Samsung Character

Samsung Character

Like to talk and text? The Samsung Character may be just the phone for you. Like to take pictures and videos and email them to your friends? That's a little too much for this very basic phone. At $39.99 (with a two-year service agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate), the Samsung Character is a great, inexpensive messaging phone for U.S. Cellular subscribers. It's got a roomy slide-out keyboard, a nice touch screen, and Samsung's excellent TouchWiz Lite UI. Unfortunately, the lack of email support, video playback, and a lousy camera hold it back from being a true smartphone alternative. Design, Call Quality, and UI The Samsung Character measures 4.2 by 2.2 by .6 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.2 ounces. Made entirely of shiny plastic with a textured back panel, the Character is available in either dark grey or a shockingly electric blue. Either way, the phone feels solid and comfortable to hold. The 2.8-inch plastic resistive touch screen sports 240-by-320-pixel resolution, which is fine for an inexpensive feature phone. This has to be one of the best resistive touch screens I've ever seen. It's super fast and incredibly responsive. There are three function keys that sit below it, which are helpful and easy to press.