18 Feb 10 Samsung Convoy Cell Phone Review–Rugged But Basic
I confess that I like the trend in cell phones to make them more robust and resistant to damage. They’re called MOBILE for a reason–they need to be able to go places, and if they go places, they might get dropped. They need to be able to survive that, and the Samsung Convoy is a little more likely than most.
The Samsung Convoy is a flip phone with VZ Navigator and VCAST, a two megapixel camera, GPS, a phone book with capacity for a thousand name and number entries (and even room for email addresses, a street address and notes about the person in question), a calculator, a calendar, speakerphone, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, Bluetooth connectivity, ninety megs of onboard memory, compatibility with microSD cards, a variety of games available for download, and a battery capable of yielding at least five hours of talk time on a single charge.
Interestingly, the Samsung Convoy is a rugged phone in much the same fashion that the Motorola Barrage was, offering a certain modicum of protection against humidity, dust, shock, temperature variants and something called “salt fog”. Living in the inland United States, I’m not sure what that is, but I really don’t like the sound of it.
At any rate, the Convoy, despite the fact that it has a silly name, certainly looks like a more sturdy phone than the usual, but this is tempered by a lack of features. There aren’t as many here as their could be–I couldn’t find an FM radio here, for example. In an era where even Tracfones come with FM radios, surely so too should most every other kind. Still, this is a good, if basic, phone.
The Good
Clearly more robust than the ordinary
Rated against “salt fog”, and that sounds like a good thing
The Bad
Goofy name
Lack of features
Score 6 / 10
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A slightly disappointing phone compared to my Samsung R451C from Straight Talk. Mine has a really good MP3 player, and best of all, as well as all the usual features, a full slide out Qwerty keyboard which is a dream to text on!
seems a very cute phone and yes as you said it’s a goofy name
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I’ve owned the Convoy 4 weeks and would NOT recommend it for Right-Handed users. Right thumb will easily trigger speaker phone button located directly in middle of right side. The keypad buttons are very flat and slippery. Navigation buttons (North-South-West-East) have a very LOW profile and I often hit the CLEAR button when going “South”. It’s awkward to change setting from “ring” to “vibrate”. I do not use and cannot comment on other functions such as: camera, bluestooth, calender, calculator, browser. Texting is awkward then again its not designed for heavy texters. Rugged, durable cell phone. Battery life is superb. Clarity and volume of speaker is fine