The
Samsung E870 is a lightweight clamshell phone with a very minimalistic
appearance on the exterior. Open up the phone and you will be surprised
by the large keys that give it a distinctive retro look. However
the build quality seems a little poor and plasticky, and the navigation
keys aren't that easy to use.
The
E870 has a very good range of features for a mid-range camera phone.
These include an excellent quality screen and a reasonable 1.3 megapixel
camera with a flash. The music player supports a wide range of music
formats, and audio quality is excellent. With 80 Mbytes built-in
memory and support for a microSD memory card, you can store lots
of music too. The
E870 supports email with a document viewer. There's support for
speaker-independent voice recognition and an integrated speakerphone.
Aircraft mode lets you use the phone offline. Battery life is good.
The
E870 is an interesting mid-range phone offering a good range of
features in an unusual and distinctive design. It's rather pricey
for what you get though, and the navigation keys aren't the best.
Features of the Samsung E870 include:
1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash and 4x digital
zoom
Video camera (MPEG4)
Internal display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 176
x 220 pixels
External display: OLED, 65,536 colours, 96 x
80 pixels
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Average
rating from 80 reviews:
Reviewed by Su from UK on 11th
May 2009
I love love love this phone. I've had mine for about 2 1/2 years
now and the only problem I've got with it is that the WAP now makes
it freeze. But how many other phones could you have for such a long
time (and give them the beating mine gets!) without there being
MASSIVE problems? I'm sadly considering upgrading, but I can't find
another phone I like nearly as much. The design, weight and functionality
are all brilliant, and this phone has served me well. Rating:
Reviewed by alex crawshaw from england
on 14th Mar 2009
had this phone for donkeys year like 4 years know got a n95 1 year
ago and hated the thing so cheaply made this phone is like a brick
and if u can ge hold of it get it trust me and its so cheap know Rating:
Reviewed by Anwer Shaffath from Sri
Lanka on 22nd Jan 2009
I was using this phone for over months Lovely phone. But unfortunatly
the went busted can some one advice to me from where I can Find
a display for this mobile phone Rating:
Reviewed by Nicole from Singapore on
13th Aug 2008
Great phone. Currently using it for a year or so. Really nice to
type. Keypads similar to the MacBook. Haha really nice phone indeed.
(: Rating:
Reviewed by Catherine from UK on
21st May 2008
Good phone - had it a year and a half worked well but the screen
has just cracked so now I'm looking for a new phone that's as good
if not better. From time to time, like all Samsung's I've had, it
freezes but you turn it off and back on again and it's OK. Good
easy to use phone Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
18th Apr 2008
Had the phone for over a year now, looks great, i have not had one
problem with it and that includes it taking a bashing from my two
daughters. Going to reluctantly upgrade but will keep this one as
a spare and hopefully may need to use it again!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by mark from england on
22nd Mar 2008
i've just been loaned this phone while my n82 has been sent off
to 02 for repair. its a big step down from my nokia which i love,
but on the whole it seems a decent phone. The only downside is that
they've given me the red edition of the phone. not very macho, but
oh well, i've only got it for around 2weeks. I'll post another comment
as soon as i've had a tinker with the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by maya from englan on
27th Feb 2008
INTERNET BREAKS I had this phone twice and each after around 6 months
once-a-week usage of the internet, it broke. Now every time i go
on the internet menu or accidentally press the (i) button it freezes
and you can only fix it by taking out the battery. otherwise an
excellent phone Rating:
Reviewed by Eugene from Russia on
22nd Jan 2008
Soon after you begin using this phone it will bring several serious
disappointments here and there. You will have to use standard sound
for alarm and for personal organizer reminders, because mp3 is not
supported, and amr/mmf don't work even with updated firmware. Bad
usability — sometimes you have to open 2nd level menu to do
a simple operation like rename contact (and how do you like that
2nd level menu just exactly repeats half of items from previous
menu?). Another awkward example is picture viewer — I could
not figure out how to zoom pictures full screen until I google for
it, and you cannot view next/previous pic while it's zoomed. Sound
quality is poor. The perfect design is only thing why one should
bother buying this phone. People around me keep loving it's look.
