CNET.com.au has reviewed the Samsung SGH-X830 and here’s the verdict, “Firing up the music player causes the phone to switch to its music interface, and requires that the swivel be closed. The display shifts to a horizontal orientation, and allows you to navigate through your library using the scroll wheel. We found this process rather arduous, becuase scrolling down song lists by rotating the scrollwheel (and indeed moving your way through menus in phone mode) takes a very long time. We ended up ditching this method for fear of developing RSI, and relied instead on pressing the bottom section of the wheel to move down. Oh well — at least the scrollwheel looks cool.
All up the X830 is certainly a conversation starter due to its dimensions, music player and the super-quick flick motion it opens with, but there have been a few sacrifices when it comes to usability. It’s probably best to view it as an MP3 player that had a phone function, rather than the other way round.”
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