Samsung Blackjack 2 Hands-On
Posted on: October 23, 2007


Being long-time Blackjack users (read our Blackjack review), we had to play with the BlackJack 2. Let me tell you that it is a sexy phone. Samsung evolved its previous thin design by making it look classier, thanks to a new coating. I especially like the red version, which shows the new surface a lot better. The back of that version feels like a faux-leather, which is nice, I thought.
Among the other physical improvements, one can find a better QWERTY keyboard and a scroll wheel that replaces the jog on the right side of the original Blackjack. The phone feels fast and Windows Mobile 6 looks better in everyway compared to its predecessor. Inside, a GPS will come handy when used with Google Maps.
If you’re a Windows Mobile fanatic, you should check the iMate 9502, 8502 and i-mate’s plan to create a “Foleo-like” display/keyboard combo.
Reader Comments
By Juelz , 04/07/08 6:56 AM (CommentID #762604)
Well I Have The Blackjack 2 So If U Can't Delete All U Have 2 Do Is Check It With The Star Then Delete But Disregard This If U Know How
By vICTOR , 02/07/08 9:01 AM (CommentID #759266)
my samsung black jack phone got cracked on the inner screen, can someone tell me how to get it fixed.
p.s email feel.kool@gmail.com
By austin , 01/07/08 9:39 PM (CommentID #758409)
everyone seems to be complaining about the battery life...mine works great it went a whole week without charging when i was on vaction i only charged it once...my phone broke while i was on the trip it accidently got it wet and the back light doesnt go off now but i still have betr bat life than most of these ppl ya now i have to chrge it everyday but it still keeping betr bat power than yalls so idk wht is wrong with yalls
By josh , 29/06/08 8:20 PM (CommentID #754404)
dude..im the exact same way
By Lou Graham , 29/06/08 1:25 PM (CommentID #753617)
I don't know why you did not get insurance I got mine early this year and was able to get insurance about $5.00 extra a month on the bill.
By Cagcory , 28/06/08 6:43 PM (CommentID #751886)
I had a Sony Ericsson-Walkman, I broke it due to water damage. Now i have the Samsung Blacjack 2,in red. i made a video to test out the quality and when I attempt to delete it it comes up under Error. it says, Unable to delete file.Confirm'MOV-0002.3gp' is being used by another process. SO this henders me from deleting any vids. Please E-mail me @ caglebagel23@aim.com PLEASE, NO JUNK E-MAILS.. P.S I need to change my email adress haha ThANK YOU.
By Johnny , 20/06/08 3:59 AM (CommentID #736250)
Hey, i'm having trouble with the scroll wheel on my blackjack II..... Does anyone have any advice or tips?
By Jon , 16/06/08 5:06 PM (CommentID #729767)
If the power is on while charging it in the top right corner is an indicator of a plug but when turned off it's only the LCD.
By corey , 12/06/08 5:19 AM (CommentID #722564)
the iphone is a great phone but i recently dropped mine (yes accidents DO happen) and there is no insurance or warranty policy for iphones whatsoever, they said it was gonna cost $250 to repair it and the new 8g one is coming out in a month and its only $199!!?? WTF
By Sarah , 11/06/08 1:59 PM (CommentID #721991)
does anyone now where to look for the model numbeR?
By DoPe..dImE..DiVa.. , 09/06/08 1:08 PM (CommentID #719195)
tHe BJ2 iS wAy BEtTEr...
By CHARMIAN , 06/06/08 5:21 PM (CommentID #715157)
MEN THE BLACK JACK 2 IS FREAKIN AWESOME
MY PRENTS BOUGHT ME A RED ONE FOR GETTING A'S AND ONLY 1 B IN MY REPORT CARD
By Battery Charging Indicator , 03/06/08 1:57 PM (CommentID #710723)
Hi, so when you are charging the Blackjack II, is there anything that shows it's charging other than the LED at the top? My old Blackjack had a charging animation on the screen, whereas my new Blackjack II has nothing but a STUPID LED. Anyone?
By Anonymous , 02/06/08 7:18 PM (CommentID #709690)
Try shutting some stuff down through the task manager or turn of bluetooth etc.
Think about the more programs that are open the more juice its gonna suck down.
By Cello311@gmail.com , 28/05/08 9:04 PM (CommentID #702540)
4 day battery life? that has never happened to me.. with using my bluetooth it lasts a good 12 hours if that.. without.. possibly 48 hours.. but never 4 days. how do i peak my battery life?
By Baba O'reilly , 22/05/08 2:06 PM (CommentID #690894)
Since perfomance and functioanlity is highly based upon the product's "coolness..." Exactly why people buy Macintosh products. They look cool. Lame. Any Mac OS is garbage.
By Just Me , 19/05/08 5:06 AM (CommentID #684681)
Red is beautiful and it doesn't show the finger prints as much as the black does.
By Cyndi , 17/05/08 12:02 AM (CommentID #681948)
How do you get two days plus with your Blackjack II battery? I bought one for my friend and the battery dies at least twice a day!! She has to charge it all the time.
By scott , 16/05/08 2:18 PM (CommentID #681271)
jenna your sister is the biggest idiot i have ever heard of !!!
you dont have to pay for the features !!! ( unless u consider paying for the fone as paying for the features )
By cagcody , 12/05/08 7:21 PM (CommentID #674356)
trust me do not get the pantech duo for one it is way to thick and two when you go from keyboard to number pad or vice versa it takes like five seconds to switch i have the blackjack two and it is amazing but if you get one get red b/c i got red and then switched to black and wished that i hadnt
By Edgar , 06/05/08 7:26 PM (CommentID #666179)
I have the blackjack II. I love it. Great pic quality, fast internet and lots of useful features. Texting is fast with the keyboard, this was posted with mine. 4 day batt life too.
By iphone? , 04/05/08 7:49 PM (CommentID #663643)
NO way, iphone, no pic messages? gotta go to a link to see them? on Edge network? Mobile 6 Blows it away! I love seeing peeps with iPhones and asking to go to any site they want, and I ALWAYS blow them away
By alyssa , 02/05/08 3:53 PM (CommentID #661412)
i would like the info on it.
By Rachel , 29/04/08 10:24 AM (CommentID #657360)
i am 14 and everyone thought i was a spoiled brat when i got the blackjack 2 from at&t the reason i got it was because i am a very busy 14 yearold and i am never in the same place as my parents. we all got smartphones so when i sync up to the computer everyone has what is in my calender when it is needed. especially when i have a school or sporting event i want my parents to know about. it is hard when you can possibly never see your parents i get up before them and i leave for school about 10 minutes before they get up for work. i dont see them in the morning but i finally get to see them about 5:30 that doesnt give much time to talk to them about everything i need
By Rachel , 29/04/08 10:16 AM (CommentID #657344)
To Andrea: go to setting in your phone. then go to the first more button. past half way down you should see memory info. you can check in there for storage left, and memory, and it will show how much you will have on a storage card if you have put one in.
By jimmy , 22/04/08 12:56 PM (CommentID #646525)
the iphone has bluetooth idiot...and wi-fi which the blackjack ii doesn't i have both phones...and windows mobile sux...i love samsung as a brand and love the phone..but windows mobile cant even be said in the same breath as the iphone's operating system...for a kid though get an iphone....anything mac is alway's cooler
By sherry , 13/04/08 3:25 PM (CommentID #630042)
got it in RED..no youtube it sucks
By ewelly , 11/04/08 4:39 AM (CommentID #624482)
i got black jack 2 and iphone
By kkraye , 08/04/08 4:31 PM (CommentID #618312)
yes but I love my iPhone! It does so many things other phones do not!!
By Evan! , 02/04/08 6:28 PM (CommentID #606458)
questions.
does the BJ2 have a quickly accessible hold function? i have a habit of wearing quite uhh, small pants and i buttons seem to enjoy pushing themselves in my pocket.
second- is the scroll wheel any good?
third- does att ship the thing with a crippled WM6, like the firmwares on its other phones? if so, can it be debranded?
fourth, how is the camera quality?
messaging... are the keys too small when, say, engaged in a frantic volley of AIM messages?
err, i'm sorry if i wasted anyones time...
By sheldon , 01/04/08 6:23 PM (CommentID #604381)
looking for a newer blackjack in good condition for cheap does anyone know where to get one besides ebay
if so eamil me
sheldonburgess@msn.com
By Raj Singh , 24/03/08 5:44 AM (CommentID #582825)
Contact me if you want to buy the blackjack 2 from fido, brand new.
raj1verma@yahoo.com
By Raj Singh , 24/03/08 5:41 AM (CommentID #582814)
I have a brand new Blackjack 2 from fido. I got it for free because they screwed up my plan. I do not need it, so anyone interseted make me a real offer (no low ballers). It is brand new in the box with a 1 year warrenty, sarting March 20,2008
(I could have it unlocked if needed)
Raj1verma@yahoo.com
By phoneguy , 23/03/08 6:29 AM (CommentID #580155)
An iphone for a 14 year old? spoiled brat.
By brad , 22/03/08 11:43 PM (CommentID #579501)
dude just ebay it. ebay it ebay it ebay it and you might just get lucky. try to get a warranty with it though, which is sometimes hard to find
By p , 22/03/08 7:03 PM (CommentID #579123)
i lost my sim contacts how do i get them back
By Bonfyr , 22/03/08 7:51 AM (CommentID #577563)
if u haven't figured it out yet....use an audio editor to cut a piece of an mp3 to less than 15 seconds, load it to My Sounds on BJ2 and it should be available as a ringtone.
By fred , 21/03/08 9:47 PM (CommentID #576267)
what color is better? i got the black but didn;t look at the red in the store
By micks lewis , 21/03/08 3:51 PM (CommentID #575386)
i want to sell this phone at cheap price,contact me via ....ace.electronicslink@yahoo.com OR hotmail.com
Thanks
By ray(16) , 19/03/08 3:34 PM (CommentID #569617)
I have the iPhone! And I hate it because you can't forward messages,send pics to a regular phone! It sucks should I get the Black jack 2 or pantech duo?
By eli , 16/03/08 12:45 PM (CommentID #561209)
does any1 now haw to get the internet from my fone to the internet? I just got it and i'm havin lost of trouble! Please help me!!
p.s. mines red
By dude 101 , 15/03/08 6:47 AM (CommentID #559363)
i wont my mom to get me this phone it's perrty hardcore
By alan , 14/03/08 1:59 PM (CommentID #557457)
this is a very good pda . excellent battery life i can go two days plus with this phone so im sure some ppl just got a dud which they shouldnt have for the money ppl pay for their services. i just hate i cant get youtube on it . most ppl i no with a pda say they cant either so you all tell me whats really real
By Marc , 09/03/08 6:13 PM (CommentID #544317)
I have a Mac and am considering this phone. Will I be able to sync Mail and Address Book to the phone? I don't use Outlook.
By jenna , 09/03/08 1:57 PM (CommentID #544023)
my sister says that since the blackjack 2 is a smart phone then you have to buy all of the extra features like messaging, camra, calling, internet. plz help
By Cullen , 08/03/08 8:46 PM (CommentID #543392)
yes, i had a BJ and the battery life was horrible. i would have to plug it in to charge every night and if i forgot my charger and went somewhere i could check it only in the morning and night.
By Anonymous , 07/03/08 3:56 AM (CommentID #540562)
all you need is a registry editor go in hkcurrent user go to control panel then opens sounds go to the "FileSizeLimit" and change it to 6144000.
By Brittany Roy , 06/03/08 7:47 AM (CommentID #537902)
The iphone sucks, don't get me wrong. However, it is bluetooth capable.
By Kevin , 04/03/08 2:13 PM (CommentID #532442)
Battery....I purchased the original blackjack back in August of 2007 and the battery life then was fine. About a month ago, early Feb08, the phone would only last me about 4 hours reg bat and 6 on extended bat. After going back and forth with AT&T and doing many exchanges they finally upgraded me to the BJ2. I thought it would be much better but it seems like I'm only getting about 6 hours of battery life on very light usage. No work mail is being sent or received, just a text here and there. Does anyone have the same problem? I'm seeing people say their BJ2 is lasting 2 days. I would kill to have mine do that. lol.
Ringtone.....BJ1 I used to take the mp3 songs that I put onto my phone from my computer and select one to be my ringtone. I can't do the same on BJ2, does anyone know how it can be done? If they took that function away I personally think that was a stupid move.
Overall, I love the new bj2 but I just can't stand the battery like the first BJ and the fact I can't make a mp3 my ringtone. Any comments that someone might have I appreciate.
By lala , 02/03/08 5:31 PM (CommentID #526792)
thee blackjack is niceee
By Amanda , 27/02/08 6:41 PM (CommentID #516436)
Smasung blackjack 2 cause it is better in way even my the pictrues...
By Andrea , 25/02/08 9:02 PM (CommentID #511815)
Does anybody know what other things can save on the sim card besides contacts and txt messeges, and also how to check whats stored on the sim card and how much memory is left
thank you :D
By B , 22/02/08 10:28 PM (CommentID #504601)
let me get your guys opinion..
which should i get BlackJack 2 or a SideKick LX..?? Which is better..??
By greg , 16/02/08 5:04 PM (CommentID #490706)
I just lost my phone and can not get a replacement phone because I dont have the model number to my blackjack2 so please can you help
By ReGiDuS , 15/02/08 7:06 PM (CommentID #488699)
I have this phone , it absolutly ROCKS
By john , 15/02/08 7:03 PM (CommentID #488696)
what color is you blackjack?
By Kenneth , 06/02/08 7:42 PM (CommentID #469896)
Radio Shack....49.00
By Anonymous , 06/02/08 6:29 AM (CommentID #468790)
yes it can synch perfectly with outlook through active synch. It comes with a downloadable cd with a 162 page instruction book.
By Sean , 04/02/08 7:11 PM (CommentID #465708)
The iPhone DOES have bluetooth.
By Hubert , 03/02/08 9:19 PM (CommentID #463555)
Cindy (CommentID #460977) - if either works for you, ask your kid. They are both good in their own ways.
By Cindy , 02/02/08 7:53 PM (CommentID #460977)
If i have a 14-year old, which do you recommend: iphone or the blackjack 2. which would be better?
By iphonekiller , 29/01/08 4:38 PM (CommentID #452880)
The iphone doesn't even have bluetooth...one of the most basic necessities in a phone these days. It depends what you want it for...also the iphone doesn't have windows mobile...of course. And you have to use itunes to set it up. I would say the blackjack 2 for sure. Like I said...it depends what you want it for...if you need it for business...the blackjack 2 is definitely better. If you just want a phone to listen to music and look at your pictures. The iphone is tight. But not very versatile. I like to be able to drag and drop my music files, not have to use that itunes bs.
By Anonymous , 28/01/08 3:48 PM (CommentID #451077)
The iphone hands down
By Vanessa , 27/01/08 11:19 PM (CommentID #450086)
Can you just transferre the songs from your laptop with just the usb cable???
By Chase , 27/01/08 11:44 AM (CommentID #449227)
Ok im thinking about getting this phone. But I was wondering do I have to buy the extra features stuff? Or can I use it straight out of the box?
Plz Respond ty.
By max , 26/01/08 6:16 AM (CommentID #447718)
u can get it free from newegg.com with a 2-year plan
By Maggir , 21/01/08 11:22 PM (CommentID #441355)
Does anyone know what phone is better the blackjack 2 or the apple iPhone please comment back ??????????
By kevin , 20/01/08 1:04 PM (CommentID #438972)
yeh. mobile youtube. go 2 yahoo.com & search for mobile youtube. i think its m.youtube.com.
By sstafford , 17/01/08 3:54 PM (CommentID #434769)
Did anyone find a way to sync blackjack 2 with a mac?
By poop , 16/01/08 12:57 PM (CommentID #433176)
such a hot phone uhhhh
By Marco , 16/01/08 11:07 AM (CommentID #433038)
I'm sure you got your answer already, but you have to purchase Missing Sync. Great program.
By josh , 14/01/08 1:25 PM (CommentID #430052)
does anybody knowhow to change thelight at the top right corner of the blackjack two? right now it is automaticlly set to pinkish purplish n idk how to change, so please reply. thanks.
By Anonymous , 13/01/08 10:23 PM (CommentID #429113)
I currently have the original black jack and was wondering where I could get the newest edition (black jack 2) for about 225 and not from AT&T?!?!?
Reply fro Hubert: 225? I would be surprised that you could buy an unlocked one for that price.
By Reza , 06/01/08 12:37 PM (CommentID #419594)
It's me again. I know, for example, that sony-ericson could synchronize with outlook. I wanted to know if blackjack does have such abilities for entourage. Anybody knows anything in that matter?
By Reza , 06/01/08 3:44 AM (CommentID #419162)
I have a mac. Will I have problems syncronizing this with my mac?
By Anonymous , 25/12/07 10:02 PM (CommentID #405916)
YOU have to go through each individual number and press save to sim
By nicole , 24/12/07 11:02 AM (CommentID #404338)
i just got this phone yesterday i like it alot i def would recomend this! :0
By Hubert , 21/12/07 11:37 PM (CommentID #401390)
colby, the age doesn't really matter. Ask yourself what you want to do with it.
By colby , 21/12/07 8:58 PM (CommentID #401249)
is the blackjack 2 a good phone for me im (14)
By Hubert , 18/12/07 8:15 AM (CommentID #397471)
Alex P, if you want to surf the real internet, Pocket IE is the real problem, not wifi.
By Dez , 18/12/07 5:06 AM (CommentID #397331)
is there a way to get wi-fi on the blackjackII, want to be able to surf the REAL internet
By Alex P , 10/12/07 8:02 PM (CommentID #390370)
Does anyone know how to save numbers from SIM card to Phone. pleae help
Thanks
By sunmanpatu , 05/12/07 9:42 AM (CommentID #385131)
can this phone show youtube videos? my current blackjack doesn't.
By Shawn - DaleJrE88 , 05/12/07 7:04 AM (CommentID #384994)
was curious to whether the Blackjack II I-617I or coming models is going to have the capability of Voice dialing as other competitors have? I like that of the Blackjack I607I but that is one thing I have missed since upgrading to the samsung side from the Motorola and nokia phones
By whitney , 04/12/07 9:05 AM (CommentID #383936)
I just got one yesterday for my birhday, and do you know if the service is good?
By robin 11-24-07 , 25/11/07 4:59 PM (CommentID #375980)
Would you recommend this phone over all smartphones?
By pharoah35 , 05/11/07 9:01 AM (CommentID #353719)
Would you happen to know the model number of the blackjack 2 phone? Also when it may be available and by which carrier?
By Hubert , 25/10/07 2:24 PM (CommentID #346728)
Hi Jay, one can tell that it's not leather - it has a plastic feel to it. However, it is much better than the plastic of the original Blackjack.
By jay , 24/10/07 10:50 PM (CommentID #345862)
wow, the back feels like faux leather... and faux leather feels like leather?
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