Ingenious part for the intended area of ​​application

I use the Samsung B2100 now for over a year. As a flight instructor in the mountains (paraglider) the part is firstly constantly really real outdoor conditions, and secondly also constantly in use. Regular "hard" drop on soils of different texture, constant changes in temperature and moisture of any kind (welding to 1,000 meters above sea level in the pocket of a mountain pants up to the pouring rain) could yet produce no functional limitations (this is also one of the use in the shower - I have not yet found out where some customers know when I stand under running water and then just why they have to call).
The coverage is in the areas where I am on the road, often badly, but I have much longer connection when others have their smart phones / Internet Boliden packed already frustrated again. The quality of connections is good, the communication works without dropouts and loud enough in both directions. The keys have also today still a sufficiently defined pressure point, the display is (with the use of a protective film) without the slightest Macke. The covers (battery cover, charging socket) close still like the first day (and I like the way no Handytaschen ;-), although the part does not look worn out). The battery lasts 3-4 days of intensive use and also shows no signs of fatigue. And when it happened to load empty and forgotten, then reach 20 minutes charger to get through the day.

Honestly, I had bought the device with the proviso in the price throw 'I, if it gets Macken, after half a year away and buy me a new one. This was necessary until now neither with me nor with the devices used in my environment under similar conditions. Granted, the menu system is initially a little getting used to wooden and little things like that do not read clock in a darkened display function at rest require some compromise on the part of the user. Also makes direct sunlight to read the display is not really a pleasure, but I've seen worse in cell phones for hundreds of dollars.

My conclusion: If you want a robust outdoor mobile phone for very little money (makes the still important basic function of a phone, namely the call, solid and reliable met outdoors and who are not too keen broody take care of the part of key now a scratch or do I need during a thunderstorm in the woods until the phone from moisture and protect me only after that can take care of my girlfriend) that makes the Samsung B2100 really nothing wrong. Who wants to constantly upload music, synchronize addresses on his PC or necessarily frequently check their e-mails must, which should buy something else (and just assume when it rains).

Update April 2011: Again, almost a year has passed and the part is simply not going to get broken. To date, no restrictions in the operation (key-touch like the first day), or in any functions. Already described above, the Samsung B2100 is with me in daily continuous operation under partly extreme conditions.