But if you care about functionality, this will be waste of money.
I'm going to buy a bit more convenient phone soon. Rating:
Reviewed by Charl from England on
20th Jan 2008
I had this phone while my D900I got sent off for repair. How good
is this phone, the only thing is the keypad, i keep making mistakes
when texting. I dont think i want to give it back to 02. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from England on
15th Dec 2007
Got this on contract 18 months ago, looked at the white one first,looked
too much like a kitchen gadget, and so got a red one, this has a
black keypad.This was my first flip fone, and overall a good piece
of kit. Has worn well with time, color only slightly rubbed off
on corners. Screens clear, and it has never let me down,never frozen
up.Battery life has been excellent,and I like the early warning
of battery getting low, better than just dying halfway through a
call.Camera can only be described as adequate. Hinge is wearing
well, very little sideways play. Flat keypad can be very frustrating,
easy to make errors if you have big fingers (like me) balance in
your hand is terrible,very difficult to text with one hand as it
falls out of your grasp.So to sum up....Good points; Love the color
(only red one), battery life and functionality. Dislike keypad,
too easy to make errors, really hate the pathetic cover over charging
socket,my nails too big to open it. Do I like it....Yes Would I
get another?.....No,going back to one piece phones Rating:
Reviewed by nathan hughes from uk on
30th Nov 2007
fab phone but cant get replacment covers. Rating:
Reviewed by Alison Hulett from United
Kingdom on 6th Nov 2007
I just got this phone and I have to say that I am quite dissapointed.
The look of it is nice, simple, stylish, modern, but when you open
it up it seems too long and cumbersome. It's very light but feels
rather cheap and tacky with the keys already sticking a bit. The
two big let downs for me though were to do with sound. The sound
that comes out of the phone itself is not good. The little speaker
just can't handle realtones and mp3's without going all clangy and
getting distortion which is a pet hate of mine. Also, when it comes
to the alarm, you can't choose a song from your mp3's you just have
to pick one of their HORRIBLE ringtones and you can't adjust the
volume so it comes out far too loud in the morning- not good! For
the price, there is not the range of features you would expect but
if you're not fussed about sound quality and want a fashionable
and functional phone then you may like it. Rating:
Reviewed by karl from england on
4th Nov 2007
harriet u press the volume button on the side to mek the pictures
bigger it took me ages to work it out to lol Rating:
Reviewed by paul from Poland on
14th Oct 2007
Nice one, I have got white one and it looks good enough for me.
The worst thing is the batery, and after 6 months of usage there
is something wrong with buttons. Rating:
Reviewed by jane from England on
10th Oct 2007
This is an excellent phone, i've had mine for over a year and i
have had no problems with it whatsoever. It's easy to use and has
plently of memory. A fantastic buy (: Rating:
Reviewed by James from England on
8th Oct 2007
The samsung E870 is not a bad phone, the camra could be better and
the text messaging isnt that good! the mp3player is probally 1 of
the best thing about the samsung e870, the java games are not very
good, and the video recorder could be better, so for the camra 7/10,
video 7/10, mp3 9/10, messaging 6/10, java games 5/10, but it does
look a sylish phone and i do get people looking at this phone!!
James :) Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from Ireland on
18th Sep 2007
I have had this phone for a year. I like it cos the memory is good.
It is small and light and it looks well but I have had a number
of probs too. 1st it freezes, the whole thing stops working and
you have to take the battery out. Also, my internet stopped working
afer about 3 months, now when you try to grt onto the internet,
the phone freezes, very annoying! Rating:
Reviewed by Harriet from england on
11th Sep 2007
ok, this phone has lasted me 1 year n a few months so far. wen i
first got it i got loads of compliments on the look etc so yay!
the photo's quality isn't so gd, the picture gets smaller once yu
go bak 2 it later & the pcitures can turn out blurred if yu move
ure hand. the MP3 player is gd,& better now i know how 2 play songs
with my fone shut! which i only just learnt 2day-over a year later
(look at a lower down review) the bluetooth has been useful cos
i cant get music from anywhere else. & the settings give yu a wide
variety of looks Rating:
Reviewed by karl from england on
2nd Sep 2007
this is good only thing is i dnt have enough memory on my fone to
get DUTTY DONKERS 6 but i have enough on my memory card this is
bugging me grrr !" Rating:
Reviewed by Tom Crowe from England on
29th Jul 2007
best phone i've ever had Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from UK on
8th Jul 2007
I love it and I hate it all at the same time. I love it's cute looks,
the fact that it is so light and small. The software is my big issue.
I love the way Samsung design the address book so you can put multiple
numbers in one entry for an individual - much better than my old
Motorola. But the predictive text function is soooooooo frustrating!
The Motorola was brilliant in that it guessed the word and as soon
as it gave you the option for the word you wanted, one click would
insert the whole word for you - the Samsung knows what word you
want but you still have to tap in every letter. And moving from
capitals to lower case or numbers is so awkward. For this reason
alone, I will not buy another Samsung, I'm afraid. Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from Scotland on
26th Jun 2007
ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!! DO NOT BUY!! ive had 3 replacements now on my
contract and they all have the same problems freezing, buttons fail
after 3-6months, outside screen either doesnt work at all, or flashes
up constantly, in the process wasting the battery life which isnt
great either. sometimes when on a call it doesnt let you hang up
either, so u need to take the battery out. the only good thing i
like about the phone is it was easy to use and i liked the colour.
the camera is pretty poor too. Rating:
Reviewed by Josh Lawrence from Kent,
England on 7th Jun 2007
I've had this phone for a few month's and love it. For my birthday
last week i got a micro SD card but when i put it in it doesn't
recognise it and when i ack it to be formatted it says failed. This
is the only problem i have had. If anyone knows what i can do to
fix this please reply. Josh Rating:
Reviewed by ivonnewaugh from scotland
on 31st May 2007
this phone is very easy to use and being lightweight and rectangular
in appearance with the slimline design, fits very easily into most
pockets without being bulky. Its distinctive red colour is pleasing
to the eye, overall a very nice phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Rozalyn from Kent UK on
30th May 2007
Love the E870 exacally the same as E250 know how touse & work them
both really well. But trying to find out how to delete the recent
recipients on the E870 so i can get to re sell it on ebay without
having other peoples number on their. Both 10 out or 10 Rating:
Reviewed by Andrea from UK on
30th May 2007
Not been impressed with this phone. Much preferred my last samsung.
Keys starting sticking after 6months of use. I do though like the
red version of this phone though Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from Netherlands
on 17th May 2007
I have recently bought this mobile. I am pleased with it sofar although
I agree that the navigation is not the best.I think the way the
functions are arranged under the (sub)menu are not always logical
or intuitive - nor is the navigation system. The combined 'ok'-button
and internetbrowser-functionality has had me wandering off a few
times too. Music is good, plus the memorycard-option and talktime
is certainly over 3 hours. Note though once you get to the second
battery-stage onto the last (almost empty) the battery seems to
last significantly shorter than between the first (full) stage onto
the second. All in all not a bad deal, pleased with this purchase
overall. Rating:
Reviewed by Beth from UK on 17th
May 2007
Just got it today, seems really good! Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from Scotland on
14th May 2007
I got this phone (champagne E870) a while before christmas and i
realllllllly love it! The mp3 is good quality and the sound goes
really high!The front screen is good too as its easy to see if you
have a message . The battery life on mine is good and seems to last
for quite a while. Messaging is easy too and i can check emails
quickly. Bluetooth is easy to work on it. The camera does produce
good pics although it has to be held still whilst taking the photo
(which can be a pain!). Also as someone said earlier about scratches
on it... my one does have quite a few but u cant really notice them
and i have dropped it many times! It does have a cool design as
well!!! oooh and you can listen to the music with it shut! (you
go to your music and then put them onto an 'album list' then go
to 'music player' in applications and then choose a song from albums
and then close it and dance away hehehehe Rating:
Reviewed by gwen from flintshire n,wales
on 9th May 2007
battery life is rubbish hate black keypad wanted a white one cnt
see ne thin in black Rating:
Reviewed by YuLeNg from Australia on
30th Apr 2007
i bought this phone a few monnths ago from singapore. the first
time i used it it was working and then it started to play up. the
phone kept freezing every time i tried to do something on it and
this was all on the first day i used it. i had to send it back to
singapore and tell them to fix the phone, apparently a lot of people
have had problems with this phone. they changed the software and
when i got the phone back it worked fine. overall this phone is
pretty good except for the fact there was probs with it when i first
got it. its a great phone and has a lot of great features. i like
it cos no one i know has it =] u cant buy it in aus Rating:
Reviewed by Jacqui B from UK on
19th Apr 2007
I got this phone in January and I love it! Always had Samsung, but
this is the best by far...I am confused by the comments from Michel
from The Netherlands on 27th Jul 2006 who said "The phone must be
flipped open when listen music, strange..." My doesn't, when I listen
to music, most of the other menu functions are available and can
be used freely without interrupting the music and I can listen to
it closed or open!!! The speaker is excellent quality for a mobile...the
photo formats are excellent quality considering that it's only a
1.3 megapixel...love the speakerphone and the Speaker-independent
voice recognition...love it's simple design...the fact that it still
seems to be quite rare...there's not a lot of memory, but 1-2Gb
memory cards are cheap, so that's not an issue...I love everything
about it, except the Champagne colour - I prefer the white version...I
recommend it! Rating:
Reviewed by krishan from usa on
13th Apr 2007
the best phone ever easy to use plzzzz any one looking for a phone
get this one and the price is not expensive at allll only 180 pounds
i got all samsung phones really and this phone is the same but this
has got more class init get it Rating:
Reviewed by Gabbie Kershaw from UK on
6th Apr 2007
I have this phone. I think this is the best mobile I have had in
ages. The only thing that is wrong with it is i can't get a loudspeaker
for it. If anyone knows where I can get one from then please reply.
Gabbie Rating:
Reviewed by Sanjay from GREAT GREAT
Britain on 5th Apr 2007
I got the Champagne E870 which is a nice little girly phone. Camera
is good, mp3 is fine but not alot of memeory. Overall an OK phone
for texting, phoning, pics etc but doesn't do anything out of the
ordinary. Not very good battery life though. Rating:
Reviewed by kESSY from UK on
4th Apr 2007
I know what you mean Paula Watts! I can't figure out how to set
a song as a message tone either!! It's very annoying seeing as the
message tones that are provided are shizzle! ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW
TO SET A SONG AS A MESSAGE TONE ON A SAMSUNG E870 PLEASE TELL ME!!!!!!!
xxxx Rating:
Reviewed by BabiRach<3 from england
on 4th Apr 2007
i bort dis fone last month and im wel pleased wiv it its got a well
good camera and a wicked mp3 EVERY1 NEEDS 2 BUY DIS FONE IT IS WIKED
AND ITS NICE LOOOKING ASWELL. BUY IT NOW. Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from UK on
4th Apr 2007
I was a bit dubious of purchasing this phone after the mixed reviews
I have read, however after receiving it just over a week ago I must
admit I am very happy with it. The camera is very good quality,
the music player is clear, the phone is easy to work and despite
previous reviews, I do not feel like the keypad is hard to use;
I got used to it immediately and have experienced no problems. The
only issue I have is that I did not recieve a USB wire to connect
the phone to the computer to transfer music; I had to buy one on
eBay, but this wasn't diificult and I found a compatible one very
quickly for only £4 including P&P. Overall, I'd say a very good
phone, v. stylish and also very rare which is nice. I am very pleased
and recommened it. Rating:
Reviewed by paul from eng on
31st Mar 2007
this fone is proppaaaa wkd Rating:
Reviewed by andre gaines from usa on
26th Mar 2007
not a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from England on
22nd Mar 2007
I've had both this and an E900 for a while. And, I've come to the
conclusion that whilst it doesn't have as much of a "Wow" factor
as the E900, I think that this is the better of the two. There's
only so many times that you can make a mistake with the touch pad-thing.
Also, as others have said, you don't see many about. Which is nice.
:-) Rating:
Reviewed by MATT from ENGLAND on
18th Mar 2007
I love this phone it is best phone!! It is far better than the E900
which i recently sold because i hated so much! I RECOMEND IT 2 EVERY1!
SO PURCHASE 2DAY! U WILL LUV IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Fabio from England on
15th Mar 2007
GREAT PHONE! LOVE IT! Rating:
Reviewed by wendy from uk on
11th Mar 2007
i have had this phone for about 8 months was a little disapointed
when it came with white background but has proved me wrong, great
little phone, still looking good after 8 months rattling around
my handbag,great for texting in a hurry, i also like it as you don't
see many of them around Rating:
Reviewed by XX CUTIE XX from UK on
10th Mar 2007
Can i just say to 'EMMA BARRON' to stop your moanin, you probably
brought it 2nd hand n cnt face it that you cant afford a working
one. i hav brought a new one and it is fantastic!! moody b**** Rating:
Reviewed by jan from uk on 5th
Mar 2007
had this phone for 7 months. Like it very much. I'm very happy with
it, and would certainly have another. Rating:
Reviewed by Karl.. from england on
24th Feb 2007
i have this fone and its good there is nothing rong with it i dont
no how you can say it is hard to use it aint its great!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Paula Watts from England
UK on 21st Feb 2007
I have had this phone for 3 weeks now and I think it is Fantastic!
The Camera is very good quality and takes excellent photos it is
very light too, and the battery life is also very very good unlike
my previous motorola V3i which is a very good phone also but the
battery life is awful I recomend buying this phone, my only problem
with it is the fact that you cannot set your text message alert
tone to a song that you have put on the phone ie mp3 format or at
least I have not found how to do this! If it is possible then I
would be greatful if someone could let me know and in fact how to
do this Rating:
Reviewed by jordan from united states
on 17th Feb 2007
i luv the slim design ooo and the way you can have voice commands
all my freinds are well jelouse of da fone Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from Scotland on
1st Feb 2007
I got this phone with a contract and really really like it! the
only problem i think i have with it is that it takes a few seconds
for the photos to take as it adjusts light etc but if you dont mind
that then its great! the memory is sooooooo good and the games are
fun and the pic quality is amazing.xx Rating:
Reviewed by Minty Grebsters from Hawaii
on 30th Jan 2007
Hello, i would like to reportabout this phone, i think it is a very
attractive and useful pone. the buttons are amazing, the signal
is always good, and the screen is clear. i have had no trouble ith
it, ie no scratches, problems with it shutting down. i suggest you
al l get it as one did. Rating:
Reviewed by PAUL from ENGLAND on
27th Jan 2007
THIS FONE IS VERY GOOD I HAVE HAD THIS SINCE XMAS AND I HAVE HAD
NO TROUBLE WITH IT THE CAMERA IS WKD HAS VERY GOOD MEMEORY MP3 BLUETOOTH
THIS FONE IS VERY GOOD GET IT !!!! Rating:
Reviewed by amber from england on
26th Jan 2007
I think this phone is FAB, its so dinky and cute, the camera is
good, and the ring volume is really loud! its nice and light weight
and i think it has everything u need in a phone. Rating:
Reviewed by paul from eng on
21st Jan 2007
this fone is amazin the camera is outstanding the fone is very loud
its mp3 player and bluetooth is very good if you want a good fone
get this !! Rating:
Reviewed by sambil from South Africa
on 9th Jan 2007
I have been using it for three months now and i can assure that
it is a good piece of technology. It seems minimal from the outside
compared to other phones but when you start discovering its features
you can only fall in love with.Features such as its mp3 player and
document viewer as well as the tv out are the best and unique for
this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by vicky from england on
25th Dec 2006
Well i got this fone 2 day for christmas it seems exceelent soo
far it has a very good camera a mp3 player bluetooth and lots more
its a relli good fone get it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from UK on 11th
Dec 2006
I've had this phone for a little while now, and its brilliant!!!
It looks go and its features are great! I got mine from 02 they
gave me a great deal i got a free bluetooth headset, free odean
tickets for a year all this for £130. The E870 has good looks, its
got a very sleak design and is very attractive, in a variety of
colours grey, silver, red etc. The features matched the looks being
outstanding the camera was great (1.3 megapixel) which you can use
when the phone is shut so you can take pictures of yourself, it
has bluetooth, MP3 music player, internet what more could you ask
for! I would definately recommend this phone to anyone who is after
looks and outstaning features. I also recommend that you buy it
from 02 because of there great deal bluetooth, cinema tickets and
phone for £130- go for it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Gemma from UK on
2nd Dec 2006
Well, this phone looks like a propa stylish phone but after a couple
of weeks its full of stratches i mean FULL!! If your a young girl
and want a cute phone like i did its great for a couple of weeks
untill u start noticing all the stratches! The phone isnt bad at
all for working its got great memory and is easy to use, and the
battery lasts ages! but sometimes if u are quick at clicking through
the menu like me! the phone takes ages to keep up hehe! oh and another
thing if your like me and bite your nails dont get it,its so hard
to open the part where u put the charger i have to use a pair of
scissors or a sharp object so the side of my phone is coverd in
more stratches! Rating:
Reviewed by MeMo from EgYpT on
24th Oct 2006
This phone is really great :d Rating:
Reviewed by jim from england on
3rd Oct 2006
it is the best phone out Rating:
Reviewed by paula from uk on
29th Sep 2006
Great phone!! I have the red/black version and luv it. Very stylish
and unique and definitely a nice change from all the razrs. Features
are pretty impressive too, cam is great, especially the video. Mp3
player is easy to use and with lots of nice fancy graphics. Definitely
recommend if you're bored with all the same looking phones out there. Rating:
Reviewed by EMMA BARRON from UK on
23rd Sep 2006
I WROTE DIS FONE WAS FANTASTIC BUT IT'S ACTUALLY RUBBISH.THE CAMERA
IS WORTH O.1 MEGA PIXEL N THE FLIP LID CAME OFF IN ! DAY!!!CAN U
BELIEVE IT!?THE VIDEO CAPTURE DOESN'T WORK,WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE
THE WALL PAPER THE SCREEN WENT PITCH BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND THERE
ARE LOT MORE BAD FINGS ABOUT DIS FONE BUT I CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO
ACTUALLY TYPE IT CAUSE THERE ARE LOTZ N LOTZ N LOTZ N LOTZ N....................ETC
MORE RUBBISH FING ABOUT DIS FONE!!!I SUGGERT U NOT TO BUY DIS FONE
UNLESSU WANNA WASTE UR MONEY.(200QUID!!!!!) Rating:
Reviewed by EMMA BARRON from UK on
20th Sep 2006
THIS PHONE IS JUST FANTASTIC!CAMERA QUALITY IS REALLY GOOD,MP3 IS
GOODEVERYTHING IS JUST PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I SUGGEST
U TO BUY THIS SUPER DUPER PHONE!!!!!!!!!(IF U R LOOKING 4 A PHONE)
Rating:
Reviewed by karay from sotland on
19th Sep 2006
i ave had this phone 4 3months or so. i updated my old phone which
was samsung d500 and i didnt think i would get a better phone but
i did! i didnt want this phone at first because my old phone looked
better but i love this phone 2 bits n would b lost wid out it :D
Rating:
Reviewed by soozie from england on
11th Sep 2006
once again this phone is amazing Rating:
Reviewed by Soozie from England on
30th Aug 2006
Wow!! Love this phone - to the techno guru it may be basic but for
me its a massive wow! Looks great from the out side - really cute
- open it up and those massive buttons are awsome for a text frenzie!!
If you want a phone for awsome mp3 player I wouldnt go for this
or i would but dont loose your i pod. Sound isnt that great but
the phone is marketed to be cute not noisey i suppose. Battery life
is fine and the phone has some cheeky little features that you only
notice by accident. Camera isnt brillient but if you want to take
decent photos you'd use a proper camera (or you would be looking
at a SE K800i) This is fine for a cheeky snap of your mates for
prosperity. Really cool phone - a must have in every handbag!!!
I wouldnt tie your self into an 18 month contract with it though
- it is basic and will be bettered. For now though thumbs up all
round for this little peach! Rating:
Reviewed by shubhashish from uk on
28th Aug 2006
its now 3 months i m using the phone, very nice little package,
bluetooth works amazing, sound and voice quality of phone are good,
and to listen to music as someone previously wrote on this site,
flip should be open but not if you add files as an album and than
play them, indeed a very decent camera and really the white model
looks bit like the ipod and if one adds the 1gb micro sd card you
can defintely store all your files as well...ALL n all a very good
phone..if you are deciding for it just go for it..the red one's
now out but i think white is still better Rating:
Reviewed by cheryl from uk on
28th Aug 2006
i brought this phone, inserted my sim card, it would'nt accept my
password, then completly wiped my sim memory losing me very important
saved texts from the sim. needless to say it went back.........I
would'nt touch it with a barge pole. Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from UK on
27th Aug 2006
I got this phone blind - I'd never heard of it and to be honest
the numbers mean nothing to me. Anyway I bought a Samsung as I was
happy with my previous D500. I love it - I like the colour RED (I'm
such a girl). It keeps suprising me - the other day it told me the
time when I pressed a button by mistake! I think it's very user
friendly and I love the sleek look. It does however slow and doesn't
do exactly what you want when you press a button which is a little
frustrating but on the whole I'm happy with it. Rating:
Reviewed by Vinnie Potter from England
on 25th Aug 2006
I've had this phone for about a month now and I am very happy with
it.Got the 1gb memory card and I've dropped shed loads of stuff
onto it.Quality!You can set your tunes as ring tones and you can
play tunes with the phone closed provided you have set it up right
in settings.I had the Motorola V3 before this and the Samsung is
streets ahead of it.My only niggle is the vibrate and call alert
settings and the ring volume.When set to vibe and ring it vibrates
four or five times before it rings at all. I've got it set to max
volume(no I'm not deaf)but it could do with being louder.The phone
itself is nice and compact but the buttons are big enough for us
lads rather than these small things so you won't keep pressing the
wrong buttons.I am well happy with this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Michel from The Netherlands
on 24th Aug 2006
Feels and looks very cheap and plastic. If it is opened you get
a nice and long shaped phone. I mean when using for calling, the
microphone is for your mouth and the speaker for your ear. Wished
it opened a little more farther, I mean not a 150 degree agle but
170 degree opened shelf when in open position, so the screen is
easier to read when holding in my hand and reading the screen or
playing a game. It has problems with reading music from a memory
card, gives often the "unnown file format" error. Doesn't accept
big memory cards like 1Gb, gives the "no memorycard" error if inserted.
Screen is sharp and bright like on the E530. Receiving calls is
very clear, it has en very good speaker at the place where you put
your ear when calling. Better then Samsung E900, Nokia 6233 and
Samsung E780, I had all these phones in the last weeks for 3 days
to try them. The phone opens easy if someone calls and you want
to pick up the phone quickly. The keypad is great, great respons
when pressing the buttons. The navigation key is to small, you press
the ''i button'' in the middle of this key to often by accident,
and then the phone goes looking for an internet connection, and
then you are stuck for a moment, pressing the cancel button 5 times
or so. Video and photo quality are average, just for a toy and a
extra option. Menu is nice, Samsung style. Nice phone but too expensive
for what you get. Rating:
Reviewed by stacey from Uk on
24th Aug 2006
Rubbish rubbish! i just took back this phone had it for a week,
what can i say,tones aint good, camera aint good, its a cute phone
n all, battery life is good but if yu lookin for a phone with great
features i suggest yu look elsewhere..i didnt get to use its mp3
i just couldnt stand it! motorola v3 is even better i must say tho
am a nokia person. pliz this is a waste of your money get a nokia
n90 Rating:
Reviewed by Kinger from UK on
24th Aug 2006
This phone is stunning, it really is. i am using the red version
of it and have been for the past week. I do agree about the cancel
button been to close to the down key which is annoying. But overall
it is EXELLENT!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Damenator from England on
19th Aug 2006
Nice looking phone from the outside, very minimalist and sleek.
Open the phone up and it resembles a kiddies toy, it looks cheap
and feels cheap. The navigation buttons are too close together,
was dissappointed with the camera in both photo and video mode too,
my current nokia with a lower spec cam is much better. All in all
if u want a fone for its minimalist looks its ok. I sent mine back....
doesnt rate well for me! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah hobden from england
on 17th Aug 2006
had the samsung E870 for a couple of weeks now (red). love the phone.
if you've had a samsung before its same layout. love the sleek design
and colour. prefer red to white. only BIG downside for me is that
i tend to accumulate lots of messages and then erase one by one
necessitating using the cancel button. here is where the problem
arises. the directional down button is far too close to the cancel
button and can be very frustrating. ps. if you're fussy like me
about your incoming ringtones, you will have to download something
else as the ones that come as standard are shocking! Rating:
Reviewed by Gerard from UK on
16th Aug 2006
Had this phone a week now. Feels as robust as my previous Samsung
phones & battery life seems fine. Most useful features as far as
I'm concerned are Bluetooth and voice dialling - the latter is working
very well for me. Camera/video work well, 'tho I confess I don't
tend to use these features very much on any phone. Voice recorder
is a great feature that I haven't had on a previous phone, in fact
I used to carry around a little digital dictophone, now made obsolete
by this phone - I now have voice recorder on a shortcut for making
quick notes. Great to find a phone designed by someone with a bit
of taste, rather than having to buy a garish gadget-pile! Very nice
and minimalistic, compact and light; it looks and feels like a quality
piece of kit, and has the features and functionality to match. A
pleasure to look at, carry, use, and show off! Rating:
Reviewed by Ayumi from China on
14th Aug 2006
I find this phone perfect and looking good for me it is the best
Rating:
Reviewed by Jimmy from Iceland on
7th Aug 2006
THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH!! I DONT KNOW WHY EVER GOT IT. AS SOON AS
U OPEN IT YOUR EYES ARE OFFENED BY THE TINY SCREEN AND HUGE BUTTONS.
U DONT WANT THIS PHONE STAY WELL AWAY FROM IT!!!!!! THEY SHOULD
HAVE SPENT MORE TIME GETING THE LOOKS RIGHT AND THE CAMERA WORKING!!!!!
YOUR MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ON A Sony Ericsson W810i OR A Nokia N90!!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Michel from The Netherlands
on 27th Jul 2006
Bought is yesterday. I am a man but I think the looks of the white
model is great, looks a little like an Ipod. I had the Sony K750i
and the Samsung E530 Ladyphone both and sold them yesterday both
and bought this one. The menu looks a lot like the E530, almost
the same with only 3 or 4 more options, this was a little dissapointing,
I expected much more new futures and a much larger menu. The nummeric
keyboard is very good. Feels and presses good and exactly. The updown-leftright
key is made around (!?) the Ok button, so if you want to go upward
or downward in the menus, you sometimes click the Ok button, to
little space for your thumb and to close to eachother. Taking a
close look at the pictures of the keyboard of the samsung e870 makes
is clear right away. It opens and closes easy. It feels very light.
But a litte plastic feeling. A 1Gb MicroSD card comes in next month.
The only ways to put files on it is to get an memorycard adaptor
or an bluetooth usb stick. I think the last one is to slow to put
500 mb files on it quick, so I will buy an adaptor I think. I hope
the battery lasts for one week or 6 days, like my e530 did, if not
so I will write it here next week. I am very happy with it, it looks
very beautifull, everything, side buttons, shape, all is nice designed
with silver coloured front and back. The 1,3 mpixel photo's are
good enough for medium quality pictures. For making better pictures
I use my digital camera. It is only that I always have a camera
with me now and can take those special moments pictures. Sound of
headset is cheap but there are good stereo headphones with bluetoot
on the market, I will get that in the future. The phone must be
flipped open when listen music, strange... Rating:
