The Samsung Behold II is Samsung’s latest and their second Android phone released in the United States. You can pick up the Behold II on T-Mobile for $229.99 with a two year contract or $449 without one.
The Samsung Behold II ships with Android 1.5, but it will eventually support Android 2.0.
Many of the initial reviews for this device are not promising. Many reviewers liked the AMOLED display and camera, but it was hard to find any other praise for anything else related to the Behold II. Samsung’s custom version of Android, TouchWiz, appears to be a failure.
Here are some of the reviews to keep you busy for a while!
Gizmodo – Samsung’s Behold II is the most impressively ugly Android phone in existence. The custom interface is so bad, so gaudy and so confusing it turned my brains into ooze.
Mobile Burn – With the Behold II, Samsung struck a nice balance of style and design. The phone is certainly not as eye catching as some other smartphones on the market, but it is classy looking and feels nicely solid in the hand.
CNET – Of all the Android devices, the Samsung Behold II offers some of the most powerful multimedia features, but its high price tag is a major turn off.
PC World – Though the Behold II has a gorgeous AMOLED display and a superior camera, customers might be turned off by the high price (it is more expensive than the iPhone 3GS and the Motorola Droid) as well as the somewhat cluttered TouchWiz interface.
Unwired View – It’s natural for Samsung to have vested interest in using TouchWiz to see how it works out. Sadly, that was probably not a good choice, considering it was more sluggish and a processor-hog.
It will be interesting to see how the Samsung Behold II sells for T-Mobile, especially will the influx of Android phones as of late.
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