Samsung Seek (Boost Mobile)
Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: 2001811
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- Bottom Line:
- The Samsung Seek's multimedia features make it a decent middle-of-the-road messaging phone, but an attractive monthly prepaid price tag and a new design for Boost Mobile earn it bonus points.
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CNET editors' review
Samsung Seek (Boost Mobile) price range: $110.00
- Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt
- Reviewed on: 09/07/2010
The good: The Samsung Seek has an appealing design with a touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. A subscription-based navigation app and multimedia features are a plus.
The bad: Its small touch screen is a little cramped and its slow connection speeds make Web browsing ponderous.
The bottom line: The Samsung Seek's multimedia features make it a decent middle-of-the-road messaging phone, but an attractive monthly prepaid price tag and a new design for Boost Mobile earn it bonus points.
Having debuted on the Sprint network, the Samsung Seek is not a brand-new model, but its pairing of a touch screen with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard is a first for Boost Mobile. Samsung knows a thing or two about churning out midlevel messaging phones, and the Seek is definitely a compact, attractive little number.
With the exception of pricing, performance, and some of the preloaded apps, Boost Mobile's Seek is nearly identical to Sprint's version. We'll concentrate on those differences in this review, but for more details, consult our full review of the Samsung Seek for Sprint. You can pick up a Samsung Seek for $149.99 with Boost Mobile for a $50-per-month Unlimited Plan, and without an annual contract.
Design
We continue to like the Samsung Seek's compact, lightweight design; 4.1 inches long by 2.1 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick and 3.9 ounces. With rounded corners and a smooth matte back, the Seek fits well in the hand and is comfortable on the ear. Its glossy 2.6-inch touch-screen QVGA face supports 262,000 colors at a 240x320-pixel resolution. The Seek's display is smaller than we'd like for surfing the Web and composing e-mail, but it is bright and colorful.
Three hardware buttons below the screen represent Back, Home, and Call. Samsung divides the Seek's touch-screen menu into four screens for Favorites, Main, Fun, and the Web. As the Seek uses a resistive touch screen instead of a capacitive screen, you'll need to apply a bit more pressure when tapping icons on the display. While there is a little lag, overall it is not too bad.
On the right spine are a dedicated camera button, a Micro-USB charger port, and the power/lock button. On top sits a 3.5-millimeter headset jack, and on the left there's a volume rocker and a microSD slot that supports card capacities up to 32GB. On the back of the phone is a 1.3-megapixel camera. The phone face slides to reveal a QWERTY keyboard with slightly raised keys for easier typing. There are four directional buttons and a shortcut button for adding emoticons.
Features
Editors' note: Since features on the Samsung Seek are very similar for the Sprint and Boost Mobile versions, we'll only summarize them in this review. For full details, consult our review of the Samsung Seek for Sprint.
The Seek has a 600-person address book with 20 polyphonic ringtones for customizing your contacts. It has a vibrate mode, voice dialing, a speakerphone, a calculator, a notepad, a calendar, and a world clock. Text and multimedia messaging are onboard, along with social-networking tools like instant messaging, and Facebook and MySpace apps. The phone has a Web browser, GPS, Bluetooth, and an e-mail app that supports popular Web mail in-boxes and other POP3 and IMAP services. There's also the Boost Navigator app you can subscribe to for $9.99 per month or $1.99 per day
The Seek has a simple music player that requires expandable memory to work. Again, the Seek supports microSD cards up to 32GB in capacity. Its basic 1.3-megapixel camera works, but its photos are indistinct around the edges, with slightly dull colors. You can save images as wallpaper or as a photo ID.
Performance
We tested the Samsung Seek in San Francisco using Boost Mobile, which is a Sprint Nextel subsidiary. The Seek operates on Sprint's CDMA network, while other Boost handsets use Nextel's iDEN network. The Seek's call quality was more than passable, with strong call volume and natural-sounding voices that were unfortunately slightly muffled. White noise and a high-frequency whine accompanied many of the calls on our end.
On their end, callers said they could tell we were on a cell phone and said we sounded muffled. However, the call quality never impeded the conversational flow. The Seek's speakerphone sounded a little scratchy from our end, which is typical. It sounded muffled, garbled, and had an echo from our caller's end.
Since the Seek only supports 2.5G network speeds, surfing the Web on it was slow. For example, CNET's mobile Web site took 20 to 30 seconds to load.
The Samsung Seek has a rated battery life of 5.8 hours talk time and 10 days standby time. According to FCC radiation tests, the Samsung Seek has a digital SAR of 1.08 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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I hate this phone. If I had a gun I shoot it.
by Josiahpickerill on December 23, 2011
Pros: Basic phone features were okay.
Texting was easy enough with the flip down keyboard.Cons: Phone loves to turn itself on in your pocket
When a call or text is received and not immediately acknowledged the screen remains dimmed which drains the battery.Summary: Do not buy this phone. If you want a phone for simple phone functions buy a cheaper phone.
Summary: Do not buy this phone. If you want a phone for simple phone functions buy a cheaper phone.
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The worst phone ever made by Samsung
by DaFlubbaKing on August 7, 2011
Pros: Good Battery Life
OKAY volume
Comfortable KeyboardCons: HORRIBLE Call Quality
Cheap DesignSummary: When I got this phone, I was pretty euphoric, unfortunately it was for nothing, this phone is cheap in design, not even worth the $160 I paid for it.
Summary: When I got this phone, I was pretty euphoric, unfortunately it was for nothing, this phone is cheap in design, not even worth the $160 I paid for it.
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superficial stylish phone
by lynn_n1111 on August 3, 2011
Pros: flip it out and impress your acquaintances with its superficial style. it's easy to get to email. easy to understand instructions.
Cons: web surfing is wanting. it's very slow, frustrating and confusing. I miss my video and voice recording ability from my former phone. It has pre-installed apps that I never use (myspace and hookt... really?!?)
Summary: I like the phone, but I don't use it for much more than the basics - phone and photos.
Summary: I like the phone, but I don't use it for much more than the basics - phone and photos.
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Samsung Seek Sucks
by ichbinliana on July 30, 2011
Pros: Good as a basic phone/texting device.
Cons: 1) Bad touchscreen even after adjusting sensitivity setting, 2) you can't directly dial out if the number isn't already on your contact list, 3) I often get a "Not Found" message when using the internet and will have to get out and reload browser if I don
Summary:
't know the specific URL, 4) the internet just looks bad (for example, if I look something up on Wikipedia, the body of the "article" ...
Updated on Jul 30, 2011Summary:
't know the specific URL, 4) the internet just looks bad (for example, if I look something up on Wikipedia, the body of the "article" shows up only on the right half of the screen, with words overlapping at the top).
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***** phone
by harunm1 on July 2, 2011
Pros: does the basic
Cons: camera not good,web browser is slow,to small
Summary: after 2 months of having it the screen goes blank.my siser had this same phone and her phone did the same thing after 2 days.just a low quality ...
Summary: after 2 months of having it the screen goes blank.my siser had this same phone and her phone did the same thing after 2 days.just a low quality phone.
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I should have saved for a better phone
by cencity86 on June 16, 2011
Pros: I liked the keyboard and having a touch screen. The phone was easy to use and the mp3 player was loud.
Cons: One day the screen just stopped working. So now I can't see a call or text when it comes in.
Sometimes I don't get calls. People say they call me 3 or 4 times before they get through
I don't always get a missed call and I can't browse the web and be on aSummary: Overall it's a good phone for a kid who isn't going to use the phone a lot
You can get on myspace or facebook and download games to ...Summary: Overall it's a good phone for a kid who isn't going to use the phone a lot
You can get on myspace or facebook and download games to the phone
If I could do it over, I would've waited until Boost came out with a better version of this phone -
too much money for this pos
by tammyf33 on June 2, 2011
Pros: I don't know of any cons this phone has!
Cons: takes FOREVER to send or receive pics, I've had the phone about 4 months and it just randomly cuts off.
Summary: save your money,buy a better phone with better service provider
Summary: save your money,buy a better phone with better service provider
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i think its a nice step up for me
by mcpdaddy on April 12, 2011
Pros: its screen on the outside with the ectra values of touch screen rotation
Cons: megapixels taken away from camera
Summary: it is a step up thanks guys
Summary: it is a step up thanks guys
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waist of money, DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE
by californiansun on April 1, 2011
Pros: it does the basic functions: text, calling, email and pictures but thats it
Cons: oh boy, where do i start?
not flash supported so any video is out!
no playlists on the music player, it has the option but reboots the phone when you try to save a playlist.
camera sucksa, no zoom, no flash, no video, no real options.
almost no softwareSummary: the phone sucks, the cons highly out way the pros. especially when you have to pay $150.00 for a crappy phone that is almost the same as the $29....
Summary: the phone sucks, the cons highly out way the pros. especially when you have to pay $150.00 for a crappy phone that is almost the same as the $29.99 phone at walmart.
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Phone sucks
by ruby63055 on March 24, 2011
Pros: Keyboard works, but for how long is the question.
Cons: It's difficult to navigate contacs and to make calls. Call information difficult to find. No time of call indicated. Web access is pretty much worthless.
Summary: There are no buttons to push to answer calls. You have to open the interface and then slide the virtual button to the side which doesn't alwarys work smoothly. ...
Summary: There are no buttons to push to answer calls. You have to open the interface and then slide the virtual button to the side which doesn't alwarys work smoothly. Pain in the a.. when you are trying to get to a call before it goes to voicemail.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: 2001811
- Description: Seeking a fashionably cool messaging phone? You found it. The affordable Samsung Seek speaks to your desire for style. With its intuitive touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard, it also answers your messaging needs. The Seek gives you threaded text messaging, picture and instant messaging, along with one touch access to your favorite social networks. Pretty cool, huh?
General
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard
- Phone Design Slider
- Integrated Components Digital player,
Voice recorder - Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.1 in
- Weight 3.87 oz
- Body Color Black
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Service Provider Boost Mobile
- Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard,
Touch sensitive screen Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services EMS,
MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM),
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) - Supported Email Protocols POP3,
IMAP4 - Messaging & Data Features Text messages,
Instant messages,
E-Mail,
HTML Bowser Communications
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Call timer,
Conference call,
Flight mode,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features Touch screen,
microSD card slot Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Unit conversion,
Countdown timer,
Reminder,
Alarm clock - Missed Calls Memory 80
- Dialed Calls Memory 80
- Phone Book Entries Qty 600
Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3
Memory
- RAM 128 MB
- ROM 256 MB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 4
Display
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 2.6 in
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Run Time Details Talk ( CDMA ) - up to 348 min
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Power adapter
Product series
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Samsung Seek - cool blue (Sprint)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 348 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.8 oz,
1.3 megapixels,
2.6 in -
Samsung Seek - scarlet red (Sprint)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 348 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.9 oz,
1.3 megapixels,
2.6 in -
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: Boost Mobile,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 348 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
3.87 oz,
1.3 megapixels,
2.6 in
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Samsung
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 - Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001
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