Samsung
Z510 Review
Phone
rating: 
The
Samsung Z510 is an upgraded version of the Samsung
Z500 and is the thinnest 3G phone released to date. It's slightly
heavier than the Z500, but at 97g is still one of the lightest 3G
phones around, and it looks fantastic - similar to the Motorola
V3X or the LG U880. It's also one
of the highest spec 3G phones around (not counting smartphones).
The
Z510 offers everything that you'd expect from a 3G phone: video
calling, video downloads, fast web browsing. There's an excellent
1.3 megapixel camera with a flash and a video camera. The main screen
is very high quality - one of the best available - and the outer
screen is also excellent.
The
music player supports all common file formats (MP3, ACC, ACC+ and
WMA) and is of very high quality. A digital power amplifier boosts
the audio output, and the music player is easy to operate, with
dedicated external music keys so that you can use the music player
with the phone closed.
Other
features of the phone include high quality 64-voice MP3 ringtones,
email with a document viewer for viewing attachments, and a choice
of Bluetooth and USB connectivity. The memory of the phone is very
good, with 138 Mbytes of user memory available, but there's no memory
card option, which would have been the icing on the cake! Still,
138 Mbytes is enough to store a few albums worth of music and plenty
of video too.
As
always with a 3G phone, battery life is an issue, and the Z510 is
probably worse than average in this respect.
In
conclusion, this is a good 3G phone, although let down by poor battery
life and is also not the most user-friendly of Samsung's phones.
We prefer the Samsung Z540.
Features
of the Samsung Z510 include:
- 3G video calling
- 1.3 Megapixel camera with flash and digital
zoom
- Video camera (MPEG 4 format)
- Internal display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 240
x 320 pixels
- External display: TFT, 65,536 colours, 96 x
96 pixels
- Music player (MP3/ACC/ACC+/WMA formats)
- Digital power amp
- MP3 ringtones (64-voice polyphonic)
- Speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4)
- Document viewer (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Java games (Bobby Carrot, Powerinlinex plus
downloadable games)
- Wallpapers
- Personal organiser functions
- Phonebook (1000 entries)
- Connectivity: USB 1.1, Bluetooth
- Memory: 138 Mbytes
- WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10
- Triband plus 3G
- Size: 99 x 52 x 14.9 mm
- Weight: 97g
- Talktime: 3.5 hours
- Battery standby: 200 hours
Samsung Z510
Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 85 reviews: 
Reviewed by Miley =] from QLD-mackay...Australia!!
WOOH!! =P on 16th Apr 2008
looks to much like a motorola V3- ughh. they ping me off alot...just
the shape. to wide to be that thin...and they should be able to
come in PINK!!=P LMAO...well besides that its pretty good and ya
better off buying a motorla V3 razr cause they have the same stuff...is
only $100/$99 and they come in PINK!! =P as you can tell i Love
the colour pink... OMG you never guess what i love more than the
colour pink...this one HOT dude at my skool...OMG he is such a sweetie...always
polite...but i dunno if he likes me...well he stares at me...only
asks me bout what happens in class...always wants to be my partner/in
my group...omg...so sweet...OH YEA ALL YOU TRUCK-TARDS WHO THINK
THIS IS SUPOSED TO BE ABOUT A PHONE...SHUT UR TRUCKIN MOUTHS AND
GET OVER IT COZ i really really like him... have any of u's ever
felt like this...butterflies every time u see him...sigh... anyway
BIBI i <3 all my besties - DE. NIC. MORGI. BRE. COURT. COBES. LARNI.
TAY. ILYSFM... and i <3 sam [the most sweetest guy ever il.him.sfm]
[ u no whats even cuter?? he calls me smiley<3...nd i call him samzi
or sambo jambo coz it pings him off...awww...lmao...] [Editor's
coment: Hope things work out with you and sambo jambo. We normally
delete this kind of stuff, but your story made us smile :)]
Rating:
Reviewed by john from uk on 18th
Mar 2008
i thought i was the only person in the world to end up with this
rubbish phone, never seen anyone else with one.key pad is rubbish,
typeing a txt is !!!! just call its quicker and less fustrating.
agree with all ryan from aus says. cant wait till my contract ends
and get a new phone, but not a samsung. oh yeah every so often when
i delete a txt msg the whole thing goes into freeze mode. so have
to take the battery out and re-boot it. this is my second replacement
of this phone.
Rating: 
Reviewed by justin from WA on
16th Mar 2008
WELL, to those people who thing the samsung z510 is junk, it is
actually an excelent phone all round, all phones are when they have
people who know how to use them.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Ryan from Auatralia on
11th Mar 2008
AVOID. Shocking battery life - less than 20 hours with LIGHT use
- incredibly buggy firmware, infuriating when texting, camera no
longer works, dictionary that doesnt ever remember words, RUBBISH
keypad that either doesnt register or double taps, plastic battery
cover... the list goes on. I will NEVER buy another Samsung again.
It doesnt matter if their future phones are good or not. The blantant
disregard they have shown for the people who bought this phone by
1) releasing it full of bugs and with a totally inadequate battery
and 2) Not even in the slightest trying to fix any of these problems
through firmware updates... shows me that they dont care about their
customers and leave them for dead. Stick it right up yours, Samsung!
