Review: Samsung E370

Samsung E370 Review

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The Samsung E370 is a beautiful mid-range camera phone in Samsung's now-classic slider design. It's one of the smallest and lightest phones in its class and also one of the lightest slide phones available. The design is very practical, with the slider enabling a large screen and a good size keypad to be fitted into a small overall device. It looks great and is available in a choice of six colours, including pink for girly-girls and black for blokey-blokes.

The E370 is now no longer available. The Samsung J700 is a good alternative. The Samsung J700, Samsung J700 Chrome & Samsung J700 Pink are available from Dial-a-Phone.

The E370 has a fantastic 1.3 megapixel camera which produces excellent results, and with an LED flash you can take pictures after dark - just don't expect the quality of a dedicated digital camera (it's a phone after all!) There's also a video camera which records in MPEG4 format. The display is average for its class. It's a TFT screen, but with just 65k colours and a relatively low resolution - this is probably its weakest feature when comparing with similarly priced phones.

The music player is very good and supports MP3, AAC and AAC+ formats. Don't expect this to replace your iPod, because it's not in the same league, but it's good for listening to a few songs while waiting for the bus. With 40 Mbytes of memory available, you should be able to store about a dozen songs. There's no option to plug in a memory card unfortunately.

Connectivity options are good - Bluetooth 2.0 and USB, and fast internet connections are possible via EDGE. A speakerphone is built into the phone, and there's also a voice memo recorder. Java games are supplied with the phone and can also be downloaded. Battery life is good.

There's very little to dislike about the E370. It's Samsung's best mid-range phone and is proving to be very popular. Now replaced by the Samsung E390, which offers the additional benefits of a memory card, quad band and an improved LCD display.

Features of the Samsung E370 include:

• 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash and 5x digital zoom
• Video camera (MPEG 4 format)
• Display: TFT, 65,536 colours, 128 x 160 pixels
• Music player (MP3, AAC and AAC+ formats)
• 40-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Voice memo recorder
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4)
• Java games
• Personal organiser functions
• Photo caller ID (1,000 phone book entries)
• Memory: 40 Mbytes
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
• Size: 86 x 43 x 20 mm
• Weight: 85g
• Triband
• Talktime: 7.5 hours
• Battery standby: up to 315 hours

Samsung E370 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by JAL from SCOTLAND on 21st Nov 2006
WELL I WANT TO SAY THT THE E370 IS THE BEST FONE EVER.I GOT IT IN PINK AND ITS GREAT.ITS SMALL AND COFORTABLE TO HOLD.I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS FONE TO ANYONE OF ALL AGES.ONE THING I LOVE IS THE VIDEO AND CAMERA THEY ARE BOTH VERY CLEAR.GET THIS FONE ITS OUTSTANDING XXXXXXX (:
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Reviewed by Steve O from ENGLAND! on 21st Nov 2006
I bought dis fone a week ago an it is well wicked man. Da pictures r class an da video is sweeet! I bought it mainly for its bluetooth and dat is sooo quick to find da devices i cudn't even blink, ya man. Dis fone is da bomb! innit. Anny1 whos anny1 shud ave it! Steve O
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Reviewed by alesha account from england on 19th Nov 2006
all my friends have got this phone n it is reali gd so i decided 2 buy it!!!!!! when i 1st got it i was reli happy n couldnt stop playin wif it!!!!!! i fink everybody should get this fone coz it ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! go E370 wooooooo!!!! lol
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Reviewed by Aimee from United Kingdom on 18th Nov 2006
i got this fone a couple of weeks ago and i love it! nothing wrong with it at all! u can fit up 2 about 8 songs on it which is plenty enough 4 me! i got it in pink wich is reali nice, its not a horrible pink like the motorola razor!! this fone is so light and small and i luv it! great sound quality and the most AMAZING camera eva! i like dialling numbers on it because it comes up multi-coloured lol! its a beaut fone! i wud reccomend anyone to buy it =D x x
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Reviewed by me from uk on 16th Nov 2006
Just because one phone's screen is cracked doesnt mean they all will, ive had mine for 3 months with no problems, i find it strange they are not replacing it if its under warranty, u should get on to samsung directly they may be able to do something. Ps, o2 are useless, take it from me lol!
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Reviewed by Sarah from England on 15th Nov 2006
I bought this phone just last week and already I'm disappointed. At first it seemed fine, but just a couple of days ago I noticed a black mark in the corner of the screen which really shocked me as I had been taking great care with my phone. I took it back to the shop and to my shock they said I could not get it repaired or replaced as it had a crack inside the screen which they blamed me for. I was very angry at this as I had a warranty so they should have either replaced or repaired it. So if you are looking to get this phone I advice you to think again. By the way I am with o2.
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Reviewed by Andy Nei from United Kingdom on 14th Nov 2006
I thought it would be hard to find a phone that equals in quality as the D500, and i have finally found it. Easy to use, and navigate through the menus. Ok, so it comes with Chelsea pictures, but they can be removed to make free space. The Ringtones are quite good, but you can use Full Songs as Ringtones which is a bonus. Quite a light phone, and fits in the pocket without feeling chunky and uncomfortable. Looks good to. The slide feels alot stronger then that of (example) Nokia 6111, which is quite flimsy. 5 Stars for this great phone!
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Reviewed by a from en on 12th Nov 2006
it is good and i like it cos it's pink
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Reviewed by DM from YU on 11th Nov 2006
BEST ONE SMALLEST, WITH LOT OF FUNCTION. HIGH RECOMENDED.
