. You have to text a complete name to search. Even more difficult if you forgotten what you saved.

Conclusion
- Recommended!! Nice phone.
- Very good specs compare to it's price
- But i would not buy it. If you have more (enough) power in your pocket, go for other expensive ones.