The
Samsung P510 is a clamshell-design camera phone in typical Samsung
style. Samsung have updated the design with an automatic open and
close feature which is best described as power-assisted opening
and closing! Although not strictly necessary it's a nice touch.
The mechanism has been tested overseas in other Samsung models,
and has proved to be robust and reliable.
The
external display shows the time in both digital and analogue formats,
along with information about battery life and signal strength. The
OLED display is designed for low power consumption, and is also
very sharp, even in bright sunlight. The camera lens and flashlight
are also on the front cover of the phone. The camera flash can also
be used as a torch if required.
The
camera is VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels) which is typical for
mid-range camera phones, and the quality of the camera is comparable
to Samsung's other camera phones like the E800 or E700. The camera
on the P510 benefits from a LED flash, so you can take pictures
in low lighting conditions. It can also be used in camcorder mode,
although the maximum duration of recorded videos is 20 seconds.
Videos do not include sound unfortunately.
Inside
the phone, the internal display is the same as that on the E800,
with 65k colours and Samsung's standard size of 128 x 160 pixels.
The menu is virtually the same as the E800. The
P510's ringtones are good, with 64-voice polyphonic sound.
Features
of the Samsung P510 include:
External OLED display
Internal TFT display (65,536 colours, 128 x
160 pixels)
VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with 4x digital
zoom, photo effects and multishot function (up to 15 pictures)
Personal Information Management: Phonebook (max.
1000 entries), Scheduler, Calendar, To do list, Clock, Worldtime,
Count down timer, Alarm (Auto switch on, when phone is off), Currency
converter, Stop watch
Assign a photo to people in the address book
Data transfer: Infrared, PC cable (RS232)
Dual Band (GSM 900 + 1800MHz)
Vibration alert
Size: 87 x 45 x 24 mm
Weight: 92g
Talktime: up to 5 hours
Battery standby: up to 310 hours
Samsung P510
Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Michael from England on
5th Sep 2006
This phone is exelent. And btw amy that is something to do with
your phone because mine has never done thant and nor has anyone
eleses i know. Rating:
Reviewed by AMY from UK on 24th
Aug 2006
DONT BUY IT. ive had this phone for 11months and only came across
this site as looking for a new one. it constantly freezes, u open
messages and then they are not even there! i constantly have to
turn my phone off and on again to recieve long lost sms's. oh and
it doesnt ring but then makes a missed call sound. Rating:
Reviewed by Diana from Romania on
3rd Aug 2006
Remarcable!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by PinkG from England on
13th Jul 2006
I've had this phone for 19 months now and at no point have I wanted
to upgrade. It's the first time I've had a phone for more than 6
months and as this does all I want it too, I can't see the need
to change. I used the camera a lot when I first got it, but only
use it occasionally now, however, it takes good pictures and is
easy to up load them. It works on the continent as well as it does
here, so I am keeping it for a long while yet. It was given to me
as an unrequested gift originally, and I have been very happy with
it. Rating:
Reviewed by tom from njuguna on
22nd Jun 2006
Phone is great. But can someone tell me how to make sms alert go
on only once! The continuous alert tone can be quite disturbing.Email:
tn_njuguna@yahoo.com Rating:
Reviewed by sammy from U.K on
30th May 2006
thiss phone is wikedd ive had it since it first came out which was
ages ago and its not really let me down i love samsungs but the
bad things are that it doesnt have bluethooth and that it doesnt
reacord videos in sound the grphics are excleent worth a biuy but
like hello its old now but overalll its excellent Rating:
Reviewed by Jonas from DK on
16th May 2006
I wouldnt recommend this phone. It sucks! Rating:
Reviewed by milica from serbia on
6th May 2006
Really great phone!!!Only thing that's missing is voice recording,
but... My recomandations. Rating:
Reviewed by Nicole from Australia on
10th Apr 2006
The texting and the battery on this phone SUCKS i charge the battery
all night and as soon as i pull the plug it depletes all the way
down to ONE BAR Rating:
Reviewed by Matthew from England on
5th Mar 2006
My Mum had this phone for her birthday 2005, its a rely good phone
if you just want one for texting and a camera to play with. Also
it has the automatic flipat the push of a button. I will give this
phone 5 stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from Durham on
5th Mar 2006
I love this fone, i just got it second hand and i think it's fab.
I love the active flip n the camra n ringtones, i would so say get
it 2 any1! Rating:
Reviewed by Emily from England on
20th Nov 2005
I've had this phone now for about 11 months. When i opened it on
christmas day it was exactly the one i wanted. The automatic flip
amazed me and i played with it for hours on end, the novelty soon
wore off and i now open the phone manually. I've had problems with
this samsung as it decides to switch itself off from time to time,
which can be annoying. The videos don't record sound and only last
for a short time, this is also extremely annoying. I like the layout
of the phone which makes it easy to use. I am aware the phone has
infrared although when i try to use it, it never works, tried sendin
a ringtone from my dad's samsung d550 to my samsung, and it wouldnt
work! I always have the phone on silent cause i dont like the ringtones.
The main feature i like is the alarm clock, i use "Morning Call"
which goes off Monday - Friday at a selected time, in order to get
me up in time for college, as with my old phone i used to forget
to set the alarm every night. Really handy feature! If you're after
a simple, easy to use camera phone, this is the one! I am now looking
to sell my samsung, i'm after a sony ericsson w800i which looks
class. Any questions or anythin send me an email .... emilyalee@hotmail.co.uk Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from Scotland on
7th Nov 2005
Dont have this phone myself, but my niece does. She loves the phone.
She's had it a year & has managed to get used to it's quirks! Many
of you are asking about infra-red & ringtone problems. Basically
you can only transfer items by infra-red to another Samsung phone.
Samsung have blocked the phone so that you cant transfer anything
from another make of phone! Same applies to ringtones I think. Have
tried to connect the phone to a PC with a data cable but no joy!
All in all very hard work. Better off with a Sony Errickson in my
view! K500i is far superior with mp3 & infra-red which works with
any phone. The k500 is also less superior than the k700i! Go on
treat yourself to a S.E!! Rating:
Reviewed by Andy from England on
25th Oct 2005
i got this phone of my mate and he said that it was a brill Phone
and he was right!!!!! i luv this phone especialy because of the
auto opening feature. another good thing about this phone is that
it has a great camera for a mobile phone. the only downside really
is that the video recording does not have sound so that is the only
downside.... i would recomend this phone to anyone who is getting
a new phone.... ITS GREAT!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by gem from uk on 10th
Oct 2005
I bought this phone at the beginning of the year, and i love it,
its really good, the only problem i have is i cant get the pics
off my phone ontp my laptop, i bought the usb data cable for the
phone but it said it didnt support pictures......does anyone know
how to get the pics off? please help, have lots of holiday pics
that i want to put onto disc and print.......email me Redrose2106@aol.com Rating:
Reviewed by Elizabeth Schofield from
Barnsley.....best place to be!! on 6th Oct 2005
This phone is brill The memorys ok!! and the open flip is great!!alothough
it does run out the battery quite quick:( e-mail me if you have
eny problems....happy_2_b_ere@hotmail.co.uk!!!!xxx Rating:
Reviewed by william from scotland on
25th Sep 2005
very good and easy to yous phone Rating:
Reviewed by Kat from England on
19th Sep 2005
this fone is well smart its got a button on the side to open it
by itself i kept playin and playin and playin wid this button n
it broke so now the button doesnt work any more .... how much of
a shame that is... i still kept it cuz i luuuuuuuv it so much ...
any one whos a lazy old bum like me buy this and u dont even need
to move ur wrist! Rating:
Reviewed by marianne from england!!!
on 14th Sep 2005
i have had this fone for almost a year and now i have to give it
up and get a new one!!!! this fone is truly da best fone ever!!!
and it opens so easily!!!!! all my friends were obsessed with opening
it at first, and i am so used to just being able to push the small
button on the side!!!no other fone is like it!!! bad points though
- kind of ugly!! (why i bought it.!! didn't think anyone would buy
it so i adopted it!!) but obviously everyone's tastes are different!
and the video doesn't last long - 20 seconds i think and has NO
SOUND!!! apart from that i recommend it one hundred percent!! great
fone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by milka from cy on
13th Sep 2005
realy good Rating:
Reviewed by Hayley from England on
26th Aug 2005
I absolutely loved this phone, got it last year. its such a clever
little piece of technology!! The automated flip is TOP!!! the camera
is better than my own normal camera! the main screen is nice and
big for a great display and the menu is the easiest menu to use.believe
me those of you that only have nokia you need to change to a samsung.
i have had three samsungs now and i will never change my phone manufacturer
EVER!!! I am due for my yearly upgrade now and guess what i am getting
ANOTHER SAMSUNG!!! The samsung E530 for the girly touch!!!!!!!!
SAMSUNG ARE THE BEST move over NOKIA!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chrissy from england on
19th Aug 2005
dis fone is gorgus n i luv it iv had it nearly a yr now but it dus
need more fings lyk blue toof n sound on d vids wud b gd 2 so dey
shud do a lil upgrade o yer n it needs way more pic space i cud
onli av like 77 pics on der!! Rating:
Reviewed by- from UK on 31st
Jul 2005
I have had this phone for nearly a year, i have not recieved any
problems ( no freezing etc.) However i think that the phone needs
more features like bluetooth, coz i don't get the infared, other
than that this is a good phone, so if your thinking about geting
this,i'd consider it at least! Rating:
Reviewed by Anon from uk on 30th
Jul 2005
Got this phone on free o2 upgrade,works perfectly fine,excellent
battery life (you get 2 batteries and a handsfree included). I am
not disappointed to find there is no bluetooth,mp3 tri-band or hi-fi
ringtones as i took the precaution of finding out what the phone
did and did not do before choosing it.It does all the things listed
in the specs. The infrared links to a pc and not other phones as
per the specification. MMS did not work initially,contacted o2 who
said it was releated to my sim card,they activated it at there end
and it now works fine. I suggest that everybody whining about no
mp3,bluetooth or whatever reads the specs of a product before purchase,this
will ensure you are not shocked when discovering that the bungalow
you have just purchased has no upstairs bedrooms. Rating:
Reviewed by chris from northampton on
25th Jul 2005
i think the phone is great. the text function is so easy to use
and i managed to get the infra red working with my laptop but not
with anything else. The camera has some great functions but would
be better with sound. Although this phone is very good i have now
changed to the sony ericsson K750i. Rating:
Reviewed by Samantha from UK on
24th Jul 2005
I would not recommend this phone at all. When you try to recive
SMS messages, the phone freezes and you cannot read them. I cannot
wait until my yearly upgrade, in order to return to Nokia. Do not
buy this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by ~*Black Tangled Heart*~ from
Cornwall, UK on 22nd Jul 2005
I received this phone as a 17th birthday present in June 2005. I
really like the phone because it has a decent sized screen, it's
colour, it takes pictures and has video recording. The ringtones
took me a while to get used to and i was a bit upset that i couldn't
download Muse ringtones to put on my phone, or any other tones.
The video doesn't have sound, so if silent movies are your thing
then it's ok. The camera quality is excellent and the pictures come
out really clear and you can add cool effects. The phone has photo
caller ID so you can see who's calling you, only when the phone
is open though. You don't have to open the phone manually as it
has an automatic open button on the right-hand-side, very cool!
This feature doesn't work when your battery is low though. You can
take pictures whilst the phone is shut by holding down the camera
button on the right-hand-side, a very cool feature I think! The
text messaging is very easy to use. I am having trouble sending
and recieveing picture messages though which is a bit of a downer.
Can anyone help me??? Anyway, I really like this phone. I enjoy
the game Bubblesmile but not Fun2link. Hope you apreciate my opinion!
xxx Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from England on
8th Jul 2005
Well ur all complaining about this phone... i think it's good. I've
had it since about september and i still love it. The only problem
is the mms messaging thing and also the infrared. Apart from them
i dont really have any problems with it? Oh except the video doesnt
record sound - that is a bit annoying but it isnt really such a
big deal. Anyway if u wanna buy the phone then i would because it
is good. Rating:
Reviewed by Rachael from UK on
5th Jul 2005
I would put any one off this phone. I was silly enough to be attracted
by its auto flip mechanism and the fact it looked nice. The texting
facility is absoloutley awful, I have had this phone a year and
I cannot wait to go back to Nokia. I though I will try a different
phone as everyone owns a Nokia, but I have made a decision I will
never sway again. I still cannot get used to the texting, I use
my fella's nokia phone and it takes me seconds to get used to it,
where as something ive had for a year, I still dont get it! Everything
about this phone is frustrating, the video camera (which doesnt
have sound???) the games are awful, no bluetooth, I cant receive
picture messages from anyone else who doesnt own a samsung phone...I
could go on forever. Sorry Samsung, stick to making Televisions....! Rating:
Reviewed by *^$Kirsty$^* from England
on 4th Jul 2005
This is v.gd phone. however i cant get d infra red 2 wrk and u cnt
arrange pictures in2 folders! but d pic quality and video quality
is gr8! but d video wud b better with sound! i'v had dis fona a
while and neva had ne problems with it! and d automated flip is
gr8!! Rating:
Reviewed by kieran from england on
24th Jun 2005
its a very good phone except for the camcorder doesn't have sound
but the main problem i found that the infared doesn't work i have
asked around and people have had the same problem so i would say
its a very good phone except for those draw backs it's a brill phone
buy it and have fun Rating:
Reviewed by chris from uk on
24th Jun 2005
I love my samsung P510, having use of only 1 hand, the active flip
is extremely useful, it is a good looking phone and has lots of
extras, ringtones have excellent tone,I wouldn't swap my phone at
the moment but its sad that samsung have discontinued it :( When
i upgrade in the summer, i will be looking for something to match
up this great little phone Rating:
Reviewed by Dutton from Liverpool, ENGLAND
on 27th May 2005
This is a ok phone, i used to have it but changed it for the d500,
i wouldnt advise anyone to get it but also i wouldnt advise anyone
away from getting it, its a phone in the end not a camcorder! Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from UK on 20th
May 2005
This phone is well cool my hairdresser has it nd she lets me have
a play around on it when i see her at skittles. It's colourful,
Bright n bold nd the sound nd picture quality is fantastic. I LUV
IT especially the automatic flip up feature. I wud advise ne1 2
go out nd buy it NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Rating:
Reviewed by deepa from uk on
18th May 2005
i got tha phone n febrauray..and its may now..already its giving
me so many problems..and its quite slow as well..and memory s little.camera
qualitu should be decreased as well Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from England on
14th May 2005
I got this phone last October. It isn't the best phone i have ever
had because of the memory and the fact that it automatically thinks
that i want to use Capitals in the texts. When somebody else tries
to use my phone to text i have to teach them what to do to get it
off of capitals because the receiver of that text could take it
the wrong way. Rating:
Reviewed by DW from Australia on
6th May 2005
My mum has this phone - it is quite good, but it doesn't have a
radio which is a let down - but you really cant get EVERYTHING in
a phone! Texting is kind of difficult for me with this phone as
i have a 3200 but it's a cute flip top and record videos - people
who say not enough memory if you need to record more than 5 videos
and take more than 500 photos buy a camcorder! A phone is really
made for making and reciving texts and calls - not for all these
features you have a life outside fones! Rating:
Reviewed by Sxy Amy from england on
3rd May 2005
im gettin ma phone in a cuplle of days n soo many people are complainin
bowt it i ave an answers 4 sum1 hu asked if ani1 new ow 2 use infa
red!u just simpli switch it on and put it 2 ani other phone wid
infa red on it den clik send to wich eva pic/sound or watever ya
wont 2 send and clik send via infared! ope dat as helped a few of
ya if not owell!!! aniways ive erd a lot bowt dis phone gud n bad
im just hopeing dat wen it comes it will b gud!!! aniways in a bit
xxxxxxxxxx Rating:
Reviewed by Lesley from Scotland on
