The Samsung Star, that is, which is offered as a Virgin Mobile prepaid phone. Underneath the aforementioned screen sit three buttons, the first being a call button, the middle a back or home button, and lastly at the very end, an end call and power button which completes the front fascia.
The Samsung Star, Unfortunately there's no 3.5mm stereo jack so you're lumbered with the included headphones that plug into the dual-purpose power/headphone port. Firstly, the Star feels cheaper and secondly, the specifications are not as fully fledged as the older phone; no 3G capability, for starters.
The Samsung Star, Inside the Star is an MP3 player as well as an FM radio (which can only be used with the bundled headphones), producing reasonable but far from astounding sound. As for the rest of the specifications, memory is expandable up to 8GB with microSD cards, and around the back is a 3 megapixel camera with smile detection (merits debatable in a mobile phone camera).
Samsung's TouchWiz user interface makes another appearance on the "Samsung Star" and it works well on the budget model — quick and responsive, with haptic feedback. Social networkers will appreciate links to the most common sites on the Star, but there's no actual dedicated application, rather just a link to each one's mobile page. There's no LED flash either which makes it all but useless for low light camera phone photography.
The Samsung Star was initially introduced along with the Samsung Preston S5600, both meant for people on tight budget. Samsung Star
Samsung´s star measures almost the same size, weight, functionality and general specifications like the LG Cookie KP500, but looks more shiny and polished. Unfortunately, the phone sports the standard manufacturer´s port used for both charging or connecting it to a computer and not a mainstream microUSB port.