Review: Samsung E900

Samsung E900 Review

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In a nutshell: The E900 is one sexy phone with its touch-sensitive buttons! Available in black, pink or orange, and now very cheap to buy, the E900 offers fantastic value for money. With a high quality 2 megapixel camera and a fully-featured music player with expandable memory to replace your MP3 player, the E900 is a much better phone than its arch rival, the LG Chocolate. The touch sensitive buttons aren't as easy to use as normal buttons, and this is why it doesn't get a 5 star rating.
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Is the Samsung E900 the coolest phone of 2006? Possibly. Clearly derived from Samsung's hugely-popular D500-D600-D800 series of slide phones, the E900 takes the best features of every one of Samsung's previous phones and adds an uber-cool look to complete the package.

Just like the LG Chocolate, the E900 has touch-sensitive keys combined with a slide-up design. The outer buttons are invisible when not in use, and light up when touched. The glasslike touch screen with its glossy two-tone (black & slate) minimalist finish makes for a very sleek, very cool outer appearance. Touch the buttons and watch them magically light up! Slide open the phone and the main keypad is revealed - a standard keypad with good-size tactile buttons with a positive click response. The looks of the E900 are clearly derived from the best-selling D500, but brought right up to date with the latest technology.

Functionally, everything about the E900 is good. Starting with the display, this is a best-in-class TFT display with 262k colours and 240 x 320 pixels. The camera is a CMOS 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom and flash, plus a video recording option. Not the very best, when compared with the latest high-end phones from Sony Ericsson, but a good second-best. There's a handy mirror for self portraits. Wireless printing using Bluetooth is supported with a PictBridge-compatible printer. Like the D600, there's a TV-out connection, so you can view your recorded photos and videos directly on a TV.

The MP3 player is of high quality, and 64-voice MP3 ringtones are supported, as well as video ringtones.

The phone makes use of the same voice clarity technology used in the D500 & D600. The phone automatically senses the volume of the background noise and will increase the volume and clarity of the incoming call to make it more audible. In addition there is an integrated handsfree speakerphone.

Other notable features include Bluetooth and USB connectivity, and a generous 80 Mbytes of memory plus a memory card. A document viewer (PicselViewer) enables office documents to be viewed. The formats supported are Excel, Word, Powerpoint and HTML documents. The TV Out feature can be used to display documents on a TV screen if desired. Unlike the D600, the E900 is triband (not quad band).

The E900 has virtually all of the features that have made Samsung's slide phones popular, with a visual makeover that's stunning. Some may not like the touch-sensitive controls, so our advice is to try it and see how you get on. Compared with the LG Chocolate, the Samsung E900 outperforms on every level. The Samsung D900 lacks the touch-sensitive keys but in other ways is a better phone and is worth considering if you plan to buy the E900. The new U600 is also an alternative to consider as it combines the best features of the D900 and E900.

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Features of the Samsung E900 include:

• 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash
• Video camera
• Display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
• Music Player (MP3, ACC/ACC+, e-AAC+, WMA formats)
• MP3 ringtones (64 voice polyphonic)
• Speakerphone
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4)
• T9 predictive text
• Document viewer
• Java games
• Text/Photo/Video Caller ID
• Personal organiser functions
• Memory: 80 Mbytes plus MicroSD memory card
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 1.1, TV-Out
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
• Triband
• Size: 93 x 45 x 16.5 mm
• Weight: 93g
• Talktime: 3.5 hours
• Battery standby: 220 hours

Samsung E900 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Heather from Brum, Uk on 10th Jul 2006
jesh, i think i should start to work in marketing or sales for a mobile phone company. As I'm personally responsible for selling loads of these little beauties because as soon as anyone sees mine and has a play with it..they want one!!! Ive had at least 4 people definatly buy one after seeing it and most of my friends are all planning to get it! (although samsung.. i think you should do a pink one - like moto did with the RZR!) This phone has pretty much everything - good looks and useful features (pretty much everything i want in a man, but hey, I myt be pushing it there!) And the best thing about it is the attention it brings, people love it, and get jealous about it! and why do people keep moaning about the buttons? I have no problems with it at all...i think people are just being too fussy. FANTASTIC phone anyway as it has all the features i ever need and it looks great in my gucci handbag ;)
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Reviewed by Sam from England on 9th Jul 2006
This is a superb phone, it is basically a D600 with a better design and an awesome touch sensitive keypad, it is also 10 grams lighter. The 2 megapixel camera with flash is one of the best around.
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 9th Jul 2006
Very slick, lightweight, feels good, great screen... BUT, as others have mentioned, the touch-sensitive buttons are a functional nightmare. It is all too easy to hit the 'cancel/back' button by mistake, as your thumb needs to reach across it to access other buttons. Will take it back today and exchange it for something without 'a TOUCH of the future'. Design innovation replacing practicality.
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Reviewed by Callum from England on 9th Jul 2006
Recieved the phone a week a go after always having Nokia's and decided to have a change so ordered the e900. It is an attractive looking phone and the picture quality is excellent.Once you get used to the menu it is quite straight forward although i do not find Samsungs text features as straight forward as nokias.All things concidered i would recomend this phone.
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Reviewed by michael from uk on 8th Jul 2006
this phone is the best phone i have ever had. all reviews to contrary are rubbish. just get over being lazy and wanting everything to be extra fast and idiot guided and you will love it. note that to show name of person calling you, you need to get into settings, then display setting and then turn on the show caller information! hope it helps the person who wanted to know. there is just too much to do with this phone i havent put it down for two days. i even kiss is goodnight when i am going to sleep! enjoy
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Reviewed by Cheryl from Scotland on 8th Jul 2006
Well...what can i say?i firstly went into the shop to buy the benq siemens but when i found out that it was out of stock i quickly decided on this...and im so glad i did!it must have been fate!lol i only got the phone today but i love it!i was reading all the other reviews and i think the ones which have got less than 4 stars should take their fone back to the shop cuz youve obviously got a faulty fone or ur network is just...pants lol i love it soooo cool!!!
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Reviewed by andy from uk on 8th Jul 2006
this is the best phone i have ever had i have only 2 faults the touch pad is a bit 2 sensetive so if im doing something like taking a picture and i just clip the cancel button it goes off the other fault is the games once you start playing the games and get about half way through the game, it asks you if you would like to purchase the unlocking code for this game and that is £3 so really you havent got any propper games on there unless you pay but if you use your phone for just txting and ringing people and using the camera the phone is fine other if u like good cameras good every thing then this is the phone for you
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 8th Jul 2006
I've had the phone for a week turned it on charged it and then waited for my number to be ported......Second time i turned it on......the speaker has stopped working....Surfing the web this seems to be a common problem with Samsung......the high street shop I purchased it from says it could be from a bad batch.....and suggest i consider picking another phone......very disappointing build quality....It makes me wonder if Samsung have rushed it to market to compete with the LG choc..
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Reviewed by Andy from Scotland NOT BRITISH !!!!!! on 8th Jul 2006
Great phone !! looks good easy to use and the must have phone for this year. Anyway someone down at the bottom said he would have preferred the lg chocolate and that it had better camera and memory. Well ok it may look better but the LG has 1.3 megapixel camera whereas the samsung has a 2 megapixel camera. The LG has more built in memory but you can buy up to 2gb transflash memory cards for it (at least i think) and you also save £20 by buying the samsung handset only. So get that up you ya fannybaws !
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Reviewed by Mick from - on 8th Jul 2006
Yep, cool buttons on the front but way too sensitive. I too have not yet written a txt without having been sent back to the main screen because my finger came within a millimeter of the button. Bluetooth handfree - i thought the idea was that like most other fones ive had it will auto answer when connected to a headset, with this phone you have to answer the call by touching the fone then go thro the options screen to listen through the headset, surely not the best idea whilst driving!!!! Font is extremely small when using the web and the games are cool but difficult to see. Will be changing it defo at upgrade time, may revert back to my nokia 6680
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Reviewed by Ovie Albert from Omoku, Nigeria on 7th Jul 2006
This is a good phone. Very good. But as far as I am concerned it is only an updated version of the D600. Apart from the WMA format it can play in which the D600 cannot I do not see any difference between the two. Samsung just got the ever popular grand and selling D600 and put it in a more refined body of the E900. There is really no major innovation from the D600. Samsung need to make good leap and mobile revolution like motorola Razr and not recycling the same phone in different bodies or shells. Because of this I give the E900 4 stars and not 5.
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Reviewed by spiky from UK on 7th Jul 2006
I've had the e900 now for about one month, and still think it's wicked! The features are excellent and as for the looks, best yet Samsung! The only problem I have is with fingerprints and slight scratches on the back of the phone. I had a Sony Ericsson k750i before with was a good phone, but not as attractive to look at as the Samsung e900.
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Reviewed by Lulu from UK on 7th Jul 2006
I've just had this phone delivered and I haven't been able to put it down, it is fantastic!!!! I dont understand what people mean about the touch keys being too sensitive, I've had no problems whatsoever. I previously had a D600 which I split tea on and it stopped working (6 weeks down the line it has started working again!) so I ordered this. i think it is much better than the D600 and the picture quality is amazing. I've also had a D500 so I think all the people making comparisons between the 3 and slagging this one off dont have a clue what they are talking about! Buy this phone if you want the latest quality and the best make of phone out! OUTSTANDING!!!!
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 7th Jul 2006
i got this fone on the 3rd of july, and my fone came in a black box my dnt really have problems i dnt think o_O lol my fone rings and vibrates after like 3 vibrations then the tune comes on lOl thats dumb, by the time the 3 vibrations rang the person would of hung up by then geeesh, and wen i receive a txt i dno if it vibrates or makes a sound yet coz everytime i get a txt my fones left upstairs haha, anything else some one would have a problem with? name it ill let u kno if my fone does that,ooh the sensitive buttons dnt really like work at times wen i put my fingers over it so tbh its not that sensitive if u ask me =) but my fone all good upto now and i hope to keep it that way, ooh one more thing did anyone happen to install that cd that come with the fone?
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Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 7th Jul 2006
I'm 50:50 about this phone. I think it's easily the best looking phoen on the market, but you have to clean it all the time to wipe off your fingerprints. The screen is cool, but the battery is appaling. Mine only gives me about 2 minutes warning to charge the battery which is hardly helpful! The touch sensitive thing is really annoying (I keep phoning people by mistake) but I'm hoping I'll get used to it. The main thing that's annoying me is that I have to change it to predictive text every time I write a message, yet when entering something in the calendar or memo, it's in predictive text already. Can anyone tell me why my texts won't default to predictive texts?
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Reviewed by Tam from UK on 7th Jul 2006
I've had this phone 5 days now and am really pleased with it, except for one thing the battery life on it only seems to last 2 days and that's when i've charged it fully! If anyone else is having this problem can you please let me know?? Other than that i cannot fault the phone at all, it's amasing, buy it!!
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Reviewed by laura from england on 6th Jul 2006
This phone is brilliant well thats what i thought when i first got it, now today i was in the middle of a text and the phone just switched itself off and its not the battery because i charged it and it still wont switch on it just flashes white as if its trying to switch on. If anyone knows what is happening with the phone please help otherwise this really sexy phone is going back to the shop to be exchanged!!!!
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Reviewed by Babs from Uk on 6th Jul 2006
This phone is great looking but my issues are these: 1. Although i have small fingers it is really tricky to text with one hand. 2. The touch sensitive screen is VERY SENSITIVE. it will cut out and do other things just by my fingers coming within a fraction of another button. 3. There is hype that it is heat sensitive...I don't think this is the case at all. I tried using the buttons with something masking the heat in my fingers and i could still operate it. 4. I kep having to put on predicitive text each time i want to send one...my sony ericsson did not have this problem, nor my nokia before that! 5. The battery life isn't as good as the sony ericsson 6. Whent texting, there is a big pallava before it actually send the message, with other phone they ask if you want to send and then it does...not askif you want to send only then ask if you really want to send. 7. when deleting anything there is a big hoo haa. it asks if you want to delete one or all, then asks you're sure. Otherwise the phone is fine xx
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Reviewed by Seb from UK on 6th Jul 2006
This is the best phone from Samsung that I have ever had, infact scratch that, its the best phone I have ever had, ever! A lot of the people here seem to be thick either talking in chav speak, writing rubbish & stating incorrect information, plus the comments a couple down from my review talking about a D500, come on, listen to somebody here who actually has the phone! I have had it for a week, it is connected on T-Mobile and it came in the orange/black/white box. Some of the earlier models came in an all black box and had some software issues. I am pleased to report that I have had no issues at all. As many have said the touch screen takes some getting used to, I was concerned as i do have big fingers, but I really do not have a problem with it at all, but I would recommend you having a go on one before committing to buy, even if it stops you coming on here to slag it off over something so petty! The phone is feature packed, much like a carry over of the D600 features, with the more attractive design ideas from the prettier, yet inferior D500. The colour screen is excellent, and the animations are actually pretty cool, some of my previous Samsung have been pretty corney. Sending a text is easy and does not take me 30 secs, if yours does, then you have one of the earlier models with a software glitch that should now have been fixed. Ringtone choice is poor, but most phones are these days, but the great MP3 player makes up for that, but only if you have good taste in music of course! It is still annoying however that you cannot have a Samsung that vibrates and rings at the same time, but I have got used to this over the years. It is also annoying that you are stuck with the preloaded message tones, but again something I can live with. The phone is great to hold and use, it does get dirty very quickly though, but a friend of mine with the LG Chocolate phone has the same problem, again one I can live with. Everybody I have shown this phone to has been impressed, they all want to have a little hold and stroke and a fiddle with the touch screen! Overall I am very happy with the phone, it is the best one I have ever owned and I look forward to spending a happy and trouble free 18 months with it (touch wood!) What I would say is DEFINATELY try it before you slate it, and DEFINATELY buy it! This is the phone to have this year!
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Reviewed by Tom from Uk on 6th Jul 2006
All the people that have given it 5 stars are correct, this is the best phone out there, SO GO BUY IT NOW!
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Reviewed by Han from UK on 5th Jul 2006
I got the phone y'day. absolutely gutted because I dropped it and it looks awful! I think its a really stylish phone but havent got used to the silly touch keypad...its so annoying when your half way through something and it cuts out and yr back to the fornt screen, the main thing I'm a bit miffed about is that there is no screensaver like the D500 which showed the time and date and any missed texts or calls, this phone doesnt seem to have that and often makes me think its switched off! anybody got any ideas? H
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Reviewed by Demonix from UK on 5th Jul 2006
Have had a multitude of different phones, recently migrated from the D500 to the e900, touch screen front button do take a bit of getting used to, camera is great - picture clarity and video quality is v.vgood. speed of file transfer via usb was impressive (sony and nokia should take note as their supossed usb 2.0 is so slow). only minor gripes are no tv out cable or microSD card supplied wih the phone. for the minor niggles it's a sound piece of kit and I'd buy it if I hadn't had a free upgrade!!
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Reviewed by NT from UK on 5th Jul 2006
Amazing fone! I think every1 shud buy it is jus so cool!
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Reviewed by Matthew from ENGLAND on 5th Jul 2006
THIS PHONE IS AWFUL MY D500 IS SO MUCH BETTER DO NOT BUY!
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Reviewed by dan from UK on 4th Jul 2006
the best samsung phone yet, it is SUPERB
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Reviewed by Scott from england on 4th Jul 2006
dont know about anyone else but my phone is vbery slow in connecting when making an outbound call and also sending texts. does anyone know what is going wrong?????
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Reviewed by Dazzy from UK on 4th Jul 2006
Just got the phone on Orange and really pleased with it, only probs I have is getting used to touch sensitive screen and the calls sounding really tinney, apart from that its really cool....
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Reviewed by Tasha from england on 4th Jul 2006
omdzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz this is the most fantastic fone you can ever want i love it and i say by it even if you have to sell your other fone. I had to save up for it for like sum long time like for 3 months but all i can say it is worth waiting for so get off of your ass and by the fone.Big ups to the samsung e900 yey to samsung e900.
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Reviewed by Elaine from UK on 4th Jul 2006
Love the phone i have always had Nokia phones, E900 very easy to use and excellent software, Two little niggles keep losing signal but my main worry is the font size on the web its so tiny i cant even read it with glasses on, can anyone help me sheffields21@yahoo.co.uk. Apart from that everything is excellent
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Reviewed by jimmie from UK on 4th Jul 2006
I can't believe I have seen so many good reviews on this phone as I think it is one of the worst phones I have owned next to the ngage and my first horrible motorola. Where to start, the build quality?!?! How bad is it. Either all the people writing reviews are young children who can't see quality, but believe me it is plastically, too light to feel real, and it creaks if any pressure is put in it. The touch screen buttons are a gimmick and are not really anything special, and the software when using the vivid text can be so slow. The sound quality was quite poor and I couldnt find away to change the message tones. In all the phone is a big let down, I have quickly changed to the N80 by Nokia and will not be going back to Samsung. But if you were to buy a Samsung D500 or something in the D series because they are so much better. But honestly, look at the build quality of this phone before you buy it. Because as much as you say it looks great. That little voice inside you will remind you that your kidding yourself.
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Reviewed by EJE from Wales on 4th Jul 2006
I received this phone two weeks ago from Dial-a-phone, and connected to T-Mobile. straight out of the box it started to do some strange stuff when calling out even when the indicator showed I had a good signal, i.e. it would take 20 - 30 seconds to connect and sometimes would not connect at all, display would give an error message stating 'Limited service', immediately after the signal was back to full strength and I would be able to make a call. I tried the SIM card into my old D500 and the problem went away, so I contacted Dial-aphone who replaced my E900 within 2 days, Excellent service. The replacement handset connected perfectly, no 'Limited service' signal (except in weak signal areas) and no long wait before connection. Strangely this phone came in a different box, this first phone was packaged in an all black box, the second was in a black and orange box....! Is it an improved model? Anyway, my second replacement handset has now stopped working after 20hrs use, I accessed the camera from the quick key and it crashed to the Samsung welcome graphics, it is now stuck in a loop of crashing and restarting. This handset is now in the post back to Dial-a-phone. All in all I still think that this phone deserves the 4 stars, it would have had 5 apart from the faults. It is a very small, sleak and sexy handset, with the touch sensitive keys adding to its striking looks. It is very easy to use with the display being a bit difficult to see in strong daylight, but that's probably due to the wallpaper I'd chosen. Even with the problems I've had I still want another one.
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Reviewed by James from UK on 3rd Jul 2006
I have just got my E900 at the weekend. I am on T-mobile and live in Kent area. I was worried about a few things, in particular how easy it would be to accidentally wipe a text message that you are typing but actually it hardly ever happens (though those with big fingers may perhaps have more of a problem). When using the phone normally the person at the other end can sound a little tinny sometimes. The phone itself is very smart and has numerous features. I like most of all that the text message alert can be put on repeat so that you get reminded of an unread text. One major problem i have though is that: (1) My text messages often do not send straight away, it can take 20 seconds and often fails, so i have to resend (yes i am in an area with a perfectly good signal, my old phones work just fine). and (2) When dialing someone, it can often take 30 seconds after dialling someone, before it even starts ringing their phone! I think it may be an arial issue, perhaps the ariel/reception is not good on the phone. May i PLEASE ask if anyone else on t-mobile with this phone has these two problems at all? Just so that i know if it is my phone or the make of phone in general?? Any responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
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Reviewed by grace from uk on 3rd Jul 2006
i got this phone today for my birthday its so cool. its nice but i need to get used to touch sensitive buttons as i always cancel my text, other than that its nice. quality phone!
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Reviewed by tarbir from uk on 3rd Jul 2006
Sue B there are no problems like you have suggested. It must be your phone becuase mine does not do this. I think you should send it back to the retailer and get it repaired.
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Reviewed by Sue B from UK on 3rd Jul 2006
I do really like lots of things about this phone but also find a few little niggley things really annoying - not sure if they are all like this or if I've got a duff phone?? When you're in the middle of texting the phone will suddenly just go black?? Also when someone calls it comes up as unknown - but then if you don't answer & go to missed calls - it tells you who the caller was??? Can anyone help - is anyone eles having these issues or is it just me?? Thanks!
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Reviewed by Luke from United Kingdom on 2nd Jul 2006
Ive only just got the saamsung E900 and its ace, the touch screen buttons are realy easy to use but if your finger slips u can cross off what you were doing.My old phone was the Motarolla razor and i hated it so i decided to have a change and go for a samsung. If your thinking of getting a samsung E900 i think its a grate choice.
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Reviewed by joanna from wales on 2nd Jul 2006
This phone is absolutely amazing! the touch buttons are really easy to get used to and the expandable memory is great! It has so many cool features and all my friends are jealous!
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 1st Jul 2006
I had a D500, which I loved, and avoided the D600 as it was plastiky but needed a 2MP camera so got a new contract and an E900. Great phone. Great navigation keys if your name is jane and you are aged five - older or bigger than that and expect a special learning curve to avoid mis-keying and a lot of blue language in the process. S-L-O-W responses when making a call or going through recordings - expect a wait of 30 to 60 seconds for a response. Might be a fault with my phone but so few E900s about at present cant be sure. Taking mine back to dealer next week for a replacement. Battery life short. Bigger 800mah battery than the 600mah batteries of D500 and D600 but been having to recharge every 2nd day, phone in same location and on same network. SAR rating is just 0.3 something and I can feel it is olow as am very sensitive to these things and this phone bugs me a lot less than many others. Apart from the above negative comments, this phone is the dog's gonads and so slim it fits into the ultra small front pocket on my jeans, with just the speaker standing out to let you hear when someone is calling. Until the call and picture access delay can be found to be a fault in my particular phone and not a design fault of the phone itself I can't give it more than 3 stars. primarily it is a telephone and as a telephone I don't expect to sit waiting for 30 to 60 seconds before it even starts to ring. I also notice it has trouble holding onto a good signal in my home, where my D500 and my wife's D600 had no problem at all. Any E900 ownwers out there with different experiences? Richard
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Reviewed by kim from uk on 30th Jun 2006
this phone is gr8, best one ive had so far. Good quality pictures and sound. High security and stylish. Love it. Highly reccomend
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Reviewed by spaz from engerland on 30th Jun 2006
dis fon iz sik man. aye is da koolist kid in th plegroun yo. me is blutoofin al ma m8s th new wackist stuf. Dis fon is 111%. mi lerner guy in skool teachd me gud ritin skilz.
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Reviewed by Bradders from UK on 30th Jun 2006
Excellent phone... touchscreen keys aren't as hard as most people seem to suggest (except accidentally deleting texts when i'm trying to scroll right!!). Small and lightweight, very stylish (but prone to fingerprints), easy to use with good camera, decent memory and all the features you could reasonably expect to need! JB
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Reviewed by James from UK on 30th Jun 2006
In repsonse to Samantha's query, i believe that you cannot prevent the screen from going black/blank after a few minutes of non-use. This is how my E820 was designed also, i think it is to extend battery life for the phone.
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Reviewed by x..wee-hunni..x from glasgow on 30th Jun 2006
this fone is gr8!!! ive jst resently had the nokia 3250! (n listin 2 me ppl dnt buy tht fone ) but the e900 is amazin i also had the samsung d600 which isnt tht different but the e900 has a memory slot so tht meens u cn listen 2 more of ur fav tunes watch more videos n store more pics!!! luv x..wee-hunni..x
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Reviewed by h4mer from wales on 29th Jun 2006
Ive had this phone a few days naw and the touch screen is something wich takes a wile to get used to and vibration is poor compared to the d500,but other wise its a very cool looking phone and after a few days of getting used to im naw very happy with it,and picture wise its spot on!
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Reviewed by Samantha Bond from Wales on 29th Jun 2006
hI I just got the Samsung E900 phone today and think its great. I have one problem though - does anyone know how to turn the screensaver off that comes on when you dont use the phone for a couple of minutes? I keep thinking my phone is turned off as the screen just goes black!!Would like it to display the time as a screensaver if poss...can anyone help me? Thanks
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Reviewed by Andy from Scotland on 29th Jun 2006
I actually work in a mobile phone shop and almost all the phones well sell at the moment is this one, from personal use i can say that i dont like it. Its the bloddy touch sensative keys that let it down there just so annoying to use!!! The audio isnt the best either. Apart from that this is a really stunning phone to look at and the screen is fantastic one of the best i have ever seen!! Aslo finally samsung has redesigned there OS!!! If it wasnt for the keys i would have probably gave it 5 stars!
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Reviewed by lauran from fareham on 29th Jun 2006
i love it!! who ever says its rubbish is on drugs!!!
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Reviewed by sammy barrett from united kingdom on 29th Jun 2006
who ever said that this phone is rubbish is talking it himself! its the best phone i have ever had and i have had 100's. the camara is great and signal always good
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Reviewed by dave from uk on 29th Jun 2006
very poor would prefer the lg chocolate looks much better, lighter, better camera and memory this is a rubbish phone do not buy
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Reviewed by steve from Bournemouth on 29th Jun 2006
What can I say about this phone, its AMAZING!!!!!! Everything I want from a fone is in the E900. Stylish looks that makes everyone jealous an wanna look at it, the cool touchscreen keys which i have no probs with at all!, and the wicked features that the d600 has, plus loads loads more for business use AND pleasure!!! most fonez have either good looks and bad features, or good features and bad looks but this has both!!!! The bomb of all phones!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Alan Cook from Scottish - NOT BRITISH, Scottish!!! on 28th Jun 2006
I am a Nokia man. Well, was a Nokia man... I had ten years of nothing else but Nokia's. Ten years of laughter, ten years of tears, ten years of excitment, ten years of seeing a few of them vibrate into the bath! I could not see by them. They were sexy, they were practical, they were the muts nuts. However, after I decided to seperate with my Nokia 8800 which I loved until I put 7 mp3s onto it and ran out of memory I went for their new baby. Yes it had 3000 songs. A 2MP camera. A 4GB harddrive, not to mention the huge screen which played videos in widescreen. The N91 looked and sounded the part - on the internet before it came out. But when I finally got it through the post it needed two postmen to lift it out the back of the van, it was HUGE!! I needed to wear an extra belt in attempt to stop my jeans from falling down. Yes, the features were great but next to the 8800 it was like a Ferrari parked next to a Range Rover. After a month I had no option, I had to find another mobile. One with the looks and slickness of the 8800, but with the features of the N91. So guess what Nokia I went for... none of them! Blockia have simply had their day, its seems if you want a nice little sexy one, then its out of date and if you want one thats got more technology than NASA then you'd better invest in a golf trolley aswell! Surely for £400 you'd expect a phone that you could live with everyday and doesn't crash more times a w eek than George Michael! So, if I wasn't gonna get another Nokia what could I get!? A SonyEricsson, mmm, no. There are about as common as muck and don't have the looks that would make someone look twice. Yes they got all the features but what is with that revolting orangey-look-at-me-i'm-brighter-than-the-sun colour!? So... A Motorola!?!? Mmm, definately no! They make Victoria Beckham like fat, I know a phone should be thin but they look starved! And the SLVR L7... no I dont even want to go there! So really that leaves Samsung. Well they either flip open quick enough to knockout someone 100yards away with a penny or they slide and look exactly the same as they did years ago when the D500 came out... or do they!?!?... Introducing the Samsung E900! The phone that was seemingly rushed out to complete with the 'LG Chocolate'. Chololate!?!? The name is enough to put me off, don't get me wrong I ain't racist - I've got a colour TV! But where they obviously went wrong-other that the name ofcourse-is with that stupid ugly red buttons on the front and designing the keypad so you can have a mini game of draughts on it using tiny bits of blue-tac. Also with the fact that it only has a 1.3MP camera and no room for additional memory should you wish to import more that 512MB. These kind of features are surely a must these days and Samsung thankfully have noticed that. The E900 is light, not too thin or wide and stunning to look at and hold! The touchscreen does get abit of getting used to but once you've conquered that your home-sailing. The phone comes with 80MB internal memory and for no more than £30 you can pick up a 1GB MicroSD meaning its got twice as much memory as the LG. Then comes the best bit - the camera... I can safely say that its miles better than the N91's even though the phone is half the weight and size! The zoom ain't the best, infact you'd be aswell just stepping forward but when you look at the smoothness of the videos you take you really couldn't care! Its outstanding!!! Everything else is superb too. The software can't be faulted. The battery seems to last forever and get this... you can even password individual parts of the phone like yours msgs or files! Obviously meaning if you leave your phone on the table while you go for a hose you know your friends can't be looking at the naked pictures of your girlfriend which she sent you the night before. Nor can they send a message to the ugly thing you ended up with at the weekend telling them you love them and can't stop thinking about them xxx! Nor can they find out that spent £3.50 downloading the latest Westlife ringtone! Also, no matter how much times they try n crack the password, the phone doesn't lock - meaning you have time to finish reading the paper if needs must! This phone really has won me over. I can't find anything at-all wrong with it! Well, maybe the speaker is in the wrong place, other than that nothing! I doubt I'll ever go back to Nokia again, infact I doubt I'll buy another phone for a long long time, unless this one vibrates and 360's the bath! So there you go, if you want to be like everyone else... buy a SonyEricsson. If you want to play draughts on the move... buy the LG. If you were dropped as a child or blind... buy the Sliver L7. And if you want the world at your fingertips, and every other part of your body at the same time buy a Blockia. If none of the above apply to you and you want the best then go Samsung... and if you want the best of the best then the E900 has got to be your next phone!
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Reviewed by ZAID from ENGLAND on 28th Jun 2006
READ THIS, A REAL REVIEW I got this fone 2dat and ong its so cooool compared to my previous fone, the SE K750i. Firstly i love the sensitive buttons they arent so sensetive like all you fools are making it out to be. Nice and slim. Love the way the buttons light up and fade away. Nice screen, slightly larger than the k750 and the 2mp camera completely beats the k750's. OK, k750 has better photos but the video is amazing compared to the rubbish k750's with the old 15fps which is rubbish. Looks brill when outputing to television and its got teh cool feature of microsoft excel, word, powerpoint, etc... which you can also output to a tv which is good 4 a meetin or summin. Im very happy with the mp3 quality, i think SE K750's mega bass sounds better but still very good. Menus are easy to use/get used 2 and teh fone is easy to use in general. Expandable memory 2 which means hours of high quality videos or even loads of music(1GB holds about 300songs) and teh mp3 can also play wma format which is good as wm a is always much smaller than mp3 format. I recommend u get this fone, it looks better than n80 which is only slightly better with 3megapixel cam and wifi which u wont rele need.
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Reviewed by Danny H from Midlands, UK on 28th Jun 2006
Now ive had alot of phones, and im one very fussy person...but this is by far the best phone Ive ever had. First of all going on the DESIGN - It is one hell of a beauty. When it is closed, it looks so smooth and minimalistic - like a piece of art. I just love the fact that it has no buttons. And when it opens the blue backlights look nice and smart - Maybe not as smart as the red lights of LG chocolate to some people, but its enough for me. It is also quite a slim phone considering all the features its packed with so it wont bulge in your pocket either (which i hate!) The one thing im very happy about is that samsung have really thought about it and kept the main scroll/navigate button as a normal directional button. Unlike the LG chocolate, where the menu navigation button is touch sensitive aswell, which is far too slow to use, and rather fiddly at that. Now for the FEATURES - fortunatly this phone has a great 2megapixel camera, and the results look excellent upon transfer to Pc and printer. (The same also for the video recorder) The features and settings of the camera/video are extensive and useful (like multishot, timer, effects) and these are accesible through the camera menu or by learning the shortcuts on the keypad (much quicker) You can also edit your images (crop, resize, effects etc). The flash on the camera is very powerful for a phone - and if you hold down the 'volume up' button you can turn it on anytime to use as a torch, which is great for them 'finding the keyhole' moments! The phone also has an SD slot for EXPANDABLE MEMORY on top of its already good 80MB of storage. The MP3 PLAYER is useable in 'Airplane mode' which allows you to use it in-flight, and it also comes with some excellent software that is much easier to use than any others ive tried (sony, nokia, motorola - you should all take note). One of my favourite features is the PRIVACY SETTING, which allows you set a pin code over things like text messages, images, and videos etc, to stop nosy peeps from looking at all your private stuff. THE TOUCH SENSITIVE KEYS do take abit of getting used to and can be very frustrating at first but after a few days i got used to it and now very rarely do I accidently touch the wrong button. BAD POINTS - The phone gets very mucky easily from fingerprints, so im constantly wiping mine, also for some reason you cant have your own message tone, you have to have one of the preset ones >:( and it could also do with a standard headphone jack... but thats honestly about it to be honest. I find my battery life is about 3days, which myt sound bad but im always using the games and mp3 so im impressed with that. I also find that the phone slider is nice and sturdy, but will be interesting to see after an 18month contract. Someone also said that it sounds tinny on loudspeaker, or with music on - personally i think its ok depending on what kind of music your playing, turn the volume down a touch or make full use of the bass/treble setting and you should be ok. To the peeps who are going in a huff and giving it one star because of the touch keypad..GET A GRIP guys! That is not a true reflection of the phone or its features, its not all about the keypad you know - Give it time to get used to it or get the D600 instead. The same with saying it gets scratched easily, ive had mine for about 6weeks and it still looks like new because i actually take care of my possesions! OVERALL I think its a fantastic little phone that promises so much and delivers so much. The good points outweigh the badpoints so highly that you just dont care. Im one of the most fussyist people on the planet with phones so the E900 must be good to get 5stars! :D
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Reviewed by Sameer Poselay from England on 28th Jun 2006
I know I'm only 12 but i got this phone for my birthday and I love the way it looks. Yes I know u shuld not judge a book byu it's cover but with this one it was exactly what i judged it to be cool slim andvery fun to use. The layouts, sounds, mp3 and camera are all wiked including extra features but the the volume is poor cuz i always have at leat 4 missed calls wen i get out my phone but who cares i absolutely love it
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 28th Jun 2006
Rubbish. Wish I'd never sold my Nokia. The menu brings up the next sub menu blocking the view of the writing, set up was a nightmare for GPRS etc, the T9 text input turns itself off when you switch to character/number mode, no auto caps at the start of a new sentence when texting, it won't show jpegs transferred from a PC via bluetooth - just comes up with a question mark, the built in sounds are rubbish and only the ringtones can be sourced from downloaded music, music that is downloaded plays nowhere near loud enough for a ringtone, the touch keys are so sensitive they activate whilst using the fourway button, there's no file manager to speak of, there's no connection manager to speak of and replying to an email is so ridiculous in terms of cursor start point that it's easier to start a fresh one. I've only had this for ONE DAY and already I've found these miseries. Heaven knows what problems I'll have in the next 17 months and 29 days. Pass this one by. Now I know why I've stuck with Nokia's for the last 12 years! It'll be on ebay by the weekend.
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Reviewed by Sam Izzard from United kingdom on 28th Jun 2006
dont know if anyone can help me, got this phone last week, and when people call me it keeps coming up as unknown, can anyone help??????? great phone other than that, keys so sensitive
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Reviewed by Vicky from Scotland on 28th Jun 2006
This phone is fab!! Just got it the other day and i am very impressed...!! Its going to take a bit of time to get used to the touch sensitive keys but i love it. It is so up to date. I have heard that it seems to take ages to send messages...but thats not true in my case it sends them so quickly. I would recommend this phone to anyone... Looks better then the LG Chocolate and has a lot better spec. :0)
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Reviewed by ruel from manchester on 28th Jun 2006
why cant you have ring and vibrate at the same time. and texting/ why not have ring and vibrate at the same time. rubbish. touch sensitive buttons are no good. DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK
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Reviewed by Tammy from Scotland on 27th Jun 2006
Just got this phone today (eventually after O2 said it should have been here 2 working days ago!). I love it! I had absolutely no probs with the touch screen at all, maybe it's just my light touch! Didn't take any getting used to! Had an E530 before and this is practically exactly the same layout (menu) as that so no probs there either. Easy to navigate even if you haven't had a samsung before though! Screen colours amazing, and camera brilliant, really clear. MP3 player good. Yes, the screen gets covered in fingerprints, but I don't mind cleaning it! I discovered something so cool, I was so excited! If you get a new SMS message, go to view it, then go to options and view as vivid message. It comes up with the message bit by bit, and if it has a word like 'heart' or 'time' it comes up with an animated picture right in the middle of the text where the word should be! I know I'm sad, but I love gadgety extra things like this! Anyway, definately get this phone, was going to get the SE W810i, but this looks that bit nicer. Forgot to say, the PC suite is great. It is so easy to set up and download songs onto your phone (literally just click and drag!), and upload photos. You can mess about with them too, like cut a bit out a song if you don't like the rest. Also can manage other aspects of the phone on your PC. People keep putting this phone down over trivial things like it not ringing and vibrating at the same time. Who cares? It's got all this other great stuff, and works as a perfectlty normal phone too! Only thing I don't like is that there was no micro SD flash card with it so I'll have to buy one.
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Reviewed by Madone from England on 27th Jun 2006
Must be some right nuggetts writing negative reviews on here about this phone. I am nearly 60 and find the it brill in every way. Over sensitive!!!! Get a life man!!!!
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Reviewed by jack coates from uk on 27th Jun 2006
very poor fone as it looks a state afetr a few weeks easliy scratch
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Reviewed by Lou from England on 27th Jun 2006
Like most people I really wanted this phone! unfortunatly it seems i either have really oga like big fingers of they have put the heat sensative buttons way too close to the middle button. I have yet to right a text without backing up into the menu. It looks Pretty though
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Reviewed by Hank from UK on 27th Jun 2006
As much as I wanted to like this phone, the touch sensitive buttons render it entirely useless. It's almost impossible to create a text message without inadvertantly calling the person in question, and almost any series of button-presses is ruined by accidental touching of the t.s. keys. It's so lovely to look at, but nigh-on impossible to use. I had to take mine back for a replacement before I threw it at the wall. If you like being incredibly irritated, and shouting at your phone for being rubbish, this is the model for you.
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Reviewed by ALI from UK on 26th Jun 2006
I RECIEVED THIS PHONE TODAY. I MUST SAY IT IS ABSOLOUTLEY A BRILLIANT PHONE, EVERYONE SHOULD GET ITS WICKED. THE DESIGN FEATURES ALL GO IN WELL. ONE WORD OUTSTANDING PHONE
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Reviewed by Lil miss me from Natalie on 26th Jun 2006
An excellent phone to use, i have every single samsung phone and a great choice of motorola's you would be lucky to have a samsung, i love it and i never get bored of it
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Reviewed by Anneka Ottewell from England on 26th Jun 2006
Just bought the new Samsung E900 it's brilliant, couldn't find a fault with it. Would highly recommend.
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Reviewed by kyle francis from wales on 26th Jun 2006
at the end of the day its small, stylish, sexy and has everything you need, i just bought the phone and is the best i have ever had, not a bad thing to say about it, buy it and your guarenteed to love it. +the camera is wicked!!!!
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Reviewed by JB from UK on 26th Jun 2006
Firstly I should point out that my previous phone was the D500, so most comparisons will be based on this. 2 days into ownership of the E900 and quite frankly it's ok. Just ok? well let me explain. Yes it has a few more features than the D500, ( memory card slot / word/xls file viewer / 2mp camera - Xhtml is pretty handy as well) But aside from this nothing that makes you think WOW. As most people have said the touch keys take a bit of getting used to, although to be honest they are more of a gimmick and don't add anything to the functionality of the handset, on a very hot day they are even more sensitive. My main gripe about this handset is the screen, 2 days of careful use and already there are scratches on it, what will it look like after 3 months? The build quality of this phone seems poor,it feels small,plasticky and very breakable. Compared to the D500 with in my opinion is a solid handset. It will be interesting to see how well the E900 fares after months of use. It would have also been nice to have the small rubber raised area that was present on the D500 in order to make it easy to push the slider. So what's good about this phone? 1. Slimline looks - Minimalist exterior 2. The camera 3. I like the option to individually select which files are visible to bluetooth. 4. Screen resolution is good Would I buy it again? Probably not.
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Reviewed by LSP from Uk on 25th Jun 2006
A brilliant phone. The touch sensitive keys took a bit of getting used to but after a week of having the e900 you get used to it. A very cool phone which has the WOW factor! Loads of people have been impressed by my new phone :-)
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Reviewed by Saj from UK on 26th Jun 2006
Firstly ive had this phone 2 days. Secondly ive had a 8210 and a W800i so im comparing it with them. The points are mention are what i have looked for and come across it is very usefull to read other peoples reviews as different people require different phones for different things - i personally do not play many games but i noted that down, ive done this in bullet points so its easy to follow, here goes Pros • Very Quick to Switch on • Shows own number - some phones lack this • Very clear calls - alot of people have complained about this, i have tried T-mobile and o2 and they have been fine • Once in messages [after a few unnecessary click] easy to go to drafts, sent messages etc • Can store 200 messages shared between inbox draft and sent messages • Can block txt from certain people • Has timer and stop watch • Can play music when you slide the phone back up - does not work whilst you just want to go to previous menu • Has option for when keypad lights up – time of the day etc and backlight - good for saving battery life - which is generally good • Brill Camera – not put it on a PC yet to see and compare it with w800i which was of exceptional quality • Expandable memory • Slim and light compared to w800i and 8210 • Can enter occasions, meetings in the calendar as a default – this is also the same as 8210 but not as w800i • User friendly menu and screen • Spacey keypad • SOFTWARE IS SO EASY TO USE – NOKIA NAD SONY NEED TO LEARN THIS Cons • There is no message counter – silly as contracts often allocate text messages, I don’t suffer as I have Flex T so check online • My handset does not seem to register sent messages – I tried on settings but no option there – maybe a fault on my handset • There are no pre loaded games • Ring tones are poor – not even your average Ring Ring – can be downloaded for the cost of 20 points at samsung site • Options for camera is via keypad numbers not by selecting menu – takes time to get used to – does help if you have a manual • No MANUAL in the box • Casing is finger print magnet and is prone to scratches • Slower than Nokia 8210 and W800i in loading pictures – very slow • Cannot change middle button shortcut – default is connection to GPRS – very annoying if this costs you • Only two skins- white and black – don’t know if you can download more themes • Pause button for mp3 is very close to menu button and I mean very close • Poor mp3 sound quality in comparison to w800i [bare in mind w800i is specially for mp3] • Voice recorder is poor again compared to w800i and 8210 • No light on the phone as with w800i – life saver in cinema or when you go camping or even if you drop something in the car • No PROFILES silly yes but there you go I got the phone because its light and looks sexy and slim, im ok to put it into a pouch and keep it safe, but i do agree that the sliding is very poor, i will try add to this once i have more of a fiddle. Out of 10 i would give this 7/10, i would give the w800i 6/10 because and i would give the 8210 8/10. So there you have it now its time for you to decide. Best to make sure you can return the phone, im not to sure if i will return my phone, it looks good and is slim and has the basic things. To be honest this phone has been rushed out to compete with LG and could have been better if they took more time. I got mine on a 12 month contract so its ok, my w800 was on an 18month contract but i got bored of it because it was to bulky and joystick was poor. Im happy with this phone :)
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Reviewed by Kamaljit from UK on 25th Jun 2006
After seeing the specs on this phone i was amazed. At first i couldn't decide between this and the LG Chocolate, but in the end it was easy. It looks just as good and has a better camera. Also i really do like samsungs as ive had a d500 for a year now. BUY IT ITS BRILLIANT!!!
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Reviewed by Noo Noo from London on 25th Jun 2006
what can i say? this phone has all the feautres of a great reliable phone, it has excellent feautres and chic looks. i recommend this phone to anyone looking to buy.
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Reviewed by Noor from England on 24th Jun 2006
WOAHHH! THIS FONE IS BOOM! A+ THIS FONE HAS EVERYTHING ON IT LYK! BEST SCREEN, GR8 CAMERA AND ITS GOT BARE MEMORY! WHAT MORE DYOU WANT? THE HEAT BUTTONS TAKE SOME TIME TO GET USED TO THOUGH. I ADVISE ANY1 2 BUY THIS FONE, TRUST ME ITS VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.
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Reviewed by James from England on 24th Jun 2006
I upgraded from a D500 to this having previously owned Nokias and Ericssons for many years. This looks the bees knees and is way better than the D500. It's slimmer, has more features and the bluetooth is MUCH faster. The Micro SD expansion slot is an excellent addition, and the touch-pads are fantastic once you have got used to them. was looking at getting the Nokia 8800 or the Samsung D800, but am so pleased with this; it is arguably the best non-3g phone available.
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Reviewed by Zara from united kingdon on 24th Jun 2006
i love it ,it is brilliant ,very sexy and easy to use , the 2 megapixel camera is great and it has expandable memory ,had a bit of trouble trying to get hold of one . Grant should get his facts straight before writing a review about a phone he has not got !!!!!!
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Reviewed by Kendra from UK on 24th Jun 2006
Just bought this phone and spent all night playing. Fantastic little phone, speaking from experience from someone who changes their phone every 3-6 months. Camera is of superb quality as is the mp3 player. Touch sensitive front screen is a brilliant idea although this can take some getting used to, i keep going back to start screen when i'm trying to navigate my menu!!!!! Will definately be keeping this phone for quite some time as looks stylish and has great bonus features. A MUST BUY FOR PHONE LOVERS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Zaid from England on 23rd Jun 2006
Hey hrant the phone has expandable memory (mini SD)and the camera is a brilliant 2 megapixel so ur just talkin rubbish. This phone is amazingly good for the size and its the best looking phone after the chocolate. Definetly worth buting the specs are the best out there after n80 which is ugly
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Reviewed by emma from wales on 23rd Jun 2006
this is for grant from uk who wrote saying the d600 is better than e900 because it has 2 mega pixel camera and expandable memory,you must be getting it mixed up with the d800 or something as i have had this phone since it came out and either i was drunk when i put my memory card in it and put loads of music on or you are,because this phone has all the same features as the d600,YES it has 2 mega pixels and a flash,expandable memory and it's so much more sexier than d600,so i suggest grant swaps his d600 for this one,its ace.
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Reviewed by Michael from ireland on 23rd Jun 2006
Grant stated there is no expanadle memory and a 1.3 mp camera.....It does have expandable memory and has a 2mp camera!!! Its a great phone loads of feawtures and very reliable and durable.
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Reviewed by amelle from england on 23rd Jun 2006
what?? dis fone has 2 megapixel camera n u can expand da memory!! dis is a quality fone!! best one out
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Reviewed by simone from england on 22nd Jun 2006
can you go wrong>? not with this phone. i have had so many phones in the last year, this is the sexiest and coolest phone so far, just sold my nokia n80 for this. its the phone to have! if you are unsure, buy it you will be impressed, if not, i will take it off your hands! beats the lg chocolate hands down! yea, the lg's looks are impressive, but the features are limited! e900! 9.5/10
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Reviewed by Grant from UK on 22nd Jun 2006
Today, I popped into my local phone shop and had a play with this phone. I have to say, it looks great but unfortunately that is where it stopped. There is no expandable memory, the touch sensitive buttons drove me mad, and the camera is only 1.3 megapixel. After some debate, I opted for the D600, which in my opinion is loads better.
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Reviewed by Stu from Englemd on 22nd Jun 2006
To Craig from UK on 22nd Jun 2006 You asked "With the K750i you could have 1 contact with numerous contact numbers for them, with the E900 from what i've seen it looks like you have to have a separate contact for every number, anyway of changing this?" You have to copy all your contacts into the phones Phonebook, Then you'll have multipul spaces for other numbers.
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Reviewed by Craig from UK on 22nd Jun 2006
Just upgraded to the Samsung E900 from a Sony K750i. Couple of queries that can hopefully be answered quickly by any experienced Samsung mobile users!!! 1. When receiving files via bluetooth you are required to pair with the device sending (not sure if this is the same when sending from the E900, but i'd guess it would be!). Anybody know how to turn this off so you can just send files freely without having to pair first? 2. With the K750i you could have 1 contact with numerous contact numbers for them, with the E900 from what i've seen it looks like you have to have a separate contact for every number, anyway of changing this? Phone looks very smart but think its gonna take some getting used to!!!
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Reviewed by Brad from UK on 22nd Jun 2006
Firstly, I’m a phone connoisseur, Having recently placed my D600 in the draw and after handing back my SE W810i, I reverted back to my Motorola Pebl. I believe that firstly a phone should be a phone and any other feature should be a plus. For those added features, camera,MP3 player they should be of outstanding quality and better that the competition, if not then don’t add it. When I caught a glimpse of the Samsun E900, Nice looking phone seem to have great features, and much better software and quality that LG’s Chocolate. I want to like the phone, but the unit seems to be such hard work of doing anything, compared to other manufactures, a couple of click’s and that’s your text message send, or schedule an appointment or connect you Bluetooth. With the E900 everything seems requires pushing extra buttons in order to get anything done, the unit seems to want constant confirmation of you request, the touch buttons are tricky and start to get on your nerves when you busy and starts to drain your patients. With regards to text messages, sometimes there fast sometimes there slow. Accessing your pictures can be slow, depending on the size then the unit starts to slow down. All I could have lived with except for the most important thing CALL QUALITY, I can’t believe this, it’s so tinny no bass or quality tone generally people sound like there heads in a bucket (tried 3 networks call quality is the same). D600, D800 excellent call quality, sadly this unit doesn’t, for a terrific looking phone on par with the Motorola Pebl, sadly the features lack the quality they need. If none of this bothers you, then buy the unit, but I must agree with another comment, Buy a D600 if you want a Samsung, more stable and better quality of all the features.
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Reviewed by Malcolm from Wales. Uk. on 21st Jun 2006
Recieved my E900 last week but had to return it as it woulden't recieve text messages! Had my replacemant now and i'm very impressed. The usual comments of getting used to the touch keys. I had it side by side with my brothers D600 and the screen quality is far clearer as is the camera and video. It's a bit lighter thana D600 but it looks far more classy! My advice is to go and actually feel one and have a play with one before you commit yourself but i reckon you'll be well impressed. I had to wait for my replacement due to the fact it's sold within days of it's release! Now that says a lot?
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Reviewed by Eddie from UK on 21st Jun 2006
What can i say? This phone is AMAZING! I got an upgrade from my old phone, the d500 which was fantastic. But this is even better!! For starters it look stunning, not quite as nice as the chocolate but this is outweighed with the features. 2 mega pixel camera, which has fantastic clarity, a music player which, when activated reveal the play/pause key, and the skip keys. It has a beautifull slide which is smooth like the d500 and 80mb of inbuilt memory which can be expanded with a micro SD memory card. In the box is included headphone/ handsfree ,a charger (Which has got smaller) and a usb cable with fantastic software. The buttons are easy to use but take a day or two to get used to. overall FANTASTIC! 10/10 5 *****!!!!!!Buy this phone!
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Reviewed by emma from wales on 20th Jun 2006
I wrote the first review on this phone as i loved it then but wasn't sure whether i was going to keep it cuz of the touch keys.Now i am totally in love with it and samsung continues to keep me hooked,this relationship has been a long and happy one.The key pads are great now im used to and it don't bounce back and fore anymore now when touching the keys,i must make a confession though,i took the e900 and swapped it for the lg chocolate phone just to see what it was like as i have never had an lg b4,big mistake i lasted less than 24 hrs before taking the phone back today to get the ace e900 back and im glad.The camera is ace and still ticks all the right boxes in the added features like effects,frames mosaic shot,they're great.The memory can be expanded so you can put loads of stuff on it,the mp3 player is great,nice and loud.The screen nice and clear and there is loads of stuff on it,i can't stop playing with it.I still stand by the fact that samsung should have put more tones on the phone and espaecially if there are people out there who just want their phone to ring like a normal phone,here is a tip.I went on samsung's web site and go on to the fun club and sign up to be a member (which is free) there are loads of tones,poly and ring ring tones which you can download onto pc then use usb cable to transfer,great,problem solved.So all you people out there thinking of getting the chocolate phone keep walking past it in the shop and set your eyes on this beauty,you will want it and you will buy it,you won't regret it.I promise
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Reviewed by Callum from UK on 20th Jun 2006
Cool looking phone, but the touch sensitive buttons get really annoying. Don't always work when you want them to, and do work when you don't (e.g. when I brush past them when texting (which closes the text)). Phone seems slow to load photo albums up. I only have 3 photos on the phone and it takes about 3 seconds to load the album, really annoying. I got this phone last week on upgrade from my D500, but I'm changing it to the Sony W810i, as it seems they've finally sorted out the joystick problem.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 20th Jun 2006
I like this phone, the features are great and easy to navigate through. The Camara is excellent quality as is the video recording. I love the feature of being able to save a video clip as your wallpaper, very cool. The heat sensitive buttons took a while to get used to but I am used to them now. My only major problem is with the calling. When I call a number it takes about 30 - 40 seconds to connect, also when sending a text it takes up to 30 seconds to send, this is extremely annoying. I spoke with O2 and they said there is definatly a problem and told me to return my phone and they would send me a replacement straight away. I am now waitin for my replacement I hope that problem is sorted because apart form that I think the phone is top draw !
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Reviewed by HANNAH from UK on 19th Jun 2006
IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FIT N IT IS GRAET MOB EVERY 1 SHOULD GT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Angela from Scotland on 19th Jun 2006
I agree with the other reviews that this phone looks amazing. The samsung technology is easy to use, my past few phones have all been samsungs. I only have one problem with the e900...it takes ages to send text messages!!! does anyone else have this problem?? if it is only mine then im thinking of swapping it for a new handset . I'd appreciate any feedback on this flaw. Thanks
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Reviewed by Arun from UK on 19th Jun 2006
Got this phone about a week ago as an upgrade. It does take a little getting used to, as I'm usually one whose not incredibly delicate with phones, I like durability. I'm sure this phone might have SOME but I'm afraid to test it! Either way, once you get used to it, it's a pretty snazzy and cool little phone. It looks great on any pub table and the amount of times I've heard "wow that's a well ace looking phone" or something of that ilk is countless! Also, the Samsung software is really easy to use, a lesson that should be learnt by Nokia PC Suite which I thought was pretty dire. Only 1 minor thing with this phone. On it's incoming call options, when you select what you want the phone to do when a call comes, you can select Vibrate, Vibrate then Melody, or Melody (melody being your tone obviously- by the way put some MP3's on the phone cuz Samsung tones suck!). Why can't you have vibrate and melody at the same time? On Vib then Mel, it vibrates three times, then starts ringing, but by the time it's gotten to about 3 seconds of the tune it goes to voicemail. Is there a way around this? If not then I'm not wholly happy with that, but I'll work around it I guess. Other than that, wicked phone. Nice 2 MP camera for such a diddy phone, looks ace and is great for people without massive sausage fingers!
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Reviewed by Dave Taunton from UK on 19th Jun 2006
Great phone, nice slide, looks great but as somebody already said the heat sensitive buttons take a bit to get use to, touch it at wrong time and you goin backwards and forwards, can get annoying but u get used to it. Holds a good charge as well.... What u waiting for go and get 1...!
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Reviewed by Jaffa from United Kingdom on 18th Jun 2006
Really pretty phone. Small and compact yet out performs many good brand of Nokia I had owned before. The only drawback is the calender menu, I think it is kind of limited in the number of appointments it can hold. Samsung should kind of consider making the memory dynamic so it can hold as many tasks and appointments as possible and the phonebook should have address fields as well. Overall it is a great phone, takes very sharp images and the expansion card slot is great and very easily accessible. Sync with MS outlook is straight forward once the software is installed. Good phone to invest in. I am sure you will want to keep it for along time.
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Reviewed by Aron from England on 17th Jun 2006
Very cool phone, small and neat with a new type of software that takes some getting used to as i upgraded from my CHROME D600 which i loved and the software for display was clearest and brightest i have come across but the E00 is very differnt Darker loo's and stuff but looks OOOBER cool, hasn't quite got the heavy quality feel of my D600 and attract's the fingers prints a lot too, like you get on a PSP. Again WHY didnt samsung take the opportunity to offer this with a ability to use Mp3's as a Message tone, also the tunes are rubbish and don't seem as load as the D600,Still not 100% sure that i will keep this as i feel its a tough choice between this and my Chrome D600!!!!!
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Reviewed by lawrence hunt from uk on 17th Jun 2006
JUST A QUICK NOTE 5 STARS FOR THE SUMSUNG E900 WHAT CAN I SAY I CANT REALLY FAULT THE PHONE IN ANY WAY MAYBE THE ONLY FAULT IS IT AINT MADE FOR PEOPLE WITH BIG FINGERS.CAMERA ON IT IS FIRST CLASS THE SLIDE IS SMOOTH AS ANYTHING KNOCKS SPOTS OFF THE 6280 SLIDE THE SCREEN IS NICE AND CLEAR THE COLOURS ARE A1 AND THIS PHONE ALSO HAS A TRACKING DEVICE ON IT WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT IDEA BY SAMSUNG THE TOUCH SCREEN IS BRILL UNLESS LIKE I SAID IT AINT IF YA GOT BIG FINGERS BUY THIS PHONE NOW YOU WILL LOVE IT
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Reviewed by emma from wales on 17th Jun 2006
This samsung is great so much better than the lg chocolate phone in the fact that the camera is 2 mega pixel with a flash and expandable memory,also there so many effects and frames you can use which is great fun.The screen is crystal clear like the d600 and the battery is still showing all bars and i bought it 2 days ago and played with it alot so thats a plus for me.The tunes are really naff though and not many of them on this model for some reason so if you don't wan't to be embarrased when your phone rings download some mp3's,also what is with samsung not providing memory cards lots of others do like SE and nokia.The phone is nice and small,very sexy and should get all the oohs and aahs and still has all the business functions on it so not alot has changed exept for the HEAT SENSITIVE BUTTONS,now its quite obvious that samsung are trying to kick lg's arse with this and it do by miles but be warnes these heat sensitive buttons are a bit of a nightmare at first being so sensitive i found that when i was in the menu doing something it would bounce back to standby or skip forward to something else,sometimes it seemed it would go back to standby screen even when i hadn't pressed anything,but it's getting easier to use now and i think i'm happy with it,i was going to swap it for d600 chrome,can i have somebodies advice on that? i suggest anyone thinking of buying this phone to go in the shop and have a damn good play with it especialy those buttons just to see if this phone is for you.other than that,top phone samsung but please can we have some better tunes.
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Reviewed by sanjay from uk on 17th Jun 2006
it is brilliant. It looks nice,has heat sensitive keys and is small and excellent to have a 2mp camera. It screen is superb with 262k colour tft. I would recommend it
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Reviewed by steve@brecon from uk on 17th Jun 2006
Yes, upgraded from the D600 and thats about it..you have the memory option to upgrade has most new phones on the market do now.For me though the D600 beats it hands down on style and feel.My opinion may change in time although I dont think so.Don't rush out to upgrade,better to read and note other peoples reviews first.
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