Samsung Moment hands
Looks like Samsung didn’t put too much thought into the newly announced Samsung Moment (or was pressured into releasing a “Google Experience” device). Engadget…
Looks like Samsung didn’t put too much thought into the newly announced Samsung Moment (or was pressured into releasing a “Google Experience” device). Engadget & Gizmodo got some hands-on action with the device and are reporting that unlike the HTC Hero and Motorola CLIQ, the Moment runs the basic Android UI with no customization in sight. This means that contrary to the Samsung Behold II announced a few days ago on T-Mobile the Moment won’t have the TouchWIZ UI. This is a disapointement given the fairly good CPU/GPU present in the phone.
Compared to the Cliq, which is really the Moment’s main competitor, I’d have to say I prefer the Cliq. The Moment’s stock Android OS seems so last year, and even though the Cliq is sort of frenetic and sometimes cluttered, at least it has a philosophy. The Moment seems totally serviceable, but Android can be exciting—hell, Sprint even has one of the most exciting Android handsets already in its lineup, the HTC Hero. All in all, the Moment is a solid, if unremarkable, addition to the Android lineup.
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