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Reviewed by SUGA lips from london on 6th Nov 2006
this phone its beautiful. i gt it 2 weeks ago in pink and i can put it down 4 all yall oudere who want a fone get this 1 its da best and its so light ans small ppl cant jack it frm u easily cuz u no its all bout saftey. im only 12 and i no all bout fones and dis fone is BANIGN' Peace out :D
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Reviewed by Sophie from England on 5th Nov 2006
Im so happy with this phone I couldn't believe how small it was. I recived this phone for my birthday, it had amazing picture quality, bluetooth was great and is was so tiny! I would recomend this to anyone who wants a girly phone that fits into their handbag. BUY IT NOW!
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Reviewed by Joanne from Scotland on 31st Oct 2006
I've only had this phone for a few hours and its great! I got the pink colour as I am very girly and thats my favourite colour. This is a great phones because it has a very clear camera , it makes long video and it even has an mp3 and mp4 player! I got mine on Orange but I have unlocked and I use it on Vodafone. Get this phone! Its fab!
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Reviewed by J from UK on 28th Oct 2006
I think this phone is a great purchase. I recieved it about 3 months ago and I havn't had any problems with it. It has a stunning design, but is slightly uncomfortable to put to your ear as it has two levels, and the texting is quite hard. otherwise the screen is beautiful and I would recomend it to any first time buyers as it is beautiful and easy to use. Simple is good!
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Reviewed by Ben from England on 27th Oct 2006
This phone is great there is nothing wrong with it, if the screen reolution was over 65,000 tho this phone wpuld blow you away. but still superb !
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Reviewed by steffan from england on 27th Oct 2006
The samsung e370 is a very good slim slide phone and the mp3 ringtones are very good quality BUT the text message alerts are not mp3 and there a bit bad but overall the phone i will rate as excellent, i would recommend you one of these phones.
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 18th Oct 2006
Very impressed with it so far. Bluetooth pairing to a Jabra headset was no problem, but I am disappointed that there are no voice tags for handsfree calling. www.samsung.com has sample sounds and graphics and downloadable software, this includes USB drivers, PC Sync software and an image editor. I am waiting for a USB cable in order to check the rest of the facilities. Thanks to all here who have provided tips about the phone settings.
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Reviewed by Robbo from UK on 16th Oct 2006
My E370 crashed while I was uploading contacts from my PC. Now back with Samsung for repair. Before that I thought it was OK (if a bit "toy-like" compared to phones I've had before). Annoying things are (i) the display goes completely blank when not in use (ii) comes pre-loaded with sounds/pictures you can't delete (I don't really want pictures of Chelsea players on my phone thanks) (iii) you can't customise or turn off some of the confirm/error tones
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Reviewed by JB@NGG from England on 15th Oct 2006
This fone is amazing, the camera is wiked the pics come out brilliantly!I reli like da slide desighn nd the fone don't have a plasticy feel 2 it so its all gd.It stores loadza music nd the sound quility is reli gd it goes proper load!!I definately recomend this fone 2 any1 hu wants a proper wiked fone! BUY IT NOW!
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Reviewed by kerri! from uk on 15th Oct 2006
hi to all!!! dis fone is beast ! lik its so clazz lik da camera is brill and th blu tooth cla$$ bt i on t lik da way wen ya slide da fone down it goes blnk bt itz really dead on! an its really cute i luv it! xxplayboy-bbexx
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Reviewed by Playboy xx from u.k on 14th Oct 2006
BUY IT NW!! - playboy xx
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Reviewed by kiran from Enland on 9th Oct 2006
this fone is great i love it i got it for my bday!!!!! everyone who is saying dat they cant get their bluetooth on and cant work their pinlock!!! i worked it out easily wid no manual and i am 12!!!!!!! the camera is wicked and i love the frames dat go wid it!!! the music is well loud so everyone buy dis fone.
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Reviewed by Gooner from England on 9th Oct 2006
I received mine as a replacement buy back from Vodafone but it broke down after two days. It looks to be overpriced with a small and cheap plastic feel to it and (not surprisingly perhaps) pictures of Chelsea players included. Decidedly lacking in class. The supplied ring-tone is embarrassing but has a good vibration to it. Perhaps this is the phone of the famous terrace chant - "One man and his phone went to bed with Ashley" The phone can be improved immeasurably by adding a screensaver of Gallas in his nice new red and white shirt.
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Reviewed by K 'n' M from UK on 7th Oct 2006
We both got this fone not dat long ago. An so far its been great! The pic quality is outstanding an u can even take pics in da dark! The screen quality is fantastic an the sound quality is wonderful!!! The tones arnt dat good but u can download well cool 1s! The videos last for ages an they dont blur cos we testd dis oot by doin triks on da trampoline!!!! We luv dis fone and we r extremely glad we got it we r ussualy v. picky with fones but this time it was diffrent!!!! GET THIS FONE IT IS THE BEST EVER!!!! :-D
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Reviewed by vi from england on 6th Oct 2006
to ray. if u cant get onto o2 active u can ring o2 and they will send u the settings for gprs and wap. i am on o2 and thats what i did. all the best
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Reviewed by Ray from Scotland on 5th Oct 2006
Wow!! Bought this handset the other day as i was impressed with my brothers D600. Apart from memory size and a slow refresh rate in video camera mode it's as good as if not better. Keeping in mind it's a phone and not and MP3 playerv or Video camera this is the best handset I've had to date(believe me, i go thru phones like you wouldn't believe). Only problem is, I can't set it up on the O2 active site. The drop down menu reveals lots of Samsung models except the E370. Can anyone help? I called O2 but I think I may have spoken to someone on their first day. That set aside, buy this, it's magic!!
