Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - green (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: SGHA767GRNATT
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- The Samsung Propel has an impressive high-end feature set, but we were disappointed by its design.
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CNET editors' review
Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - green (AT&T) price range: $29.99
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 10/29/2008
- Released on: 10/14/2008
The good: The Samsung Propel has a slim design and comes with a slew of multimedia and 3G offerings.
The bad: The Samsung Propel has a rather flat navigation array and the keyboard felt cramped. We were also disappointed by the lackluster display.
The bottom line: The Samsung Propel has an impressive high-end feature set, but we were disappointed by its design.
The name might not indicate it, but the Samsung Propel is one of the latest in a line of AT&T messaging phones (the Pantech Matrix is another one), perhaps as a response to the recent text messaging craze that is sweeping the nation. Equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Propel is not a smartphone, but that doesn't mean it's without features. In fact, the Propel's multimedia and 3G offerings are quite compelling, even if we weren't pleased with the keypad design. The Samsung Propel is available for $79.95 with a two-year service agreement and after a mail-in rebate.
Design
The Propel has a similar design to that of the Verizon Wireless Blitz. They both have a somewhat square shape, and both slide up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The similarities end there, however. Measuring 3.85 inches long by 2.33 inches wide by 0.58 inch thick, the Propel is much thinner than the Blitz, with a flatter front design. Though it is slightly bowed on the left and right side, the Propel is also much less curvy than its competitor. So while the Blitz appears cute and cuddly, the Propel is more lean and mean.
On the front of the Propel is a nice 2.2-inch display with support for only 65,000 colors, which is quite a disappointment by our standards. The screen looks decent enough, but colors looked muted and dull. The menu interface is typical Samsung and is easy to use. You can adjust the backlight time, the dialing font (type, size, color, and background color), brightness, and the menu style.
The navigation array consists of two skinny soft keys, a round toggle with a middle confirmation key, a dedicated text message key, a Clear key, and the Talk and End/Power keys. The round toggle can be pressed in four directions, each of which doubles as four user-defined shortcuts. The middle confirmation key also acts as a shortcut to the Web browser. Though the two soft keys are raised above the surface, the rest of the keys are completely flat (with the exception of the round toggle). We didn't like the feel of the flat slippery keys and would've liked a bit more texture.
Slide the phone open and you'll reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard didn't feel either cramped or roomy; sort of somewhere in-between. The individual keys, however, were small and felt quite slippery--we would've preferred a bit more grip or texture on the keys. Aside from the typical function and Caps/Shift keys, the keyboard also has dedicated keys for the camera, AT&T's Cellular Video service, and the phone's sound profile.
The left spine of the Propel is home to a volume rocker and microSD card slot, while the right spine is home to a charger jack as well as a Shortcuts key. The Shortcuts key toggles between the phone, the messaging menu, the Media Net browser, the music player, and the games and applications folder. When the phone is slid open, you'll find the camera lens and self-portrait mirror on the back.
Features
The Samsung Propel has a generous 1,000-entry phonebook with room in each entry for two phone numbers, an e-mail address, an instant-messaging handle, and notes. You can also organize your contacts by caller groups, or pair them with a photo or one of 11 polyphonic ring tones for a customized ring. Other essentials include a vibrate mode, a speakerphone, text and multimedia messaging, an alarm clock, a calendar, a to-do list, a notepad, a calculator, a tip calculator, a unit converter, a world time clock, a timer, a stopwatch, and a voice recorder. On the higher end, you also get a wireless Web browser, stereo Bluetooth, mobile e-mail, instant-messenger support (AOL, Windows Live, and Yahoo) and A-GPS. Because of the A-GPS feature, the Propel comes with AT&T Navigator, AT&T's turn-by-turn direction service.
The Propel is a 3G/HSDPA phone, meaning it has access to AT&T's full array of broadband services and applications. They include AT&T's Cellular Video, a streaming video service with content partners like NBC and ESPN, and AT&T Mobile Music. The Propel is also compatible with AT&T Video Share, which lets you stream live one-way video to another Video Share-compatible phone.
One of the Propel's features is access to AT&T Mobile Music, which is a big umbrella of features that include the built-in music player, the capability to stream and download music from Napster and eMusic, access to MusicID (a song identification service), XM radio, and streaming music videos. If you wish, you can also upload songs directly to the built-in music player via USB. The player supports MP3, MIDI, MMF, WAV, SMAF, and AAC+ file formats. The interface itself is fairly generic, with the expected functions like play, pause, and skip tracks. Other music player options include a preset equalizer, repeat and shuffle modes, and the capability to create and edit playlists. The Propel comes with 50MB of shared memory between the camera and the music player, but there's a microSD card slot if you want additional storage.
