At $100 with a service contract, the Samsung Jack isn’t going to win over many smartphone buyers--the iPhone 3GS is flashier, and the BlackBerry more capable for business use.
The Samsung Jack ($100 with a two-year contract from AT&T, as of June 22, 2009) handles work and play somewhat better than its predecessors, but the mobile-phone landscape has changed significantly in the 18 months since the BlackJack II came out. For a smart-phone today, it doesn't do much to attract newcomers to the Samsung fold, especially when matched against the impeccable design of the iPhone 3GS or the refined utility of the BlackBerry Curve 8310--both of which AT&T offers at the same price
All in all, Samsung could have called the Jack the Jack of All Trades: It has array of applications, features, connectivity options, and A/V functions you'd expect in a modern smartphone. But in terms of design, the Jack represents an incremental update of the BlackJack from 2006--and the smartphone marketplace has changed dramatically since then. These days, most consumers with $100 to spend on a phone from AT&T would be hard-pressed to justify buying the Jack over the Nokia E71x (the contract-subsidized version of the Nokia E71) or the BlackBerry Curve 8310, both of which offer similar functionality with a better keyboard.
All in all, Samsung could have called the Jack the Jack of All Trades: It has array of applications, features, connectivity options, and A/V functions you'd expect in a modern smartphone. But in terms of design, the Jack represents an incremental update of the BlackJack from 2006--and the smartphone marketplace has changed dramatically since then. These days, most consumers with $100 to spend on a phone from AT&T would be hard-pressed to justify buying the Jack over the Nokia E71x (the contract-subsidized version of the Nokia E71) or the BlackBerry Curve 8310, both of which offer similar functionality with a better keyboard.
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