The designers of the Samsung Blackjack II have added some new features to the original Blackjack phone. The new phone uses Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition. This provides users with the entire Microsoft Office Mobile Suite. Microsoft’s suite includes the following web based features, the ability to read Pdf files, and RSS feeds. A voice recorder, calculator, measurement converters and notepad are also available if and when needed. You can find most of these features in your PC’s programs listings.

The Blackjack II has increased its’ memory capabilities and now has 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM. The Blackjack had 64MB RAM and 128 MB ROM. There is also a memory card slot so that one can add memory as needed. The memory slot can accept memory cards of up to 4GBs.

For those who love to text message, they will find that this feature is available with the Samsung Blackjack II. Phone owners can use AIM, Windows Live and Yahoo Messenger. They are already preloaded into the phone. Users can also send emails and synchronize one’s Outlook account to their calendar, contacts and tasks lists. If one doesn’t have an Outlook email account, they may also use Good Mobile Messaging, AT&T Xpress Mail and even Gmail. The phone can even be synced with one’s PC by using the ActiveSync v4.5 feature. Web browsing is speedy because data can be transmitted up to 14.4mbps.

The mobile phone features of the Blackjack II are similar to the first phone and many other mobile telephone devices on the market. There is a speakerphone, three-way dialing, speed dialing, conference call capabilities, as well as various messaging.

One unique feature of the Blackjack II is that it allows for video phone calls. For $4.99 a month, one is able to have access to 30 minutes of video conferencing. The phone’s caller Id features include the ability to assign a photo, ringtone, or ID to a particular caller, so that one never has to answer the phone when they don’t want to.

Streaming music, video Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS are also notable offerings of the Blackjack II.