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Reviewed by halima from london on 4th Oct 2006
this phone is mint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by vi from england on 4th Oct 2006
if u go to settings scroll down to bluetooth press activate turn to on then search devices then turn on my devices and u shold be able to do bluetooth . i am 62 and i have worked it out . all the best.
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Reviewed by Lu from Australia on 4th Oct 2006
i only got this phone yesterday but so far it has been excellent! it is very small, even if you have smalll hands it fits in them well. The black is very stylish, even for a girl. Camera is very good, i would have given the phone 5 stars but video recording let me down. The image is a bit shaky but its only a phone! The menu is easy to read, speaker is good. I am having slight trouble with my bluetooth but im sure ill work it out. if anyone knows how to use it could they please post it on this site. samsung customer service were helpful when i needed some aadvice, such as how to set my pin. awsum phone! get it!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Will from ? on 3rd Oct 2006
this fone is ledgendary every1 u hav to get it!!
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Reviewed by Miles from Jamaica on 3rd Oct 2006
I've had this phone for 2 days now and i have already taken a liking to it. beats the d500+d600 anyday overall it has all the features that any1 would want i reccomend thi phone to any buisness man or child.
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Reviewed by shar from england on 2nd Oct 2006
to mandy. if u send a picture by mms u will see the blue G turn to red and then once it has been recieved it will go back to blue . good luck
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Reviewed by vi from england on 2nd Oct 2006
just rang o2 about the g u have on your phone as i have it on my phone and they say its your gprs setting and if u want to get rid of it u need to send your phone back to orange and they can reset it. also i rang samsung and they said the same . hope this helps.
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Reviewed by Mandy from England on 2nd Oct 2006
Bought my phone a few weeks ago on Orange PAYG. Have now got a letter G on the top display which no-one at Samsung or my service provider can tell me what it's for, so it has to stay there, even though I would rather remove it. Also needed a phone which gives me a delivery report on texts, rather than me having to put RCT on all my messages, but Orange have tried and told me they can't do it, even though this is shaded out on my text settings. Surely this could be activated to suit the individual, or maybe it's just a service provider problem? Has anybody else found a way round this? Other than that, the phone seems OK, although not sure whether to return to my Nokia phone or not, purely for the text facility.
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Reviewed by Sxcy from U.K on 30th Sep 2006
WOW - this fone is mazin! - gt dwn n gt it hunnis - ul b sure thrilled - sxcy piece of metal! chav mister sxcy xx
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Reviewed by katy from uk on 28th Sep 2006
this fone is wel gud!! this is my second samsung fone after the z500 but this beats it easily. i got the black 1 because i thought the pink one looked a bit tacky!! its a lot like the d500 but a lot smaller and neater and a lot of the feaures are the same!! 5*****
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Reviewed by Gary from UK on 27th Sep 2006
I bought this phone on O2 Payg and love it! It's small, easy to use and throughly reliable. The camera is above average, the ringtones aren't to bad (and downloadable), the screen is extremely clear and battery life is good. Only downside so far is bluetooth is a bit of a struggle, the keys are quite close together and completely flat (difficult to speed text) and you can't turn GPRS off (extra battery life). Overall though awesome phone highly recommended.
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Reviewed by kiran from england on 26th Sep 2006
i love this fone it is the best so anyone wanting a really stylish easy fone with all the techonology on then buy this one. The only thing is it don,t have infared but who cares! the songs r well clear and loud,samsung has done me proud!!!!!
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Reviewed by Carlos from England on 25th Sep 2006
KL LITTLE THING CAMERA COULD BE BETTER BUT VERY USEFUL. HAS KL FEATURES LIKE MP3 1.3MP CAMERA BLUETOOTH ETC
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 25th Sep 2006
Nice little phone, could do with a two mp camera but got the d600 for that! basically the same as the d600 but withought the 2mp camera. Has all the usual features, mp3, bluetooth etc so i would buy this phone because you could save a bit of money!
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 24th Sep 2006
This Phone is great and i love every feature its got just if it had a lil more memory for music i would give it 5 stars but good work Samsung, You produced an excellent phone here, It's a good size aswell not a brick like the D500 and D600 its just perfect! and I will definetley be buying more samsungs in the future!, Thank you so much Samsung! ;)
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Reviewed by lauren from uk on 24th Sep 2006
I absolutely love this phone, i only got it today (in PINK!) and its brill!!! I would recommend it to anybody! BUY THIS PHONE!!!
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Reviewed by Dean from UK on 23rd Sep 2006
Great little phone, won it with Three Lions branding
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Reviewed by george from GREECE on 22nd Sep 2006
E-370 is a small and good camera phone. But for 1 time a have problem with the speaker, i can not hear people clear and some time people compain that the do not hear me clear. speaker and microfone must not have good stracture qualitty. another think i buy only samsung phones but this one dissappoint me.
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Reviewed by me from uk on 21st Sep 2006
Do any people actually not think that some of the problems ie text messages are due to the network they are on and not actually the phone? stop whinging!!!
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Reviewed by Ann from IOM on 18th Sep 2006
Nice to look at but rubbish to use. Bluetooth is useless, tried to pair with my husband's samsung E370, wouldn't let me. Text messages took foever to come through. If anyone tried to ring me it would say phone off, even though it wasn't. Memory isn't up too much. Do not waste your money on this phone!! The E530 is alot better.
