Samsung D410

The Good :
Bright and brilliant TFT 262,000 colors display, VGA camera with video-recorder capability, infrared, GPRS

The Bad:
Awkward slider design, low memory capacity, no memory extension slots, no bluetooth, a little bit bulky

D410 adds another slider phone from Samsung. Recently Samsung seems exploring this new form of cellphone for them. With its "cousins" Samsung E800 and E630, D410 appeared to steal some market share from slider phone fans.

First impression of Samsung D410 is, just like other Samsung cellphones, the bright and brilliant display. And D410 gives you a quite spacious display. However, the design brings to us a perception of inflexibility. When the slider is opened, we can feel that D410's physical looks and feels a little bit awkward.

The lack of memory and bluetooth are two problems with D410. With the price, we can find other brands that bring bluetooth, like Motorola A760 or Siemens SX1. Siemens SL65 gives you smaller and lighter phone, more beautiful design, and USB port.

However, with the video recording capability, it's quite fun to record a few minutes of videos and play it in the phone. Yet, again, the lack of memory (and also the absence of any external memory slots!) prohibits us from recording long videos.

Conclusion:
Samsung D410 may be nice. But you can consider other phones if you look for more functionality. Motorola A760 provides you with touch screen and bluetooth, but with no video camera function. The Siemens SX1 brings full connectivity (bluetooth, infrared, GPRS), but also with no video camera function. Siemens SL65 gives you physical beauty and similar features. Depending on you, if you can't stand the irresistible brilliance of Samsung display, you might choose the phone.