Samsung Go Phone

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A Samsung Go Phone emphasizes ease of use and efficiency over specs. If you’re looking for one, you’re in luck because there are several good choices available at any one time.

Qwerty Keyboard Phones

Black and Red

The Samsung A177 and the Magnet are two very similar looking phones, one comes in black and the other in red. These open-face or candy bar style phones have vertically-oriented Qwerty keyboards. As legions of Blackberry owners can testify, this layout is great for fast efficient text messaging. The camera is only VGA quality and there’s no music player. They do have Bluetooth, however.

So your choice in a Samsung Go Phone with a QWERTY keyboard is do you want it in red or black.

If you don’t need a QWERTY keyboard you can choose from a couple of flip phones.

Flip Phones

Basic Phone

The Samsung A137 is a simple flip phone that is nonetheless well-designed for its basic tasks. The buttons on the keyboard are nicely laid out and should make the phone easy to use. It does have a slightly larger display resolution at 220 x 176 which should make it nice for text messaging. If you sign up for the Media Net package, you can get mobile email and web.

One nice feature is the ability to set up answer ringtones for your friends. Note that the default answerback tone should probably be a neutral one if you plan to use it for business purposes.

Add a Camera

The Samsung A167 adds a VGA-resolution camera, however its own display screen is smaller at only 128 x 160 pixels.

Add Bluetooth

Finally, if you want Bluetooth, you can go with the Samsung A237 which is similar to all the other flip phones except for the ability to pair with a Bluetooth headset or car receiver.

This rounds out your choices. You can usually save a few buck on a refurbished handset if you get a Samsung Go Phone at ATT.com.

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