The Samsung Trance entrances
This week we added the Samsung Trance into the ranks of our top music phones, and there's one good reason; it has great sound quality. With Bang & Olufsen's ICEPower technology, the Trance also has 3D sound effects that provide wide, dynamic, and surround sound. All that and the Trance is pretty easy on the eyes as well, with a silhouette like that of a violin's, and a lovely glossy piano black surface. We even liked the touch-sensitive navigation, though we would've preferred a more tactile experience. It also has stereo Bluetooth and a 3.5-mm headset jack, which are great to have on a music phone. Our only gripe is that the Trance does not offer EV-DO, and therefore does not allow over-the-air download of music via V Cast Music. The only way to get music onto it is via a USB cable to the PC. But for only $49.99 with a two-year service agreement, that's not too bad.
Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole. 
- by NervClaX May 2, 2009 7:20 AM PDT
- Looking at your list of the top music phones, the new Trance is labled "LG Chocolate 3"
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- by TechnoMan475392 May 2, 2009 9:52 AM PDT
- I owned and mostly loved a chocolate (original), and this is the same thing as the first chocolate but slimmer and w/out EV-DO.
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- by Nicole Lee May 3, 2009 8:13 PM PDT
- Oops my bad, I'll change that now. Thanks!
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(3 Comments)I can see how you could make that mistake as the features of both phones are so similar. BTW, I own and still love my Chocolate 3.
Now I have and adore the chocolate 2, and my brother has the chocolate 3.
Chocoholics, eh?