samsung p400 review

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Average Ratings

Value for Money	6.6/10
Overall rating	8.1/10

70% Recommended7 out of 10 Reviews

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By y2jollie on 6th Mar 2004

y2jollie's Ratings

Time Phone Owned	Less than a Week
Features	10/10
Reception	10/10
Style	9/10
Value for money	7/10
Overall value	10/10
y2jollie's recommendation

Good Points

Brilliant colour screen
Sharp camera
Rotating screen
Rotating camera
Superb reception

Bad Points

I don\'t have any to date

General Comments

I brought this Samsung P400 mobile phone after having problems with two previous phones. I originally brought a Motorola T720i but after about three months it broke and i was left using my previous nokia 3310. I wanted a good phone and went out and brought a nokia 3300, the one with the mp3 player. This, again broke after four weeks and i got a refund on it.
So then, i went out and brought a Samsung P400 on O2. I had £50 pounds off an upgrade and the original upgrade price was £100 so i got it for £50. The E700 would have been the same price for me so i had the choice of either one. I went with the P400 for the simple reason that it is not as common as the E700 as i know many people with the E700.
Anyway, i took it out of the box and thought wow. As you turn the phone on immidiatly you can tell the difference between this, a ,phone with 65,000 colours and my previous phones that had 4096 colours.
The camera on the phone is even sharper that the camera on the V200, i compared it with a mates and there is definately more quality in the p400 than the previous V200. The rotating camera can be very useful and i like the way the screen twists so that the high resolution screen is visible even when closed.
I have now compared this with the E700 and i have no doubts that this is the better phone. on the E700 when taking a picture of yourself with the phone closed the picture is not good quality as the outside screen is only 256 colours, it is only when you open the phone that you can see what it is really like but with this you can see what the photo is really like even when it is closed as you are using the good screen.
All the other features of the phone are very similar to the E700, the menu style is the same. The sound of the rigtones is brilliant on the phone. they are very loud and ultra clear, they actually sond like they have bass on them
Overall, i am glad that i chose the P400 over the E700 as even though the E700 is a brilliant phone, the P400 is slightly better. I have had this phone for nearly a week and i am very satisfied with it. Some people have asked how sterdy the screen is as it has the twist but it is fine, it is very strong and does not seem likely to break at all. The only problem that some people might not like is the price. It is a bit expensive but this phone is top of the range. If you want quality you should buy this phone

Total Respect: +10