The Monte claims to be expressive and charismatic, it depends on your perception of the look of the handset but it certainly isn’t an ugly duckling. The handset has a fairly basic design with a striking stripe that adds a bit of vibrancy to an otherwise fairly standard looking shell.

There are enhanced touch user interface options that enable you to navigate your way around the handsets features with the great ease. The crisp and stylish graphics are impressive on the phones good sized 3″ screen. On the home screen favourite links are not just limited to a few widgets and applications and the options to customize the handset enable you to navigate your way around the menus with great ease.

Users can enjoy the freedom of wireless connection via a Wi-Fi hotspot or 3G connection so there is always the ability to gain access to your e-mail the internet and favourite sites. There is a built in accelerometer which automatically adjusts the viewing  screen to portrait or landscape views depending upon how the handset is held to allow you to get the best view available.

The handset’s impressive GPS capabilities include convenient location based services like Google Latitude, which will share the user’s location with their friends, and Geo-tagging, which will imprint photos with geo tags. Via Google Latitude and Geo-tagging you are able to share your experiences with your friends. It also makes the organisation of photos and the sharing of information relating to them much much easier.

As you would expect with Samsung the Monte has not neglected the needs of its users when it comes to social networking and the handset allows you to stay connected via your mobile. Allowing for easy access so that you are able to check the status of your friends and look out for updates on their profiles you will never be out of touch with those closest to you.

There is also great quality music support via the handset allowing you to listen to your favourite music as well as a good quality 3.2 megapixel camera.

Monte at a glance;

Size: 108.8 x 53.7 x 12.4

Screen: 3 ” 240×400

Memory: Upto 16GB external memory

Battery:

Standby time (maximum):

760Hrs(2G), 450Hrs(3G)

Talktime (maximum):

580min(2G), 290min(3G), 160min(VT)

Camera: 3.2 Megapixel