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Reviewed by reiss from england on 12th Sep 2006
i think this phone is fantastic ive had it 3 days now and i think its the best phone i have ever had. memory is quite good. the picture and video quality is very good
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Reviewed by stephen jackson from england on 11th Sep 2006
i think this phone is really good for money really good camera but there some different settings for the picture quality and things can somebody tell me the best like settings to get a high quality picture please
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Reviewed by vinnyware from u.k on 8th Sep 2006
wat a crack, no literally had te phone for 3 days and cracked screen, didnt fall on it or hit it, was in my leg pocket and took it out from a simple walk and its cracked, white with a black splodge, now i ahve to folk out for a repair, well i think i will get a new phone as repair will cost nearly as much as new phone and whats to say it wont happen agian, also really bad for signal, and the MPEG4 player is awfull too cant see a thing you get about 1 x 2cm with the rest of the screen is the stupid play buttons / media player. why not use the whole scree??? real dissapointment, best to get a flip phone too as screen scratches with so much ease, please do not buy, awfull phone!
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Reviewed by Kizz from Enland on 7th Sep 2006
This fone is d bomb i love it!!! I got it for my bday and i figured how to use easily without using the manual. The mp3 player is fab and very loud you can store quite a few songs. And also i don't know why some people say its rubbish what planet are they living on!! So any young girl wanting a cute stylish fone buy the samsung e370
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 4th Sep 2006
Great phone. Very happy with it. 5*.
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Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 3rd Sep 2006
I'VE OWNED A LOT OF PHONES, CURRENTLY HAVE AN SE K750i AND DECIDED TO GET THE SAMSUNG E370 ASWELL. ITS A REALLY GOOD PHONE, MP3'S ARE GREAT TO LISTEN TO, GAMES ARE GOOD, TEXTIN IS EASY & THE PHONE ITSELF LOOKS NICE, SLIDES REALLY SMOOTHLY& IS SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT INTO MY HANDBAG!! THE CAMERA IS VERY GOOD QUALITY & HAVE HAD NO PROBS SO FAR!! ANYONE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PHONE SHOULD GO FOR IT, FORGET NOKIAS & MOTOROLAS, GET A SAMSUNG OR AN SE!
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Reviewed by me from england on 31st Aug 2006
I fink dat dis foe is wel gd n evrytin bt deres sum points dat cud b betta lk i fink it shud save d messages wen u send em init.n i rekon dat dis fone it good like u no wot im sayin!
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Reviewed by ali al hashmi from england on 30th Aug 2006
the phone is exalent if you put it in your hands is so d delicate and you will love it with 1.3 mega pixel camera and a mp3 player also poli and a blutooth connectivity what else do you need
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Reviewed by Emma from Scotland on 29th Aug 2006
Hey im 16, mature for my age and look older too... Just wanna say to all the idiots out there who say the camera dont work . . it so does! the mp3's u get on the fone already, are quite good - i think! camera is good quality. and to all the idiots who say the fone isnt that stylish it sure is!and for the idiots who dont kno where the speakerbutton is it only works when ur actually on the fone u just press the ok button right in the middle and then it asks u speakerphone on/off n u say yes. iv had the fone for a few hours and i kno how to work everyhin without reading the manual its so easy to work! some dafties out there. I Bought mine in the red its not a cheap ugly red its a nice cherry/burgendy colour which not alot of people have and all my mates think its wicked! i like to hav things my mates dont have and this sure looks different. some idiots out there by the way! :^) . . only thing is the bluetooth urrm . . i cant find a patch for it which is rubbish looks like am goin to have to buy a dongle. but all in brilliant wee fone , light too .
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Reviewed by vi from england on 28th Aug 2006
TO THE PERSON WHO SAYS U CANT SAVE TEXTS . WELL U CAN IF U SEND AND SAVE TEXT THEN TRANSFER THEM TO A FOLDER. ALSO IT DOES HAVE A SPEAKER PHONE . IF U PRESS THE OK BUTTON THEN THE LEFT HAND KEY IT WILL PUT SPEAKER ON.
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Reviewed by Kieran Clarke from England on 25th Aug 2006
Waz gonna do 5 stars. But When The Phone is SLided Down NO Camera Is Shown on the screen!!!!!!! BUT i love dis phone ive ad it 1 day its amazing kieran
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Reviewed by Nancy from UK on 25th Aug 2006
Just received today, so I don't have much experience, but I do know how to fix the problem Chris had about trying to put a picture to the caller ID. He said no matter how many times he tried, it kept saying 'empty'. This must be because his numbers are saved to his SIM card. If he goes into phonebook - management and saves all the numbers to the phone then the picture can be put into caller ID. I could not figure this out at all so I called Vodafone and they sorted it for me. Otherwise, everything seems great on this handy little phone.
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Reviewed by Anh Le from Australia on 25th Aug 2006
this mobile works like a pro, it slides up very smoothly and has great reception.
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Reviewed by Gemma from uk on 25th Aug 2006
i got the e370 yesterday and i think its excellent its just like the d500 but smaller and this one does not have infared on it but its so easy to use the volume is good on it but dey should have the time on it when u close the phone down cuz its just a blank screen soo they need 2 add that but dis phone is the best hey bi da way u can set ur alarm tone 2 anything u want on ur phone so ha!
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Reviewed by Stuart from Ulster on 23rd Aug 2006
Great phone.Everything you need and more.Bargain buy at the price.Should by bought by people looking for a good-looking, easy to use,cheap phone.