10th Apr 2005
I have had this phone a grand total of 3 days, and already, I am
preparing to take it back to the shop tomorrow. This is a pathetic
attempt at a phone which I would have expected to have been released
a couple of years ago. I was childish enough to be drawn to this
phone for the auto-flip feature and the phone's good looks. And
it's absolutely tragic that these two good points about the phone
are voided by the other features. No mp3 player, no bluetooth, no
way of linking to PC (unless you fork out for a data cable), a poor
camera and videocamera (which doesn't record sound!), nightmare
texting (and to be honest, the ringtones make me want to scratch
my own eyeballs out). Coming from someone who's previous phone was
an O2 X3, it's really saying something! I'm torn apart by this phone
because of it's amazing potential. But the quality of the features,
I have discovered, should be better going by todays standard of
phone. Even my O2 X3 well surpassed the abilities of the Samsung
P510. Rating:
Reviewed by Matthew from England on
10th Apr 2005
My Dad is buying this mobile for my Mums birthday and he told me
to find it on the internet and when I found it it looked very good
with the style and then the features was even better: *6MB Memory.
*Video Record and Play Back. *Automatic flip. *Camera with video.
*Camera light. *Also outer clock hands. So this mobile well does
deserve five out of five! ***** Rating:
Reviewed by fozzer from England on
4th Apr 2005
What's the matter with all you peep's, can nobody speak English
anymore !!! (Idiot's) Rating:
Reviewed by bumb from England on
18th Mar 2005
i rele dnt lyk dis fne!!!!!!!!!!! it has a very shrt memo n da shape
is rele weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hu eva lyks it, is weird.n
its NOT cute or sxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Holly da huni! from England
on 17th Mar 2005
dis is da bst fne eva i luv it so much n al d ova ppl r lyin it
is d best fne around.i luv it.it roks.al mi frends luv it 2.it as
a bril camera.has lods ov storage,is small,sexy,cute n amazin.I
LUV IT!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by LeE from London on
15th Mar 2005
i rote a review 4 dis fone b4, bt since now ive had it a lil longa
i hav a few things 2 sai abt it........ da memory is 2 short...so
u gta b careful abt certain thins u save. wen itz on silent y kan
i not t8 d vibration off? dat mkz it a lil bit loud ne ways. y kan
i not use a standard samsung handz3 lit on it.... i kant b bothered
2 buy anotha 1... i tried it with the handz 3 frm my old fone samsung
V200..... al in al, d camaras good, open n close is kool.......
bt samsung need 2 fix up.... or soon no1 is gna but dere fones.
if ne1 kan ansa my questions den plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz lemme kno...
buh bye x.x.x Rating:
Reviewed by Danni from England on
11th Mar 2005
This phone is great but with one major drawback - I'm on O2 and
it won't let me send or receive any mms, and it takes forever to
tell me. I think I'll take it back to the shop tomorrow.... Rating:
Reviewed by Kieron from wales on
9th Mar 2005
i think the p510 is an exusit phone and is probally the best phone
in its league. Its much better than any nokia and uch beter than
any motarolla, they are just absurd. so f you have got money spare
just buy one like i am. Rating:
Reviewed by kirsty from england on
4th Mar 2005
I think that this phone is brilliant! it has everything you could
possibly want on a mobile although i think that i could have easily
made 5* if it had coloured front and photos when someone rings you
(as it is only in blue writting) and also bluetooth would have been
kool to have to. although they are only very little things! yer
its great and defo get one!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Leanne from England on
27th Feb 2005
I've had dis phone since just after chrimbo now n bin in 4 repair
once already. It would let me send photos but not images & i no
dat it sud work as i sent a image wen i first got it. Also, dont
understand y dey bovad wi infa red can turn it on but dunno how
2 use it. I really like da design of da p510 & automatic openin,
but some of da features cud hav bin betta & i wud rather hav an
mp3 player. The o2 x3 seems a betta phone wi a lot more features
& an mp3 player but its ugly compared 2 da p510! I wud recommed
dis phone 2 any1 hu int bovad bout mms messagin or havin a mp3 player... Rating:
Reviewed by arwen from northern Ireland
on 28th Feb 2005
I feel inclined to say nice things about this phone because it has
an automatic flip, but I'm afraid there are just one too many annoying
things about it. Not only does the flip drain your battery, which
isn't too good to begin with, but texting is a nightmare! As a person
who hates t9, this phone automatically assumes that you love it
and any attempt to insert a symbol results in the phone reverting
back to t9. Why can you not switch the thing off permanently? This
phone just makes texting a chore! Plus, when a phone is on silent,
should it not be completely silent? When sitting on a desk the vibrate
tone makes as much noise as a normal ring tone-not a good idea when
you are at work! Is it too much to ask for Samsung to give a person
the choice? The battery life is far less reliable than a Nokia and
takes way more time to charge. After two weeks of using this phone
on contract,I gave it back. It was just way too much hassle for
me! Rating:
Reviewed by Stephanie from UK on
27th Feb 2005
well i reviewed dis phone on 4th of jan or sumfink lyk tht ... nywys
this phone DOES rok arse ! I read ages ago that people were wondering
where you get the rest of the ringtones!!! ... well i'll tell you!!!!
.. Basicly you have to buy a ..... CABLE FROM .... http://www.digiuk.com/productdetail.asp?id=2210&c=836390&guid=&s=.
that is where i got my data cable from its a safe and reliable site!
and you basicly install it and you get a program where you can acces
your photos by going to file manager on the program , you can also
acces your phonebook, text messages , your organiser and call records
and upload pics from comp to the phone!! Anyway .. back to the ringtones
bit ... you can acess the rest of the ringtones and listein 2 them
through the program , and upload the on to your phone!! anwyays
it is a good cable and program package to buy !! good luck xxxxx Rating:
Reviewed by Kit from Rochdale on
24th Feb 2005
i am luvin dis 4ne sooo much!!cant believe so many ppl dnt like
it. it aint that bad. Rating:
Reviewed by George from England on
22nd Feb 2005
I just bough the P510 yesterday after some scally stole my Sony
Ericsson K700i last week. Now I wish I had just got another K700i!!!
The Samsung looks good and the auto open and close is pretty cool,
but after using Sony's for the last 5 years I find the Samsung totally
user UN-friendly. Just trying to right a simple text is a nightmare
as the system it uses is in my opinion utter junk. My advice is
buy a K700i instead - 10 X better than this. Rating:
Reviewed by Saah from England on
17th Feb 2005
I have just purchased this phone as im a lover of Samsung, the only
thing i cant seem to work out is why it has sim messages and phone
messages in the text messages inbox? Does it use the sim memory
up first and then go onto phone or do you have to select this????
Please if someone knows the answer to this can they let me know Rating:
Reviewed by aims from wales!!! on
8th Feb 2005
i got this fone 4 xmas! its a good fone dont get me wrong?!? there
r a few down points to this fone mind, like does anyone now haw
to work the infra red??? my mms dont work either or da wap, there
are only 30 ringtones, the quality on the videos are good but thers
no sound.the memory on the fone isnt amazing, when i first got the
fone i loved the auto openin mechanism but it drains ur battery.
theres a good storage space for text messages mind. can anyone tell
me haw 2 work my wap or mms? its a good idea that there are two
batteries 1 life long 1.its a shame there is no snooze option on
the fone 2, i use my nokia to wake me up in the mornin, hope someone
can ansa me Rating:
Reviewed by Meredith from Australia
on 8th Feb 2005
What a piece of junk! I decided to make the change from nokia two
months ago, a huge mistake. Messaging is really important to me
and on this phone it drives me mad. The phone breaks up words half
way if it runs out of space instead of just carrying the whole word
to the next line. its a pain to insert symbols and the t9 dictionary
often forgets words that I have previously saved. it does not automatically
save sent messages, and if you do save them it does not include
the time and date sent. The space bar is on the hash key which makes
it very hard to use the phone with just one hand. Battery life isn't
great, even on the extended battery. The soft keys sometimes don't
respond to the first touch. The outer screen only displays a missed
call for about 30 seconds. There is no dedicated alarm tone, you
have to use a ring tone and there is no snooze. The P510 is not
without its positives. The phone does have a great colour display
and naviagation is fairly simple. the camera is ok but not fantastic.
The auto folder is just a gimmick. It may sound as though I'm being
picky and i do expect a lot out of a phone. But I have to say that
I'm really disappointed with the P510. It simply is not worth the
money i paid for it. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 7th
Feb 2005
nice phone....but why do all the rest of the reviewers sound like
rap star using wiv, da, and eva??? Rating:
Reviewed by sam from wales (baa) lol
on 28th Jan 2005
i must say this phone is good but not outstanding.it has crashed
about 3 times now.looks wise,the e700 is nicer and i find it generally
has a better picture than the p510.the one touch button opening
is wicked,but if this dosnt matter to you buy the e700 it is better Rating:
Reviewed by LaDi from London on
25th Jan 2005
this is a wicked phone!!!!! everyone should get one!!! it small,
kool, sexy & smart!!! =) Rating:
Reviewed by Michael McCulloch from Norway
on 22nd Jan 2005
This phone is okay but not quite as good as it looks. My sister
just got the phone, i have a sony ecrisson k500i. Considering she
paid a lot more for hers i wouldn't say its any better. The camera
is awesome it takes good pictures and the flash light is a nice
touch. But why doesn't it have sound on the video? Old black and
white phones had sound recorders. Also it was a bit of a disapointment
to see that it didn't play mp3 so you couldn't have real songs as
your ringtone. Another really wierd thing is that it doesn't have
triband, most phones of this price have triband another disapointment.
