[j00n]

I got this through SK Telecom because the SHOW stores require a Korean credit card, and LG Telecom have the Cyon phones not the Haptic phones. Oh, incidently i was at the COEX mall and they have a really cool big Haptic 2 booth. I was proud to be a Haptic owner. (>.<)

Updated!
Added the specs

• Dimensions : 112X57X12.9mm.
• Weight : 125g.
• GSM Triband (900/1800/1900MHz).
• WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).
• HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) 7.2Mbps.
• 2.0 WAP browser.
• Support Bluetooth connectivity.
• Support DMB (Digital Multimedia Boardcasting) function.
• TTS (Text-To-Speech) function.
• VOD (Video On Demand) and MOD (Music On Demand).
• MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
• 3.2� 240X400 pixels 262144 colours WQVGA touch screen TFT LCD display screens.
• Dual digital cameras, front VGA digital camera with video recorder/playback/streaming/call function and back 5M resolutions CMOS digital camera with video recorder/playback/streaming, flash light, auto focus, self timer, multi shot and digital zoom function.
• MP3/video player.
• Internal antenna.
• Speakerphone.
• Call vibration.
• Voice recording function.
• 64 bit MP3/MIDI polyphonic ring tone.
• Text input predictive software.
• MicroSD/TransFlash card expansion slot.
• USB client.
• Downloadable pictures, animations and ring tones.
• Store up to 2000 contact persons in phonebook.
• 4GB internal memory.
• Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, memo, ebook, emap, handwriting recognition software, Email, PC sync, photo caller ID, photo album, photo editor, wallpaper and games.
• Up to 260 hours of standby time.
• Up to 9 � hours of talk time.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

• Walked in to the store, told the store person that i wanted the Haptic 2.
• They pulled it out and asked if it was a new membership, or a service transfer (because if it's a transfer you get additional discounts).
• I said new service, and they said ok, will you agree to 2-year contract? I said yes.
• With a 2-year contract you can pay off the phone with installments + they give you like $200 discount.
• The phone's original price was like 900,000won (like $600) so with the discount + some smaller ones it was like 25,000 won per month over 24 months.
• Then i got the service plan which was like 30,000 won so per month i have to pay like 50,000 won (about $36.00).
• The plan i have is pretty good, i have TV, internet, email, tons of applications and games, and of course video/text messaging in both SMS and MMS.
• Some people told me i have to pay a deposit since i'm a Korean American, but i didn't have to. I did have to pay the guy 50K won for activation which took a little while. I got to pick the last 4 digits of my phone number though!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
As a previous iPhone owner, the phone looks and feels very similar to an iPhone. I think the Haptic 2 felt a little bit heftier than the iPhone but not in a bad actually. The screen isn't quite as responsive as the iPhone's though, and it feels thicker. On the sides of the screen you have to press harder because it seems not as sensitive there. Also i noticed the flick scrolling is difficult and not smooth. When you first touch the screen in flick upwards or downwards you end up selecting stuff that you didn't intend, so then you have to go forward and backward a lot. Obviously the features such as the video messaging, the 5MP (much better than the iPhone's and has auto focus) camera, the DMB TV, and games are pretty cool but it lacks in a lot of areas compared to the iPhone. The email as well as the web browser is clunky and has poor interface/UI design, not to mention nothing on security or VPN...and of course no easy docking with my Macbook Pro to get all the emails, and calendar updates. There's no robust applications like text editor, etc, at all actually, although i haven't explored downloading any yet. The texting isn't a touchscreen QWERTY like on the iPhone, it's the same way you would do on a regular phone except instead of physical numbers you have touchscreen ones. The phone has two language options - KOREAN and ENGLISH. While the English is fine, some games and applications do not support the English. One thing i do like is the ease to switch between typing Korean, English, as well as emoticons and symbols like hearts and other shapes are easy to put in. Also, there is a place where you can write with the stylus pen and the handwriting recognition both the Korean and English work quite well actually.

Overall, not a bad phone but unfortunately it does not satiate my desire for an iPhone in Korea. I have tried multiple times to hook up via Bluetooth to my Macbook Pro but to no avail.

PHOTOS (let me know if there's something specific you want to see and i'll take a picture)
The menu shown is not the default one, i didn't like the default one i felt this one was better.

[RiceGirl1212]

Thanks for the play by play and your impressions on the phone.

I've been trying to decide what new phone I want to get. This was one that was on my list...well, the American version that is suppose to be released here.

[A m a r a n t h]

hmmm kinda like the omnia 2 better but im guessing it would be more expensive than the haptic =/
appreciate the pics of the haptic though, finally seeing pictures by an actual person

[j00n]

hmmm kinda like the omnia 2 better but im guessing it would be more expensive than the haptic =/
appreciate the pics of the haptic though, finally seeing pictures by an actual person

Yep! Let me know if there's a specific angle or screen you want to see, and i can take a quick snapshot of it.

[noname91]

What is the size of your phone? Is it the same as the old Haptic phone 116 x 55 x 12mm?

[KTHubbybunch]

http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s7000117wu5.jpg

i love the menu interface. very neat than Nokia's & SE's.

[dreamyxxx]

...i am so jealous
why can't they release something like this in australia T__T

i thought this phone would have a qwerty though
but i guess since it's only available in korea, they didn't put it in

by the way, have you tried taking pictures?
how is the quality?

[j00n]

What is the size of your phone? Is it the same as the old Haptic phone 116 x 55 x 12mm?

I looked but couldn't find the dimensions you could probably Google it.

...i am so jealous
why can't they release something like this in australia T__T

i thought this phone would have a qwerty though
but i guess since it's only available in korea, they didn't put it in

by the way, have you tried taking pictures?
how is the quality?

Yeah i have, it's a 5 MP camera so it's a good resolution and with 4GB of memory i have plenty of storage. The camera also has auto focus which is great. I thought this phone would have qwerty as well but i guess since the iPhone was the first one to introduce that, no other phones have had that in the past so Koreans are used to the old way of typing.

[yoohyex]

where did you buy it?
sk telecom?
is that a store in america or something?

i want a haptio! >___<

[flyhigh1030]

helio's coming up with the original haptic in a couple of years

cant' waittt

[j00n]

where did you buy it?
sk telecom?
is that a store in america or something?

i want a haptio! >___<

It's in Korea. Haptic 2 is only for Korea unfortunately for you people elsewhere...and in two years who knows what kind of amazing phones they'll have.

[j00n]

Updated the OP with the technical specifications!

[skeezeee]

sweeet phone! sigh, i wish they had this in the states

[j00n]

Despite some of the functionality (which is due more to Korea's advanced cell phone network rather than the phone technology), i think the 3G iPhone is a much better cell phone and would take that over the Haptic 2 any day...sadly i don't think the iPhone will be coming out in Korea anytime soon.

[jurassic5]

just picked up the Samsung Eternity and I would say this is the closest branded phone in the States to the Haptic/Haptic2.


Eternity has the Touchwiz interface, QWERTY on-screen keyboard, Mobile TV (not DMB...but it works), haptic feedback, and a lot of similar features as listed above with the Haptic....

it does lack a front camera ( only has 3 mega) and the internal storage (has microSD slot up to 16gb)....but I would say this is the closest thing to the Haptic that a US carrier has out at the moment.

i'm waiting for the Verizon branded OMNIA to arrive and see the similarities and differences between the GSM version.

JOON, how do you like the touchwiz interface and the widgets? also, how is the web browser on the Korean Haptic?

[o1honey]

it sucks that no Samsung phone has WIFI =\
I really like the design.. but I currently want a phone that has WIFI >.>

but i would defiantly consider this phone though!

[erure]

Despite some of the functionality (which is due more to Korea's advanced cell phone network rather than the phone technology), i think the 3G iPhone is a much better cell phone and would take that over the Haptic 2 any day...sadly i don't think the iPhone will be coming out in Korea anytime soon.

Yeah, KTF was planning on working with Apple to release it in Korea but the plan got trashed or something. I just read an article in Korean about how foreigners want the new Omnia while Koreans want the iPhone

[Limerence;]

jurassic5,
You beat me to it. I was about to mention this. d:
My 'Eternity' is coming in 1 week and 2 days. I`m stoked.


But yes, haptic2 is so classy. I love the look and the features.
Haptic-owners makes me jealous.

[j00n]

just picked up the Samsung Eternity and I would say this is the closest branded phone in the States to the Haptic/Haptic2.


Eternity has the Touchwiz interface, QWERTY on-screen keyboard, Mobile TV (not DMB...but it works), haptic feedback, and a lot of similar features as listed above with the Haptic....

it does lack a front camera ( only has 3 mega) and the internal storage (has microSD slot up to 16gb)....but I would say this is the closest thing to the Haptic that a US carrier has out at the moment.

i'm waiting for the Verizon branded OMNIA to arrive and see the similarities and differences between the GSM version.

JOON, how do you like the touchwiz interface and the widgets? also, how is the web browser on the Korean Haptic?

The interface is decent, i mentioned some of the issues i had with it in my OP. There are a ton of widgets and i haven't even begun to use all of them. Plenty of useful ones though like stickie notes, alarm, calculators, subway map, etc. Some fun games too that utilize the Haptic 2 sensors like a Dice game where you shake the phone and the dice roll around on the screen. The web browser is very fast, it's proprietary Korean but it works on all the Korean sites as well as English sites. It does have Flash player by default but it loads and runs flash sites really slow.

[KCfan_1314]

this makes me what a haptic phone really badly. D:<
*sighs* us needs to get more advance with phones (: