I recently lost electrical power for about a week due to some severe weather. It was a shame and a pity that I didnt have Amzers Desktop Charging Cradle for my Samsung Instinct, it would have been nice to communicate with the outside world.
Amzers Desktop Charging Cradle is exactly what the name suggests; it cradles your phone in an upright position atop a desk and charges your device away. The cradle is about 2.5 x 2.5 inches and about ¾ of an inch tall. Its constructed of a lightweight yet sturdy black acrylic. And I like the fact that the form is a rounded square. Right up front, right on top extending out of the cradle is a frosted acrylic arm that holds your Instinct perfectly in place. Behind that is a slot for charging a spare battery. And circling around ¾ of the top of the cradle is a charging cable thats nicely tucked away. To the back of the cradle, are two ports one to support a DC connection and the other, a mini USB port. Included with the charging cradle are both a standard USB cable and a DC wall charger. The included USB cable can be used to charge and sync your device to your PC or Mac, while, the DC connection can be plugged into the nearest wall outlet to charge your device.
The Instinct is designed not with the charging port at the bottom of the phone like most devices but with the charging port located at the upper left hand corner of the phone and because of this we have the attached charging cable. The 5 inch cable pulls out of the cradle and easily attaches to the side of the phone for charging. While in the charging cradle your phone remains functional. The full touch screen is accessible as well as all side controls including volume control, earphone jack, power button, micro SD slot, voice command button and the designated camera button. The phone is completely operational as well, so feel free to text, email, watch a video or listen to music while your Instinct is charging.
Since there is a convenient spare battery slot built into the charger you have the option to charge a spare battery alone, with the phone, or you can charge the phone by its self. The cradle features Smart Charge Technology which is basically going to speed up charge time. I tested the Smart Charge Technology out and it took about an hour and 45 minutes max to charge a lifeless device. Which is pretty Smart Technology, since it usually takes nearly 2.5 hours to charge my dead device.
All in all, Amzers Desktop Charging Cradle is great device. The size and shape make it ultra portable. The angle the cradle holds your device is ideal. I like that I didnt have to pick up the phone to view the screen, like I do when Im using a standard wall charger. It would have been really nice to have a spare fully charged battery lying around when I lost power. With a fully charged laptop I could have used the included USB cable to charge my phone. Take it from someone who knows firsthand, its imperative to have a fully charged spare battery; you never know when youll be left in the dark.
The good news is out officialy after results were announced for last quarter - Samsung Instinct helped take the company to the number one position for U.S. mobile phone market knocking out Motorola.
Although the Instinct wasnt as wildly popular as the iPhone, it certainly helped the fact that it had web browsing and video player capabilities. The phones also look similar which helped the Instinct sell.
The Samsung Instinct SPH M-800 phone is sold via the Sprint Nextel network and has definitely gained a fan following and the fact that theyve kept up great marketing efforts to draw in the on the new smartphone consumer crowd helped the device to gain popularity.
The reality is that not everyone needs a smartphone thats going to be essential for business too. Theres a whole market of consumers who are looking forward to having fun with their device and for Sprint this was a great move to gain some market share by coming out early with this phone.
