The Samsung Delve-R800 is easily one of the best bar phones on the market. Sporting an ample touchscreen display, the unit has all the usual bells and whistles and even manages to make some of them a little better than the competition. The Delve's 3-inch display is the same size as on the Behold and the LG Dare, but it's smaller than the Instinct's and the Apple iPhone's. It should be big enough for most users, but we felt it doesn't take full advantage of the Delve's real estate. Other key features include a 2.0 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, 8GB microSD memory card, live TV, full HTML browser, GPS, MP3 player, video capture and pic transfer software. The phone dialer interface has relatively large keys with a number of shortcuts. You can access your contacts, the groups list, and your favorites menu at the touch of one control. There also are shortcuts for adding contacts and sending a message. An onscreen back control will erase any mistakes when dialing. The exterior controls are similar to the Instinct's. On the top of the handset is a dedicated power control that doubles as a locking switch for the display. Next to it you'll find a 3.5mm headset jack--nice. On the left spine there are a volume rocker and a combination headset jack/charger port. A camera shutter, voice-dialing button, and microSD-card slot sit on the right spine, while the camera lens and self-portrait mirror (there's no flash) are on the back side.
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