The Samsung Blackjack (SGH-I607) is a 2006 model mobile phone. Released for Cingular, the Samsung Blackjack is an ultra-thin lightweight QWERTY phone. MobileBurn reviews the Samsung Blackjack and writes, “Samsung’s i607 BlackJack for Cingular has a built-in 1.3 megapixel digital camera. Like the cameras on most Samsung devices, the BlackJack’s camera takes a few seconds to be ready to snap a photo after it has been launched. The camera makes use of a nice menu structure for the various settings and options that is probably more efficient to use than the admittedly prettier user interfaces used on devices like those from Sony Ericsson. The number keys on the keypad can be used to quickly change most of the settings without the need for the menu at all, which is also nice. Settings range from resolution and quality level through white balance, frames, and special effects.”

PhoneScoop reviews the Samsung Blackjack and has this to say about keypad, “The navigation keys, outside of the scroll wheel on the side, are the BlackJack’s weakness. The entire set of buttons, including the directions on the D-pad are all flat and even with each other. There is no way to feel which key you’re on except for the center select button. Not only are the all the same height, but there are no divisions or ridges between the keys. This means that unless you are watching where you fingers are, you will likely press the wrong key or multiple keys a few times per day. We often find ourselves pressing the end key or right soft key instead of right on the D-pad even after four days of pretty heavy use.”

MobilitySite reviews the Samsung Blackjack and writes about software, “Cingular has done a great job getting some useful free applications on the Blackjack as well as some integrated solutions of their own. One thing that is misleading in a way, most of the Cingular items, like the Music Store, are just web sites, but they do make purchasing songs and ringtones a snap. Many of the video services offered are subscription based as well. XM radio has 10 categories of the audio streams.”

PCmag reviews the Samsung Blackjack and writes, ‘All Windows Mobile 5 Smartphones work basically the same, but Cingular and Samsung have added their own line to the familiar “Windows Mobile Blackberry-killer” song with some new software. Rather than the usual ClearVue Microsoft Office viewers, the BlackJack includes the much slicker Picsel Viewer, which in my experience handles complex PDF documents better. There’s still no Microsoft Office document editor, but at least the BlackJack comes with a note pad program. Cingular, though, has certified the Blackjack for their Cingular Video service, letting you access streaming clips of CNN and HBO content. You can also download an XM Radio streaming application, and there’s an RSS reader too. The bundled OZ instant messaging program supports AIM, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! IM; a cross-application search utility is also built-in. The Dash and Q don’t come with these things. All this software means the 64 MB BlackJack only has 31 MB free for your own software, though. That should be enough for most people, but thankfully the Dash comes with twice as much storage memory.”

InfoSync reviews the Samsung Blackjack and writes about calendar, “The calendar app on the BlackJack is as reliable as Outlook, and it’s easy to synchronize using ActiveSync on the device, but the scheduling interface is beginning to show its age. Standard features such as undo, copy and pasting, and appointment dragging are all absent on the smartphone version of the Windows Mobile calendar app. The appointment menu is text only, and interacting with the calendar views requires menu digging or constant thumbwheeling. The default font size on the BlackJack is too large and intractable. Even the diminutive T-Mobile Dash can fit far more appointments and information onto the Today screen than you can on the BlackJack. ”