Samsung Champ Duos Review: The Bad, The Good And The Price

Samsung Champ Duos is probably the best phone I've tried so far. Its not just Samsung champ duos price is less expensive, executive like look, sleek, and handy but of course its perfect for what I need - wifi plus dual sim feature. It's not big and wide unlike the other mobile phones in the market that most of them look like a blackberry. Its predecessor Samsung Champ which I blogged about a year ago is nice too but it doesn't have the wifi and dual sim features which is important for me because I have set up a wifi hotspot in my place.

The dual feature of Samsung Champ Duos is perfect for my need because I have 2 active sim cards (Sun and Smart) - I used both for personal and business purposes. Unlike the earlier mobile phones with dual sim features, Samsumg Champ Dous uses both dual sim simultaneously to receive calls or text messages. Changing sim priority for sending messages or calling to other networks is very easy, a simple press will automatically change sim priority. The sim card set with the highest priority will be used to deduct call and text charges from the sim cards active network.
I bought my Samsung Champ Duos GT-E2652W here in the Philippines at the RC Goldline cellphone store. I’ve chosen the black executive look color which I added in my purchased the transparent protector for 100 pesos. Along with my purchased of Samsung Champ Duos package is the headset, user manual, Samsung charger and an extra Globe sim card. Too bad an extra memory card and even a small pouch were not included in the package – I could really need it – Guess I have to purchase it some other time.

Samsung Champ GT- E2652W Price:

The Samsung Champ Duos Philippine price is 5,800 Pesos which the saleslady told me it was already been discounted from its original price of 5,900 Pesos. That’s the price of the Samsung champ duos here in the Philippines, which I think is a good deal for the right product.
Samsung Champ Duos fake call is one of the reason why I also like about this phone however the fake voice is not available anymore in the settings, unlike from its predecessor, the Samsung champ fake call. Too bad it could have been very cool to have a recorded fake voice during fake calls. 

Music and Sound Quality  

The Samsung champ duos sound quality is not that loud, crispy and clear but it serves it best for me. I don’t really use my phone to play music; I used my ipod for this purpose. I would rate the Samsung champ duos sound quality as 7 where 10 is the highest rating. FM radio application is also cool but you need to plug in the headset in order to use it. You can auto find channels or manually set it up.

 

Keypad and Touch Screen

In terms of text messaging, Samsung Champ Duos, writing messages using the QWERTY keypad, it’s a bit difficult because its way too close. Honestly I don’t really like to use the QWERTY keypad feature; it is because I always missed on tapping the right letter using my fingers. The touch screen feature of the phone is not really that smart and user friendly – it is not like your ipod touch or iphone – you need to apply a little more pressure on the screen. Well maybe a couple more days I’ll use of it. However the Stylus pen that comes with it is much helpful on your QWERTY mode.

Wifi

Another nice thing about Samsung Gt-e2652w is the wifi feature that doesn’t come with its predecessor Samsung champ. I can access the internet free on any free wifi zone. There are also preinstalled application for Flickr, Facebook, Friendster, Myspace, Photobucket, and Picasa. It makes your online photo sharing and social networking more convenient.

Applications

Samsung Champ Duos built-in application includes: Voice recorder, Calculator, Converter and Dictionary. These applications are all useful to me especially the converter. It has almost everything that I need.

Games

You can download more Samsung Champ Duos games right in your phone. Some free trial games are preinstalled such as Asphalt 4 WCG, Gorilla Rampage, Pacman CE and Parachute Panic. You can play a few games but you need to buy if you want the full version. Free games for Samsung Champ Duos is good only for trial version. However you can check full free Samsung champ duos games here. 

Samsung champ duos free preinstalled themes are just two to choose from. But you can download free themes right here. Go on and check it out.

Bluetooth Messenger

Another cool thing that comes with Samsung champ duos is its Bluetooth messenger or BT msgr. You can use this application to send messages to other devices with Bluetooth technology within range. Since this uses Bluetooth technology then it doesn’t cost you anything. This is like any type of messenger to chat with your friends but this time it uses Bluetooth messenger application. I tested this to my Nokia 95, it was able to received messages. Cool.

Bottomline:

The Samsung champ duos is a very good deal, less expensive and yet you have a lot of nice features included, most especially its dual sim capability. The touch screen needs a little more pressure unlike your iphone or itouch devices, the qwerty mode needs a little bit of practice to be able to hit the right keys.

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