In a nutshell: Available in pink, blue or black, the F210
is a tiny device that acts as a phone and a music player. The swivel
shape, gorgeous graphics and refined styling make it a real fashion
accessory. The music player can store 250 songs with the potential
to expand this to 750 songs. There's also an FM radio and a point-n-shoot
camera. It doesn't have all the gadgets of the big boys' phones,
but what it does it does very well.
Review:
November 2007.
Samsung have done something interesting. They've
taken the very popular but flawed X830
music phone, fixed all the problems and released it as the F210.
The F210 is a great phone concept. It's a phone/music
player/camera in a tiny lightweight package. Weighting just 72g,
it's fantastically light and it's so compact you risk losing it
in your handbag! The secret to its tiny size is the swivel design.
As you can see from the photo, when closed the F210 resembles an
iPod Nano, with an LCD screen and metal jog dial showing. With the
jog dial and side volume controls you can access the music functions
even with the phone closed. When you want to make a call, you flick
the phone and it spins open to reveal a full keypad. We're delighted
to see that the keypad has a regular 3-column layout, unlike the
F210's predecessor, the X830, which had a 2-column layout and was
harder to use. It's narrower than typical phones, but the keys are
a good size and pose no problems. Overall it's a really nice phone
to use. The user interface changes depending on whether the phone
is open or closed to display phone menus or music menus. The styling
is gorgeous with the metallic edging and jog dial, and the use of
specially-designed stunning screen graphics. If you want to, you
can hang the phone around your neck, with the "lanyard",
a kind of one-piece necklace that also holds your earphones.
The F210 is a great music player. It can handle
all popular music formats including full Digital Rights Management.
The Music Library makes it easy to manage your music and create
playlists on the go. You can use the built-in equaliser to adjust
sound quality. Audio playback through the loudspeaker can sound
a bit tinny, but plug in headphones or use a set of wireless Bluetooth
headphones, and you can listen to high quality music. The
phone comes equipped with 1 Gbyte of flash memory, which is enough
to store around 250 songs. In addition this can be expanded to a
total of 3 Gbytes by adding a microSD memory card (up to 2 Gbytes).
This would be enough for around 750 songs, making the F210 into
a replacement for an iPod Nano.
As well as the music player, the F210 also has
a built-in FM radio. This is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System),
which displays the station ID, radio show name, song title, artist
and more. Samsung have introduced a cool
feature into the F210: use the built-in sound recorder to record
a few seconds of any song that you're listening to, and the system
will identify the artist and song for you. This is very similar
to Sony Ericsson's TrackID™, used on its Walkman phones.
In addition to making calls and playing music,
the F210 has a built-in camera. It's not a replacement for a digital
camera, with a resolution of just 2 megapixels and with no flash,
but it can take decent snaps and record video with sound.
The connectivity of the F210 is good too, with
a choice of USB 2.0 and wireless Bluetooth for transferring music
and data. Wireless printing of photos is supported on PictBridge-compatible
printers. You can even connect to the internet and view web pages,
although the small screen isn't the best for this. The battery life
of the phone isn't the highest (as you'd expect from such a tiny
device) but it's adequate.
Overall the F210 is a beautiful music phone. Available
in black, pink or blue, it's highly recommended for anyone looking
for a compact phone with a built-in music player. Buy the F210 and
chuck your iPod Nano in the bin!
Features of the Samsung F210 include:
2 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom
Video capture (352 x 288 pixel resolution)
Display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 128 x 220 pixels
Music player (MP3, MIDI, ACC, ACC+, e-ACC+,
WMA formats) with equaliser
Digital Rights Management: WM DRM, OMA DRM 1.0
FM radio with RDS
64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone
Messaging: SMS/EMS/MMS with T9 predictive text
Java 2.0 games
Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
Web browser
Personal information functions
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
Memory: 1 Gbyte built-in memory plus microSD™
card slot (expandable to 2 Gbytes)
Tri Band (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Size: 89 x 31 x 21 mm
Weight: 72g
Talk Time: up to 3.3 hours
Battery Standby: up to 265 hours
Samsung
F210 Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Sian from Wales on
2nd Oct 2009
This is the best phone I have ever had, theres no point in buying
it if you know your not going to get used to the size of the screen,
and going to be fussy about the camera. I have has this phone for
2 years, cant change it because its so damn good! In my opinion
listen to all the good reviews and occasionaly the bad ones, bad
ones put you off!! You need to sum out whether people are just being
fussy or try to find out logical explanations why people are finding
fault with their phones. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 1st
Oct 2009
great little phone! a true classic, bought it just after xmas 08
direct from orange for £18!!! yes thats right £18, they were selling
them off, bargain of the century, best £18 ive ever spent. Rating:
Reviewed by Stef from UK on 12th
May 2009
I had this phone for a year now. I bought it as I wanted something
small and different BUT It's so quiet when it rings, the screen
is tiny and you it gets a long time to get used to it. It's easy
to type your message, no problem there. THe camera is bad...On the
bright side, it's in perfect condition even after 1 year and the
battery life is great. I will not recommend it though... Rating:
Reviewed by ridvan from turkey on
24th Apr 2009
I have black one. I bought yesterday $160 it is great design...
and you can close the mp3 screen... ;) *#06# you will see imei no..
then close the phone... surprise:D:D but you should do this everytime:(
ridoneorange@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by Aami from united kindom
on 9th Apr 2009
i am sooooooooooo annoyed i loved that phone and it was a cold day
and windy i was sitin in the field and the phone just turned off.
but i luv the style Rating:
Reviewed by SARA from UNITED KINGDOM
on 22nd Mar 2009
I HAVE THE SAMSUNG F210 IT IS THE WORST PHONE EVER! IT WONT LET
ME BLUETOOTH ANY PICTURES OR MUSIC! WHEN I TURN MY PHONE OFF ALL
MY MEMORY OFF THE PHONE DELETES ALL MY MUSIC AND PICTURES! IT WONT
LET ME TAKE ANY PICTURES IT COMES UP WITH "FAILED".IF ANYONE WONTS
THIS PHONE (((DO NOT BUY)) Rating:
Reviewed by Ella from UK on 17th
Feb 2009
I've had this phone for over a year now and i'm not very good at
keeping phones in great quality. I have dropped my phone many times,
smashed it off walls ect. and it still is in good condition but
recently it started freezing and turning off if i drop it but otherwise
it is still good. My main complaints are the volume of the music
is very low and the texts tones are boring. It also annoys me how
it makes a sound when sending a text. Rating:
Reviewed by m jane from uk on
7th Feb 2009
i was surprised how compact it was (ordered online from carphone
for £79 inc £10 credit) i think mp3 quality is amazing! i like many
others am wanting the mp3 screen off main screen when closed as
i cant see when ive recd txts without opening phone-ive tried below
but doesnt work for me-helllllllllp cheers Rating:
Reviewed by Nerii from UK on
16th Jan 2009
Yiu guys i was reading another reveiw place and all u have to do
to get the MP3 layer off the screen saver is.. to go to settings,
then security, then privacy lock, then tick files, u then input
a password anything.. then when u close the phone it will ask you
for the password but dont input it and then the light will soon
fade.. then when u open in instead of inputting the pin and closing
and openin it jus click cancel.. and itll save u all that hassle
of input it. hope thats clear... not can sum1 help me... :D i jus
put music and piccies on my fone from da comp but cant find them
onda fone :( x Rating:
Reviewed by Leoni from Liverpool on
9th Jan 2009
I agree with Haze from Glasgow (posted 19/12/08). I don't want the
mp3 function and everytime i close the phone it defaults to the
mp3 user interface, and i can't get it off! Can anyone help? Rating:
Reviewed by Mobit from Blackpool, England
on 3rd Jan 2009
The microSD card slot is actually expandable to 4 Gbytes (the review
states that the max is 2 Gbytes). I have the F210 and use two 4
Gbyte cards with more than 1000 mp3 tracks (not forgetting the 1
Gbyte of memory on the phone itself. Sound quality equals the ipod.
The neck lanyard is genius ! Rating:
Reviewed by Hazel. from Glasgow. on
19th Dec 2008
Best looking and smallest phone about but I don't need the MP3,
I can get it off the screen but you then need to put a password
in all the time. Can I remove the MP3 completley and just have the
phone screen and prompts showing all the time without ''enter password''
coming up ??? Help!! please (then I will give it 5 stars). Rating:
Reviewed by Arlo Clyne from United Kingdom
on 9th Dec 2008
love it! the phone is small yes, but unusable no! i was surprised
how quickly i was weaned off larger hand-sets. i used a Nokia N80
before the upgrade to the Samsung F210, and i have never looked
back. the small innovative design coupled with great software gives
it mage points! not to mention that the F210 is unbelievably easy
to text, chat and listen to music with. my only reservations are
small. You cannot assign you own msn alert tone and alarm sounds.
also i would have liked to see it available in more colors, a red
and even lighter blue would have been nice, maybe even striped and
mosaic styling. the blue, purple and back are all dark shades and
look very similar. all in all i truly think this little phone is
a big hit! if samsung released a third gen 'swivel' phone its got
my vote... just fix the sound function samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by jo from england on
22nd Nov 2008
does anyone else have any problems with the low volume coz i cant
always hear the phone ringing. Rating:
Reviewed by Les from Reading on
11th Oct 2008
Luv it - but I'm such gr8 revu's. Hw do u put music on it! Tell
me b4 I go mad. Aprt from tht, its brill. Rating:
Reviewed by Paige from Market Harborough
on 9th Oct 2008
This fone is sick man i love it all u plebs who sayin it has a small
screen well it aint gonna have a big screen if the fone aint big
is it u freak nd also if u read ya lil book wot cums with it nd
then change ya settings u will be able to turn it up so then u wont
miss calls nd if u still do u will need a hearing test mate i aint
bein stink but peeps r puttin bad comments bout this fone nd it
is like the best so yeh sound blad x have fun wid ya fones u will
have more fun if u got this fone bare that in mind wen u is lookin
for a small fone wid everythin u could posibly want kk lol x Rating:
Reviewed by Trini from Estonia on
14th Sep 2008
I discovered a little trick how to turn off mediaplayer when closing
the phone and also keep clock update and sms show on screen when
doing so :)) I know one can disable it ,entering security password,
but on that case time wont update, and also received sms wont show
on screen. It only works if you can establish bluetooth connection
with your pc ,though. I installed Blue Soleil software and under
bluetooth places appear icon Bluetooth Serial Port - right-click
there, 'connect' ,and now when you close flip of your phone, media
player wont appear ;) [Reply by Pato from Argentina on 24th Sep
2008: Trini! please, explain in detail how you turn off de mp3 player
when closing the phone! Thanks a lot!] Rating:
Reviewed by charlie from reading on
21st Aug 2008
i love this phone. it has everything i need. i think that the memory
on it is great and that you are able to put a memory card in it.
the swivel design is great and makes it look sexy. i love the fact
that it is small so you can put it in your bag or packet and not
have to worry about it taking up space. i dont agree with people
giving it a bad name. if you give the phone a chance. i like the
metal swival aswell because on the downgrade (x830) it has like
a jelly sort of stuff on it and it comes off. overall, i love the
phone. its the best phone i have ever had and i dont plan on buying
another phone yet. 1 more question, does it come in any other colours.
i brought it the day come out in blue and i havent seen it in any
others colours. [Editor's reply: It's available in pink, blue, black
and purple.] Rating:
Reviewed by Sophie from london, Uk on
8th Aug 2008
I think all of yoo whu say itz a rubbish fone seem lyk yoo have
neva used a fone b4 coz itz lyk ne oda fone nd whu eva says a nokia
is better let me jus tell yoo sumfin sum nokias dnt even hold 5
songs nd have rubbish camera worse dan diz nd is way bigger dan
diz nd diz is a small fone wid a decent camera nd u complain nd
so wat if yoo close it nd da mp3 player cums up all yoo ave 2 do
is get a privacy code IS DAHT SO HARD? i jus gt diz fone nd it dnt
bother me at all nd all yoo ppl daht are avein problems wid ur fone
u need help coz diz is da easiest fone to use. One more thing if
you only ave the t-moblie ringtone GO ON YOUR COMPUTER AND PUT SOME
SONGS ON YOUR PHONE. nw was daht she hard.no it was SIMPLE. Da thing
daht i dnt get is everyfing orn ma fone is legit nd it sounds lyk
urs isit mayb u need 2 spend some time going throught ur manual
and ur fone =] coz im jus 13 nd ma phone works perfectly =] Rating:
Reviewed by bob from engalnd on
30th Jul 2008
i love this fne but beeter in purple see if u can find any newer
ones Rating:
Reviewed by D from UK on 29th
Jul 2008
I chose this phone because of its looks and style but having previously
owned the Samsung D900 I have to say its been somewhat of a disappointment
to me in comparison. For example, I can't find the speakerphone
option as listed. I miss the flash on the camera and a bigger megapixel
option. I miss being able to down load games (phone has no JAVA
2.0 games option as advertised,not sure if this is a provider issue)
and the constant MP3 player screen drives me mad because you can't
tell if you have missed any calls or messages without constantly
flipping open the phone, (yes I know you can change the settings
but for some reason the phone won't accept the default pin code.
This phone without the headphones lacks sound only reaching the
highest setting of 7 when used as a phone. This means you often
missed calls even with the phone on you. I have to agree about the
scratching, having had the phone for just a few hours it marked
very easily. Putting the moaning aside, as an MP3 player the sound
with headphones is great and the phone is easy to use. Rating:
Reviewed by Darcy from England on
28th Jul 2008
All you morons who are giving it poor anfd saying its rubbish are
morons. If you want a good pictures by a digital camera. And for
all you dufaces who dont read the book it comes with, read it.Then
you'll find out how to make the phone louder. My dance teacher has
this phone and she doesnt even need to use a stereo,she can just
use her phone. I have this phone aswell and i love it. It looks
great and i like the fact that its small and compact. My friends
are jeaslous of the swivil design and the memory is absolutely fantastic.
And all you people complaining about the small screen, GET A BRAIN.
Of curse its going to have a small screen. THE PHONE IS SMALL. Cant
you see that.If you didnt want a small screen why the heck did you
buy the phone then. Rating:
Reviewed by Emilyy from UK on
27th Jul 2008
I think this phone is great if you're after something that will
catch people's eye. In addition to this, the internal memory is
outstanding, and after nearly seven months I've had no problems.
However, there are some annoying flaws that I can't get over. Firstly,
the camera. It's simple enough to use, but at only 2 megapixels,
the pictures aren't nearly as good as the pictures say sony ericssons
produce. Another thing is that you have to choose from a list of
four or five message tones, which is quite limiting. Also the mp3
sceen is very irritating, as is the solution wherein you have to
enter a password every time you select something. It's a great phone
on paper, with all the normal functions; picture messaging, bluetooth,
mp3 capabilities and a large internal memory, but in reality it
is quite irritating. I'm aware that to look for the perfect anything
is foolish, let alone the perfect phone, (although my old Samsung
E370 was brilliant) but I simply can't get along with it. I'm a
Samsung girl, so I gave it a chance, but it's not the phone for
me. Although the F210 is nice, I'm looking into getting the Samsung
F490, which looks fantastic. Rating:
Reviewed by Archie from england on
24th Jul 2008
This phone is brill the only thing is the finger prints on the front
and back.The momory is great the phone looks good it is ideal for
people who text alot ring alot an liten to music.It has been very
reliable for me so far and i have had it for 7 months now.This is
one of the best phones i have ever had.like it hate it.GET IT!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by keely from doncaster south
yorkshire on 19th Jul 2008
this phone is fab ad it since xmas never ad a problem with it, cant
wait 4 new 1 t come out,if any1 no ? Rating:
Reviewed by 666546 from ghdjdhjgh on
17th Jul 2008
yes you can turn the mp3 screen off follow these instructions. I
had dis ph. from last 3 mths........ its a gr8 ....... added some
more beauties to my list .... u can put PRIVACY LOCK to avoid MP3
Player. Settings > Security > Privacy Lock > My Files (Select/Check)
> Save > Enter Password (U can Put the Numbers of ur Choice - B4
dat u can check d default password in Owners Manual) It realy works
............. When u close Swivel ... u will find "Enter Password"
on screen .... but dont worry .... as you swivel the screen shut
when the password comes on screen you can press the back button
on the keypad and the password prompt will dissapear leaving you
with your full screen background screen. Rating:
Reviewed by Kate from England on
17th Jul 2008
I've had this phone for 3 months now and i love it! The screen can
be annoying when looking at pictures or videos. But then this is
a phone not a digital camera!! Although, mine seems ot have scratched
really easy, and the front is mirrored so shows finger prints. Does
anyone else agree? Shame about the games, volume and not having
loudspeaker, I also miss my text message counter that was on my
sony, but it is worth it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Megz from Englang UK on
7th Jul 2008
I have had this phone for a while and I love it! Whenever I get
it out everyone coments on how small and stylish it is! The features
are great! The only small problem I have with it is that whenever
I close the phone the music player switches on but now I use the
privacy lock so its not all bad! I love this phone!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by clare from england on
7th Jul 2008
the phone is not as loud as i thought that it would be but it is
a nice phone but that is the only problem with the phone is that
its not really loud when it rings Rating:
Reviewed by michelle from england on
6th Jul 2008
my boyfriend bought me the pink one yesterday and so far its been
brill, i love it. u can get the music off the screen when closed
just read the book. wouldnt want any other phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Gareth Smith from England
on 3rd Jul 2008
I purchased my f210i today, after reading great reviews i am far
from dissapointed, i had the x830 (previous version)being a guy
i thought it would be girly but far from mines blue and by far a
stunning phone.... blue and black limited edition..... great memory
and features must buy phone, real head turner, all my friends are
jealous of it! Rating:
Reviewed by Natalie from England on
28th Jun 2008
i bought this phone in March 2008 and so far had no problems with
it. it's a great phone for many reasons, yet lacks in some other
aspects. the memory is amazing, i've put in a memory card and have
over 400 songs and god knows how many photos stored onto it. people
have been complaining how small the photos are, if you go into settings
on your camera, you can change the 'camera settings' and change
the 'size' and the 'viewfinder'. this means the photo will be much
larger and when i upload photos onto my computer, the quality is
amazing. the only thing i dont like about this phone is the fact
you cant have speaker phone on, and the volume of music isnt that
great, but hey, you cant have everything. this phone is also FANTASTIC
to text on, really really easy, a really nice keypad. i would recommend
this phone to people with small fingers, and it can be quite fiddly
:) Rating:
Reviewed by meeeeeeeeeeeee from scoterland
on 26th Jun 2008
Dean: you are right! it is an amazing fone, i have it and i am a
guy! i dont see it as girly though, i just got it cos i broke my
other one and it was cheap and im really glad i did. the camera
is not amazing and has no flash and pics you get bluetoothed are
sometimes small but that doesnt bother me. the memory is amazing!
i copied everything off my 1gig card to th phone memory with space
left and wiped the card and ive still not had to put anything onto
th card! i got it in blue for my birthday last week and it came
with free samsung speakers which are amazing! anyway i have rambled
on long enuogh! overall, amazing fone, everyone buy it! and i agree
with dean, more guys should buy it Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from England on
26th Jun 2008
Fab phone, but the wheel has got stuck and now doesn turn. Rating:
Reviewed by dean frisby from england
on 26th Jun 2008
i think yhe samsung f210 is cool phone not only is it small does
all u want from a phone and mean u dont have to carry a mp3 player
with u always good the only problem is the small screen and slow
internet connection but i like the phone i havent seen many men
with them so let hope more bloke will buy this cool girly phone
and use the female side of them what a cool little samsung it rulllllllllllllllllllles
Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from United States on
22nd Jun 2008
Awesome phone u should get it. i havent got it but i no its ace!!
GET IT IN PINK,PURPLE,BLUE OR BLACK!! GET IT!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sophie from england on
20th Jun 2008
had this phone since christmas 2007 since then it has broken over
3 times so i have had to get a new one three times as the shop claimed
they counldn't give me my money back dont buy this phone had no
end of trouble with it and it is really fragile Rating:
Reviewed by Megan from Scotland on
12th Jun 2008
The camera isn't all that good and the screen can be annoying because
you can't look at pictures that well. The memory on it is really
good though, I have loads of pictures and songs on it :] Rating:
Reviewed by SHANNON MCINTOSH from scotland
on 10th Jun 2008
This phone is one of the worst phones i have ever come accross i
have it and the screen is 2 small and the volume is very low . The
only good thing is the memory Rating:
Reviewed by nicole from ireland on
7th Jun 2008
love it Rating:
Reviewed by umair from Pakistan on
24th May 2008
Samsung f210 Outstanding Phone I like it. Rating:
Reviewed by beth from wales on
20th May 2008
had this phone 4 my birthday in feb, since then it has frozen 3
times and now wont work at all. has this happened to anyone else?? Rating:
Reviewed by suzanne from scotland on
18th May 2008
i love samgungs phones i think they market the right people like
with the f210,stylish,unique and girly without being over the top,but
in saying that them have made a few flaws with this phone, a few
things i don't like about it ,is the mp3 player being on the phone
when closed, not being able to add message tone to exsisting file
and having no loudspeaker when on the phone apart from that very
happy with the f210 purple. Rating:
Reviewed by calllum the frog from muppet
town on 15th May 2008
this phone is the best ever its cool n sexy Rating:
Reviewed by bazza from uk on
14th May 2008
got this from car phone warehouse lasted 3 months start going faulty
took it back said it was a data fault. then got it back saying it
was moisture inside? no refund. lesson never buy off carphone warehouse.
they do there own repairs and can tell you anything. an dont use
f210 in rain cold room or near the coast Rating:
Reviewed by mcbain from UK on
7th May 2008
Hey, I just bought this and its ace!! 1GB internal memorys fab.
and I love the idea of a phone and mp3 in 1 like this (esp when
they both work this well) as it saves carting two things round.
Gorgeous phone! Very easy to use. Large, user-friendly buttons which
surprised me as its a very small phone. Rating:
Reviewed by clubzero1 from UK on
6th May 2008
Great phone the F210 however it does hold one annoying feature,
the fact that when the swivel is closed the screen turns into an
annoying mp3. this feature is so stupid, you cannot tell the time
on the screen or when you have recieved a text message. Apparently
its an mp3 combined with a phone, stupid idea really because nearly
everyone has an mp3 player or ipod of some sorts. Lovley phone,
but Samsung have messed up big time with this, i just bought one
but i dont think i will be keeping mine for long Rating:
Reviewed by Raquel from UK on
4th May 2008
I love this phone, its so cool! I just cant seem to be able to upload
any music onto it. When I plug the USB in it doesnt seem to be recognised
as a removable disk or anything in my documents. Ive tried installing
the disk that came with it but it always says theres an error. Can
anyone help? Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
28th Apr 2008
Yvonne, UK. To get the MP3 to stop popping up when you close the
phone, go to settings, security, privacy lock and select phone privacy.
Rating:
Reviewed by Yvonne from UK on
28th Apr 2008
In answer to Clare's question on 25/4/08, in order to save your
sent messages you have to select save and send (second option in
sending screen) everytime you send a txt, don't think there is a
way of selecting it permanently. Anyone got an answer to my query
of how to replace the MP3 screen when the phone is closed? Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
28th Apr 2008
I just got this phone last week but I absolutely love it! It looks
great, it's easy to use and I love the MP3 on it. It didn't take
me long to figure out all the features. I've always loved Samsung
phones and this is the best I've had yet. Rating:
Reviewed by Jen from UK on 25th
Apr 2008
This pohne is amazing if you want a music phone! The design is brilliant
and the memory never seems to get full! Only downside is the poor
quality camera, but other than that a fab phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Clare..// from UK on
14th Apr 2008
I just got this phone and i love it... the memory is amazing...and
it is just gawjuss haha....the only problem is on my messages it
doesnt come up with my send messages and that can cause a problem
as i have a short memory haha....anyone know how i can fix it???
apart from that it is a 10/10 for me =] Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from Manchester on
13th Apr 2008
I got this phone two months ago and although I love it I have changed
back to the Sony W580i. I find a sony ericson phone much better
design and quality than any other. I do love this phone though.
It looks AMAZING and people always say Lush Nice Phone!! But I prefer
sony sorry! A very girlie phone I find too and so slick and fashionable
loved to slip in into my back pocket then whip it out and flick
it up when i had a text or phone call =) Amazing phone Highly recommended!
=) Rating:
Reviewed by Yvonne from UK on
8th Apr 2008
I got this phone as a birthday presnt and love it, I had the Samsung
X830 before this and loved that too until I unfortunately scratched
the screen. The only downside to this is the MP3 player showing
when you close the phone, I took it back to the shop to see if they
could advise me how to change it but no joy :( I see from some of
the reviews below some of you have managed to remove it could you
tell me how please :) Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from UK on 7th
Apr 2008
This is a good phone if you realise that to be so small it has to
sacrifice features of larger phones. If you want a really small
phone that can act as a mp3 player for people who are too worried
about having top quality bitrate and takes camera shots but isn't
going to replace a digital camera. If you want a combo iphone/digital
camera, then get another phone. I don't understand why other people
are complaining that it doesn't take amazing pictures and that the
screen is too small. The point of the phone is that it is small.
Everything else has been designed around that... Rating:
Reviewed by Mufferz from England on
7th Apr 2008
Damn This Phone Is Good. Basicaly u dont need any external memory
card because of its 1gb built in memory card. and u can put it about
in any pocket u want, whether its full or not. 10/10 from me Rating:
Reviewed by maomao from england on
27th Mar 2008
i would recommend this fone to anyone i got it for christmas and
i absolutely love it! it is such a cute fone as it will fit anywhere
its got a really big memory so u can put loads of song on it lots
of people have complained about the mp3 coming on every time you
close the swivel the mp3 does appear but it doesn't start and i
quite like that part of it because that that you can make your music
play without having to go into my files the camera on it is ok but
nothing special u can take pics and they come out alright but its
nothing amaing but with all the other cool stuff on this fone you
wont care! overall this is an amazing fone and looks great!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Lucii xx from England on
24th Mar 2008
hiya i luv this fone i got it 4 christmas n its ace i admit its
sound isnt that gd but when u put hedfones in its great i luv how
it swivels i would reccomend it most of my friends wanted it xxxluciixxx Rating:
Reviewed by Lara from UK on 20th
Mar 2008
People!!!! Woah you can't say the phone is rubbish because it has
finger prints on it! That's your fault! Also don't complain about
it getting scratches, you obviously scratched it. Rating:
Reviewed by amy from uk on 18th
Mar 2008
Have to say I really like this phone! I've had it a few months,
had no problems whatsoever, it's been a lot sturdier than I had
expected (boyfriend works in a phone shop and told me so many swivel
phones get broken/returned) but maybe I'm not as heavyhanded as
some of you! I agree the mp3 was annoying but have that sorted now,
thanks for that! The buttons are small but I have small fingers
so it's ok for me :) Menu system is easy to use, nice to be able
to scroll but you have to be quite firm with it, it's a bit slow.
Can't really comment on the camera or mp3 functions as I don't use
them, I usually just choose my phone on how it looks as I'm happy
with my ipod and digital camera, but have been happy with the phone,
much easier to use than the E900 I had before - the touch sensitive
buttons drove me mad! Hopefully I'll have more luck with my LG Viewty. Rating:
Reviewed by Bunny from UK on
14th Mar 2008
Sort yourselves out people!! The majority of u are deaf, retarded,
fat fingered and moaning old coots!! why buy a small phone then
moan about it being too small? DUH!!!!!! it's not difficult to see
it's a small phone. I got this phone a couple of weeks ago and i
absolutely love it Rating:
Reviewed by chazzzzyyy from u k on
7th Mar 2008
i had this fone 4 xmas and i loved it. the fone is super 4 music
but it has a tiny screen and the bluetooth doesnt work Rating:
Reviewed by Tink from Mrkt Drytn on
2nd Mar 2008
I THINK THIS PHONE IS GENIUS IT GOT A FAB LAYOUT AND GREAT MUSIC
QUALITY I NEVER MISS A SINGLE CALL MY F210 SCREEN IS NEVER THE MUSIC
PLAYER WHEN I SHUT IT I THINK YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST THICK AND CANT
USE PHONES PROPERLY THERE IS LOADS OF INSTRUCTIONS TO GET YOUR PHONE
LOUDER NOT JUST THE SIDE BUTTONS YOU SILLY PEOPLE ONCE YOU HAVE
WORKED THIS OUT YOU WILL LOVE IT ITS FANTASTIC AND REALLY LOUD ONCE
YOU FIND OUT HOW TO SORT IT XXXXXXXXXXXX Rating:
Reviewed by lauren from brum town on
2nd Mar 2008
really wanted this phone as it looks really nice, BUT as they say
looks can be decieving!! eveyone says "wow is that ur phone i want
it" and i'm lyke er no u dnt,lol. i got up one morning after bout
2 wks of having it and somehow the screen was cracked.i had to send
it back,also every tyme i put songs n videos n photos on i took
the battery out n they wud dissapear.the camera was rubbish and
scratches started appearing frm nowhere!!! Samsung sent a new one
out and i have had no probs with it lmao. all data stays on no matta
what, the camera photos cum out pretty good and 4 sum weird reason
it sounds slightly louder!! 4 ppl who dnt want the mp3 screen on
when u close the fone heres how: go to menu;settings;security;phone
privacy;then simply type in a password! but this means whenever
u wanna use the phone u just type in the password lauren xx Rating:
Reviewed by Asma from Manchester on
24th Feb 2008
I just got this phone and its rubbish it just broke after 1 week
and im feed up of that and the camera is a absoulte rubbish.. NEVER
BUY THIS PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by Lola from London on
23rd Feb 2008
I got this phone about 2 weeks ago, having bought so many phones
over the years, i decided enough was enough and wanted a phone that
i could stick to.. how wrong i was! lol This phone has to be the
based on just looks. The camera, like all samsung camera's is rubbish.
All photos come out blurred, and only the odd few come out right.
The MP3 player is ok with the headphones on (and even then it should
have been louder) but rubbish when used as a loudspeaker. MP3 ringtones
are rubbish too cant hear them! Like many others, i always get missed
calls and sometimes i am only in the other room! The Player always
coming on when you close the phone is irritating. The phone is always
covered in fingerprints. The screen is oh so tiny, and reading and
browsing through with the jog dial is way too slow and i always
end up just using the dial as i would any other button. Another
irritating feature is the fact that you cant choose your own messags
tones..You have like 5 to choose from, none of which i can hear,
what's wrong with samung in this department?! Menu is old looking
and basic. It seems that the icons have been squeezed together to
fit in that ridiculous small screen. There are no 'silent' options
like with Nokia., where u get a simple vibrate etc, whats the point??
You may as well switch it off! The volume is the absolute worst!
Its too low and i dont understand why Samsung wont just make them
high and let people choose how loud/low they want their ringtones/MP3
player. I cant even put in in my bag for fear of being scratched
to death! Its so delicate. Its annoying when you have to take the
bottom part off to put the headphones on! What hassle! I showed
this phone to family and friends and they were gutted that i paid
that much for it!! I am not expecting much out of a phone, just
the basics that keep a person happy, but i cant even find that in
this phone. I would have easily overlooked ONE bad thing, because
u know no phone is perfect, BUT this has so many that i have ended
up hating it! I decided to go back to basics and got a Nokia 2310
which is far better than this junk. At least it is loud, robust,and
does the basics well! NO more Samsung phones for me! If you want
a phone to look at, get this, if you want one that works, get another!! Rating:
Reviewed by L from North Wales on
19th Feb 2008
Had This Phone At Christmas Time. I really Wanted it ! But Now I
Got It I Hate It. I Always Have Missed Calls Because I Never Hear
It ! The Music Is Very Very Quiet. Not Enough Message tones, And
Only Two Skin Colours ! The Pink Doesnt Even Look Pink, It Looks
Red ! And Very Annoying When You Have To Take A Part Off The Phone
To Put Your HeadPhones In. But Very Good Memory ! Camera Isnt That
Good Either. Would Not Recomend It Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel Cox from England
on 15th Feb 2008
i bought this phone a month ago after desperatly wanting it, and
the screen has now cracked from just being in my bag and i cant
get it repaired anywhere!! am very angry. Rating:
Reviewed by Lutty from UK on
14th Feb 2008
I got this phone this morning, and have already arranged to send
it back! It's rubbish! The Camera is lame, the menu is very dated,
would have been good 2 years ago. I will say the design is nice
with the flip around and the pink version which I got looks nice
in a deep metalic pink, and is nice and small but thats all it has
going for it. The phone is not user friendly at all, I am fully
aware you need to get used to a phone etc etc... but the music player
coming on every time you shut it is not good. It might be easier
for someone already used to a Samsung but I am not impressed and
after getting a 18month contract I want a phone that is not gonna
drive me mad after a few months. I would not recommend this phone
to anyone, the ringtones are hidious (obviously u can add your own
music to it - i think), u have a choice of only a few message tones...
Distinctly Average... I've tried to be honest so I hope this helps
if your making your decision - I wouldnt bother with the other phones
on the market - i'm now deciding between the Samsung G600, Sony
Erricson W910i and LG Viewty. Rating:
Reviewed by Tracey from Ireland on
11th Feb 2008
Gorgeous looking phone. not mad about the music player coming up
every time you close it. camera is terrible and hasnt got a flash
which is so stone-age its unreal. Had a nokia 6111 and it was like
a fisher-price phone, took every knock and bump, i doubt that this
one will. very delicate and i'm terrified to put it in my bag in
case it gets scratched to bits. Only got it yesterday.hate the menu.
Its a great-looking phone but thats pretty much it. Rating:
Reviewed by LUCY from ENGLAND on
7th Feb 2008
X--I LOVE THIS FONE IT IS THE BEST THE MAMORY AND BATTERY LIFE ARE
AMAZING AND THE FEATURES ON IT ARE WICKED I WOULD RECOMEND THIS
PHONE TO ANYONE--X Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from Preston on
4th Feb 2008
Gr8 Fone Looks Well Nice Rating:
Reviewed by jimbo from UK on
27th Jan 2008
There are some good things there are some awful things - all I can
say is style comes at a price Rating:
Reviewed by Banny from U.K on
27th Jan 2008
Just got my F210 Pink today! Its an amazing little phone, very compact
(for those of you who like small phones) Looks wise, very sexy,
and great glossy finish. Memory is fantastic giving you 1GB of space!
The menu is the usual from Samsung, no exciting icons but workable!
Its easy to browse through the options and settings. The MP3 player
is excellent with great sound quality, however i would personally
would have liked it to be a bit louder! And the fact that you cant
swicth it off when the swivel is closed is a bit of a downfall but
i guess its not a major problem for me. The extra accessory that
allows you to waer it around your neck is just well thought out
and extremley cool! I dont know if its the songs i have chosen or
what but ringtones could be a little louder too, i would doubt i
could hear it in my handbag, unless i really concentrated! lol SO
thats a let down for me anyway. Its also a shame that you cant choose
the message alert tones yourself, Samsung really need to MOVE IT
in this department! Overall i am really impressed and love it to
bits, despite its faults!! Rating:
Reviewed by jubaer from uk on
25th Jan 2008
dis phone is ok i guess but u get used to the size...unfortunatly
u cant use the camera in a landscape format and the speaker is on
top of the screen Rating:
Reviewed by samy from england on
23rd Jan 2008
i think there is no major diference between the 2 fones Rating:
Reviewed by John from UK on 21st
Jan 2008
There is no speakerphone. The screen for taking photos is smaller
than a postage stamp - why can't the screen be used landscape like
a widescreen? Instead it's widescreen but you have two large black
blocks top and bottom of the screen. This is the same for watching
videos - it's so pointless you won't even bother because they're
so small. All in all this phone is just rubbish, gets covered in
fingerprints easily and the most entertaining thing, and only redeeming
feature is the swivel function, which will impress you and friends
for all of five seconds before you want to throw this phone out
of the window. The ringtones are also poor and annoying - just as
well there's only about 6 to choose from. Also when you put the
phone in 'Silent' mode you can't select to have a discreet 'beep
once' function for when you're in the office or bed say, it's either
full blast ring-dings or completely silent? What's the point in
that, you may as well switch it off. The Nokia had profiles that
you could customise, like 'Silent', 'Work', 'Pager', 'Loud' etc.
etc. Stay away from this phone, and don't get tied into an 18 month
contract like I did. I'd have my four year old Nokia 6230 over this
any day. Mr. Samsung should have given a few of these phones to
monkeys to road-test first and sort all these annoying things out
before selling it - it has such potential to be a good phone - but
it isn't. And I read the reviews first, including the FIVE STARS
given by this site... PAY NO ATTENTION. If you do get it, make sure
you live with it and use it loads for the first few days - then
you can always send it back before it's too late. YOU HAVE BEEN
WARNED! Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from England on
19th Jan 2008
This phone is absolute rubbish. After using a Nokia for years going
to this is terrible. The keypad is one moulded piece of rubber and
you end up getting the number next to the one you wanted to press
- highly irritating for texting especially. There is no clock on
the screen when closed, why? It always defaults to the MP3 when
closed - this is annoying, I don't want to play music ALL the time
(never in fact). Settting the alarm takes forever, why can't it
be simpler? The charger and other accessories are fiddly to insert.
There is no case available for it. You can password protect your
files but every time you close the thing you have to open it up
and enter your code (as it defaults to the MP3 player and therefore
accesses the music files - I don't want to protect these, just my
messages, pictures and phone from being used in general for phone
calls when my back's turned) It only saves 15 text messsages in
any given folder. Rating:
Reviewed by rachael from england on
18th Jan 2008
proper expensive mind... Rating:
Reviewed by zoe from england on
17th Jan 2008
i bought this phone in november and it has broke already!, it is
rubbish, the first few days i had it it froze, a very poor phone.
The Screen is very delicate, so if your a girl who keeps it in her
jeans pocket of somtehing, this isnt the phone for you. my phone
broke after falling dwn the back of my bed onto carpet!! its stupid
!! i wodnt recomend this fone at all. although it looks nice, it
scratchs easily and the music goes off at any time, because when
it closes it goes automaticly to the m.p.3 part. if im honest, it
isnt anything spesho. i wont be buyin a phone like this again, jsut
warning you, the screen is so small and rubbish !! Rating:
Reviewed by joanne from bulgaris on
17th Jan 2008
i have this fone and i love it it is sooooo cute and girly sorry
to any blokes out ther that have it but oh well!!! just love it
cant fault it atall get in me belly Rating:
Reviewed by jason from england on
14th Jan 2008
mine is terrible it is a waste of money its features are terrible
get a different one Rating:
Reviewed by Glen from England on
14th Jan 2008
No speaker that i can find. Cannot send txts unless person has sent
me one then i hit reply. Cannot see time withought opening. All
in all a huge disapointment from samsung. Rating:
Reviewed by charles from uk on
5th Jan 2008
this phone has rubbish features. GET A SONY ERICSSON! PLEASE!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from tasmania on
4th Jan 2008
this phone is so bad do not buy it annoys me so i chucked in the
3 weeks afta i got it Rating:
Reviewed by Edna from Philippines on
31st Dec 2007
It's a great phone. I got this as a gift from my boyfriend last
Dec. 24,2007. I find it so sexy! it's really cool! You must have
it too! Rating:
Reviewed by georgie from England on
30th Dec 2007
an excellent phone very stylish and easy to use. I just have one
question on the samsung website it says the f210 has is able has
song identification technology but I cannot find this anywhere on
the phone please help. Rating:
Reviewed by Ruth from England on
28th Dec 2007
FAO TINA FROM UK Thank you for that comment!!!! I was just looking
on how to turn that off it's so annoying!!! Many thanks. Rating:
Reviewed by jonathan from england on
28th Dec 2007
GREAT PHONE GOT IT 4 X MAS GREAT CAMERA STYLISH AND SMALL JUST THE
GAJETS I NEED U WANNA GD PHNE GFET THIS Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from england on
19th Dec 2007
I HAVE GOT THIS PHONE AT THE MOMENT AND IT IS VERY GOOD BUT IT HAS
STARTED FREEZING WHEN YOU CLOSE THE SWIVELL Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from UK on
18th Dec 2007
Hey! I just got my fone and i tink it is brilliant. It is small
and light soo it cango anywhere and fit anywhere. But it is a little
confusing when u first start to use it. But u just need to get used
to it because it is not like any other fone i have ever hade. I
have got one bad point but it is not that bad thatthe swivel on
it . When i swivel it round it doesnt land 180 degrees straight
so i have to give it a little push. But it isnt anything really
bad. But overall the fone its self is amazing the camera is good
for such a small camera aswell. And it is a fone i really recomend
to anyone!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Zara from UK on 30th
Nov 2007
Hey, i have just got this phone today, everything about it is great,
but i dont think it has speakerphone without the headphones, if
it does, i cant find it, can anyone help? Rating:
Reviewed by richi from uk on
26th Nov 2007
Shauna apart from the broken swivel all thoes problems can be addressed
with a quick call to you network provider as they are not isues
with the phone but the network its self. as for the broken swivel
take it bak an let them swap it Rating:
Reviewed by Shauna Jamieson from England
on 25th Nov 2007
this phone is rubbish! i brought it on friday and put credit on
it at the same time. This was three weeks ago and i still havn got
any credit, it sucks, also the swivel dos not work properly, it
will spin all the way round, and it's not supposed to, the internet
does not work, this is completely abismal phone, DO NOT BUY!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by tina from uk on 24th
Nov 2007
You are all going to just love me. Found out how to get your music
player to disappear when you close your phone. You need to go on
phone settings go into security, select option 5 privacy lock &
select phone privacy & select a password. Rating:
Reviewed by Charlie from Uk on
19th Nov 2007
I bought this phone 2 weeks ago at Phones4u on PAYG 02. What I like
about the phone is that is light and small and fits well into a
pocket with out being bulky. Having the lanyard which attaches to
the phone, so you can wear it around your neck like a piece of jewellry
is brillant. When the phone is in music or the radio mode the sound
quality is good. The layout of the keypad is good for texting. Unfortunately
you cannot turn off the MP3 Screen. So to stop your phone from accidental
playing music you need to use the button at the side and put in
in LOCK MODE. The battery lasts 3 days if commute is 20 mins long.
I used it as an MP3 player on a long journey and the battery lasted
3 hrs, so if you intend to make it your main music player you either
need to charge it every day or buy a spare battery. Overall I live
the swivel design of the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from UK on
17th Nov 2007
I agree with Robert...nice phone, but not being able to choose when
to have the music player on led to me taking the phone back...really
irritating feature. Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from UK on 17th
Nov 2007
This is a great phone. My friend has the X830 and in comparison
the F210 is much better. The music player is great, and the camera
takes good photo's too! Rating:
Reviewed by bradley from Uk on
16th Nov 2007
exelent Rating:
Reviewed by robert from uk on
16th Nov 2007
very nice phone to hold. feels very robust. nice to text with nice
soft keypad. got mine for 129.99 from phones4u with a 1 gig card.
only thing i didnt like was when you close the swivel the mps player
screen comes on and cant be changed to the phone screen very annoying.
on the x830 you could switch between phone and music player when
closed. when you want to check time or check if you have missed
a call you have to open swivel. apart from that the phone is really
nice and feels good. Rating:
