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16 July 2009  |  Avg user rating: RatingRatingRatingRatingRating 

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Look and feel

The Samsung Jet is a truly impressive looking handset, with a beautiful AMOLED touch-screen that produces top-notch visuals.

Ease of use

The user interface is simple to navigate and the 3D cube menu is a novel way of moving around the screens. We applaud the zoom function but the widget shortcuts did little to speed things up.

Features

The Jet has a whole host of software on board – illustrated by the need for three home screens. However, the lack of an available application store may put some people off.

Performance

The handset performed expertly in most areas. The touch-screen is the best we have seen so far from Samsung, although there are still a few lags – particularly when using GPS and Google Maps.

Battery life

Battery life was average.

The verdict

The Samsung Jet is an exceptional handset, particularly when you take into account the price. However, as an ‘iPhone killer’ it can’t compete.

Samsung Jet

Pros: The AMOLED screen sparkles and enriches everything from viewing your photos to watching your movies.
Cons: The on-board GPS left us reeling and nervous to use it for anything more than a rough ‘guestimate’ to your exact location.

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Verdict: A gorgeous looking device with plenty going on under the bonnet.