I've only been using this phone for 2 days, so my review will be somewhat limited. First, let me say this: the pictures on samsung.com don't do this phone justice. It's a lot smaller than you think -- especially if you were turned off by the Kyocera 6035 brick (like me). It's thin, light, and the color screen is incredible. Go to the store and demo it before you decide not to buy.

The Palm/phone integration is fabulous. You just click on any entry in your address book and it dials. It divides the entries into two sides -- click on the left to read the whole entry, edit, etc. -- click on the right to dial a number. Very cool. The major phone pain is that there are no keys, you just have to touch the screen. If you have really big fingers, you probably won't be able to do that at all. Or, if you have long nails, you will scratch the screen. I worry that mine will get scratched, so I actually used a "write-right" protector from my Palm V on the screen (I cut it down to size with a scissors). That has allayed my fears about damaging my 2 day old $500 phone.

One nice note. If you buy from Sprint at least, you get 2 batteries, 2 styli, and a leather case (the case is cheap and you'll never use it). That makes you feel a little better about spending $500. But when you factor in what this replaces -- a 8MB color Palm and a cell phone -- it's a steal. If you've been waiting months this for phone (like me), trust me, you'll love it.

I've had a few problems with the stylus (it's too big, doesn't fit right) and the antenna (it's loose). And about 1/3 of my 3d party apps didn't work on the Samsung (weird). I reinstalled some and about 1/2 of those were okay, so I'm not worried. All the programs I couldn't live without work fine.

Another minus is the serial cradle (what's that about?, it's a USB world). But the Palm/phone integration is truly spectacular. There are just a lot of little things you wouldn't expect them to think of, but they did -- like you can add speed dial entries right from your address book with a drop-down list. Or you can dial from your address book with one hand using the side buttons. And the speakerphone is really, really loud and clear.

I really hope companies start coming up with 3d party apps to integrate with the phone, too (like a program that would let you see pictures of who is calling -- i.e. a digital photo you would link to caller ID).

One caution: don't buy this phone to surf the web. It's painfully slow. With the exception of synching Vindigo (a great restaurant/movies program) or an emergency email, I doubt I'll ever use it. But the phone is well worth it without that capability. If you use Palm OS, this phone is for you.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 499