Samsung T259

Samsung T259 Review

Becoming more uncommon with each passing season, the mobile landscape has changed dramatically with heavy attention focused on smartphones nowadays. Gone are the high-end feature phones of yesterday, but thankfully, there is still a thriving entry-level market for those who don’t want to be bothered by the complexities of today’s modern smartphones. Sporting a 2-year contract price of $29.99, the Samsung T259 seems to be a follow up to the T249 from the fall, but it resorts to a simpler clamshell design that’s less cumbersome.The package contains:Firstly, let’s not forget to note that the Samsung T259 is a basic clamshell handset that sports a price tag of $29.99 on-contract, so it doesn’t surprise us to find it constructed out of cheap feeling blue plastic. Naturally, it enables the handset, which is a little bit larger than most other flips out there, to feel extremely light weight (3.15 oz.) in the hand, but it sure does attract a ton of smudges and fingerprint. Still, its construction seems fair enough to withstand an accidental drop, but don’t be upset to find it scratching very easily.