Cruising on the success of Samsung Galaxy S, the company has extended the Galaxy S series by launching various versions for different carries. Samsung Fascinate got some lime light. And now Samsung has high hopes for the Sprint’s Samsung Transform launch. Analysts seem to differ as the new phone got quite a clobbering in the Engadget Review. The overall score of 3 out of 10 is pretty indicative, but here is what they exactly have to say.

With Epic 4G styling, a front-facing camera and a $150 post-rebate price, it’s easy to mistake the Samsung Transform for a high-end phone. Don’t. The reality is that it’s a evolution of Samsung’s mid-range Moment and Intercept more than anything else — you’re paying an additional $50 here to get a front-facing camera, an LED flash and a few welcome tweaks, but the same ho-hum performance plus a few new annoyances to boot.

New smart phones are just pouring into the market, each one claiming to bring on new features, fantastic improvements and a killer design. The point to ponder here is, are we really getting technology updates this fast or are we just being flooded with similar phones with a new wrapping and branding. In this case, there is an actual and much talked about update.  Samsung Transform is among the first few devices to boast the Sprint ID feature.  The product review in an overall context places the device in the “overpriced, stylish outlook but with buggy software” category.

We’ve reached certain standards with the smartphone market, so several aspects of the Samsung Transform really seem to miss the mark.  That sentiment is reiterated by one of our own SiliconANGLE community members, who shares his own firsthand experience.   “I got this one some 10 days ago. The notion of a landscape keyboard is terrible, and the battery life is insanely unacceptable. Also, no meaningful notifications from incoming emails (i.e., a blinking light when you get a Gmail).”

The smartphone gains in the U.S. and other countries has enabled a tiered market for devices to take advantage of, and much of this is being reflected in the continually fragmenting market, both for devices and platforms.