Samsung Mantra SPH-M340 Mobile - First Look

Samsung Mantra SPH-M340 Mobile - First Look

Samsung Mantra SPH-M340 Mobile Designh 

The Mantra looks sleek for a basic flip phone. The front and sides are clad mostly in shiny black plastic, while the back is a rubberized grey. It measures 3.8 by 1.9 by .7 inches (HWD) when closed, and opens up to a comfortable 6.9 inches. The hinge is sturdy, and the phone feels solid overall. There's a postage stamp-sized external color LCD which displays battery life, date, messages, reception, ringer, and time. It's useful, but a little too small. Opening the phone reveals a 2-inch, 128-by-160 pixel LCD; it definitely looks low res, but there isn't much to see here anyway. The keypad features large, well-separated keys, and the control pad is simple and easy to use. Texting wasn't a problem, nor was finding my way around the phone's extremely basic UI.