Samsung Behold 2

by Antonio Wells Mar 6, 2010 8:20 PM – 9 Comments

The Samsung Behold 2 was released in November of 2009. In the lineup has T-Mobile’s fourth Android phone it features a beautiful AMOLED touch screen display, virtual keyboard, 3G capable, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 5 megapixel camera with digital zoom and LED flash. It features TouchWiz UI which has a dedicated button to launch “the cube” of core suggested apps: Music, Photos, Videos, Web, YouTube, and Amazon MP3. Like the Samsung Behold 1, there is a quick slide out menu on the home screen to list all installed apps.

The current drawback to the phone is that it supports only Android version 1.5. Therefore you will not be able to experience Google Maps Navigation nor will you be able to find some apps in the Android Market as they are only compatible with the higher operating system versions.

Photos: Samsung Behold 2

: Samsung Behold 2 Front

: Samsung Behold 2 Angle

: Samsung Behold 2 Side

: Samsung Behold 2 Back

Video: Samsung Behold 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_fWSyZEClQ

Below are technical specs for the Samsung Behold 2:

General
Form Factor	Slate touch-screen with Touch QWERTY keyboard
Operating System	Android v1.5 (upgradable to Android 1.6 or Android 2.0)
Android API Level	3
Input Types	Capacitive touch screen Virtual keyboard
Display
Physical Resolution	3.2 in. 320 x 480 (HVGA) AMOLED
Connectivity
WAN: Voice Bands	GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) UMTS dual-band global 3G (2100/1700 MHz)
Wireless LAN	802.11b/g
Bluetooth Version	2.1, Stereo Bluetooth
USB	Micro USB connector
Headset Jack	3.5 mm
Media
Camera Resolution	5 megapixels
Flash	LED
Camera Features	Autofocus Digital Zoom
Image Viewing Formats	All Android formats
Video Recording Resolution	320 x 240 (QVGA)
Video Recording Frame Rate	25 fps
Video Recording Formats	All Android formats
Video Playback Formats	All Android formats
Video Playback Frame Rate	30 fps
Audio Recording Formats	All Android formats
Audio Playback Formats	All Android formats
Streaming Formats	MPEG-4 3GP
Speakers	Receiver speaker Stereo speakers
Processor and memory
Processor	N/A
Processor Clock Speed	528Mhz
RAM	N/A
Flash ROM	N/A
User Storage Available (max)	N/A
Memory Card	microSD/microSDHC 2GB built-in
Memory Card Size Supported (max)	16GB
Sensors
Accelerometer	YES
Additional Features
Location Services	Assisted GPS
Voice Activation	Voice Commands
Messaging	IM MMS SMS
Email Protocols	IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange

Have a T-Mobile Samsung Behold 2? Thoughts?

Tags: Android Phone, Android Phones, Samsung, Samsung Behold 2, T-Mobile

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9 Comments

By Winkyboy on March 8, 2010 at 11:15 am:

I won a Samsung Behold 2 in their contest last December. I already owned a MyTouch 3G, and after playing with the Behold2 for about a week, I decided that it was absolutely NOT a phone for anyone who likes to have real control over how their phone operates. Samsung decided, for some reason, to lock down many hardware and software options on the phone, and they made some really bad choices while doing so. Namely, the cube; there’s a dedicated hardware button that launches (replacing the dedicated Search hardware button on other Android phones), and the Cube is almost entirely unable to be customized.

I gave the Behold2 to my parents, to be an upgrade to my mom’s phone. My dad’s setting it up for her, and the phone annoys him, too. He says the placement of the hardware buttons are just perfectly wrong, that he finds he’s pushing the buttons when he doesn’t intend to, and so on.

Anyway, for a free phone, it’s acceptable. That’s probably the best thing I can say about it.

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By Michelle on March 10, 2010 at 3:49 am:

Here are my impressions about Samsung Behold II phone:
Well equipped with multimedia facilities, use of AMOLED screen gives quite sharp and brighter colors. Use of android on this phone is arguably is the highlight.
There are many positive features about this phone, but a few
potential pitfalls for power users as well , Tech Wiz is not that great. The major concern is about the virtual keyboard using it in portrait made causes difficulties, so the only option left is using it in landscape mode.

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By Tatyanna on March 10, 2010 at 10:51 pm:

I like this phone alot and I would like to know if you can change the on-screen keyboard for querty to a mormal phone keyboard?

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- By Android Tapp on March 11, 2010 at 12:15 am:
  
  Are you talking “T9″ style of keyboard?
  
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- By Winkyboy on March 11, 2010 at 9:17 am:
  
  I tried to install a 3rd-party keyboard almost immediately, but was disappointed to find out that this seems to be yet another one of the things that Samsung has locked down. Even though my keyboard DID install, and I saw all the options for it in the settings, nothing would remove Samsung’s poorly-designed and ugly keyboard.
  
  As a side note, Michelle is correct in that the screen is very bright and beautiful. Also, the screen responds well to one’s touch.
  
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- By Tatyanna on March 11, 2010 at 6:12 pm:
  
  Yes I am talking about the T9 keyboard. I agree that the keyboard is ugly, but also I dont like qwerty keyboards wen the phone is vertical.
  
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  - By Android Tapp on March 11, 2010 at 6:26 pm:
    
    Honestly I haven’t seen any really got ones that does T9 keyboard style everywhere. Otherwise there’s other but they’re specific to text messaging like Handcent.
    
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  - By Dia on May 5, 2010 at 11:25 am:
    
    You can change w/out any new apps. Jus go to settings-> language and keypad -> Samsung keypad -> Keypad type -> then choose 3X4 Keypad. This will be the Keypad you’re used to.
    
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By Anne on May 5, 2010 at 1:02 am:

Have you tried upgrading the OS from 1.5 to 2.0? Please shed some light how to do it. Thanks in advance!

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