In this video, we take a look at the email application on the Samsung Instinct.
Setting up email on the Instinct couldn't be easier. Samsung (and Sprint) have included all the major email players (Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Gmail) providing for a smooth set-up process. If you scroll to the bottom, you can also add your personal IMAP or POP account by selecting Other. All in all, setting up a Gmail account on the Instinct was a breeze.
The email application itself has an iPhone-esque feel to it. Using your finger, you can scroll up and down. The motion of your finger (as well as speed) will scroll through your messages. When scrolling, it's sometimes difficult to stop. Let's say you are looking for an email from Michael Smith and you've got say 75 or so messages. When you stop from scrolling, the application will sometimes open the email you've stopped on, when your intention was to simply slow down. It would be great if there were a scroll bar, so when browsing your inbox, you wouldn't accidently open an email.
Email acquisition was peppy over EVDO. Email display lacks HTML, which pales in comparison to the iPhone. If there is an achilles heal to the Instinct, it's the handling of HTML both in the web browser and mail client.
Creating new messages, replying was easy enough. There is nice integration with contacts and even a recent contacts tab let's you address messages to previous contacts whose emails you've opened.
Overall, this is a nice first effort from Samsung.
