The Samsung A300 is quite a few years old now, but
was a very stylish phone in its time, with its silver case, flip
design and external display. The external screen shows you the name/number
of anyone who calls, as well as the signal strength and battery
level. The A300 does lack features that newer phones have, such
as polyphonic ringtones, colour display, etc. and the battery life
is poor. However, the phone is user-friendly, "feels"
good in the palm, and still looks good!
6-line internal display plus external display
Predictive text messaging
48 ringtones plus ringtone composer
WAP
Phone memory
Built-in infra-red modem
Caller display
Downloadable screensavers
Size: 81 x 42 x 22 mm
Weight: 83g
Battery standby: 80 hours
Battery talktime: 4 hours
Vibration alert
Dual band
Samsung A300
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by cvb from Sweden on
17th Apr 2007
For me this phone should go in the hall of fame of phones. It is
even today for me the most beautiful and charismatic phone ever
made. It is like those old classic cars that almost become more
beautiful over time. When it came out it had an almost revolutionary
design and still today looks modern. I have had it for 5 years now
and it has worked PERFECTLY. I want to keep it for 5 more just to
see if it breaks...I doubt it will. Rating:
Reviewed by EST from EST on 28th
Mar 2007
I still like it! Rating:
Reviewed by hazel from north yorkshire
on 22nd Feb 2007
personally i really dont like it Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from Wilson on
19th Jan 2007
I remember when i first got the phone when it came out, it cost
me £300 at the time and i loved it. I was browsing through ebay
and found a brand new Samsung A300 NEW! costing me £34.99 and £4.99
for post & packaging. Im excited in getting the phone back! Rating:
Reviewed by Oliver from Switzerland
on 11th Jan 2007
The A300 (we called it "Washmachine" because of the round external
display) was my phone from 2002 to 2004, and except for the poor
battery life i liked it very much: sometimes, i even miss it! :-) Rating:
Reviewed by KB from England on
22nd Dec 2006
I have owned the A300 for about 3 years and after experimenting
with a modern Sagem model and the Samsung T100 (which I also liked)
I am using it once more. Some points raised by previous reviewers
are true (eg poor/average battery life) but this phone feels good
and is easy to use, is robust, and performs all I want of a phone.
It has real charisma and I would not be surprised if it is still
in use in one or two years time. Rating:
Reviewed by kitty from uk on
26th Nov 2006
i thought its not an appealing phone as mine snapped the other day...all
i did was opened it and the top bit fell of..It has no games and
it does my head in with the ringtones!!kittyxxx Rating:
Reviewed by KP from England on
3rd Oct 2006
Funny how people from developing countries don't appear to like
this phone, they must have very high expectations! The other negative
reviews here appear to be from children who want all the gadgets
and have the ability to communicate only in text speak! Anyway,
the A300. It's an excellent little phone, solid reliable and small.
Battery standby is good but calls knock the life down a fair bit
which is the only negative point. You can get a larger battery which
is about 2mm thicker but has double the life so not a great problem
really! I've had mine about 4 years and have since had 2 upgrades
to all singing and dancing Nokias but I have gone back to using
this phone. I think that says a lot, don't you? Rating:
Reviewed by tin balangue from philippines
on 17th Aug 2006
i had this phone since xmas 2001, i must admit that the only downside
of this phone was its battery....but hey, that is the reason why
this phones comes with 2 batteries..right?!?!, but beside that,
i must admit that almost everyone is right about how great this
phone is, it is very durable and stylish....not to mention the fact
that it is very user friendly. Rating:
Reviewed by Tracey from - on
10th Aug 2006
I had my phone for 5 years this xmas and its great!! I'm not fussed
about havin a camera etc on it and it's nice and small and reliable Rating:
Reviewed by xxemxx from uk on
2nd Mar 2006
i ahd this fone 4 bout a year ! and all tones are usless ! and it
odnt have carma or anything the batterey wel...is just dead !! and
thats all i can say ! but it is qiuet a cute phone !but doesnt work
very well ! love ya Rating:
Reviewed by mickel from uk on
16th Feb 2006
wow what a great phone had it 2 years now n its still going strong.
for those who complain about charging their phone all the time i
only have to charge once a week with heavy use!!!! ROCK ON SAMSUNG
Rating:
Reviewed by Mashruf from Bangladesh
on 1st Feb 2006
In the age of color mobile you may think this phone suks! But in
real, this is the standard phone what mobile phones are made for.
And worried about battery? Ok, then are you going the travell the
whole world with your mobile with one charge!? It's display is crystal
clear and the small bluish display on the flip cover looks too sexy!But
one thing is to say its keypad is a bit hard to push. But where
it is the matter of style then you should compromise it? And for
your kind information I have been using the phone for 5 years with
a little trouble and still admiring! mashrufz@gmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by Ramzi from England on
10th Jan 2006
This is the best phone i have ever had. Ive had it for four years
now and not once has it let me down. ive dropped it so many times
and it still works like brand new. Great Phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Russell from Scotland on
19th Dec 2005
Fantastic phone, does exactly what you'd want and expect it to do.
