In a nutshell: The F300 is a music phone with an experimental
"flipper" design. In our opinion the flipper design is
a flawed concept and causes many problems with no real benefits.
One to avoid!
Review:
June 2007.
Samsung
call the design of the F300 a "flipper" design, which
makes it sound quite cute, like it's a cuddly dolphin or something.
The idea is that on one side you have a "normal" phone
with a small screen, keypad and navigation key, and on the other
side you have a big screen and a minimalist user interface, which
is intended for all of the multimedia functions. We have to admit
that we're sceptical about the benefits of this design. What are
the benefits exactly? We can't think of any right now, but maybe
we'll have found some by the end of this review.
Certainly Samsung have created a very compact and
lightweight phone, weighing just 77g and slimmed down to just 9.4
mm in thickness. But the U600 slide phone
gets very close to that and the conventionally-designed U100
is even smaller and lighter.
Now, we have a problem - which side of the phone
to review first? We've got to admit that in 6 years of reviewing
mobiles, this is the first time that this question has ever arisen.
Let's start with the keypad side (that's the side for making phone
calls.) What we have here is a very compact phone with a conventional
keypad and a nice 5-way navigation key. The screen is small, so
the keypad can fill most of the space available, making it very
easy to use (hey - that's a benefit of this flipper design, isn't
it? Things are looking up!) Yet because the screen is so small,
it can display just two lines of text, making the user interface
cramped and clumsy. The construction of the phone is solid and it
doesn't feel like it's going to break, unless you treat it really
badly. Not much more to say about this side really - it makes phone
calls - so lets flip the phone over and examine the other side.
The multimedia side of the phone looks like a slide
phone with the slide closed. But with a really big navigation key.
Hey, it is big! It's touch sensitive too, so we see a problem here.
Touch-sensitive keys are great in iPods, but have a sad history
when used in mobile phones. Samsung have done this before with the
E900 and U600,
both of which use touch-sensitive keys and received plenty of criticism
from users. Samsung haven't learned their lesson here. And another
thing - the touch-sensitive button alone isn't enough to access
all the menu functions, so you have to use the side-mounted volume
control too. It feels like a clumsy solution.
Apart from that problem, what does the F300 offer
in the multimedia department? A 2 megapixel camera with no flash
- nothing special. The big LCD screen on the multimedia side of
the phone should have been an ultra-high resolution display to take
advantage of the flipper design, but it's a below-average effort
with a resolution of just 176 x 220 pixels (by contrast the U600
has 240 x 320 pixels.) The best feature is the F300's music capability.
After all, the F300 is nicknamed the Ultra Music phone, so we'd
expect it to make a splash here. The music player supports all common
digital music formats - MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+ & WMA, and is
easy enough to use with the touch-sensitive controls. A standard
headphone is included in the sales package, or you can buy a stereo
Bluetooth headset if you prefer. Audio quality is good, but
not exceptional. You can transfer music using either Bluetooth or
USB mass storage. The built-in memory of 128 Mbytes is enough to
store a few albums, but if you're serious about music you can expand
the memory to 2 Gbytes with a MicroSD
memory card, which are available cheaply. An FM radio is incorporated
into the phone too. There's an offline / flight mode for listening
to music with phone reception switched off.
One thing that's worth commenting on is the battery
life. Samsung claim a life of 4.5 hours, but in reality this is
optimistic. If you use the F300 for making calls and listening to
music (and if not, why did you buy it?) then you'll probably have
to recharge it every day.
We did try to give the F300 flipper a fair chance,
but really there are just too many problems to overlook. Rarely
have we disliked a phone so much so quickly.
Features of the Samsung F300 include:
2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
Video camera
Main display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 176
x 220 pixels
Second display: TFT LCD, 65,536 colours
Music player (MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+ & WMA
formats)
Stereo FM Radio
Bang & Olufsen's Ice Power Sound with 3D sound
technology
Memory: 128 Mbytes plus MicroSD memory card
slot (expandable to 2 Gbytes)
Tri Band (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Offline mode
Size: 103.5 x 44 x 9.4 mm
Weight: 77g
Talktime: 4.5 hours
Battery standby: 210 hours
Samsung
F300 Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 84 reviews:
Reviewed by Kirk from Philippines on
3rd Jun 2009
The phone may look good at first glance, but the phone screen was
such a bad choice to put on the phone.it's the 21st century and
samsung should know more about what customers want! Would somebody
please help me adjust the time? I got the phone without a freaking
manual,and seriously,adjusting the clock gives me a lot of hardwork.
And i haven't figured it out yet! I've checked the calendar,and
the settings where date and time is,but it's not there.help me here
pls. Rating:
Reviewed by Melvin from ghana on
14th May 2009
If you have a taste for style,design and uniqueness then this phone
has lots to offer. the first impression leave your pals wondering
what to think. Pros. 1.outputs stereo audio to 2 blue-tooth stereo
headsets. 2.voice & video recorder are great for general purpose
use. 3.support a good range of audio & video formats, i get to carry
& watch my movies wherever i am (with my 2gig memory card) Cons.
1.battery life gauge isn't accurate, battery life may be far lower
than displayed. 2.No java! lol I guess its more of a business phone(with
no calculator!) 3.Flip battery case gets weak with time, disabling
the 2nd battery(for those who use 2nd battery) Rating:
Reviewed by Azie from Malaysia on
13th May 2009
I've been using the phone for almost 2 years now and it is still
in good condition. I love the unique double screen cos it always
attracts people to look at my phone :) it also has a long lasting
battery, it lasts for 2 days without charging (but with the leather
case on) when I was in vacation. But the cons is, it doesnt have
a loud speaker 4 calling and no 3G :( i'm gonna buy the new SonyC510
soon but i'll keep my samsung cuz i just love this one of a kind
phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Natasha from SA on
29th Jan 2009
It's not bad, i've seen worse... It's small and thin and compact
- fits in any pocket, great to be thrown around (a simple transparent
film at a cheap price) allows it not to be scratched... excellent
for making calls, music player great has well, i have 2GB memory
and can listen to all my songs all the time, especially when on
a plane. don't need an IPOD... Only problem is the touch screen
is sometimes a bit to sensitive and sometimes not sensitive at all... Rating:
Reviewed by Marcia from UK on
27th Jan 2009
The Samsung website describes the F300 as "Smart Music The fully
integrated music player supports all the most commonly used formats,
Windows DRM, includes FM radio and superior acoustic quality with
ICEpower® Technology by Bang & Olufsen " Which to me is a total
con. I have just come to the end of an 18 month contract on a phone
I could not use as an MP3 player. I was shocked to note that the
MP3 player will not play songs from the memory card. I had to transfer
the songs to the phone's own memory, which could only take about
6 tracks at the time. Since purchasing the phone at Carphone Warehouse
and commiting myself to the lengthy contract, I have been in touch
with the retailer many times as well as with Samsung engineers who
told me I should delete some of my contacts in order to free some
memory space for the music. Then they suggested I should listen
to the 6 tracks and "swap" them for new ones from the memory card.
So I imagined myself going for a run and stopping to swap tracks
every 15 minutes. It defeats the object! Absurd and outrageous!
As this was not a defect, I could not have the phone replaced and
was stuck with it. It ended up in the bottom of a messy drawer.
I transferred the SIM to another phone, Samsung, again, which despite
the best feature being its 5 megapixels camera, had a reasonable
MP3 player. So well done to the engineers at Samsung. Glad my contract
is ended. I'm never buying a Samsung again. Rating:
Reviewed by Sepehrullah from Afghanistan
on 11th Dec 2008
I have done a big mistake buy this handset, cause it is difficult
to use GPRS in handset you are not able to type comfortabley.and
you are not able to on the speaker while you recieve a call Rating:
Reviewed by Raymond Schuijt from Ghana
on 3rd Nov 2008
I also thought it to be a very simple and formost functional mobile
phone. Well it is not. I regret the purchase of this phone. Sorry
Samsung. Rating:
Reviewed by Melissa from UK on
2nd Nov 2008
My Contract is almost up with this phone thank god.Don't know why
people are moaning about the battery life, It comes with a lether
case which has three bars battery in it (took it on holiday for
a week, got used everyday and didn't have to charge the phone once!
