Comments on: T-Mobile Samsung Behold II review roundup

By: Samsung unveils new Android 2.1 powered phone (Video) – Android and Me

Samsung unveils new Android 2.1 powered phone (Video) – Android and Me — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:35:31 +0000

[...] also chose to include their TouchWiz UI, which first debuted on the T-Mobile Behold II. The reviews of TouchWiz were mostly negative (ex Gizmodo: “The custom interface is so bad, so gaudy and [...]

By: john mathis jr

john mathis jr — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:13:34 +0000

if you make a mistake or forget your password or user name, you can’t go back and reset it, why not

By: Android and Me

Android and Me — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:23:16 +0000

[...] getting an Android phone from Samsung so this is definitely an interesting find. Many of the early reviews absolutely slammed the TouchWiz UI. Can you imagine how it would be after Verizon stuffed in all [...]

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:23 +0000

I see the initial confusion regarding the cumbersome Samsung UI, but people c’mon… You all *should* know that you can replace the Samsung UI with any home screen replacement. I own this phone and haaate the Smasung UI like everyone else, so I slapped PandaHome on there and now everything is peachy! This thing FLYS compared to the G1 and the MyTouch, it honestly does. The added RAM makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE! Seriously, I recommend everyone to go into your local T-Mobile store to give this phone another shot… Put a different home screen app on there, and make sure you are always running Taskiller and you will have the Android experience you are looking for!

My only complaint is the lack of 1.6… Time will tell on that one!

By: Maikol

Maikol — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:40 +0000

Has there been any confirmation on the amount of RAM available? I have read that there is supposedly 320MB of RAM which is a good amount. I’m sure if this phone is rooted and flashed with a Hero ROM it could run just as fast if not faster. Sucks that they went with TouchWIZ, but at least it’s decent hardware and has a 3.5mm jack.

By: gift ideas

gift ideas — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:13 +0000

Neat, another Android phone for T-mobile. Maybe the 4th one will put them on top. Hmmm, or maybe a manufacturer could just release a 1st one on any viable carrier. That’s a crazy idea.

Samsung should stick to designing hardware ,software isn’t their area of expertise !

By: Brian Douglas Hayes

Brian Douglas Hayes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:37:10 +0000

I’m happy to see another Android-powered handset on the market, but I’m shocked that Samsung considers that UI to be complete and ready for the consumer market. I suppose if you’re used to Samsung phones it will perhaps make sense, but I just can’t see how this cluttered, confusing (and not to mention just plain ugly) UI will help the Android experience overall–especially for newcomers to the platform. Those low-end hardware specs sure aren’t going to help, either.

By: Maciek

Maciek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:40:39 +0000

I completely agree with the above reviewer’s comments. I went to T-Mob’s store today to play around with Behold II. All I can say is FAIL squared…You barely can tell it’s Android except for the icons in the drawer that slides out from the side. I think the phone is in a DIRE need of Cyanogen port. Generic Android is pretty nice on its own so why did Samsung decide to slap their own crappy icons on top of a decent looking OS is beyond me. The screen is more cluttered than any stock android full of widgets. On Behold II the the “drawer” tab overlaps with Samsung’s screen shortcuts to dialer, phonebook etc. UGLY UGLY UGLY. Let someone port a generic Andy and this phone will be usable. Otherwise I’d go for MyTouch 3G which feels nicer in hand.