'having said as much, i do like this phone very much. i previously tried out the samsung a900 for 2 weeks and thought that the design of the samsung was missing two crucial elements: memory and battery life. sanyo got both right in m1, and more.'
'Sanyo uses that gigabyte as a springboard to give the phone as much multimedia juice as possible.'
'as today's phones are so slim and slender in comparison.'
'Don't get me wrong - at roughly twice the thickness of your standard "slim phone," this handset bulges noticeably in the pocket of all but the baggiest pants. '
'Connectivity: One of the greatest drawbacks of Shine is that it is a tri-band GSM phone only (900/1800/1900 MHz) which means that it is not fully functional in America.'
'Although that the KU970 doesn't have a dedicated Macro mode in the camera menu, the device managed to impress us with great results from distances such as 3-5 cm.'
'You may encounter problems if your fingers are bigger, though, but once getting used to the phone you will be fine with it.'
'The keys are also extraordinarily
make the phone comfortable to text-heavy users.'
'The phone is easy to navigate, and the reception is excellent.'
'The plug for the headphone jack is proprietary to Samsung, so chances are that your headset for another phone will not work unless you've had another of the newer Samsungs with the slim jack.'