Our own news section put up a story, today, about a new phone called the Samsung Genio, a touchscreen phone aimed very squarely at the teen market. However, the Samsung spokesman in that news story was, to say the least, a bit vague about what it’s actually like. So, I have taken it upon myself to find out some more details about what this ‘fone 4 da kidz’ is like.
So, I have put my detective hat on (it’s a proper deerstalker, and everything), to find out some details about the Samsung Genio.
And the first fact is: if you want to know more about the Genio, you have to use the original name they were going to use, the Samsung Corby. As in the town in Northamptonshire, that coming from my direction, is just past Peterborough. Frankly, after having done a gig in Corby, I can see why they changed it. Put it this way, I’m used to seeing bar fights at the end of the night’s gig, but not usually when we’re setting up at 7pm…
Oh, and lest we forget, it’s also the name of a trouser press…
But anyway, from the name Corby, we get the model number ‘S3650′. And then, with that, I can find out the full specs.
So, what can we expect from the Samsung Genio?
Well, first up, since it’s for da kidz, it comes in a range of, er, vibrant colours, officially known as Jamaican Yellow, Cupid Pink, Minimal White, and Festival Orange. And I have to be honest, I quite like the orange one. Specs-wise, don’t expect anything like the Samsung i8910 HD, obviously, since you’re looking at a 2MP camera, and a 2.8 inch screen. Not a patch on most modern smartphones, but then, it’s not meant to be. It’s more a touchscreen social networking phone, hence why the Genio’s got things like Facebook and Twitter apps, and a Youtube widget.
So, there, in a nutshell, is the Samsung Genio. It’s a touchscreen fone 4 da kidz. But, of course, this being Samsung, they’ve made it into a bleedin’ nice touchscreen phone…
Are you a Genio fan? Do you like the funky looks, and the social apps? Leave us a comment and have your say!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
love this phone…BUT, is it good for texting and phoning people?? Does it have MSN? please reply… :s
October 8th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
As yet… don’t know. Sorry.
October 15th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
All you ever think about is msn this phone has good fetures but all u ask is man. if your parents bought you a phone costing 799.99GBP would you ask if it had msn.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Do you have to pay to go on facebook and stuff like that and how do you text
October 20th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
hiya could you tell me how much this phone is please
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 am
where can you get the orange one??
October 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Do you have to pay to use the widgets? If so how much per hour (or whatever it is measured in)? thatnkyou
October 25th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
hi
yes the phone does come with msn and facebook but they do cost extra . i dosent matter what colour phone you get because you can buy cases which are diffrent colours to your normal design and i have the genio it is a brilleant phone and i recemmand to all it has been the best phone i have got yet – but the only problems is the texting can be a bit hard .. because the letters are small but apart from that its fantastic
the nest offer yet for one of theses phones is £63 pounds payg white with vodafone
i hope my imformation has helped .. and i hope you enjoy the phone
Amy x
October 27th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
how cun they cost u xtra for facebook???? i have free internet access so if u got that then it should be free right?? x
October 30th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Im GETTIN this Fone For Christmas , buhh this phone is the best ever
November 4th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
has it come out in yellow yet or only white. i want the yellow
November 5th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
does this phone have a qwetery keyboard or is it all touch
November 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
how do you access msn on the phone and first where do you find it lool and does it have the youtube app and where is it
November 15th, 2009 at 10:53 am
it has Wi-Fi so u dnt need to pay for some. It has a qwerty yes.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I find the touch screen on this phone is pretty handy, for texting, and this is my first touch screen, well worth the buy! you can get a genio with a qwerty keypad, without a touch screen, its in fones4u, or you can get the genio pro with a slide under qwerty and the touch screen is still there, but as far as I’m aware, this is only available on contract at the minute. as regards to if you’ve got free internet access already, then you’ll still get it on this phone, unless your sim is from an iPhone, then as soon as you put it in a different phone, you don’t receive your free internet.
P.S I’m an 18 year old male and find this phone perfectly suited to me, so I don’t see it as just being a child’s phone.