The myS-7 from Sagem is the company's first foray into the smartphone market with Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. It's a little larger than the
Xphone II but this marginally wider neck means that keys are just that tiny bit wider, and when your main mode of input is the keypad this tiny extra can work wonders.
The downside of course is a slightly thicker phone, and while the myS-7 is still a small device it cannot compare with the thin bezel of the
Xphone nor its slimness.
The myS-7's joystick is also more 'joysticky' than other phones', with smooth and free movement instead of a more rigid eight-point toggle.
The screen is bright and legible and overall the myS-7 offers a nice design. Most Windows Mobile smartphones are very similar and must feature a similar key and joystick layout to comply with the standard set by Microsoft. But this doesn't mean the phones can't stand out with other features. The myS-7 for instance has an SD slot for memory expansion on top of the included RAM, or for adding in third-party software.