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Samsung Impression photos

The Samsung Impression isn't perfect, but it ranks high on our list as a messaging and multimedia phone.

Kent German
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
Kent German
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Samsung Impression

As a messaging phone the Impression has a distinct profile.
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The Impression offers a truly brilliant display. Samsung's TouchWiz interface allows for some customization, but not much.
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The volume rocker and a shortcut control rest on the Impression's left side.
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The Impression's camera lens rests on its rear side next to a speaker.
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The Impression has a virtual dialpad for making calls.
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The Impression has a comfortable, solid feel in the hand. The icon-based menu interface is intuitive and easy to use.
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The Impression is rather large, but it travels well.
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The keybaord is pretty spacious and tactile, though we wish it had more shortcut options. All you get is a dedicated messaging button and arrow keys for navigation. When the display is open, the TouchWiz widgets appear in landscape mode.
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We're also not sure why you would want to use the virtual QWERTY keyboard. But, it's there if you want it.
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The Impression's menu screen rotates as you open the keyboard.
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The Impression offers a calendar application.
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We'd prefer a flash on a 3-megapixel camera phone.

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