The Samsung S300 is one of the smallest, lightest,
clamshell design phones ever. Yet its sleek, stylish design comes
with an big array of features:
40 voice polyphonic ringtones for high quality
sound.
Dual colour displays, inside and outside, a first
from Samsung Mobile. The internal display has 65,000 colours with
crystal clear picture quality.
Downloadable Java games, making full use of the
S300's colour display, 40-voice audio and vibrate feature.
Tri-band capability, making the Samsung S300
a world phone, usable anywhere.
Samsung excelled themselves with the S300, packing
in every imaginable feature into a great design. Of course, its
an old phone now. Check out the Samsung
X460 for a newer option.
The key features of the Samsung S300 are:
65000 internal colour screen (128 x 128 pixels)
256 colour external screen for instant call identification
40 voice polyphonic ringtones for the highest
quality polyphonic sound yet (45 ringtones supplied with phone)
Capacity for 30 additional downloadable ringtones
Stylish folder design with dual screen technology
Exciting games in colour with vibrate and 40
bit polyphonic sound
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Amy from UK on 13th
Jan 2005
very nice to use, tidy little phone, great if thats all you're after,
texting is easy once you get used to it. Rating:
Reviewed by Amy from UK on 5th
Jan 2005
it's very small, easy to use and looks good, as far as texting goes
it was a nightmare at first but is sweet now im used to it, if you
want a no frills dinky phone this is great. Fat fingers need not
apply! Rating:
Reviewed by Jenna from UK on
14th Dec 2004
This phone overall ain't bad, however on full volume, I can't even
hear it ring, so I end up getting more missed calls than recieved
ones. If Samsung improved something as little as the volume of the
ringtones, I would give the phone 4/5 star rating Rating:
Reviewed by MANS from SINGAPORE on
8th Dec 2004
This was the worst phone. I have to give it a thumps up for its
sleak design. But the flaws can easily overwrite this.I don know
who was the genious who came up with that awful T9 function. The
polyphonic ringtones are hardly audible. No camera, no FM, no bluetooth.
Yet it cost a bomb. Well Done. Rating:
Reviewed by JAREK from ENGLAND on
5th Dec 2004
IT IS A VERY GOOD PHONE PROBEBLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND I WOULD
RECOMEND IT TO ANYBODY ITS A REALY COOL PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by Carla from England on
17th Nov 2004
This fone is great! i have had no problems wiv it. ive had it a
year n never had a problem its the best fone by far that ive eva
had! im gettin the new samsung p510 next week! hopefully it will
be as good as this 1!!! Rating:
Reviewed by syed from uk on 30th
Oct 2004
if you seen the t100 this is nearly the same. if you own a t100
DO NOT BUY. it has dual colour screen poly ringtones and java games.
but no camera. get yourself a camera phone instead of this. Rating:
Reviewed by- from UK on 2nd
Oct 2004
its a nice phone but can be anoying somtimes!!! if u like the look
of this phone i think u should get the new Samsung E600 as its like
this phone but it has built in camra!!! and its really small !!
som1 once said 2 me its like a s300 on stariods lol Rating:
Reviewed by Wayne Davison from UK on
1st Oct 2004
Worst phone I've ever had . Looks good , is small and fits happily
anywhere - especially the repair shop where it's spent 6 months
of my 12 month contract . Samsung aren't interested so customer
service is poor . Would give it 0 stars but this site won't let
me . Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from United Kingdom
on 18th Sep 2004
I have now had my samsung S300 for nearly a year now and i can say
it has been one of the best phones ive ever hard. The Buttons are
easy to use there are amazsing games and excellent ringtones,, Unfortunately
the problem with my phone is that sometimes it crashes out for like
a few seconds. but then its cool again.. The T9 on the TXT is amazing
it knows everything. Well i am getting the new Samsung E820 soon
but if you are thinking of getting the samsung s300 i totally reccomend
it .. It has been a pleasure having it for the past year Rating:
Reviewed by Henk from the Netherlands
on 10th Sep 2004
I've been using mine for 14 months. It's broken now (of course the
warranty period just passed); It resets at unpredictable moments.
I don't know the cause; It didn't fall, and it didn't get wet or
anything. I love the small size and the color displays, but I hate
the non-intuitive user interface. My next one will probably be a
Nokia again. Drawbacks: 1. Mine broke down after 14 months without
a clear reason. 2. SMS Text typing is horrible because T9 uses uppercase
characters only, and because switching between T9/A/a/digits/symbols
takes many keypresses. Also, it seems to me that there are some
other strange upper/lowercase bugs in the software here. 3. Pressing
a wrong key during text typing can accidentally discard your typed
message or send your (incomplete) message (in case of writing an
SMS reply) without any form of confirmation. 4. When browsing the
phonelist and pressing 'dial' it sometimes diales the last called
number instead of the selected number. Maybe a software bug?!? Dunno.
5. Only 1 or 2 of the default ringtones also use the vibration/trill
function. The others don't. 6. Polyphone tunes can be set very loud,
however don't expect that the same goes for the voice-volume during
a call. (But ok, it's loud enough for most situations.) Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from Trinidad on
8th Sep 2004
This Samsung s300 is driving me nuts...I am not going to keep it.What's
with that t9!? Carefull your hand slips when writing a text message
or you'll lose everything...argh!Why,why,why did I buy this phone??? Rating:
Reviewed by Earathien Lopez from Malaysia
on 21st Aug 2004
i switched from samsung c100 to this s300 2 days ago.a little different
from c100, but still happy with it but i want to know how can i
download java games because when i go to menu funbox > downloads,only
sounds and pictures available.no games.unlike c100, there were preloaded
games bowling and midpman and i have no problem downloading any
java games i want.but this s300, no java games preloaded.i think
thats the only turn off about it.the rest-ringtone,appearance,texting,reception
are superb!if there is anyone knows how to solve my problem, hope
can email me at earathien_lopez@yahoo.com .thanx! Rating:
Reviewed by sam from england on
17th Aug 2004
i want 2 buy this phone but can u turn off the t9 because i hate
that thing? Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from England on
29th Jul 2004
I thought this phone was pretty good! Too bad I lost mine though.
It's small so it can fit anywhere, but it has a lot more downsides
than upsides. Texting is really annoying takes you ages and you
can't add new words. The signal strengh is also poor. It doesn't
have an FM radio either and it cost like £270 and it doesn't even
have a camera. Had to give it three stars though cos I think it's
a really cute and small looking phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Kat from Wales on
21st Jul 2004
If you are looking for an uncomplicated stylish mobile then you
should definitely grab this. It doesn't boast a camera, FM radio
or bluetooth but is great if you just love to talk and text. Texting
is simple, no fiddling around. The buttons are smooth and easy.
There are not too many features, just the good basics with added
style that you need. I think the best feature about it is its appeal,
it will fit anywhere and feels like your baby! Its such a shame
I lost mine :( Rating:
Reviewed by vikki from Collins on
19th Jul 2004
nice little phone that is easy on the eye however the looks are
deceiving as the faults way out the good points. 1.When I delete
my msgs they get sent back to me hours/days later. 2.Can rarely
get a signal and so can't hear my friends talking to me and vice
versa. 3.predictive text is rubbish, you can't even add new words!
4. Turns itself off on regular intervals. 5. Battery runs low really
quickly. Overall when the negatives way out the positives the phone
is not worth purchasing unless you wish to be dissapointed. Buy
the new E600 instead if u like this it looks the same only it has
a camera too! Rating:
Reviewed by Sophie from UK on
14th Jul 2004
HIya.. i think this phone is one of the best ones ive ever had,
i mean its small which fits anywhere, and everything on it that
you will need! Yeah u dnt get signal all the time.. but on other
phones such as nokia's they dont either, and what phone has great
tunes on? You have to download them an on this tiny phone you are
able to do so. Messaging is really easy to use and with the shortcut
buttons even easier! Overall just a great Phone! Rating:
Reviewed by charlie from uk on
9th Jul 2004
I have had this phone for nearly a year now and I have to agree
with a lot of the other reviewers. The phone looks great, is tiny
so fits anywhere but on the down side it was almost impossible to
get assessories for it back in Aug '03. No cases available, Samsung
did not do a personal handfree kit or in-car charger. The phone
itself does have really bad signal pick-up. I drive 20 miles to
work between to major cities and for 13 of those mile I cannot use
the phone. I am just about to buy a Motorola V600 but there are
no reviews on it yet and you cannot believe the hype put out buy
the manufacturers or the suppliers, so if anyone has got one out
there stick a review on this site good/or bad. Ta! Rating:
Reviewed by Melanie from UK on
8th Jul 2004
The best phone i have ever had.... Was a dedicated Nokia fan, but
this beats any I have had. I have to say I have had no problems
at all that people have mentioned. A truly all round great phone.
Only criticism, no bluetooth! Rating:
Reviewed by Cozza from UK on
26th Jun 2004
I've had my little fone for a year now and I have never had any
problems with poor signal. I've changed over to a nokia now but
that's only cos 3 are doing much better deals than anyone else.
The only reason I'm not giving 5* is due to the slight difficulty
with texting. You can only get a comma when you press the 0 key
4 times when in capitals mode. And when you're in small letter mode
a button has to be pressed 4 times just to get it into capital mode.
Once you've done the comma u have to press the button again to get
back to small letters. So unnecessary! Rating:
Reviewed by sweet zombie jesus from
uk on 25th Jun 2004
A good little no thrills phone which you don't notice is in your
pocket which i like :).Texting is easy with t9 and the battery life
is excellent. The ring volume could have been louder though.My friends
all have Nokia N-Gage's which are impressive and i would have gone
for that if it wasn't for the size of them.If you want a small mobile
phone to be used for phone calls only i'd recommend the s300 or
Siemens sl55. Rating:
Reviewed by earl from philippines on
23rd May 2004
stylish, small but questionable durability. dropped it once and
the external lcd wont turn on, customer service fixed it though
with no charges. Rating:
Reviewed by Jo from UK on 20th
May 2004
I can't believe I have put up with this phone for as long as I have.
If you want to call anyone - forget it, you won't get any signal
anywhere. If you wanted to text anyone - set aside an hour to do
one message. If you want to receive messages - it will handily delete
them for you before you get to read them. If you want a ringtone
that isn't embarrassing - get another mobile entirely. And don't
get me started on the battery life...it's small and flashes pretty
colours, and that's it really. Bring on the Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Beth from Northern ireland
on 11th May 2004
i've had this phone for a few weeks now...best phone I've ever had.
Never had a problem with signal. Took me a few days to get used
to (im used to Nokias) but I wouldn't go back. Rating:
Reviewed by Phil from France on
7th May 2004
I offered this phone to my wife who had a Motorola till now. She
needed a phone with large battery capacity. What a disapointment!!!
The standard battery last only 36 hours in full stanby mode (no
call at all) and the less capacity battery never reached 24 hours
in stanby mode. On their website, Samsung states that standard battery
would last "up to" 150 hours. What is the "down to"??? Otherwise
a nice little attractive phone with great screen and nice tones. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from England on
10th Apr 2004
Absolutely terrible phone, worst phone I've ever had. The list of
problems I had is endless - battery life, turning itself off, signal
problems etc. After having the phone just a week, I charged the
phone overnight then made a call for about 10mins during the following
day. By the end of that same day, the battery had completely gone
and needed charging again! 1 day (and a 10 minute call) is not good
enough. Also a few weeks later, I couldn't make/receive calls or
send/receive texts even though it showed I had full signal, network
coverage and full battery. Tried turning the phone off and back
on, still didn't work so tried my sim card in another phone and
it worked perfectly okay. A few hours later it decided to work again.
Carried on doing this every few days so I took it to be repaired
and the fault was fixed but the battery life was still terrible.
Do not buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lori from England on
9th Mar 2004
I like this phone its very stylish however it doesn't hold many
messages compared to the model before it and you can't input new
words into the dictonary which i find very very annoying. The maximum
volume of the phone is also too quiet. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike Hadfield from England
on 4th Apr 2004
IRRITATING! That sums up this phone in one word. It seems that i'm
not the only one with the following problems. 1)WEAK signal strength
EVERYWHERE.. so irritating you can barely ever make calls. 2)My
phone recieves text messages up to 12 hours after they have been
sent.. really not very good at all. 3)Half the time the phone wont
even recieve TXTS! The T9 dictionary is absolutely useless and makes
texting irritating and complex. I was told these are all software
bugs and can get my phone fixed. Sent off to 02.. got the phone
back 2 weeks later and they have done NOTHING to fix any problems.
My sister has a samsung S100 and thats perfect, slightly cheaper
and not much difference. AVOID THIS PHONE! OR YOU WILL BE SORRY! Rating:
Reviewed by Sahl from UK on 2nd
Mar 2004
To the people who have a signal fault, is this something that can
be taken to a phone shop and be fixed? If so, have you had any more
problems after it has been fixed? How much did it cost? Some help
would be appreciated. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick Robert from England
on 21st Feb 2004
Well i had this phone on contract, this phone was i thought brill
for the first month then the novelty worn off. Texting is poo, cant
recieve picture messages, and java games i wasted about £30 downloading
game and none worked. I have just upgraded 2 a nokia 7250i all i
can say is another quality phone from nokia i give it 5stars. Rating:
Reviewed by alice baker from uk on
20th Feb 2004
this phone is brill it is the best i ave cn in ages when i 1st bought
it i was over da moon and it was so good my mum bought 1 2 and i
would recomend it to any1 and thats a promise c u l8a luv ali Rating:
Reviewed by Sal from UK on 18th
Feb 2004
This phone has a signal fault (hence 1 star), you keep dropping
calls. I have found with my phone that in order to get your signal
back you have to switch off your phone and turn it back on. Otherwise
a good phone. Buy something else, sorry Samsung. Rating:
Reviewed by tk from uk on 4th
Feb 2004
hi i purchased a samsung SGH-S300 . and i am having some trouble
with it. when i turned the phone on it said it was searching and
when it finished searcg it came up to my normal wall paper.but it
said it was a limited service.i tried to make calls but it said
i could onli make emergency calls!also on the front of the pnone
there is a symbol of a telephone witha line across it. what has
happened? please help me sort out this problem . thank you Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from UK on
4th Feb 2004
I wanted this phone 4 ages I now have it and it is great. The best
thing i like about it is how small it is. Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from Northern Ireland
on 26th Jan 2004
I like this phone, though I wish I had chosen one which takes pictures.
As for being able to receive them, how is this possible coz you
just get details of which website to go to. I thought I would be
able to view pictures on my phone. I also have noticed the phone
turn itself off the odd time. One more thing, a couple of times
a have had a text message notification - then I have opened phone
and no text??? whats the craic here??? One time when that happened,
I got the text 24 hours later. Hmm. Apart from that, cool & classy
wee phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Dougy from Northern Uganda
on 21st Jan 2004
This fone is great, i have experienced a few technical problems
though. 1)I brought the fone pay as you go with a Uganda Network
Service (U2) and i don't know anywhere that sells U2 credit. Can
anyone help me? 2) I try to fone or send texts and it wont work.
I can never get any signal. Lots of people are experiencing the
same problem though. Can anyone help? Other than that, the phone
is pimpin! Dougy! Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
9th Jan 2004
I've had this phone since October 2003, was the best phone that
I saw in the shop - its looks and apparent easy functionality won
me over!! Prior to buying this phone (which is on an initial 12
month standard contract), I owned a Nokia 3310 (Pay As You Go).
To be honest I would go back to Nokia tomorrow if I had the choice.
The phone is fine - it looks good, you get acquainted with the strange
text messaging method, and it has a fantastic colour screen (Not
to mention you get two batteries - one slim and one ordinary). Unfortunately
the limited range of accessories that are available let this phone
down. This phone is "Java Compliant" - if so, why cant you get any
Java games to download onto it????? Nokia on the other hand have
a vast range of accessories and java games are available in abundant
numbers. One thing that I have noticed in the past few days is that
when switching it on - it may turn itself off again - even though
the battery is fully charged. Just today, I was sending a text message
(phone had been on 5 mins) the phone decided to switch itself off!!!!
Any ideas whats going on?? To re-iterate, I would buy a Nokia -
maybe a 7250i or something similar. The novelty of this S300 will
quickly wear off and you will be left wishing you had purchased
another mobile phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by HANA from UK on 23rd
Dec 2003
Fone is great apart from the fact its very loud, texting is a bit
annoying, can't get animated wallpaper or create your own ringtones.
If anyone can please let me know coz otherwise the phone is superb!
RatEngin@yahoo.co.uk Rating:
Reviewed by beth hudson from uk on
22nd Dec 2003
hi! i haven't bought this phone yet, i can't make my mind up over
the s300 or t100. im sure they are both great! my brother has the
t100 so i no how good that is but i really would aprecciate it if
any one who thinks that this phone would not be ideal for a teenager
or if any one knows any faults of this phone (except about the t9
predictive text messenging because i no how to use it seen as it
is on my phone at the moment), then please tell them to me. so a
little help please write to me on my email brightlass@hotmail.com.
All the best beth x Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 21st
Dec 2003
A good phone with lots of very attractive features. I would love
it if only it were easier to text. The dictionary is smaller than
Nokia ones, and it won't remember words that you spell for it -
really annoying niggle in a phone that I otherwise am very happy
with. If you like to text a lot, don't buy a Samsung! TOP RINGTONES,
THOUGH! Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from England on
9th Dec 2003
Yeah it holds 70 texts in all so dont worry - plenty of room! Rating:
Reviewed by Soad from England on
9th Dec 2003
Owned for 6 months. Can't wait until contract expires so I can get
back to a Nokia. Cons: 1.Build quality seemed better at first, but
now it creaks when you press keys just the same as Nokia. 1.Samsung
have succeeded in making texting annoying beyond belief. Oh for
some of that Nokia user friendlyness. The T9 and symbol menus are
a texters worst nightmare. 3.Little rubber cap over headphone socket
will not stay in. (so ended up cutting it off!) 4.Too easy to accidently
press large "i" button when navigating, which connects you to wap.
5.Phone has lost it's memory twice whilst texting, removing all
personal settings. This is a bug in the software. 6.Ringtones, while
being loud and of high quality sound, are mainly dreadful japanese
mentalist tunes. No standard "ring ring" type. 7.If you set alarm
to morning call Monday to Friday, it still wakes you on a Saturday
and Sunday. Which is nice! Another software bug. Pros: 1.Not as
easily scratched as a Nokia. 2.Cannot produce the default idiot
Nokia tune Grande Valise. 3.Good battery life 4.Small and lightweight,
even with larger battery option. 5.Great screen. I really want to
like this phone as much as I did when I bought it. Rating:
Reviewed by Not_sorry from Canada on
5th Dec 2003
I switched from a CDMA network to GSM, and had to buy a new phone
(my Samsung A540 was locked). The S300 is great! My only complaint
would be that the predictive text defaults to capital letters, and
I haven't fouind an easy way to delete all on the caller lists,
& txt msgs. The only way I've found is to delete one by one, or
use Easy GPRS. These are really minor annoyances, everything else
is great! And to prevent scratches, I bought a clear plastic case
for $5, and it protects the phone, and looks great! Rating:
Reviewed byfromon 1st Dec 2003
Hi, Am thinking of buying this phone but am a bit worried about
the transition from over 5 years as a nokia customer!! My main worry
is the text message storage capacity, my current nokia 7250 holds
tons and I don't think I could go back to just 10.....can anyone
let me know how many it holds?? Rating:
Reviewed by Pascal from Belgium on
26th Nov 2003
Where is bluetooth ??? Rating:
Reviewed by alf from poland on
24th Nov 2003
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Reviewed by Lisa from England on
24th Nov 2003
What can i say? this is an amazing little phone, so sleek and stylish-its
a pleasure to have. i took ages deciding which phone to change to
when i moved onto a contract as i was a dedicated Nokia fan but
really wanted a flippy phone. this phone has well and truly impressed
me. having read lots of reviews i was worried that i would find
the texting awkward after the ease of nokia's system but there really
is no problem once u learn ur way around. it may take a little longer
as it doesnt learn words but even thats not a big problem. and for
whoever asked if u can only do t9 in capitals, u need to press the
star key when u r in t9 mode and thatll put u into lower case mode.
so yeah basically a fab phone, wonderful colour display, user-friendly
menu, wonderful sound quality and brilliant reception. a must have,
don't consider any other phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Decyfa from UK on
22nd Nov 2003
well had it for a few months now, dropped it a few times but still
work fine.. the paintwork was starting 2 come away after month which
is annoying... the folder feels looser which is abit cr#p but aint
broken off so i happyish.. Rating:
Reviewed by Gavin from UK on
19th Nov 2003
Looks great, but lacks ability to add your own words in T9 Dictionary.
Signal is far less than my 6100 / 6310i Rating:
Reviewed by ali from Eng on 11th
Nov 2003
I am a soon to be owner of the S300, it looks great, the graphics
and the tones. Although I have heard the texting is not to some
users liking, but i'm positive is the right phone for me. After
using average Nokia phones for years I am looking forward to the
change. Good job Samsung Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 7th
Nov 2003
I have just bought a samsung s300 and i must say its fab, my one
and only issue with it (from moving from a Nokia 7210) is that T9
Texting just seems to be available in UPPER CASE :-( why.? is there
a setting i need to change.? as i see long texts been a bit of a
pain.... Rating:
Reviewed by MARCO SIEGEL from ENGLAND
on 5th Nov 2003
NOV3003 SAMSUNG S300 GOOD PHONE ALL ROUND,HOWEVER LITTLE ACCESSORIES
AVAILABLE. Rating:
Reviewed by eXtReMeZz from singapore
on 2nd Nov 2003
it is very good and useful...it can be the best handphone i ever
seen...! Rating:
Reviewed by Torsten Meier from Germany
on 21st Oct 2003
before I bougth the samsung S300 I prefered to use Nokia. Since
my last Nokia phone lasted only one year I thougth to try a new
brand - samsung. So, I bougth the S300 and expected it to stay for
a while with me. But sorry, after 2 weeks I returned the phone to
the shop. Reason, the frontdisplay turned on all by itself and therby
using all the battery. This happened most of the time during the
night so that I was forced to recharged my phone every second day
without using it at all. Now I have the phone repaired for 6 weeks
and still they do not know what it is. I hope I will get my money
back. Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from UK on
20th Oct 2003
Awesome! Ive had the Orange SPV. Which could do everything but be
a phone. Thinking about it no it couldn't. It didn't do anything
well and now I've lost my faith in phones with email, internet etc.
Although I want these features, they simple don't work yet. So it
was back to a phone that works. The S300 does everything well. Buy
it 5 * Rating:
Reviewed by john balon from Uk on
19th Oct 2003
What are some of you on about? i dont like the texting, deres nothing
whong with it, its exactly the same as any other predictive text.
also, it doesn't make whisteling noises through your ear, if it
does, then you have broken it or something. (no ofence) ths is a
great fone. my m8 got dis reely new phone, im not sure the name,
but it is like a mini computor. it cost a bomb. i bought the S300
for a lot less and it was nearly as good as the expensive one!!!
kind regards jonni baloni Rating:
Reviewed by Ali from UK on 14th
Oct 2003
I've had this phone for 2 weeks and the novelty still hasn't worn
off. Every time I get a call, people are well impressed by the size
and build of the phone. Well done Samsung. A truly brilliant and
compact phone with good features. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from uk on 8th
Oct 2003
Move over Nokia. Nokia are out - Samsung are in. Up to date, trendy,
sophisticated - I recommend this phone! its a star Rating:
Reviewed by JOHN from UK on 8th
Oct 2003
TRULY BRILLIANT PHONE. CHANGED IT FROM A MOTOROLA T720I AND THERE
IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO. THE COLOURS ARE BRILLIANT AS IS
THE POLY RINGTONES (ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES A BIT LOUD). T9 TEXTING IS
THE SAME AS MY OLD SONY SO NO PROBLEMS THERE.THERE ARE SOME GREAT
FREE DOWNLOADS TO BE HAD AT WWW.SAMSUNGMOBILE.COM. BUY THIS PHONE,
YOU'LL BE SORRY IF YOU DON'T Rating:
Reviewed by Paul Daglish from UK on
8th Oct 2003
After trying the Nokia 6100, I opted for this handset. I am impressed.
It's a great phone, with top of the range features, such as a 65,000
colour screen, Java gaming technology, MMS, 40 voice Polyphonic
tones and an exterior 256 colour display. The Nokia phone only had
a 4096 dispplay, with useless polyphonic tones. The s300 looks great,
although its a little annoying that the exterior display turns off
after one minute to save battery power. Also, I've found that the
phone shell can scratch easily. An excellent bunch of features,
great quality in a fantastic looking phone. 4 well deserved stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Simon from UK on
7th Oct 2003
I'm considering buying this phone and just want to know if, amongst
all those wonderful ring tones there is just a normal "ring ring"
type one. Thanks. Rating:
Reviewed by Sammie from UK on
6th Oct 2003
I have had the samsung S300 for three months. The phone looks great,
but there are a few problems. I don't like the texting, predictive
text is meant to make things easy, I find it hard, also I hate the
way it splits the words. My phone is about to be returned again,
I am never able to make a call, I always get 'Limited Service' I
am on the Orange network. Hass any one else had this problem? Rating:
Reviewed by Luke from UK on 6th
Oct 2003
Like the professional reviewer said MOVE OVER NOKIA!! Well Samsung
has all the latest technology which Nokia is TRYING to follow..It
has 65,000 Colour and 40 chord Polyphonic compared to 4 Poly of
all the Nokias!! Imagine 10 times more instrumental sound playing
from the polyphonic sound of all Nokias! It's really amazing.. You
HAVE to listen to it before you judge and ALSO the superb colour
display will shock you. compared to most Nokia phones with 4096
color display................... Rating:
Reviewed by Sara from UK on 5th
Oct 2003
This is the best phone I have ever owned (sorry Nokia) so small
and yet packed with so many great features. My only complaint would
be that the tones are sometimes too loud, even on the lowest volume
setting. Also I am having problems finding compatible Java games
to download (any suggestions anyone? skincla@onetel.net.uk) Rating:
Reviewed by mand from england on
3rd Oct 2003
can the t9 predictive text be turned off on this phone coz i hate
it, coz it doesn't do wot it sats on the tin normal textin is far
easier Rating:
Reviewed by Lise from Denmark on
2nd Oct 2003
I'm so disappointed with this phone. The T9 sucks, why doesn't it
automatically start with a big letter after using full stop?? And
then there is a light "breeze" in your ear when talking.. Nonono,
not worth my money. What we want is functionallity, aestatics and
user-friendlyness, and I don't find that in this phone. Never mind
the funky sounds, the blinking lignts and the smooth silver cover..
I absolutely dislike (hate is such a stong word).. ok I hated this
phone! /Lise Rating:
Reviewed by Decyfa aka MC Psyka from
UK on 1st Oct 2003
had this fone for a munf.. its truely wkd.. doesnt crash like ma
old 5210.. very happy wiv it.. a couple little nags n i cant fnd
hw 2 do voice memos but heh.. a camera atachment would be good but
ah well.. still pimpin fone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jane Lawrence from United
Kingdom on 26th Sep 2003
This phone is just briliant i have just received it so still don`t
know my way round all the fantastic features the colour and sound
is first class Samsung has excelled with this phone so tiny yet
keypad so big also text is so easy to read but i have a opening
tune and o2 advert at the start and i have replaced my sim card
with orange and don`t know how to remove o2 from start up help!!!jane@enjoying.fslife.co.uk
would be gratefull if someone could tell me how to do this as it
is irritating ,but i just love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!my phone Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from england on
25th Sep 2003
Just brought my phone its really good after years of NOKIA,wanted
a change. The only thing i cant work out is if i get a text and
want to forward it on i cant,it says reply or send but nothing,so
if anyone can help i would be grateful. Apart from that its a cool
phone. email,mark@stevensonpride.co.uk Rating:
Reviewed by Lindy from England on
23rd Sep 2003
A truly great phone. I've had it for a month now and having finally
sussed the predictive text in lower case, can find no bad things
to say about it. Far superior to my old nokia. The graphics are
the best ever. Well done Samsung. Rating:
Reviewed by sean from england on
23rd Sep 2003
i am thinking of getting this mobile phone cause i think it looks
great and feels great! could someone let me know how much it costs? Rating:
Reviewed by Ben Titmarsh from UK on
19th Sep 2003
I just got my Samsung phone yesterday, and am very pleased with
the functionality of the phone, but after spending a night with
that bloody flashing light its driving me mad! I can't seem to find
any way to turn it off. I know I can just turn the phone upside
down, but the light still flashes on the table, i'd much prefer
to get rid of it all together. If anyone has a suggestion please
email me: bentitmarsh@hotmail.com, i'd appreciate it. Cheers - Ben. Rating:
Reviewed by Alex Watson from England
on 13th Sep 2003
I have had this phone for a couple of days now and the rating says
it all. Outstanding. I think the best way to review this phone is
to weigh up the good points and bad points so lets start with the
good. The colour screen is absolutely amazing, and the wallpapers
are great. The polyphonic ringtones (40 voice) are superb. Not only
do they sound good, they are VERY loud. I don't usually have it
on the top volume as it is too loud, but its always nice to be able
to crank it up. The external screen is also good, with attractive
sybmols when you get a call or message, also it has caller ID. The
phone looks and feels great. The java is great, and the ability
to download ringtone pics etc really make the wap useful. These
are but a few of the great features of this phone. Others that sprong
to mind are EMS, InfaRed, a truly great personal organiser and the
all round ability to customise this phone to th max. There is more
but I could be here for some time so lets move on. The bad points.
Well, there aren't many. The lack of camera and MMS are a bid disapointing,
but it does have EMS, and I knew all this before I bought it so
no complaints really. Sometimes I accidnetly press the wrong button,
but I am getting use to it. That is really all the bad stuff I can
come up with! All in all, this is a remarkable little phone. Small,
stylish, and packed with great features. Iwould DEFINATELY recommend
this phone to anyone, I love it that much! Rating:
Reviewed by Becca from UK on
12th Sep 2003
Having owned the A300 i love this phone. I switched from the A300
to the Sony Ericsson T68i for the colour screen and the camera attachment.
after getting bored of having the camera i saw the s300 and think
it's brilliant. it's a much sleeker, smaller version of the a300
but with benefits of a colour screen. the menu system is slick,
and i soon adapted to texting the same way as i used to with the
a300. it is a bit annoying not being able to save words i text but
i actually think that i can text faster with this phone anyways
so it doesn't actually make that much difference. i think the texting
thing is a pain but so what if your texts end up a tiny bit garbled.
the same thing happened on the t68i except with that is actually
saved the rubbish words!!! i dont like the fact that the front screen
goes out but im willing to live with that. i can also have it on
at work and it doesn't look like it's on- that has to be a benefit!!!
i have had it since yesterday evening and i love it. i downloaded
ringtones and images with the supplied serial data link cable last
night and it was so easy. the screen is great too. all in all, despite
its little quirks, the samsung s300 is a great phone with very good
buttons, fantastic looks and has all i want from a mobile, and it
can make calls! Rating:
Reviewed by will from uk on 10th
Sep 2003
how comes when i get an EMS message it never appears in my inbox,
it takes up the memory tho bu ti cant read it, it always says its
in there but can never find it, starting to get irritating, email
me iwasjesus@hotmail.com otherwise great fone Rating:
Reviewed by Kateel Rahman from England
on 9th Sep 2003
This phone is fantastic; Ive had it for a week now. The screen is
so clear and detailed and the sound is great for such a small phone.
Texting is easy once you get used to it; ok having two Nokia's previously
does get you in to the habit of doing it a certain way, but once
you get used to it, it is so easy. one thing I will have to get
used to is having to switch modes (a to T9 to A.etc) to get certain
characters (comma and question mark). but besides that I think Texting
is NOT slow at all. I love the java games, especially bowling; to
be honest I didn't buy the phone for games, but when I saw the quality
of the graphics I got hooked. Rating:
Reviewed by mow from england on
4th Sep 2003
is this phone meant to have voice memo? iv read that it does on
so many specs, but since iv had the phone for over a week and not
found it im thinking it doesnt have it. apart from that, i love
this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Tristan from Malaysia on
31st Aug 2003
Fantastic phone ,no complicated function,no hassle,user friendly!Loudest
polyphonic ever heard!!!Nice screen,even though compare with Panasonic
GD87 TFT screen i still think that S300 UFB brighter n nicer (dunno
Why?) Great job,SAMSUNG!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Fiona McCulloch from United
Kingdom on 30th Aug 2003
I dont understand what any of the negative feedback are about. If
you take your time to find your way around this fabulous little
phone, it does everything you could want, and more. You can adjust
anything you want to, and texting is no problem at all when you
take the time to discover which buttons are the quick keys for speedy
texting in lower or upper case, and also attaching sound to your
texts. The front display going out should not be a problem as it
is designed to conserve the battery, which surely can only be a
good thing and it only takes a tiny second to flip open the phone
if you really want to see the date and time. I have only had this
phone for two and a half days and have found my way around all its
functions with ease. It is a SUPERB little phone. All I can say
is Well Done Samsung. I have not found one negative aspect on this
phone yet, and with the organiser function, with my busy life, it
is extremely helpful in reminding me of all the various things I
need and have to do to keep my home and working life running efficiently.
The polyphonic ringtones bring a smile to my colleagues and continue
to fascinate me. A fantastic phone with a very cool and sexy look
about it. Well done Samsung. I am very impressed. You get an OUTSTANDING
rating from me so far. Rating:
Reviewed by gary from england on
27th Aug 2003
Great little phone i got it for frree from t-mobile so i cant complain,
they need to work on the txt tho its way to slow and arkward and
my flip is getting lose but it looks great and a top phone Rating:
Reviewed by Mohamad Noor from Singapore
on 27th Aug 2003
I have been using s300 for about 2 month. s300 will only be able
to surpass the benchmark if there's MMS and Camera function. In
my opinion, this is a major setback of s300. However on the other
hand, the excellent, overall stylish, compactivity design and the
superb 65k quality image seems to impress me more than what i can
ask for. So, unless you don't mind the s300 setback, this phone
will certaintly make your day worthwhile. Hopefully, samsung will
maintain their reputation for designing slim, compact and stylish
design. Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from Romania on
19th Aug 2003
Best of the best !! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from England on
16th Aug 2003
It was a toss up between this phone and the Nokia 7210i. I've only
owned one Samsung before and this was the A300 which I hated. It
was so un-user friendly and the text was awful. I immediately went
back to Nokia and bought an 8210. Well, after reading very review
going and visiting tons of shops I finally settled for the S300.
The obvious pluses are the great looks, great colour screen and
the superb sound as well as the host of options available on the
menus. The 7210i worried me with its not so good screen, not so
good sound and pretty plasticky looking shell. The only plusses
were the camera and the reassurance of it being a Nokia. Well, all
that out of the way and I am more than impressed with the S300.
It does everything you need from a phone and so muc moe with no
complaints. I've spent the whole day on the net downloading tunes
and logos and they also are great. This phone is superb, consider
no other! Rating:
Reviewed by laksa from singapore on
11th Aug 2003
I was looking for Nokia replacement with a much better quality.
Samsung S300 is definitely the answer. The screen, no need to say
anything Samsung is much better. Sound, Samsung is the best so far.
Interface, exactly the same like Nokia. Even the shortcut buttons
by pressing Menu > 4 > 2 for settings... T9, exactly the same input
method like Nokia. Only the "space" button is different, and the
T9 word modify button is different. But its exactly the same. Size,
N7210 vs S300. Hmm... Samsung is way smaller. If only there is a
way to take out the annoying antenna. The only major drawback with
samsung is its battery. One standard battery would only last for
one day usage. Anyway, the standard phone package comes with 2 batteries,
so it does not matter much. Rating:
Reviewed by - from Australia on
6th Aug 2003
THIS IS A COOL PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by molé molé from Belgium on
1st Aug 2003
This is my first samsung and dangggggggggg I'm impressed! I'm one
of those guys that is always late so all the agenda, task and alarm
functions make me a much easier person to live with. The tones (got
me a QOTSA ringtone...chicks dig it), the screens, the games..it's
all good! I'm really hoping that they produce some more games and
java-applications really soon. The only thing that kind of bugs
me is that you automatically start with T9 to type a message. I
hate T9..doesn't work at all.. I always end up with weirdassed sentenses.
And there doesn't seem to be a way to set normal typing as a standard.
(if ya know how, mail me : demis@skynet.be) Other than that a real
nice looking and fine working piece of gossip and chatter material! Rating:
Reviewed by mrbdamien from UK on
1st Aug 2003
I just LOVE this phone. I've only had it a few days but it just
seems to be able to do everything. The texting is a bit difficult
to get used to, the predictive text is no where near as good as
with Nokia phones. However, all the other features are so good that
you don't need to worry about that. Rating:
Reviewed by KevMac from UK on
30th Jul 2003
Having owned the A800 which was an excellent phone, the S300 seemed
a logical upgrade. However if anything it is a backward step. OK
it has a lovely colour screen and..... er thats it in terms of advances.
I did like to have the time permanently displayed on the exterior
screen which this model doesnt do. Also, the texting is awful. You
cannot enter words into the dictionary so have to keep manually
typing unrecognised words everytime. Also to get from T9 mode into
plain text mode the stated method in the booklet doesnt work. You
actually have to press and hold any key for an age to change modes
but this places the character you have just pressed into the message
so you then have to delete it before carrying on. True to size,
weight, look of the phone is excellent but if feels like samsung
have rushed it out. Given that it is likely to pick up a lot of
A800 fans there are likely to be a few dissapointed people out there.
However, if you dont text much you will probabl y enjoy it. Rating:
Reviewed by Amy Samuel from UK on
29th Jul 2003
I've got a Nokia 3310 at the moment, and it is getting out of date!!
So i've looked in all the catolouges and this one phone amazed me(Samsung
S300) Its a stunning looking mobile and i hope to have it for christmas!
But my only worry is what network is the best to use with it (but
aswell as pay as you go) my network now is virin but it is c==p
signal which is d best signal network to use and the network which
lets you have free txt messages? If you have any information that
you want to warn me about and tell me how to use it ring me on;
07986017421 Rating:
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by Erwan from Singapore on 21st Jul 2003
I think this has got to be one of the best phone Samsung has ever
produce!!! Its small, light, External colour screen, LOUD 40-poly
Ringtones, Outstanding internal Colour screen, JAVA Games, GPRS
and Much much more... This phone will make you smile Day and Night.
It is a Phone with Style. Rating:
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by Beyond the Wires from Canada on 18th Jul 2003
When my S300 finally arrived, I was thrilled with it and spent practically
the whole day playing with it to the dismay of my friends. The size
and form, and the general physical design of the phone is second
two none. Unfortunately, you can't say the same for the software
inside. I have a whole list of minor problems and irritations, so
come on Mr Samsung! let's have a software upgrade for these things.
Here's what you need to fix: - the volume button on the side controls
the key volume rather than the ringer volume when the phone is inactive
- there is no way to put in a forward slash ( '/' ) when typing
URLs into the WAP browser - there is no way to adjust the ring volume
without actually activating the ringer, except to enter silent mode
- pressing the button on the side of the phone when it's ringing
doesn't silence it like on my dear old Samsung - I can't get rid
of the text with a bunch of useless information about my provider
and the time that completely covers up my pretty wallpaper image
- I can't add the current wap page to my favorites list (a pain
since typing urls is sooo slow) - EasyGPRS doesn't seem to be able
to save the phone book on the computer even though you can view
it (maybe I'm doing something wrong here...) Well, that's pretty
much all of my complaints, and to be fair, I'll note a few nice
features that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere since I still do
really like the phone: - the screens are beautiful and even faintly
readable in the direct sunlight - the IrDA connection to my laptop
works flawlessly for data transfer and GPRS 115K internet even with
the phone shut - sound files can include vibration in the music
:) - reception seems good - the keypad is easy to see in the dark
Well that's enough for now. Now, where's that firmware update to
make it a perfect phone??? Rating:
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by Colin from UK on 14th Jul 2003
Absolutly ACE phone, but i need a bit of advise i have uploaded
some pictures to use as wallpapers but am now wanting to upload
a animated screen saver, but not enough room left on my phone so
how do i delete some of the pictures i have uploaded???? Rating:
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by nick from uk on 11th Jul 2003
The s300 for me was what seemed at the time a natural upgrade from
the T100 but having had the 300 for a week now i have to say im
not to happy about it. If the s300 had been my first samsung im
sure i would have been blown away with it but i find that its not
a great leap forward over the T100, for a start the colour screen
is far better on the T100 and i was able to find many moving screensavers
for it something that the 300 is not able to surport as you are
unable to link the photos through animation. ok so it has a front
colour screen but its nothing special and the fact that it only
displays the time and date on it when you press the side buttons
in is a real pain but i did get a laugh out of the manual that says
the front can be used as a mirror!!! (i stand to pee i have no need
for a mirror i want to see the time!! i have no lipstick to put
on mr sumsung!!!) No it does not have voice dail or voice memo as
i have seen in some specs on sites featuring the phone but then
i was never worried about that i call the wife a very rude name
and im not shouting that down the phone in the middle of the street
and 99% of the time as i found with the T100 you get that women
saying please try again in a noise free zone(i.e under ya bed in
the middle of the night) The ringtones are great and louder than
the T100 and you can download and store 8 of your own on full volume
the speaker which is not on the outside like on the T100 tickles
ya finger if ya put it over the S300 its got that much bass! The
games are great 2 but with fat fingers your going to be in trouble
with 1 of them and the screens much smaller than the T100 so be
aware of that. Talking of size the S300 is just sooooooooooooooo
sexy to hold in ya hand one thing that samsung have always done
is make a phone that looks good enough to eat they always keep to
the same sleek colour and shape, all samsung phones i have had so
far go really great with my tv!! so in ending i would say if you
had a T100 before your going to be really unhappy with this phone
it has some great features but overall much more thought went into
that model then this one. If youve never owned a samsung phone buy
this one as you wont know no better sorry mr sumsung but the T100
was such a great phone it was always going to be hard to beat. How
do you make the best phone in the world?.....you take the colour
from the T100 and put it into the size of the S300 with its sound
and rip the camara out of the V200. Rating:
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by mike from england on 6th Jul 2003
the phone is good,,,,,BUT,,,,,,noe else seems to mention the problem
im having....when i want to send a picture or melody message,i go
to add object,melody is empty,pictures has embedded,or my EMS PICTURE
WHICH IS ALWAYS EMPTY.IN MESSAGE FOLDER,MY CONTENTS,THE IS MY EMS
MELODY,PICTURE,ANIMATION,HOW DO YOU GET ITEMS IN THERE.ANYTHING
I DOWNLOAD GET SENT GOES TO DOWNLOADS IN FUNBOX,,,PLEASE HELP IF
YOU CAN,IVE BEEN ASKING PEOPLE FOR NEARLY 8 MONTHS WITH NO LUCK..EMAIL,,MICHAEL.THOMPSON5@DTN.NTL.COM
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by - from - on 1st Jul 2003
Wow Rating:
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by Rasmus from Denmark on 27th Jun 2003
With out a doubt the coolest and greatest phone I have ever owened...
I will never by a Nokia again...! Rating:
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by bananen from sweden on 17th Jun 2003
this phone is reeaaaly cool! the design and screen..well almost
everything, but the V200 is better because of the built-in camera.
this phone has 40-polyphonic signals, 65 000 color display, downloadable
java games and so on, but the V200 have all that stuff except for
javagames but that isnt needed. but the screen outside has colors
and thats cool, but this is a reealy cool phone so buy it anyway!
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by holland from holland on 16th Jun 2003
this phone is a must have but i still don't understand how to upload
java games with a datacable. please help?!?! cvogel@kabelfoon.nl
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