Mine has lasted though the winter weather, getting run over by a
truck and falling in a bucket of plaster. Assuming you want a basic
phone, I'd recommend this. Rating:
Reviewed by vicky from england on
28th Nov 2005
Good fone, wish it had games though. makes a good present for first
timers. I like all the ringtones and it's small and stylish. Rating:
Reviewed by Karl from Botswana on
30th Aug 2005
THE WORST PHONE U CAN EVER BUY. I BOUT THIS PHONE AND SOLD IT AFTER
A WEEK AT A 60% LOSS. SELLING IT FELT BETTER THAN THE FEELING I
HAD WEN BUYING IT. "IF U BUY THIS PHONE, U WILL REGRET UR DECISION"
SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE BATERY LASTS 12 HOURS, IF UR LUCKY. THE KEYS
ARE HARD AND SMALL-MADE FOR THOSE KOREANS WHO WANT KUNG-FU HARD
FINGERS.THE NAVIGATION KEY ROTATES 360 DEGREES,VERY EMBARASSING
TONES THAT ALL SOUND ALIKE. WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY, IF UR READING HAVING
BOUGHT ONE I SUGESST U GET RID OF IT!! Rating:
Reviewed by Viper from UK on
28th Aug 2005
Great little phone. Had it 3 n half years, used it for work so i
dont care ifit gets damaged. Still works like it was new even after
its been dropped many times. Oviously nothing compared to the latest
handsets but you shouldnt expect it to be. Rating:
Reviewed by Louisa from England on
16th Aug 2005
I had this fone given 2 me a week ago for tempary. it is so easy
2 use and it looks fab. it was made 4 years ago and it looks even
more stylish than my d500 wat i had iable witch went wrtong on the
second day of having it. it so far is realiable and who needs a
camera. a fone is for calling and texting people. Rating:
Reviewed by Liam from England on
16th Aug 2005
This fone is so cool. its lite and it is really reliable. Rating:
Reviewed by Attumi from Libya on
1st Aug 2005
It is my frist mobile phone. I like its style and size and its simplesty.
It does every thing that \i want to do Rating:
Reviewed by John from England on
10th Jul 2005
This is the first mobile phone that I've had and it's just fine.
It does what I want it to do without anything too complicated for
my 20th century electromagical abilities. Can someone tell me what
language is being used by "Lewis" from Scotland? Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 23rd
Jun 2005
This is a very cute little phone, and, given that it's few years
old, who could ask for more? It is very easy to use, the 4 directional
buttons (which all Nokias appear to lack) are very intuitive if
a little fiddly. good clear display, very robust. The only real
problem was that mine couldn't do vibrate AND sound - only one or
the other, despite claiming to be able to! Anyone else have this
problem, or was mine just faulty? I've now managed to kill the display
with an unlucky drop. I must have dropped it countless times and
it's always been fine, but not this time! I'm impressed by how much
punishment it took, very robust, but it finally died. I think people
who say it's rubbish for not having mp3, bluetooth, colour display,
camera, teleport etc are completely missing the point. Judge a phone
on what it CAN do and how well it does it, not what it CAN'T do.
After all, no-one would say a TV is rubbish for not being able to
download mp3s - it's just not what it's designed for! Rating:
Reviewed by lewis from scotland!!! on
15th Jun 2005
dis fone SUKS!! i ad it ages ago nd it was useless!! PLZZ don buy
dis fone!!! ul onli regret it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
11th Jun 2005
This phone sums up wat a mobile phone should be! Able to text and
ring people with minimum fuss and reliable enough 2 last years!
This phone is small and good looking enough to compete with the
modern phones. A great buy and you could probs pik 1 up from ebay
for about £10!! Fantastic Rating:
Reviewed by Jake from England on
4th Jun 2005
This phone is rubbish Rating:
Reviewed by jools from uk on
24th May 2005
Had this phone for 3 years. Never let me down. Small enough to forget
its been in your pocket all day. Now getting a bit long in the tooth
so it will have to go. But for a basic small phone its hard to beat. Rating:
Reviewed by Matthew from England on
16th May 2005
My Mum had this phone about 2 years ago and back then it was top
of the range. But if you just want a basic clamshell phone then
this is the one to get. Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from England on
10th May 2005
I think this is a great phone, which is what it is, it serves its
purpose, calling and texting.It's not a Video, Bluetooth, mp3,fancy
piece of junk. I chose it because it looks stylish,and its cheap.Its
battery life isnt long enough though. Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from Brough on
8th May 2005
I bought mine for £25.00 from ebay 3 months ago, and I've
never had any problems with it. Its very durable, having dropped
it a countless nimber of times. Its light, stylish, good looking.
It does'nt have games, or camera, or polyphonic ringtones, but you
don't really need these things in a phone. A Rating:
Reviewed by eve from Kenya on
28th Apr 2005
This is the worst phone ever to be made. Samsung should be sued
just for thinking it up. Wish i had read the reviews before i bought
it. Rating:
Reviewed by betty from uk on
28th Apr 2005
im sorry to say but this phone is not all that good. it has no games
or anything like that.it is just a standard old phone which breaks
really easy,ive had to repair it a few times so sorry but a 1 out
of 10 Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from UK on
26th Apr 2005
Great phone - very reliable. Very robust (I dropped mine from a
first floor window and it's still fine!) Rating:
Reviewed by ella from england on
16th Apr 2005
not very good, a horrible box design and the antenna.no! the price
of this phone is still too high for what you are getting. Rating:
Reviewed by GH fromon 14th Apr
2005
I had this phone about 3 years ago and it was my frist pay montly
phone on one 2 one (t-mobile) i found it the best phone and the
only problems i had was IRDA Rating:
Reviewed by gaz from uk on 12th
Apr 2005
bad Rating:
Reviewed by sander from netherlands
on 7th Apr 2005
i have this phone for 2 years and i think its excellent. Only a
little slow on the txt msg's. Rating:
Reviewed by buddy from scotland on
24th Mar 2005
rubbish phone i had mine for 3 weeks and go rid of it it was so
bad dont recomend it Rating:
Reviewed by ryan from northern ireland
on 10th Mar 2005
i have had the samsung a300 for a week and it is a very good phone.
the only thing bad about this phone is that has no camera Rating:
Reviewed by Hayley Porter from UK on
5th Mar 2005
I absolutely love this phone. It was stolen from me a week ago and
I am still really upset. It was great. I chucked it out of a window
(accidently) and it survived!! It never gave up and was so so cool.
I didn't mind that it didn't have a camera or video or even any
games. I bought a moto V220 and it broke on me within 30mins!! This
phone is amazing and if I could I would still be using it. One of
a kind. Rating:
Reviewed by vicki from england on
22nd Feb 2005
personally, i wouldnt get this phone myself, as i prefer newer models.
but my mum has had dis 4 about 4 years and although there isnt much
entertainment on it, it always has gr8 signal, its cute and dinky
and useful. if alls u need it 4 is calling and txting ppl then u
can have a phone 2 suit u and it luks gud. its also very cheap now
so if dats all u want it 4, my advise is GET IT!! 4 all u hu complain
about there being nothing on it, then y did u get it? u should have
found out about the fone b4, so u'd no wot its lyk!! Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from England on
17th Feb 2005
This is the best phone I have ever had ever! I got it for christmas
and I love it to bits. It is so cool even though it doesn't have
a camara or colour or games it is so nifty and compact the stylish
design means you can show it off and not be embarrassed. For anyone
who is put off getting this phone because it is old whatever you
are made off plastic. Cos this phone is for real people with real
lives who know that being up to date isn't everything. I love this
phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by mark from uk on 29th
Jan 2005
cant complain about this phone, it has been in the family since
its launch think about three or four years ago, my dad had it on
contract and only recentley upgraded to a samsung d400 he gave it
to me becouse my mobile died and i didnt want to waste hundreds
of pounds on a new one, it has never given him or myself any problems
at all it realy is a good little phone. Rating:
Reviewed by The Daddy from UK on
22nd Jan 2005
Unbeatable. Mine's been going strong nearly three years now. Out
running in the rain one night it fell out of my pocket in front
of me and I skated on it for two metres along the pavement. It survived.
Nowadays the outside screen's cracked, the bodywork's ruined and
half the time it won't charge properly. But I love it. I've spent
a boring morning looking at modern phones only to come back to this
phone's review pages in the vain hope I might find another one.
Wish me luck. Rating:
Reviewed by mutaweh from bahrain on
22nd Jan 2005
see i will tell u somethin,this phone is good for people who work
in offices coz it have spectacular options for banking home pages
and other things.It really donot have pic. msg and all that but
if u want to have a carrer life take this phone Rating:
Reviewed by tara from eire on
7th Jan 2005
this fone is a very cool fone!! with no camera - people are lost
and dont want this fone but if u want a camera go and get one in
the shop because they're cheaper!! its very stylish. even tho im
gettin a new fone doesnt mean i will never ever use this one!! its
in good tip top condition and even tho its nothing special(like
brand new/top of da range) type of fone - its a very good fone that
will never break or anything!! if u want my opinion - this fone
is cheap and u know why? cuz its a few years old and it doesn't
hav a camera!! well f**k all those people lookin for a CAMERA FONE!!
this fone is one of da best to be honest!! thats why iv given this
fone 5 stars cus its a fone that rings, texts, calls other people
and quite stylish- THATS ALL U NEED!!! xxx love all u sensible peeps
out der!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ur friend Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from England on
10th Dec 2004
I think that it was great!! But there r no games :( i love my phone
Rating:
Reviewed by JonnyD from Wales, UK on
24th Nov 2004
I can have no complaints about this Samsung 'veteren'. I bought
it nearly 3 years ago now, and have had no problems whatsoever with
it. Ok, it may not have the gizmos and gadgets of its more recent
counterparts, but it STILL looks cool, even when its been dropped
and banged as much as mine. It has travelled to the other side of
the world and back and survived. It shall be with a tinge of sadness
this Xmas when I part with mine to upgrade to the E700, which will
have alot to live up to!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from UK on 21st
Nov 2004
Load of junk guyz, worth for a cool scientific experiment if ur
a techie!! dont buy it if ur usage is for anythn else, bye! Rating:
Reviewed by cat from ireland on
10th Nov 2004
I had this phone for just over 2 years, and have recently updated
to an o2 x2 (which sucks.) I miss this little phone. I never had
any problems with it. It is stylish and small, it has a very handy
red flashing light, it doesn't have many features but does the job
for which it was intended very well, it has never failed me. Ok,
so the battery life wasn't great. But while my new phones getting
fixed I have happily reverted back to using this one! Rating:
Reviewed by anna from england on
8th Nov 2004
this phone is my baby!!! i love it to bits, i've had it for 2 and
a half years now and it is time to get a camera phone, but i will
be gutted to give it up :-( the best thing about it is, its indestructible!
the amount of times it has been dropped, it should have broken by
now! i even walked into a wall (drunk!) with the phone in my pocket...the
battery got dented but it still worked! lol. the only bad things
are the fact that you can only store 10 texts, which is annoying
if you have friends who send about 3 messages at once, because then
you have to delete some and wait aaaggges for the others to come
through. also, it does scratch very easily...dont take it on a beach
as the sand will wreck it! but as long as you are careful it would
be okay. when i first got the phone, everyone was amazed that i
could fit it into my purse...now everyone and their dog has a silver
flip phone so the novelty has worn off a bit...i liked being the
only one! okay, so this phone is a bit old now, but who cares...it
still looks brilliant and it will never break. if samsung brought
it out again (only with a camera this time), i would definitely
buy it again! Rating:
Reviewed byfromon 7th Nov 2004
this phone is a rubbish phone, it had hard any things 2 do in it,
lik games you hav u go on the internet 2 play games so tht costs
money. i really perefer my old nokia fone so if i wer u i wouldnt
buy it ( take my advice) Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from England on
31st Oct 2004
had this fone 4 three yrs. beginning to start not working, but for
2 and 1/2 years neva stopped working. easy to use, easy to navigate,
easy to text. even tho small amount of textin space, nt that hard
to jus write another text. like the look, very classy, helped me
pull a few chicks!!! if ur lookin 4 a cheap, easy to use, stylish
fone, go for this little baby... Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from London England
on 18th Oct 2004
Recently got this phone off my dad as he was having a clear out
and gave me all his jnnk lol and so far i think this phone is cool.
Its small and light. It was a nit awkard to get used to teting as
I'm used to pressing 0 for a space and not # but am getting used
to it. Will probably keep until until i upgrade my contract next
april. Rating:
Reviewed by danielle lee from england
on 10th Oct 2004
i think it is rubbish because you cant play games and only have
150 words to write a message it is rubbish because of the ringtones
and can only make two and are hard to find a melody composer page
on the internet Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from Australia on
13th Sep 2004
I don't know about all the negative reviews... BUT... this phone
has been with me for nearly 4 yrs. No problem at all!!! I dropped
a lot of times, no problem either! About the signal reception...
its the best! I think the people with signal reception problem should
deal with the erm.. people who sell u the sim card (eg: Vodafone).
Yeah i agree though.. the annoying messaging... But i don't care
much. What's the fuss by clicking a few button to open a new message
window? Rating:
Reviewed by Katie from England on
5th Sep 2004
this phone was very annoying everytime i sent a text the report
came back and i didnt know how to get it off! it was really rubbish
and it was so quite aswell i was actually embrassed about it as
my friend had a colour and camera phone omar who has sent a report
aswell on the sharp gx1. it was really ssslllooowww Rating:
Reviewed by Anne from Scotland on
16th Aug 2004
This is a brilliant wee phone - does the job perfectly if all you
want to do is talk 'n' text. Had mine for about 18 months now -
wouldn't change it for anything (well - maybe a Ferrari!) Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from UK on
7th Jul 2004
I have had this phone since Dec 2002. I've dropped it a couple of
times and it's still going. Ok, so it's not colour and it doesn't
have polyphonic ring tones or games or a camera, but do we really
need these things? A mobile is for phoning people and texting people.
It does me fine! Girls, it's also small enough to fit in your handbag
on a sat night out, along with purse, fags, lipgloss, keys etc..
Definately a girlie phone. And it has been set up so a very simple
'lover' graphic comes up when the bloke rings. VERY reliable and
the slim battery life isn't too bad either. I would highly recommend
this phone if you're a female, looking for something simple and
it doesn't look too bad. Just try not to scratch it, that would
help it look better for longer! Rating:
Reviewed by Elise from UK on
24th Jun 2004
I've had this phone now for about 18 months now and on the whole,
it's a dinky little phone that looks good and doesn't feel like
a house brick. However, there are some notable problems with this
phone, especially the battery life and reception. My battery lasts
about 2 days before I need to recharge it and if I forget to recharge
it, I'm usually woken up at 3am by a very loud and annoying "low
battery life" tone. I don't like the fact that you can't switch
off these warning tones. For some reason my phone switches itself
off when it feels like it - I think it's due to the battery connection
and yes, there are 2 batteries but there is no difference when I
change them. And reception is quite bad in some areas and if my
phone loses all reception, it switches itself off!!! Apart from
this, I like the phone. I don't use predictive text although I would
like to be able to change it so it automatically goes to small letters,
rather than predictive text when you open "Write Message." There
aren't any games on this phone but I didn't buy it for the games.
I think the ringtones need to be louder because I can't hear it
when it rings but I like the red light flashing when you receive
a text or a call (if the phone's on silent). I'm not sure if I would
buy this phone again because it loses reception and battery life
too much but if you just need a phone, just a phone without tons
of features, I'd recommend it. If you want an "all-singing all-dancing"
phone then choose a Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Jade from England on
22nd Jun 2004
i had this fone 4 bout 3 wks nd i found it cr8p! after bout 2 wks
the stylish fone tend to become the ugly fone. the ringtones are
rubbish and the battery life is not long enuf. i wud recommend this
2 all people: DO NOT BUY THIS FONE!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ant from England on
20th Apr 2004
If you have to have games, photo-messaging, and pretentious ring
tones don't buy this phone. But if you want a phone with a good
design, which is easy to navigate and does everything a mobile needs
to do, then I thoroughly recommend the A300. I've had it for over
a year now and don't really see the point in upgrading to anything
else. It's a little bit scratched now so I wouldn't mind another
one - if they still make them. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from England on
4th Apr 2004
I don't care what anybody says about this phone. I bought a sony
ericsson t610 at christmas and to be honest, it was an amazing phone,
but I never used the camera or other gadgets on it. I sold it about
a week ago and for £50 i bought the a300. It is light, small, sexy
and just nifty. It doesn't have any games but who needs 'em...really??
It has a very handy light on the outside so you can see if you have
a message ( if you didn't hear the tone). The predictive text is
a bit on the downside, but normal texting is perfect. This is a
cheap, sexy phone, and trust me, the girls give you a second look
once they've seen your phone! Go and buy it, it rox! Rating:
Reviewed by andy from england on
3rd Apr 2004
i bought the samsung a300 about 6 months ago and i have had no problems
eith it so far. it doesnt have any games, wich doesnt bother me
tho, seeing as i never have time to play them anyway! I go out nearly
all the time witrh my mates and girls who se u wiv the fone out
always start to tlk 2 u and in the end u end up giving ur number
to bout 10 girls. i strongly recommend this phone to young people
even tho the 9 hr battery life isnt the best and the reception isnt
fantastic and the ring tones arent great. but trust me u will b
scoring with the hot girls wiv this fone about with u! Rating:
Reviewed by chris from wales on
3rd Apr 2004
It is a good phone but all the ringtones u can get r old ones there
are no new updated ringtones on samsunga300ringtones.com if u know
any websites with updated ringtones for the a300 put a reveiw in
saying the website plzzzz thnx Rating:
Reviewed by craig from uk on
8th Feb 2004
I got this phone 2 years ago then upgraded to a nokia 3510i but
came back to it having given it away to my sister in law whilst
a bit well on! Have no regrets though cos although this phone doesnt
have load of features, I find it really straightforward, 110% reliable
and small enough to carry about in my pocket. There are some extremely
handy things about it. Firstly, the flashing light on the corner
turns red when a message arrives so it catches your eye if you've
missed the tone. Secondly you can alter the shortcut keys meaning
that I've got the very handy calculator, todo list and diary at
the touch of one button. Thirdly, unlike a Nokia, it stays clear
of fluff and dirt and you never have to take it apart to clean it.
Battery life is not great but I charge it when I go to bed so I
never have a prob. I would have liked the diary to have been more
effective. It has very little memory and only one memo per day.
The wap stuff is slow and not very good and there are no games b
ut in all honesty, it saves me fiddling about with the phone everyday
instead of doing any work! Rating:
Reviewed by joanna from U K on
19th Jan 2004
Ive had mine for 12 months and think its an exelent little phone
does what a phone needs to do, i dont need a phone with games (
gotta gameboy!) dont need a camera (Got one!)I always had nokias
and theses little darlings beat them hands down!! I am totaly happy
with mine Rating:
Reviewed by Robbie from England on
14th Jan 2004
Probably god's biggest mistake to bring this phone out. A Unreliable
9 hour battery supply. There are no games on it and even the Nokia
3310 which is way cheaper than the A300 has some. Its value for
money is bad and the only feature is Infra-red. No colour screen,
nothing- looks nice but you might as well carry your home telephone
around!!!! moral of the story-DO NOT BUY IT Rating:
Reviewed by gary from uk on 13th
Jan 2004
a good fone apart from texting its so annoying Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from Scotland on
11th Jan 2004
When u go to buy a phone i must say u are looking for a phone that
suits u and your needs. Why is it then that a number of people who
buy a phone complain about the missing features they would like
such as games or more number 2 use in txts etc. This is a lovely
little standard phone and it does the job a phone should. If its
games u seek then why not venture in buying a phone that has such
features linking to this. I love this phone ive had it a long time
now and unlike my old nokia phone it has never once stoped working
or just died. The Samsung A300 is just a phone that does the job
required and if u bought it for the wrong reasons then its u to
blame not the phone, capeesh!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by JAMES from UK on
29th Dec 2003
this phone is great. there is nothing wrong with it. all these people
are just moaning. it is small stylish and easy to use. if u want
game on a phone then buy the n-gage, its a phone not a bloody gameboy!!!
