| As soon as my friends saw my Samsung Epix, | | | | I don't have the privilege on my Epix of holding in |
| the said "Oh you've got the Blackjack III". I did a | | | | my keys until they change characters, therefore I |
| double-take and a hard look at my mobile. They | | | | do need to to use the Function key. |
| laughed - "That's its nickname because it looks | | | | My Epix keyboard has a five-way direction |
| just like a Blackjack!". How was I to know? | | | | control, strangely different to others I've used. |
| Anyway, my Epix is silver-grey and I am feeling | | | | With this one, you slide your fingers over the |
| quite smug about its great looks. | | | | sensor, no clicks. I can use it as a virtual mouse. |
| The Epix has loads of battery life - 1800 mAh - it | | | | But even easier, I just tap the screen for menu |
| hasn't run out on me once and I only need to | | | | options. |
| recharge after five days! | | | | I have wireless connectivity and a quad-band GSM |
| There are two annoyances. One is that my Epix | | | | meaning I am able to connect to anything rapidly. |
| rings in a loudly increasing manner no matter how | | | | My Epix radio has the best reception ever and |
| I set it. The other is that if it's on standby and an | | | | works from within my home with ease from a |
| email comes through, the light flashes but no | | | | satellite tower many kilometres away. |
| sound alerts me. | | | | The GPS is great for using in combination with |
| My Epix has a responsive touchscreen and sports | | | | Google Maps and it works rapidly even from |
| a professional version of platform, meaning that I | | | | remote places where you'd expect connection to |
| have a larger software package. Extras: | | | | be lost. |
| TextMaker, instant weather map, WikiMobile - | | | | This phone's a keeper for my pocket-range. |
| Wikipedia interface. Handy. | | | | |