Sprint Upstage (Samsung SPH-m620) Review - Value & Comparisons
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Alfredo Padilla Published on April 10, 2007 Comment on this |
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Value (6.0)
As of this writing the Sprint Upstage is available from Sprint for $149.99 with a two year contract. Without a contract the phone goes for $299.99. This is a reasonable price for a mid level phone such as the Upstage. It is lower than the original price of the Sanyo M1, which provides similar functionality, albeit minus the 1GB of built in storage. We expect the Upstage will fall to around $100 with contract within a few months.
Comparisons
LG Chocolate - The Chocolate is a music oriented phone like the Upstage, with a very similar feature set. What differentiates the two is the form factor, with the Upstage sporting the two sided flip design and the Chocolate a more traditional slider design. Both phones are stylish, albeit in slightly different ways, and both have significant drawbacks regarding their interface. Frankly we don't like the touch controls on either phone.
Motorola Razr V3m - The Razr V3m is an entry level handset that is somewhat comparable with the Upstage in that they both provide music functionality, expansion with a Micro SD and stylish good looks. We have to say though that we like the Upstage's looks slightly better than the Razr's, which has lost some of its appeal. We do like the flip form factor better than the two sided flip design of the Upstage however.
Sanyo M1 - The Sanyo M1 has a better feature set than the Upstage with its 2 megapixel camera, slightly better software functionality and 1GB of built in storage, however the Upstage is much more stylish. We do like that both handsets can synchronize your music with Windows Media Player as a mass storage device, but the M1 wins in terms of functional interaction with your music with exterior music controls. If you're willing to give up the good looks of the Upstage the Sanyo M1 is going to give you more out of the box, but we have to admit the Upstage is much cooler.
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