Samsung E530

Review Centre's Editor's Summary of the Samsung E530 provides an overview of this mobile phone product, summary of consumer reviews and specification and features lists to enable you to make an informed choice before spending. Written July 2006.

Samsung E530

Launched in July 2005 the stylish Samsung E530 was initially heavily marketed towards women, with its pink colouring, and presented as the perfect handbag accessory but later it became available in more neutral colours such as blue, and as such, it could easily appeal to both sexes. However, the Samsung E530 Womens Life function, including Fragrance advice, Biorhythm monitor, calories counter and shopping list hints strongly that women continue to be the main target for this Samsung phone.

Whoever the owners are though it's definitely a stylish design and it also comes with some top quality features. These include a high resolution camera, video and voice recording function and MP3 music player.

It also has a high quality 262,144 colour TFT LCD screen on the inside and an extremely bright 65K colour OLED external screen. With the camera flash and 4 x digital zoom a lot is on offer here and you also have the option to download and share your pictures using Bluetooth or USB features. The large memory is also great for downloading and playing MP3s and games. An hour of video recording is also achieveable.

Its small size, a video light and the ability to narrate over your mobile movies and send them to friends also suggests this phone is not only a lot of fun but is an attractive option for those who have mobile lifestyles.

Main Specification

• Size - 86 x 43 x 26 mm
• Weight - 85g
• Talktime - up to 5.5 hours
• Battery standby - 200 hours
• Memory - 92 Mb
• Connectivity - Bluetooth, USB 1.0, SnycML

Consumer Reviews

Most consumer reviewers at this site are very satisfied with the Samsung E530 and rate its stylish design and good all round functionality very highly. The camera and picture quality that comes with this phone appears to be especially popular. Other aspects which receive a postive review are the bright screen, its portability and the easy to follows menu.

Of the fewer negatives reviews serval people have been disappointed with reception quality, experiencing phones which cut out, while several other have found the battery life and charging facility disappointing. Click on the Reviews panel above to read individual reviews or add your own review.

Features

• One hour of voice recording
• Personal Organiser
• Java Games
• Connectivity via Bluetooth, USB, MMS, SyncML, Email Client
• GPRS Class 10, MMS, WAP 2.0
• Up to 1,000 phonebook entries
• 4x digital zoom and contrast adjustment
• Multi-shot, photo frames and photo effect
• Megapixel camera (1152 x 864 pixels)
• 4x digital zoom, flash and photo effects
• Video camera
• Internal display - TFT LCD, 176 x 220 pixels, 262,144 colors
• External display - OLED LCD, 80 x 64 pixels, 65,536 colors
• MP3 player
• 64 voice polyphonic ringtones
• Messaging - SMS (with learning T9), EMS, MMS, E-Mail (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP)
• Built in games plus downloadable Java
• Wallpaper and animations
• Lifestyle features - Fragrance Type, Biorhythm, Height/Weight ratio, Calories Counter, Pink Schedule, Shopping list
• Caller ID Text and Photo
• Personal Organiser
• Clock, Alarm, Currency converter, Calculator, Memo book, Stop watch, Count down timer
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10
• Dual band