Looking
at the petite size and lavender pink colour scheme of the Samsung
E530, it doesn't take long to realise that this is a girly phone!
Samsung's marketing blurb suggests that the E530 is the perfect
shopping companion. We don't know about that, but it's certainly
a lot less trouble than trying to drag a bloke into a clothes shop!
Despite
its girly image, this is a high-spec camera phone that can almost
match the Samsung D500 for features.
The phone is equipped with a megapixel camera with an integrated
flash and zoom, that can also record video (at lower resolution).
The quality of the screen is high - a bright active matrix display
that can easily be seen in daylight, with 262,000 colours and high
resolution. There's a built-in MP3 player (with stereo output to
headphones), MP3 ringtones, and a selection of games. There's even
an exclusive set of "lifestyle features" with intriguing
names such as "Fragrance Type" and "Pink Schedule".
We have no idea what these are for or whether women really want
that kind of stuff, but the E530 has got them.
Getting
back to safer technical ground, the E530 comes with a generous 92
Mbytes of memory (no memory card though), and excellent connectivity
including both USB and wireless Bluetooth connections. Battery life
is nothing special, but in a phone this small it's all you can expect.
All
things considered, the E530 is a good all-rounder in a tiny clamshell
design. And, of course, it's pink! (Also available in blue.)
Features
of the Samsung E530 include:
Megapixel camera (1152 x 864 pixels) with 4x
digital zoom, flash and photo effects
Video camera
Internal display: TFT LCD, 176 x 220 pixels,
262,144 colours
External display: OLED LCD, 80 x 64 pixels,
65,536 colours
Phonebook (max 1,000 entries) with caller ID
(text/photo)
Personal Information Management: Calendar, Scheduler,
To do list, Short cut, Clock / Worldtime, Alarm, Currency converter,
Calculator, Memo book, Stop watch, Count down timer
Memory: 92 Mbytes
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 1.0, SnycML
WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10
Dual band
Size: 86 x 43 x 26 mm
Weight: 85g
Talktime: up to 5.5 hours
Battery standby: 200 hours
Samsung E530
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Reviewed by kj from uk on 16th
Oct 2005
really good reccomend it 2 evry1 but im not sure on the inside design
it a bit rank Rating:
Reviewed by Ann from UK on 14th
Oct 2005
Just received my little phone - "It is so cute"!!!!!. So easy and
intuative to use. Screen quality amazing. Couple of small niggles:
1. there is no voice dial facility - very useful if using with bluetooth
in car. 2. no usb cable included - but otherwise I am extremely
happy with my little blue pod! Rating:
Reviewed by **hannah** from australia
on 13th Oct 2005
i work at a phone shop. we justgot these phones in yesterday and
they've already sold out!! i love the gourgious colour (pink.) it
is defenatly a girls phone as you can tell by the features. when
a man came in and wanted one i eounderd if he was gay! i erge stilish
women toget one!!! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from england on
12th Oct 2005
Brill little phone but does anyone else have trouble with predictive
texting?! Once set onto T9 mode it doesn't remember it next time
you go in, so you have to set it every time. Have returned phone
to samsung who said it was faulty and sent me a new phone. This
is doing exactly the same! I have 2 friends with this phone and
both of their phones stay on the T9 mode everytime they go in to
text. Am i just unlucky?! Rating:
Reviewed by sam parker from cambridge,
england on 12th Oct 2005
this fone is best fone i hav ever had and believe me i have had
a lot of phones!! i wud recomend it 2 everyone but all it needs
is expandable memory even though 96 megabytes is still quite a lot
for a fone lol!! and the mp3 player, u shood be able to do uva things
while listening to music but u cant! the only problems!! Rating:
Reviewed by lucy netherton from uk on
11th Oct 2005
well its a nice looking phone - but im tired of the lack of decent
signal - its so annoying!! i cant stand it any longer and i have
another phone on another contract that i tell people to call me
on instead. id say do not get this phone if you ever want people
to actually contact u! Rating:
Reviewed by Ellie from UK on
10th Oct 2005
This phone is totally amazing!!!!!! Hello 2 my 2 bezzie m8s Amy
and Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!W00t!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by liam from England on
8th Oct 2005
good fone Rating:
Reviewed by Louisa from England on
8th Oct 2005
Words cant describe how fantastic this phone is. Buy it! It is the
perfect accessory for a woman and her handbag. It is a stylish ,
elegant phone which is complimented more so in its colour. Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from UK on
6th Oct 2005
I knocked a few stars off the phone, because my mms doesn't work
on it. I've been waiting well over a month for the phone to come
back in stock to swap it for another one. Also the sound on it isn't
very loud, have trouble hearing people or even the ringtone which
you can only put up to volume 5 needs to be able to go louder. Apart
from these niggles love the phone. Love the colour, the camera is
excellent and the screen colour. It's easy to text on, I've always
wanted a flip phone and this is my first one and it is great. Very
much a girls phone, though with the new colours out I can see guys
will be snapping it up too. Rating:
Reviewed by Heather from UK on
6th Oct 2005
not only does this mobile come in a fabulous colour (pink of course!)
it is such a brilliant size...u can pop it in ur purse no probs.
i only received mine yesterday+cant put it down. the camera quality
is excellent+the video function is really impressive.i would highly
recommend.the only problem is i hav'nt figured out how to send music
to my phone so i'll have to 'actually' read the instructions!!! Rating:
Reviewed by CLARE from UK on
6th Oct 2005
THIS PHONE IS TERRIBLE FOR SIGNAL. WITH MY LAST PHONE ON THE SAME
NETWORK I HAD FULL SIGNAL IN MY HOUSE, BUT WITH THIS PHONE I ONLY
GET A SIGNAL IN ONE SPOT. OTHER THEN THAT ITS OK, EASY ENOUGH TO
USE, ALSO I DON’T SEE THE POINT IN THE PINK SCHEDULE ITS NOT
VERY GOOD AND IM SURE SOME PEOPLE WILL LIVE THIER LIFE BY IT.....
NOT GOOD Rating:
Reviewed by Laurie Taylor from UK on
4th Oct 2005
i wrote a review sayin it was ok but i have VERY drasticly changed
my mind! i LOVE this phone an the fact they ave brought it out n
new colours is cool as ASS! lol = ) i got bluetooth 4 the pc n i
luv it cuz u can putnure tunies on ure fone an u can put ure mega
pix fotos on the pc! WAY!! lol im luvin it an im gonna get 1 in
orange!! lol BuBi! Rating:
Reviewed by Caroline from Uk on
1st Oct 2005
I bought this phone today, and im am very impressed with it. After
having my A800 for ages, I decided to upgrade to a better model.
Everyone I know has Nokia's, and looking at the cameras on them,
they dont look good. So I debated on having either this, or the
Motorola V547. They both looked good, but I am glad I stuck with
Samsung. The Motorola didnt have a big enough memory for me. This
is the best phone ever. I dont really like the colour pink, (im
not a girly girl) But im falling in love with this phone. It comes
with a nice little case and strap (That doesnt not fir around my
wrist :S) The camera is the best ive ever seen. Its small and very
snazzy. I recomed this phone. Go get it! :) Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 29th
Sep 2005
I just got the phone today and the look of the phone is great, i
like all the features, the only thing that annoys me is that it
is set on predictive text and it takes ages to undo it all when
you just want to send a quick text. I am sending the phone back
though because the battery comes off really easy. You only have
to tap it on the table and the battery falls out, turning your phone
off. Has anyone else had this problem? Rating:
Reviewed by Sophie from England on
24th Sep 2005
I got this phone today and so far i am pretty please with it!! One
thing though ... i cant work out how to put songs onto there ...
can anyone help me? Rating:
Reviewed by kelishy from england on
24th Sep 2005
had this fone a few months now and i love it, only 3 minor things
that bug me, first, on t9 text even when i've added certain words
to the memory it won't remember them and i have to type them in
again which is quite annoying and secondly, i can't get the clock
on the outer screen to stay on for more than 5 seconds!!!!anyone
know how to sort this??last but noyt least, the choice of text message
alerts are pretty dismal and you can't add any, but even so i can
live with it. camera fab, video fab, reception fab,mp3 fab, all
in all, FAB. Rating:
Reviewed by Vahan from Armenia on
21st Sep 2005
How do you make the external display to show that nice clock instead
of ordinary digital one? Samsung's interface still sucks. And call
quality is not good at all. But the phone is not a bad one overall. Rating:
Reviewed by Lindsay! from Britain on
19th Sep 2005
This phone is a chic's phone! (can be a guyz fone if they have the
1 wida black stripe in stock :P) i bought this de ova day n am so
pleased wid it! aint found 1 fault concernin de features but da
shape of it did put me of buyin it a lil but i wanted it so much
cuz of de pink on it ... it matches any pink outfit i wear i lov
it so much all my m8z r so jelus ... thank u samsung Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from England on
19th Sep 2005
Do not be fooled. This camera is gorgeous to look at, has a cracking
display and bags of memory at its disposal. HOWEVER, the call quality
is abysmal. The sound received is really tinny, yet at the other
end people receive you sounding muffled. In anything other than
quiet indoor conditions you'll have to shout for the person at the
other end to hear you properly. I lost count of the number of times
people on the other end said "put your mouth closer to the phone,
I can't hear you." There must be a fault with the microphone because
the same thing happens when you try recording sound - you can barely
hear anything unless your mouth is spitting right into the microphone.
Last of all, the reception of this phone is amongst the worst I
have encountered, flitting from full bars to zero seemingly on a
whim. Sexy phone to look at and to play with, but the basics of
making a phonecall are a complete letdown. Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from England on
18th Sep 2005
i was amazed by this phone, it had everything i could possibly need.
with an absolutely stunning display, and look. it has a very impressive
camera and memory size. i have 80 pictures 20 videos and 8 full
length songs with about the quarter of the memory left! very good!
Rating:
Reviewed by Debbie from UK on
16th Sep 2005
Cute and nice to hold! And it's less pink than the images on the
net would have you believe. It's more of a pinkish maroon. Pity
about the texting input format always starting from ABab instead
of T9Ab. Otherwise, it's overall a pretty good phone. I recommended
it for anyone who wants a flip camera phone to be just that and
not a PDA substitute. Unless they're a hardcore predictive texter
(writing 10+ messages a day), in which case avoid this model. Get
a Nokia. Fuller review at http://elandra.blogspot.com Rating:
Reviewed by Lindy Lou from England on
16th Sep 2005
I really like this phone. It gives a middle-aged mum of two lots
of street cred! Seriously, it is easy to use, looks good and fits
nicely in my handbag. What more could a girl want? Rating:
Reviewed by hira khan from pakistan
on 15th Sep 2005
just superb and outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by Cezpaz from wales on
12th Sep 2005
If your thinking of a phone to get the it should definitaly be the
samsung E530 its the best fone ever especially for girls!! it does
cost a lot but its worth every penny!! iv had it for one day now
and i cant leave it alone!! i love it the video is sooo clear compared
to other phones and the camera is soo good!! so get this phone!
it does cost like £200 but its worth it! Rating:
Reviewed by Rebecca from Scotland on
11th Sep 2005
This phone is great! I've had it for over two weeks now. The screen
quality is excellent. Sending texts, making and receiving calls
are all easy to do. Camera quality and video recording quality are
both brilliant. The Bluetooth is easy to use and WAP is also easy
to access. Battery life is very good and I get a good signal. I
don't really use the girlie features on this phone - calorie counter,
height/ weight ratio, etc. So you don't even have to be a girlie
girl to have this phone! I'd definitely recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by katie from england on
11th Sep 2005
I was debating between this one and the samsung E720...but i am
so gld i got this phone its a proper girly girl fone...all my girly
mates loved and want to get one...i have no problem with sound quality...i
think its FAB! the pink scedule amused me...sum ppl may wanna no
wen they are ovulating lol i haven't looked back since i got this
fone and never will its awesome...x Rating:
Reviewed by VICK from ENGLAND on
11th Sep 2005
I have recently upgraded my phone to the samsung e530, i love my
phone but i really wanted it in blue or any other colour that i
have seen on the web, cause i like 2 b different. I have heard that
on the samsung d500 u can get a kit so u can change the shells.
Does any1 know if u can do this for my phone or if any1 knows of
anywhere that u can get the other colours at a good price cheers.
Rating:
Reviewed by emz from uk on 10th
Sep 2005
wicked!i luv da color un da games r cool evry girl wud luv dis phone!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by ian from UK on 7th
Sep 2005
I have had this phone a week. It is really stylish and compact -
I got the Oasis Blue colour, which isnt too girly. Its got lots
of cool features, and lots of pointless ones too. Like a calorie
counter and a "pink schedule" which basically plans when your next
period is going to be. Really useful, especially if your a bloke.
(unless you use it so you can plan when to avoid your other half!)
The camera is great quality, although the flash isnt brill. I find
the texting a bit irritating - I dont have particularly big fingers,
but sometimes I find myself mashing the keyboard. It fits in your
pocket well, and looks fairly stylish too in any pub. The battery
life is excellent, and call quality is good too. Would I get another
one? Maybe, but I think the D500 is much cooler, and wish I had
that one instead. Rating:
Reviewed by Nnenna from England on
5th Sep 2005
This fone is amazin, cute, evrythntg a gurl cud want and i only
just got it bout 2 dayz ago. am lovin teh pink schedule thing. i
recommedn it 2 any gurl. cost bout 200 quid but its worth it. av
got no problems with it at all. yorkie bar aint 4 gurls well dis
fone aint for boys. Rating:
Reviewed by Belinda from United Kingdom
on 3rd Sep 2005
I LOVE the look and feel of of this phone, it's so girly and petite,
the case and strap it comes with it cute too!! The camera quality
is brilliant and takes great photos in my opinion, much better than
any Nokia I've had. The text messaging is a bit of a nightmare and
long winded which I dont really like as Im so used to Nokia's layout!
The sound quality on calls is really tinny and poor. Not that impressed
with the ringtones and message tones but then thats what downloads
are for! Over all I like the phone and am happy, its a phone, it
rings.. what more can I ask for haha!! Rating:
Reviewed by Cat from UK on 3rd
Sep 2005
I must say - I a surprized at such great reviews. I give this phone
2 stars as though it is a great little phone, al the features work
well, it's light and feels and looks great. One major problem -you
can't here anything anyone is saying - it has the worst background
noise ever - i spent my whole time shouting at people. I exchanged
this for the Samsung E720 - which is a slighter more powerful phone
- but it comes with being heavy. ugly and STILL having bad sound
quality - it must be something with new samsung phones? I am disapointed. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from England on
2nd Sep 2005
Hey guys! I'm a blokey kinda bloke OK? I love this phone - pink
schedule and all! In fact I can use this feature with a little cooperation
from the girlfriend. Seriously this is an amazing handset. Love
the menus, the operation of it, the Bluetooth, hey I can even transfer
Excel Spreadsheets to it in the office and take them home with me.
Like a lot of people I've been a Nokia junkie for years but not
any more just gimme my E530 and I'm outta here... Want cool? An
E530 with The Dukes Of Hazard General Lee MP3 ringtone - THATS COOL. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from SCOTLAND on
1st Sep 2005
THIS PHONE IS FAR BETTER THAN ANY OTHERS I HAVE PURCHASED IT HAS
EVERYTHING FROM CAMERA TO TELLING YOU WHEN YOUR PERIOD IS DUE! I
RECOMMEND THIS PHONE TO ANY GIRL (ITS NOT FOR BOYS) I GIVE IT 110%
I LOVE IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Corkie from England on
1st Sep 2005
This phone is amazing. I was seriously torn between the new nokia
flip phone and this one. I chose this one and havnt looked back!
In terms of being an actual phone for gettin in touch with people
its very good. The easy-answer by just flipping it open is great
and texting is easy. In terms of being something that all ur friends
will say is cool and ur mum will say now thats trendy, it gets full
marks! The camera is good, it does its job pretty well but dont
buy the phone instead of a digital cam...u will not be impressed!
And as far as the calorie counter is concernd, wow! So pointless
yet it makes the phone what it is! Im only not givin this full stars
cos ther are some tiny problems like not gettin the internet and
therefore not being able to get mp3s. But if u really want that,
get a goddam ipod!! Rating:
Reviewed by Nicki from Scotland on
31st Aug 2005
I have just bought this phone and wondered if anyone else has had
any trouble. I have three things I have a problem with, The first
being I cant receive or make calls, two the service is limited and
three I only have one option of a incoming call tone and that's
is rubbish. Has anyone else had any of these problems and how did
you resolve them? I am in the meantime (about 72 hours time) awaiting
a response from the network to find out why I am having these problems.
Apart from that I think the phone is really nice, but would be better
if i could get it to work :) Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from UK on
31st Aug 2005
Wonderful phone. Cute, small and just plain beautiful. Its a phone
that just works so well and a credit to Samsung for finally tidying
up all bad things from previous phones. Only problem I had was to
transfer mp3s from my computer to my phone, but worked out this
can be done with a bluetooth dongle which connects to the computers
USB port and hey presto, it works!! Rating:
Reviewed by louise from england on
30th Aug 2005
ABSOULUTY FABULOUS!!! its the best phone i ever had!! soo many special
features and extras its amazing! i recommend this phone very highy!!!
GET IT ITS GREAT!!!! If anyone has any problems and enquires about
this wonderful phone you can contact me if help is needed on thecalling123@aol.com
Louise!! Rating:
Reviewed by Emily from England on
30th Aug 2005
this phone is gr8!!!!! its just for girls!! its got everything you
wud need mp3 player camera video n voice recorder. it is easy to
use small n compact. i wud definitly get this fne if i was u!! i
love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Gsubelle from Netherlands
on 30th Aug 2005
yess this phone is amazing:D So cute and stylish! 2 bad for you
uk people, in my country the Samsung E530 includes designer juwelery!
Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from England on
27th Aug 2005
It's a pretty phone, the camera is great and the features are quite
good. I like my phone's to be next to perfect though, and this one
has let me down extremely by the reception. The signal constantly
cuts out and when having a conversation the other person will always
be cutting up. Highly fustrating. But an all round ok phone other
than this. Rating:
Reviewed by ali from egypt on
27th Aug 2005
this is the best mobile i ever got the camera is great and so is
the video camera and its memory is 90 mb and it has an mp3 player
and bluetooth Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from UK on
27th Aug 2005
This phone is pure class! I agree it has all the features to make
it classified as a girls phone but it suits all really! The actual
design of the phone is very fashionable with its touch of pink,
the features are off the hook! The sound, video and picture quality
is excellent! All in all the ultimate must have this side of summer! Rating:
Reviewed by Laurie Taylor from Scotland
on 27th Aug 2005
The phone is ok but there are some things that arent that good.
1. The camera IS a mega pixel BUT if you want to send a picture
via MMS they have to be 640 X 480 so you they dont go over the MMS
size limit. If you change the size limit to send a mega pixel picture
it says "Sending Failed". 2. The sound clarity is awful. I was talking
to my friend on my phone (Nokia 6610i) and i heard everything she
was saying then my battery died so i used my mums phone (Samsung
E530) and i couldnt understand a word she was saying. 3. The battery
life is dreadful. It last about 2 days MAX and i really hate the
charger because they have a light on them which turns green when
its charged but it says nothing on the phone as to whether its charging
or not. 4. You can only ure Samsund own message tones you cant use
your own and they are really quiet. 5. You cant use AMR (recordings)
as ringtones. That really let the phone down because my mum had
a Sagem myX-6 with AMR tones and sent them to her ne w phone (Samsung)
but couldnt use them as tones. BUT in saying that it does have some
good features like; 1. The Bluetooth conectivity is a real plus.
2. The MP3 player is great if your out and board. 3. The Camera
IS good even though you cant send the big pictures. 4. The buttons
are really user friendly! If you dont phone a lot and arent a phtographer
then get it! Rating:
Reviewed by Laura Perry from England
on 26th Aug 2005
Love this phone! Used to have a Sony Ericsson T610 and have been
looking for a while for a cheap contract and stumbled across a great
deal with O2 on the net for a free phone and 7 months free line
rental with 100 texts a month thrown in. Got a choice of a few phones
and chose this. Thought it would be basic as I got such a good contract
deal but am really impressed. Easy to use, loads of great features,
screen quality is really good, as is the picture quality. Looks
to be well built but only time will tell with that one!. First impressions
of this phone are really good. If you are looking for a phone to
impress your mates (just the girls obviously) that won't cost you
the earth, have a look at the one stop phone shop online. I am happy
to recommend this phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from England on
25th Aug 2005
When i first ordered this phone i wasn't sure if i'd like it as
i've always had a nokia, but i've had it for 4 days now and it's
brilliant. The functions are great and it's so easy to use. What
more can i say but it's a great phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from UK on
25th Aug 2005
Had the phone a day & love it already. It's pretty pink, very girly
& just fab! Voice recorder is a bit poor but everything else is
amazing! Buy it! Rating:
Reviewed by kelly from england on
25th Aug 2005
i jus got this phone yesterday n i love it im amazed by it its such
a gurly phone hehe love it love it love it love it Rating:
Reviewed by Amy from England on
24th Aug 2005
I got this fone yesterday and already I'd say its the best fone
I've ever owned! It has everything U cud wish for on a fone and
other novelty extras! All these functions work brilliantly with
the picture and video quality being excellent!The fone looks great
and its PINK!!..so yeh.. thats a bonus! Buy it know.. u won't regret
it! Rating:
Reviewed by Secret from Uk/Essex on
24th Aug 2005
This phone is excellent. it has everything that you need for a modern
phone. totally girly and pink and i love it! i recommend it to anybody,
you will not be disspointed. the camera and video are very clear
and there are loads of options to edit the video's and photo's you
have taken. A must Have! Rating:
Reviewed by Tanya from England on
24th Aug 2005
hey this is a MINT fone!! i got it yesterday n i love it already
it has wkd features like bluetooth, the colours are amazing itz
jst a rely gd fone i recemend it 2 ne1 hus lukin at this fone!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from Northern Ireland
on 23rd Aug 2005
Got this yesterday. This phone is great - I was due an upgrade and
had always had a samsung phone, but thought on this occassion I
would try the Sony Ericsson k750i. What a mistake - terrible phone,
then I tried the Nokia 3230, which also was terribe. So glad to
go back to Samsung. Not sure if I would consider this phone if I
was a fella - too many girly things on it, such as ovulation calender?????
Not sure what the crack is with having this, but still great features,
and excellent camera. One thing which slightly irritated me was
the sound quality which isnt the best; but its bearable and as I
have great intentions of making alot of use of my camera/video phone,
I defo will be keeping this one and putting up with it. Rating:
Reviewed by AaAaAa from Ro on
22nd Aug 2005
love the phone, love the features, love the ppl who use it :)) It's
an offLINE/onLIFE phone. Just buy it and give 10 stars ***...***
to Samsung. Good job ;) Rating:
Reviewed by Sammy from England on
21st Aug 2005
This phone is very good, i'v noticed a lot of people talking about
the colour and some people say thay love it whilst others think
it a let down. This phone not only comes in lavender pink it also
comes in orange,blue and silver though some colours maybe harder
to purchase. Phones 4 u sells blue phones on contract and sofar
that is the only other colour i have seen apart from the lavender
pink. Sammy Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from England on
20th Aug 2005
I Love this phone! I brought it today and it has everything I want!
At first I wanted to wait for the blue one but I couldn't wait any
longer so I had to get it! But the colour pink has now grown on
me and I love it!!!!!! A great phone that beats the e720! Rating:
Reviewed by jembob from england on
20th Aug 2005
ace wkd cudnt b beta Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from England on
20th Aug 2005
Wow! I got this phone yesterday and it's so cute!! The lavender
pink is more purple than pink but it's still really girly especially
all the lifestyle features. The WAP function is really straight
forward to use and txting is simple. The video quality is mint and
I love the frames u can out on the pictures. I wouldn't recommend
it to any lads cuz I think it's proper girly and it's very handy
for many reasons. I wasn't sure which phone to get but I'm so glad
I chose this one! Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from United Kingdom
on 20th Aug 2005
This phone is one of the best phones out today along with samsungs
other mobiles, the ringtones are a good quality and sending objects
via bluetooth is easy and simple. The camera quality is ok but everything
else is superb, the phone is slim and light and easy to use. I recommend
anyone that is considering it to buy this phone, you wont regret
it. Rating:
Reviewed by Abby from UK on 19th
Aug 2005
I luv dis fone it is so cll and it is pnk!! Ijst gt it 2day + i
alrdy lurrrrrrrrrrve it !!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Karen King from Northern
Ireland on 19th Aug 2005
Hi I just bought this phone yesterday from O2 shop in Ballymena.
Cant believe all the extra features you get with this phone, bluetooth,
mp3 player wow. would highly recommend Rating:
Reviewed by andreas pippas from england
on 18th Aug 2005
i have just purchased the phone not satistfied with it pippas Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from Englanf on
18th Aug 2005
I ab fab love this fone! It is amazingly! It was weird at first
changing from a nokia to a samsung, but i wouldn't change this fone
for any other! It is amazing and i love showing it off! The colour
is also gorgeous! I'm not really that good with electronic things,
but this phone is so simple to use, but it still does everything
you want it to! Although considering what is in the Lifestyle category,
this phone is for the girls, don't think a guy needs a shopping
list, a fragrance type, a calorie counter or a pink schedule! But
hey, whatever floats ya boat! This phone is amazing and i would
recommend it to anyone!! Love ya x Rating:
Reviewed by ?????????????? from Walse
on 18th Aug 2005
this phone has brilliant fetures! games, mp3 player, camra, blue
tooth great ringtones!!! and the best thing is it is pink!!!!!!!
i have seen other pink pkones but they are not nice at all! i really
recomend this phone to anybody who loves pink just like me! Rating:
Reviewed by Cynthia from Wales on
17th Aug 2005
I have been looking for a new phone for a couple of months. Having
had mobiles for some 10 years which have always been Nokia's but
nokia had nothing that i really liked, i then saw the Samsung E530
on the net and ordered it. And YEP i really love it, it is a fantastic
piece of equipment wasn't too sure about the flip open style but
it is a great easy to use little phone and i would recomend it to
anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from England on
17th Aug 2005
i fell in love with this phone straight away, it was all i thort
of getting. only heard one bad comment so far. i like the lavender
pink but i want the valentine pink one instead on pay as you go.
i wanna swap mine please help me find the other one! its too good
to forget about! Rating:
Reviewed by ????????? from england on
16th Aug 2005
this phone is PINK !!!!!!!!!!! N buff its great its got fab features
and its made for girly girls xxxxxxx Rating:
Reviewed by Meeee from England on
14th Aug 2005
The Samsung e530 rules the phone industry Get it Noooooooow! Rating:
Reviewed by Sally from England on
11th Aug 2005
This phone is amazing! So girly, it's perfect for me, and any other
girl! The camera is outstanding, ive taken pictures in clubs and
in the dark and they have come out perfectly! I have found that
this phone has a stronger signal than any of the others ive had!
Good choice of games! Only one problem, the voice recorder is very
quiet but when you record a video the sound is loud and clear, but
it doesn't really bother me too much! It makes a chnage to have
a phone that has all the features (camera video mp3 bluetooth ect)
and still looks good! I have bought the pink one and my boyfriend
loves it so he is going to buy the blue one! Good memory, video
and camera are perfect, bluetooth works, mp3 amazing! This is the
best phone i've ever had (and i have had a lot!) So if you're looking
for the perfect phone, BUY THIS ONE!!!! x x x Rating:
Reviewed by Ciara from UK on
9th Aug 2005
really like this phone but am considering sending it back unless
someone can enlighten me as to how to do some things that bug me
about it: how do you make the analog clock stay on the external
screen longer than 2 seconds, any way? is there any way to set it
so that the external display shows permanently that you have a missed
call or that the phone is on silent/quiet mode? it's annoying for
me that you can't just look at the phone and see if there's a missed
call, you have to open it all the time.other than that, it's excellent!
any help would be appreciated. Rating:
Reviewed by sammy from england/mansfield
on 8th Aug 2005
this phone is brill i got it a week ago and its got everything u
cud wnt the pictures are fantastic i luv it and its lyk pink which
is gr8! i reccomend it to every lass out there who wants a great
phone!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jess from england on
8th Aug 2005
iv had this phone for a few days and it is brilliant!! it has EVERYTHING
you need, and the colour is amazing, it might be a girly phone but
boys would love it too, the camera is especially brilliant, and
even tho the signal is not as good as mi old nokia one, it is really
stil brilliant!!!! thats why i gave it five stars Rating:
Reviewed by jane from scotland on
6th Aug 2005
hi this phone i amazing just got it yesterday and omg it's brill.
just 1 thing could any1 plz tell me if there voice recorder is very
low in sound thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from West End, London
on 5th Aug 2005
Like omg! I'm a guy right - i know what you're thinking about my
name... Ashley's a girls name and this is a girls phone, but i'm
not gay! honest! i just love this fone! its pristine! i just, like,
adore the colour! My fave! And all the handy features keep me right
on time for my dance lessons! And Piere, my good friend, likes it
too. He works on boats as a sailor and he gives it 10/10 too! girls
and guys, this fone is best! Its like the bright pink nail polish
i was never allowed to wear. Everything rox about it! BUY BUY BUY! Rating:
Reviewed by- from Belgium on
4th Aug 2005
Have bought this phone in the beginning of July this year, like
it very much,it has everything i need and even more:-) Rating:
Reviewed by Sheena from England on
3rd Aug 2005
This is an excellent phone as it has most of the features I look
for in a phone. It is a great looking phone (looks fantastic in
oasis blue), has a nice clear main display, the menus are easy to
navigate around and it has a strong signal on orange. The MP3 player
works well, and the camera with video recording capabilities is
of excellent quality considering it is only 1MP, but I think that
this is good enough for a mobile phone. The battery charges quickly
and it has lots of interesting extra features like biorythm stats.
