Samsung has repeatedly created wonderful smartphone devices. With the announcement of the Samsung i627, I think they’ve done it again.

One particularly interesting feature of the Samsung i627 is its ability to hide a rather comfortable sized slide-out QWERTY keypad. This phone is optimized for AT&T’s 3G network, has GPS, and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 which is outstanding for anyone who wants to connect to Microsoft Exchange and oh yeah, did I mention it has a joystick-powered optical mouse as well?

One last bit I’d like to hit on:
The Samsung i627 “Jack Frost” gets straight to the point with it’s no nonsense external controls which are laid out in this order: Talk, Home, Joystick Control, Back, & End Call/Close. The center aligned joystick doesn’t protrude from the phone so you won’t have to worry about discomfort and it also brings something new to the table which is actually useful and innovative. Even though the Samsung i627 has a gigantic 2.2” screen it is thin enough to fit comfortably in my pocket.