Palm’s now-classic Treo 600 defined a new smartphone form factor: the touchscreened QWERTY candybar. So far, very few manufacturers have tried to venture into Palm’s home turf – the Samsung i780 is one of the few WM devices with this form factor (and a highly impressive 320×320 screen).
TamsPPC is one of the few news services who have managed to get their hands onto such a box – here’s the first part of our review!
One thing in advance: the i780 is a fascinatingly weird device. The weirdness starts with the box – it has a flip lid revealing exactly nothing:
The box is of the classic variety, containing a tray with the device on top:
As usual, a wall wart and a charger are included. The charger lacks international tips and is based on a custom connector – Samsung apparently seems to dislike MiniUSB for some reason (upward compatibility with old phones):
A really unique thing is the charger with a spare battery – if you connect the device’s wall wart to it, the battery inside gets charged. Unfortunately, no extra wall wart is included…:
Samsung threw in a headset for posterity:
Small quick-start guides in various languages, a software CD (no Outlook inside), a warranty card and a disposal guide (!!!) fill up the box:
In the end, I have to say that I slowly but surely start to loathe manufacturers who forget to include international tips (a must-have for business devices). The rest of the bundle is ok – the spare charger is an unique add-on of questionable value due to its dependence on the stock wall wart…
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