Rating:
Reviewed by koukon from algeria on
2nd Mar 2008
hi i am koukon from algeria ; well i have now samsung Z510 but in
fact i don't like it specialy the memory _ peopel i was have z170
it's a great mobille if any one want to get a mobille i will told
him take z170 his camera quality 1.3 m.p but every one see it he
think it 2.0 mp other thing his memory is about 60 MB and with a
place for memory card; and the video it have a great quality not
like Z510 his video quality so bad mmmmmmmm.....oh yes there is
other thing in Z170 he have agreat option ; When you take a picture
you can zoom it very very more than z510 and he have good batery
and good body and so slim _ actualy he was my best mobille i ever
have it.
Rating:
Reviewed by Justin Dobson from WA, perth
city.. on 11th Jan 2008
I have had the samsung z510 for about 9 months, but it looks like
i have had it for 3 years because, of the paint quality, it dosent
scratch, it chips. the music is clear and it supports all the files
i use,,, document fewer. ect,, it is a good business phone, and
isnt shy to present,, i thoight the camera would have been a bit
better,, but it is steal really clear for a 1.3 megapixle, i would
recomend u to buy this phone they are good alroung,,, But they are
starting to get a bit old>>
Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from Uk on
4th Dec 2007
RUBBISH! A totally rubbish phone. As said about a million times,
the buttons are useless and you have to be extremely careful. I
had to take mine back to the store to get another 1 because I thought
it was a phone fault but it it the whole phone range that has a
problem. After a while, my camera stopped working and so the phone
was useless. Do not buy this phone!
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Reviewed by Mark from England on
25th Oct 2007
Had oe of these for 18 months now. The battery life will last about
3 days if you don't make any calls and all the features are pretty
good. BIG problems are the buttons though. You can press one once
and eiter nothing happens or the phone thinks you pressed it 2 or
3 times. This is a big problem when it comes to texting and inputting
phone numbers. Don't think I'll get another Samsung as I have not
been happy with the buttons on this.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Aley from Australia on
24th Sep 2007
Wow, after reading all these reviews I was so surprised to hear
over and over again how bad the battery life is! I must have lucked
out cos my Z510 can last with no charging for about 5 days!! I love
this phone, my previous one was a samsung as well and I loved that
one too. Sometimes my buttons stick but it's a rare occasion and
I've had my phone for about 2 years now. The screen image quality
is fantastic, mobile games look awsome on this phone. Was a bit
disappointed that i couldnt put an mp3 as msg alert but not such
a big deal. I think it's a great phone and beats nokia by x100000.
what's with the godawful ugly phones nokia has been producing. anyway
yeah I'd recommend this phone to anyone. and to be fair all mobiles
are ^&*% after a few years, the makers design them like that - to
break, so that you are forced to go buy another one constantly!
Rating:
Reviewed by Peter from romania on
16th Sep 2007
The best phone
Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from United Kingdom
on 18th Aug 2007
This phone is rubbish, after you have had it a while the buttons
start to stick so you either press a button and nothing comes up
or you press a button once and 5 things come up. The battery is
also rubbish it lasts 2 days at the most even with moderate usage.
Would not recommend.
Rating:
Reviewed by Justin from wa on
17th Jul 2007
I have had this phone 4 6-8 months its not quiet good as the nokia
6288 but comes close. The sound qulity on the samsung z510 is exelent
the videos are good and produces a exelent picture. The menu takes
a bit to get use to, and can be difficut to send a mesage. After
a few weeks youll gt used to every thing it has to offer. It has
every thing i would look for in a mobile. I got mne when they first
came out for $599 but you can now buy them or abour $250 at that
price it s great value for money, TRUST ME YOULL LIKE IT!
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Reviewed by Nicktw from England on
8th Jul 2007
I had this phone and it was terrible. Buttons not working and low
battery performance. I have now upgraded and wouldn't even look
at another Samsung. Instead I got the Sony Ericsson K810i but not
sure I like this with the open keypad. Are all Samsungs rubbish
or should I give them another try!
Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from England on
3rd Jul 2007
I have had this phone for 15 months after up-grading from the D500.
I wish I hadn't. I hate this phone. Aesthetically pleasing, but
very disappointing battery life. I carry my charger around with
me. I don't like the keypads. Texting takes me much longer as predictive
text is not reliable and when you press the keys, it enters the
letters/numbers in multiples. At least 4 times I have been called
and when I have gone to accept, the phone has refused to accept
it and I lose the call! I still like Samsung and loved my D500 which
was a great phone in many respects but I am sorely disappointed
with this phone. It has let me down just when I needed it. The menu
is not easy to navigate compared to other phones I have had - Nokia
and Motorola. I will be returning to Nokia.
Rating:
Reviewed by mark from scotland on
13th Jun 2007
i have now owned this phone for over a year ( around 14-15 months
) on an 18 month contract. and at first i loved it.. until i started
to actually use it. for instance. if your taking a video i cant
get it to full screen which isnt a major thing but is really annoying
as you can do it in the photo mode. the photos if you set it to
full quality is surprisingly good actually.. it takes very good
sharp photos for a 1.3mp camera anyway, but things like the flash
is very poor and if its at night then theres not much point in it.
i didnt really get much issues with it , just things like the headphones
you get with it were great until they broke like a week later, the
microphone doesnt work at all very very quiet. also that you have
to take the charger out to put the headphones in which in my opinion
is a very stupid design fault. which takes me onto another poor
thing about this phone. the battery , it was good at first lasting
almost a week at a time from normal use, if you used the camera
with the flash you'd be lucky to get an hour. but 5 months later..
