Samsung Saga SGH-i777 Now Available at Verizon

The Samsung Saga SGH-i777 released for Verizon at $199.99 under a contract is a smartphone that lets subscribers keep their phone number even on overseas trips. That’s because the Saga works on both CDMA and GSM networks, an ability shared on Verizon. At 4.6 ounces and a dimension of 2.4 by 4.9 by 0.5 inches the device is a bit taller, thinner, and lighter than its Epix cousin on AT&T. In
terms of display, it has a touchscree that is 2.6-inch, 320-by-320-pixel LCD displays 65k colors. It responds to firm presses and finger swipes and also comes with a built-in stylus, which helps
with the operating system’s busy interface and tiny buttons.

The Saga also packs in a few small utilities, including a useful Tip Calculator, the Smart Converter unit conversion utility, a World Clock, and a combination information aggregator and crapware depot
that lets Verizon sell you more software and services. There’s a microSD slot located underneath the battery cover (but not underneath the battery). According to Samsung, the slot should read
cards up to 16GB in size. The Saga’s 2-megapixel camera lacks flash and autofocus.

The Saga is also a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone, offering streamlined software design, the powerful Opera Mobile Web browser, and comfortable hardware controls. Like other Windows Mobile handsets, the Saga doesn’t quit programs when you click the Close button, with the result that the handset bogs down every 10 minutes or so as programs accumulate in the background. Fortunately, the Saga lets you customize the home page tabs.