However the touch screen is bad and the screen on MP3 side scratches
easily so not a good phone to throw in your handbag. Get's lot's
of attention though people always asking is that your phone?! blah
blah. Get's a bit irritationg after 18 months though. Rating:
Reviewed by titui from Indonesia on
15th Oct 2008
less than a week I bough this Ultra Music and I think that I've
made a great decision for it. when I lookin' the case at the mall,
the CS was confused with the design, "How can in one side is phone
and MP3 player in another?" small screen? that is great for me,
too.. small screen is remembered me with old phone, but the difference
is: this is full color... when I wanna more, just change to the
another side and, tadaaa... the very big screen with sensitive-touch
pad. great phone for the world 1st phone with 2 'face' in 1 body! Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from England on
27th Aug 2008
Just got one today and I absolutely love it. You don't need a big
display for calling and texting so the keypad side is fine. But
then, when you switch to the media screen, things improve further.
The touch sensitive buttons seem fine to me. OK some people just
hate all touchy things but I really like them. The camera is average
(no phones have a good camera) but I have my Nikon D300 for photography.
As a design experiment and a stylish product for consumers, the
Samsung F300 excels. Rating:
Reviewed by Nisei from Netherlands on
18th Aug 2008
I like this phone. It does what it's supposed to do and is the slimmest
I could find. I don't understand all the people here who are bashing
it and saying it lacks features. Are you guys too dumb to read the
specs before you buy? No-one's ever said it has Java support, a
calculator, speaker, and what else so don't start complaining about
that afterwards. Rating:
Reviewed by Jenny from Australia on
14th Aug 2008
6 months. I want a new one. Though my friends all think it's awesome.
Still, I hate it. Rating:
Reviewed by Terri from England on
6th Jul 2008
Pile of junk. I hate this phone. I swapped a Nokia N95 for this.
BIG mistake. I swapped back a week later. Read the review, because
its about the same as mine.. Rating:
Reviewed by Casey from england on
6th Jul 2008
i've got this phone and it is wicked this phone is really good for
ringing people on great hearing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best phone so far
for me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by UMAR from GHANA on
22nd Jun 2008
What l like about this phone is that unique,everyone wants to see
what am holding and it makes me proud Rating:
Reviewed by Jaco from South Africa on
2nd Jun 2008
I Hate it, do not support JAVA applications. Rating:
Reviewed by Anton from Uk on
16th May 2008
I hate this "phone".. with the bad touch screen and awefull battery
life you might aswell be feeding the money to your dogs. Rating:
Reviewed by Kevin Mitchell from UK on
15th May 2008
I Hate it!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by pete from england on
6th May 2008
my f300 wont turn on ive only had it for 3months it powerd down
on its own and wont turn back on!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from ireland on
27th Apr 2008
Terrible phone, no calculator, calender does show days of the week!
no speaker phone,poor battery and signal, this phone is riddled
with problems. it also lights up like a christmas tree when the
battery is low draining the battery! and once the bat is low you
can't turn off and back on the phone until it is recharged. Rating:
Reviewed by VillaGirl from uk on
26th Apr 2008
I have had this phone 9 months now and i love it, i'm very clumsy
and am surprised at how many drops it can take and be completely
uneffected, although it didn't survive being chewed up by my friends
dog, hence the reason i'm looking for a new phone right now. The
battery life is great, and the battery case is a good idea, i only
needed to charge it every 4 or so days. it has a great memory and
i like the fact you can take the memory card out and load it straight
into the computer. the downside was, that it took a while to work
out how to get the best out of it and get used to the many branches
off the normal scrolling on the screen side and it can be very sensitive,
it's very easy to press the wrong buttons. and it doesn't have a
calculator but that only bothers me because i'm rubbish at maths!
overall i think this phone is great, it looks good, sounds good,
you can add different mp3's and photos to ringtones for everyone
on your phonebook and the video camera and playback is clear. when
you have got used to it and all it does it's great, flipping between
screens to read messages or listen to music is easy and i'm gutted
that the dog ate it! Rating:
Reviewed by Angela Wuche from England
on 1st Apr 2008
I do not understand how some people have rated this phone as a 5
star and others as a 1 star. Personally, this phone is the worst
phone I have ever had. I actally want to go and beat up the phone
salesman!!! No speaker, no games, no calculator, earphones fall
out, small screen, touch screen is ridiculous, and FM radio is nuts!!!
I WANT TO BLOW THE PHONE UP!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Russell Harrington from
England on 20th Mar 2008
Had this phone for 6 months, its awful! So hard to use, especially
when youre on the move (as you tend to be when using a MOBILE phone)
I got so sick of it I went and got an LG chocolate in the sale yesterday
for £40, this phone is like a dream compared to the samsung. If
you want a good mobile, dont get this one. If you want a good mp3
player, get an ipod. Great idea samsung, just needs more time researching
the usability. Rating:
Reviewed by ROB from ENGLAND on
14th Mar 2008
DAPPA PHONE I LOVE IT REALLY UNIQUE DESIGN Rating:
Reviewed by beyonce from america on
12th Mar 2008
love it im beyonce gyes love me x Rating:
Reviewed by george from uk on
10th Mar 2008
the sound on this is realy loud i left music on upstairs in my room
and could still here it playing downstairs. the qualilty is realy
good and i got use to the sweep ui straight away overall a great
phone Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from Uk on 7th
Mar 2008
This phone is rubbish as the phone signal and battery life are extremely
poor. No speaker phone and its doenst allow you to save text messages
you send automatically and internet experience is dreadful worst
phone ever. Avoid like the plague!! Rating:
Reviewed by sophie from uk on
5th Mar 2008
I've had the samsung F300 for over 9 months now and love every minute
that I have had it. It is so compact and easy to use,,best phone
Ive had for a while,, any suggestions for the next upgrades?? Rating:
Reviewed by Andy Leyland from UK on
22nd Feb 2008
I have been using the Samsung F300 for the last 8 months and can
honestly say i have been well pleased with its performance, good
to handle, the battery pack is brilliant if you have forgot to charge
the phone, just clip it in the battery pack and away you go. Navigation
around the phone is easy (even the wife can use it!!!!)so, to sum
this one up, BRILLIANT. Rating:
Reviewed by blokeinuk from UK on
20th Feb 2008
I really like this phone, you do get the hang of the touch pad on
the music side, the other side is fine for texts, it looks good
and it's well built with good battery life. You sometimes think
you can't do what you want like set the clock, have alarms on just
weekdays, use playlists and get the album art to work but you can
do all this. get the manual out and use media monkey for mp3 managing.
I don't want web or java on this device it's a phone and mp3 player
and it sounds good. Unfortunately 1 week in just when I had all
my music set up nice, cycled to work listeing to surprisingly good
quality sound and after 1 journey it lost the ability to play mp3's
from just the music side, must be a firmware issue so returned it
to samsung for repair. suppose they will hopefully flash the firmware
with a later version with less or no bugs. If it's ok when I get
it back then I think I'll keep it for quite a while. Rating:
Reviewed by essam from morocco on
15th Feb 2008
hi!! since 3 months i have this rabish phone. since one month i
have problems about the multimedia face i can't listing to music
that i have in the memory card even in the phone. if anyone know
the solution of this probleme please contact me at ESSAMOMITO@MSN.COM
. Rating:
Reviewed by Dimdog from UK on
10th Feb 2008
This phone is superb, sure it has some problems but it is superbly
stylish and everyone comments on it and gaze with a hint of jealousy.
The only problem for me is that i cant change the alarm tones all
of which are pretty boring. If all u want is a phone then look no
further. Rating:
Reviewed by George from UK on
7th Feb 2008
i bought this phone yesterday and so far i haven't had nay problems
at all. the sweep control on the mp3 player side is very easy to
use and it isn't as much trouble as people make it out to be. the
only thing is that you can't use an mp3 song as a message tone,
or atleast i don't know how to yet. overall this is a really good
and easy to use phone Rating:
Reviewed by spiritual ninja from st
lucia on 27th Jan 2008
no good phone tell's me memery full an it has nuting int 1 month
old i hate this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Carlota castellanos from
belize city on 25th Jan 2008
hi i believe that the f300 is a unique phonedue to its slender design
and its weight. indeed its not too equippedwith necessary things
such as a flash or maybe even a night vision mode. and the memory
is not what i thought it would have been. the battery only last
for a day so thats not too great but... what can i say..i foundout
too late. Rating:
Reviewed by Lewis Housley from England
on 11th Jan 2008
Well i have a F-300 some things are good but it came with some stupid
video what was like 5 mins long takeing up loads of my phone storeage
space so when i went to upload songs i can put about 5 on then it
came with a 1g micro sd card i started to make albums and copy them
to my phone only to find out that when i go to listen to my music
the picture did not copy to my phone and because i have so much
music i cant fit it all on and i have to flick from song to song
they did not go into albums like i told it to -.- to be honest the
phone is a nice looking differnt phone what no one i no has that
is all i like about this phone that only i have it and i charged
it up the case and the phone full the phone battry ran out in almost
1 day then it said i had full back up battery but it died.... i
push the on button and it says recharge....... i mean why would
it say full battry when it is not? whats the point in haveing this
case with a battry in if it don't even work on the whole i wish
i did not buy this phone and on the box it has the phone display
on the mp3 side so it lookted like you can put your phone display
on the mp3 screen that lookted very cool but then when it comes
round to it you cant! so on the whole its not!a good phone at all
unless your poser and like to flash your phone. I would be very
happy if you got back to me if you have some infomation about what
i have said Lewisrocker55@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by lauren from england on
31st Dec 2007
i have the samsung f300. and the only thing i use it for is the
music sorage , i have not once tried to use this for anything else
as the touch sensative side is a wate of time , you spen litrally
half an hour trying to acess the internet as when pressing the buttons
the phone has its own mind , also the text messaging is ridiculous
, you forget what you have written because it only fits a coupls
of words on the screen before you have to mess around scrolling
down , the switch button to listeb to your music is annoying . all
you see to do is flip this fone , i dont know why i havnt flipped
it out of the window , BEYONCE KNOWLES on the advert makes it look
great i would give her that its just a shame a beautiful face cannot
be the same as this handset , overall score 2/10 ., this was really
created by some technic person who really didnt put any thought
into some human using this handset , i think i will stick to the
very old handset the ones that first came out back in the day at
least your able to use this . can you imagine in an emergency keep
having to flip over to diffrent screen . you may as well give up
on calling 999 and get yourv self trained on a firt aid course because
this handset is not reliable in these situations Rating:
Reviewed by pulock from bangladesh on
26th Dec 2007
very nice Rating:
Reviewed by Shane from Netherlands on
24th Dec 2007
Yes, this phone is indeed rubbish. Some of the problems are unfixable:
very short battery life, slow Internet access, ring far too quiet.
A lot of the problems could be fixed with a firmware upgrade (for
instance: there is no information about when SMS were sent; there
is no way to tell the phone to default to storing messages on the
phone rather than the SIM; the input for web browsing is painful
and prone to accidental clicks; and so on). But it seems that Samsung
knows that the phone is a lost cause, and has given up on it. Avoid
it. Rating:
Reviewed by danny w from england on
15th Dec 2007
It is pure class but can it be used in the US???????? Rating:
Reviewed by khan from canada on
8th Dec 2007
looks very nice and unique leathercase is very good with a battery.
music quality is good all u need is get use to it its controls littlebit
sensitive overall ilikeit Rating:
Reviewed by Steve Evans from Wales on
30th Nov 2007
Not a fan mainly down to the lack of battery life. I do not want
a phone which needs charging everytime a few calls are made which
is what the F330 offers. The functionality is ok, but i feel this
experiment won't be repeated by Samsung in the near future. Rating:
Reviewed by JOSHUA HANCOX from ENGLAND
on 30th Nov 2007
U EDIOTS WATS WRONG WITH IT ITS PURE CLASS Rating:
Reviewed by VIDIC!!! from SERBIA!!!
on 20th Nov 2007
THIS IS THE WORST PHONE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!! DONT BE FOOLED BY THE
AMAZING LOOKING FRONT, TURN IT ROUND ND IT LOOKS LIKE A PHONE FROM
THE 19 CENTURY!!!!!! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Petrov from Canada on
15th Nov 2007
it is great! Rating:
Reviewed by simon from uk on
13th Nov 2007
I use this alongside my HTc pda so i'm not gonna complain about
the tiny screen. It's a great slim phone to carry around if you
need a second phone. Music quality is exceptional and syncs perfectly
with windows media player making music transfer extremely easy and
painless. Lack of java is a disappointment but the sleek look makes
up for it. Rating:
Reviewed by mat from englandd on
23rd Oct 2007
all u lot r stupid init this phone i wel good u oviusly treat ur
fones rong there nt to be thrown around lol i think peeps think
it rubbish gt re think ter descion Rating:
Reviewed by farhan from ur urs !KATY
on 23rd Oct 2007
its the worst phone eva i had it for 4 hours and sent it back! Rating:
Reviewed by well good phone this is from
new york on 22nd Oct 2007
this is the best phone out the 31 i have had it is the best i have
had in ages!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jake from usa on
19th Oct 2007
dis fone is really cool but the call screen is to small for stuff
and i have an ipod so i sent it back and sold my ipod and got da
iphone Rating:
Reviewed by Hasino from Nigeria on
17th Oct 2007
Samsung F300 is cool and trendy. I love the features in it. The
colour is superb!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Paolo from UK on
11th Oct 2007
I'm shocked by how many people dislike this phone! Although i note
that half the people that rate the phones on this site don't even
own the phone they are reviewing and by their spelling they must
be about 10! So from a genuine user of this phone i can recomend
it! It is a different concept which always gets attention from the
moment i take it out my pocket! Everyone is amazed by it! It's so
different from any other mobile phone that it will take some getting
used to at first but you will soon realise that it is a quality
product which comes with a lot of extras in the box, such as extra
battery & leather case, cables & software. The small phone display
doesn't bother me half as much as i thought it would and it means
there's pleanty of space for the keypad which is more important
in my opinion, being a lad i have large hands and hate fiddly little
buttons on phones! I'll not go into detail about it's features because
you can find out on the Samsung website, I'll just summarise by
saying it's a quality well built fashion phone which will remain
iconic for many years to come! Rating:
Reviewed by himanish from india on
7th Oct 2007
really pathetic!! u can't control the fone! keys r HELL! bad volume!:(
its as guud as muted!! do not buy! Rating:
Reviewed by !KATY from Holland on
3rd Oct 2007
sick phone brevvv soo good :) xo Rating:
Reviewed by adam from england on
24th Sep 2007
Dont know what everyone's problem is. This is a design phone so
if you dont like the concept than you shouldnt have got one in the
first place. Yes it can be a nuisance switching between the two
screens but the phone looks great, sound quality is superb and battery
life is impressive if you put it in the leather case. If you prefer
cheap plastic phones go buy a nokia or sony ericsson. Rating:
Reviewed by Louis Walsh from Ireland
on 22nd Sep 2007
It's a definate NO from me. Rating:
Reviewed by Keenan from England on
13th Sep 2007
HA! A phone what a joke! It sucks Rating:
Reviewed by Tariela Laindon from England
on 8th Sep 2007
I absolutely agree, there is no need for the "flip-side". It isn't
user friendly due to small window for calling. I will definitely
swap it when my nine months is at the Carphone Warehouse. It does
play some other music file types, which makes it a same really. Rating:
Reviewed by matt from sweden on
7th Sep 2007
best mobile, good looking, good batterylife, highclass sound. Rating:
Reviewed by greg alison from england
on 3rd Sep 2007
all i can say is it broke before i even got it out of the box!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by emma from ireland on
31st Aug 2007
dis fone is absolutly rubbish it used 2 always sutdown and the screen
wud always freeze!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by justin, time from England
on 29th Aug 2007
i was expecting better with this phone, i have had this phone for
3 months and couldent wait to get rid of it. i must say it looks
and feels great but that is the only good point about it. the screen
on the front is to small for texting or doing eney thing,the battery
life is very poor.the camera is rubbish and videos and is all pixely.
there is alot of better phones which you could get for your money
instead of this so i would recommened not to buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Thomas from USA on
23rd Aug 2007
i have had the phone since April when it came out and so far i have
had little complaints about it i see a lot of negative feedback
but no reasons... if you are going to write a review about why the
phone is bad put what is bad about it not "people should buy a U600
instead!!!!" despite prior reviews it DOES have a speaker phone
and i agree the media interface is slightly difficult to get used
to being as it is very sensitive (which is adjustable) and the battery
is very inconsistent but that just may be the software issue that
was mentioned earlier overall i find the phone to be excellent Rating:
Reviewed by Oleh from Canada on
23rd Aug 2007
Not what i expected! Hard to use and to work with. The PC studio
sucks !!! (transferring the data). Dialing screen is too small,
also very few options in the menu. I hate to use multimedia side
of the phone, keys are very sensitive. The only good part is MP3
player. I have to admit great sound quality. In general, phone is
over priced Rating:
Reviewed by jamie from england on
20th Aug 2007
Have to agree with Rachel. This phone is fab!! Very unique and very
sleek. Ppl dont stop glaring at it whenever i take it out of my
pocket. Sound quality of the mp3 player is superb and comes with
loads of accessories like 3.5mm adaptor and leather case with extra
battery. Even the camera is pretty descent for 2mp. Only negative
aspect is it doesnt have java support but other than that this phone
is pure class!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from England on
16th Aug 2007
God. .. Whats With All The negative point's this phone is mint ...
Rating:
Reviewed by smes from uk on 16th
Aug 2007
this fone is absolutly usless i hate it its horrible Rating:
Reviewed by tim from south africa on
15th Aug 2007
I would rather buy a simple, cheap phone and stick it to the back
of an ipod using celetape to be honest. it has pros but cons flood
all over this "beyonce" phone. Rating:
Reviewed by edward lockyer from england§
on 14th Aug 2007
this phone is terrible, wait , let me turn over and check that..... Rating:
Reviewed by Rik Bovens from Netherlands
on 9th Aug 2007
I had also a problem with battery life of my F300. After a software
upgrade, done by Samsung, the phone is working fine. Strange that
this is not mentioned on website Samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by mikeymike from UK on
3rd Aug 2007
I can understand some of the criticisms in the review, but think
the overall summary is harsh. I've had this phone for 3 weeks now
and find little to criticise. The build quality is superb, battery
life good, music quality excellent and call quality also very good.
As a correction, Samsung ship this phone with a 1GB Micro SD. I'd
highly recommend it for anyone who would like a good music player
and slim, well built, stylish phone. Camera is OK, but only useful
for impromptu snaps and not real photography. Rating:
Reviewed by dan from england on
31st Jul 2007
this phone is great especially as it comes with the portable charger
case which protects the phone and gives it a mega long lasting battery
also the phone it self is easy to use. overall very good easy phone
Rating:
Reviewed by kiz from england on
26th Jul 2007
the battery last only 12hours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so if you need to
make a call the phone will die Rating:
Reviewed by Teri Maa Di Puddi from Pakistan
on 25th Jul 2007
Twadi Peyn Nu Lun, Phone is ok, but not to hot for the Puddi's around
here. I love the Music Panel, nice to get my Puddi Dancing :) Rating:
Reviewed by rhys from uk on 21st
Jul 2007
Just bought the phone because I love how slim it is and how good
it looks. Problem is I bought it without testing it. Oh my god it
is tricky to use. The MP3 player controls are a nightmare, way too
sensitive so I'm always accidentally pushing a button and the menus
are very hard to control. Wouldn't matter so much for normal songs
but I use long files and getting back to where I was is very slow.
Rating:
Reviewed by Syed Imtiaz Ali from Pakistan
on 17th Jul 2007
Dears, I review of your this presentation and I think it's outstanding
presentation. Phone Rating 100-Stars Regards simtiazc21@yahoo.com
Rating:
Reviewed by purplemoondoll from UK on
6th Jul 2007
The F300 has lived with us for 3 days and I have to say its a brilliant
phone and certainly one of the best i have had from samsung for
a long time - downloading from media player is easy - vista loves
it - sound quality is excellent and its easy to use once you get
the hang of the controls on the media player...the radio is brilliant
to - battery life i woudl say good compared to others - ihad the
media player running for about 15 hours before it ran out (was in
the special battery case).One criticism - no games but thats it
- so i guess all i all samsung have done well with this one - it
will be staying here for a while Rating:
Reviewed by amrit from UK on
5th Jul 2007
Had the phone for 4 hours....then sent it back and waiting for my
U600. Horrible to text on (my contract has unlimited texts so this
isn't good) has no speakerphone, so this isn't good, and has no
games.....so this isn't good!!! Great phone to look at and hold,
and got to admit the music player is quite cool, but it's just not
practical! IF u want a music player, buy an ipod, as i don't see
this being a replacement for it. If you want a mobile phone, to
text and make phone calls on......don't buy this either!! Rating:
Reviewed by robert from uk on
4th Jul 2007
got this phone on line rental had it for a day and sent it back.
not nice to hold bit on the heavy side. mp3 is great thats about
it the phone screen is way to small. when you need a new battery
it has to be opened up as its not removeable by the user. horrible
to text with also. so its a big mp3 player rather than a phone.
wont be a popular Rating:
Reviewed by Neo Slater from Uk on
3rd Jul 2007
This phone is a very Exellent phone its very unik phone Rating:
Reviewed by hammad from pakistan on
30th Jun 2007
people should buy a U600 instead!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by adam from bristol on
30th Jun 2007
Just goes to show that the reviewer hasnt even held this phone to
be rating it in the first place. In fact, F300 was rated above Sony
Ericsson W880i for music audio quality. The phone comes with a 3.5mm
adaptor so you can use your own headphones. In addition, there's
a special leather case with battery attached included in the box
to provide extended playback. Also, the keys on the music side aren't
touch-sensitive in the normal sense. They can be pressed as regular
keys or you can use the touch-sweep feature by dragging your finger
up/down or left/right to scroll though the menu or playlist. Great
phone if music quality is your number one concern! Rating:
Reviewed by Luke Mitchell from England
on 29th Jun 2007
Thought I would write a review seeing as I have this phone, and
yes I can agree with your comment about the actual point of the
flipper design. But at the same time, you can argue the same about
the slide when you have a flip that does the same job. In effect
this is just an alternate way of having a huge screen on a smaller
phone. I like it as at the end of the day its a fashionable phone
that gets people talking. I think the camera is very good but only
in good light (as mentioned) the no flash is a big disadvantage,
music is fantastic but for some reason the phone doesn't have as
much watt outage as my Z540. The interface on the phone side is
really nice for such a small screen and you have the option to view
big messages on the other side anyway. But yes i understand your
review points, but I think its a great phone! Rating:
Reviewed by 77 kev from f on
28th Jun 2007
this fone is *******(sorry) but it is absolutely appaling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Samsung
call the design of the F300 a "flipper" design, which
makes it sound quite cute, like it's a cuddly dolphin or something.
The idea is that on one side you have a "normal" phone
with a small screen, keypad and navigation key, and on the other
side you have a big screen and a minimalist user interface, which
is intended for all of the multimedia functions. We have to admit
that we're sceptical about the benefits of this design. What are
the benefits exactly? We can't think of any right now, but maybe
we'll have found some by the end of this review.
