In a nutshell: The Tocco Lite
is Samsung's answer to the LG Cookie. Available in black, pink
or white, it's a bargain touchscreen phone. Although it lacks
3G, it offers a fabulous fun user interface with easy access to
Facebook and YouTube, plus all the features that you'd expect:
a 3.2 megapixel camera, video recording, music player, FM radio
with RDS, memory card slot and Bluetooth. Available free on contract
with a choice of free gifts: from free line rental to a free Playstation
3. Best buy: *Free* with £230 auto cashback or a free
XBOX 360 Elite from Mobiles.co.uk
(Black) or Mobiles.co.uk
(Pink) or Dialaphone
(Black); or £49.90 on PAYG from Mobiles.co.uk
(Black or Pink) or £59.95 from the Carphone
Warehouse (Black or Pink).
Review: May 2009. Updated July 2009.
The best-selling phone in the first half of 2009
has probably been the LG Cookie. The
secret to the Cookie's success is simple: it's a touchscreen phone
with loads of gadgets for just £100. So now Samsung have released
the Tocco Lite to go head to head against the Cookie for best budget
touchscreen phone. Which phone will win in the Cookie vs Tocco Lite
battle?
Well, the Tocco Lite is arriving on the scene 6
months later than the Cookie, so it should be 6 months ahead of
the curve, and a clear winner. But in fact the specification is
almost exactly identical to the Cookie, and the Tocco Lite is retailing
at a slightly higher price, although this may fall in the weeks
after launch. What then, is the point of the Tocco?
Physically, the two devices are exactly the same
size, to within a millimetre! The screens are identical in type,
size, colour definition and pixels. With a good size screen (3 inches)
and high resolution, Samsung's TouchWiz user interface works well
on the Tocco Lite. TouchWiz can now be regarded as a mature technology,
and it seems to be pretty much universally popular. Mobile widgets
let you customise your home screen and give easy access to apps
such as the clock, weather forecast, etc. There are also widgets
for popular web apps such as MySpace, Facebook and YouTube. The
built-in accelerometer sensor will automatically rotate the screen
when you turn the phone on its side, so you can easily switch between
portrait and landscape modes. The virtual QWERTY keyboard is easy
to use, and we think that you'll have no problems using the touchscreen.
The addition of "real" keys for call, send and select
make it even easier to use than a full touchphone. The user interface
also supports handwriting recognition and gesture lock.
As we commented earlier, the spec of the Tocco
Lite is virtually identical to the Cookie's. There's a 3.2 megapixel
camera with digital zoom. Samsung's "Smile Shot" feature
lets you take a photo when the camera thinks your subject is smiling.
You can also edit your photos on the camera itself. A basic camcorder
is available too. There's a music player, FM radio with RDS, and
support for downloadable MP3 ringtones. Audio quality is good, with
a virtual 3D surround effect, an equaliser and support for DNSe.
The memory is similar to the Cookie's, and is expandable to 16GB
with a microSD card. When it comes to connectivity, the Tocco Lite
supports Bluetooth and USB. Like the Cookie, there's no WiFi and
no 3G, which means that features like YouTube are going to be on
the slow and jerky side. But remember that this is a budget phone
- you can't have everything, and this seems like a reasonable compromise.
The web browser is very good, making excellent
use of the large screen and with easy access to RSS feeds, Google
Mail, Google Search and Google Maps. The lack of 3G does hamper
the web browser though in terms of download speed.
Battery life seems to be pretty good. The Tocco
Lite doesn't have the heavy duty battery of its big brothers, the
Tocco or Omnia,
but it has fewer gadgets to power, so it seems to be up to the job.
Just don't expect it to last as long as your ancient Nokia and you'll
be OK.
Taken on its own terms, the Tocco Lite is a fabulous
phone. Whilst it lacks some of the features of high-end phones (3G,
GPS, 8 MP camera, WiFi, etc), it does offer a lot for your money:
a beautiful touchscreen user interface with 3.2 megapixel camera,
stereo FM radio with RDS, accelerometer sensor, handwriting recognition
and up to 16GB microSD expandable memory. It's available at launch
with some fabulous contract deals: free line rental, or free gifts
such as an XBOX 360, etc, and it comes in a choice of pink or black.
The big question for many will be whether to choose the Tocco Lite
or the LG Cookie. We have struggled to
find a real reason to prefer one over the other, and frankly we
can't. It seems that Samsung have made a phone so similar to the
Cookie that there's virtually nothing to choose between them. But
don't get the impression that we dislike the Tocco Lite - quite
the reverse. It's an excellent phone offering outstanding value.
Whether you choose the Tocco Lite or the Cookie you'll be getting
one of the best phone bargains of 2009. On balance, our user reviews
seem to be giving a slightly higher score to the Tocco Lite.
Update: a minority of users have reported a problem
with the audio cutting out every few seconds, so that you can't
hear the caller. As far as we can tell this happens on O2 only.
Mike B has a possible fix for this problem for O2 users: Try going
to Menu - Applications - O2 - Get Settings. Install the settings
you are sent and reset the phone. Since I did that, and received
the settings for PAYG from O2 I haven't had any problems with calls,
(at least for the last 2 days). Hope it helps ! Thanks to Mike B,
and if you have tried this, please write a review to let us know
how it worked. Please also report this problem if you experience
it on any other network. John L has an alternative fix for O2 users:
go to settings, network settings and for network mode select GSM
900/1800.
Features of the Samsung Tocco Lite include:
3.2 megapixel camera with digital zoom
Video recording (QVGA 15fps)
Display: TFT, 262K colours, 240 x 400 pixels
(3.0 inches)
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Reviewed by not telling from uio on
10th Jul 2009
this mobile is mint and it is well class init Rating:
Reviewed by em from england on
9th Jul 2009
i have finally got this phone after struggling with 4 lg cookie's
before carphone agreed to swap it! im luvin this phone. the camera
seems way better than 3.2 and it is sooo touch sensitive. MUCH faster
textin than cookie but same methods. only thing is no stylus but
it is no sensitive you dont really need one! good music player and
loving the widgets! basically a samsung version of lg cookie that
works and looks good! Rating:
Reviewed by Hazel from UK on
9th Jul 2009
All the people who have had problems with calls have bought their
phones from the Carphone Warehouse-so don't buy it from there! I'm
not sure though, but it does seem a bit odd that only Carphone Warehouse
ones have the problem! This phone is superb. Brilliant quality,
I can text easily and the widgets are great! Never had any problems
with calls being being cut off. Much better than the LG Cookie (my
sister has it) and I'd recommend it to anyone-you could be any age
to enjoy it!! Rating:
Reviewed by London from England on
9th Jul 2009
Same here. Nice little phone, clever user interface and some nice
features. However, I am on my third handset using O2 sim and every
single one so far has had a problem with the microphone. Signal
strength is maximum for both callers, but the Tocco microphone cuts
out for about 5 seconds a number of times during each call. The
bundled software also doesn't allow upgrading - device not recognised,
but can do everything else with the software. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark P from Ni on
8th Jul 2009
Got the phone on monday and so far everything is great! class lookin
phone, got the 4gb memory card with it and have over 200 tracks
on it at the min with out it slowin up one bit! great interface
and tetxtin is suprisingly easy, recomend it to any one! Rating:
Reviewed by arno from uk on 7th
Jul 2009
had this phone for 3 days cant hear on it during calls took it back
got a cookie with the new firmware on it v10d no issues Rating:
Reviewed by becci irvine from england
on 7th Jul 2009
The tocco light is terrible!!! Mine is continually dropping calls.
I'm exchanging it quick smart! Rating:
Reviewed by Jazz from England on
7th Jul 2009
I Bought this phone on all the recommendations on this site, however
there are several annoying things on it. For a start the lock/unlock
button is on the side of the phone and only needs a single press
to unlock the phone and it also stands 'proud' of the shell. This
means you lock the phone and it accidently becomes unlocked in your
pocket and the next time you look at the phone you find youve been
surfing the net (at expense) for the last 10 minutes. (is there
a way of keeping it locked?). Also when composing a text message
it doesnt show how many messagess it goes over until you finish
the message. I Haven't experienced the 'sound cutting out during
calls' like so many other users... but I dont phone too much so
maybe it will rear its ugly head later. The touchscreen is generally
responsive and is a very nicely illuminated screen... until you
go outdoors when (like most other colour phones on the market) you
can hardly see it. (oh the good old days of the monochrome when
you could actually see what you were texting on the screen). Camera
seems to be very good and video quality is very passable. Radio
fine. A Stylish phone let down by one or two design flaws. Rating:
Reviewed by Steve D from UK on
7th Jul 2009
When I tried to buy one from Carphone Warehouse, I was told they
had been instructed not to sell them on O2 as there is a software
problem causing the phone to drop calls. Fine on other networks.
Bought an LG Cookie instead. Rating:
Reviewed by Emma B from UK on
6th Jul 2009
This is a great phone, took some getting used to but I love it.
Just 1 problem- there doesn't seem to be any way of adding a word
to the T9 dictionary! It's driving me insane and makes texting so
much slower. If anyone knows how to do this for the tocco lite please
share your knowledge! Rating:
Reviewed by kylaaa from uk on
6th Jul 2009
got diss foneee 2daiiii in pinkk and i absolutleyyy love it!!! bestt
phonee ever in my opinionn!!! =D Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from UK on
6th Jul 2009
This phone is poor just really awful!! i would advise people not
to buy it! i had my second hanset in the space of the week and had
the same problem many other reviewers on here have had.... the speaker
cuts out in conversations!! :@ Bought from Carphone Warehouse on
02 network. Swapped it for the LG Cookie which is alot better than
the tocco lite! Buy the LG Cookie!! Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from Scotland on
6th Jul 2009
I am having the same problem as everone else - conversation cuts
out every 5-10 seconds. I am on my second handset now and the same
problem is occurring. Phones4U will not give out refunds even though
it clearly states that they will on their website. Do not buy this
phone and do not buy from Phones4U. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike B from UK on
5th Jul 2009
I'm experiencing the problem that many have reported about the microphone
cutting out for a few seconds during a conversation. I'm on O2,
is it a network fault or a hardware fault ? [Reply by nicola from
uk on 7th Jul 2009: yep same here mike i am avin same problem i
wonder why??? im on o2 aswell!!!!!] Rating:
Reviewed by Kat from Englandd on
4th Jul 2009
Got this phone wen came out straight away; Brillant phonee bit annoyed
bout wifi but can deal with it. It has so new features and is much
better than samsung tocco. Another point which ids annyoing is tht
there is no stlus Rating:
Reviewed by catherine from england on
4th Jul 2009
amazin lovin iy all da time xxxx never fails me , dose everythin
xx couldent wish 4 a better phone ! Rating:
Reviewed by angeltoo1970 from Philippines
on 3rd Jul 2009
Got this phone last month,and so loving it...mine is with stylus
they said its s5233 but everything is identical with 5230 maybe
they have another name for another country ,the phone never failed
me as of this time... Pros: *Clear, bright, big ,fully touch screen
*Cute widgets *User Friendly *Expensive to look due to metallic
finish *Mine is Lite pink (so cool and girly) *It is not heavy *Battery
is super * Crisp sound from music player to calls * Love everything
of the phone. Cons: (doesn,t mind these though cause I have other
gadgets for all what's lacking from this phone) * No wifi (I have
E65) * No 3g(I have SE W660 and P1i). Overall ...OUTSTANDING Rating:
Reviewed by Mav from UK on 3rd
Jul 2009
Great Phone, but when I receive text messages only the phone number
appears not the name of the person texting, does anyone know how
to change this Rating:
Reviewed by ... from UK on 3rd
Jul 2009
I have had 3 handsets of the samsung tacco lite.. From the Carephone
warehouse! Ring their customer care of ur mobile and then they will
c the fault and tell them that u want a refund bcuz its ur rite
if its faulty goods and ur within the 28days.. I did it after going
back 2 the shop 7 times and am now going to get my £120 back.. Just
keep ringing a.. Customer care is 0870 0870 168 Rating:
Reviewed by mwahh 786 from uk on
2nd Jul 2009
does anyone know how to download msn sum how on my samsung tocco
lite as i dnt know how to and also wen u turn the fone to the side
the keypad goes to the side ...does anyone know hopw to take it
off if yess pleasee reply !!! :) this phone is a brilliant fone
i recommend it i was going to by the lg cookie but then i got the
samsung insteadd ive had it for 3 days n its greatt :D .. Rating:
Reviewed by Andy Blake from UK on
2nd Jul 2009
I got this phone a couple of days ago and I love it, I had the LG
cookie but exchanged it for this. The LG cookie has many hardware
problems and was generally a slow phone. BUY THIS PHONE IF YOU WANT
A BUDGET TOUCH SCREEN! Rating:
Reviewed by Don from UK on 30th
Jun 2009
I bought this phone after exchanging it for the LG Cookie, the Cookie's
software is incompatible with Vista so you can't download music
or ringtones etc. I contacted LG and they informed me that none
of their phones are compatible with Vista, so why are they still
selling them? I found the Samsung Tocco Lite to be an excellent
phone with brilliant software, I would definitely recommend this
phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Grace from UK on
29th Jun 2009
i got this phone yesterday and i think it is really good! it has
brill graphics and a good quality camera. only thing it that it
is a little slow when viewing images but that doesnt really matter. Rating:
Reviewed by BigBri from UK on
29th Jun 2009
Brilliant phone in every respect and I love it, HOWEVER, this is
my third replacement in 3 weeks and they all have had the same fault
with the mic cutting out during conversation. I have tried a new
O2 sim card to no avail and am now at a loss what to do. I could
always return it for a refund but there is no other phone available
of this spec at anywhere near the price, and besides if it worked
as it should it would be an OUTSTANDING phone. Anyone else found
a solution to this problem? [Editor's comment: A small minority
of people seem to be experiencing this problem. It would help if
you could tell people what network you are on.] Rating:
Reviewed by Adrian from UK on
29th Jun 2009
I have owned the Tocco lite for less than a week. I am sad to say
that my experience mirrors that of a number of users in that the
phone cuts out in the middle of conversation for a few seconds and
then seems to work again but only after making the person on the
other end think I have hung up and say 'Hello hello' many times
over. There are a couple of other flaws to the phone, the phonebook
listing surnames first instead of first names, texting can work
fine if you are really concentrating but there is no speed texting
like on my old buttons phone as it is very easy to switch languages
and T9 on and off and write a load of nonsense. However those issues
I would have got past as the good points - the SAR is reasonably
low (0.5) the battery life very good, the camera okay, but one thing
a phone has to be good with is taking calls and this fails on that
front... Rating:
Reviewed by jade from uk on 29th
Jun 2009
whatever you do, do not buy this phone.ive had 3 different handsets
in 6days. the phone keeps cutting out and people cant hear you,they
think youve put the phone down,very annoying. carphone warehouse
will not give refunds or exchange for another handset so as soon
as possible i will be selling this phone. whats the point in having
it if u cant have a conversation. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from UK on 28th
Jun 2009
I brought this phone about a week ago and it is brillant. Although
it lacks 3G. It is dead sharp while you are texting. it is 100%
better than the LG cookie. The LG cookie looks plastic. Rating:
Reviewed by Hasan Sikder from UK on
28th Jun 2009
Buy the Samsung Tocco Lite! You won't regret it. It is by far much
better than the plastic child like LG Cookie, and it's just wonderful.
Rating:
Reviewed by Millie from Uk on
28th Jun 2009
My touch screen is non-responsive, i have had the phone for a month
now and it has compleatly stopped working i'm very dissapointed,
i havnt dropped or damaged the phone in any way at all. Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from UK on
28th Jun 2009
Got my Tocco Lite 3 weeks ago. And my thoughts are really mixed
when it comes to my new phone. It only has a 3.2 camera with NO
flash, the touch screen is fantastic, user manual is rubbish so
its really turn on your phone and click buttons till you find what
you're looking for,Texting is not that easy, i keep turning the
T9 off or putting it in to a different language. AND most importantly
when i'm on the phone, the person im on the phone to tells me that
my voice keeps cutting out for about 15 secs quite regularly. If
you have the patience of a saint I'd say this was the phone for
you. Overall probably not a fan...i now realise why my phone company
could offer me this phone for 25 a month and not the Samsung Soul....too
good to be true. Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from uk on
27th Jun 2009
I bought this phone about a week ago, its amazing, im really fussy
with mu phones so it has to be good, for the value its absolutley
amazing!! i love facebook and the connection is great! the texting
is rally easy i didnt know if i was going to get on with it but
its really easy! i havent experienced the problem when talking to
someone on the phone touch i wood i dont because i love it!! you
should defo get one! Rating:
Reviewed by Callum hanson from uk on
25th Jun 2009
i love my samsung tocco lite. it is ace the touchscreen is quick
and you dont have to worry about it being slow when texting its
dead sharp. just dont turn it sideways as the screen is too small
and you would have to have really small fingers to avoid hitting
the wrong button. the camerasd and the video playback graphics are
amazing! without 3g the internets slow so i would avoid it if your
looking a youtube browser. i love my phone and it looks better put
together than the lg cookie which off many people i have heard are
rubbish so buy a smasung tocco lite!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Eddy from Uk on 24th
Jun 2009
I love my Tocco Lite which I have only had for about 10days. I'm
fiding my way around, but am having problem with the voicemail retrieval
i.e how do you press any of the options without a keypad. I know
we shouldn't ask questions but i'm loving my phone and just need
this answered to be totally on love. [Reply by Tazpro from UK on
8th July 2009: to enable keypad during a call. Make call as normal.
After you've got through. press the middle back button to bring
back the main screen. Press the hold button to enable call options.Ignore
call options and touch the keypad at the bottom of the touchscreen.
Does work, keep trying. I'm on o2(unlocked). No cutting off during
calls so far. Neither on the older voda Sim.] Rating:
Reviewed by jay from UK on 24th
Jun 2009
I bought 2 of these phones on 21st June from Carphone warehouse
on virgin.. excellent phone for its money but MAJOR PROBLEM.. the
audio whilst on calls cuts off several times during each call..
each cut off lasts for 2 to 30 seconds.. its like ive pressed the
mute button.. its really really annoying to hear the other person
say "HELLO ... HELLO.. ARE U THERE?" when your speaking cos they
cant hear you. Rating:
Reviewed by s.j from uk on 24th
Jun 2009
I brought this phone at the start of June, within a few days a fault
developed during calls I could hear the other person but they could
not hear me. I promptly returned the phone and exchanged it for
another one. However the same fault occurred on the second phone
and I had to return it for a refund. very disappointed. Rating:
Reviewed by May from UK on 23rd
Jun 2009
I have had exactly the same problems as Dan (and others), during
calls i can always hear the other person, but i cut out randomly
and they end up going hello....hello! Not at all satisfactory. My
phone is 72hrs old and does it on every call i make! Am not keeping
it as it sadly would appear there's a fault with this first batch
released. Poor show Samsung - this product has the same issues as
it's senior, the tocco. Rating:
Reviewed by why would i tell u from
england on 23rd Jun 2009
absoulutley shocking i bought this phone thinking it was very good
but i was proved wrong Rating:
Reviewed by Allan Sobha Young from England
on 22nd Jun 2009
I have owned the occo Lite for two weeks now. I was tempted to go
for the LG Cookie but have heard they are very unreliable. I am
very picky about my phones so I knew I had to be a little easy going
on the Tocco Lite. I was expecting slow menu loading times and maybe
the odd second catch up time, however I have not experienced any
of this at all. It is very quick and efficent its a delight to use.
The build quality is superb and it really feels like a £300 pound
phone. I have had no problems whatsover. The camera does lack flash(The
Tocco Lite does not have flash,do not beleive it!)however the camera
picture quality is superb and is very quick to process not like
the slow cybershots. The music is reasonably loud and clear and
beats my freinds W705 for volume and clarity.Th only thing I have
experienced is Images are a little hard to browse but then again
I have not really looked into it as I do not really look at my images
regulary. But I am confident that like the rest of the phone once
you know how it is a pleasure to use. I am very happy with this
handset and it is the best one I have had in terms of quality and
reliability It beats the W910I,NOKIA 5310 the last handsets I had
that not surprisingly went wrong!Typical SE and NOKIA. I think this
phone will easily out class the LG Cookie and would recomend you
buy one now before they are gone. Once the sucess of this handsets
leaks out everyone will own one. Sorry LG but this time SAMSUNG
have outclassed you!!! Rating:
Reviewed by tomlebon from uk on
21st Jun 2009
The Samsung Tocco Lite is an excellent phone, I bought an LG Cookie
501 in February and thought that was good, however, this blows that
away! It is very easy to use, extremely responsive, texting is a
joy. The camera does flash but not all the time, strange. The widgets
are very useful and you can switch off the ones you wont use. Internet
access is fairly quick and very accessible. I will recommend this
to anyone who wants a touch screen phone but doesnt want to lay
out more than £100-£150. The battery life is brilliant a full charge
can play the mp3 for around 7 hours on full volume (i tried it).
It also has option for left or right handed operation on certain
areas. Buy one if you dont you'll regret it. Rating:
Reviewed by dan from england on
21st Jun 2009
i got the phone about two weeks ago, at first i was very impressed
with its features and very happy with every aspect of the phone
and its functions. however as i have read lower in these reviews,
when speaking during a phone call you find the person on the other
end saying, hello, hello. i can hear them, they cant hear me. NO
GOOD! i took my phone back to the carphone wearhouse where they
kindly renewed my phone for me, no difference, exactly the same.
my sim card works perfectly in other phones so i know this is not
the problem, anyone else experiencing this???? Rating:
Reviewed by ???x from England on
21st Jun 2009
I've recently brought this phone and it is Fab, can't really say
much more it is soo good - better than the LG cookie. The LG cookie,
well it always freezes and it looks like a brick. Love this phone
would recommend it to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike G from UK on
20th Jun 2009
I have just got the Tocco Lite S5230 and I am very pleased with
it. I had read most of the very positive reviews, and the only "fault"
that appeared common was finding how to change the text alert. I
found out how to change the text alert,by changing the "Sound Settings
widget!" Go tothe "Widget Settings" menu and tick ""Sound Settings"..this
adds a purple phone icon on the widget menu. ( This is the "Sound
Settings" widget ) Tap.. Sound settings widget-== drop down menu
to == =="New Messages=="then choose your MP3 from-- "Message Alert
Tone " - == then==Save. This will change the both text message alert
tone AND ALSO will set your email message alert, to the same choice
of MP3,if you set your email settings to auto- download the headers,
every hour or so. This phone has everything I need and it's a better
touch sensitive phone than the Viewty Lite which I sold to get the
Tocco Lite. I also use the hardbuttons for Volume up/down on the
phones side to rapidly scroll the screen one page at a time. So
now I think its perfect. Outstanding..!! .No Kidding !! Rating:
Reviewed by Dec from Wales on
20th Jun 2009
Got this phone yesterday, and it is truly superb. I, like others,
hae been able to work out how to navigate everything in no time.
The picture and sound quality is very good. Camera is great. The
fact that is doesn't have a flash doesn't really bother me as I
hardly use a camera anyway. I was a bit worried about the touch
screen to begin with as I've not used one before, however, it is
very responsive and I don't find it annoying at all. Definitely
worth the price. Another great phone from Samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by Jennifer from England on
20th Jun 2009
Lisa and Johnny I had this probem too! For some reason my voice
gets cuts off too and at worse for about 10 seconds! I got my phone
from Carphone Warehouse and they were kind enough to change it when
i told them i had a problem... but the other one i got does exactly
the same thing :S although it isnt as frequent as the first one
but it still happens now and again :( at first i thought it was
the postion i was holding my phone (for instance blocking the mic)
but i've been holding the phone by only touching the back bit and
it still doesnt help :( From what i've tested if you actualy cover
the mic and speak the other peson can still hear u but quietly -
therefore the problem is within the phone and not how your holding
it... Althought i love this phone i'm thinking of returning it again
and getting my money back Rating:
Reviewed by Chloe from UK on
19th Jun 2009
I've been using this phone just over a week, and love it. I was
going to buy the LG Cookie, or the LG KS360 - I kept changing my
mind so dad told me he wouldn't order me one. Then I found this
on an 02 contract (100 mins, unlimited texts), and asked for it.
It arrived the next day, but we didn't set it up for a few days.
It took nearly 24 hours to fully charge the first time! The touch
screen is amazingly responsive, even with the protective stuff on
it. The picture is clear. The camera is ok, if you have a steady
hand, but much better than my old U600. I don't have problems with
selecting when trying to scrool, and I don't think a stylus is at
all necessary. All my mates have the LG Cookie, but say mine looks
much more expensive - it feels nicer too! The biggest problem is
getting the back off - it is quite bendy, and looks/feels like it
will snap. Also brilliantly easy for downloading music and stuff
onto it - just USB it without even installing the software. It can
also take some text files, and ebooks. I aboslutely love this phone.
Ok, it isn't the most expensive, so it doesn't have some features
- but ITS A PHONE! I personally won't pay much for phones, because
I would be worried about damaging it. This phone is perfect for
me, and I wouldn't change it for the world! Amazing phone, much
better than the LG Cookie! Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from England on
18th Jun 2009
I think this phone is great. my mate has the LG renoir which is
more expensive and is sposed to have better features but i didnt
like that at all, the tocco is really easy to use, i think i looked
at the manual once or twice cos i found it really easy to figure
everything out myslef. i was disappointed it had no flash but i
dont use my camera a lot and in the day it takes pictures fine.
I recieved the samsung pc studio cd with mine it was in the box.
Also the vibration thing that someone mentioned earlier is easy
to turn off, that is the one thing i looked for in the manual. when
the phone is unlocked u just press the volume key and the little
menu to turn the vibration comes on then u alter the intensity.
The screen is really responsive i hardly ever have to toutch twice
and the menus and operations are really fast. a great phone especially
for the price! Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from Dublin on
17th Jun 2009
I just got my phone on saturday and i have to say i love the phone
its brill Rating:
Reviewed by Stooooo from Uk on
17th Jun 2009
A brilliant phone. Only had it half a day and worked out all the
features except one. Cant seem to change the text alert. But I find
it amazingly easy to text with and the touch screen in general good
to use. I was a bit worried about going to a touch screen phone
but it really supprised me. If you give it chance you should be
very impressed. It looks good, works well and any pronblems listed
on this site by other users I am yet to experience. Very, very good. Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from England, London,
Harrow on 17th Jun 2009
buy this fone if ur a gal, its a chick thing but none the less brilliant Rating:
Reviewed by Jonny Daniels from UK on
17th Jun 2009
Lisa I have this problem too... I took it back to the car phone
warehouse and they replaced it after making me ring one of the staff
on a different sim card to my own......they found no problem typically....
