Samsung Alias 2?

[agp423]

Does anyone have the Samsung Alias 2? I have the original Alias right now and it works well except all the keys are very small and it cannot send videos I take with the phone... Anyone with the new generation have any insights to shed on this topic?

[Calais]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

I had two of the former Alias and liked it very much though I kept breaking the screens (inside and out). The new one appears to have more practically sized buttons. IMO it doesn't appear to be as sleek and streamlined.

[agp423]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

I bought my Alias used, and I've had it for over a year now. Before this, my friend whom I bought the phone from has used this phone for ages as well. It's very durable I must say.

[the_invisible]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

Being in the telecom industry, I have used this phone and I think it's alright. It's not extremely durable. Some of the buttons, in typical Samsung fashion, will become defective. Eventually all of them will break. A typical Motorola or Nokia phone may last up to five years. The Samsung, probably not even half. Sony Ericsson are just as bad.

The market for this kind of Smart Phones is dominated by Nokia, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, and Apple. Despite the cool products, Samsung and LG are not even having any cut of this industry. While there may be isolated cases of the Samsung Alias being extremely reliable, overall reliability of any Samsung products is poor. Same for LG. Samsung and LG may have initial successes among younger people who buy new mobile phones every other month. After a few months of the product release, these two brands usually lose their momentum in the market. Simply put, the Korean phone makers depend ALOT on hypes.

[agp423]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

Being in the telecom industry, I have used this phone and I think it's alright. It's not extremely durable. Some of the buttons, in typical Samsung fashion, will become defective. Eventually all of them will break. A typical Motorola or Nokia phone may last up to five years. The Samsung, probably not even half. Sony Ericsson are just as bad.

The market for this kind of Smart Phones is dominated by Nokia, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, and Apple. Despite the cool products, Samsung and LG are not even having any cut of this industry. While there may be isolated cases of the Samsung Alias being extremely reliable, overall reliability of any Samsung products is poor. Same for LG. Samsung and LG may have initial successes among younger people who buy new mobile phones every other month. After a few months of the product release, these two brands usually lose their momentum in the market. Simply put, the Korean phone makers depend ALOT on hypes.

My first phone was an LG, and I used it for about 5 years. The keys really started to lose their responsiveness after about one year of texting. The next was the Samsung Alias... similarly, the keys are getting less responsive by the day. Some of my friends have the Sony Ericsson and they break very often indeed.
Would you recommend a Blackberry then?

[Calais]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

Right now I have an LG Versa (with keyboard). The keyboard protects the phone when dropped and from being scratched, the touchscreen is super responsive, the buttons are of reasonable size and the camera is really pretty good (2.0 megapixel). I am a real fan of this phone, not like my last LG (Glyde).

[the_invisible]

Re: Samsung Alias 2?

Blackberry is quite durable for obvious reasons. Their targeted users are business professionals who depend their jobs on their telecom devices.

Nokia are quite reliable as well. If you look in the second hand market, you will find that Nokia phones retain their value quite well.