The Propel comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera. It can take pictures in three resolutions (1,280x960, 640x480, 320x240), five white-balance settings, four color effects, and three quality settings. Other camera settings include 3x zoom, brightness, a self-timer, three shutter sounds with a silent option, six shot modes (single shot, multishot, mosaic shot, frame shot, and panorama), and a night mode. Photo quality was pretty good. Images looked sharp and bright. However, colors looked muted. There's also a built-in camcorder that can record in two resolutions--short video for MMS, and longer ones for whatever amount of storage is available. The only available resolution is 176x144. Other camcorder settings are the same as the still camera.
You can customize the Samsung Propel with a variety of graphics and sounds to suit your taste. If you want more, you can download them via AT&T's Media Mall store. The Propel comes with games and applications like Mobile Banking, MobiTV, the Weather Channel, WikiMobile, Guitar Hero III, JewelQuest 2, Midnight Bowling 2, and Tetris. If you want more games and applications, you can download more via the same store.
Performance
We tested the quad-band GSM and dual-band UMTS/HSDPA Samsung Propel with AT&T in San Francisco. We were impressed with the call quality. Although we could hear the occasional static, we could still hear our callers loud and clear. We thought they sounded very natural, on both landline and cell phone calls. Callers reported the same thing--they said our voices sounded quite natural, as if we were calling from a landline. Speakerphone quality was surprisingly good--callers couldn't hear much of a difference, though we thought they sounded tinny with quite a bit of echo.
We were impressed with the HSDPA speeds on the Propel. We downloaded a song in about 50 seconds, and streaming video had little to no buffering issues. Loading Web pages took only a few seconds, too.
The Samsung Propel has a rated battery life of 5 hours talk time and 10.4 days standby time. Our tests reveal a talk time of 3 hours and 7 minutes. According to FCC radiation tests, the Matrix has a digital SAR rating of 0.968 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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Awesome phone with an easy to use qwerty keyboard!!!
by rainwolfpup on December 28, 2008
Pros: Good battery life. Easy to navigate and learn the programs on the phone. Easy to transfer your mp3s and photos to from your computer to the phone. No real complaints.
Cons: I really do not have any cons about this phone.
Summary: When I first started to look at the Samsung propel I was afraid to buy another Samsung product. The first Samsung flip phones I had always died and were not ...
Summary: When I first started to look at the Samsung propel I was afraid to buy another Samsung product. The first Samsung flip phones I had always died and were not reliable. I am glad I went ahead and bought this phone because the battery last the 10 days they say that it can last up to. It beats the Sony phone I got that never held a charge.
If you must get a phone go with the Propel. You will not regret it. I see pepole complain about the battery not lasting long but that depends on how much you use it and what you use. If you do a lot of surfing the web and downloading, playing games, or texting yes the battery may last a couple hours to a day. When I get a low battery with no bar flashing red I can keep it going for over 24 hrs before it finally dies.
I also have not had a problem with the volumes or trying to hear the other person on the other end.
I hope this helps anyone who is debating on a cell phone of any type. If you got burnt before go ahead and give in and buy this phone. You will not regret it.5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Another excellent Samsung phone
by fritchdog on December 26, 2008
Pros: Sleek, Stylish, Frontal/Upright Qwerty, Tons of custom shortcuts and dedicated keys, very functional keypad with thoughtful layout. Slides for locking and unlocking phone. Very easy menu layout.
Cons: Keys could have better grip and/or be raised slighty more; however, typing is easier than it appears. Really not bad...but keypad is not quite as good as my Moto Q. I'm a guy with average sized hands...bigger hands may wish to Opt for someting else.
Summary: This is a very sleek and stylish frontal/upright Qwerty phone with dedicated keys for silent/vibrate, messaging, camera, and CV Video. Also has MediaNet shortcut PLUS 4 custom shortcuts ...
Summary: This is a very sleek and stylish frontal/upright Qwerty phone with dedicated keys for silent/vibrate, messaging, camera, and CV Video. Also has MediaNet shortcut PLUS 4 custom shortcuts on the directional pad and a plethora of custom shortcuts from the left soft key. It even has a button on the right hand side that provides additional (none custom) shortcuts.
Overall I feel this phone is very well thought out and innovative, in that it is the first Upright QWERTY keypad that slides and is NOT a PDA. I previously used the Motorola Q because I like the Frontal/Upright Qwerty for one hand texting as oppose to the common, on the side keypads that require two hands. Finally, a non-PDA phone with an upright QWERTY keypad...and it slides. Hooray!2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Excellent entry level qwerty smart phone
by AndrooM on December 2, 2008
Pros: It's really easy to use. It only took me like 20 minutes to get used to it.
The picture quality is really good for a camera phone.
The calling quality is pretty good, the voices are very clear.
Nice design.Cons: Little Mac support. The only way you can sync data with mac is by using wireless bluetooth or a microSD card. You have to download pc software to sync using the usb cable.
The navigation and menus could be a bit better, but they are fine as is.Summary: It's a great entry level smart phone. It's not going to be as fancy as an Iphone, but for what you pay for the phone is a good ...
Summary: It's a great entry level smart phone. It's not going to be as fancy as an Iphone, but for what you pay for the phone is a good value. For someone like me who doesn't want or need all the fancy bells and whistles most smartphones have, this phone fits the bill. I just wanted a phone with a full keyboard so I could text more easily.
I really could care less about browsing the internet on my phone. Thought if I didn't have to pay for the internet then I would :P
I do think the keyboard can be a bit slippery, but it's really minor, it honestly doesn't bother me that much. they should have went with rubber coated keys or something.
Anyway for a simple texting phone the Propel is excellent, I really like it. Like I said the only thing that I really don't like is that you can't use a mac to sync your data using the optional usb cable. You have sync either using a microSD or a computer with bluetooth.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Wonderful at first then downhill all the way!
by hthrleigh on October 30, 2009
Pros: Great for texting.
Cons: Poor battery life, very poor signal
Summary: I loved this phone when I first got it. For the first couple of months it was the best phone I had ever had. Then it started going nuts on ...
Summary: I loved this phone when I first got it. For the first couple of months it was the best phone I had ever had. Then it started going nuts on me. The battery lasts for a day if that. I have no service in my office or at home (worked well and had 3G before). Now I only have service driving down the interstate. ATT put out a service ticket and it still didn't help. The most recent problem is that I have to turn off the phone and on to make phone calls. I would like to say this is just an issue with my phone but my sis and nephew have the same phone and both have the same issues. And one will only work on speaker phone now.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Propel is an OK phone
by sadblack50 on July 4, 2009
Pros: text, picture and video, video share, keyboard, semi customizable mp3 player, speaker, organizer, email, picture id, ringtone id, size, display, micro sd slot, phone memory is large, voice recorder
Cons: sound quality, can't use other apps while talking, bluetooth, navigation
Summary: definately great for texting. it could use some improvements though. FN button could use a lock as well as the caps. top keys of the keyboard are too close to ...
Summary: definately great for texting. it could use some improvements though. FN button could use a lock as well as the caps. top keys of the keyboard are too close to the display. it could use a little space there. sound quality is terrible on speaker. it cuts in and out. the volume is very low all around. samsung needs to crank up the volume! i bought a bluetooth speaker that goes to 15 to solve that problem. i also bought it so i can hear the mp3 player. much to my surpise, music will not play on the speaker nor on a bluetooth ear piece. i can only use bluetooth on voice calls. the last downside is that when talking on the phone i cant go to the calendar or any other apps. kind of inconvient when i need to get to the calendar to enter an appointment while talking and when i want to turn the bluetooth on for the speaker. you really have to do a lot of navigating to get to the features apps that you want.
if all like to do is text then this is a great texting phone.
Now on to the good stuff. i love the slide-makes it compact. it can be hung on a lanyard so you can listen to your very low sounding tunes. texting is great. the display is nice and clear. the video and camera features come out pretty good for a 1.3 mega pixel. web browsing are fast as well as email. i like to customize my phone with my personalized ringtones and wallpaper as well as my contacts. thats a great feature.
this would be an awesome phone if the sound was better and they fix all the things that i dont like.
Updated on Jul 4, 20091 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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This is the best phone i have ever owned.
by Montelongo08A on April 10, 2009
Pros: The Camera is great
Reception is nice and clear
Big screen and the buttons are widely spread out. (I have big fingers)
Dedicated message keyCons: The battery life is sort of sub-par
Summary: This is the best phone i have ever owned. I use to own the iPhone, Sidekick, and right now i currently own the Blackberry Storm and Samusng Propel, and out ...
Summary: This is the best phone i have ever owned. I use to own the iPhone, Sidekick, and right now i currently own the Blackberry Storm and Samusng Propel, and out of the four phones i would take the Samsung Propel hands down, with no regrets. Good job to Samsung for making another spectacular phone. Another phone i love from Samsung is the Impression, its no Propel but it is still a great phone. I sometimes take my girlfriends Impression but yet i miss the Propel and end up switching back. Even with a 1.3 megapixel camera it still takes great pictures. Anyone who says this is not a good phone must not know that much about phones. People tend to look at the features a phone can do, not if it has great reception, good tools. But this phone has cool features and is an all around great phone. I get great reception everywhere i go. Two tumbs up for this phone.
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A very happy customer1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good phone, just disappointed in attachments
by pkozze on February 26, 2009
Pros: Love the size, the queary key board is really great, easy to use
Cons: The volume is bad, hard time hearing it ring. Just found out from SamSung that it will not let you download picture attachments recieved by email. No attachments at all can be downloaded when received. They said it is a basic phone
Summary: Overall the phone would be great, however, why pay for internet to get your email when you cannot download pictures, etc. This is a concern and I am really unhappy ...
Summary: Overall the phone would be great, however, why pay for internet to get your email when you cannot download pictures, etc. This is a concern and I am really unhappy that you cannot do this. I will trade phones as soon as possible. If it was not for this problem, the phone is great. I loved it until I could not download my pictures.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I love this phone!!!
by BDawkFan on December 21, 2008
Pros: I traded my LG Shine for this phone last week and I'm glad I did.
Easy to operate, nice size display. I don't text a lot but the keyboard
is pretty easy to navigateCons: The only negative is the battery. I have to charge it every night. I had a razr and I only charged it maybe three times a week.
Summary: Overall I'm pretty happy with this phone. It's easily one of the best
phones I ever had.Summary: Overall I'm pretty happy with this phone. It's easily one of the best
phones I ever had.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good phone
by kmarket on December 3, 2008
Pros: Slider-Wonderful.
Reception and Quality-Best I have had so far.
Camera-Quality photosCons: Text-You have to go through about 7 steps to send a text to someone in your contact list.
Charging-When charging it never says it is completely charged.
Keyboard-The keys would be better if they were raised more.
Screen-Default is to lock.Summary: Overall I this is a phone I would recommend. This is my first phone that is not a flip phone and I really do enjoy it. I think the issue ...
Summary: Overall I this is a phone I would recommend. This is my first phone that is not a flip phone and I really do enjoy it. I think the issue with the keyboard would improve my ability to text given that is why I bought a phone with a full keyboard, but the reception is far superior to my previous phone so I just deal with it. The back battery cover can be hard to get off. There is currently no cover for the phone which would be nice to keep the phone nice for at least one of two years of my contract. The one last quirk with the phone would be the menu setup not being as intuitive as my past phones (I have had a Samsung befor). All that said, I do like the phone. You can take pictures with the touch of the camera key. You can put the phone on silent with the touch of another button. Connecting to my personal email is quite easy. The contact list allows you to store numbers, emails, instant messaging ids, photo ids, ringtones, and notes!
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Decent cheap phone.
by mkhntexas on December 5, 2009
Pros: Phone has many great features and is easy to use once you get used to it.
Cons: Phone is not very durable and if you are in an area where the 3G coverage is low, don't buy this phone. Drops calls and unable to carry on a conversation.
Summary: Phone doesn't work well in low coverage areas however, when you are in a good coverage area, it works quite well. Has some great features and it easy to ...
Summary: Phone doesn't work well in low coverage areas however, when you are in a good coverage area, it works quite well. Has some great features and it easy to use as long as you don't have large fingers. The qwerty keyboard keys are quite small, about half the size of the eraser on a pencil. One good feature is that if you are using the net, navigator or any other application on the phone and receive a phone call, you can answer the call and when you disconnect, it goes back to what you were doing before the call. I have dropped the phone and then it got wet last night and it is still working HOWEVER, I am replacing it with a different phone due to the lack of reception on this one.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: SGHA767GRNATT
- Description: With this Samsung SGH A767 Propel, you can keep in touch with your friends by IM - with easy access to Yahoo!, AIM and Windows Live, keeping in touch will be easy and fun! You can also send pictures and videos with added messages to your favorite people. It's easy to share with multimedia text messaging.
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 3.8 oz
- Body Color Green
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Additional Features Intelligent typing (T9)
Communicator Features
- User Memory 45 MB
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 1000 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
- Internet Browser Yes
- WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
- Platforms Supported J2ME
- JAVA applications Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Multimedia messages (MMS), Instant messages, E-Mail, WAP Push 2.0
Ring Tones
- Ring Tone Formats MP3, MIDI
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 1280 x 960
- Digital Zoom 4
- Self Timer Delay Yes
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1000 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 180 min
- Standby Time Up to 240 h
Product series
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Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - green (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz
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Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - blue (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz
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Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - white (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz
Accessories
- A-Data Speedy Series flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33795596)8.99
- ATP SD Trio Professional PLUS card adapter - flash: microSD - Hi-Speed USB (32128464)17.00
- Centon 2GBRSD3-1 - flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33503634)11.84 - 13.29
- Centon flash memory card - 4 GB - microSD (33362243)16.74 - 70.99
- Samsung pouch for cellular phone (33639000)11.14
Manufacturer info
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