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Reviewed by Roger from UK on 23rd Aug 2006
I've had various phones over the years, and this is the cutest yet. It has the cute factor that the Motorola V3688 had when that first came out (the first phone designed to fit in the Levi's 501 change pocket). Memory: Deleting all the junk that came with it I've got 43M free. So drop your bitrate, and you should get a full album (or even two) on there. Signal: With the same sim in it, it's within 1/2 a bar of a Motorola V3i. Auto lock: I which it was a three way option with a Lock everything always when closed. I somehow seem to manage to unlock phones in my jacket pocket, although I've not had the E370 long enough to find out. (Better than some Motorola flips which don't lock the camera button when closed. How many pictures have I had to delete of the inside of my pocket). Battery life: Not many many calls, but will probably last a the best part of a week. (My home get 1 signal bar if I'm lucky, and kills my mate's Motorola V975 in a day on standby). Display: Clear and bright, crying out for a big retro clock with hands in standby, but the calendar is useful.
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Reviewed by Nicola from england on 22nd Aug 2006
this phone is really good, i got it in time for the world cup (i got the 3 lions version of the phone) this phone is the best phone i have ever had!! its so cute and really good, it has everything you want in a phone, i recommend it to anyone!
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Reviewed by green day lover from Uk on 22nd Aug 2006
I got this phone yesterday morning and so far its wicked! the games are ok and the best is freekick. the ringtones arent so good but the songs that come on the Mp3 player already are good. the battery life could to with a bit of improvment. my phone is on O2 so i could choose to have my phone in red or blck so i chose black cos i think its more stylish ( but red is still cool ) my lst phone was the nokia 3220 and that was nothing like my new one! oh yeh and if you support chelsea football club thats good cos it comes with pics of the chelsea players playing in a match ( sadly no John Terry! ) but i reccomend this phone to all people
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Reviewed by JIM from SCOTLAND on 21st Aug 2006
HAD THIS PHONE FOR 2MONTHS NOW AND ALL I CAN SAY IS BUY ONE ITS OUT STANDING. SMALL AND COMPACT NOT LIKE D500/600 THAT ARE BIG AND BULKY. CAMERA IS GREAT MP3S ECT...... JUST GO BUY ONE YOU WONT REGRET IT.
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Reviewed by Ashley from uk on 18th Aug 2006
Had the D500 for a couple of days...nope dont like it found the samsung e370 in the link had a play with it in the store next thing i know im sitting at home with ine they are excellent small and compacct phones i would reccommend this phone its great.
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Reviewed by Roxie x from England on 18th Aug 2006
I would like to BIG UP DIS fone mnannn!
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Reviewed by kamila duncan from england on 16th Aug 2006
this phone is great !!!!!!!!... for a while, i had mine for 12 days and it got crushed in my bag!, the funny thing is that my sunglasses didnt break which are more fragile than the phone but the phone got drop/crash damage because i kept it in my bag? and im not the only person to have this problem!so if youre getting this phone be careful! because its easy to break it would i buy this phone again??? ... yes, because the phone is the best and the cutest phone i had in a long time and its just is fantastic peace out
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Reviewed by martyn from uk on 15th Aug 2006
had this phone 2 weeks now..it's excellent!..small, compact and packed full of features you need.camera is wicked, bluetooth excellent too.ok, not great on memory but you can only use one ringtone at a time! transferred pics from phone to pc via dongle...awesome quality. much better and easier to handle than the bulky d500 or the heavy d600. great phone, great price!
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Reviewed by pumpkin from france on 14th Aug 2006
I just got the E370 a few hours ago, Its the cutest phone ever!! It's really easy to use, i just cant put it down! :D (not had any problems so far... and hope i wont get any!) I think it looks so much better than the D600 and D500, its much smaller and cuter looking! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :D
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Reviewed by hayley from england on 14th Aug 2006
helo0o im 16 and i know wot to look for in a phone! and this it!! for all yous who say its not loud the camera on the side dosnt work thats wrong coz it all works! the speaker is very loud and the memory is good! i recommend this phone to alot of people!
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Reviewed by frank from wales on 13th Aug 2006
at fist i really looked foorward to getting this phone and it was worth it the only downsides are the memory and the ringtones but i think its really good that you can put your mp3 songs on to it. i think the quality of the camera and video are excelent. most people think the d600 and the d500 are better and they are right but not by mutch i think it is a great deal for money and you get all the essentials and more
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Reviewed by ron from on 11th Aug 2006
am really righting this to correct some issues that,certain idiots seem to keep bringing up.firstly the alarm does go off when phoned is turned of u just have to change it in the settings.try reading manual!secondly camera button on side of phone does work and if u want to save sent messages go to the save and send option instead of send only,hardly difficult.overall phones very good it just lack memory if you waint to put loads of songs on it
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Reviewed by Jules from Scotland on 11th Aug 2006
Brought this phone just after is came out to replace my Samsung A300 (yes I know it was old) All I want in a phone is to be able to make calls, text and for it to fit in my pocket. This phone does exactly that and has the bonus of the camera and games. The camera button on mine works unlike others have stated. I don't understand people who want their phone to do everything including the dishes its a phone and a good one at that.
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Reviewed by ash from englanbd on 10th Aug 2006
the features r allrit but the outside look is totally borin id defenetly prefer the d600 that looks 10 times better!
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Reviewed by johnboyjoker from Scotland on 9th Aug 2006
First of all i am not going into detail about this phone. I have used a D500 and a D600 and found both phones to be good except for one thing, the price on release. Not so for this phone, it is very reasonably priced and has everything i need, especially considering it is small just makes it a good buy.Lastly on the main downside on the phone is the volume, but i have found in general most samsungs are like this and hope samsung themselves with deal with this issue.
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Reviewed by Luka from Croatia on 8th Aug 2006
This mobile phone really has everything what a nowaday mobile phone should have: its small size so it fits everywhere, enough memory, quality camera and a fantastic design, moreover slide phones are very handy. I must admit that it has a ew flaws: sms is not autosaved and i think it even cannot be set to be, while batteries are being charged the screen is turned on which is not so handy if you're charging it where you sleep. Overall, it is a very quality mobile phones with a few flaws which are honestly negligible. I reccomend it!
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Reviewed by Gbenro from Ilford on 6th Aug 2006
They only thing good about the phone is it's smalliness. They software is wack, texting is difficult, no speaker phone(if there is i cant find it). Its more like a toy. Regret buying it. They designers need be sacked!!!!!
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Reviewed by Katie from UK on 5th Aug 2006
I got this phone around a week ago. I am very happy with it, as I mainly use it for texting it is great, wasn't too pleased with the memory but its no trouble. It didn't come with a PC cable which was a bit of a bummer as I had to buy a dongle instead. Happy with the quality of the overall phone, it is my 1st slide phone and i am extremly happy. Ringtones are a downside but you can buy loads more frree from the Samsung website if you join!!!! Very handy size and weight! Flash on camera is excellent! I havn't really explored the internet much yet but it seems ok. I really love this phone, anyone considering to buy it for fun and design should go for it!
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Reviewed by Anders from Denmark on 4th Aug 2006
Fantastic phone.. Just got it today, so my findings are limited yet. Size, feel, look and navigation trough the menu is excelent. Due to the short period of time I've had the phone, I havn't found out if the battery has gotten better since N330, but everything else seems to have improoved. I've only found one flaw yet,- it seems to be very sensitive when writing messages, if you havn't fully let go of one button, your next letter will not appear. Not something that matters alot, but still something thats worth mentioning. Hope its to some use for somebody out there, altough its very short.
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Reviewed by Rachel from England on 2nd Aug 2006
This phone is great and the memory isn't that bad either, it's good that you can at least store 5 songs on it... and if your moaning about that like a 5 year old i suggest you but an mp3 player. The picture quality is good and the ringtones arn't so bad but you can always use your mp3 for the ringtones.This phone has got loads of features and good addicting games. So if you are considering buying this phone then but it... don't let these reviews put you off
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Reviewed by joe burns from united kingdom on 1st Aug 2006
first of all, i never give anythin top marks, apart from things like the buggati veyron. got this phone today as a free upgrade, and already i prefer it from my old samsung z500. the first thing i thought was great was the size and weight, it really is so small, when i get it out my pocket it feels so much smaller than any other phone. camera is good, ringtones are bit poor, but just get some via bluetooth and you're sorted. the sound quality is not superb, but clear and loud, so for the size, its very good. samsung call this a middle market phone, it hasnt got the best camera or memory, but if your looking for a small fun and functional phone then this is a good choice. this is my third samsung, and i am very pleased with it. i had the z500 and the e700, and i think this is my favourite so far. if your lookin for a really good phone though, with loads of features and one that works really well, sony ericsson is for you, but often the prices are higher.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 28th Jul 2006
I purchased this phone because of its small size but unfortunately it has a number of problems. * Speaker volume is to low for taking calls. * Once a T9 word has been written it cannot be changed later, it must be deleted and rewritten. * Sent text messages are not automatically saved. * Alarms do not turn on the phone if it is turned off. * Only the morning call alarm has a snooze facility. * The conversion feature has the wrong number in for UK gallons to litres. * When charging the backlight remains on constantly, this is not good if you charge in your bedroom. I hope that Samsung will release new software for the phone that solves theses problems but until then I could not recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 27th Jul 2006
First off, this ISN'T a bad phone, its just a good phone with stupid flaws... 1) the 'camera button' on the side doesnt work...AT ALL... so its kinda pointless even being there. 2)No option to automatically save outgoing messages in a 'sent folder' like on my previous phone (Samsung D500). 3) Reception is NOWHERE near as good as with the D500 - in my room it can't find a network, yet the D500 has full signal... 4) Text messages take an age to receive (probably because of poor reception?). 5) Cannot assign caller ID's - there is an option to do this, but upon attempting it, a message saying 'empty' is shown... despite the fact there is a picture there (I have tried with 8 different pictures, both taken on phone AND sent to it via bluetooth). 6) Can only have 14 characters on names in phonebook... 14 characters is NOTHING if surnames are to be included. Aside from these 6 points (I will no doubt find more...), this is a good phone. BUT, it isn't a patch on the D500 I have been using over the last 12months. As such, I will be reverting back to the D500 and probably sell the E370 on ebay once I have got it unlocked If you want a phone which is TINY, then this is for you. If you want a phone that WORKS, then stay clear!
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Reviewed by Sara from UK on 26th Jul 2006
Compared to the Motorola's I've foolishly subjected myself to in the past, I can't really complain about the Samsung E370. It's small, light and compact, the memory on it is far superior to my old phone and it sends and recieves texts (Beats my old Motorola hands down.) The memory isn't huge though; stores over 200 texts and I've got 8 full length songs on it and still have memory over. The camera is fairly decent quality; it's not as good as some of the other Samsung's I've seen, especially compared to the D-00 range but it's pretty good. Only major complain I have is that you don't have an option for vibrate and ring simultaneously for incoming calls, which is a huge pain to me because by the time you've either heard it or felt the vibrations the calls disconnected or rang thru to voice mail; only having one at a time is pretty awkward. Aside that, the E370 is a great phone, I've had it a few months now and really can't find any major problems with it. The texting is very simple; a bit confusing if you've sworn by nokia for predictive text simply because the buttons are in the wrong place, but once you've figured out the differences it's a piece of cake. Would definately recommend it!
