Samsung Continuum Android Smartphone Gains Dual Screen, Eclair Browser

Samsung Continuum Android Smartphone Gains Dual Screen, Eclair Browser
Published: Nov 17, 2010
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Samsung Continuum Android Smartphone Gains Dual Screen, Eclair Browser

Samsung Continuum Android Smartphone Gains Dual Screen, Eclair Browser

by Cameron Sturdevant


Samsung Continuum

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The Samsung Continuum on the Verizon network includes a second 1.8″ by .5″ screen, called a ticker, beneath the home row of buttons. You see it here displaying the weather (sunny) and date/time.


Grip Sensor

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The second screen can be activated by itself by lightly squeezing the bottom edges of the Continuum.


Right Side

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Left to right: camera key and MicroSD memory card hatch.


Top

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Left to right: power/lock key, 3.5mm headset jack.


Left Side

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Left to right: volume keys, USB/power/accessory port.


Bottom

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Microphone.


Back with Case

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Top to bottom: speaker one, 5 -megapixel camera, LED flash, speaker two.


Exposed

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Battery compartment and accessible internals.


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Home Screen

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Typical starting screen for the Samsung Continuum showing both screens in active mode.


Ticker Choices

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Tapping on the ticker screen activates the main display and shows selectable items including news, sports and social media options.


Eclair Browser

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The eWEEK home page displayed correctly in the default Android browser.


Double Tap

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Double tapping on a traditional web page zooms in to the text area.


Not Happy

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Verizons V Cast media manager, a re-branded software offering from SmithMicro was not fully compatible with the 64-bit Windows 7 OS on my laptop.


Wicked

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In a side-by-side photo comparison using two Samsung handsets, the Continuum photo has a decidedly greenish hue compared to the photo taken with a Samsung Vibrant.

Cameron Sturdevant

Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at cameron.sturdevant@quinstreet.com.

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