In a nutshell: The Samsung Jet is a slimline mid-range touchscreen
phone that gives a lot, for a modest price. It's a superfast phone,
with a responsive touchscreen interface, plenty of online widgets,
an excellent web browser, multi-tasking and a superfast processor
to power it all. With a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash,
a music player, FM radio with RDS, and the capability of playing
DivX & Xvid videos, it has plenty of entertainment on board.
We have to mention the incredible AMOLED display, the 2GB of built-in
memory, the 3.5mm audio jack, WiFi and HSDPA. There are just too
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Review:
June 2009.
The Samsung Jet has been launched with the slogan
"Impatience is a Virtue" and
according to Samsung it is "the must-have product for those
who live fast paced lives and want to pack more of everything into
their day."
Yes,
the Jet is fast, with a powerful 800 MHz processor (theoretically
even faster than the processor used in the iPhone
3G S), a responsive touchscreen user interface and fast web
browsing with HSDPA. But for us, the real story is the price. Even
though it's only available on Vodafone initially, you can buy the
Jet for just £20 per month on contract, which seems like a
bargain to us.
The
Jet looks pretty much like all other touchscreen phones, with some
nice detailing on the three buttons below the screen to set it apart
from the common herd. Apart from that, it's almost identical to
phones like the Tocco Lite - quite impressive, when you consider
how much hi-tech wizardry is packed into this slimline device. So,
not only is this a fast device, but it's also sleek and streamlined
too, and will easily fit into a shirt or jeans pocket. The TouchWiz
2.0 user interface is tried-and-tested technology and shouldn't
cause any problems for most users. And it is very fast and responsive
too.
We've
got to be impressed by the AMOLED display on this device. It's slobberingly
gorgeous. AMOLED is bright, with high contrast, so you can see it
outdoors much easier, and the resolution on the Jet is an incredible
800 x 480 pixels, which makes it the best screen we've ever seen
on any Samsung phone. In fact it beats most high-end smartphones,
yet costs half as much! At 3.1 inches, it's large and this makes
a real difference for any touchscreen user interface. This display
is so good, it's worth buying the phone for this feature alone!
So,
in terms of usability, we'd give the Jet a 10 out of 10. But let's
look at the features now. For a mid-range phone, the featureset
must rate about 9 out of 10. The camera has 5 megapixels, with autofocus,
smile detection, digital zoom and a dual LED flash. It's not going
to be shortlisted for the best camera phone ever, but it still beats
most of the others in its class. The Jet can record video too, and
can play back videos in high resolution in DivX
& Xvid formats without conversion. A second camera enables video
calling over a 3G network. Musically, the Jet delivers, with a music
player capable of playing most common music formats. With DNSe and
a 3.5mm audio jack, this ticks our boxes. There's also an FM radio
with RDS, so you can see what station you're listening to, and even
the name of the artists and song playing.
One of the other strong points of the Jet is the
whopping 2GB of memory built into the phone. This will probably
be enough for most users, with the capacity to store around 1,000
music tracks, but can be expanded to 16GB with the addition of a
microSD card.
Although it's not a smartphone, the Jet does have
multi-tasking support, and the TouchWiz interface includes online
widgets that can deliver applications like Facebook, weather reports,
etc. So unless you're a geek who likes to download and customise,
you'll find the Jet answers most of your needs. And if you're one
of Samsung's target users living a fast-paced life, you probably
don't have time for the downloading and installing stuff anyway.
If you do need to download, you'll find the 3G HSDPA and WiFi connections
to be nice and fast, whether you're watching YouTube videos or just
surfing the web. The web browser is excellent too. Thanks to the
huge screen and the one-finger zoom feature, viewing full web pages
is easy. The web browser is very well featured, with support for
Flash and even multi-window support. It's not quite a laptop, but
it's definitely a good mobile web experience.
As well as WiFi support, the Jet has Bluetooth
and USB, naturally. The 3.5mm audio jack is very welcome too, enabling
the use of standard headphones, or the possibility to connect to
an external speaker system or a car stereo. A GPS receiver is included
too, but no Google Maps.
So, the Samsung Jet: it's a fabulous phone, with
some truly exceptional features. Just remember that it's not a smartphone,
so don't compare it with the iPhone,
or phones like the Samsung i8910
HD (which both cost twice more than twice as much as the Jet!)
Really, this is a fabulous phone for someone wanting more than the
Tocco Lite, but not willing to fork out £40 a month for a
top-of-the-range smartphone. We guess that ticks a lot of people's
boxes.
Features of the Samsung Jet include:
5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 4x digital
zoom and dual LED flash
Video recording plus DivX, Xvid playback
Second video camera for video calling
Display: AMOLED, 16 million colours, 800 x 480
pixels (3.1 inches)
Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WMV formats)
FM radio with RDS
64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email with Microsoft® Exchange
ActiveSync® support and document viewer
A-GPS
Integrated handsfree speakerphone
Personal organiser functions
Memory: 2GB plus MicroSD memory card slot (expandable
to 16GB)
Internet: Full web browser with Adobe Flash
support, WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE, 3G HSDPA
Quadband GSM plus 3G (UMTS)
Size: 109 x 54 x 12 mm
Weight: 110g
Talktime: 180 minutes
Battery standby: 250 hours
Samsung Jet
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Reviewed by Thomas Yeung from UK on
14th Oct 2009
I have just returned my Samsung Jet after one day - it is NOT a
smart phone. Yes, it has all the hardware (fancy screen, GPS, fast
processor), and it does link with MS Exchange, but I normally use
my phone as my diary, address book, and communication tool, and
the calendar function on the Jet has a limit of 15 characters for
an appointment name, and 255 characters for attached notes. So despite
the attractions of the Amoled screen, I am going back to my trusty
blackberry and E71. Rating:
Reviewed by Robert from UK on
13th Oct 2009
Got the phone a few weeks ago and dont really have any problems
with it. The only bad thing id say is its plasticly cheap feel,
abit of aluminium round the edge for example like the tocco would
of made it feel better in the hand. Apart from that its a phone
that does alot and does it well, no its not a smartphone but id
say its the best package you can get for this price. People complaining
about the battery are stupid, it has an OLED screen which uses alot
less power than most other screens, 2 days standard use is good
for a touchscreen. Rating:
Reviewed by olivia from uk on
13th Oct 2009
i have got it and it is a very good phone and a good memory and
it is very fast for uploading stuff to your computer or laptop i
would defenetly recomend it ( five stars ) Rating:
Reviewed by Derri from england on
13th Oct 2009
Ive had The jet for about 2 months now and i thought it was an amazin
phone untill it kept switchin itself off and now i cnt turn it back
on :S im on contract with vodaphone also and the signal is terrible!
wouldnt recomend the phone at all Rating:
Reviewed by Sean from uk on 12th
Oct 2009
Got mine today and already rang to have it returned. The web browser
is not flash enabled. Well none of my flash sites looked any different
on the jet than my tocco lite. The GPS only managed to locate my
position to within about a mile and half, and yes I did go outside
to check. Jumped on my bike and rode to the top of a hill, still
couldnt locate me any closer than 2.6km. If I cant work out which
town I'm in I need more help than a phone. Good phone but the 2
features I was interested in failed miserably Rating:
Reviewed by Luke McClymont from England
on 9th Oct 2009
I just got this phone today :) and omg its brilliant !!! best phone
i have had... people who say silly things like battery runs out
fast this is not true considerin i have been on 2 bars for bout
6 hours and its still going strong aint even charged it up yet :)
i love it anyone who is lookin for a phone i definintley recommend
this one... there is only one downfall to it.... and that is there
is no games on the phone but heyy who needs them when this phone
is best one out :) 5 stars quality purchase <3 Rating:
Reviewed by adam from england on
9th Oct 2009
i haven't actually got this phone yet but a friend lent it to me
for a couple of weeks and it was fantastic to use. the touch screen
worked brilliant and all the features made the expierience fun and
extemely enjoyable i'd give it 1000% Rating:
Reviewed by Clare from Wales on
8th Oct 2009
I have been lucky to own this amazing phone for 2 weeks now and
I am delighted with it. I had an Omnia in April 2009 - hated it.
Screen rubbish, touch screen hard to use and unresponsive. Gave
this to my other half and tried a W995 - horrible and sent it back
- screen flickered and internet browsing impossible. Then I recieved
this phone and I am so very happy. The display is out of this world,
the battery life is very good (even with lots of internet browsing
lasts a minimum of 3 days) touch screen is the best I have used
- one press does what it should and nothing so far has been pressed
in error. Texting (which I do lots of)is a joy and is just as quick
as with a keypad. The widgets are easy to use and customise and
phone is feels so good - the smoothness, weight and feel are perfect.
The rose/black back looks fantastic. I am a bit of a perfectionist
and if you want a phone that has an amazing display, is brilliant
for texting and that makes internet browsing a joy then get this
phone. It is even good at making and receiving calls! I have never
had a phone that I have been so happy with and after worrying about
going to a touch screen I am so very glad that I got this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Thomas D from Belgium on
7th Oct 2009
Excellent phone. Have it since a month and still very pleased with
it. In the beginning I had an issue with the battery life, which
was very poor. I fixed it by turning the GPS of. You do this be
selecting 'external bluetooth GPS' as an option. Rating:
Reviewed by simon from england on
7th Oct 2009
ace phone we not long had the pat collins fair come to but and they
have a 130ft bomber and thiss phone fell from around 120ft and survived
screen in tacked and a nice scuff mark on the side and the only
worce part was the touch screen broke and that was it it still looked
new so i give it a god damn good 10/10 for the accidental and for
the actual phone well i love it is the tocco the same? Rating:
Reviewed by Martin from United Kingdom
on 7th Oct 2009
Hi Tried the Jet in the orange shop after deciding to give it a
go. But the interface is so slow and unresponsive - I do not know
if this is just on range but Jet it definitely isn't. I think after
much reading around i will be trying out either the 8910 HD or the
new Omnia 2. Not really a sammy man having always had nokia, HTC
but on first impressions painfully slow, erratic and buggy. Rating:
Reviewed by Goose from Scotland on
5th Oct 2009
Very good phone but not sure if it is the orange network that is
causing me problems. Can anyone advise how to set the hotmail up
as it keeps saying invalid password when I know it is right, does
anyone else on orange have this problem? Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from Wales on
4th Oct 2009
This phone is amazing, i have it on contract and its the best phone
i have ever had, the touchscreen is out of this world and its easy
to use as well ***** - 5 Stars for excellence and good use I would
recommend this phone to anyone Thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Erick Lamothe from U.K.
on 4th Oct 2009
Probably one of the best touchscreen mobile devices not running
a smartphone operating system on the market with a superb feature
set. Only the bad battery life lets it down. Otherwise recommended. Rating:
Reviewed by risham from jengka,malaysia
on 3rd Oct 2009
great HP, I like it Rating:
Reviewed by Sandeep from England on
30th Sep 2009
Great phone! Uploaded a full length movie and it was fantastic to
watch on it. Took me a while to figure out the volume controls as
it sounded a bit light on the ear-phones to start with but once
I adjusted the equlaizer settings to extreme bass it was great and
pretty loud. Wifi connection is very good which I used to watch
youtube and check mails. Streaming was continuous and browsing was
easy too. The only negative thing I found so far is with the touch
screen interface. When I try to go down the page it is too quick
and it is hard to stop at the rquired icon. Some times it is a bit
slack and you have to press it a few times for it to respond. The
battery life is not great but good enough for 2 days of normal usage.
overall I would rate this phone excellent and recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from England on
28th Sep 2009
Not too impressed with the jet as it came out of the box from on
an orange contract. Orange have made this phone completely different
to how it is portrayed in adverts and online reviews. However, after
playing around with the phone *cough* i have been able to restore
the phone as to how samsung wanted it to be sold and i am now very
impressed. Intuitive menu design, responsive controls, loud volume,
and very interesting motion sense based actions make this phone
almost perfect Rating:
Reviewed by nizam from England on
26th Sep 2009
this is a very good touch screen phone, i previously had the sony
ericsson x1 but i fell and belie that the jet is etter in a lot
of ways its much more faster. the camera quality is very good better
than n97's camera believe me compared them. and the touch interface
is so reliable and accurate just like the Iphone this is worth getting
10/10 Rating:
Reviewed by tom dutton from uk on
26th Sep 2009
i have just bought this high end pork chop of a phone.the bees nest
features and carrier bag styling are top draw and when i interact
with the basil brush screen it makes me skip to work. i love it Rating:
Reviewed by Shahid from UK England on
24th Sep 2009
I like this phone, haven't been disappointed. It does what it claims
to do. Faster & more responsive than I expected, I can see why they
called it the Samsung "jet". The screen is bright, it fits easily
in pockets, due to its slim design, but feels solid in the hand
also. Very simple to get your head around this phone, it's not complicated
to use. Very good for texting, image files, music player, bluetooth,
and of course making & receiving calls. Highly recommended! Rating:
Reviewed by tom from uk on 22nd
Sep 2009
have had this fone for 3 days now, fantastic, just one thing, can
anyone tell me how to change song names ? Rating:
Reviewed by Kieran from UK on
21st Sep 2009
Firstly you have to use this phone on the right network, i was using
it with o2 and it just didnt feel right however now im using it
with vodafone and have to say the phone now feels much better all
the features are working properly. The screen is amazing and looks
brilliant, although the touchscreen is resistive and not capacitive
it works really well and gives the user a sturdy feel when flicking
through the phone. The new Dolphin web browser is really good with
features such as one finger zoom and full screen view. The camera
is decent at 5mega pixels however i have seen better. Things such
as gesture unlkock and call are a little bit of a novelty and the
widgets are limeted as samsung havent joined the app store party
yet but you can bookmark web pages then widget them to your home
screen which is handy. The phone looks fantastic however the all
plastic casing can make the phone feel a little cheap, a little
bit of metal wouldnt of gone a miss. The size is a little small
for my personal taste but thats just me. Battery life is average
and depends on if you turn 3G off or do alot of web browsing etc
but moderate use will get you a couple of days. Overall this phone
is brilliant, lots of features obviously very quick and looks great
if samsung start up an app store or add some more usefull widgets
then this phone would be the best out there, in spite of that i
love it and the price is great. Rating:
Reviewed by Neil from UK on 16th
Sep 2009
Have had this phone for a couple of weeks now, and have to say it
is a very good phone. I tend to use a phone as a phone, calls, texts
the odd photo and a bit of web browsing and the jet does all of
this very well. Battery life is fine 2-3 days, screen is stunning
and yes every now and then you have too tap more than once, but
this is really not a big deal. I only have one gripe and unless
i am doing something wrong (not the first time) when i have a missed
call it does not show who the missed call is from, you have to exit
the event window and go into the call log from the main menu. On
a single missed call you have two options voice call or exit on
two or missed calls you can view the log which is great, it is nothing
major just a pain and a bit odd? One other thing and I have noted
from other comments if you are networked tied, i can only speak
for vodafone, you have the annoying vodafone logo appear on the
main screen every time you switch the phone on, sure you can drag
it onto the tool bar, but you cannot delete it, again not a massive
deal but annoying all the same. Despite these couple of points an
excellent phone. Rating:
Reviewed by harold from london on
15th Sep 2009
truely excellent. probably the best touch non-smartphone out there.
now if Samsung release a SDK for TouchWiz and get some more widgets
out, then it'll become a smartphone. It takes guts to release a
phone with this power and not use WM, s60 or android. Good on yer
Samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by Gaz from UK on 12th
Sep 2009
I have had this Phone for a while now, And i think It's Great, Like
my Sons Samsung Tocco Lite, It's Like an upgraded version of it,
And it has some great features. Rating:
Reviewed by kris from N Ireland on
12th Sep 2009
I think this phone has lots of promise and it looks great out of
the box, but having owned one for just over a month now, I am sorry
to say that it is without doubt, the WORST mobile phone i have ever
owned. the touch interface is clunky and nasty, i find myself having
to repeat touch tap things over and over frustratingly. the texting
on it both horizontally and vertically is appallingly bad... in
fact, i have never sent and replied to less text messages. regardless
of having the phone lock on, i find im repeatedly making calls from
my pocket to people if they have texted me.. :(. im not a stranger
to touchphones, and i havent had anywhere near these problems on
any of them. i got as an insurance replacement for and old n95 on
vodafone, having read some glowing reviews. i sorely regret it.
i find at the minute, im actually leaving my phone in the house
as i cant be bothered with it. i would avoid this phone at ALL costs. Rating:
Reviewed by alan from uk on 11th
Sep 2009
First things first, i have never liked samsung phones! it was always
SE or nokia... Now i have to say this phone is fantastic for the
price. i got it on PAYG on 02. the phone was not locked and had
no network rubbish on it which was great. Now i was not impressed
after i had a play on a vodafone jet. it was sluggish and unresponsive
and a pain.however everyone raved about it in reviews which must
be network rubbish free ! so i took the plunge:) And i have to agree
the handset with no network stuff jamed in is very responsive and
works 100 times better than the vodafone stuffed jet. so features
screen. 10/10 camera/video rec. 9/10 txt/call/phonebook etc.9/10
internet. 7/10 wifi. never used wifi on a phone a pain to set up.
no idea if other phones are better:/ 5/10 bluetooth. 8/10 radio.
9/10 sound quality. 8/10 video playback 10/10 battery 7/10 fantastic
phone but from my experience only if network free.but then arent
all phones After spending ages and i mean ages lookin for a new
phone im glad i got this. you may get a better phone but not unless
you want to fork out another 100 easily ! BARGIN :) Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from Ware on
10th Sep 2009
THE BEST MATE Rating:
Reviewed by steve D from UK on
9th Sep 2009
For a start, dont bother listening to these fools that have rated
the phone at 1 star and completely slated it. You always come across
people that moan because they either have nothing better to do,
or because they don't quite understand how to operate what they
are moaning about. Now lets start with the touch screen, well I
have used many phones and admittedly, the touch technology isn't
as good as the iPhone, but it is definately one of the best out
there. The battery isn't great, but as long as you charge it each
night and lets be practical, that isn't a problem for most, then
it's will last fine, even for heavy users and as for the web browsing,
well it works fine for me. This phone for the money is fantastic
(free on a £20 tariff, or £200 on pay as you go) It's looks and
feels really nice, its extremely easy to use, has a fantastic screen,
a really good camera and everything you need in a phone, in fact,
there is alot of phone for the money. Ok, the apps, touch and internet
browsing aren't as good as the iphone, but if you want a cheaper
alternative, then this is a great option. Usually you get what you
pay for, but trust me, with this, you get alot more than you pay
for. I've used some of the other, more expensive touch screen phones
out there and this is better! Great phone and for the money it's
defo a 5!! Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from UK on
9th Sep 2009
Well, where do I start. Samsung have clearly spent hundreds of thousands
of pounds advertising the Samsung Jet phone. TV, radio, newspapers,
billboards, everywhere you look you see them. It's a real credit
to their marketing department that they can get so much exposure
for what is actually a pretty bad phone. Now first things first.
To be fair the Jet doesn't claim to be a Smartphone like, for example,
the iPhone, even though this is clearly the market they are aiming
for. With a swanky touch screen, motion sensitivity and 5 mega-pixel
camera and 800mhz CPU you'd think it was a worthy opponent to the
very latest of Smart phones. Let me assure you that it isn't. It's
true, the phone is very fast, the applications launch in a split
second and operate, for the most part, very smoothly. Problem is
though, they're rubbish. The phone comes with all the usual features
that any phone has nowadays, calculator, calendar, stopwatch, voice
recorder blah blah and all work fine. But, as any iPhone user will
tell you, one of the best things about having a Smartphone is the
seemingly endless choice of "apps" you can download. So, in case
you were wondering, no, iPhone apps don't work on the Jet, what
you have instead are what are rather cutely names "Widgets". These
can be downloaded directly to the phone with the built-in widget
browser. I was so excited when I found this I nearly wet, dreaming
of endless hours of browsing the possibilities, the tricks and treats
my new phone had in store for me. However upon further investigation
I was confronted with no more than a handful of largely useless
features. A BBC news widget that is too small to read or navigate,
a weather widget which, to be fair DOES work , but only on a very
basic and somewhat difficult to use level. Various clocks and calendars
which do pretty much what the phone already does. As a whole it
was a waste of time. Now the Jet does come with YouTube and Facebook
widgets, very handy, I thought, as these are 2 of my favourite websites.
Unfortunately the term "widget" might be a bit over-enthusiastic
for these, they are icon links to the websites, handy sure, but
seriously Samsung, use your imagination. The Google widget is a
little better allowing you to search directly from your "desktop"
and also links directly to Google maps and Google mail (now there's
a good way to eat your mobile internet allowance). Anyway you get
the picture so enough about the widgets, on to the phone itself.
This is the first touch screen phone I've had so I knew it would
be strange at first. However, a month later it's still a pain. I'm
no technical idiot nor do I have big clumsy fingers, but I find
it damned difficult to slide through the menu pages without launching
several features that I didn't want. "So rearrange the menu, idiot"
I hear you say. Well I'd love to, but you can't. It seems Samsung
think they know best and won't let you rearrange the icons, the
only things you can customise are the font and the background picture,
gee, thanks. On the subject of the touch screen I move on to texting.
I love texting, you love texting, we all love texting. The Samsung
Jet hates it. When composing a message you have the standard alpha-numeric
ABC2 - DEF3-GHI4…keyboard that appears on the screen, works
well enough. One thing that does but me is on capitalisation of
letters, especially names and "I". You have to press 2 buttons to
turn this on, I've found no quick "shift" button and it doesn't
remember which words you capitalise you have to do it each time.
BORING. The solution is (or rather should be) the QWERTY keyboard
(WITH a shift key) that appears when you turn the phone sideways.
Again, this does work, but the keys are very small, and unlike the
iPhone is doesn’t take an educated guess at which keys you
were going for, it just takes your typing as gospel and throws up
whatever rubbish you are hitting. Fair enough I should be more careful
but it does get tedious having to retype, especially when the touch
screen isn't sensitive enough to realise where you're trying to
place the cursor in the text you've already written, and there's
no button that lets you scroll through the text manually, it's all
done on the touch screen. I usually find it's quicker to retype
an entire word rather than trying to correct one letter in the middle
of it. So, turning the phone sideways changes the keyboard? That's
right, the phone is motion sensitive. You're supposed to be able
to scroll through photos with a mere flick of the wrist, but believe
me, it doesn't work like this. Even the tutorial that shows you
how to use the motion is temperamental at best, and the game that
uses the motion simply doesn't work. Games, ah yes, one of the first
things you check when you get a new phone. Don't bother. Let me
list what the Samsung Jet has to offer in its "Games & More" section.
-"Tumbling Dice". I thought this might be some exciting casino simulation
game, but alas the name says it all. It's a couple of dice. You
tap the screen, they roll. Handy if you're playing a board game
and lose the dice I guess but not much of a game in itself. -"Motion
Tutorial", I mentioned this earlier, it does exactly what it says
on the tin, just doesn't work very well. This is also where you'll
find the non-working motion game. -"Google Maps" - well that's not
much of a game is it? Let's play find the house! There it is, I
win. Whoop. -Yeah that's it. No more games for you unless you want
to pay several quid for the privilege. So while I'm in the menu
I'll go through some of the other features in more details. The
internet. This is actually OK, it's very fast to load you can scroll
smoothly though web pages, and turning the phone sideways gives
you a wider and very usable view. I've yet to find a way of saving
pictures from the browser (and as I mentioned before, I don't consider
myself to be a technical idiot, though if anyone reading this wants
to prove me wrong please do feel free). My other moan is the favourites
feature. An essential of any phone browser it does what it's supposed
to, though as with the main menu you can't rearrange the order and
are stuck with a whole load of default favourites linking to various
parts of the Vodafone website at the top of your list, you have
to scroll through all of this to get to your own pages, (this is
after launching a few on the way by accident of course). I've also
yet to discover how to bookmark the page that you're currently on,
I don't think you can. Nor can you view your history, that's annoying.
My files - that lets you view your files. It works, great. Video
Player - plays your videos (which you can do from the my files bit
anyway). Photo browser - lets you browse your photos (which you
can do from the my files bit anyway). Supposedly this also uses
the motion sensitivity but as far as I can make out it just likes
to do this randomly when you don't want it to just to p**s you off.
Music Player - plays your music, though it does set it out a little
better than the My Files section. Hallelujah. FM Radio - this is
novel for me, none of my previous phones had a radio. You have to
plug the headphones in for it to work. Personally this doesn't bother
me as I'm not one of those chavs who plays music out loud on the
bus but I'm sure this would vex some people. One thing that is annoying
though is saving your presets. When listening to a radio station
the name appears on screen, however when you save stations they're
listed by their frequency, another minor moan but boy are these
adding up. Camera - This is actually OK as phone cameras go. The
photos are crisp and have fantastic colours. Not quite so good in
low-light conditions (the lenses on camera phones just aren't up
to the job). There is a light to help with this but it's not a flash,
it stays on for a few seconds resulting in everyone in the photo
squinting. Handy for finding your keys though. Well I'm boring myself
now so I'll wind up. Don't be fooled by the adverts. The Samsung
Jet is mediocre at best, if Samsung had put even half of what they
spent on advertising into further developing the phone and "widgets"
it might be pretty good. It has massive potential that is just not
being fulfilled. There are plenty of phones on the market that are
MUCH better. Seriously. Sorry. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris W from Warks, England
on 9th Sep 2009
very happy 5/5, was abit concerned moving from sony ericsson back
to samsung but its been great. works fantastic as a phone and all
the other features are great too. battery - used it out of the box
n got 1day 1/2. let the battery run out and then charged for just
over 3 hours and it lasted for just under 4 days sending quite a
few texts, few 15 minute phone calls and using the camera and wifi
for a little bit. so charge it fully and its great! camera - brilliant
in daylight, as good as my 8mp camera, but at dusk not so good but
i can live with it. flash is quite bright with 2 leds wifi - brilliant,
quick and pages load fine. browser is great im not sure why people
are complaining so much about it touchscreen - really responsive,
had no problems and suprisingly can text quicker on this screen
than with old traditional button mobile. screen is also really bright
and amazingly clear, so i have turned down the brightness to level
2 and its still really bright and saves on the battery definately
glad i got this phone, and it looks great too. the only downside
is the gps. it works and is quite quick in finding locations and
directions on google maps, however no sat nav software is supplied
and route 66 for the jet costs about £60 to download so im abit
annoyed at that but oh well dont use it much anyway. i was going
to get the w995 but so glad i changed my mind and went for the fun
and high spec jet Rating:
Reviewed by Rikk from UK on 9th
Sep 2009
Had for one month. Worst phone I've had in years. Touchscreen very
unresponsive and you have to press several times sometimes which
makes texting a particular chore. The battery life is awful, a few
phone calls, texts and soon your battery will be dead and have resorted
to carrying my charger with me. The audio quality of mp3/video playback
is really poor and reminds me of phones I had over 5 years ago.
The internet browser supplied is poor and not on par with those
on a Nokia platform. Doesn't feel particularly more speedy than
other handsets. The operating system is a simple affair and you
cannot add any descent applications other than simple java programmes,
many of which are a hassle to use on the touch screen interface.
A friend of mine has also had the same problems, do yourself a huge
favour and buy something else! Rating:
Reviewed by Kirsten from UK on
8th Sep 2009
I received the JET yesterday and i couldnt be more happy with it,
i have had well over 30 phones and my last one was the Sony Ericsson
C905 with the 8.1 MP Camera, that was my only issue with swapping
back to Samsung, and to be honest i wasnt too let down by the Camera.
All round a fantastic phone, it does everything it says it should-
i can see a lot of people complaining about battery life. And 2
of my friends had a similar issue... and we found that the one who
received the phone, pulled it out the box and started playing with
it straight away without charging it had issues with useless battery
life. However the other got the phone, plugged it in and left it
for 4 hours... No issues. Seems to be the case! I love this phone
and have recommended it to friends and colleagues. Only issue is
the BROWN background when writing a text, i hate it!! Does anybody
know how to change this ? Rating:
Reviewed by Vinay from England on
7th Sep 2009
Has this phone for about 3 days now and quite impressed by it. The
screen is very responsive, call quality is good and very sleek and
stylish indeed. the downsides - cell coverage not very good inside
buildings and the vibrating mode is very soft - many a times, dont
sense the incoming call. But overall, very good value for money Rating:
Reviewed by keith from uk on
6th Sep 2009
perfect phone would recommend best one so far always been nokia
fan,well done samsung Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Arnold from UK on
4th Sep 2009
I have had my Jet for 3 weeks now and am on my second battery( from
Samsung) Sometimes it will last 2 or 3 days with moderate use, other
times the battery will go from full to dead overnight without any
use. All the other phones I have owned over the years I have had
no problems with batteries. Samsung say only recharge battery when
dead, not much good if it goes flat during calls etc. With my other
phones I always used to put on charge when there was one or two
bars left, with no problem. I am glad I got this phone on contract,so
can get rid of it. Wouldn't want to pay £300 or so for one. I like
the phone overall, good features but useless battery life. Rating:
Reviewed by ian from england on
4th Sep 2009
i have got the samsung jet on orange the only prob is their firmware
is rubbish you cant play youtube only on wifi their no widget for
it you cant use anyhing watch any news unless you pay it does not
support anything my friend as nokia he watches you tube streamas
things from internet mine does northing its a load of old rubbish
Rating:
Reviewed by Ufuk Sahin from Denmark
on 31st Aug 2009
Fantastic phone with so many smart useful details that not existing
in any other phone. Perfect battery life with brilliant amoled display,
super wifi, very good touchscreen with precise response, even with
my huge fingers. The only problem with the phone is the silly webbrowser
and maybe also Samsungs operating system. But price/performance
is just perfect and if you're not a business monkey, so you can
easily enjoy this phone and be happy for your buy! This is a much
better phone than 98 percent of the other phones in the market!
Rating:
Reviewed by Mr.Bigtime from NL on
30th Aug 2009
I bought this today after reading many reviews and video i watched
on net...but iam disappointed and gave it back. But why? Touch screen
is not very good. i press but program doesnt start..then press and
press and it starts...Sound quality is not bad. I have a EDGE internet
contract with my company. i was at home and i have wireless. i enabled
it on phone but when i connect to internet it uses my EDGE instead
of WIFI. very lame..i read i must use it as OFFLINE as profile..but
why and extra effort? The picture galeryy is laggy. and photo shotting
was FAIL. , mean i started to take photos and it suddenly freeze.
i took out battery etc...calling someone is easy indeed. anyway...phone
is ugly and cheap looking too..i didnt love it. Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from Germany on
30th Aug 2009
Well I've had my Jet for 5 days now. Before getting it, I read and
read and READ on the net, looking for info. Feedback seemed predominantly
positive - but not perfect.. Anyway, I really wanted an iPhone,
but didn't want to change providers and pay the high monthly fees.
Important for me was to have a good quality phone for texting, with
a good camera, and combined with an mp3 player. I wavered some about
getting a real smartphone, but decided in the end I just don't need
it. I need more a "fun" phone.. But I want it to be good. Anyway,
I would give the Jet 3.5 stars out of 5 at this point. The camera
is OK, but could be better. The UI is also just OK, but could be
better. Texing is good - even with one hand. The text recognition
feature where you write with your finger was a nice surprise - works
well. the mp3 player is fine. I find navigating withing the phone
sometimes a bit perplexing(often hard to figure out how to delete
things..) - but I guess this will improve with more use. Battery
life is the biggest minus IMO. With an average amount of playing,
listening to music, taking photos, etc.., I get two days per charge.
If the phone got 4-5 days I would rate it higher. Overall the phone
is pretty decent, but I would say it has just kind of met my expectations,
and not surpassed them. I do like the style of it, it fits well
in my hand and pocket, and just looks good. The camera is average.
Same with the user interface - the UI seems to hang sometimes. The
battery life is poorish. Verdict - a good phone, but not a great
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lynsay from England on
25th Aug 2009
Here's my story...I went into Vodafone about 6 weeks ago and put
my mum on a contract i got the new free phone and she kept her old
one. I asked the advisor man what he recommended and he showed the
JET I must admit I fell in love with it straight from the off, however
after having it for two weeks the screen began to flicker and then
just went a greeny bluey colour so I went back and swapped it for
another one. Now having had this one four week the screen is doing
the same as the other. I was just wondering if anyone else has had
the same problem. I really love this phone and don't want to part
with it :'( but don't want to get another one and it does the same
again...please reply x Rating:
Reviewed by Tru from UK on 17th
Aug 2009
Hi I got a jet at the weekend, love it but how do you turn the GPS
off? Rating:
Reviewed by Suzanne Williams from United
Kingdom on 16th Aug 2009
Got this phone yesterday, my first touchscreen. Its just amazing!
Great photos, really responsive, fast & just gorgeous! Nearly got
a Iphone. So glad i didnt as do feel the Jet has alot more going
for it! Rating:
Reviewed by Adz from UK on 16th
Aug 2009
After reading this website I finally took the plunge and bought
a Jet on Vodafone UK. Having been a huge smartphone geek before
I knew that changing to a "normal" phone was going to take a bit
of getting used to but was willing to give it a go. The screen is
the first important factor. Not as big as an iPhone, or some of
the other touch screens on the market, but the quality is superb.
High resolution, fantastic colours and detail and the touch response
is almost as good as the iPhone (almost!). Far more responsive than
the LG Viewty, Samsung Omnia or Samsung Tocco Ultra. These I've
put side by side to test against. The user interface is pretty quick
to learn, very simple in layout and easy to navigate. The 3 different
home screens is a little excessive, and might be useful to some
people, but I prefer shortcut menus to everything which is one draw
back with this phone. Changing the layout to suit your needs can
be a bit of a pain, but is still possible for some settings unlike
other non-smart phones I've used in the past. Having something a
bit more open to customization would have been nice, but not essential.
Now we come to the setting up of the phone. Vodafone UK have some
god-awful software that seems intent on locking itself into your
bookmarks, shortcuts and general settings. Once I'm able to flash
this phone the pre-settings are going out the window! For the general
user who wants to set up their own web-homepage or their own email,
then you're going to have a problem without some technical know-how.
Everything has to be programmed manually. This means ip settings,
mail servers, homepage addresses, internet profiles, the works!
Not impossible, just difficult! As for the features, I bought this
phone for occasional internet use on the go, the odd photo and general
calls and texts. If this is what you're after then this phone is
fantastic. It does all of these things well (once you get the hang
of the web-browser), and adds some other nice features into the
mix. Onto the rating..... I've had this phone for 1 week and charge
it every night. Yet on Saturday I used the phone to send about 10
texts, make an hour of calls and check the football results about
20 times usung the normal vodafone data signal. After all of this,
the phone was down to 2 bars remaining on the battery. Pretty poor
if you ask me. For this fact and this fact alone this phone is not
getting five stars from me. Screen 6*!! Net 4* Email 4* Camera 5*
Easy of use 3* (due to settings of email and net!) User Interface
4* Battery life 2* (I've had worse..... Justa about!) So overall
I've going with a 4 star effort for this phone. Worth getting, but
heavy users will need a second battery, and some patience on initial
set up of net and email! Rating:
Reviewed by Jason from England on
16th Aug 2009
Before I talk about the phone itself, 2 things: 1)It's not an iphone-
if you want an iphone then buy an iphone. 2) if you've not used
a touchscreen before then try before you buy. Don't complain that
you don't like texting with it after you spent the money without
trying it out first. As for the phone itself: I've had it over a
month and feel qualified to actually make a judgement now- I like
the touch screen and have no trouble texting etc. the qwerty keyboard
is a joy and I don't know if I can go back to old style texting.
Sound quality on calls and playing music/ radio is great. The music
player is great and the camera is very good- nearly as good as my
old SE K850i. The screen is simply amazing. GPS isn't exactly MI5
standard but I never expected it to be. The triple wallpaper thing
and cube interface things are nice gimmicks but just that- gimmicks.
The widgets are nice but I can take or leave them. I love the "dynamic
canvas" app but it and the handwriting feature need a stylus. Processing
speeds are plenty quick enough. I've not tried any of the active
sync stuff yet. The only bad things are as follows: The web browser
is poor and I don't think it's just me who's having problems navigating.
Also, and this is the BIG flaw, you only need hold 1 button on the
side to unlock so it continually unlocks in my pocket and then dials
people. To stop this I had to switch off the gesture unlock/ call
(which is otherwise a delightful feature) and PIN code the call
log menu. Overall this is an excellent, stylish mid range phone
let down by a couple of errors a schoolboy wouldn't make designing
a phone. Rating:
Reviewed by bb from bb on 15th
Aug 2009
gooooood pppphhhhoooonnnneeeee Rating:
Reviewed by Layvijai Singh from India
on 15th Aug 2009
Powerful and stylish device for communication, imaging and music.
This is the gadget of 2009 packed with GPS, wlan and amoled touchscreen,
pretty cool stuff, what say? Thums up for the Jet! Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from UK on 14th
Aug 2009
The Samsung JET is an amazing device that catches many eyes, with
it's shiny, sleek, modern, design, but the phone has so much more
to it on the inside. For people looking for a cheaper touch screen
phone, the JET is highly recommended. It's responsive touch screen
is composed of an AMOLED display which shows off 16 million vibrant
colours, at the palm of your hand. (Which is by the way, much more
than a rainbow can :) It holds a great 5 megapixel camera with zoom
AND LED flash that allows you to take pictures and record videos
on the go to capture all those precious moments. It also holds a
secondary camera at the front for video calling. The JET'S music
player can play most types of music formats, releasing a nice crisp
sound whenever played. The phone itself can hold 2gb of internal
memory, however this can be expanded to your liking. It is also
a phone for social butterflies, supporting SMS, MMS and even email,
to let you even have a wider range and variety available for communication
with just a touch. Samsung has also included a favourable miss that
other phone companies fail to include, which is a 3.5 mm jack! (Though,
the earphones provided don't look cheap and hideous at all) Overall,
I definitely recommend this phone to people searching for a good
all round phone. Every phone has their faults, you can't have everything
but the Samsung has really impressed me with this one. You won't
be disappointed :) Ready, JET, go :)) (However please keep in mind
that this phone is NOT A SMART PHONE, Samsung has released the Omnia
to compete with the Iphone etc.) Rating:
Reviewed by COool from UAE on
14th Aug 2009
cool phone , nice features Rating:
Reviewed by Don Coyote from UK on
14th Aug 2009
I like this phone a lot, of the many phones that I have owned this
one is excellent. I was very disappointed with the battery life
at first, but I found that this was because the GPS would drain
the battery even when the application was closed. Disabling the
GPS in the settings will restart the phone and then the battery
life is very good; just re-enable the GPS when you need it. The
camera can seem blurred but a quick wipe of the lens sorts that
out. Rating:
Reviewed by Freddybevan from uk on
12th Aug 2009
elsieraven i have just baught a jet from orange but had the same
problem you did but where did you get the firmware from please could
i have a link??????? Rating:
Reviewed by elsieraven from UK on
12th Aug 2009
I have had this phone for a week now, it came Orange branded which
limited functions on the phone, ie prevented it from downloading
face book w2idget etc, and restricted satnav to Orange Maps, it
also removed the 3 screen sub menus. It was a simple fix to unbrand
the phone by flashing with the latest firmware. All widgets were
restored as was the ability to download more, the 3 screen sub menu
is now fully functioning, the orange maps was removed and from phone
settings, by turning on navigation then downloading the version
of route 66 for the samsung (free with uk maping) and a small fee
of 1.99 euros to activate it now has fully functioning satnav too.
Camera is excellent for both video and still. Touch screen response
greatly improved with the new firmware. The only slight downer is
the battery life, I'm having to charge one a day, but..... thats
because I keep playing with it and going on the net which is so
quick at rendering screens. I have also tried opera mini 4.2 on
it and it works no problems. Rating:
Reviewed by Mohammed Seliman from Egypt
on 12th Aug 2009
I did not buy this cellphone, but i used it for 10 minutes in the
retailer showroom. Overall, it is ok, but the sound is low, i mean
if you put it in your pocket, you will not hear the ringtone and
accordingly will loss alot of calls. Camera for me is ok and other
features are OK EXCEPT "SOUND" IS LOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW comparing
with NOKIA. Rating:
Reviewed by Klaus from Germany on
10th Aug 2009
Sorry for interrupting this chorus of overwhelming applaus. I tested
it for 10 days and I admit: excellent display (best on earth for
far), fast reaction to any touch, clear&good structured menu, umts
connection fine and first-class wlan (Route66 as navigating software
is an disaster but do not blame Samsung ;-) ). BUT: if I make use
of all nice features, I will only be able to make phonecalls for
appx 5 minutes . . . cause battery power has gone. Yes, no power
means: no functionality at all, or??? Furthermore: do not put it
into your trousers, this will excellerate a descending battery power.
If I shut off any feature, I do have an average GSM phone with 7
days standby which I am used to it for quite a while. So - although
being a friend of Samsung for many years - this is not really a
big step into right direction. Obviously it will take another year
to develop corresponding battery power to feed this phone with all
of its features. I will return, but later! ;-) Rating:
Reviewed by Marcel from England on
9th Aug 2009
Getting this phone tomorrow and really looking forward to it after
hearing all the positive reviews about it, i currently have a N95
8GB, which is a awesome phone but gets clogged up too easily and
slows down plus the build quality of the slider is very poor (check
youtube N95 slider problems), anyway the JET sounds fantastic and
jus a comment to a couple of the other peoples reviews on here,
1 guy says the Jets camera quality is poor when he tries to zoom
in... answer is its because its a digital camera and as with all
digital cameras that use digital zoom when you zoom in to something
it becomes pixelated and always reduces the photo quality, most
people never use digital zoom because of that reason!, also if anyone
has problems with Wifi not working then it is probablly because
of the Network branding... eg: Vodafone blocked the use of Wifi
on my N95 8GB when i first bought it, they do this so you will you
the GPS/GPRS/WAP browser to surf (which costs you money) rather
than surf for free on someones internet connection via Wifi. The
easy way to get over this is to debrand your mobile and restore
original the generic firmware that it had when it left the factory
before Vodafone/Orange etc got thier hands on it, its easy to do
just google it and follow the guides available out there. :) I will
be debranding my Vodafone JET as soon as i get it, (word of caution
tho debranding will void your warranty... but its way worth it!)
:) Rating:
Reviewed by William Ackin from N. Ireland
on 6th Aug 2009
Think this mobile is fantastic value,everything you could wish for
at a very good price Rating:
Reviewed by Review from Uk on
4th Aug 2009
Great phone, worth the money. Rating:
Reviewed by Amy from Scotland on
4th Aug 2009
I got the samsung jet last week and it is as most people have said,
brilliant. I chose the Jet as my fiance has the samsung Tocco, I
find that Samsung is the best make of phone to go for as they are
all good but the jet has a brilliant camera, quick texting unlike
my last phone the LG cookie where I was waiting for the phone to
catch up. And has lots of different applications to use. I would
highly recommend it and if you have any problems with it, it must
be a fault with the individual phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Dale from England on
2nd Aug 2009
had the phone about a week now. Can not fault it, put it down or
stop playing with it. i am discovering some thing new about it all
the time. it has great features, which are all easy to use. the
touch srceen is very responsive. Great phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Monkey Hanger from England
on 2nd Aug 2009
After reading all the extremely favourable comments, mainly about
the screen brightness and legibility "even in direct sunlight",
I replaced my trusty Tocco with a Jet. Although most of the features
are obviously a vast improvement on the Tocco and the screen is
extremely bright, when it's sunny I have trouble seeing the texting
keypad in portrait mode. Blue letters on a black background don't
show up very well. I found out how to change the background colour,
but the keypad stays the same. Is there anyway to change this? QWERTY
mode is OK, but very awkward for one handed texting. Other than
this minute quibble, this phone is awesome and highly recommended Rating:
Reviewed by QWERTY from UKRAINE on
2nd Aug 2009
I HAVE THE SAMSUNG JET AND I CRY WHEN ITS NOT BY MY SIDE Rating:
Reviewed by monstertruck57112 from england
on 2nd Aug 2009
i brought this phone today soooo cool i have it here with me now
i love it sooo much i cant put it down of i will cry battery life---
absolutly amazing Rating:
Reviewed by vic from uk on 31st
Jul 2009
I'd like to update my previous review to say that I have reflashed
the software on mine and have taken off the rubbish orange put on.
The phone is fantastic compared to what it was and would recommend
this to anyone who has their jet on orange.Google 'dark forest group'
and youll find everything you need if you want to do the same. :
) Rating:
Reviewed by Tony Mounsey from England
on 29th Jul 2009
Had the Phone for 1 Week now, and have to agree with the majority
of reviews in that the phone is AWESOME. Top Spec, Great Camera,
small enough to use in 1 hand (unlike the I Phone), anyone thinking
of upgrading their phone need look no further, you will not be disappointed.
Enough said...now go out there and order it TODAY. Rating:
Reviewed by Shaun from U K on
27th Jul 2009
What a phone!!! only thing you can say best purchase of my life
Rating:
Reviewed by PAUL THOMPSON from N.Ireland
on 27th Jul 2009
Had this phone for 2 weeks now and im glad i waited for it instead
of going for the tocco ultra. It has everything you would want.
Wi-fi and internet work fine, camera is as good as my g600 5mp,
touch screen works very well and the quick processor runs each application
very quickly. The battery life is also very good. Running the main
applications like Sat Nav and the camera or video will obviously
use it up quicker. I havnt found any bad points with this phone.
It comes with a number of widgets pre installed including facebook
etc. Hopefully more will be released. There are a few new ones already
through the more widget download section on the phone. The texting
works well too and I found it easy to get the hang off with a choice
of the normal text keypad and Querty keyboard depending on how you
hold the phone. If you are in two minds in what phone to get I would
highly recommend the Jet. I have always went for Samsung and never
been disappointed. I got mine on a Payg as i m O2 and cant get it
on contract and it works fine, already unlocked. I think many of
the compliants are down to the orange version of the phone. Mine
is the vodafone version and as i said everything is fine and o2
sim works fine. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 27th
Jul 2009
Purchased this phone yesterday and I just can't put it down, its
simply amazing. I have read several poeple say the camera is a bit
blurry? maybe there are a few faulty ones about? as mine is very
very clear, and far far better than the one on my old Sony Ericson
K850... Also, the battery seems fine on mine? Just glad I waited
for this one to come out before i got an 18month contract on another
phone! 10 out of 10 Rating:
Reviewed by Latifa from Uk on
27th Jul 2009
This is the best phone I have ever owned. For instants i was going
to buy the Nokia 5800 or bb bold, but I’m so glad that I changed
my mind for the Samsung jet! It has all the basic and fun features
that allow you to use easily other than some windows mobile which
is very laggy after awhile. Other than that it has an amazing 5
mp camera which allows you to take stunning shots and no need for
a digital camera: D. and I love the internet browsing as it is very
receptive! The AMOLED screen is fab, I love it and the touch screen
is also very responsive! Although i was a bit disappointed of the
battery life which doesn’t stay much and need to be charged
every night but also it’s a big turn for me compared to my
old Nokia which has an excellent battery! apart from that I’m
getting used to it and I certainly love the idea of having 3 different
home pages that u can customize as I wish! And I love the idea of
the side bar which also always me to drag widgets on the screen
and put them again if I’m not using them. So I would defiantly
recommend this phone for anyone who wants a dazzling touch phone
for a great price! :D Rating:
Reviewed by kerry smith from united
kingdom on 25th Jul 2009
Hi, those whosay this phone does not have a zoom for camera.IT DOES.
use the volumne keys on side. I have it on ORANGE and have had for
3 days. impressed with its speed, screen responsive and picture
quality good.However can someone help, it is supposed to have 3
homescreens which you can sweep left to right between? i am not
talking about the idle screen, the one where all the applications
are. I only have 1. Also review above says you should be able to
download more widgets like facebook etc but i cant? any ideas? can
someone help me? cos if its orange's software which has stopped
these then i am sending back as i wanted the n97 for these features
but failed testing with orange so went with jet. help! Rating:
Reviewed by ade from uk on 24th
Jul 2009
This is my second phone ive ever owned and i like it. But the battery
life is so bad, not as they say on the box. Im getting 9-10 hrs
just on standby with no use and then it is dead. (could this be
a fault)??? Also only two other niggles-Zoom on camera only works
when its wants to and when you zoom in it goes grainy. Compared
to my mates LG viewty its no where as good. Rating:
Reviewed by Vic from Uk on 22nd
Jul 2009
I have had the jet for about a week now. Yea its a pretty good phone
but im slightly dissapointed with it. I have the phone from Orange
and they have taken off the motion gate software and transitions???
The camera seems to take pics a bit blurry too, i am also gutted
that a phone like this doesnt have voice dialing, isnt this a common
place thing now? I also like delivery reports but on thejet it sends
them asan incoming text whichis a bit frustrating. I think ill get
the phone debranded back to the way Samsung intended because ive
got a feeling it will be much more impressive without the Orange
software on. Apart from that...dont hype your self up to much about
it and youll be impressed. Rating:
Reviewed by Rez from UK on 20th
Jul 2009
This phone is quality in every aspect. The camera, battery life,
build, call quality, AMOLED RESPONSIVE screen - all top notch and
for half the price of the inferior iPhone. Great phone Samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by Nina from UK on 19th
Jul 2009
Very impressed, this phone has ticked all my boxes. What did I need?
A fairly cheap touchscreen, with a decent camera, brilliant display,
ease of use and on Vodafone. What did I get? A fantastic product
with a superb display (the AMOLED screen is superior to all other
phone displays I've seen), camera with multiple settings and great
quality, fantastically easy to use and it's on Vodafone for £20
a month!! What could be better? For me... NOTHING. Rating:
Reviewed by Lucy from England on
19th Jul 2009
The Samsung Jet is great! Fab camera! I love the touch screen the
mini side bar with the clock in and much more... But I have one
concern. Every now and then when I put my new contacts in, it deletes
then so, sometimes i find i have no contacts at all and then I just
can't be bovered to put them back in because they'll just go again.
Amazing phone apart from that. Rating:
Reviewed by Adrian from UK on
19th Jul 2009
Was recommended this phone by vodafone - they said it had built
in satnav and if I took out a subscription to their unlimited internet
the satnav wouldn't cost me anything. The phone came with a pre-installed
widget for the navigation. All I had to do was download from vodafone
live. Well guess what, the Jet is not compatable with vodafones
'Find & Go'. You have to subscribe to the Route 66 satnat that costs
extra. Just in case you think that sounds fine, Route 66 doesn't
support the Jet as yet. So in a nut shell - no satnav. It took me
a week of phone calls to figure this out! The screen does look nice
on the phone, but sometimes it is unresponsive. It also has a nasty
habit of unlocking itself in your pocket and making random calls.
If you want an annoying phone that doesn't do what it is supposed
to, but looks pretty, then this is the phone for you. Rating:
Reviewed by Anon from UK on 18th
Jul 2009
This phone is overrated and I am definitely sending it back. I thought
it would be a great phone after hearing so much about it, it has
some good aspects; the touchscreen is really responsive and the
video editing is something that will keep you interested after one
or two goes, but then no doubt you'll get bored of it... but its
not worth all the hype. This is the type of phone that is really
expensive 2 start off with, and a couple of months down the line,
it will be available for a lot cheaper. Maybe I had too high expectations
for the Jet ... now I'm back to square one, looking for a new phone!
[Editor's comment: Go on, give us a clue: what don't you like about
it? You only listed the things that you like, lol] Rating:
Reviewed by Munk Munk from UK on
18th Jul 2009
90 out of 100. Here are the pros and cons: PROS: Great battery life,
amazing screen, fast processor, loads of functions, user friendly,
responsive screen CONS: No voice control, no zoom on camera Was
with nokia for 10 years but making the shift to Samsung was smooth
and easy. Rating:
Reviewed by Anonymous from UK on
17th Jul 2009
The Jet has certainly that 'wow' factor that phones like the HTC
Magic and the iPhone seem to lack. The camera is good quality, the
AMOLED display is brilliant, excellent radio signal, fast web browser
(though not quite as fast as the iPhone) with flash player built
in and 2Gb of HDD memory. No app store though (although widgets
are downloadable) and the GPS is poor with about a two mile accuracy.
The display is large (yet the phone is quite compact), long battery
life, very good looking and a very powerful processor of 800MHz
(200MHz faster than the iPhone 3GS). Rating:
Reviewed by callum weir from UK on
17th Jul 2009
AMAZING Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
17th Jul 2009
Got this phone thinking it was going to be the bees knees as all
the adverts (and most reviews!) say it is. Very sexy looking phone,
suberp screen, good operating system, easy to use and get on with,
I moved over from Nokia and found the transition to be easy. However,
the battery life on mine is attrocious- 10 hours of MINIMAL use
(about 10 texts, 2 mins internet, then just sat doing nothing in
my pocket for the rest of the day) and its totally dead..tried changing
some of the settings for brightness, vibrate, made sure apps werent
accidentally on but this did not work, still 9.5 - 10hours and its
dead. It is hard taking a clear pic with the camera, the cube interface
thing only works when it wants to, there is sometimes no caller
ID, and the PC software will not work so I cannot upload music or
anything. Plus, the internet is not superfast..it can only be described
as 'OK'. I think I have one of a 'Bad Batch'. I doubt most are like
this and I am trying my best to like it an d not totally destroy
its reputation but it is just unreliable and not what it says it
is. Have it back Vodafone. Rating:
Reviewed by matty from england on
16th Jul 2009
Had this phone for 2 weeks now it is without doubt the besr phone
i have had , i had a samsung soul before this which i liked very
much but the jet is a different class, easy to use ,good battery
life, and the touch screen is great Matty Rating:
Reviewed by Stacey from UK on
14th Jul 2009
Had this phone 2 weeks now and I have got to say it’s brilliant.
I have never had a touch screen phone before but I have had no problems
with it at all, the response from the touch screen is instant and
the internet is mega fast! I would recommend this phone to everyone! Rating:
Reviewed by jon from uk on 9th
Jul 2009
just to say..Billy you are absolutely right.about the phone and
about iphone freaks Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
8th Jul 2009
THE GREATEST PHONE EVER, I bought this phone expecting a nice little
wear and tear smart phone that I could take out and not worry too
much about damaging it (I have an iphone and i have serious concern
issues over its weakness) but after a few days i quickly discoverd
just how smooth and fast this phone is, its incredibble, yes it
isnt an iphone but it was never meant too be. I still wonder though
was it worth even purchasing an iphone, because the samsung jet
has taken over as a primary phone, i use it at work, on trips, even
at home now and my iphone seems to have slipped back into its original
box, great all rounder, amazing, life changing, what else can i
say, WHAT A PHONE!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Stacy from UK on
8th Jul 2009
Omg, anyone who wishes 2 complain about this phone must be mad,
this is by far the best phone that i have ever owned, and i have
owned alot of phones!!! I think alot of people that write these
reviews are just professional complainers.......If u want an Iphone
buy one, it seems to me that u want all of the features of an Iphone
at half the price. I think that this is an outsatnding phone for
the price and have no complaints at all, i owned the Nokia 5800
before this and it doesnt even come close! Please stop moaning,
if u want an Iphone go and buy one, if the Iphone is sooooo fantastic
y have u all gone and bought this phone????? Rating:
Reviewed by martijn from netherlands
on 7th Jul 2009
Very disappointed though with the sync possibilities. ActiveSync
does not work with a PC. Also not that: - Calendar has a maximum
of 200 entries - Each entry a maximum of 15 characters only!! -
Contactlist ONLY sorts on LAST name (I imported 350 contacts from
outlook, and the list is a mess). - my memory card was NOT recognised
and needs reformatting - Bluetooth will NOT connect automatically
with Parrot: it requires manual connection eacht time you start
the engine of your car It might look like a fun multi media toy
but for anyone expecting 'smart' funcionality: NO Samsung Jet Rating:
Reviewed by Billy from UK on
5th Jul 2009
Some people on here are just mad. Texting on the Jet is the standard
affair on a touch screen, but meade easier because the screen is
actually reactive. It's just right. It's the best phone i've owned
yet, miles better than my renoir and touch pro! It's so easy to
use, and everything just flows unlike symbian or windows mobile.
For that I thank touchwiz rather than slag it off. It's not trying
to be an iPhone, the i8910 is handling that. It's like comparing
a ford to a mercedes. Different leagues!! This phones actual rivals
are dead in the water. The camera is very good, i've not had problems
with focusing. The settings must be wrong... This phone is supported
by software updates through PC Suite. All the niggles, very few
of them compared to most handsets are sure to be fixed. If people
love their iPhones so much, why are they all getting rid of them,
to get a phone to eventually send back.....It's on almost every
review site. Is it the lack of basic features =P Rating:
Reviewed by Comment from England on
4th Jul 2009
Please can people give reviews who have had this phone for more
than a week, and will not give stupid comments like 'Within minutes
of switching it on I knew I had made a bad mistake'. I've given
it five stars, partly to redress the silly reviews and because thus
far it hasn't given me a reason to mark it down. Well except the
erratic zoom feature and the fact that it isn't as fast as Samsung
makes it out to be. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from Scotland on
1st Jul 2009
Big dissapointment! Within minutes of switching it on I knew I had
made a bad mistake,I got the phone this morning and its going straight
back tommorow! It looks pretty and the colours and screen resoloution
are fantastic but I did not like the User interface at all,and especially
found texting a bit painfull. Maybe I was expecting too much from
this phone,I had a Samsung soul which I loved and assumed any new
Samsung would be on the money but for me,this just didn't feel right
in any way and I've already put my sim back in my good old soul!
It is how-ever a purely personal view,but I would not recommend
the jet to a friend! Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
1st Jul 2009
Okay, it's time for a more honest review of this phone. Touch Wiz
2.0 is a wonderfully nippy OS, and combined with the 800mhz processor,
the menu speed is rapid. However, this phone overall isn't as fast
and 'Jet' like as Samsung will have you believe. Mostly it's a great
product, all the standards like Messaging etc work fine and are
easy to use. But the phones big selling point, the Web Browser is
a bit of a joke. Yes it plays Flash, that's all well and good, but
on a display this small, it's not really an advantage. The browser
crashes about 2 times out of 10, and the phone resets. Never before
have I had a Mobile Phone that couldn't access even some simple
pages without crashing. The one touch finger zoom, while a great
idea, is hit and miss. Sometimes it works, other times it zooms
in, only to zoom straight out again leaving you where you started.
My phone wouldn't acces the HTML version of BBC News no matter what
I tried, and always resorted to the Mobile Version. What's the point
in such a powerful browser to surf only the Mobile Internet? Another
major downside is the camera. It is, in short, rubbish. The 'Auto'
setting, doesn't focus properly, leaving most subjects blurred.
I've never seen a camera do that before. In order to photograph
a simple object in a room you have to use the 'Document' setting
(which is okay I suppose, being this phones equivalent to Macro)
or even 'Landscape'. Every phone I've used before had brilliant
Auto settings which captured the scene perfectly, and sharply. Not
the Jet. The phone is far too glitchy for me, and after the 10th
reset, I've put it up for sale. A device which is either pure hype,
or not finished. Rating:
Reviewed by ooey from england on
27th Jun 2009
Well well well... this looks suspiciously like the nokia 5800, both
in terms of looks and features (3.5mm headphone jack etc). I think
Samsung has released this to cash in on the 5800s remarkable success.
Yes, it has a better camera, but just LED flash - they missed a
trick there. Im not sure how good samsung are at updating the firmware
of their phones, but i can tell you that the 5800 has had a few
updates which make its interface much nippier, to name but one improvement.
However, this is an impressive phone, but I still prefer my 5800,
which can be got on similar deals to the jet. Now if someone could
just find a way to stop fingerprints from spoiling touch screens... Rating:
Reviewed by Gavin B. from England on
27th Jun 2009
Bought the Jet a few days ago and I haven't had any problems with
it at all. Seems to be a top class phone. I bought it mainly so
I can play xvid/divx with it, and it does. Very happy with it. Rating:
Reviewed by Neal from UK on 25th
Jun 2009
Great phone, Highly recommended. The review above states no google
maps which is false, google maps is available as is Samsung LBS,
a sat nav software co-produced with route 66. If you don't want
to ay the high prices for the iphone than this is a superb affordable
handset. Rating:
Reviewed by Stepahnie from UK on
24th Jun 2009
I'v has this phone now 6days now & i have to say i absolutely LOVE
IT!!!Its everything the review above says(i'm not going into tech
details as its all above for you to read) I left 02 after 7yrs with
them to get this phone (i wanted the samsung omnia i8910 but 02
not having that one as well)its very user friendly - my 1st touch
phone/internet etc. I found it easy to figure out to use text/email/mms/touch
screen/widgets/camera/video/screen saver etc etc without much of
a glance at the user manual. Its a slim/sleek looking mobile - takes
great pics even though only 5meg camera, ect etc - the touch screen
is fantastic, works a treat - i just cant fault it.If you want a
iphone, BUY a iphone - as the expert review says its not a iphone
so dont expect it to be one. But if you want a cool looking,easy
to use,touch phone thats user friendly with internet/email capabilities
with speed then this phone is for you.Love it,love it, love it!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by nd from United Kingdom on
24th Jun 2009
Satifies all the requirements. Most importantly voice, battery and
the touch sensitivity - all are well built in. The light-weight
sleek finish is also great in comparison to the bulky Nokias. The
AMOLED display is more than crystal clear and is very impressive
indeed. Web browsing is satisfactory, camera and video player (supporting
divx) is good as well, and with 2 GB memory, its ideal - will stay
with this for long term. Rating:
Reviewed by john from n ireland on
23rd Jun 2009
yeah all very good but its not an iphone !! had it for 2 days but
had to return it ,and carried on using my iphone. [Editor's comment:
John, the Jet never claimed to be an iPhone. It costs half as much!] Rating:
Reviewed by Phil from UK on 22nd
Jun 2009
I had a play with one in a Vodafone shop today and I was very impressed.
I'm definitely going to get one of these, and I suspect I won't
be waiting until my 3 contract ends in September! Rating:
Reviewed by Simon from UK on
22nd Jun 2009
I like the look of the Jet, it seems like an upgrade of the Preston,
and makes me wonder if Samsung are bringing out a range similar
to the Tocco and Omnia lines they've brought out recently. The speed
looks like a great selling point, but word is the new Toshiba touchscreen
will be even faster. Personally I'd always recommend a Samsung over
anyone else, however, and the price is great. Rating:
Reviewed by Mr. MAD from UK on
20th Jun 2009
A Brilliant handset from Samsung, very little notice of it's manufacture/
arrival, this makes it all the better. It has the best screen available
on a mobile phone (16.7 million colour capable display), only possible
downside is that it is resistive but that depends on user preference.
Phone availble from Vodafone NOW. I have one and i recommend it
highly !! Rating:
Reviewed by Jen from UK on 19th
Jun 2009
Awesome Screen and overall performance. Browser is damn good and
feature rich. Wont trade it for anything but a Jet2.0 :) Rating:
