Samsung Propel SGH-a767
Ah cellphones, I love them, they come in all shapes and sizes, most with too many features to count. I personally think it’s great for the consumer with all of these companies trying to one up their competition as we get the most features for our cash, and it seems they just keep adding more and more of them.
So, it’s time for yet another cellphone review, this time I’ve got another from our friends over at Samsung called the Propel. It’s a slider phone of a different sort as when you slide it you reveal a full QWERTY keyboard to make sending text messages and overall text input much easier. The Propel is a fairly lightweight phone even though it is rather large, it’s got excellent call quality, great battery life and it even takes good pictures. It’s an all around great little phone that anyone who types a lot will appreciate and even if you don’t I think you’ll like having a full keyboard only a slide away.
So continue on for a few videos and a bunch of pictures as well…
First up we’ve got the video unboxing for you:
Specifications:
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The SAMSUNG Propel is the slider that makes communication easy. Just slide open up this stylish phone and slide open the possibilities, from texting to email to Instant Messaging – all simplified thanks to a full QWERTY keyboard. The Propel is also packed with fun features like high-speed multimedia access, full Web browsing, AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Navigator and much more. So slide open the SAMSUNG Propel™ and get the word out like never before. <
Band Quad-Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Weight 3.79 ounces
Dimension (HXWXD) 3.85” x 2.33” x .58”
Display 65k Color TFT Screen
Size 220 x 176
Talk time Up to 5 hours
Standby Up to 250 hours
That’s the basic specs, you can go over HERE and read the full specs on the Sasmung website if you wish.
Here’s a video of the Samsung Propel interface:
Of course as with any ATT cellphone you’ll find the garbage on there with ATT trying to sell you something, someday, I can only hope, that they’ll actually listen to consumers and reviewers that we don’t like that junk in our faces, but until then I’ll just keep complaining I guess…
Despite the bloat the interface works well and the shortcut keys and directional pad on the top half of the phone allow for quick and easy navigation once you get accustomed to them and their use.
So I’m on the AT&T Network, the main reason of course is that reception in my area is excellent compared to the other carriers, so I did not have any problems with signal strength or quality of the signal.
Call quality was perfect for me when making calls and everyone I spoke to said I sounded very clear. I used the Propel with my Jawabone2 and it worked flawlessly after it was paired once, the Propel recognized as soon as I turned it on every time. People I spoke to while using the Jawbone could not tell the difference from when I was not using it. The Bluetooth range seems very good as I can easily walk into the other room and talk with no dropouts.
Using the keyboard is fine, the letters seem to be spaced a bit farther apart than on other keyboards I’ve used, which is a good thing. The main reason for the farther apart spacing is of course that Samsung didn’t cram all kinds of functions onto the keyboard and numerous other keys, it’s simple and it works great for texting and general text input.
Another small complaint I could have is that the doors for the charging jack and microSD slot on the sides seem a bit fragile, they seem like they’ll break fairly easily if you’re not careful with them, they’re very tiny and are a bit hard to access without fingernails.
The battery life with the Propel seems fine, a little better than the rated actually, I got the rated talk time out of it even with Bluetooth on most of the time.
The Propel doesn’t have GPS, but you can use ATT Navigator with it if you wish to pay for it.
Overall it’s a very usable phone and even if you don’t text a lot you’ll appreciate the full keyboard to make any kinds of test input that much easier. The Propel is a plastic phone making it lightweight, it’s fairly thin actually, but still quite large compared to others. Personally I don’t mind the size, I much prefer larger styles of phones as it’s nice to feel the heft of it in your hands. My main phone, as I’ve mentioned before, is the ATT Tilt, it’s a large heavy phone and the Propel is smaller and lighter by comparison.
Here’s a quick demo of the video camera in action:
Video camera does have zoom but that doesn’t make up for the badly pixellated images..
Here’s a bunch of sample pics I took with the Propel, including one of myself and my workspace:
The still pics are actually pretty good, unless of course you get very close, even in low light they’re not too bad.
Image Gallery:
You can find more Samsung Propel and other cellphone reviews over at our main site HERE
Conclusion:
I wasn’t expecting much from this phone really, I just thought it was just another wanna be PDA style phone, but I was pleasantly surprised by it.
It looks great, it’s easy to use, call quality is excellent, the battery life is very good and it even takes good pictures.
So if you’re looking for a basic phone that’s got some great qualities and features I can easily recommend you take a look at the Propel from Samsung.
Pros:
Excellent call quality
Easy to type on keyboard
Good battery life
Overall a very good and useful phone
Decent still pictures
Cons:
Video camera is low quality
Fairly large phone
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24/11 - 2008 at 12:31
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30/11 - 2008 at 14:01
the propel is the best fone in the world i lov it
30/11 - 2008 at 17:04
I agree with the expert review for the most part, very nice phone overall and it looks sleek. Just one con for me: If you doing any browsing or use the bluetooth, you will drain the battery in a day easily. Make sure you keep the charger handy and I would highly recommend a car charger.
7/12 - 2008 at 21:35
what companies is it under so far? and can you buy it unlocked from somewhere?
10/12 - 2008 at 20:04
this is a great phone. I have many many cell phones to compare it to. I didn’t think i would love it as much as i do. i was a bit worried about it only having a 1.3 camera compared to most of my other phones that have a 2 mega pixel camers. But i was pleasantly suprised and it takes great pics. And i just gave birth to my daughter two weeks ago so i have taken a ton of pics and all of them…fabulous!!.
i recommend this phone…highly!!! I love to switch my cellphones but will be sticking with this one for a long time! There is one thing i might be doing wrong … but under the message setting (to change the message tone) it says you can pick other tone well normally that means u can take one of your ringtones u downloaded from att to use as the message alert/tone. i can’t seem to do that. it’s only letting me pick the already ones in the phone. anyone figure out how to bypass and use a ringtone or is it the phone ones only??
11/12 - 2008 at 11:52
the phone is compatible with Centennial in Puerto Rico.
16/12 - 2008 at 2:32
Will this be available with US Cellular anytime soon? I REALLY REALLY want it but its exclusively at AT&T.
17/12 - 2008 at 22:18
I don’t have this phone yet, but planning on getting it and it sounds cool. I have a Blackberry Pearl right now they are good phones, but they seem to die down very fast. I have went though two of them in the past year. I hope this is a good phone and is most likely the most thin full keyboard phone out on AT&T. All the good full keyboards go to verizon which I think is sorta unfair to the rest of the companies such as AT&T and T-mobile.
28/12 - 2008 at 2:27
I LOVE the phone, but the battery life on mine is horrid.
29/12 - 2008 at 16:17
I’m addicted to this phone, but the battery life is terrible!
31/12 - 2008 at 3:18
excuse me, if you are talking to someone on this phone..like on the phone with them, how do you read incoming text messages?
please respond to my e-mail, its cheesy because my cousin made it but please respond:
i_love_basketball12@yahoo.com
Please and Thank You,
-Taylor.
31/12 - 2008 at 15:04
TAYLOR!!
last night i just got this phone and yeah while i was on the phone i was like how in the world do i check my messages and stuff? you click the side button right above where you put your charger..and you scroll over to messages!
1/01 - 2009 at 6:52
Ok, so i can answer your question about message tones. go to settings, sound profile, then u can choose your setting, mine is set to “normal” so just check normal if it isnt already, then hit edit. at the top u will see call, message, phone. scroll over to “message”. scroll down to “message alert tone” and hit “change”. scroll all the way down to “other tones” and select that. it should pull up all your tones on your phone. choose the one u want and the hit select. then hit “save”. then if it says anything else like save to “normal” or whatever, just hit ok or save. that should work. if not, google “change text tone on a samsun propel” and u will get instructions that way. that is how i found these instructions. it worked for me.
1/01 - 2009 at 6:54
a possible solution to the battery life of this phone. if u do not use your bluetooth, make sure that it is turned OFF and also turn off the “discoverable”. if it is on, it tends to run your battery down a lot faster.
1/01 - 2009 at 6:55
This has been the absolute BEST phone EVER!!
11/01 - 2009 at 5:15
The only complaint i have, is you CANNOT text while your on the phone. You can send a message to someone, but you can’t recieve them, or look at your text message inbox.
12/01 - 2009 at 20:52
So, here’s the problem I’ve run into with the Propel, and hopefully someone can help me…
I took mp3 files and spliced them so that I got a 20sec sound byte. The files are still 4m or so on average even though it’s only 20s of song. Because of that, when I try to use the bytes as a ringtone it says that the file is too big… suggestions?
18/01 - 2009 at 5:57
I am getting mine on tuesday, I was glad to hear that it is a good phone I didn’t really know a whole lot about it when I ordered it, it was free with a 2 year contract at AT&T. I’m glad to hear that the only real complaints about it is that you can’t text when you are on the phone and that it is big, because I actually wanted something larger, i don’t like the little bitty phones and I origanlly wanted a blackberry but when I found out it was required to have internet access I was bummed because I didn’t want to pay an extra $45 a month for something I never use… so i decided to get this one, thanks for the help guys
24/01 - 2009 at 3:35
to answer Taylor and Jordan’s comment -
you CAN view received messages while on a phone call with someone!! i just figured it out cuz it was bothering me too..
while on a phone call just press the Shortcut Key which is located on the right side of the propel above the slot where you insert the charger plug into your phone. When you press that shortcut key during a phone call, you choose messaging (the second icon) and you can view the text message you just received!! and you can compose texts too while on a call using the same process.
i was worried that there was a flaw with my samsung propel, but now that i discovered how to read texts while on a phone call, my propel is PERFECT again. best phone ever!
25/01 - 2009 at 20:32
how do u send picture messages?? it just tells me that the connetion refused every time?? HELP??!!
25/01 - 2009 at 21:10
I got the Matrix and I think I’m switching over to the Propel today.
The Propel - has a Flash on the camera and Zoom, while the Matrix does not have (very needed) either. While I was laying down texting, I noticed that the Matrix is not balanced well for your hands so I dropped it a few times. The “select” button is on the sliding up screen so when you push it, you also push against the track that holds the screen out. Where you would normally put your hands to hold the phone while texting puts your fingers onto the camera glass — finger prints and scratching. Since the Propel has the camera hidden while closed, the glass should be safe from scratches while in your pocket. The Matrix camera glass is not protected at all.
Although it has a speaker, the speaker is on the back of the Matrix unit, so if you are on speaker phone you have to hold the phone upside down. I know it might be a picky point, but holding a phone upside down (fingers holding the glass screen or over buttons that you can no longer see) just to point the speaker at yourself doesn’t work for me.
I have read on many sites that the Matrix is missing the alert in case you miss a call. I had picked the Matrix over the Propel — while in the store they do not have a live model so there is no real way to see the font size on the screen — because the keys are so small on the Propel but even with much larger keys on the Matrix, they are hard to see on the Matrix. I think I could give up the hard to see keypad in exchange for the Propel having a “missed call alert.”
I have also run into the problem that if I am filling out a form on the internet, I have to change over to the number pad and scroll through the 2 through 9 keys — WHAT THE HELL — I spent money to have a qwerty keyboard and it’s useless when I need it the most — on the internet signing into websites, etc.
As for screen protection, the covers that are made for PDA’s can be cut to size. My local 99 Cent Store had them and now my phone screen is covered.
With so many complaints on the internet of Matrix breakage record, now I’m just scared to have it longer than today. I just wonder why the guy pushed this one on me with as much enthusiasm as he did.
So far, the biggest disappointment with all newer AT&T phones is that they are missing the “voice command” or “voice dial” that was on my old D307 model. I could even “voice to text” and email out to people without having to type much. The phone listed that have these features are either running on the super expensive PDA plans or are phones without full or even partial qwerty keyboards.
I hated that on my D307, I could only internet with the phone in the regular flipped out direction which had me hostage to the 2 through 9 keypad. Now I have the Matrix and I have the same damn problem.
26/01 - 2009 at 18:58
Ivy good looking out I was thinking that was a flaw…….
28/01 - 2009 at 17:31
On one hand I’m surprised at the low price of the phone for the features, Samsung layout, etc. but when you talk to anyone in the UK/overseas, etc. the US phone market LAGS the rest of the world’s phones. For example, why only 1.3 Megapixels on this phone? My motorola from 5 years ago had comperable features and 2.1 Megapixel camera! I know, cost, cost, cost you say. Why not at least a 1GIG memory card, too? Its ok - AT&T have 2 years to come up with better, since that’s the length of time it takes to get an equipment credit for an upgrade.
3/02 - 2009 at 20:31
If your ringtone is too large to be used for the phone, you need to download a program to reduce the bitrate (and thus quality) of the audio file. The speaker on this isn’t really good enough to make a noticeable difference. I changed by down to 90 (from about 160) and it still sounds fine and cut down on the size of the file. Also, there’s no way you have a 20 second sound clip that is 4 Mb… switch it to mp3 (also another easily downloadable program) if it is not already in mp3 format.
3/02 - 2009 at 21:55
How do you make the picture ID larger for incoming calls? I cannot figure it out.
4/02 - 2009 at 6:01
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5/02 - 2009 at 16:51
Okay this might be a weird question, and I can’t find any answers to it anywhere so far on the web, and Samsung hasn’t responded to my request. My text messages started, out of nowhere, storing themselves onto my SIM card instead of the phone, as default. I’m not saving them or anything, it’s just where they are stored as soon as they are received by my phone. This brings my limit down from about 200 to 30. Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions?
14/02 - 2009 at 21:47
Does it cost extra to instant message?
16/02 - 2009 at 23:56
Has anyone had people complaining of a buzzing noise while tallking on their Propel? I can’t hear it, but often when I talk to my husband on either my or my daughter’s propel, he hears a loud “electronic bumblebee.” Also, when I talk to other people, they often ask if I can hear them. I’m thinking they hear the same interference. Everything else about the phone is great, though.
17/02 - 2009 at 3:59
i just got the propel today after a few wk disaster with the pantech matrix and pantech slate. i like it so far however i’m disappointed that i cant log on to both aim and yahoo at the same time.
any suggestions??
18/02 - 2009 at 0:02
O.k so I have had my propel for about 3 months and love it. only thing I am having trouble with is finding a way to get my pictures off the phone and onto my pc. I bought a data cable hoping that would work. it didnt. i also tried to send it through my messages to snapfish but where it went I have no clue…any ideas? email me at klazzara02@yahoo.com
19/02 - 2009 at 7:41
I am having the same issue with the text messages storing to the sim card instead of the phone. It happened randomly and I cannot figure out how to change the setting. I have also had no response from Samsung about this issue. The only setting I can find is to manually move the message from the sim card to the phone once it has been received but this is a huge hassle.
28/02 - 2009 at 15:04
Hi, please help. I love this phone. However, having issues w/the calendar. If I try to set myself a reminder, it seems I need to do in Calendar in order to have an alarm. In order to have an alarm sound it seems I need to do in “appointment.” Now when I try to save the appointment, it says the end date has to be past the start date. WHY? Does anyone have a meeting that’s one day long? Sometimes, I can set an appointment and don’t need to set the end date but only if I don’t scroll past end date to set that alarm. Any help please. This is one of the features I use alot. Please reply via email cindersclp@yahoo.com. Thank you!!
1/03 - 2009 at 0:08
Hi…please help….how do you read a text message while talking on this phone?
1/03 - 2009 at 21:13
Monica, button on the side of the phone, on the right as you are looking at the phone.
2/03 - 2009 at 16:53
Thank you Cindy
2/03 - 2009 at 22:39
Jenn, if you are still trying to figure it out, make sure that under your sound profile you have the Message Alert Type as Melody. Below that, the Message Alert Tone will have several tones then “Other.” Make sure to select Other, and that will SHOULD allow you to access your downloaded ringtones.
I really like this phone, but I’ve had it since it came out, and it is getting a little annoying. I don’t know how common the problem is, but my center button to select things doesn’t always work, and I haven’t dropped it much either. I can’t figure out how to fix it, and it just seems to work when my phone’s in “a good mood”
6/03 - 2009 at 21:58
I’ve had the same problem with the text messaging. I jsut got my phone 4 days ago, but two days ago i started not getting my messages. My friend fixed that the next day, but ever since then, it’s been saving to my SIM card, not the phone. We didn’t change anything, and I can’t figure out how to change it back. There’s nothing about this in the instruction manual. I took it to AT&T today, and they said “that’s just what your phone does”. Any answers?
8/03 - 2009 at 6:54
I’ve had the phone for two months and have been pleasantly surprised. I really like it. I do echo the battery woes. I actually bought a spare to carry. Making the “caller picture ID” larger would also be good.
I’ve had good success with creating ringtones using “Ring Factory”. I found it at Target for $4.99. Has anyone used the audio adapter? I’m not a fan of blue tooth but the audio adapter locks the keyboard and automatically calls the last number dialed when plugged into the phone. (just wondering if its just me and my phone). Also here’s a good website for mobile users. (sites fit on the small screen: http://pda.ceoexpress.com )
very handy for those who travel or want a quick news/sports/business update.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
DT
13/03 - 2009 at 16:05
I got the proper yesterday. The first thing I tried is to use the speaker phone, and it is horrible.
There is chirping noise in the background all the time. Especially when I am talking to my wife and we are both on our propel speakerphones…Will probably return it soon.
17/03 - 2009 at 7:20
HELPPPPPP!!!!! Where is the flash options for this phone. I’v looked everywhere and can’t seem to find it
21/03 - 2009 at 11:36
i like my propell, but, cant figure out how to send pictures to a email address, and where is the flash for the camera?
23/03 - 2009 at 14:44
Dawna, I don’t think there is a flash option. I’m sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.
23/03 - 2009 at 18:07
I’ve had my propel for Four months now, and I love it For the most part.
However, there’s a few flaws.
I am a heavy textmessager, about 500 daily, And the 1 and 3 buttons
have worn off! Also, It has a mind of its own with my outbox.
It says i’ve forwarded a text message to about ten people,
even though only ONE person got it.
This happens at random times and with random
text messages.
24/03 - 2009 at 2:50
Help…I just got my propel and I can’t figure out how to turn off the key board tone beep without turning off the ring tone. I can only seem to silence the entire phone off in order to not have the key pad beep. Does anyone know how to do this?
24/03 - 2009 at 16:48
When charging the battery, mine never says ‘battery full’. Is there an alert that would indicate that? I came to samsung from the nokia world where, when a battery was fully charged, it would indicate so..
Please advise.
Thanks
26/03 - 2009 at 23:11
ok ive had the propel for a little and when im on the phone i cant read thee text messages i get.how do you do it?
27/03 - 2009 at 0:51
“I’ve had the same problem with the text messaging. I jsut got my phone 4 days ago, but two days ago i started not getting my messages. My friend fixed that the next day, but ever since then, it’s been saving to my SIM card, not the phone. We didn’t change anything, and I can’t figure out how to change it back. There’s nothing about this in the instruction manual. I took it to AT&T today, and they said “that’s just what your phone does”. Any answers?”
I have this prob too. I have talked endlessly to At&T AND Samsung, and both of them are bewildered..they tried to give me the same excuse..nice try, but my husband has a propel and all
of his texts go directly to his phone, not his Sim..mine used to and just randomly started going to my sim..If anyone has an answer to this, please post. Thanks!
28/03 - 2009 at 1:01
How do I shut the key clicks off without silencing the whole phone??
29/03 - 2009 at 0:35
For those of you wanting to silence the keyboard this is how I did mine without muting or shutting off all sounds on the phone. First you go to your Menu, then Settings, Sound Profile, then a list comes up that should say Normal, Silent, Driving or Outdoor, pick one of those. I have mine set on Normal. Once you click on one of those there should be 3 tabs that say Call, Message and Phone. Use the right button on the middle wheel to move over to the Phone tab. The first option under this is the Keypad Tone button, here you push the middle button on the phone to change. You then have the option to set it to beep, xylophone or mute. I have mine on mute and my keyboard makes no sound when I’m using it. Then be sure to save changes and you should be all set.
26/04 - 2009 at 5:00
i have had yet to get this phone, but i think that the people having the bad issues with the battery power is because they use bluetooths. i want to get this phone in green and black. and the talking receiver is also the one that projects your voice too. that might be why the noise is sometimes. i love the idea of the keyboard that slides up. the screen doesn’t seem too bad, like most reviews on other sites said it did. i’ll be exited when my birthday comes…:)
28/04 - 2009 at 0:40
I just got the propel and the i’ve followed peggy’s directions except under the phone tab in normal mode, fo rthe keypad tone options it only lists beep and glossy… no mute or silent, anyone have a solution? I’d like to have the keypad silent when pressing keys but not totally silence the whole phone.
30/04 - 2009 at 19:41
I love this phone. Ive had it for 4 months and i have NO complaints. Does anyone know how to make the caller id picture larger?
5/05 - 2009 at 18:47
How do I assign pics to saved contacts? I have numerous people saved in my address book. But when I open a picture through My Stuff > Graphics, then go Options > Set As > Caller ID > Contact List, none of the people in my address book show up.
8/05 - 2009 at 18:15
So I assume no one has found a way to make the caller id picture bigger… The pictures on this phone are great. There is no flash, but there’s no need since you can adjust the lighting when taking the picture. If you put the phone on vibrate with the bottom right button, it wont beep when you text and it will vibrate when you get a call or text…Pretty sure that’s your only option. You set the caller ID the way you said, Casey, and all your contacts should show up in the last move.
17/05 - 2009 at 14:45
So!
Any solution to silence the keypad?
I need this urgently
Tkz
17/05 - 2009 at 18:17
I have a samsung propel SGH-a767. when I download games from a free site the game screen is to large and you can only see half of the game. I know that you can change the size of the screen while you are connected to the internet but not in the game section. Any suggestions would help. I can download the same games on my nokia 6555 and see the whole game but on this propel only see half of it….PLEASE HELP!!!
18/05 - 2009 at 23:43
I found a way to silence the keypad. Go into Settings / Sound Profile / Normal / go to the Phone tab and once there scroll down till you find the Phone Sound Volume option and turn it all the way off.
11/06 - 2009 at 6:48
Okay, listen up everybody. if you’ve been complaining the phone saving your messages to your sim. This could get annoying, but it’s worth it. Go to your message and click options. Go all the way down in the options panel, and it says more. Click it, and it says move to phone. You have to do it one by one, as far as I know. Hope that helps! Ps. If you figure out how to do it like, not one by one, please tell me!
12/06 - 2009 at 22:57
Hi guys! Just a quick question. When i recieve multi-page texts from someone, I can’t figure out how to view all the pages of the text; I can only view the first one. It only comes as a single text and there’s only so far i can scroll down. Thank you!
16/06 - 2009 at 2:10
i own a blue and black samsung propel that i got 4 months ago and i am soooooo satisfied i would recommend to anyone NO complaints. havent had any trouble w/my txts being saved to my sim i would recomend reseting the phone
17/06 - 2009 at 10:47
Hi,
Well after purchasing the Samsubg mobile now i have lot of knowledge about good products of Samsung.
24/06 - 2009 at 11:31
i can not get the downloads to work it prompts file unsupported help
26/06 - 2009 at 19:34
My propel does not have any problems with texts being saved to the sim or keypad beeps. It DOES start out saving to my sim, but when it is full, they automatically save to the phone. I find that kind of odd, but not an issue. If you explore the options a little bit, it’s not hard to find the option to silence the keypad in your sound profiles. The battery lasts for 3-5 days, but I don’t use bluetooth. My speakerphone works excellent, never had any complaints of buzzing or any of the other noises mentioned. The things I don’t like are the fact that there is no “abc” on the number keys so calling 800 numbers that are advertised as names is difficult and the fact that I can’t lock the phone from accessing the internet. Not having a data plan, accidentally going to the internet costs money! The doors on the micro SD port and the charging port ARE very flimsy, so excersice extreme caution with them open.
I would reccomend this phone to anyone that texts a lot, as the keyboard excells in that department, or anyone that DOESN’T want a full qwerty, as I believe this phone will change your mind!
Very inexpensive phone with tons of features and flexibility!
27/06 - 2009 at 17:35
Does anyone know how to change the background color on this phone? is there a skin option? i’ve been looking and looking and cant seem to figure it out
2/07 - 2009 at 1:33
I took some pictures with this camera without the memory stick, I purchased the USB for the commputer, but I am still not able to download the pictures to the computer. HELP! I went to the Samsung site and downloaded some software but nothing.