The thing that p me off the most however is that i couldn't get
the infared to work. I don't understand why its even there. It doesn't
do anthing as far as I can see. You can't send stuff with it and
you can't recieve stuff either. What's up with that samsung? To
end on a postive note it is a nice looking flip phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from UK on
19th Jan 2005
Had the phone for 1 week before it went wrong. got the phone back
from 02 3 weeks later to find exactly the same fault! now the auto
open and close don't work! 3 faults in 3 month!! Oh, texting is
a pain as you have to switch the t9 dicionary on every time! Rating:
Reviewed by kevin from uk on
15th Jan 2005
this is a good phone but.... all it does is flip open and close
yes its great if you want up to date technology but thats annother
thing HOW DO YOU USE INFRA RED ?????? does ny one know ??? i carn't
send or recieve stuff through infrared. plz help. i know how 2 switch
the infrared on but thats whee my problems start after that !!!
thanx kev Rating:
Reviewed by Isla from Australia on
12th Jan 2005
it's a great! phone Rating:
Reviewed by Ruthy from England on
7th Jan 2005
Hey! i lov ehtis fone, best 1 have eva had, pics are great and i
love the press opening function! i wish however you could send ringtones!
and also not all ,my picture messags work, dont kow if that has
something to do with my personal 1! i woould reccomend this to ne
1! Rating:
Reviewed by Jules from England on
7th Jan 2005
A very attractive phone which sits nicely in the hand. The auto
opener is not only cool and very smooth, but is also invaluable
for opening and closing the flip when you have a handful of shopping
and only one free hand. I've just switched over from using Nokias,
and have found two irritating points...when texting, why is the
space function on the hash key? It makes it awkward for me as a
right single handed texter to space and you have to hold the phone
with two hands to reach it easily. It would make more sense to put
it on the 0 key. Also, why is there no snooze facility on the alarm???
I have always relied on my mobile to wake me up, and although it
is nice to be able to choose your alarm tone and set it to recur
every weekday, as someone who can't get out of bed at the first
alarm, the lack of snooze will result in me being late for work,
I am sure! Other than that, I've found it to be excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by Angel from P.R.China on
7th Jan 2005
I like Samsung, especially the ringtones. It's a good phone, but
it doesn't have many choices to download games from the internet.
And it doesn't show the missed call on the small screen on the surface.
You have to open the phone and check the missed call. But anyway,
one-touch design is cool. I still like it. Rating:
Reviewed by Nicki from england on
5th Jan 2005
I absolutely love this phone i luv everythin about it and i can't
wait a second to press the button in at the side to flip it up and
down but theres 1 thing they shud have included is to apply voice
notes to the phone and shud have had sound on the video i reccomend
this phone to everyone. Rating:
Reviewed by samsung fan fromon
4th Jan 2005
This looks like an impressive phone but has many flaws. A brief
list of the plus and downsides of this model: + High quality screen
(the best for 65000 colours) + Loud, clear polyphonic ringtones
+ Motorised flip + Nice design/layout of keys + Good memory: 6.5mb
total. - MMS does NOT support sound/tones (Why anyone would add
the MMS feature and takeout the sound option i don't know) - Not
tri-band! When all the other phones in the P-series are. - Software
is a bit slow. Takes too long to save/change settings. - Phonebook
does not have the option to copy all numbers from SIM to phone and
vice-versa when other samsung models have this option. Rating:
Reviewed by !!!Louby!!! from United
Kingdom on 4th Jan 2005
I have had this fone 4 about a month. Its really cool with the auto
folder, nd the ringtones drive my mom up the wall, but i like them.
the camera is really good, and the videos r good except i dont think
theres any sound?! confusing. the clocks good for me coz im always
l8 4 things.i havent worked out how 2 use the MMS but i think i
will. the games arnt that good, so i downloaded sum. i also lyke
the fact it has an orginiser. and yes it does hav a silent mode
its #. the wap browser on my fone is a bit nack, but i dont really
use it. i also love the movin back rounds its great. my friends
all fink its great and so do i. buy it if ur lookin 4 a fone with
nearly everything. Rating:
Reviewed by Stephanie from England on
4th Jan 2005
Hi i got dis phone 4 xmas , it is gd!! i wud get it ! especialli
di automatic openin! its quite smart aswellbackrounds r cool. camera
is gd! nd video is gd aswell apart 4rm its onli 10 secs nd it has
no sound!! grr. o well overall phone is the best one iv ever had!!!!!!!!
GET IT! the ringtones are good aswell! thnkz x x x x Rating:
Reviewed by sexy lou from england on
4th Jan 2005
ive had the phone since october and i think its great but there
are some down sides to it, theres no sound on your video recordings
and thats the best bit of filming something and its really annoying
that u have to change the message from t9 all the time. there could
be more space for messages and photos. but i would recomend the
phone to any body it is a stylish classy phone and the automatic
up and down button is brilliant!!!! nice one Rating:
Reviewed by disco stew from disco land
on 21st Dec 2004
well, this phone has got me all shook up. i like it but then it
has a lot of folts with it. when you recive messages the message
alert pic does not stay flashing so you dont no if you have got
a message and its the same with missed calls. well cant be botherd
to say any more. merry cimbo sha mown. hee hee. Rating:
Reviewed by eric from philippines on
20th Dec 2004
one-touch open and close function is cool..but when you assign photo
caller id you need your phone to be open to see who is calling...why
the other phone (E600) you can see the one who is calling on the
external LCD???? Rating:
Reviewed by charlie from england on
15th Dec 2004
this phone is amazing. i love it its proper bo. i was gonna buy
the 02 x3 but then i realised how ugly it was compared to this phone.
not only does this phone have everything on it it looks gorgeous
a cool flipping mechanism i would suggest for everyone to have this
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Southern Pixie from Manchester,
UK on 12th Dec 2004
Really good phone, i have only had it one day but i think it is
great. Simple, useable, and not too many gadgets and gizmos you
are never going to use. It has been said before but im gonna say
it again. Bad Points: No MP3 and flicking through to t9 everytime
you do a text. That is very iritating, but im sure ill get used
to it or the people i txt will get used to it always boeing in CAPS Rating:
Reviewed by Chrissy from England on
11th Dec 2004
I have recently recieved a samsung P510 and i love it to pieces
i think it is designed more for a younger person, i am 13 years
old and it is the best as i can show it off to all my friends as
it can open up on its own. i think it should have some more stuff
tho like loudspeaker n all that lot o yer n more lights! Rating:
Reviewed by chazza from england on
8th Dec 2004
only hav 1 word for this phone........AMAZING Rating:
Reviewed by Charli. C from uk on
2nd Dec 2004
i have had many phons before this 1 and i think that this phones
is far the best. it has alot of great things on which i wnated on
my phones, example, camera, flash, video camera, good games etc.
although this phone does not hav much storage 4 text messages which
is a bit of a pian to me. also the video doesnt have any sound although
it is of good quality it would be better to be able to hear things
aswel. i thinks the phone is a perfect size and the button for automatic
open and close is fantastic... all my friends want it on their phone
:o) its a great phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Charlie from Australia on
24th Nov 2004
This phone is quite nice. Its screen is relatively good but it is
a bit small. The phones memory is rather limited. A rather bad problem
is that it has trouble recieving mms on a vodafone network. Its
fine with sending items but any recieved items appear distorted.
Recieving items smaller than 5kb work ok. A nice phone but some
relevant problems. Rating:
Reviewed by Nik from UK on 19th
Nov 2004
Have had the phone about a week now and to be honest apart from
the one problem it's a great phone. But then again it's a big problem.
Apparently this model has trouble receiving MMS when using the Vodafone
network, it does receive them but they are very distorted. Vodafone
told me that it's ok with some handset but not others! They have
sent me another one to try so will give that a go over the next
couple of days! But if MMS is important to you, probs best not to
get this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Mango Saul from England
on 18th Nov 2004
Really nice phone but the ringtones are a bit naff. A simple "ring
ring" would have been nice. If you're a traveller the duel band
is a big let down. A bit weird because the phone below this one
is Tri band. Rating:
Reviewed by vickie from england on
16th Nov 2004
oh, thanks i understand now - i am blonde! Rating:
Reviewed by Ant from England on
15th Nov 2004
This phone is amazing, the best i have ever had. But i want to know
if it comes with a voice recorder, and if it does how do you get
ontp it?? someone please write back, thanks Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
12th Nov 2004
It's okay, the WAP is rather slow in comparison to Nokia's, as the
interface is a bit cluttered. The phone itself is well-designed.
It's acutally close to the same size as the E600, so i don't see
why people suggest it should be the same size, that'd a silly comment
to make. Also, It has 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, that doesn't
mean it has 64 ringtones! Silly girl... Anyway, good phone to have,
i'd recommend it if you don't plan on using wap much, and want a
clock visible all the time. It's free on most contracts, so go for
it if you like it's specifications Rating:
Reviewed by XxJeNiTaXx from Newcastle
on 10th Nov 2004
This fone is banging man!! its got camera wid flash n everythin
its a dream placed into a fone but da fing is its too bulky its
fat and too big and i dont like it it wud be a brill fone if they
put it into a samsung e600 design Rating:
Reviewed by Sotongirl - READ! from England
on 9th Nov 2004
To let everyone know - this phone DOES have a silent feature and
you do not have to go into the settings, you simply HOLD # ! This
phone is awesome, the only downfall is the lack of MP3 player. The
automatic opening is cool in theory, but unless you're a complete
poser, you're not going to want to do it in public. Rating:
Reviewed by Vickie from England on
9th Nov 2004
Truly amazing phone. Enough said! p.s. i can only find 30 ringtones
on my phone - any one know where the other 34 are stored? Rating:
Reviewed by Gemma from England on
9th Nov 2004
The phone is alot more straight forward than I thought it would
be. The main drawback for me is that the write text function does
not default to predictive. I guess I'll get used to that. I have
got a question though: On some review websites it states that the
P510 is dual band, and on others it says that it is tri band. On
one review that I read it said that the phone is dual band but can
be manually set to be tri band. Does anyone know the answer? Rating:
Reviewed by shannon tresidder from cornwall
on 8th Nov 2004
good but no mp3 which is a downer, all other features are good still
waiting for it to go on pay as you go to find out the price!! Rating:
Reviewed by oliver from england on
28th Oct 2004
this phone has every thing , colour screen, ace pholyphonic ringtones,camera,photo
caller ID, big storage , if you want a new phone with every thing
on get this only let down it does not have an MP3 player on it Rating:
Reviewed by Tracy from East Yorkshire,
UK on 28th Oct 2004
Absolutely brilliant! I have had this phone a couple of months now
and cannot fault it. I love the way it comes with two batteries.
Having never had a Samsung before, I never realised that phone manufacturers
did this. It stays charged for ages even when used, and I found
it stayed charged a lot longer than ANY of my previous mobiles.
Can definitely recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Katrina from Ireladn on
24th Oct 2004
Would give this 5 if there was a way of locking t9 so that you didn't
have to scroll through all the other modes of input every single
time you write a text. It's a shame, cos I really like the phone
otherwise. Rating:
Reviewed by Jade Hepburn from Scotland
on 22nd Oct 2004
I got this phone today ad i think its really good. The picture quality
is really good and altough the video recorder does not have sound
the quality is really good. I am really pleased with it and i'll
write another reveiw when i get more used to it. Rating:
Reviewed by Kim from UK on 22nd
Oct 2004
I love this phone but it's such a shame that you cannot buy downloadable
polyphonic ringtones for it. Apparently Samsung does not support
these as they use mmf not midi files for this so you will never
be able to buy a ringtone for this phone. Also, if you don't read
a text immediately it tones every minute until you do which is annoying
when you're sleeping. Rating:
Reviewed by Gee from Schotlunndddd on
20th Oct 2004
One of the best samsung-phones to date; integrated 'flash' for pics,
speedier interface, buttons intuitively spaced out (the e600 is
wayyy too small for us men) - all in all a great wee samsung phone,
the permanently-on clock on the front is great too, and better not
forget the 'auto open' feature, which is quick & painless. The larger
battery (not all that big really makes the phone lasts for days
on end, the smaller one lasts 2 days with say an hour's hardcore
use of the phone each day, pretty good all in all, go get one! Rating:
Reviewed by Elisa Ang from United Kingdom
on 17th Oct 2004
Fantastic phone! The auto folder mechanism is just stunning, and
you can set sounds to play when you use it. Cool! The silent mode
is easily accessible by pressing the # key, so no problems at all
when watching movie. And yes the caps lock is always on but only
needs one press to make it go away so its ok for me. Screensavers
are fantastic on the great screen. And some ringtones allow the
phone to vibrate and ring at the same time so that takes away my
only concern. Love all the sounds that it makes! Fantastic! Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from Manchester on
16th Oct 2004
The phone's pretty damn good, loads of features. Only nag is that
the sms defaults to capitals, but you get used to pressing *star
to change it to normal case. The phone DOES have a silent mode!
If you can't find it, go to sound-settings, 'alert type' and change
to vibration. That means it only vibrates, obviously. Some models
with newer software, like mine,have a total silence option. Read
the manual before you post comments here! Great little phone, would
recommend to anyone! Rating:
Reviewed by Jase Hall from England on
13th Oct 2004
This handset hasn't got a silent function which is very annoying.
The predictive text does not stay on and a missed call only appears
on your phone for 1 minute. On the whole looks nice but they should
have spent more time putting better functions on it. Rating:
Reviewed by jess from england on
10th Oct 2004
I dont have thephone yet , but i am getting it , andi am looking
forward to it. But i am writing a reveiw on everything ive heard
about it and it sounds really good. thnx 4 such a god phone. XxXx Rating:
Reviewed by Tom Dockerill from England
on 3rd Oct 2004
ive had the samsung p510 for a week now and it is pretty posh!!
the motorized flip is quality and saves time on opening the fone.i
used 2 have a o2 x2 which has a naff camera. so was pleasently surprised
when the camera on the p510 was pretty good, as good as ne camera
fone i have seen. the flash light helps to brighten up pictures
and also is good for cing in the dark. The battery life on the fone
is pretty good lasting a good 5 days. the only negative point i
can think of is that the text doesnt wrap which is slightly irritating.
all in all i think the fone would aid ne user. Rating:
Reviewed by Nickie from UK on
23rd Sep 2004
I've had this phone for a week. Compact, neat and stylish. Very
clear LCD display on the front (clock very handy!) - main screen
very clear - shame not a little bit bigger. The auto open/close
feature is fun but I can live without it (avoid it as it's a bit
of a drain on the battery) and anyway you can only use it when the
phone is actually switched on. When you write text messages words
can get split at the end of lines (though incoming messages and
looking at sent items afterwards do display correctly). The calendar
has automatic linking to alarms which is good. Menu system easy
to get the hang of. Ringtones galore but wish there was an option
to have something normal sounding. No problem in the dark - back
lights behind everything - a little dazzling even but very visible.
I have been toying with swopping it for the Sharp GX30 because of
its excellent camera but because of the negative things I've read
its calendar/alarms etc and being tied to Vodafone's menu layout
, I decided to stick with the Samsung. Comes with two batteries,
one long-lasting. Rating:
