Samsung DoubleTime (AT&T)

The Samsung DoubleTime ($49.99 with contract) has a hidden surprise inside: a full QWERTY keyboard with a secondary display, turning it into a micro-laptop. Unfortunately, it doesn't deliver the performance to go with its ambitious look. Even if you absolutely need a keyboard, you can find a better smartphone?on AT&T than the DoubleTime.

Design, Screen, and Keyboard
The DoubleTime measures 4.5 by 2.5 by .6 inches (HWD) and weighs 5.2 ounces. Made entirely of white plastic, it feels solid, if a bit low-end. The 3.2-inch external display is 320-by-480 pixel resolution, which is starting to look a bit grainy in comparison to the higher-resolution displays that can be found on many new devices. The glass capacitive touch screen is bright and suitably responsive, and there are four physical function keys below the screen.

Unlike many keyboarded phones, which slide to reveal a physical QWERTY keyboard, the DoubleTime flips open to reveal a keyboard and secondary screen. The keyboard itself is pretty good, with four rows of well spaced, large keys. Above the keyboard are four function keys, since you don't have access to the ones on the front of the phone. The keys are a bit flat, but you grow used to typing on typing on them quickly.

The second touch screen is the same as size and resolution as the primary screen. The problem is, it's extremely awkward to interact with. The screen is set back too far, and angled so it's much less pleasant to use than a phone that features just one screen and a slide-out keyboard, like the Samsung Captivate Glide?($149.99, 4 stars). And it's not like the second screen doubles your productivity. When the keyboard is open the primary screen goes black.

Call Quality, OS, and Apps
The DoubleTime is a tri-band HSPA 7.2 3G (850/1900/2100 MHz) and quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and device with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. It functions as a mobile hotspot to provide wireless access to up to five different devices with the appropriate service plan.

Reception is average, and call quality is just OK. Voices sound clear and understandable in the phone's earpiece, but volume is extremely low. The speakerphone is just loud enough to use outdoors, but voices sound somewhat distorted. Calls made with the phone feature good noise cancellation, but voices are thin. Calls sounded much better through a Jawbone Era?Bluetooth headset ($129, 4.5 stars), and voice dialing worked well. Battery life was good, at 8 hours 31 minutes of talk time. But overall this is a phone for typing, not talking on.

The DoubleTime is powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm S1 CPU and runs Android 2.2.2 (Froyo). Now that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has finally landed, that places this device two steps behind the current generation. That endangers the DoubleTime's compatibility with new apps and exiles it from the latest features.

That 600MHz processor is growing long in the tooth as well. Though once a staple of midrange Android phones, it lags behind new devices. Though the DoubleTime benchmarked on par with other low-end Android phones, you can feel a lag in performance even when swiping through home screens.

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Raiders get 6 FGs in 25-20 win over Bears

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By JOSH DUBOW

updated 9:47 p.m. ET Nov. 27, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif. - Missing some of their biggest playmakers and unable to get the ball into the end zone for much of the day, the Oakland Raiders managed to hold the Chicago Bears and their fill-in quarterback in large part because of their kicking game.

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals, Shane Lechler had an 80-yard punt and neutralized ace returner Devin Hester and the Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago's Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25-20 Sunday.

"Those guys are game-changers," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "There's not many punter-kicker combinations in the league ... they're can't be a better one."

Janikowski made field goals of 40, 47, 42, 19, 37 and 44 yards to break the team record he shared with Jeff Jaeger.

Lechler controlled field position all game with a 49.2 yard net average, pinning the Hester and the Bears inside the 20 on three of five punts and booming the team-record 80-yarder over his head with a boot that generated "oohs" and "aahs" from the crowd and his teammates.

The only remaining ties to the Raiders teams that won three straight division titles from 2000-02 were a major reason why Oakland (7-4) remained alone in first in the AFC West.

"Our two kickers are fantastic," coach Hue Jackson said. "There's not another punter or kicker in the National Football League I would ever want to have on the football team. I said to the team when this was over, those were the two men who were here the last time this team was 7-4. Those guys have a lot to do with it. They did a tremendous job."

Palmer threw for 301 yards and Michael Bush iced the game with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lead the Raiders to their third straight win against a Bears team missing starting quarterback Jay Cutler.

Hanie struggled in his first career start for the Bears (7-4) in place of Cutler, who broke his right thumb last week in Chicago's sixth straight win to put a major obstacle into what had been a promising season.

Hanie, who nearly led a comeback in last season's NFC title game, had thrown only 14 regular-season passes since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and looked like a career backup for much of this game.

Hanie completed 18 of 35 passes for 254 yards and three interceptions, including a crushing one late in the first half when the Bears were deep in Oakland territory and on the verge of taking the lead.

"I was a little antsy early on," Hanie said. "A little bit too amped, I feel like. Just kind of felt a little pressure and sailed it on him."

But Hanie also threw two TD passes, including a 5-yarder to Kellen Davis with 2:11 to play that cut the deficit to 25-20. That was set up by an 81-yarder to Johnny Knox.

The game ended when Hanie botched a spike play with 4 seconds left at his 46. Instead of immediately spiking the ball to stop the clock, he took an extra step back and hesitated, leading to a game-ending intentional grounding call.

"We should have won that football game based on the way our offense played," linebacker Brian Urlacher said. "We didn't play well enough on defense. We gave up too many big plays, didn't get enough takeaways. That's why we didn't win."

Bush was held to 69 yards on the ground by Chicago's strong defense and Palmer was sacked four times and threw an interception as the Raiders missed injured big-play threats Darren McFadden, Jacoby Ford and Denarius Moore.

But they made up for it on special teams, headed by Janikowski and Lechler. The Raiders did not shy away from the dangerous Hester, holding him to 7 yards on two punt returns. He didn't get a chance on the 80-yarder as Lechler sailed it over his head once he saw the returner creeping up too far.

"I caught him in a vulnerable position," Lechler said. "It was going to be all or nothing and it was all."

Hanie managed to drive the Bears into field goal range on that drive and Robbie Gould's 53-yard field goal cut Oakland's lead to 18-13 with 7:17 to play.

The Raiders answered with Palmer throwing a 47-yard pass to Louis Murphy on third-and-4 from midfield to set up Bush's 3-yard TD run with 3:47 remaining.

Hanie's three first-half interceptions put the Bears in a 12-7 hole despite his 29-yard TD pass to Knox. The Bears had a chance to take the lead when they drove to the 7 late in the first half.

Hanie attempted a throwback screen to Davis that was tipped by Aaron Curry and went right to Kamerion Wimbley, who returned it 83 yards before being dragged down by a horse-collar tackle by Lance Louis. Oakland settled for a 19-yard field goal.

"We knew coming into this game that he lacked experience but we knew that he could still make plays, as you saw in the Green Bay title game last year," Routt said. "We knew he still had the ability to make us look bad and come out of here with the W if we didn't take care of business."

Notes: Bush's TD gave Oakland's its first points in the fourth quarter since Oct. 9 at Houston. ... Knox had 278 total yards with 145 coming on his four catches and 133 on four kick returns.

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