A phone sticking barely to the essentials is the all new Verizon Samsung Gusto 2. With a few selected features on board, it plays the successor to the original Gusto handset by the Korea-based company.
This flip phone sports a compact profile and has a smooth exterior. A generously proportioned contoured keypad is fitted on the body for easier messaging and dialing. Social networking facilities like Twitter and Facebook are ready at hand for those instant updates. Moreover, it features something called as Dynamic Voice Enhancement with noise suppression technology to cancel the ambient sound to clarify speech.
The Samsung Gusto 2 offers a voice-enabled menu as well as sub-menus that are vocally expressed. This means potential users will be able to hear the function or the status of a particular attribute of the phone quite clearly. The display font can be modified to suit one’s needs while reading menu features or sending texts.
Hardware attributes include a 1.3MP snapper that offers brightness control, shooting capability and timer. It also carries some special effects in choices of negative, black and white along with antique. In case of an emergency, a one-touch key serves as a shortcut for availing of the important functions like calls, texts, speakerphone and so on.
A Sound Alert mode adjusts the volume for an incoming call and notifies users by reading out the dialer information. Some other specs are inclusive of a 2-inch display, Bluetooth and VZ Navigator. The latter provides step-by-step directions while on-the-go via a built-in GPS system. Its Fake call function is a rather interesting feature where awkward instances can be avoided by programming false calls.
The Verizon Wireless Samsung Gusto 2 price is revealed to be $79.99 with a new 2-year customer agreement after a $50 mail-in rebate. It is expected to ship in the weeks to come.