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They said they had no problems hearing us and had plenty of volume. They also said our voice quality was a little on the harsh side, but it wasn't too bad. Automated call systems responded well to our voice. Calls via its speakerphone were decent as well. Callers said they heard a lot more echo, but that's not unexpected. Music quality was decent as long as you didn't rely on the speakers for the audio experience.

The mono speakers emitted tinny and flat sound. We would certainly recommend a headset, especially since the Mythic has both a 3.

We were very pleased with the 3G performance on the Mythic. We blazed through the full CNET front page in less than 20 seconds, and downloaded a 2.

We had a few seconds buffering time for streaming videos. Video quality was quite pixelated however. We were able to change channels quickly with no loading times at all.

Its picture quality was much sharper than the streaming video, though it's certainly not HD-quality. Colors looked a little dull at times. The Mythic has a rated battery life of 3 hours talk time and It has a tested talk time of 3 hours and 13 minutes. Nicole Lee. Pricing Not Available. The Good The Samsung Mythic is a slim and lightweight phone, and you can customize its home screens and menu pages. The Samsung Mythic's streaming video needs improvement, and its Web browser has only two zoom settings.

The Samsung Mythic's design reminds us of previous Samsung touch-screen phones. The Samsung Mythic has a 3. The Samsung Mythic takes good photos.

Score Breakdown Design 8 Features 7 Performance 8. See full specs. Phones Culture. The 3. The Mythic's screen isn't capacitive like those devices, though with the exception of the Imagio, which is also resistive.

Its panel offered just-average touch response that was slightly enhanced by haptic feedback. You can use the Mythic as a 3G laptop modem with the appropriate broadband plan, as well as use data and voice simultaneously. Reception was solid, and generally held onto a 3G signal longer than a nearby iPhone 3G did in rural areas. Calls sounded fine through a Plantronics Voyager Pro Bluetooth headset.

The speakerphone went pretty loud but sounded harsh. Battery life was good for 3G at 5 hours and 38 minutes of talk time. The Mythic's home screen contains Samsung's TouchWiz interface. It lets you drag and drop widgets for common tasks on one of several, flickable home page panels, including shortcuts to the Facebook and MySpace WAP pages and the built-in music and mobile TV apps. Once you tap Menu, though, it looks remarkably Instinct-like, with scrolling menus and three pages of icons you can flick between with your finger.

Tap the custom icon at the top right, and you can move individual icons around. As expected, mobile TV looked sharp and smooth. Ringer Profiles. Supported Profiles: HSP 1. Infrared IR. Mobile Hotspot. Picture ID. Ringer ID. Voice Dialing. Type: Speaker-independent automatic software by Nuance. Changeable Body Plates. Custom Graphics. Custom Ringtones. Real-Music Ringers. Data Tethering. External Antenna Jack.

Predictive Text Entry. Technology: T9. Side Keys. Text Keyboard, Hardware. Touch Screen. Memory Card Slot. Card Type: microSD. Email Client. Instant Messaging. Text Messaging Templates. FM Radio. FM Transmitter.