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- Eco-friendly messaging phone in blue with full QWERTY keyboard; made from 40 percent corn-based bio-plstic that’s free of PVCs and BFRs
- Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion; access to personal/work email and instant messaging
- Up to 6 hours of talk time with included 1000 mAh battery
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, 512 MB microSD memory card
Amazon.com Product Description
Go green without sacrificing the advanced mobile communication features you love with the Samsung Reclaim from Sprint. With a hardware casing made with corn-derived bio-plastics, an innovative charger that consumes twelve times less power than Energy Star recommendations, and packaging that is 70 percent recyclable, the Reclaim has many elements that make it sustainable.
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This is, in most ways, a great phone.
Battery life is great — supposedly 6+ hours of talk time, and mine was still running after three days with no charging & occasional talk time. The battery gauge has five bars, which is a nice change from my old phone, which had three.
Display is bright and colorful, camera is decent for a lower-priced cell phone, keyboard is rather small and keys are flush, but it still wasn’t tough to get used to. The phone’s aesthetic is pleasing and, though light, it feels pretty well-made.
The problem is the plastic covering the LCD screen. It’s thin — so thin that even light pressure can directly stress the LCD itself. This engineering flaw resulted in my phone’s LCD screen being broken (spider cracks that killed the display) while within a padded case, just being jostled in my front pocket when I bent to pick up my backpack.
Sprint (my provider) claims that even though there’s no sign of damage or misuse on the the phone, the spider crack constitutes negligent physical damage. It’s for this reason that I’d warn people off this phone –
It’s pleasant to look at, works well, etc. but the plastic guard in front of the LCD screen is flimsy and, if tapped lightly in just the wrong way, the screen WILL BREAK. Go on eBay and search for ‘Samsung Reclaim’ and you’ll see a dozen or more sellers offering replacement LCDs. This clues me in on the fact that the fragility of the phone’s LCD is well known and breakage is going to be a common theme among owners of the unit.
Do yourself a favor and get something else — if you want a QWERTY keyboard phone, the LG Rumor is pretty nice (mom owns it and has no complaints), and the line of lower-priced Blackberry phones for Sprint (I believe you can even get some of the models for free with a new contract or contract renewal) have pretty rugged construction compared to the Reclaim.
Bottom line — nifty phone, but flimsy construction kill the lifespan. I had mine less than two weeks (in a case, no less!) before it broke. My advice is to avoid.
Rating: 2 / 5
Mother-in-law was complaining about her old flip-top cell phone and wanted something which could handle quick Google searches on-the-go, had a more text messaging friendly keyboard, but wasn’t a $350 touchscreen smartphone.
This model strikes a nice balance – really nice keyboard (it’s a whole lot smaller than those you’ll find on an HTC Touch Pro / Mogul but surprisingly even I was able to use it without fuss). And the vertical sliding mechanism is actually one of the phones best features – the phone feels solid and sturdy when extended and the sliding action is very, very smooth – unlike the Sprint Mogul which felt like it might slide off its hinges or split into two pieces given the slightest jolt. The Reclaim has a nice soft finish which offers some grip and also doesn’t result in fingerprints every time you pick it up. About the size of a pack of cigarettes it’s perfectly comfortable to carry in pocket of shirts or pants (although I would recommend purchasing a neoprene sleeve or leather case, in order to protect the screen).
OS is good – like any new phone you’ll have to play with it a few days, explore the interface and menus, and get used to how it responds in different situations, but – and this was the key selling point – it’s definitely something a 55+ technophobic (but clever) parent can master. And you can’t beat the price when compared to other similarly featured Blackberry / Smarthphone devices.
Last point – and this is the only sour note – irritating and stupid choices made in regards to packaging. I’m not referring to the fact that the box is made from recycled materials (I like that). Rather, it’s the fact that this is one of the first of the coming wave of cell phones which use the new Micro-USB sized connector and yet they felt no need to include a Micro-USB cable. I’ve got dozens of Mini-USB cables lying around that came with every other stupid gadget purchased over the last 4 years – why would they decide to not include one now? Adding insult to injury it DOES come with an AC Charger that plugs into the (you guessed it) Micro-USB jack on the phone. Sure they could’ve done a “USB Sync Cable plus USB-to-AC Adapter plug” combination similar to pretty much every other camera / cell phone / mp3 player out there, but I guess that wasn’t as “eco-friendly” as a single-use charger.
And bravo to the Sprint Store employees who sold us the phone and who clearly had no clue about the upcoming devices using micro-USB instead of min-USB. A head’s up would have been nice. And kudos to Amazon for a product page which makes no mention of this either (even after following the “See more technical details” link). Gentlemen, my hat is off to you.
End result – if you’re about to buy this otherwise lovely and wonderful phone – do yourself a favor and order a few of these adapters along with it which turn your standard every-day Mini-USB cables in Micro-USB friendly cables for a little under $2 a piece – MINI USB charger to Micro USB Charger Converter
Also, the “manual” that comes packaged with the phone is nothing more than 10-step get started guide. Want to know more than how to open the box and charge the battery? Then you’ll need to visit the Samsung website to get the full manual – http://xrl.in/3ad9
Rating: 4 / 5