Samsung D500 Review

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Samsung D500
4.2 stars
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doryphor's Review of Samsung D500

18th Nov 2006

Overall Rating

3 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
Good Points

Good screen; Good reception; Good sound quality;


Bad Points

Non-user-friendly interface; insufficient memory for user-made dictionary input


General Comments

Firstly, a lot of good things have been justifiably said about this phone. Now it's become so popular, prices have dropped online, so it's a real bargain. Since the good points are probably so well known, I'll focus on the points that are making me change from this to another phone.

Firstly, the user interface is not particularly intuitive. For instance, when starting a text message, you never know whether it's going to start on normal text mode, or predictive. Additionally, when you've finished inputting, it seems to assume that you're always going to enter a number manually, rather than more logically assuming you're going to go to your phone book to find an already saved number. Sony Ericsson phones go one better than that and actually put the last 5 or so texted numbers at the top, correctly assuming you are more likely to text someone you have only recently texted, in a 'text conversation' of sorts. Samsung seem to assume it'll be a new person every time!

Secondly, when using the predictive texting, there is the option to spell your own words that may not be in the dictionary (names, abbreviations, etc). However, the spaces in this user-defined-dictionary are limited, and I find that after a time words I previously spelt out are no longer recognised, and I have to respell them, thus knocking another word out!

OK, I admit, these two points are pretty niggle, but for someone who texts a lot, its a major part of my phone use, and such is more important to me than what MP the camera is, whether it has a memory card, etc. If it doesn't do the basics, the extras don't mean much! I'll be upgrading to the Sony Ericsson K610i when I can.

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