The main problem I have with this phone, which is why I haven't
given it five stars is because there is no speakerphone. Another
minor problem is that the phone's memory cannot be expanded, although
Samsung have been generous with the supplied memory. The T9 texting
is a little obscure on this phone and takes longer than a Nokia
would take to type out a text as you need to navigate in and out
of menus to add symbols and words not included in its dictionary.
Overall though, I am very happy with this phone. It is well-designed,
small, feature-packed and very good-looking. A great phone for the
girls! Rating:
Reviewed by Leeyadabest from uk on
3rd Aug 2005
This is a great phone for girls it's pink and it has nearly everything. Rating:
Reviewed by emma from south wales on
31st Jul 2005
i luurve samsung phones,this is my tenth now and its always getting
better,like the other reviewer of this phone who said they got an
illness as far as phones go,i should have been committed years ago.This
is the phone to have at the mo if your a girl,its small sexy and
lots to keep you occupied with,the camera is excellent with a good
enough flash,i like the fact its so loud too so u can hear it in
your bag but the MAIN thing is the major flaw that the samsung e720
had with sound and call quality which i can thankfully say has not
got any on this model,its really good on this one.the only thing
i can say is a little niggle of mine and this is only if im really
forced to point out any negatives is the signal isn't as good as
the other samsung phones,but all the same well done to samsung for
producing such a small,sexy multifuctional phone that has everything
and for listening to their customers. Rating:
Reviewed by vicky from england on
28th Jul 2005
i have had this phone for just under a week now, its the best phone
i have had buy far!ive had nokias and a motorola, but nothing compares
to this phone. the colour, the style, everything about it is suited
for a girl,take it from me girls, if you are looking for a new fone
this is the phone for you!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from UK on 28th
Jul 2005
this phone is a really good phone, its well designed for a women,
but as a guy ilike it. its a snug phone, and it curves around your
face, it has all the features you'd want and some you woudnt!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by claire from liverpool on
28th Jul 2005
got this phone the other day and its excellent and by far the best
phone ive had or seen!! it's well better than the D500. i like it
cos its really girly an got loads girly things on it! its fab. the
camera and everythin is ded gud on it! the only downfall is that
you cant get real tones on it! but never mind its still great and
i would recommend it to anyone!! Rating:
Reviewed by smurf from england on
28th Jul 2005
Brill phone and cool colour. For the person complaining and saying
its rubbish - why did you buy it?!?! Rating:
Reviewed by simone from wales on
27th Jul 2005
i think this phone is great i have had it for about three weeks
now and i have to say there is nothing about it that really irritates
me, the non expandable memory isn't really a problem for me coz
i bought a bluetooth dongle for £8 off ebay and i can send everything
i want to my pc. its great i can capture videos of my kids on the
beach and places where u wouldnt normally take a camera. theres
not limit on how much video u can take up to an hour as long as
u got the free memory. the videos can be blown up to full screen
on my pc but then they are distorted a little as ud exspect. Camera
is fantastic for a mobile. and the sound is perfect too load if
anything sometimes, for the lady who reviewed sound u must have
been unlucky. i got the pink one and its so stylish for a girl.
only complaint is when are samsung gonna allow us to customise our
message tones??? overall fantastic little phone get it girls!!!
or boys my hubby loves it but he'd want it in blue or summet!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sez from England on
27th Jul 2005
This phone looks great on the web but when you see it in the flesh
its a horrid colour! Its got god features but the colour lets it
down. Rating:
Reviewed by lyndsay from england on
26th Jul 2005
I have had such a nightmare finding a phone i wanted to upgrade
to i had the motorola a1000 and the motorola e1000 and they were
rubbish. You need to think about what you need a phone to do, it
is small stylish and does everything i need. I text a lot and this
is easy with added pictures and animations to send. The camera has
loads of features such as frames and a flash, multishot and zoom.The
picture quality is fantastic and the battery lasts ages.It is very
small and i recently took it with me on a girls night out and it
fit in my bag great and i got some brilliant pictures in a dark
club using the flash. I have just found the games which are free
not like the motorola which doesnt come with games u have to download
them at £7 a time!. So far cant fault it actually i think i will
go back and add a star! best phone i have had(and i have had a lot!!) Rating:
Reviewed by Dana from England on
24th Jul 2005
this is the best phone that i have ever had! i got it a few days
ago and am extremely pleased with it! there is nothing bad about
this phone! i'm so glad that i got this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Butterfly from UK on
24th Jul 2005
This phone is very cute and I loved it as it was pink but that was
it. The phones signal was appaling and after taking it back twice
I opted for another phone. Although I want my phone to look good,
I need my phone to work and have good signal - unfortunately, this
phone did neither! I would not advise you to buy this phone if u
need this phone to have signal!! Rating:
Reviewed by gravy from england on
23rd Jul 2005
its great. at first i thought that it was just a simple okay phone,
but its not. it has everythi that u can ask 4 and even more. it
does look a bit girly, but it still doesnt mean that it's rubbish.
BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by LAURA from HAMPSHIRE on
23rd Jul 2005
This phone is amazing. it has lots of cool camera functions as well
as many ringtones and the mp3 part is fantastic. i definately wont
get bord of this phone as its soooo up to date amd i cant think
of anything its missed out!Its everything it looks and more. the
memory storage is great and the colour is great!!!!!BUY THIS PHONE
ITS DA BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by maz from u.k on 20th
Jul 2005
This is the BEST phone ever!!! I got this phone yesterday and has
everything that you could want AND MORE!!!! it looks good and has
the best features! i would reccomend this phone to anyone it is
great. More of a girls phones. It is quite cheap for all the things
you get on it. Rating:
Reviewed by Diane from UK on
20th Jul 2005
Trust me.I have a passion for mobiles (some would call it an "illness"!!!)I
have had the Sony Ericsson P900, the Nokia 6230, Samsung E720, etc
and, by far, this E530 is my favourite so far! I love the way it
looks, feels and performs. The battery lasts well between charges,
it has clear reception and display - everything works just as it
should, but the real plus for me is that it is mainly a ladies'
phone and such a lovely colour. Although there are other phones
which have higher specs and more functions, by anyone's standards,
for what it is designed to do, the E530 is an excellent phone! I
love it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jill from england on
20th Jul 2005
iv had the phone for 2 weeks and i dont think it is that good iv
replaced mine twice becouse the vioce record is so quiet i can not
ear it i thought it was broken but my new one is the same as any
one else noticed this yet any thing that comes in voice record you
can not play it Rating:
Reviewed by lottie from uk on
19th Jul 2005
it is a stylish phone that looks outstanding! it has a lot of faboulous
features! it can be bought in a range of colours! It is four star!
You have to get it! Rating:
Reviewed by Dominic Beaumonnt from england
on 19th Jul 2005
Stupid bloody rediculus pohne i have never came a cross such a ugly
phone with no features and horrible coulor sceam and samsung need
to re think thier ideas it is the most auful phone i have ever had
i wouldn't advise any one to have that phone and those who do by
we'll i pitty you becouse it is the stupidist fone ever and the
screen is so small u hardly see a text message i think i'll go and
get sony ericsson s700i much better and many more features !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tracy from England on
17th Jul 2005
I have had this phone for a few weeks now and I love it, it has
everything you need on there and looks and feels really good. I
find it easy to use find the menu easy to find my way around and
i love the fact it has little features on there to make it stand
out from all the other little phones for example coloured numbers
on the display. I am very happy with my little phone! Rating:
Reviewed by heidi tustin from england
on 15th Jul 2005
upgraded from the nokia 6230 about 2 weeks ago and i love my new
little phone,full of features and its just so pretty lol.only a
few complaits,no expandable memory and the t9 dictionary just wont
store certain words and they have to be re added every time,which
can get anoying,but hey no phone can be perfect, and id recomend
it to any ladies Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from United Kingdom
on 15th Jul 2005
I really love this phone, it's a fantastic little piece of equipment!
I wasn't too sure how I would react to the flip-open style as I
have been used to Nokias all my life! But this phone has captured
my heart! Okay, so it has lots of girly functions such as shopping
lists and calorie counters intergrated but you don't have to be
a girly girly to love this phone. The sound quality is great as
is the camera picture quality. I haven't put it down since I bought
it, a must-have! Rating:
Reviewed by natalie raith from england
on 13th Jul 2005
dis fone is amazin.it has everything u need.gud camera mp3 and 90
mb memory and its like pink so its da ultimate girls fone Rating:
Reviewed by Loum from England on
13th Jul 2005
I love this phone, I too have the lavender pink one and friends
who have recently got the D500 and E720 wish they had waited. It
is tiny and yet has loads more features than my old E700. MP3 player,
an excellent camera with flash, video recording facility as well
as 'girly' features such as a calorie counter. My only one gripe
is that I dont feel it picks up quite as good a signal as my other
phones, but hey, its good enough! Rating:
Reviewed by maria from england on
13th Jul 2005
I have had this phone for 2 weeks now and i must admit i am very
impressed with it,people have commented on how nice it looks and
how small it is (i have the lavender pink coloured one).It is a
great mp3 player nice and loud and the pictures taken with this
phone are really clear,also the video playback is amazing not at
all blurred.The only reason i have not given it five stars is because
you cannot expand the memory on it but saying that i have 7 full
songs on it loads of pictures and 8 video clips and i am only half
way through the memory so i can`t really complain.I would recommend
this phone to anyone thinking of buying it, i am a gadget freak
and i am well pleased with it,i had been looking for an upgrade
from my sharp gx20 which i had for 18 months and i am so pleased
i bought this phone. Rating:
Features
of the Samsung E530 include:
