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| Value for Money | 6/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 6.2/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.7/10  |
By swigham
on 13th Sep 2005
| Reviewers Network | Vodaphone |
|---|---|
| Time Phone Owned | 1 - 6 Months |
| Screen Quality | 10/10 |
| Battery Life | 0/10 |
| Features | 10/10 |
| Reception | 5/10 |
| Style | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 2/10 |
| Overall value | 6/10 |
 swigham's recommendation | |
Small. Well built. Exceptional good looks. Every feature you could want in a mobile.
Battery life. Alarm. Software.
The Samsung Z500 could have been an outstanding phone.
The screen(s), camera, and video are superb, and it has brilliant features.
Bluetooth
Infrared
USB cable and software supplied
3G
Media player
Expandable memory etc...
It is badly let down by the very poor battery life, which makes all of this virtually unusable. I did charge it for 16 hrs before the first use, just as I did with the replacement that Vodaphone sent me.
The alarm, which is of major importance to me, is also very temperamental, and only occasionally works. Unfortunately it never works while recharging the battery.
Finally, the PC Suite software supplied by Samsung is very basic! Samsung, please take a look at the Nokia and Motorola software to see how it should be done!!
Overall, I have to say that the Z500 could have been a phone I would have recommended to anyone, but once you get over the initial impact of its good looks and very good range of features, it will leave you feeling disappointed.
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