Pretty in pink

written on July 14, 2010 in Reviews

After 2 weekend getaways back to back (NYC one weekend and Ocean City, MD for July 4th afterwards), everything seemed to slow down, and I’ve been reduced to procrastinating + drama searching + occasionally doing work for my internship everyday. Really not much fun at all, quite dull to be honest, hence the highlight of my days has been the arrival of my new Samsung Marvel (S5560) phone.

I’ve been on a new phone hunt forever, and almost lost $130 to a scammer who tried to send me some fake purple D&G cuffs instead of the phone I ordered. After months (the hunt started in May) of searching, I finally decided on a Samsung Marvel in pink. I was going to buy the Samsung Star Hello Kitty edition, but the cheaper price + wi-fi capability + 5mp camera on the Marvel won me over¹. Anyways, enough talk, picture time!

The front and back of the phone. The pink turned out to be a lot prettier than I thought, and the back cover has a pearl finish, along with the 5mp camera + flash

The phone once on. There’s 3 main screens which you can scroll left & right and place widgets on. I prefer my screen clutter-free though

The size is also a good fit for my hand, much better than the iPhone in my opinion

Unfortunately it doesn’t have 3G, which is fine for me, since I can’t afford the $80/month phone bill anyways. I’m not going to go into all the features this phone has², but one feature that I found absolute brilliant was the fake-a-call. All I have to do is press & hold the volume button, and my phone will automatically “ring” in 10 seconds. Once I pick up, it’ll play a pre-recorded message, giving me the perfect “excuse” for getting out of sticky situations or awkward conversations.

Needless to say, I’m in love with my new unlocked phone Error processing request