they still replaced it however the same problem persists... i'm
not sure whether it is my sim card as I tried with another and was
fine.... help ? other than that the phone is much better than i
expected ...as i was just buying it for a short term replacement
but have been pleasantly surprised Rating:
Reviewed by Lemmy Law from UK on
16th Jun 2009
I had the LG Cookie for two weeks and wasn't very impressed with
it.The caller volume didn't seem to be high enough and as I wished
to use the phone mainly as a phone !!! all the other bells and whistles
didn't really interest me.However , when I exchanged it for the
Tocco Lite it became immediately apparent that this was in a different
class.Don't get me wrong,the Cookie was o.k. but the samsung was
so much better all round. Firstly the caller clarity was better,the
camera seems to give better results and has slightly less shutter-lag
and the user interface seems better (runs smoother and quicker).There
is also an extra 'wallpaper' screen so you can display 3 groups
of applications instead of 2.To be really honest,overall, there
isn't a big difference between the two as other review sites will
tell you , but I feel that i have a better all-round phone with
the Tocco Lite.I never felt settled with the Cookie but I do love
my Tocco-Lite !! Rating:
Reviewed by Nicole from england on
16th Jun 2009
i love it, just dont know how to have a full screen picture thats
not blury and actaully fits it? Rating:
Reviewed by luke from england on
15th Jun 2009
looks gret and im getting it on friday ya only 108 quid not bad
really the only problem i found with it is that you have too press
quite ard to get the screen to work but that might be me lol oh
well well odne samsug Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 15th
Jun 2009
I recently bought this phone, love the way it looks and it's features
but my one seem to have a serious problem. It cuts your voice during
the phone call, so the person on the end of the line can't hear
half of what you say. I can still hear them, but it goes completely
silent for them for a couple of seconds. This keeps happening quite
a few times during all the calls I've made. I was wondering if it's
just me or has anyone else experienced this problem? Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
14th Jun 2009
AWSOME PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutly wikid Rating:
Reviewed by aint saying from Uk on
14th Jun 2009
i got this phone about a week ago. its great and i got with virgin
for £15 a month with 300 texts and 250 mins? i think lol. but it
is my favourite phone. the only let down s the stylus because i
ordered the phone with the stylus and it came with no stylus. but
if your thinking about getting it its awsome! Rating:
Reviewed by demiryan' from UK on
14th Jun 2009
got thi phone about .. erm .. a week ago , its brilliant , very
responisve , but unfoutley the phone memory wasnt enough for me
so i bought a 4gb memory card for it , but aprat from that its wickid
, i dont need a styles pen for it i used my nintendo Dsi styles
and it scrated it , so dnt use one ,its really easy to send texts
. it has a lock on the side , so when you dont need to use your
phone you can lock it so the screen doesnt get pressed. it is a
touch screen phone , and it is briliaint sound , its better than
my stero and my ipod docking station :) Buy it, its a very cheap
price, and i didnt want it at first because i wanted the Iphone
but im soo glad i bought this one because its BRILLIAINT BUY IT
:) Rating:
Reviewed by Tazpro from UK on
13th Jun 2009
I believe there are two (or maybe more) Samung phones that can go
under the Tocco lite branding, S5230(uk) and S5233(Samsung India
website). The UK version does not come with a stylus and more importantly
have no room for it to be held by the phone itself (stylus can be
dangled via loop). Annoying but using your fingers is OK. Touchscreen
is not mature enough for scrolling without errors, use volume buttons
to scroll up/down instead. Phone seems to do what it's supposed
to so far, camera/radio OK no quirks yet(fingers crossed). Battery
life is good, typing is fast compared to conventional phones. Ability
to work offline and in no sim mode will prolong it's usability should
you upgrade in the future. Warranty card is 24 months so should
outlast most contracts. Overall, all phone essentials in a usable
package. Rating:
Reviewed by Cammo from England on
13th Jun 2009
i got this phone for my birthday and it is absolutley brilliant.
the touchscreen is highly responsive and looks wonderful. the ringtones
are pleanty loud enough and the vibration is high enough to get
your attention in silent mode. dispite the lack of any high speed
data transfer the internet is sufficient for things such as facebook.
the use of three home screens you can customize with widgets means
you can set up the phone so it does exactly what you want through
widgets. all in all this is a graet phone and exelent value for
money. if you want an effective, sturdy and cheap touchscreen phone
that has almost all of the must have features, this is deffinatley
the phone for you. i would reccoment this phone highly to anybody,
the best phone i have ever owned. Rating:
Reviewed by sunny from England on
11th Jun 2009
Love this phone, its so easy to use and the price is great 2 !!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from UK on
11th Jun 2009
this phone is the best phone i have ever had, i have had over 50
phones in my life! It has everything i need and everything i want!
^.^ glad i bought it Rating:
Reviewed by barry from england on
9th Jun 2009
I got this phone as an upgrade last week from o2 was really pleased
with it i wanted a new fancy touch screen type phone it was light
but felt solid had great battery life loud ring tone and loud microphone
(all most too loud)thought my wife was shouting at me then when
i got home i started to try some of the functions ie texting and
web browse as i use facebook and bbc news but i soon started to
get frustrated with it the web browse is rubbish to big too small
cant enlarge the screen. the touch screen is none responsive some
times it either works or if you push harder across the screen it
suddenly races up or down passed your desired icon the texting is
poor you have to switch screens to use symbols the camara does not
have auto focus or flash its a shame i could go on. If your not
to bothered about using the phone other than to make calls im sure
its fine for kids too but samsung could have made an absolute stunner
if they bothered to think about some of the menus and touch screen.
3/5 could do better see me after school ! Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from England on
9th Jun 2009
Awful phone. Thankfully I got it on 28 days approval so I am able
to return it, which I will be doing. The constant beep beep every
time you touch the screen is very annoying, there must be a way
to switch this off but you try finding it. When you are scrolling
the phone thinks that you are selecting and loads a screen that
you don't want. The manual is so basic it doesn't tell you a fraction
of things that you need to know. Maybe its just me looking at the
other reviewer's comments but this phone just doesn't do 'it'. I
am going back to my Samsung G600 with its conventional keys. Rating:
Reviewed by REjin from India on
9th Jun 2009
Hi I purchased this phone a week before. It is superbly good phone.
Playing Video is just like it playing in any computer or TV - amazing
quality. Audio is also good, very easy to navigable menu. Calling
functions are very good, phone book search is bit messy though good.
I can't compare the touch sensitivity with iphone or nay of that
kind coz I never used one. Anyway in my experience it is good, but
comparison with that kind of phone is meaningless as price of iphone
is 3 times higher . Only problem I felt is , you can't take pictures
in lesser brighter places, as the night mode doesn't make any difference
at all. One important thing is, please do not use the pouch come
with the phone, it already spoiled the rear side of my phone - created
scratches. The final conclusion is it very good value for money...
Rating:
Reviewed by clare from england on
9th Jun 2009
i have had many phones ,i had a sony ecrisson w910i which kept freezing
so i sent it away and they sent another which did the same and a
few friends have got s,e and theirs freeze also,i then got a lgks360
which was ok but had lots of trouble sync with my laptop would not
let me see my phone i did download all updates and run disc but
nothing,i now have the tocco lite and its brill love it Rating:
Reviewed by Ann from Cornwall on
8th Jun 2009
Fantastic phone, so easy to use, looks fab too Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from Newcastle Upon
Tyne on 8th Jun 2009
This is the first touch screen phone I have ever had, and I love
it, simple to use and very stylish, I was looking at getting the
LG Cookie but worried as my previous LG which I had for just over
a month kept switching itself off, so pleased I decided to go for
the Samsung Tocco Lite. I would highly recommend this to anyone
that is looking for a touch screen phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Darren from England on
8th Jun 2009
This is the first touch screen phone I have ever had and i don't
know why I have been stuck in the dark ages for so long. It is excellent,
loads better that the nokia 6500, sony c902, samsung u900 i have
had, it is a proper nice piece of kit. well impressed with it. Rating:
Reviewed by brian from UK on
7th Jun 2009
I bought a LG cookie about 1 month ago and all i have had is problems
with it; touch u have to hammer it down to get it to work, when
u play music it isnt very clear, takes very long time to text and
then it just broke and dosent turn on. I've have the tocco for a
about a week and i love it, they have corrected every error that
was wrong with the cookie, so the tocco is outstanding and has to
be the best phone for money and definitley beats the LG cookie hands
down :) Rating:
Reviewed by Angel from Uk on
6th Jun 2009
I bought a Pink Tocco Lite today. Must say its brilliant. Haven't
had chance to use it properly yet, but when i did use it must say
looks great. Camera, music player and texting facility are fantastic.
Would recommend. Rating:
Reviewed by s from uk on 6th
Jun 2009
woooo love it have just got it ... no faults a good buy! :) Rating:
Reviewed by J from UK on 6th
Jun 2009
I brought this phone as recommended by a friend & i am not disapointed.
I had the LG Arena before which i sold as it was absolute rubbish
u needed a hammer to get the touch screen to respond, the Samsung
Lite however is amazing touch screen is perfect & it has all the
gadgets/menu's required. It is classed as a budget phone because
Samsung have done the decent thing and produced a top class phone
at a really affordable price.....Buy this phone you will love it!!
well done Samsung! Rating:
Reviewed by Skeen from England on
6th Jun 2009
It is a great phone but there's no flash! On the Carphone House
website, they say it has flash when it actually don't! Other than
that, it is a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by John from USA on
4th Jun 2009
I guess that it is outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by ben17yoyoyowat from england
on 4th Jun 2009
the samsung tocco lite is an outstanding phone the 3.2mp camera
is outstanding,the internet is outstanding,the games are outstanding,the
wether on it is outstanding,the txtin is outstanding,the volume
is outstanding,the music player is outstanding,everything is outstanding
tht phone is outstanding and i would hightly recomend it for anyone
who is trying to upgrade there phone big time.il just say once more
its outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Leanne from uk on
4th Jun 2009
I bought a LG cookie 2 mths ago,i had nothing but problems with
it.my boyfriend persuaded me to buy a tocco lite yesterday.Ive gotta
say its brill..i love it,the camera is better,the accellarometer
is 100% better then the cookie,the user interface is a huge improvement
on the cookie.I love it.It makes the cookie look tacky and cheap.The
samsung tocco is AMAZING!!! Rating:
Reviewed by WAYNE from UK on
3rd Jun 2009
Received the phone yesterday and must say im impressed.Easy to use
(first touch screen)all functions seem to be working fine .Loads
of useful gadgets on phone.Camera better than my Lg phone (5 meg
now returned).Nice size .Hand writing function for texting,docs
etc is brill. .The only downside is there is no stylus supplied
or a place to fit it on the phone .Iv used my daughters DS one.
Rating:
Reviewed by Gowan from UK on
3rd Jun 2009
This phone has a sleek stylish design and is really light. Its easy
to use and has most gadgets except 3G. The battery life is good
but mine runs down within a few days due to the fact i use it all
the time. The speakers are averagely loud. The camera is averagely
good. I would deffinately reccomend this phone to everyone due to
its design and features and its simplicity of use. Rating:
Reviewed by Anon from UK on 2nd
Jun 2009
This phone is amazing - I bought it when looking for an upgrade
and was surprised at how quick and efficient it actually is. My
friend has the lg cookie and now all she wants to do is play with
mine. The camera is very good, just a shame it doesn't have flash.
And where is the stylus?? But all in all I would recommend this
to anyone looking for a touchscreen budget phone. Rating:
Reviewed by hasnain from uk on
1st Jun 2009
i bought dis phone a week a go and i never get tired of playing
with it. the camera is good and the memory card is a bit hard 2
put in so i ask y bro. i braught it with virgin and toped up tenner
and got 300 text now im gonna do £20 a month 2 get unlimited text Rating:
Reviewed by arno from uk on 1st
Jun 2009
i have had the cookie software issues got this works out of the
box very good Rating:
Reviewed by Whitney from UK on
31st May 2009
i really want this phone as my other phone (sony ericsson w880i)
keeps turning its self off. this phone seems the phone for me. it
may not have a flahs but my old didnt either so that wouldnt bother
me at all! i love touchscreen phones and have never had one. i was
going to go with the lg cookie but now that ive seen the samsung
tocco lite i definitely want that one for my birthday. its AMAZING!!!
xxx Rating:
Reviewed by Zak from UK on 31st
May 2009
the one that said samsung preston is better, i know it is, i would
buy it and not buy tocco lite but i think that samsung preston isn't
gonna be out on UK....:( [Reply by Simon from UK on 3rd Jun 2009:
Samsung Preston is being sold by Orange. Trust me, I work for them
;-)] Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from UK on 29th
May 2009
Fantastic phone, not over cluttered with applications, simple and
easy to use.I have had the phone for 2 weeks and no complaints I
had an LG Cookie for xmas which went back after a week as it kept
switching off. The only thing missing which the Cookie had is the
hidden stylus. Superb. Highly recommended. Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from England on
28th May 2009
If you have reached that age when you need to grab the specs to
compose a quick text this is the ideal phone. I love the touchscreen
QWERTY keyboard. Even without glasses I can now match the texting
speed of my teenage offspring. The menus are a dream to access -
so far I cant fault the phone and would highly reccomend it to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by aqib from england on
28th May 2009
slick, fantastic, the best Rating:
Reviewed by Blondy from UK on
27th May 2009
I bought this phone a few days ago, the carphone warehouse man gave
us a good deal but i have to have it for 2 years and i'm already
fed up with it! Personally i think it looks better than the samsung
tocco but it only comes with 2 themes, red and dark green :/ The
camera is really good even tho it doesn't have flash and memorys
good if you buy a GB card :) Texting is really good and easy + it
comes with a QWERTY keyboard if you turn the phone to its side.
I would recommend this phone for people on a budget. Rating:
Reviewed by Hannah from England on
27th May 2009
Greta phone but no flash...says it has one it doesnt..mine did come
with a CD for the pc studio and a manual but the manual is so small
adn hardly tells you anything. where is the flash?? Rating:
Reviewed by ThisIsMe from Uk on
26th May 2009
I Bought the samsung tocco lite today i would defentitly recommand
it, its such a bargin and is a very good phone :) it even has a
smile sencor for pictures ! Rating:
Reviewed by mb from uk on 26th
May 2009
Love it but it has no flash!! Rating:
Reviewed by amanda hugnkiss from THE
GREAT AND FABULOUS BRITAIN on 25th May 2009
i love this fone ive had it for a while now and it bugged me at
first but now I LOVE IT Rating:
Reviewed by Hasnain from leicester on
25th May 2009
This phone is awsome...i got it as a suprise from ma dad and bro
.... the screen is really clear and big.... its so good i am writing
this message from my phone .. u dont get a pen with it .. so i braught
1 2day there is a qwerty screen wat is really really good.. you
can go on any website but ...you tube but sound is wak...but wen
u listen to music not by internet it is really gd.. buy this phone..
thnx you Rating:
Reviewed by sarahh-x from england on
22nd May 2009
i loveeeeeeeeeee this phone!! i couldn't decide to get this or lg
cookie for my birthday last week , so i went into the carphone warehouse
and the let me have a play on the 2 phones so i got the samsung
tacco lite and im soo glad i got this, my friend has the lg cookie
and now she wants mine :), its excellent value for money, my sister
has the samsung tacco, and she acctully prefers the samsung tacco
lite, she thinks it looks nicer and has a much better camera, which
i agree the 5mp camera on the samsung tacco is rubbish! i reccomend
this phone to everyone! been on it all day everday and havn't got
bored yet as it has lots of games on it and loads you can download
online! Rating:
Reviewed by jennifer from denmark on
20th May 2009
my friend has this phone she says its abboutly amazing she love
the clear screen and she loves that its easy to texts wat she thinks
is not handy to use is the hand reccontion as she peviewsly had
the lg cookie which was good but the screen freezed its nice to
add extraca but also kinda stupid but she stills love it she says
she was really nevious on getting this phone because it was touchsreen
but she was pretty surprise when she saw how good it was so i am
buying 1 aswell P.S i am sorry for the way i did some words incorrect
is that i dont speak that well in english. Rating:
Reviewed by stubags99 from uk on
20th May 2009
got this phone sim free good fone just lacks a flash great budget
fone for the money 8 out of ten just a bit better than the lg cookie
Rating:
Reviewed by Lorraine from UK on
19th May 2009
I love this phone, got it 2 days ago from Carphonewarehouse house
on Pay As You Go. As the Editor says it's the twin of LG Cookie
mobile, which I had last Autumn. What I like about this mobile is
that when I looking through the phonebook it does not accidentially
dial an entry in error. Also when I had the LG Cookie & dialled
my automated telephone banking service,and had to press x for this
service and xx for the other. My bank thought had trouble accessing
the numbers & Would get automatically put through to an operator.
This phone has a simple keylock on the right-hand side which you
can use to unlock phone in conversation and put you caller on speaker
or mute. Phonebook icon is excellent as it can group names in Contacts,
Groups or my "Favourites" this the Speedial function and can take
12 numbers (inc. Voicemail) where usually standard on most phones
is 9. Texting is excellent, you got a choice of portrait mode or
turn the phone into landscape mode and type the text in qwerty mode.
The phone has the usually organiser items, calculator, alarm, calendar.
There is a radio, good camera and mp3 player but bonus item that
I'm playing with is the Google Maps, search your location, get directions
etc. You can add memory as there is memory card slot. I recommend
this phone Rating:
Reviewed by jess from wales on
19th May 2009
its a really good phone but all it lacks is that it doesnt hv 3g
but i still love it love the looks love the style love the features
i love everything i reccomend this to people that are after a cheap
touchscreen phone Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from UK on 19th
May 2009
i had my sony ericsson w610i for 2 years and was looking for an
upgrade for a while and i found this, i must say for the money its
pretty good! Rating:
Reviewed by Anne from UK on 19th
May 2009
Now I don't even need to be near my PC to look at my Facebook!!
Love It.... Rating:
Reviewed by claire from liverpool on
18th May 2009
this phone should be rated best number one cheap touchscreen phone
ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from america on
17th May 2009
best phone ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by conor wilson from ireland
on 17th May 2009
this phone is AMAZING ive only had it a couple of days but i love
it already Rating:
Reviewed by mary from london on
16th May 2009
is the best touch screen phone i have ever had!!!! Rating:
