How to start describing the Samsung D800? Let's
start with the outside. It's a slide-up phone, as all the best Samsungs
are these days. The slide is super-smooth, and the appearance of
the phone is simply stunning. It has a black textured magnesium
surface with chrome edging, and is Samsung's thinnest phone to date
(note: now beaten by the D900). The
D600 was 21.5 mm thick: the D800
is just 15mm. Even the Motorola RAZR
is just a hair's breadth thinner at 14mm. Due to the thinness of
the phone, the keypad is flat (like the Motorola RAZR) and is not
as easy to use as a conventional keypad. Samsung describe the D800
as a premium slide-up phone, and in making it they have built a
phone akin to the premium Nokia 8800/8910i
series. It's a phone that you want to look at, to hold, to slide
up and down, up and down ... but we're getting carried away - let's
take a look inside.
Moving on to the camera, we're a tennsy weensy
bit disappointed. It's the same camera as the D500 - 1.3 megapixels.
What happened to the 2 megapixel camera used on the D600? Samsung
have taken a step backwards here, but we're willing to forgive,
because the display is the same as that used on the D600: a very
bright TFT LCD with 262,144 colours and 240 x 320 pixels. Superb!
The MP3 player is stereo and supports a very side range of formats.
A stereo headset is supplied in the sales package too. Ringtones
are the usual high quality 64-voice MP3 tones that we now expect
from Samsung. There's an integrated speakerphone, a voice recorder
and a new feature - speaker independent voice dialling - which works
very well.
Like the D600, the D800 supports a
TV-out connection, so you can view images and videos directly on
a TV. Bluetooth and USB connectivity is supported too. The D800
also supports PicBridge for direct printing of images to compatible
printers.
The
D800's messaging options are SMS, MMS and email. PicselViewer enables
office documents (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
to
be viewed, but not edited. The TV Out feature can be used to display
documents on a TV screen.
Turning
to memory, the D800 disappoints once again, as there is no memory
card. Whilst 80 Mbytes lets you hold quite a lot of stuff (one hour
of video or around 20 MP3 tracks), a memory card would have been
the icing on the cake. Still, with a phone this slim and this nice-looking,
some compromise is inevitable and we can live with this. Battery
life is OK but not brilliant.
The
D800 is a nice phone, but not perfect. It hasn't got a memory card,
the keypad isn't the easiest to use, battery life is average, and
the camera certainly isn't state-of-the-art: but the looks are to
die for. The new D900 is even better
however!
Features
of the Samsung D800 include:
1.3 megapixel camera (1280 x 1024 pixels) with
digital zoom
Video camera
Display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320
pixels
MP3 player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA formats)
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by mel from UK on 20th
Jan 2007
i gt dis fne in pink n i luv it it's gr8 i recommend dis fne 2 every1!
holds ldsa songs! Rating:
Reviewed by craig from N.I on
19th Jan 2007
hey i have a white d800 da fones great dunno no wat others r sayin
but da memrory but my memroy great i hav lik 30 songs on it. its
good lookin n great buttons r flash aswell recommended Rating:
Reviewed by deuce from Italy on
18th Jan 2007
I like it. The silver edges make it look different from other sliders
and the ok button has a nice effect at night when the backlight
is on. The cam and video are good so is the mp3 player. It should
have a card slot but they wanted to make it for fashion and not
for entertainment. Instead of extra option like themes and mp3 sms
tones samsung give you other things like document viewer and tv
output. You cannot have everything and if you go with samsung you
get higher quality. Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from England on
15th Jan 2007
Don't touch it. The buttons are rubbish, the chargers have both
broken, the charger wont stay in the phone. all in all it's rubbish.
And what ever you do don't get it from Diala phone as they are impossible
to get hold of. get yourself a Sony much better all round and I
wish I had never changed it. Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart from England on
14th Jan 2007
I like the phone as im a big fan of Samsungs, however, the memory
lets the phone down, time to switch to the D900 i think! Rating:
Reviewed by Arron Dunn from England
on 10th Jan 2007
The phone is great looking but the memory holds the phone back i
now own one and i am happy apart from i can only hold about six
songs on it Rating:
Reviewed by Holly from Wales on
9th Jan 2007
I have had this phone for about 5 months now and it has never failed
to do what i need it to do. I was very please with it when i recived
it and now, it i still one of the best phones i have had so-far.
The bluetooth is very fast, the picters are great and it os a very
easy phone to use. I havenever had any problems with it what-so-evr,
it is a great pone. Rating:
Reviewed by Caz from U.K on 8th
Jan 2007
This phone is a smart looking phone and it has all the latest gadgets
on it.I personally love the phone because I own one and it is suitable
for most peoples needs. Rating:
Reviewed by Max from Croatia on
8th Jan 2007
People who say that this phone is bad or something..I ask you..where
was your thinking by ch. this phn?If you bought it with damaged
battery or if it has been softly damaged by crashing on to the concrete,
it is no to blame samsung for. This phone is far away from ugly
d 600 or d500 or any nokia garbage..batt. lasts for 5 days of normal
use..if i want to buy a christmas tree i ll do so..but choosing
mob for such purpose is so gently said...idiotic...for children
is ideal..something flashy..look royale and elegant. from mee 5
stars and remember..try to empty the batt..at first time so much
that you cannot turn on the thing:))then charge it about 10 hours:)all
rewiews and specs are not confident..if you have tft colour mob..it
cant last for week. Zbogom ljudi:)) Pozdrav..or should say by dudes:()())))))
my bad english just turn even more worse..:) Rating:
Reviewed by elizabeth windsor II from
Great Britain on 6th Jan 2007
this phone is very good even for one such as me how ever the only
points that let it down is the memory since not allowing the memory
card the pottential of the phone has lowerd so therefore 10 minutes
after purchase i bought a new one the samsung d900 which is much
better but the slide snapped off so i purchased a new phonne later
that day from japan a trial phone the d1000 red and that phone is
superb very much so that i am using it to this very moment i have
to take my leave since my grandson william has just entered to talk
to me i will leave my throne to him toodaloo (the queen has left
the building) may i bless you yours truthfully elizabeth windsor
II Rating:
Reviewed by johnny from scotland on
3rd Jan 2007
This fone is quite brilliant a mean theres not much difference in
0.7 megapixels anyway and maybe the reason people fones arent workin
cause they dont charge them like ure supposed to wen u first get
the fone Rating:
Reviewed by EMMA from UK on 29th
Dec 2006
THIS PHONE IS AMAZING ! THE BEST PHONE IVE HAD SO FAR ! I HAVE IT
IN PINK AND ITS SO NICE TO LOOK AT !! TRUST ME THIS PHONE IS TRULYY
AMAZING !!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by keeley from england on
28th Dec 2006
its a nice fone bt were iz da flash i cnt get it in lol some 1 please
email me at funnybunny40860@aol.com Rating:
Reviewed by jsk64 from england on
24th Dec 2006
nice phone , a little tricky to text with , but easy to get to grips
with , havnt even looked at the instruction book , stylish , slim
, just take care not to scratch the screen , which is a nice size
Rating:
Reviewed by Bex from England on
16th Dec 2006
Theres nothing wrong with this phone. If you want a good camera
with a flash then use a camera not a phone. As long as you can text
and call people what more do you need. Plus you don't need to store
more than about 15mp3s anyway. If you wanted an amazing state of
the art phone you should have spent more money on one. So stop moaning! Rating:
Reviewed by George Blutton from uk on
15th Dec 2006
well....this phone is a great little phone....not the best on the
looks side but it certainly makes up for the ugliness with the technology
inside.But there are a few small things i must warn you about, one
is the poor camera, and the other is that my phone has a habit of
turning itself on in my pocket (it will then either call SOS-a real
pain - or just leave itself turned on draining your battery A great
phone...but a few small....design faults is the best way to put
it.............4 stars from me ! Rating:
Reviewed by Emily Chapman from England
on 14th Dec 2006
This phone is beautiful but has been nothing but trouble. Ive had
to have the battery replaced twice, had have it sent off for repair
on the broken buttons, and now the screen has cracked and its ruined,
more repair bills! And im not even clumsy! so if your clumsy and
expect to break it, dont bother, go for a cheaper one. Rating:
Reviewed by mandy from uk on
8th Dec 2006
I love the phone and thought it was a bargain. I had a d500 earlier
this year and upgraded & got a sony ericsson 810i and sold it to
go back to samsung. not bothered that camera is only 1.3 as I'll
use a camera when i want to take pics! sounds fab looks great(it's
pink!) I love it. recomend to anyone to buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Lindsay from Uk on
4th Dec 2006
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE ITTT !!! AMAZING CAMERA QUALITY AND MEMORY !! TRUST
ME THIS PHONE IS DA BESTTTTTTTT !! Rating:
Reviewed by jojo from tokyo on
28th Nov 2006
good but wheres the flash? not impressed! other then that the phone
is good. but i need flash!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from Uited Kingdom
on 26th Nov 2006
Alright, Samsung have gone a little way outta control.First of all,the
phone is attractive and everything and is sleek.1 Point there.But
then,it get's all out of hand.Wtf?A 1.3 mega pixel phone?I mean,you
use the camera for the sake of taking pictures but I think they
could of done much better.Insultment.1 point lost there.Secondly,the
memory slot,is a big no no,because now a days,having big memory
is important so why have these people made no freakin external memory?The
keypad is just so irritatin to use even though I have petite fingers,it
takes me an hour to type up something.And I don't recommend it for
people with long nails,and it is just more annoying...No flash for
the camera,I mean,how the heck are you expected to take pictures
at night?Sheesh,do the phone manufacturers have no heart or brains
at all?I'd rather stick with the D600,it is much better than getting
ripped off by this useless one.And oh yeah,the battery life is so
bad,you keep having to charge it every two days.Very bad.Samsung,you
disgust me.I gave away your phone in 2 weeks because I just couldn't
stand it! Rating:
Reviewed by hollie from england (liverpool)
on 26th Nov 2006
i fink dis fne is amazing mi ma8s sis gt it 4 er b day its gr8 n
dats y am gunna get it 4 xma so all get d800's 4 xmas beleive u
cnt wish 4 a betta fne. x Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from England on
17th Nov 2006
Vey good looking phone and has all the things a 2nd class person
needs! Rating:
Reviewed by ruben from portugal on
15th Nov 2006
OMG !!! just got diz fone 4ma b'day an' it's da best fone you cud
eva fink ov...an' wiv enough memory 2store up ur fotos, music, pictures,
etc...good camara and an' excellent outlook! Take it from me, da
fone's really good...fanx love y'all xxx Rating:
Reviewed by * dani * from england on
15th Nov 2006
good phone overall!! luks really nice and it works great!! definately
recommend!! :) Rating:
Reviewed by shannon from nottingham
on 15th Nov 2006
im im so happy wiv this fone its great its very good memory is really
good... buy this fone... Rating:
Reviewed by James from United Kingdom
on 11th Nov 2006
I got this phone in Easter of this year, having had my Motorola
RAZR for a year before that. Having now had the phone for roughly
six months I would like to say that overall it has been a joy to
own. The large internal memory allows at least 15 mp3 songs (if
you have an mp3 player it doesn't matter anyway) and the 1.3 megapixel
camera takes excellent quality photos. The stainless steel runners
down the side set it apart from other slide phones as it looks more
sophisticated and expensive. Problems I have had with this phone
are to start with the keypad took some getting used to as it is
flush with the phone itself, however this just took some getting
used to! The other problem I am noticing now is that the battery
life is not amazing (still better than my RAZR) and it needs charging
usually every two days which acutally isn't too bad I suppose! Rating:
Reviewed by super sloth from uk on
27th Oct 2006
dis phone is well gud u just av 2 buy it Rating:
Reviewed by Rizla from England leicester
on 9th Oct 2006
My cousins got this Phone and i really like it trus me if people
are saying its rubbish then they only chatting bob beleav me. In
fact this Phone is so good that i feel like stealing it of my cousin
some day but im not a person that steals things so i wont. neway
great phone and if you looking for a good phone buy this 1 coz it
rocks brap brap i really do recommend it to all you viewers. Rating:
Reviewed by gaz from uk on 9th
Oct 2006
i think this phone is ok but there is a fewt hings that realy buggs
me about it. the damm light stays on when u charge it and the camara
isnt that good come on samsung u can do better then that its 2006
not 2003. Rating:
Reviewed by Jodi from uk on 30th
Sep 2006
This is the worst phone i've ever had!!! its a load of rubbish.
i hate textin people on it coz of the stupid keypad and i've had
problems with the sound on it with all the tones coming out EXTREMLY
loud and distorted!!!! so i'm now having to send it to samsung to
be mended!! also my brother has the same phone and he also hates
it. hes recently had to send his away to be mended as the phone
just turned off and wouldn't turn back on!!! i would NEVER recommend
this phone to anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Matthew from London on
22nd Sep 2006
Have had this phone since April now but am gonna have to get rid
of it. The battery life is just too bad. Everything about the phone
works fine accept that after a full charge, 45 mins on the phone
is all that it takes. I've taken the battery back a couple of times
to be replaced but still no better. Shame really cause it's a good
phone apart from that. I'm upgrading to the D900, hopefully the
battery life will be better. Rating:
Reviewed by josh from uk on 20th
Sep 2006
this fone is the best fone ive eva had, seriously its MINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
its lightweight, its slim, its got plenty of memory, a camera with
video, what more could you want!!!! if u get the chance to buy it,
BUY IT!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by THINA from INDIA on
11th Sep 2006
HHHHHHHOOOOOOOOSSIM.............. ABSOLUTELY CLAAAAAAAASSSS LETS
BREAK OUT THE FUNDOOO AND B READY TO ROCK WITH THE ROCKS!!!!!! NJOY
IT........ FEEL IT...DUDES??? Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from uk on
10th Sep 2006
This phone is awful. Its one of the ugliest things i've ever seen
thats why websites alway use the photo thats at an angle. The phone
is really wide. Not one for the girlies! It would be more suited
to a 40 something business man who happens to be going through a
mid-life crisis. The phone has no light or flash for taking pictures
(whats the point). I was glad when i lost it but felt sorry for
the person who found it as i wouldn't wish this phone on my worst
enemy. Please dont get this phone! you have been warned. X Rating:
Reviewed by Stace from U.k on
2nd Sep 2006
Well i think this fone is great the 1 thing is it cant ave a memory
card!! Rating:
Reviewed by George from England on
25th Aug 2006
I LOVE IT! ITS GR8, GRANTED THE D600 HAS SOME BETTER FEATURES BUT
THE D800 LOOKS BETTER! AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PHONE, IN FACT THE ONLY
THING I LOVE AS MUCH ARE MY STRAIGHTENERS! I HAVE JUST UPGRADED
FROM A SAMSUNG Z140 TO IT AND I'M TOTALLY GLAD I DID! THIS PHONE
IS GR8, IF YOU GET THE OPORTUNITY, BUT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by sammy from manchester on
17th Aug 2006
dont no wot u r all talkin rubbish about coz the sansung d800 is
mint hu cares bout the samsung d500 or woteva its about d800 n its
great give the phone a change 2 light ur speak coz belive me it
will!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jono Samu from UK on
11th Aug 2006
Dis mobile rocks. Why r u all dissing? It have nuff features 'innit!
Gwan! Rating:
Reviewed by ryan turner from england
on 9th Aug 2006
i dont no y u lot r givin dis fone crudy reviws ITS MINT! its super
thin super light super stylish. ok fine da camra may not be top
notch but who gives a bum! its better than the vga poo.its mint
it does evrythin.whoever gives this fone less thn 5 strs is mad.
this is the best fone eva made it deserves 50 stars never mind just
5.i recomend this fone to everyone, u cant get better. Rating:
Reviewed by Simone from Uk on
9th Aug 2006
This phone is the definition of disapointing. had it for 3 months
now and what can i say... At first I loved the phone thought it
was really cool(but consider i had just upgraded from an NECe616!).
But the phone is faulty and heres why 1- The sound on the ringer
is poor, if your a girl with a hand bag and you use it to store
items like your phone... you won't ever hear it even on loud. 2-
i have replaced this handset twice now because now one can hear
me when i speak to them ( i have a loud voice too) 3- the 2nd handset
i could not hear anyone after 2months even when i turn up the vol'
it jus sounded muffled. 4- crappy O2 gave me the wrong setting codes
and could not use the camera for a month! but when i used the cammra
couldn't really see me ( i am black its not good when you can only
see teeth in a pic!!!)the cammera has no flash not even a light...POOR.
5-the voice recognition is do bad that i can't begin to describe
it 6- the buttons (if you can call em that) are so clos e together
and are not easy to use if you have a- big hands or b- long nails...
i have both!!! Plus don't buy this phone from PHONES 4U (especially
one in Birmingham Bullring) as they make out like your crazy and
that the phones the best thing since air! plus they always put you
on the *^#*@ insurance which cost the earth and is none refundable.
beware this phone SUCKS big time and so phones 4U keep away from
both of them Rating:
Reviewed by gus from england on
4th Aug 2006
UNDESCRIBABLE!!!! 5 Star Not a single complaint Rating:
Reviewed by lee from uk on 30th
Jul 2006
this fone has good features on but the phone its self looks ugly,
if i was u, id get the d500 or d600 because they look alot beta! Rating:
Reviewed by Mohammed from Plymouth on
29th Jul 2006
looks gr8, sounds gr8, feels gr8, wat can i say just buy it Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from uk on
27th Jul 2006
Well i dont really know what to say to be honest. i got the phone
3 months ago and i had false nails and i could not use the key pad
at all, so i took it back within the 14 days to get a different
one, i had the d500 before the d800 and i went back and got the
d600 which was stunning, but after having to give up my phone i
decided to go back to the d800 in pink to give it another go, i
now dont have false nails and i find the key pad a lot easier now
and have hardly ever hit the wrong button, but however, i am very
disapointed that it does not have a flash with the camera! i mean
what kind of phone now a days does not even have a flash, and as
for the picture quality what were they thinking, downgrading it,
i am disapointed with that. but then on the other hand, it is a
nice phone to look at, has some fantastic features on it and is
very classy, i cant say no dont go for this phone and i cant say
yes do go for it, it depends on what u want personally from a phone,
u need small hands and short nails thats for sure, but if u like
phones for there cameras then go for the d600. i definatly think
its more of a ladies phone though. i am not sure if i am going to
keep it or not, there are a lot of mixed reviews about it as you
will see, but give it a chance because as i say it depends on the
features you are looking for.... Rating:
Reviewed by Helen from UK on
27th Jul 2006
Don't know what everyone is complaining about. This is NOT a multimedia
phone. It's premium phone for people who appreciate style and have
good taste. Too bad samsung have made this too affordable and has
ended up into the hands of common people who don't know a thing
about style. The phone works flawlessly, the screen is amazing,
sound quality is amazing, software is very smooth and fast and most
of all, it looks amazing!!! Rating:
Reviewed by dan from uk on 21st
Jul 2006
Not very good at all, I was expecting something better then the
d500 which i previously owned but was very dissapointed. The screen
broke within a week, there now charging me £70 to get it fixed.
what a load of rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by Shirley Churchill from england
on 11th Jul 2006
I was very disapionted with the D800.I have had the D500 for the
past 18 months and thought it was time to upgrade so I chose the
D800 what a disapointment.There is not a lot of change from the
D500 apart from the look.The buttons are wrong and it is so easy
to press the wrong one if your hands are a bit big.The voice dial
doe;s not work, and the battery life is very poor 3 hours talk time,
what good is that if you use your phone a lot. Samsung have got
it all wrong with this phone,SORT IT OUT SAMSUNG. I have had two
and both did not work so I have changed for a differant make phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Jesse from Canada on
6th Jul 2006
Somewhat overpriced phone for the stuff you're getting with it.
Construction of the phone is really nice, and it slides in and out
very smoothly. However, the buttons at the top are placed very weird,
and i often press the wrong button or a couple at a time, and i've
never had that problem with any other phone before and i've owned
phones with a lot smaller keypads (SEw800). also it gets dirty sorta
easily, not sure what the material is. non-expandable memory SUCKS.
camera isn't that great either at 1.3MP, and i don't liek the samsung
mp3 player format. anyways i brought it back after 2 days and paid
more to get the nokia n80 and i love that it. don't waste your money
on this phone, get the d600 and u can save a couple hundred bucks
and u get a 2MP camera and expandable memory Rating:
Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK
on 22nd Jun 2006
This phone is nothing special at all. The only thing I find extremely
good is the 320x240 screen resolution. Everything else is a major
disappointment. I currently own a SE W810i, a Samsung E530, a Motorola
V3i and this phone. I change my phones monthly, if not more, so
have a lot of experience with the majority of phones out there!
The worst feature of this phone is the keypad. Just wrong. Texting
is a nightmare and the predictive text option is ridiculous. Samsung
seem to change this with every phone they release. The E530 is fine,
I have no gripes with it. But on this overrated piece of plastic,
the predictive text thinks you'll want a capital letter after an
apostrophe! Did a dyslexic person design that?! And actually using
the keypad is very hard. The space button is the worst, it always
uses a 'w' or '9' instead, as it is such an unresponsive keypad.
Owning a Moto V3i as well, I can confidently say that Moto have
it mastered where razor-thin phones are concerned. Granted they're
not the most feature-packed phones, but they know how to do unique
and stylish. Their keypads are very easy to use, considering their
design. This just isn't right for Samsung. My E530 is a much superior
phone with actually much better features. And out of the three D-series
Samsung phones I have used, the D500 was actually my favourite.
The D600 was, again, nothing really special except the screen and
2mp camera. The D800 has actually stepped back with the camera,
with a measly 1.3mp and NO flash! Which makes it worse than the
D500! There is no external memory, and while 80mb is fairly generous
for applications and wallpapers etc., Samsung have marketed this
phone as also being an MP3 player. Whether it plays MP3's or not,
it cannot possibly be a music player when it only has enough room
for around 20-25 songs! Not to mention, when the MP3 player is playing,
you cannot access the rest of the phone! Take a look at the SE Walkman
series Samsung, if you want to get into the whole phone-as-a-music-player
thing, or just leave alone! Another drawback is the lack of Skins.
Look back at the D500, Samsung - what happened to the nice blue,
green, pink and orange skins?! With only two boring skins to choose
from, you can't really make the most of the excellent screen with
any nice, bright colours! I can't believe Samsung market this as
a 'premium' phone. Yes, it looks very nice. But it somehow feels
tacky. The keypad is abysmal and they should stick to what they
know and do best. I'm still within the 14-day exchange period, so
I will be exchanging mine for something else - anything else! I'm
very disappointed with this phone; it could and should have been
so much better. And yet again, SE continue to amaze me with their
phones and I doubt Samsung could ever live up to their standards.
Rating:
Reviewed by Katie from Fife on
21st Jun 2006
i think this phone is actually quite good the camera could be better
and it can get quite blurry on some occasions. as for the mp3 it
is good and holds enough songs could be more but its acceptable.
the only thing i don't like about this phone so far is that you
can't change the message tones you have the choice that is on your
phone and thats that. but all round a good phone Rating:
Reviewed by ****Nick**** from UK on
18th Jun 2006
This phone is brill I would recommend this phone to anyone. The
phone has everything possible and great features. The memory lacks
a little bit but your syill able to store some songs on there. Appart
from that the phone is great. I had a LG Chocolate and I had to
change my phones because the LG was not good at all. Once again
I would recommend this to anyone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jon from UK on 14th
Jun 2006
What should a phone do: Make and recieve calls, texting and looking
good. Why are people killing this phone? Yes, texting is hard for
people with big hands, the camera isn't the best in the market and
no expandable memory is also a downfall but think about it, if you
want a camera, BUY a camera, if you want a music player, BUY an
mp3 player! This phone is good looking and can make and recieve
calls and the phone has enough memory to put in some decent mp3's
for ringtones and pictures for wallpapers. Overall, its better than
the D500. Rating:
Reviewed by chris from UK on
12th Jun 2006
its an okay phone but no way worth up to £250 ..the keypad is rubbish
for txting and dialing numbers ..when ever i txt and i want a space
'w' always comes up ...the phone looks good though and the mp3 player
is great i just thin more effort could have gone into the keypad
...also the top keys are too close to each other im always gettin
frustrated by pressing the wrong keys because they are too close
..the d600 as a phone is alot better ..the only thing that makes
this one better is that it is sleek and stylish! ..and what the
hell is with samsungs and having a 'vibe and ring' setting im sick
of not hearing my phone because its on vibrate and as soon as my
ringtone kicks in it hangs up! Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from UK on
9th Jun 2006
An excellent phone. Everything is amazing about it except for 2
things which is why i didn't give it 5. Only a 1.3 Megapixel Camera,
and It has No memory card slot. Apart from that it's the best phone
ever. Rating:
Reviewed by gangster12 from england
on 7th Jun 2006
thiz fone iz of da hook bruv. in it thogh, its so cool. itz the
coolezt fone ever. in it man. who agrre blad Rating:
Reviewed by sophi from England on
3rd Jun 2006
I brought this fone last week. Lets start with the bad points. The
camera isn't top notch and there is no memory slot. But the gr8
thing is dat the lokks are 2 dies 4 and the mp3 is fab. The keypad
can be tricky but after you have got used 2 it its easier. I highly
recommend this fone!! Its great. Rating:
Reviewed by jack from uk on 2nd
Jun 2006
Now that i am on my second one i am still not happy with it because
it is so slow when going through my pictures it just slows down
and annoys me aswell as the keypad being poor to txt off i will
not be buying another samsung again with the amount of problems
they have with software and with this phone and only having it for
a week. Rating:
Reviewed by lili be from nigeria on
29th May 2006
I find this phone perfect and good looking for me it is the best
Rating:
Reviewed by sarah jane from Rhyl- North
Wales on 28th May 2006
well i got the phone just a few days ago i did have the D600 which
may i say is a brilliant phone however bk to the D800 i feel its
brilliant its lite and just slips into the smallest bag (i tried
lol) the camera does let the phone down but everything else makes
up 4 it. i also feel its different as the screen has the same feel
as the plasma screen i feel the look of it is gr8 as most fones
lyk it have fat covers i also feel the buttons are a bit flat but
still make a good impact on the phone so my over all few of the
phone is its great xXx Rating:
Reviewed by Patrick from England on
26th May 2006
I got the D800 when it first came out and I was tempted by it's
styling and slimness (I had a V3 for 18 months...much thicker than
that and I would feel uncomfortable carrying a phone around). Camera
is fine and a nice screen size......but my biggest gripes are the
keypad and thesound (when listening to the person you are calling.
The keypad is small...I haven't got massive hands, but I'm forever
hitting the 1 instead of the 4 (it always seems to be these two?).
The little cursor keys require pointy fingers, or use of the nail
of your finger. Now the sound....when listening to someone speak,
I find the sound quality to be inferior to the V3, the V3 was clearer
even at higher levels, whilst the D800 most definitely isn't (get
someone with a poor signal and bit of distortion and you will not
pick up a lot of what they are saying. Finally texting! Too many
key presses to select the person you want to send a quick text to.
My wife really likes the phone and is just about to change her phone,
so I'm thinking about getting her to get a phone for me and we will
do a straight swap! Rating:
Reviewed by Nathan from UK on
23rd May 2006
This is basically a slimmed down D500. Why has the camera stayed
a measly 1.3 mega pixel? why is there NO memory card slot? come
on samsung, you have been a scruge with this! Rating:
Reviewed by Danny from UK on
22nd May 2006
This phone is totally over rated. This is a D500 re designed with
no different features wotsoever.The camera is the same at 1.3 megapixels,and
basically has all the same features. This is jus a cash in for samsung
I am going back to my K750i. Rating:
Reviewed by bill from uk on 22nd
May 2006
week back, being the first time owning a Samsung I can't really
comment on how good it is or not in comparison to the D600. This
is the first real move up for me in the mobile phone market and
I must say I am very impressed with my D800. Some have said the
texting is bad? I have large fingers and have experienced very little
problems with the texting mode one criticism I have on that is the
predictive texting ( total waste of space ) Samsung take a look
at the Motorola L6 predictive texting is spot on. Love the compactness
of the phone but hate the browser button being incorporated in the
main centre button I keep finding I have to cancel it a lot. The
playback on the MP3 and videos is quite low????? but not a real
problem however videoing drag seriously needs a look at? Love the
compactness of the phone and the loss of Mega Pixel people talk
about doesn’t really bother me. My major snipes on this phone
are: 1. Battery life is abysmal I have to charge the thing every
day however my Nokia 3220 has not been recharged in the past four
days. 2. The My folder feature is a total waste of space. the statement
my folder would suggest it is for your personal messages / pictures
however Samsung forgot to integrate a password protection for this
file so making it publicly available should you have nosey friends
and family. Granted you can input a phone lock pin etc but once
you've done that your phone is extremely venerable. Lets hope the
phone has a flash memory ability and Samsung develop an free software
upgrade to close that loophole. 3. The fact that you loose the mega
pixels and the phone does not allow for upgrading memory I can see
being a major bug bare for some and to say the Phone is an upgrade
of the D600 concerns me because looking at both phones knowing what
I know now about the both phones I’d have gone with the D600
even if it is a little more bulky. All the mini moaning apart I
think this phone is a very good phone. But the my folder situation
is a major issue to me and would have governed my choice of how
much I paid for the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by jessy from barbados on
22nd May 2006
i love this phone.kinda big but its awsome. its menu its so cool
and it has these great stuff.every day i am conserned about my mobile.
trust me this is the best cell phone ever. i tried a lot more before
and they all broke. but this is unique. i love it and no other phone
can be compared with it Rating:
Reviewed by Jake from Derbyshire, England
on 20th May 2006
Well what can I say? This phone is simply the best! I've had the
Samsung D410, D500 SGH, D500 BLACK, D600 and this one I think Samsung
make the best phones ever!!! Rating:
Reviewed by JaKe from EnGlAnD on
18th May 2006
Recently I purchased the samsung d800. whilst all my mates have
been bragging about the feautures and how good it is I felt different
there is just something abot it that doesn't feel right . First
of all the keypad its sort of like the motorola v3, L6,L7 but as
a samsung phone its feels wrong compared to my old d600 and 6230.
Secondarily the camera , dont get me wrong it 1.3 mega pixells so
its better than a vga camera and if you want a camera you should
buy a CAMERA , but the d600 had 2.0 and it seems like a step sidewards
for samsung. Also mine seems to be losing it battery very quickly.
I dont want to sound like a critic but if i was you i would buy
the samsung D600 Rating:
Reviewed by david from bob marley on
15th May 2006
i can hardle believe how badly dissapointed i am with my d800. i
had it yesturday and now i want to sell it. its not worth the money
as i can buy a d500 for cheaper and it is exactly the same. im very
dissapointed and i hope the next phone in the d series is a massive
improvement. i dont even know where samsung think they are going
with a phone as bad as this... 1.3 mp camera your having a laugh.
8- mb memory and no memory card slot. a 5 yr old wouldnt even be
happy. quite frankly i shall not buy the next phone in the d series
unless it is of better quality. the slim line is dreadfull. COMPLETE
WASTE OF TIME. I MITE AS WELL HAVE A 3310 Rating:
Reviewed by bryan from scotland on
12th May 2006
i bought this phone 2weeks ago and i was looking forward 2 gettin
it all week. however, after 2 hours of playin on it i was bored
of the same functions. the d500 + d600 are basically the same and
it DOESN'T have a memory card!! bitterly disappointed. sort it out
samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by B Honest from UK on
11th May 2006
I write this review because all other reviews prior seem to miss
the point of what a phone is about - "making phonecalls"!! I was
demonstrated this phone in a shopping centre shop, an environment
my current phone struggled with, namely poor reception area. I was
very impressed to say the least with the call quality. The phone
was as slim and light as my Motorola V3, and was I admit feature
laden compared to the V3. I don't really care much about WAP/GPRS,
sending lots of texts but even so the clear and logical menu's impressed
me. I reckon I will consider one, especially the white version I
was demonstrated. Well done Samsung Rating:
Reviewed by JAY KHAN from ENGLAND on
9th May 2006
was disapointed with D600, am disapointed with D800. samsang came
out with a D500, probably the best phone ever made by samsung. but
D800 aint my type. it's not as small as d500 or d600. the edges
are not smooth at all, looks are alrite, not a very bad looking
, neither very good looking. no memory card, now a days 80 mb is
not enough. you can not edit the ms office documents, only view
them, which is alrite, but looking at other phones which do have
the function of editing them as well, this seems a stepback. over
all, not a bad phone at all, but better phones are avaliable in
the market. anybody using a d500, dont even think about upgrading
to d800. Rating:
Reviewed by pete from england on
4th May 2006
i think that all you ppl that hate this phone ahould get a life
caue i have had this phone since the day it came out and i am still
finding new things on it like voice recorder java games overall
this has got to be one of the best phones out there hope u coe to
ur sences and bi 1!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Caleb from England on
3rd May 2006
This is fantastic easy network phone.It a valid price phone and
gives you outstanding Camera photos. Rating:
Reviewed by Sean from England on
29th Apr 2006
Changed my mind now, had the phone 2 months now, had to replace
it twice already! First time, battery would not charge no matter
what, second time, i was at work, pulled the phone out of my pocket
to see what time it was, and found that the lcd screen had split
and cracked my sceen, so i can't see a thing on the screen, i would
prefer the D600, better quality camera, can use a memory card, and
quite simply, a much better phone in my opinion. Would not recomend
this phone to anyone at all, not after the problems that i have
encounted with it!!!!!! VERY POOR, NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL SAMSUNG,
VERY DISSAPOINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by RISING TIMES from UK on
27th Apr 2006
Nice clear screen, slim, keys are very smooth which makes texting
interesting! Usual features of a Samsung ... no complaints. Would
have been nice to have a radio facility as most other makes do. Rating:
Reviewed by ian from england on
25th Apr 2006
this phone is absolutely rubbish the camera quality is poor i have
had to take it back to the shops to get fixed twice and it doesnt
even look all that good. poor phone no match to the d600? what a
waste of £300!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by rach from uk on 25th
Apr 2006
having "upgraded" from a d500 then to d600 now to d800 i was expecting
this fone to sing and dance!! i have to admit, although it looks
very nice, it is not that easy to use because of the key pad. most
of my phone use is by text! the camera is good for phone cameras,
but as they tried to follow the fashion of the market by slimming
it down, they could have added more megapixels to it aswell!! If
this fone had incorporated everything from the d600 and added its
few little extras on, if could have been the best fone on the market...but
apparently they bringing out an updated version at the end of the
summer...lets hope Rating:
Reviewed by Taslima from U.K on
24th Apr 2006
dnt like the textin button much..i prefer the nokia's..but other
than that..the phone D800 isnt too bad...it should have memory card
too along 2MP instead of 1.3MP... but the phone is slick n stylish Rating:
Reviewed by sandy from england on
20th Apr 2006
I have given the D800 2 stars - average - because thats what it
is. It's nothing special, the D600 is definately much better. 1.3
mgpixels?? The D600 has 2mgpixels which is much better! Here's some
advice for those people interested in the D800 - trust me the D600
has a much better screen resulotion, a memory slot (evry fone needs
a memory slot so why hasnt the D800 got one if its so great?!) the
D600 looks better and is much easier to use than the D800. Samsungs
are very good phones but what happened with the D800 - the designer
must have got a headache! Anyway its not the worst phone I've ever
reviewed so it deserves 2 stars. Come on Samsung - you can do much
better! Rating:
Reviewed by Nathan from England on
20th Apr 2006
This is truly a fantastic phone. I have had many good phones over
the past couple of months including its predecessor, the D600 and
this is quite a bit better. Also the shape is revised and more stylish
and the features are inhanced. An excellent predecessor to the D600,
Highly reccomended. Rating:
Reviewed by Mohammed from England on
20th Apr 2006
The phone is JUST Aahhh .. what can I say No Memory Stick .. No
2 Mega Pixel Camera .. its just a Nokia 402 with a better facial
on It ... Its not worth the money rather buy a Nokia n90 .. so stick
with the d600 Rating:
Reviewed by Angus D from England on
19th Apr 2006
The first thing that strikes you about the D800 is that it is an
incredibly attractive phone, the metal strip around the edge makes
it look just that little bit smarter and really provokes the wow
factor. The phone has however received mixed repsonses since I bought
it. The camera for example, being a mere 1.3 megapixels and lacking
any kind of flash is, when compared to most modern phones, a little
disappointing. Similarly I have found that the lack of a card slot
or any PC connector cable/ software has meant that I am yet to have
transfered any of my photos back to my laptop. Having said this,
the D800 makes up for a few missing features in it's great software.
It is perhaps the easiest phone I've used since the nokia 3310 some
6 years ago. Once you have mastered it's slightly tricky keypad
it really is the best phone around at the moment. It easily fits
in your jeans/ suit pocket and still ticks most of the boxes for
a demanding user. Rating:
Reviewed by lil g from england on
15th Apr 2006
wel, the design iz outstanding but the d600 iz much better than
the d800.the camera iz the same as the d500 and there iz no radio. Rating:
Reviewed by Mr.P.Onist from UK on
15th Apr 2006
Hihgly disapointed with this phone! 1.3 camera? what happend to
the 2 meg in the D600, did we just travel back in time and the evolution
in mobile technology? surely if they want to make a phone this slim
they should take the features into consideration instead of neglecting
them! no memory stick slot either, apart from that the display is
top class and buttons a bit of a pain being flatanother downfall
to compensate fro this slimness. Rating:
Reviewed by haribo from northern ireland
on 26th Mar 2006
great wee fone n easy da use jus need da add a beta camera 2 it Rating:
Reviewed by usman from pakistan on
25th Mar 2006
This is one of the best phones that sumsung have.............it
would have been even better if it had a memory card...........its
good and is one of the slimist sumsung phones. Rating:
Reviewed by duncan from uk on
21st Mar 2006
my cousin just bought one and it is mostly a great phone. having
owned a d600 however i was expecting more but really apart from
a more up to date design in contrast to the the d600 it has a dissapointing
camera and less ring tones. Also something i dont understand is
why these two phones do not have as many skin choices as the d500.
only red and blue. u have to get used to the flat keypad as it does
feel numb. but as with all the samsungs ive owned they are great
quality and full of great features. Once u have a samsung u wont
want a nokia! Rating:
Reviewed by Sean from England on
20th Mar 2006
This phone is excellent. I had the chance to upgrade my d500 to
this, and glad i did, one of the best phones out at the moment.
There are a few downfalls with it though, no memory card, no flash,
the keypad is too slim(could gte used to that 1 though) and not
very good games. There are plenty of pluses though good mp3 player,
ver good camera, slim, stylish, mp3 ringtones, bluetooth, speaker
phone and many more. Just got to go out and buy it people, just
abit pricey though. All in all, a very good and stylish phone, well
done samsung!!! Rating:
Reviewed by cristina from romania on
15th Mar 2006
I just buy this phone.I really love the design of samsung d800 and
the camera is good.I have a question;is the the option "profiles"?
(like general, meeting, discret....) Thanks! Rating:
Reviewed by Harrison from England on
7th Mar 2006
This Phone is a must have! it makes up 4 all the faults in the D5/600
get one! a bit pricy tho Rating:
Reviewed by nellie from UK on
5th Mar 2006
Having owned a D500 for the last year I decided to stick with Samsung
and go for the D800 which I have owned for a week now. Aesthetically
speaking the D800 is pretty much perfect. The sliding mechanism
is ultra smooth. I prefer the look and feel of this phone to my
mate's Nokia 8800 (which costs twice as much). Technically the D800
is good but could be better. My main gripe is with the the keypad
which is flat and the keys are a little too small. I do not have
fat fingers but the keypad style does make texting a little tricky.
This will probably just take a little getting used to. The only
other annoyances are the voice activated dialling which is rubbish
and the fact that you cannot choose a non-standard text message
alert (this is the same on all their phones, why don't you fix this
Samsung!!?!?!). On the plus side - the battery life seems reasonable
enough, the web browser is excellent and a nice little touch added
my Samsung is the 'Recent recipient' menu when finding a text message
addressee. Overall I am extremely satisfied with this phone. Well
done Samsung. Or to put it another way - DIS FONE IS DA BOMB INNIT,
WOTEVA!! Rating:
Reviewed by drob from UK on 1st
Mar 2006
I have just received my D800. The looks great, sleek and sexy!!!
First of all the bad points- No external memory and only a 1.3 megapixel
camera. The Keypad is a flat design and takes a little to get used
to. Apart from those minor issues the D800 is a modern looking and
good quality mobile phone. Rating:
Reviewed by CONNOR from United kingdom
on 27th Feb 2006
i love the d800 i cant wait to buy it on pay-as-you go (vodafone)
i will be first to buy it !! i have lots more nice things to say
about it, but i better not go on and on. thank you for reading this
!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by mycall from United Kingdom
on 25th Feb 2006
What is wrong with phone manufacturers!!!?? Okay listen, D800..
why, in the world would you make the D800, the phone suceeding the
D600, with a camera of the same quality as the D500?? Like, is there
a conspiracy to not give the user exactly what we want. All you
idiots that give everything 5 stars, stop it. This series of phone
has got everything going for it right now, and although i love this
phone, i'm upset. You're making it for business users so you can
have word documents on it, but yet you can't edit word on it.. i
mean it's only one small step.. It's the simple things that coulda
made this phone phenominal. It looks great, feels good, works well,
but should have and really could have been so much better. Rating:
Reviewed by muhammid dali from pakistan
on 23rd Feb 2006
the phone is amazing it has got everythink you would want in a phone.
i think samsung make some of the best phones in the world. Rating:
Reviewed by Karlos from England on
22nd Feb 2006
I have to agree with the last guy, If you can't put a sentence together
or spell then don't write a review. The phone by they is fantastic. Rating:
Reviewed by guff from UK on 21st
Feb 2006
firstl can any of you spell??? this mobile is great the camera is
spectacular and all the apps are wonderful Rating:
Reviewed by Keshav Sharma from United
Kingdom on 18th Feb 2006
Fantastic Phone What More Can I Say. Very Good Camera What Am I
Say Fantastic Camera, Video And Very Good Apps. i Got This Phone
Improted From Another A Country And I Think Its Very Worth It! Worth
Buying! Rating:
Reviewed by uzoma jemade from u.k on
14th Feb 2006
This phone is amazing. The camera is excellent the mp3 is good and
the conectivity is amazing. Get this phone!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by 10 40 easy from earth on
11th Feb 2006
fone is deep even doe it ay out it has sikk apps. on it get it man
but the d820 is out now soo..... i dunno Rating:
Reviewed by ALLEN SMITH from UNITED
KINGDON on 10th Feb 2006
HI VIEWERS THIS IS ALLEN HERE I M USING THE PHONE FROM PAST MANY
DAYS N BLIVE ME I M VERY HAPPY WITH THE PHONE ITS IS THE BEST PHONE
I EVER HAD USED WITH ALL THE LATEST FEATURES N I M SURE IF U C THE
PHONE U R JUST GOING TO LOVE THE PHONE N U LL FALL IN LOVE WITH
THE FEATURES AS WELL IF U HVENT USED THE PHONE JUST GO N GRAB IT
ON THANKS A LOT ALLEN Rating:
