Samsung Monte Overview
The Samsung Monte is one of the best value new mobile phones on the market today, as it is affordable at around £120 on pay as you go deals while still offering tremendous value when compared to other contract mobile phones.
Despite its relatively cheap price tag, the Monte is one of the best Samsung mobile phones on offer. It offers integration with leading social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Bebo and MySpace, although only one programme can be run at a time, as well as instant messaging services via Palringo IM.
Although basic, the media offerings on the Samsung Monte are neat and tidy. The phone comes with a serviceable built in music player, and the presence of a 3.5 mm jack means that any headphones can be used. Meanwhile, the BBC iPlayer is also available to stream video over Wi-Fi networks.
There are also features included which you wouldn’t expect to find on a model such as the Monte, including a well thought out photo editing suite and GPS navigation via Google Maps.
Despite the abundance of features on the Samsung Monte, it does fall down in some places as it tries too hard to imitate the top of the range, latest mobile phones. At times, the processor power is lacking and the phone can lag, while some basic functions such as email suffer from ease of access issues. There is also the lack of a QWERTY keyboard, which can make typing long messages a chore.