it lasted like a day during normal use.. and now i have all the
screen timers to lowest possible and only use the phone for the
odd text and to see the time but it still goes down after a day!
the reception is bad in my area.. even though everyone elses phone
in my family is good, it like crackles and you need to shake the
phone to get it back. the bottons.. are extremely annoying. it has
a mind of its own . you need to press a botton more than one or
two times harder and harder for it to work then it randomly goes
into loads of folders.. and texting.. you need to watch what you
type because you will press "3" to get "f" for example and you will
only have a "d" .. it is extremely annoying. games that you download
dont like to work on the phone you cant put videos or photos onto
the phone , or get photos from other peoples phone because of the
file size or something the phone runs really slowly the case on
the back where the battery is , clicked from teh first day i got
it.. it doesnt fit on correctly theres a small raise on one side.
i had a samsung phone before this and it was a great wee phone,
but this one...and one thing i liked about it was the clock on the
outside screen and how it said the number of texts and missed as
well as who is calling you at the time.. this one does neither..
the outside screen just turns off after like 10 seconds and then
you cant see anything so if you want to know the time you need to
open it up. all in all , the phone has been a good phone. but there
are major... and minor issues with it. and to someone who is looking
to buy this phone, i'd tell you to look somewhere else because i
really cant wait until the 18 months is over and i can get a new
phone. i'm thinking about putting it down the toilet and getting
02 to send me a new phone, hopefully a different model. hope all
that helps. p.s it does have a 4 star rating at the top of this
page, but if you read the reviews they all say the same as me, so
its not just that i got a bad phone off the line, so you will have
the same issues too. DONT BUY THIS PHONE. oh and another thing,
the phone book features are really stupid, like you need to physically
open the persons name in the phone book before it will give you
the option to call or text them. DONT BUY THIS PHONE. mark scotland
Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from Australia on
5th Jun 2007
When i got it it was awesome. Since then the keypad is really sensitive
and some times makes up its own mind:-( The head set i find really
annoying as one of the buds always seems to get caught on sumthing.
The fact that you can't listen to the headset (mp3s) while your
charging the batt is a downer. The software seems to be slow, you'll
hit a key or a few then have to wait for the phone to catch up.
The keypad doesn't give you that "click' to let you know that you've
pressed the key - that's the biggest prob i have. Otherwise a great
phone.
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Reviewed by Lauren Bartlett from uk
on 23rd May 2007
I loved this phone at first, was after an lg but couldnt find one
up to scratch at the time. It has good memory but lack of memory
card is quite irritating. The 1.3 mega pixel camera is okay...especially
as it swivels! however recently my keypad has started being very
temperamental and it is extremely irritating...have opted for buying
a cheap replacement as i am bored of it and it is totally uninteresting!
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Reviewed by kyp from australia on
22nd May 2007
anyone know why z51o wont accept photos for download from pc, states
the file is too large, yet it will accept it's own photos back again,
is it to do with the quality of the photo or what, as the pictures
are no larger or complicated than those taken by the phone, by the
way have same problem with nokia 3000, even simple black and white
.
Rating:
Reviewed by Ian from Aust on
22nd May 2007
this phone is rubbish, the display turned white and unreadable due
to the screen dying and the thing turns itself off whilst typing
text messages, battery goes flat fast after one bar, alarm clock
fails to work, cant use MP3 as text message alert, you would be
better off using a piece of string and two cups
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Reviewed by kels from United Kingdom
on 16th May 2007
I have recently had this phone stolen and I can safely say I have
never been so happy to have been a victim of crime! This phone is
dreadful, it may look slick but the battery life is abysmal and
the keys are over sensitive which makes entering information into
automated systems impossible. Half the time it would fail to alert
me to text messages or incoming calls and was replaced twice in
the 5 months I had it, both replacements had the same issues so
it was obviously not a one off problem. I have noticed that many
of the larger phone suppliers have taken this phone off their websites
which I think is a good warning to anyone thinking of purchasing
it.
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Reviewed by ozqueen_b from Australia
on 12th May 2007
I agree with all the annoyances pointed out by Pip in Dec 06 - I
love the design of it and got the phone when it first came out here
in March 2006. Although I don't use it that much I feel it is getting
more difficult to use as it ages. The buttons either don't work,
or if a pressed button does register the phone repeats the letters/
numbers. Also the doesn't always remember the settings attributed
to the phone profiles.
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Reviewed by Calin from Singapore on
15th Apr 2007
Lovely Fone I pay 150 USD for a new 1 and with that cheap price
I think It cool for me 5 stars for Z510
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Reviewed by gka3000 from sri lanka on
27th Feb 2007
im using this phone at the moment and its a really kool phone that
makes people around you look at it twice every one minute lol ...
the battery life is always a problem with some 3G phones im agreeing
with that even though i have to charge this phone once a day but
it still provides the best quality and performance ... the best
3d sounds with the inbuilt power amp the best picture quality and
the rotating camera is excellent ... some people say that this phone
copies the design of the motorola v3 but as i know if u keep both
of those phones near each other u will understand the difference
... the samsung z 510 is a lot smaller and thinner in size and the
v3 display brightness and quality sucks compared to it , yes even
the sounds lol ... this phone is magic yes truely it is i agree
with that ... this phone is different with multimedia ... cuz as
most people say it got different multimedia dna ... now u dont hear
that everyday lol ... the media player in it is excellent from the
top to bottom ... the media player got visuals which you see on
the internal display while you play mp 3 , wma etc. files and when
you close the phone u will see those same vishual effects in the
external display ... oh now you dont see that everyday either lol
... the external mp 3 player buttons on the top cover is excellent
to use this phone as an mp3 player or a wma player etc. ... the
menu of it is created with a nice look which you can use it really
easily ... even the samsung official web site doesnt give all the
detials about this phone it got more than u think ... 138 mb inbuilt
memory is good enough and fair as i guess but with out an external
memory slot ... it supports 3g videos which makes a 60 mb mpeg video
into a 2mb video when u convert it to a 3g video file ... the phone
got no themes lol who cares its a phone add an animated wallpaper
to the front that will be enough for me lol ... at the end i better
say ---- 1 . this is one of the lightest , thinnest , 3G phones
in the market with Multimedia Dna and performance plus with quality
options which u wont see in every phone ... 2 . please handle the
phone safely which u wont damage it everytime u have to change it
;-) ... 3 . dont compare two phone models until you use both of
the models in real life ... 4 . buy the phone from a certified dealer
... 5 . use a good and an original battery ... 6 . i love it !!!!!!
wtg samsung !!!!!!! 7 . lol 8 . sorry for the long review but thats
to give u ppl a good idea about this phone thanks ... :-)
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Reviewed by bob from scotland on
25th Feb 2007
this fone iz majic had it for a couple of days and nuffin ronw with
it i recommened 2 any 1 to get it :D
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Reviewed by Roz from Australia on
5th Feb 2007
This phone is rubbis!! Had it only for 4 months and been in twice
for repairs!! Terrible battery life, non-existent reception and
etc. etc!
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Reviewed by James from UK, ENGLAND on
17th Jan 2007
This is the worst phone i have ever had, it doesn't actually work
properly. Texting leaves you pulling your hair out as it is impossible.
Push a button once as lightly as you can and it thinks you have
pushed it twise. Its slow to react too. Even when you press the
menu button you have a two econd wait. I'd swap this for a £30 cheapy
anyday. I will never buy Samsung again.
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Reviewed by Martin Milner from uk,england
on 13th Jan 2007
Wow a phone this not only rivals the razor v3 but beats it hands
down! after holding a razor in my hands and playing with it the
night before i got this phone i knew what i was expecting but the
phone is just by far a better phone , ive always liked the samsung
menus because they are the easiest to use and this is no exception
very similar to my old phone the e350 although that phone was a
bit girlier because of the size. The one thing i was looking for
after reading the reviews on here was the battery length and yes
this did dissapoint as it ran out the day after i charged it, HOWEREVER!
Please dont dispair or be put off by this as i used my brain and
went on a well known auction site and purchased a 3rd party 600mah
(Va Va) brand battery and this solved the problem! now even with
heavy use it lasts a good 3 to 4 days so please dont let this put
you off getting this phone as i nearly was reading these reviews!
this phone is a 5 star phone and for the price you wont get a better
one. Hence to say i am a very happy owner of a z510.
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Reviewed by pip from Australia on
11th Dec 2006
Ok this phone is absolutely terrible. First I have to say this is
my THIRD samsung z510 as I kept getting the phone replaced under
warranty. (They were replaced within about a week of getting each
one.) The one I have currently I have had for around 5 months, and
is absolute pristeen condition externally, so I know that mistreatment(eg
dropping the phone etc) isn't a factor in its poor functionality.
I have been so disappointed with it and find it so frustrating to
use. The main problems with it are:- -battery life is terrible (needs
to be charged every 2 days, and i don't use my phone much at all)
- text messaging is frustrating for many reasons - 1. the dictionary
never "learns" new words that you enter into it. 2. you press the
buttons once and it acts as though you have pressed that button
more than once, 3. if you attempt to write the letter "I" after
a full stop, a 4 will come up which you cannot change, even after
entering "I" into the 'spell new word' bit, a 4 will still remain
on the screen. 4. when you write words in the middle of sentences
it randoms gives the word a capital letter at the start, which is
a little bit annoying 5. there are others but im sure you get the
picture... - also the phone restarts by turning itself off randomly,
very annoying - and i had a problem with the speakerphone hearing
volume dropping halfway through a conversation, did check it was
still full volume on the phone, but it def sounded a lot quieter..
So basicly I am very disappointed with this phone.... My old workmates
at a mobile phone shop have had numerous people bringing this phone
back with the same software problems. I don't recommend you buy
a samsung z510, unless samsung can prove that the software has been
completely changed. Also if you are considering a motorola V3 as
an alternative, think again. When I worked in the mobile phone shop
that motorola V3 would continually cause customers problems, they
were shockers. Anyway thats my rant about the problems about this
phone that I can think of at the moment. I'm definately looking
to change to a different phone because this frustrates me on a daily
basis.
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Reviewed by The Beef from Norfolk, England
on 6th Dec 2006
I hate this phone. I'm sorry but people need to be warned. I've
had samsungs before and they were excellent but this phone fails
in the basics. The battery life is awful, 1 day even without use!
The text messaging does not learn words! I can't even write I'll
in predictive without it coming out I.ll or just I. I've also had
big problems getting (and keeping) a signal and have been unable
to make calls even in major cities. Also camera seems quite poor.
Rant aside it looks awesome and the internal screen is large and
clear though the camera is not great. MP3 player is very good but
beware, play more than 2 or three songs and bye bye battery! IF
YOU TEXT ALOT AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE (unless my phone is faulty!)get
a D900.
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Reviewed by Lynsey Carr from UK on
2nd Dec 2006
I wanted this phone for ages and upgraded to it in July ... and
I wish I hadn't! I have had Samsung phones for around 4 years now
and this is the worst phone I have ever had. The battery life is
just awful, I have to charge mine everyday (compared to my Samsung
E530 which I charge just once a week. You can't keep the "service
light" switched on either as this drains the battery even quicker!
The front cover screen doesn't display a picture or the time permanently
either unlike other Samsungs, where they display the text symbol
or at least the date and time. I thought the keypad would be great
but its really difficult to use and I have to "thump" down on the
keys otherwise they don't work too good. The camera sometimes isn't
that good either unless your taking a picture of a "still" image
rather than a person. I like Samsung phones but this has put me
off them now, they are changing certain features I like and I may
not upgrade to another Samsung. Granted, it looks good, is very
light but quite awkward to hold and text using one hand (or maybe
I've got giant hands!!!). I only tend to use it once a week now
if I've forgotten to charge my E530. Sorry samsung but its thumbs
down for me!
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Reviewed by DonV from Australia on
6th Oct 2006
I have had this phone for 4 months now. It is the best phone I have
ever had (and I had a lot – Nokia, Motorola, Sony, Siemens
– you name it I had it!) - dropped numerous times - on carpets,
wooden floors etc.- works perfectly and looks like new – no
scratches what so ever. Awesome built quality, sensational graphics
and screen. Writing and sending SMS is easy – just set it
up on one of the shortcuts and voila – one touch and you are
in writing. I don’t know what other in-duh-viduals here are
talking about - pressing 5 or 6 keys to start writing a message
etc. – not such thing here. I don’t find it hard at
all – just read the manual, or go to phone settings->shortcuts
and select create SMS for one of the keys - done. Things can be
improved in the T9 area but it’s all minor. For example, you
cannot write “Marky”, it stops at “Mark”,
pressing 9 (for “y”) does not do anything. The clock
was pain in the beginning, but I think it was due to Optus network
– now is on the dot – like atomic clock (auto-update
is checked, however). The only bad thing is the battery life –
but it’s not a major drama – you have to charge it every
two or three days depending on usage – to preserve some battery
life you can go to network setting->network mode and select GSM
instead of automatic (you can’t make 3G calls, however). And
that’s that – excellent phone. Love it. Easy gets 5
stars. cheers, Don.
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Reviewed by Dylan from Australia on
3rd Oct 2006
it's a excellent phone, accept for one thing.. my girlfriend dropped
mine (on the concrete) so naturally it looked like a mess so i got
it sent off and it cost me and her $477 just to get the housing
replaced! Since it has been sent away about 2 weeks ago it has been
sent back several times because the screen is too lose and it wobbles
and when you close it it is off centre with the bottom and when
you rotate the camera it makes a horrid grinding sound! so, apart
from that it is perfect, i would have nothin bad to say about the
phone, but, the people at samsumg dont do a very good job of fixing
them PROPERLY!! so beware Dylan
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Reviewed by kallan from australia on
26th Sep 2006
i think that the samsung is an exellent phone beacsue of the tecnology
in the phone and the sound qaulity is brilliant. i suggest you should
get this phone as soon as possible it will not let you down!
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Reviewed by Dante from Australia on
25th Sep 2006
Excellent phone! I have no problem or issue whatsoever. Everything
work perfectly. I just couldn't understand people complaining about
this phone. I couldn't see any fault at all. I have been a Nokia
and SE person - at first I was hesitant to buy Samsung because of
its brand which is not as popular as the Nokia or Sony Ericsson
when it comes to mobile phones. But I was amazed using Samsung Z510
- it's durable and reliable. I suppose it is just a matter of how
you look after your personal thing such as your mobile phone. Believe
you me you will never go wrong buying this phone.
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Reviewed by Lez Pearson from UK on
6th Sep 2006
This phone is megga except one thing the battery life is poor. I
sent this phone back as I need good battery if it had been 3mm thicker
but battery lasted longer it would be perfect. Screen is very good
and everything works fine.
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Reviewed by Cavalier from UK on
16th Aug 2006
Basically, not impressed at all with the Z510! It SHOULD be great,
but once again a few very important negatives spoil it (for me at
least). Oh, and be prepared to say "No it's not a Razr, it's Samsungs
version" alot too! Like the black finish though...... GOOD POINTS-Superb
large, bright, sharp contrasty screen. Lots of customisable profiles.
Comes with a USB cable in the box. It's thin. Lovely screen.....
NOT SO GOOD POINTS-The keypad is, well, weird! Key presses seem
'stodgy', not a positive 'click'. You'll be typing in slow motion!
Terrible battery life, charge it every day. Come on manufacturers,
TRY HARDER WITH MOBILE PHONE BATTERY LIFE! The text system in predictive
is very UN-predictable! Lots of bugs in that, I think. Mine switched
itself off a few times too, that's becoming far too common in phones
as well. And finally, the charging port cover seems very weak, you'll
be using it LOTS, remember!
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Reviewed by debbie from england on
16th Aug 2006
The battery life is very short. The case scratches up within 1 day
of normal use. I have found fascias for sale at http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Z510-Cases.htm?offset=0
However, I have been using this phone since April 06 and was happy
with it, until this week, whilst receiving an incoming call the
phone turned off and I have been unable to turn it back on. I have
contacted O2 who are going to supply a replacement. My friend had
the same problem a month ago, she thought this was because she had
charged it via an in-car charger purchased from EBay. It appears
there is a defect with these phones. Has anyone else suffered with
this fault?
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Reviewed by Michael Price from Australia
on 11th Aug 2006
I've given the phone 2 stars,simply because of the bright screen,
but my problem is knowing how to use it! Not having a post-graduate
doctorate in astrophysics, more than 100 pages of 'instructions'
have me bluffed. Baffled. I have got to the stage of making and
receiving calls, but that is about it. The rest of it - well, I
would be as well off learning Swahili, or low-caste Javanese, for
all the use the handbook is. No clear illustrations, for those of
us who are not techno-freaks. Instructions? The handbook says "Insert
the SIM card", but it fails to add "under the minute springs, that
you will need a magnifying-glass to see"! I nearly wreecked the
thing, getting it in, and then it was wrong. Without Telstra's help,
I would have been in strife, and the card would have been wrecked.
While some people may want and use all those whistles and bells,
for those of us who simply want to make and receive calls, this
mobile couldn't be more complicated. Why must manufacturers make
life so tedious and difficult, when it should and could be so easy?
All in all, I am NOTat all impressed! I suppose one must have a
mobile, if only in case of emergencies, but if this thing hadn't
been free, I wouldn't give it house-room!
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Reviewed by Gary from UK on 18th
Jul 2006
Terrible phone, I've had samsungs for the past 3 years and this
is a terrible phone, the battery life is a joke, I had 2 bars the
other day and after one 10 min call the battery was dead. The software
is a nightmare to navigate, sending texts has become a chore. Keeps
doubling up figures with a single press of a key. Scartched to death
after a month and its supposed to have a tough coating, (scratches
only caused by having the phone in my pocket). DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE
unless you want to buy mine!!!
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Reviewed by Crow from Australia on
13th Jul 2006
This phone is a lemon, which has been confirmed by Samsung customer
service. The organiser is faulty and doesn't display appointments
in order. The T9 text messaging is full of bugs so much so you will
be likely give up even using it. The software crashes regularly.
I tried 4 phones and found the same problems on all of them. After
ringing customer service, all of these problems have been confirmed
by Samsung but they said it is unlikely they will ever offer new
firmware for the phone. Pity because it would have been a great
phone if it worked as advertised. Maybe next model, maybe not !
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Reviewed by zock from croaia on
5th Jul 2006
Really a nice phone ! Great desing finished well like only Samsung
can do ! 140 mb of memory is enough and if you wanna more by mp-3
player or digital camera ! Never had any kind of problem with it,working
perfectly . Great sreens with excellent colours .after all it s
Samsung ! I have also nokia 6630 but it s not even close to Samsung
. Five stars from me . Cya guys !
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Reviewed by Russell from UK on
5th Jul 2006
Had this phone now for over a month and now i can write a proper
review.Small and light which is what got me interested at first
and it has 3G, only problem is unless your in a city centre you'll
not get a 3G signal and until now still haven't made a video call(not
samsungs fault). As other reviews the battery life is not good,needs
charged every couple of days and if you make a long call you'll
need to charge sooner.Sending sms messages is a nightmare,there
are so many buttons to go through just to send one.The phone seems
to run slow which is annoying. Camera ok but no better than my old
Nokia.Internal memory good but no space for storage device.Overall
nice slim reliable phone but wish i'd gone for N91/Sony Ericsson.
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Reviewed by Nikki from Australia on
5th Jul 2006
For starters id like to say that I love this phone, i just cant
stop fiddling with it ... but there are a few negatives being video
quality and battery life. Im also annoyed that Samsung has not yet
made a clear protective case to protect from scratches. But other
than that I LOVE IT. Everyone had the V3, i loved the look of them
but with the Samsung z510 im different from the rest. Nikki
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Reviewed by luke from england on
4th Jul 2006
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PHONE BATTERY DOESNT LAST VERY LONG BUT APART
FROM THAT IT IS REALLY GOOD AND RELIABLE,I SUPPOSE SOME PEOPLE JUST
BUY SECOND HAND AND DONT LOOK AFTER THEM!!! LOL.. ANYWAY GREAT PHONE
HAPPY TO RECOMEND!!
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on
3rd Jul 2006
The Z510 is annoying - Even when not in use the battery runs down
within a day. I originally thought that the phone had some sort
of fault but unfortunately not.
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Reviewed by Rachel from UK on
23rd Jun 2006
I love this phone, the layout is great and it looks fab! The memory
if excellent, as is the picture quality for a 1.3 - Get this phone!
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Reviewed by Leanie from UK on
6th Jun 2006
I upgraded from a D500 to the Z510 and I was so dissapointed. The
camera is OK on the Z510, but the video is awful, terrible picture
quality, could hardly make out what was going on. The battery life
is abysmal, I was forever charging the phone practically every couple
of days. Just wasn't what I thought it would be and so decided to
get rid of it and buy a D600 instead which I think is by far a better
phone. Nevermind Samsung, try again!
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Reviewed by Ronal Kumar from Australia
on 3rd Jun 2006
Excellent phone in terms of aesthetics (slim and sexy phone design,
bright and crisp main display) You may have problems with SMS, the
phone seems to forget some words added to its word list. The phone
is also a bit slow. It seems to have weaker reception in tunnels
than other phones, but depending on where you use it, you may never
have this problem. The camera is ok, the video is a little jumpy
(the sort of sensation you get when a game is lagging). The Bluetooth
headset is most annoying, given that the ear pieces are not moulded
to fit (thus they fall off easily), and I believe they cannot be
replaced given that Samsung has one special connection for the phone
(for the headset, charger and usb). The media player is good, but
I do not listen to music because of the headset. So if you can overlook
the shortcomings of the phone, you will be very pleased holding
this phone in your hand. Given my issues with the z510, I still
think it is outstanding, given that I demand a sexy looking slim
phone, and I will not settle for second best. Ronal Kumar
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Reviewed by Sebastian from Australia
on 31st May 2006
Overall a Good phone, good but not great. Took me a while to adjust
from my e700 as the whole menu system has changed. It takes many
more button presses to send SMS which though annoying, i am adjusting.
Very annoyed it does not have a stopwatch. Camera and screen quality
is a big improvement which is to be expected. Having some problems
with automatic time adjustment updates but that could well be Telstra,
a concern as i travel interstate a fair bit.
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Reviewed by Abdul Aahad from Pakistan
on 27th May 2006
Its excelent mobile i rate it 200/100 best in all mobile phones
families.
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Reviewed by Russell from UK on
26th May 2006
had phone for a week and so far it been brilliant,very slim and
light,camera is great,had nokia's all my days so trying to get round
to samsung's texting etc... compared to the v3 this is the one to
go for,will write another review after a few months.
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Reviewed by pj from north england on
25th May 2006
This fone is such a let down!! I got it for good looks & cos it
had 3G on, but let me tell you, dont bother! You need to press about
7 keys just to send a basic text message, everything works slow,
the case scratches at the back after a day, & if you need to use
it at all for any function the battery only lasts for a day. Have
gone back to my old faithful Sony Ericcson.
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Reviewed by Claire from Scotland on
24th May 2006
Brilliant mp3 player,love the design,excellent features,but how
do you set up accessing your email account???Its driving me nuts
trying to do it does anybody out there know please??
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Reviewed by rob from uk on 23rd
May 2006
just upgraded from the samsung d600 to the z510. nice phone can
honestly say am very happy. as for not being able to change the
skins. well guy's it a phone not a toy you play with who cares?.
great phone
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Reviewed by Goalie from Brunei on
20th May 2006
Pros: Slim form factor, Good battery life, 100MB+ RAM, built-in
Picsel viewer Cons: Fixed theme, can only download max. 300KB size
e-mails, casing is magnesium in front but plastic at the back (unlike
Motorola V3), and gets scratched easily, feels hot after video streaming
usage Good for: Simple business user
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Reviewed by keith from malta on
13th May 2006
very very good phone!! everything is great!!
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Reviewed by elvis from england on
11th May 2006
excellent phone, I am a fone freak and when i tell you this is a
fone this is a fone however, beware that the camera lacks the sonyericsson
finctions but all in all it is 5star. Good work samsung.
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Reviewed by Neil Armstrong from England
on 8th May 2006
Top quality phone, Slim, easy to use, plenty of memory, quality
pictures, fasionable and excellent software package allowing you
to back-up phone numbers, texts and pictures etc. My only complaint
is that the battery life is poor (1-2 days) but what do you expect
with the size of it. Get it on O2 Online free for £19 pcm 50 mins
& 200 txt's and excellent service and singnal not like Orange which
is a Rip-off. You will not be disapointed...
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Reviewed by [[ S a K i ]] from Australia
on 7th May 2006
Hectic fone! if ur goin 4 a go0d fone that lo0ks go0d 2, dis is
d fone 4 u. lots of memory (over 140 Mb) means u dnt need an mp3
playa. i had a sony-ericsson k50i and it could minimise d media
playa while playin, and you could use other functions, like the
camera, which z510 cant do. this is d only thing i dont like about
this phone, and if u can afford it, id recommend it! 5 starz!!!
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Reviewed by trev from uk on 5th
May 2006
Best phone ive ever owned & used.
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Reviewed by TT from UK on 4th
May 2006
This phone is excellent as far as mobiles go, but Iwould like to
add that it is just a phone and people who are bored with it because
you can not change the skin "I am bored looking at it"). mmmmmmm
these people should really get a life and some worldy excitement
if it effects them so much!
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Reviewed by Davian from south Africa
on 4th May 2006
This Is DEFINITELY A MUST BUY so go get it NOW YOu Will NOT be sorry
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Reviewed by santosh from india on
3rd May 2006
very nice phone...have it.. dont hasitate to take this mobile.
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Reviewed by anFoNi from Australia on
2nd May 2006
Hi, This phone is absolutely awesome. To people saying the phone
is rubbish...you bought it...talk to people who have it first to
get their opinion...but DONT complain!!!
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Reviewed by Xan from UK on 26th
Apr 2006
I chose this phone at random, cos I did not want the same one as
my friend and I can say I am very happy with it. MP3 is loud and
it makes and receives phone calls. For anyone complaining about
the size of the memory, it has 138mb its a phone, what more do you
people want. Some of the reviews I read before choosing this phone
made me laugh, complaining about silly small things. But I like
it. Well done Samsung, you took the V3 and put a battery in it
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Reviewed by Mac from australia on
24th Apr 2006
love it
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Reviewed by joe mangel from austalia
ramsay street on 23rd Apr 2006
This phone is fantastic! it has changed my social life in so many
ways. i recently upgraded from the samsung d500 and am pleased in
doing so. the texture of the phone is smooth and sleek, easily beating
other phones on the market. the major impovement on this phone from
others is the video recording aspect. I can no film my mum for 4
WHOLE MINUTES while she is cutting the grass!!! Another good thing
is the ringtones for messages they really stand out in public places.Ricky
you don't know what your on about
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Reviewed by William Donelson from UK
on 19th Apr 2006
Beautiful Phone, TERRIBLE signal quality on O2
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Reviewed by stacey from n. ireland on
18th Apr 2006
i have recently just purchased this samsung and i am pretty disappointed
with it, the fact that the skins cant be changed etc makes the phone
very boring. i find i get very bored with a phone after so long
and i feel being able to change the display colours etc are a good
thing. this phone is very expensive and i did expect alot more from
it to be honest. it also doesn have a huge choice of message tones.
my last phone wat the D500 and i prefere it more as to this z510.
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Reviewed by Ang Chu from Australia on
17th Apr 2006
The PC studio v3.0 (comes as part of the package) can not sync the
recurrent meetings in the Outlook, which is a problem for people
relying on this function for managing their daily schedules (1 star).
This is a known problem which also exist in other Samsung phones
and PC studio v2.0. Otherwise, it is an exellent phone to carry
around in the pocket due to its shape (5 stars).
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Reviewed by karina from uk on
11th Apr 2006
hi i upgraded my phone from samsung e720 to samsung z510. i had
my new phone 4 2 weeks and it completely died on me. it didnt even
work when plugged into the mains. i now have a replacement of the
z510, but watch this space, if it dies again i shall be changing
to a completely new phone, maybe motorola or nokia ? very disapointed,
lost everything id downloaded and a few contacts that id personalised
with ringtones.
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Reviewed by Another Ricky from UK on
8th Apr 2006
Nice review Ricky but I think you mean disgrace - 10/10 for grammar
but a spelling failure there I think. Great phone.
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Reviewed by Ricky from UK on
7th Apr 2006
Why can people neither write nor speak proper English on these review
web pages. You are all a disgarce and should take grammar/spelling
lessons asap!!!! No wonder this country is going down the pan. However,
excellent phone. Well done Samsung on this one!!
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Reviewed by Desert Pete from Australia
on 1st Apr 2006
This phone is excellent in all aspects...Having had many brands
in the past, I think Samsung have got it right with this one. In
Ozzie(land of long distances)..it works so well when I'm talking
to my mates 3000km away,it sounds like they are just next door.
Also Telstra have got a great package deal going as well with the
phone included and calls for just 22cents a minute !!!!!
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Reviewed by hamza from pakistan on
30th Mar 2006
i like this mobile phone
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Reviewed by blusac from England on
24th Mar 2006
I have had a D500 for 12 months and wanted a change so I bought
a Motorola V3i last week and wasn't happy with it so exchanged it
for this Samsung Z510. I was excited whilst I was opening the box
but to my amazement this soon diminished. Whilst everything works
well and is set out well - what happened to nice little animations/pictures
to add to texts?... none, and no ready-made MMS's either!! Also
no skins or different colours to change the look of your phone.
I am really disappointed. I get really bored looking at my phone
and like to change it regularly. Maybe its just a girl thing. Samsung
have kept the same menu style with a few new additions. Bluetooth
works like a dream. It looks just like the V3i except for the keypad
which can be a bit awkward to use. Maybe I should have stuck with
the Motorola but hey, its a Samsung and should live up to its reputation.
I will let you know in a few weeks!
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Reviewed by alex from england on
14th Mar 2006
upon first glance, u are reminede of the hugley popular motorola
v3, but i have have found it difficult to use, and the hype i have
heard about the phone just isnt justifiable. i would steer away,
go for the motorola v3 instead
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Reviewed by davy j from uk on
13th Mar 2006
samsung are leading the way with phones now well done
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Reviewed by trev from uk on 8th
Mar 2006
Brilliant design, fantastic 2.2" display, beautiful menu layout,
extremely slim, ms office file viewer, large 138mb memory (would
have been better with a card slot) and to those saying this phone
is made if plastic it is made with magnesium casing and is solid.
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Reviewed by liam from liverpool on
26th Feb 2006
this fone is terrible it has 4 minute recording very poor zoom hardly
no space its useless i have taken it back and got my old rokr which
is outstanding alot better than this waste of money buy the rokr
its alot better
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Reviewed by keiren white from packistan
on 26th Feb 2006
exelent is all you can say for this phone its as thin as the razr
and dose much more
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Reviewed by josh from scotland on
26th Feb 2006
the phone is to slim and hard to uses
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Reviewed by Richard from uk on
25th Feb 2006
THE BEST FONE IN THE MARKET!! IT IS A BIT EXPENSIVE, BUT IT REALLY
WORHT TO GET IT... ALL MY FIRNEDS WANT TO CHANGE THEIRS ^^.. I LOVE
IT.. WELL-DONE SAMSUNG!!
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Reviewed by ahmed from UK on
23rd Feb 2006
grrrreat fone! nice & slim
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Reviewed by assew from uk on
22nd Feb 2006
cool fone
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