i believe that this is a good, and practical phone. i have had it
for 4 months and i have dropped it in a lake, skidded it across
aroad, and left it on a car roof and have not had one problem. my
advice is to buy this phone and keep it for a while. caus eit is
bloody great!!!:) Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from England on
26th Dec 2003
This is quite a good phone but I wasn't very pleased with it. It
doesn't really have much to offer. No colour screen, no camera,
no polyphonic ringtones, no picture messages. It's quite a boring
phone really. With the text messages, you can only fit up to 160
characters into one text, whereas, with Nokia's you can have up
to double that ammount. The maximum ammount of messages you can
store in your inbox is 15 (that's including your outbox aswell)
so that's not a lot at all. Whenever you switch the phone on, a
series of tones are played, which, to start with is quite cute and
sweet but after a while, when you can't stop it from going off,
it starts to get on your nerves. It's also not very useful if you
want to turn your phone on without anyone knowing, like in school!
The key pad feels quite nice, but when you press the keys, the clicking
sound is soooooooo loud. The navigational keys are the only quiet
ones and that's not much use for trying to text someone without
being noticed. I've noticed that, should you drop this phone on
a hard surface, the battery tents to come unattached and it scratches
so easily you'd be better off wrapping it up in bubble wrap. The
inner screen has a backlight which is a horrible bright green colour,
in my opinion it should be changed to match the outer screen, which
is a nice bright blue colour. When you put the phone on vibrate
mode, you would expect there to be no 'low battery beeps' when the
battery is low, but with not this phone, when the battery is low,
it will make sure you know about, even on vibrate mode! There are
hardly any websites where you can find decent ringtones for this
phone. When I FINALLY found a site and saved it to favourites, The
computer went wrong and I lost everything and I couldn't find the
site ever again! There are 4 items on the menu that I've never used
before (I've had the phone over a year!) Them being: Network Services,
Wap Browser, Vodafone and Security. I would've used security but
I don't feel the need to set a PIN code or anything. The phone looks
really cute because it's small and that, but looks aren't everything!
(Unless you're a man!) Over all, if I was to offer someone some
advise on this phone, the only thing that would be is: DON'T BUY
IT!!! Although it looks as though I despise this phone, I actually
QUITE like it! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Eng on
18th Dec 2003
Had this phone for almost a year now and am upgrading to the new
Samsung E700. The A300 is, well, steady away as my mate would say.
It won't set the world on fire but it is a good little phone for
people who want just that, a phone. It doesn't have any games and
the ringtones are, unimaginative shall i say. I find the txt composer
a bit awkward to use, having to change case and that myself, but
you do get used to it. If you have the choice look at the A800 or
E700. However, its not a bad phone, but not awesome either. Just...well,
steady away! Rating:
Reviewed by Foub from UK on 18th
Nov 2003
I have had this phone for one year now. In short the phone looks
good, but its looks cant hide the fact that the battery life is
very poor and the reception is at best average and at worst just
plain useless. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from UK on
10th Nov 2003
Had this phone for about a year, and although it doesn't have lots
of classy features, am amazed by its durability. It's been thrown
against walls, dropped from great heights and god knows what else
and still works as well as when i first got it. Compared to other
flip phones i've had, like the motorola V50, its really sturdy.
Brilliant phone if your a bit rough like me! Rating:
Reviewed by james from uk on
5th Nov 2003
Have had my phone for nearly 2 years now. Problem with it since
the start. Taken it back for repair 3 time still no new phone given.
Car phone warehouse where i bought it from are cr#p as it gets.
Go to jag or the link. Im used to nokias there the best. Im gettin
the 6600 next ,month at last. Then i can let oxfam give this piece
of s*!t away to any tramp that happens to pass by there shop window.
Good ridens a300. Do not buy it its cr#p. !!!!!!! Get one of the
new 3G phones. Rating:
Reviewed by Philip from Scotland on
16th Oct 2003
Looks good and is stylish but..........battery life is too short,
texting is awful compared to nokia, cant hear it, lies about reception,
very often id find out people were trying to contact me and i wasnt
getting the calls, swopped this for a nokia 7510 after 6months. Rating:
Reviewed by Adam Bennett from England
on 10th Oct 2003
The samsung A300 attracted me as it was obviously the nicest phone
in the shop at the time. Upon purchase the problems with it started
to arise! Ringtones are TERRIBLE and there's no way to get any more.
The predictive text messaging does'nt save any numbers so u will
be constantly typing out the same slang words over and over again!
No games but i never have time to sit and play mobile games! That's
what my xbox is for! I got rid of it after a year as it was so boring
and difficult to use. Oh yeah and whatever you do, don't press the
red button once u've finished writing a text. I've done it time
and time again by accident! u'll know when u do it! Rating:
Reviewed by jane from england on
6th Oct 2003
I think this phone is pretty rubish the only good thing about it
is the stylish look you cant hear the phone verry well even on full
volume.You cant get other covers for it incase it gets scratched
the predictive text messageing is rubbish too compared to nokia
phones i dont reccomend this phone to younger people but older people
who want this phone for work it will be brilliant as its small and
easy to fit in places!! Rating:
Reviewed by andrea from bristol on
28th Sep 2003
i have to say had this phone 1 week and not impressed at all battery
life is terrible every 2 days charging it up,texting is terrible
cant even recognise simple words and then dosent add it like nokias!!!!
caseing scratches so easily making phone look tacky ....well i have
now gone back to reliable nokias ...got a great 8310 nokia never
again a samsung stick to the BEST NOKIAS Rating:
Reviewed by MARIE from UK on
25th Sep 2003
HELLO! HAD THIS PHONE FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS-BATTERY LIFE IS RUBBISH
- 9 HOURS, AND RECEPTION IS VERY VERY BAD, APART FROM THAT YAY!-GOOD
PHONE AND ITS SO GORGEOUS. IM GETTING A A800 NEXT WEEK, COZ 2 YEARS
LATER AND I AM STILL IMPRESSED! Rating:
Reviewed by Carlos from UK on
23rd Sep 2003
Good Phone... Very pratical. People who complain abotu not having
games on a phone should go and buy a Game Boy Advance. Amazing phone.
All you coul dneed with all the praticalities. Very stylish look
also. Ergonomically pleasing too. Rating:
Reviewed by richard from uk on
15th Sep 2003
Had my A300 for a year now and it has been excellent. Came with
standard and heavy duty batteries which means I always have a charged
battery where ever I am. The phone is an excellent product and has
never given any trouble, and I never have any problems with texting
(maybe I only use predictable words) Styling is neat and practical,
I like the clam shell design. Only complaint is the ring tones are
too quiet and not always easy to hear if the phone is in your pocket.
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Reviewed by sam from england on
8th Sep 2003
THIS PHONE IS IS BORING I AM USE TO HAVING NOKIAS THIS PHONE HAS
NO GAMES AND THE INBOX FOR TXTING IS ALOAD OF RUBBISH IT NEEDS THROWING
IN THE BIN!!!!!!!!! DONT BUT IT Rating:
Reviewed by rover from uk on
2nd Sep 2003
well i have had this phone for about 6 months now maybe a bit longer,
my brother had it first but he upgraded to the t1oo. when i 1st
got it i loved it especially after having an nokia 3310, it is just
so stylish, but eventually that novelty wears off, nd u are left
with the most impractical phone ever. the predictive text is rubbish
especialy compared to nokias, the menus are so un-user friendly,
there are so many things that annoy me about this phone i would
be all day if i listed them. basically its aload of rubbish compared
to nokias. dont buy one. i am hopefully upgrading to the samsung
s300, which i hope will be alot better i will let u know. Rating:
Reviewed by Bert from UK on 26th
Aug 2003
Nice looking phone - had it one year and have had no problems. Voice
quality/reception are both very good when compared with my old Nokia.
However, I send a lot of text messages and this phone is UTTERLY
AWFUL for this - especially when compared to a Nokia. You cannot
add words to the dictionary (and lets face it - the standard dictionary
is fairly poor) and the user interface in this mode is badly thought
out. Back to Nokia for me. Rating:
Reviewed by carly from uk on
18th Aug 2003
i've had a samsung a300 for about 18months. i've had to have my
first one repaired twice and get a new one in that time. and now
it has broke so i'm getting rid of it. I've had a lot of phones
and it's one of the worst most unrealiable phones i have ever had.
i admit it looks good, but that is where it ends. friends i know
who have had the phone, have also had similar problems. DON'T BUY
IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Ady from UK on 31st
Jul 2003
Rubbish. What more is there to say? Exceptionally poor battery life
(I should have realised something was amiss when the phone arrived
with 2 batteries), awful reception, slow - the list is endless.
Never again. Rating:
Reviewed by vic from england on
25th Jul 2003
had the phone since March 2003, have had to have it repaired twice
already, the screens go blue and you cant see anything or switch
it off........ Rating:
Reviewed by Darren from UK on
24th Jul 2003
I bought this phone about 18 months ago, when they first came out.
It was an absolutely fantastic phone to have at that time - people
would stare in amazement at the way it looked. 18 months on, I still
think it looks fantastic!!! My wife has an A800, which is cool,
but I prefer the looks of the A300 - more macho than the A800! Never
had any problems with the phone. Good reception, excellent battery
life. If it had polyphonic ringtones I would have given it 5 stars,
but for the price you cannot go wrong. Rating:
Reviewed by Elle from England on
24th Jul 2003
This is just a quick one to say, that yes this phone looks real
nice (although there are obviously some real nice looking phones
coming out now) but I'd like to warn people about the bottom of
the phone where you plug the charger in - I Rating:
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by mayur from india on 20th Jul 2003
hey it's a good phone for those who wanna show off. light weight
,dual screen ,WAPetc are some cool features of this phone. i am
using it since 1 year & till now it has not given me any problem. Rating:
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by Tess from uk on 18th Jul 2003
i bought tis phone a few months ago and i absoulutly adore it When
people see you with it they are stunned at how great it looks compared
to a bulky old nokia or siemens. Great features and who cares about
games they only got boring i mean who wants 2 spend ages playing
blumming snake? The phone is fantastic there are so many things
you can do with it. I have had no problem with bad battery life
mine can last up 2 4whole days AND nights. I only charge it every
so often. The keys are simple and easily acsesed. The t9 isntgreat
but te texting is unbelievebly fast. i highly recomend this phone
its amazingly fantastic the novelty never wears off Rating:
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by - from - on 9th Jul 2003
A300 is too expensive, too unreliable, not comfortable to use. I
own one for 10 moth now, and here is list of problems that I have:
1. Battery fixtures got broken after first time I have droped it
2. Ring tones too quiet, if I put it in my pocket no chance that
I will hear it 3. Lousy connection quality in weak reception areas,
where Nokia has no problems at all 4. Phone lies about reception
quality, there where many cases when people where not able to reach
me while phone showed full reception 5. Phone menus are really anoying,
it takes 4 clicks to set allarm clock (that is if you figured out
that you may use keys as shortcuts) That was last Samsung product
that I have bought. Rating:
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by Raz from england on 2nd Jul 2003
Hi I GOT THE A300 FOR £50 WITH SOME LIGHT SCACHES BUT IT LOOKS GOOD
SEXY IF U WANN PHONE AND U DONT NOW WICH ONE TO GET TUREST GET THE
A300!!!!! IT IS OLD BUT ANY GIRLS SEA U WITH IT THEY WIL ASK 4 U
NUMBER I NOW BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPEND TO ME Rating:
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by chris from portsmouth england on 27th Jun 2003
This phone is absolutely amazing!!!!! although it may be a little
too expensive considering the certain brand new models and all that
stufff, but stillllll look at how cool the phone looks. i admit
the no games thing is not very good for ppl that musttt play snake
and stuff. but hey they all get c##p after about 2 mins. i really
recommend this phone; its light, you get lots of accessories, you
can switch the aerial if its too big (in my case), and its definetely
a phone to be seen with!!! buy nowwwww Rating:
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by Helen from UK on 16th Jun 2003
I've owned this phone for over a year now and I have to say I still
love it! My phones have a very hard life getting dropped and knocked
(even buried in sand after being trodden on by a horse!!). It's
simple to use and very reliable. OK you don't get games and the
the batteries are not that great - although having 2 more than makes
up for that. It does look a little worn now but I'm so amazed it
is still in one piece and working I don't care. Because they are
small enough to go in any pocket you can take them everywhere which
probabley means they have to be tough to survive. I'm now upgrading
to the samsung s300 but I will keep this phone as a useful spare.
This is the phone for people who want to do much, much more than
just look good. If you know you are active GET IT. Rating:
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by Steve from UK on 22nd May 2003
I've been reading reviews of Sony Ericssons and Nokias on this site
and I am amazed at how unreliable they seem to be. The Samsung A300
is 100% reliable in my experience - I can't imagine it turning itself
off or anything like that. It's a cool looking phone, nice and small,
gorgeous silver finish (mine is 18 months old and just one tiny
scratch - take reasonable care and it won't get damaged). Only downside
is the quiet ringtones. Sure there are newer phones with more gadgets,
but if you're looking for a phone, you can't possibly go wrong with
this one. Samsung A800 looks good too. I would definitely buy a
Samsung when I upgrade - maybe the V200 if I can afford it :) Rating:
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by Michelle from UK on 8th Apr 2003
I have owned mobile phones for the past 7 years, I have always had
Nokia handsets. When this phone came out about 18 months ago I was
seduced by its styling and so upgraded through Orange. To be perfectly
honest, there is nothing really WRONG with this handset, it works...BUT
the thing I have found frustrating is the terrible text messaging
facility that struggles to keep up with an experienced texters fast
typing...The predictive text function is the most dreadful I have
come across, it does not recognise many simple everyday words that
is very frustrating. In addition, after just a couple of months
of light use, the silver colour of the phones body started to come
off and it has looked dreaful ever since. The battery life is a
joke, you'll get perhaps two days standby on a fully charged battery,
which is dreadful and very impractical. Finally the menus are not
designed logically and navigation is far more complicated than I
would expect. My advise? Don't bother with this handset. Rating:
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by zzr11matt from england on 17th Feb 2003
not a bad looking phone but very quiet ringtones and message alert
can be annoying nice and small but reasonably thick so not as compact
as it could be outside screen a lifesaver at times i would not really
recommend this phone as i have just switched over to the nokia 3510i
and they are worlds apart Rating:
