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The Samsung Alias 2 is basically marketed as a music phone. However, one of its most unique feature is not on its music capabilities. Reviewers of the phone were intrigued with its E Ink Morphing Keyboard that changes according to the phone’s current orientation. Furthermore, it supports features that are more commonly found on smartphones, such as RemoSync for corporate e-mail accounts, visual voicemail, and the VZ Navigator GPS system.
Aesthetically, the Samsung Alias 2 is a dual-hinged flip phone. Its flip design allows users to open the phone either vertically of horizontally. Its a sleek device measuring about 2.0 by 4.0 by 0.7 inches and weighing a light 4.3 ounces. Its pretty big for an average phone, but its design feels very comfortable. Its size is also an advantage as the phone features a 1.3-inch with 128 by 128 resolution. The main screen is even bigger at 2.6 inches and 320 by 240 pixels. Since the Alias 2 is being promoted as a music phone, there are quick access music keys for cycling through songs below its front screen.
As mentioned, its most intriguing feature is its E Ink Morphing Keyboard. To describe it, say you open the Alias 2 vertically. Automatically, the phone’s keyboard morphs into a vertical numeric keypad. Again, open the Alias 2 horizontally, or if already open, just position it horizontally, the keyboard automatically turns into a full QWERTY keyboard. Amazing right?! Yeah, that’s all good, but the keyboard does feel slippery and one needs a bit of practice to get used to this kind of keyboard.
Other pluses for the Samsung Alias 2 are the call quality, which is pretty good, Web-based emails, which are pretty easy to set up, and of course, its MP3 player, which produces good quality sounds when used with headphones.
The 2 megapixel camera that comes with the Alias 2 is about average. The picture quality is fine, and you get several advanced features, including white balance and digital zoom, which you can use at lower resolutions. The camera also takes video at 15 frames per second, for up to a max of 10 minutes
Sources:
http://gizmodo.com/
http://www.brighthand.com/
http://www.infosyncworld.com/
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