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Reviewed by katie from uk on 25th Jul 2006
im fink dis is a gud fone 4 ya'll 2 av.its gud 4 chavs wit songs just dere is a point wen it cums 2 avin 2 delete fingz due 2 low memery but it is recomendable!x
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Reviewed by sxc gurl from wales on 25th Jul 2006
i just got this phone today and i supose its been alright so far, readin the other reviews i dno if i should have pkd ths phone tho. its not got that much memory and i cant get on my WAP. does anybody no wat it means wen u hav a small 'E' in the top corner? part from that its probly da best fone iv had. the fone loks r good 2 stop people nosin in your buisnes!
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Reviewed by rando from south africa on 23rd Jul 2006
This phone is utter junk i mostly hate the picture Quality please samsung if ur reading this i mostly adore ur phones i have no idea wat u were on when u designed this poorly thougt over 'thing'
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Reviewed by Demi .. x from Scotland on 22nd Jul 2006
Hiya .. Just got this fone today. My first impressions are quite good. Its small and compact and has everythin you need. It only holds about 5 songs tho!! And wen you try and put something as your wallpaper it leaves big gaping white bits at either side of your picture. However the camara is excellent!! The video isnt so good and is quite shakey and always has little squares everywhere. The fone is also quite loud which i like. Well thats all i have to say .. If your looking for a good fone and arent too fussy then buy the samsung E370
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Reviewed by TED from UK on 18th Jul 2006
A cool little phone in a number of aspects but not many. First of all, it is not very heavy and fits quite easily into your pocket or handbag; secondly, the camera is superb for taking pictures and recording and it looks great. However, this phone is let down on its functionality as a phone. Sound quality is poor. When recieving a call it is not vey loud and the vibrate is quite soft even when they are at the highest. Also I found the keypad quite difficult to use and sore on the fingers when texting. Also sending a text is not the easier having to go into drop down after drop down menu just to save and send a msg. It doesn't help that when sending a mass text msg that you can't tick off entries in your phone book but you having to come in and out for each person. My final point is avoid this if your liable to dropping your phone etc. It is not hard wearing, my lcd screen cracked when it fell on to my bed.
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Reviewed by Sam from UK on 17th Jul 2006
I had this phone for about 8 days. After buying it i found that there was no instructions, software or usb cable for downloading music and when i asked about this i was told i would need to buy these seperately for at least £30. If you are buying it for the mp3 function, don't. Everything else i used was fine although some functions were different to find
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Reviewed by andrej from croatia on 17th Jul 2006
I am very disapointed with this phone, battery is week, and the worst thing of this phone is that people which you are calling can not hear you loud and clear. Other things like camera are good, but this is phone and the primary thing is that you can hear, and the people which you are calling can hear you, but with this phone this is very bad. Nokia is much much better, and im going back to Nokia 6230i.
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Reviewed by Dynamite Kid from UK on 14th Jul 2006
This phone reminds me of that beautiful person you always wanted to get then when you do it turns out they are no good in bed. While getting a new phone usually takes a breaking in period I have found that this phone has some good points but has more bad points and it is these that stick in the mind. Firts of all, the good points. it looks the part, very stlylish and sleek as well as being lightweight, ideal for placing in your handbag. The camera is great with superb picture quality and battery life is excellent.Where this phone fails for me is in its funtionality. The instruction booklet was useless. It takes forever to text a message, having to go through numerous drop down boxes and it doesn't automatically save sent text messages. Also the vibrate and sound quality is very weak and I missed numerous calls due to this which is very annoying. Another, thing you can't change the message tone so your stuck with 9 tunes that samsung give. Sound quality is poor on the mp3 with so ngs I transferred sounding substanially muted and muffled. It is also not the most robust phone I've ever had and only survived one major drop before the LCD screen finally gave in. The alarm does not go off when the phone is turned off which is a bit of bummer. When speaking to people on the phone as well they've complained about an echo which can be very annoying for them. All in all this phone is style over substance.
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Reviewed by nt from uk on 13th Jul 2006
This phone is absolutely outstanding - much much better than my last Nokia phone. The camera is great, and I personally find the memory fine. It's enough for a decent collection of photos and a few songs at least! The menu is really quick and the skins are attractive. The buttons are fiddly at first to text with but after a while you get used to it. The battery life is quite good, lasting usually about 4 days which is good enough for me. The only bad point would probably be that since I am on O2, I can't change the speed-dial numbers but that's not really to do with the phone.
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Reviewed by Millie Dutt from UK on 11th Jul 2006
For those girls who just want a sexy fashion phone, this is fabulous. I looked high and low for a small, black, shiny phone - LG Chocolate, smaller LG, Nokia 6101, Samsung X640, but this is the one I could get on my contract yesterday. It's shiny aside the keypad. It's an absolute dyme, I tell you! Sleek, tiny and beautiful. I haven't put it to full use yet but it seems to do the job of answering calls! Get it if you like small cute phones you can cuddle.
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Reviewed by chelle from united kingdom on 11th Jul 2006
this phone is really nice looking and is packed with cool features. for me the menus seemed a bit basic, the pics i.e the menu pics for messaging etc are a bit bland. the phone on a whole is stunning, quality is cool! dissapointed as i cannot get the wap settings to this mobile at all, samsung callcentre were as much use as a chocolate fireguard, they kept telling me to contact my network provider which infact was t mobile but they couldnt help. swings and roundabouts!! but generally a cool little compact mobile, great for the handbag on a saturday night!!!
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Reviewed by Natalie Parker from uk on 11th Jul 2006
I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS PHONE AT. ALL I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I GOT IT NOW I FEEL SICK BECAUSE IT IS SO BAD THERE IS NO MEMORY THAT IS THE WORSE THING SO NOW I AM SHOOTING BACK TO NOKIA WITH OPEN ARMS
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Reviewed by y8c from england on 9th Jul 2006
this phone is good but dosn't hav a lot of memory so if ur 1 of those chvs with a load on ur phone then dont buy it but if ur not bothered about memory space then buy it!
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Reviewed by Danoli from Ireland on 9th Jul 2006
Very compact phone.Fantastic size and weight. Battery life is quite good - about 3 days with normal use. good camera and video.Downloads easy.Reception up to Samsung usual quality.bluetooth connectivity is excellent - no problem linking to Nokia head-set.Would be top class if only for black screen and no built in hands free speaker. A very good buy.
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Reviewed by Patrick from lebabnon on 7th Jul 2006
THIS PHONE IS INCERDIBLE! IT HAS EVERYTHIBNG! I DONT SEE WHY YOU SHUDNT HAVE ONE?! GO AND GET ONE NOW! ULL BE VERY PLEASED AND ULL THANK ME!
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Reviewed by Pedro from UK on 6th Jul 2006
If you want a complete breakdown on what this phone does, go to uk.samsungmobile.com. I will try to provide some info on what it is like to actually own now that I have been using it for the last month. Look and feel – Very small and light and is significantly thinner than other Samsung models, but still feels quite solid. The build quality is pretty good, no squeeky case that I used to have with Nokias. The slide function works very well and has the small rubber ‘grip’ at the bottom of the screen which makes it easy to open and close. This was present on the D500 but was taken off the D600 (big mistake in my opinion). I found the position of the keys to be better than the D500 as there is no ridge surrounding the keypad. Although it is a small keypad I have found no problems with it – and I have large hands. The keys are quite ‘clicky’ which is good for feedback, but not so good for texting in secret …… for example under the table in a boring meeting! The menus are very fast and there is no screen lag that I can notice. Reception and battery: Very good reception, not quite sure that it is as good as the Nokia 6230 but so close that I can’t knock it. The battery has done better than I thought. Historically Samsung have pretty appalling batter life, but I was surprised with how long it lasts. To put that into context – My 6230 battery would last about 5 days, the e370 is lasting 4 - 4.5 days. Again, I can’t knock it. Just make sure you condition the battery properly in the first few charges. Call quality: I initially thought that the incoming voice was too quiet but found that I needed to hold the phone slightly higher on my ear to hear clearly. This slightly annoyed me to begin with as I needed to be careful how to hold the phone, I soon got used to it though and now it is second nature. Outgoing voice quality is good but not outstanding, I would mark it down slightly on a Nokia for this. It is perfectly clear but the person on the other end can tell if you are raising or lowering your voice. The speakerphone function is again very clear and loud enough for most instances, I can certainly use it in the car without a problem. The outgoing voice quality on the speakerphone is outstanding, way better than Nokia. Infact the outgoing voice on speaker is better than normal use …… strange but true! Functions: Camera seems fine, but I don’t really use it, same goes for video. Bluetooth works well, paired with my headset fine. . Don’t use the mp3 so can’t comment, the 40meg space might upset people but it is about 38meg more than I need so not a problem for me. A couple of points I have picked up on, some of these I have learnt to live with, some are just plain annoying: 1.Can’t set the phone to vibrate and ring at the same time. This is a ‘feature’ of all Samsung phones and as far as I am concerned a major flaw. 2. You can’t change alarm sound, only slightly annoying, hey if it wakes me up then it does the job but I would prefer to be able to choose how I wake up. 3. You can’t change the left and right soft keys. 4. The screen goes completely blank when not in use, I am learning to live with this and accept it in order to get improved battery life. 5. The instruction manual does not seem to be terribly comprehensive – there are a lot of things I have worked out myself by pressing buttons and seeing what happens. 6. You can’t have an option of ‘no wallpaper’. 7. The central key on the directional keypad is linked to the web from idle mode, useless to me as I don’t u se the web on my phone so this is a bit of a waste of the main key. However it does switch to ‘select’ when going through menus. A couple of things that I really like – 1. The flash on the camera can be used as a very good torch, extremely useful. 2. You can set up speed dials to work off the Sim card (same as Nokias, but a failing in some Motos). 3. You can change the shortcuts assigned to the directional keypad. 4. The menu speed is quick, accessing messages is instant. 5. The whole look, feel and size of the phone is fantastic. This is my first slide phone and I am very impressed with not having to lock the keypad all the time, and not having to look at the phone to press buttons when you can just slide. Finally, I carry my phone everywhere so the smaller the phone – the better. In summary, this phone is not perfect,but then what phone is perfect? I am more than happy with it as it performs well as a phone whilst being small and comfortable to use. I moved across to this from a Nokia 6230 and don’t regret it at all. If you were happy with the features of the D500 and like the idea of having a much smaller phone and are not too bothered about the reduction in storage space then this is the phone for you. If you are really into music and photography and happy with a significantly bigger phone then get the D600. Sorry for rambling on, but I wanted to provide a bit more information than ‘dis phone is da best. Get one!’
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