Product Description
The versatile i730 is the ultimate multitasker. It comes loaded with Wireless Sync so you can send and receive email directly from your i730 and even synchronize your email with most POP3 and IMAP email accounts when you subscribe to a PDA/Smartphone plan.
The Pocket PC combines a top-of-the-line wireless phone with Microsoft Windows applications and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Create or modify documents and spreadsheets with the Pocket Word and Pocket Excel or play video and audio files with Microsoft Windows Media Player for Pocket PC. With Pocket Outlook, you can view your email, tasks, calendar and contacts. Plus, the Samsung i730 is Bluetooth hands-free compatible.
Customer Reviews:
Samsung SCH i730.......2007-12-17
This Samsung comes with 2 batteries and a desktop charger that will charge both batteries and sync you to your PC all at the same time. It has features dripping off it. The PDA looks and acts exactly like an HP Ipaq. It is however a bit bulky and the buttons on both sides tend to get bumped very easy setting off a barage of functions. Functions like the lady saying "Please Say a Command". All in all the phone is feature-rich. It has a full qwerty keyboard that slides down. The voice commands work well when setup properly. If your address book has all the phone numbers filled in, it will ask you when you say a person name if you want to dial their home, cell or work number. A good phone and PDA that is a little bulky in todays market. Made by Samsung is a real plus.
Product Description
An ultra-portable cable, the miniSync simultaneously charges and synchronizes your handheld, just like its cradle!
Amazon.com Product Description
For people who need power and performance wherever they roam, the Samsung SCH-i730 offers the answer. It's the ultimate business-class device for mobile professionals, plus it has a few groundbreaking entertainment features. A full color display slides down to reveal an integrated QWERTY keypad, while integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and EV-DO wireless broadband keep you on the cutting edge of connectivity. Powered by the Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone 2nd Edition operating system and with support for corporate e-mail accounts, this device is designed for maximum efficiency, wherever you are.
It's an open and shut case: the i730 is the ultimate mobile office. Take a closer look at the i730's functions. |
Design
The i730 follows the standard form factor of the latest Pocket PC devices, with one major addition: a sliding QWERTY keyboard is hidden below the screen. A generous, 240 x 320 full-color touch-screen display dominates the face of the unit. Just below the display is a five-way selection button that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. Meanwhile, shortcut buttons offer quick access to your Outlook calendar, contacts, messaging, Internet Explorer, and more. Alternatively, the device can be directly controlled with an included stylus that slides out of the rear of the i730's case.
Under the hood, the i730 sports a 520 MHz Intel Bulverde CPU with 64 MB of RAM and 128 MB of embedded flash memory storage. The unit's SD IO memory slot supports additional flash-based memory so you can expand available storage. The Windows Mobile operating system is completely touch-screen-enabled and features advanced handwriting recognition that is compatible with all of the device's applications. There's a standard stereo 2.5mm headset jack, and USB data and charging is handled by the i730's docking ports on the bottom of the device. To kick the i730's audio features up a notch, Samsung has also built a pair of 3D stereo speakers into the unit's case.
Calling Features
Many of the i730's calling features are integrated with the Windows Mobile operating system. For instance, the included Pocket Outlook software features a contacts list that is cleverly integrated with the phone's dialing functions. Meanwhile, the phone's handwriting recognition software can be used to dial numbers and enter contact information. Speaker-independent voice dialing is integrated, too, meaning the phone recognizes spoken contact names and quickly dials them. The i730's built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear, and polyphonic ringtones are available, as is a vibrating alert. Caller ID and call waiting are also supported. Lastly, the i730's Bluetooth connectivity makes it easy to sync the unit with a wide range of hands-free, wireless headsets and car kits.
Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The i730 is designed as a complete mobile office solution, so Internet and messaging capabilities are robust. The unit comes packed with pocket versions of Outlook, Internet Explorer, and MSN Messenger. In addition to keeping track of contacts, Pocket Outlook features integrated calendar and e-mail functions. Microsoft's ActiveSync software keeps the device synced with all of your PC's Outlook information (via USB, infrared, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connection). Users who want Internet connectivity on the road with their laptop or PDA can tap the i730's wireless modem capabilities (Verizon Broadband Access data plan charges apply). Verizon's next generation EV-DO broadband wireless network is compatible with the unit, meaning you can tap into blistering Internet speeds in areas where EV-DO coverage is provided (see below). Of course, if you're in a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can also fire up the i730's 802.11b connectivity and surf away at broadband speeds. Meanwhile, the unit fully supports basic text messaging, as well as multimedia messaging (MMS).
A generous toolset ships with the i730's Windows Mobile 2003 software. Pocket Outlook includes to-do lists, and pocket versions of Word and Excel are included so you can review and edit documents on the go. A calculator, alarm clock, and voice memo recorder round out the tools package.
Entertainment
The i730 delivers the ultimate music experience. You can store digital music files and easily exchange them with your PC or stream them from the Internet. The included Windows Media Player application can also play videos for even more mobile entertainment. And don't forget those cool stereo speakers! The i730's wallpapers and screen savers can be customized to suit your tastes. Windows Mobile and Java-based games are also supported. Samsung has even built in a handy application that allows the i730's infrared port to control your home entertainment equipment.
EV-DO Wireless Broadband Coverage
Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered. View EV-DO demonstration.
Vital Statistics
The Samsung SCH-i730 weighs 6.44 ounces and measures 4.92 x 2.83 x .75 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 2.2 hours of digital talk time and up to 130 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
i730 handset, desktop charger/dual sync cradle with USB cable, home charger, standard battery, extended battery, stereo headset, holster, stylus.
Note: The i730 supports Bluetooth Profiles for wireless headsets, hands-free accessories, file transfer, and synchronization with compatible PCs. It does not support all object exchange (OBEX) profiles.
Customer Reviews:
perfect pocket pc and cell phone.......2007-08-01
I have recently purchased the samsung i730 mobile 5 pc pocket phone and it is one peice of technoligy I would not go without. It has everything, I even added a tiny gps reciever to it as well as the nav software and it works great...movies paly pefectly, I have 4 full length movies all on 1 sd memory card,,how cool is that. I still give it a 5 star even though it does use batteries...but keep it charged and you will be amazed at all the software programs that are ready and easily installed. I could boast on all the cool features, but 1 thing to think about is that it has 3 ways of communicating, high speed EDVO, Wi-Fi, bluetooth. I have 4 devices all paired with this phone...hands down, glad I did not get that moto q, even though I do like the screen format. Buy it, nothing else I can say.
Great Looking Phone Bad execution.......2007-07-12
Had this phone for a while 3 months. The phone keeps calling people, when I don't use it!!! It stalks my wife and my friends.
It is heavy. It is clunky. WIth internet service it will gobble up your pocket money.
The phone dies at least once a day and burns the batteries. The display is not great. I am having to switch to a different phone. TOo bad I had high hopes for this one!!!
Don't Blame the Hardware.......2007-05-23
I've owned this phone for about 6 months now, ever since my old Sprint Samsung n400 was stolen. I couldn't wait to get away from all the dropped Sprint calls, and since my contract was up, went with Verizon on this i730, which generally has been a big improvement in my area (DC/Baltimore), as far as dropped calls go.
When I got this phone, I hadn't really looked into everything it could do, just wanted a big, highly visible screen, and above all, VoiceDial, and it definitely delivers there. It hadn't quite dawned on me until I received the phone that I had actually bought a fully functional PocketPC, not just a phone...a PocketPC that could play MP3's, MPEG's (with optional software), as well as run a multitude of Windows PocketPC software you can buy for it. And I have definitely taken advantage of that fact since buying it.
I have a 27' sailboat, and have it moored in a fairly complicated body of water off the Chesapeake, with lots of sandbars to run aground on, etc. I was amazed to find that I could load MapTech's "Pocket Navigator" marine-chart program for $50, sync the phone via it's BlueTooth link to a bluetooth GPS I bought, the Holux GPSlim with Sirf3 chipset, and very accurately navigate exactly where I am on the water, all from my phone!! (charts on DVD were another $50 for the entire coastal US, loaded via PC or laptop though ActiveSync).
Then I got an offer from MapTech to purchase via download their Weather Radar program for Windows Mobile 2003/5...for the standard price of $10! Having signed up for an unlimited Data package through work, of course I bought the radar software too,...and now can see instant, almost real-time, animated radar of anyplace in the US, right on the phone. All of this works perfectly on the Samsung i730, and that's not to mention the built-in programs within Windows Mobile/PocketPC, such as Pocket Internet Explorer, or you can download and install MiniMo, the PocketPC version of FireFox (sort of)...works fine too....
Now for the down-side...I agree it behaves weirdly...and after 6 months, I've finally gotten used to it's quirks and the necessity to reset the phone regularly...usually 3 or 4 times a day....the most common cause or symptom being when it looses it's sync to my Jabra BT250v Hands-Free earpiece. As long as I don't mind doing those resets once in a while, it's fine...I can touch the button at the back of the Jabra, the phone says though the Jabra "Say a command" and I say "Call Dad" or "Call 410765xxxx" and it does it, all with both hands on the wheel, and no hand glued to the side of my head, which has become the ever-present sign of our times in this country!! As I said, the VoiceDial was the one feature I focused on when choosing a phone (in addition to needing a non-camera phone if I wanted to bring it into work at my defense industry job). I bought this over any of the Blackberries, none of which have VoiceDial.
But I blame all the flakiness on Windows Mobile 2003 and/or Mobile5, not the hardware or Samsung. And, again, if you just reset Windows regularly, throughout the day, this thing's fine, and does any and everything you can think of.
But if you just want a switch-on-and-forget, simple phone, with simple functions, this is NOT the phone for you, so don't get swayed by the big screen or the MPEG player functions, owning and using one of these is sort of "high maintenance." But I weigh what it can do for me against what I have to do for it, and I think it's worth the trouble.
(incidentally, I tried downloading the Windows Mobile5 ROM image from Verizon, and was shocked to discover that the flash program does NOT include a "Back Up Current Image" option...so once I flashed it to Mobile5, there was no going back. When I discovered Mobile5 wouldn't run my older copy of Microsoft Streets and Trips 2004/Pocket Streets, while Mobile2003 would, it was too late, Mobile5 was loaded in the ROM and no way back. Verizon actually had to replace a perfectly working phone with a new one still having 2003 on it, just to correct a software incompatibility that was actually Microsoft's fault!!! I've reported it to Verizon, asking that they update the Flash routine with a "Back Up Current Image" option in the installation, but there doesn't seem to be anyone home, or they're asleep at the wheel.... Look at any ROM flash image upgrade from HP, for their iPaq PocketPC's (I have one of those too), and they all have the option to back-up, in case you need to go back to the original version of Windows Mobile....so what's wrong with Verizon??
You will have to decide how much "Quirk" you are willing to put up with in a "phone/PC combo." To me, this is about as powerful as having a laptop with me, but hanging on my belt, so some of the poor behavior of Windows I just accept as the price to pay for all the other amazing capabilities I now have. Yes, it will eat the battery pretty quickly, so I keep it plugged in whenever I can....and maybe Mobile5 behaves more stably, but then I'd lose my Pocket Streets GPS capability,...so I just put up with how I have to live with my "irritable" phone.
Not a good PDA -- Terrible phone.......2007-05-02
I purchased the i730 a year ago. At the time, it was the top of the line Windows mobile device offered by Verizon and I paid $500+ for the device. What a disappointment it has been.
I've had to have Verizon replace it twice for faulty screens (one went completely black, and the other just had a garbled display). I echo a previous reviewers comments on the "white screen" issue - the display will randomly turn on and be completely white even when I'm not using the phone. If I don't happen to notice it in time, the battery will get sucked down to nothing in a very short time.
I also find that it doesn't seem to balance the data connection and phone connection appropriately. i.e. Someone will tell me that they called me, but there is no voicemail notification on the phone.
As a phone, it's very difficult to hear callers on the other end - even with an earpiece.
All-in-all, it's one of the worst technology investments I have ever made. That's saying a lot for someone who loves gadgets and the latest technologies.
Worst piece of technology I've ever owned.......2007-03-15
The Samsung i730 is by far the worst piece of technology I've ever owned.
I was involuntarily upgraded when my i700 screen went dead.
The i700 was big and clunky, but at least it *worked*.
I'm an early adopter high-tech freak (I've been in high tech for almost 2 decades), and I can usually live with 1.0 or even beta quality technology, but this device is just beyond my ability to cope.
The i730 crashes at least a few times a day. As in, I try to turn on the backlight to use the thing, and it's just dead. Who knows how long it's been dead by the time I notice it, and how many calls I might have missed, or reminders I might not have gotten?!
The backlight comes on permanently and won't go off. When I push the backlight slider switch down, the screen goes off (as in, it becomes a blank screen), but the backlight stays on. The effect of this is a totally *white* screen (instead of a black screen). This *kills* the battery in no time. Only way to get it to stop is to power cycle the unit by removing and re-inserting the battery! This also frequently happens (backlight comes on, all white screen) spontaneously while the unit is holstered, so I don't even realize it's on, and next thing I know the battery is *dead*.
I don't know if this is Mr. Gates infamously bad software, or Samsung's hardware, or just a perfect confluence of the two. Either way, stay away from this total piece of junk.
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