The Samsung L770 is a neat little slider handset that is exclusive to the 3 network in the UK. It isn’t exactly brimming with top notch features but it has a good overall slider design, and that all-important 3G for fast data connections.
Like the best slider handsets the L770 is small and sleek. It measures 103mm tall, 48mm wide and 14.2mm thick with the slide closed. It weighs just 86g.
The front panel of the Samsung L770 contains a lot of what you need to use this phone successfully. A clear 2-inch screen dominates, with Call, End and two shortcut buttons sitting at a slightly jaunty angle down left and right edges. The navigation button is a large silver circle nicely raised from its surroundings and offering shortcuts to profiles, calendar, messaging and the handset’s music player. Its centre button opens the main menu.
Open the slide and the flat number pad keys are large and easy to use at speed. There is also a video calling button, cancel key and a key that opens up a list of applications you can switch to quickly.
The music player is good, and there is 30MB of built in memory for your tunes and other data. A microSD card under the battery cover lets you add more. The headset connector is proprietary though, so you’ll have to use Samsung’s own in-ear buds for music listening. There is an FM radio to augment your own tunes.
The camera lens sits safely protected under the slide until you want to use it. A side button is used to take pictures. There aren’t too many treats on board but there is a multi shot mode. The camera shoots stills at 2 megapixels.
Battery life is rated at 150 minutes talk, 200 hours standby, which is fairly standard for a phone in this class.
Verdict
The Samsung L770 is an easy to use handset and nicely designed. The on-board features mark this out as a solid middle-of-the-range phone with a battery life and price point very much in keeping with this idea.
Best features
Neat slider design
High quality screen
Easy to use
Not so good
Camera just 2 megapixels
Average features
Proprietary headset connector
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