Samsung MyShot II SCH-R460 – an Affordable User-friendly Flip Phone

The Samsung MyShot II, available through Cricket Wireless, is the next generation of the Samsung MyShot launched in 2008. Although there are not many great differences between the two flip phones, the MyShot II still offers a sleeker design and popular features like stereo Bluetooth, customizable home screen and Mobile Web.

As the first Cricket phone sporting MyHomeScreen, the MyShot II allows users to personalize the home screen with widgets for one-touch quick access to their favorite features, such as Internet content, camera and music player. You can also customize the phone by downloading ringtones and wallpapers from the web browser. The handset boasts two displays: the 1-inch exterior display showing 65,000 colors and 96x96 pixels can be used as a viewfinder for the camera lens, whereas the 2.1-inch interior display supports 262,000 colors and 220x176-pixel resolutions.

The MyShot II will also satisfy those who want to stay connected on the go with its support for SMS, EMS and MSS messaging options. The Mobile Web lets you browse useful Internet content like news, weather, sports and social networking, and shop for downloads. In addition, it comes with multimedia features such as a 1.3-megapixel camera with night mode and digital zoom, but no flash. There is also a built-in music player with playlists, equalizer, and repeat and shuffle modes, which can play files of MP3, AAC and WMA formats.

Sharing the same clamshell form factor with its predecessor, the new MyShot II measures 3.7" high by 1.8" wide by 0.7" deep and weighs 3.4 ounces, which is slightly taller and heavier, but fits perfectly in your hand. Furthermore, there are other features like a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, voice commands, a 500-entry phonebook, stereo Bluetooth, a micro-USB charger port and a 2.5mm headset jack for more advanced users. User-accessible memory is only about 48MB, but you can expand the storage capacity with a micro SD memory card up to 8GB.

Overall, the flip phone has many easy-to-use features combined in a stylish design. If you are looking for a budget handset packed with all-round functionality, you might want to give the Samsung MyShot II a shot.

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