Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal is out with his Samsung Instinct review. It’s what could most politely be called tepid. He starts by calling the Instinct an iPhone lookalike and knocks it for lacking Wi-Fi and only containing one-quarter of the memory the base iphone includes. His review ends like most others I’ve read. The Samsung Instinct is an ok phone for those locked into a contract with Sprint - but it’s no iPhone. He also points out that the browser is sub par. PS - Sprint pricing for the Samsung Instinct is expected to be $199 after rebates. The same price as the iPhone. Big mistake in my opinion and I think you’ll see the Samsung Instinct free after rebates within 6 months.

Link: Wall Street Journal Review - Samsung Instinct

With Apple widely expected to unveil their next generation iPhone on Monday, it looks like Sprint figured they should get some Samsung Instinct review units out. Of course we pointed out that Vincent over at Phonemag has a huge gallery and video on the Samsung Instinct already. Now both PC Magazine and Engadget Mobile have extensive reviews as well. Reading through them, each seem to agree that the web browser needs work. PC Magazine say’s “If you want an iPhone, buy you don’t want to switch from Sprint, the Instinct is almost as good.” (Note: Obviously they are comparing it to the old model - so depending upon what is unveiled Monday the Samsung may become a weaker choice). Here’s links to their full reviews.

Link: PC Magazine - Samsung Instinct Review
Link: Engadget Mobile - Samsung Instinct Hands On
Link: Phonemag - Samsung Instinct unboxing and hands-on video!
Link: Gizmodo - “Best Sprint Phone Ever, Best Samsung Phone Ever, Too”