Samsung Z500 Review

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Samsung Z500
3.4 stars
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monicars24's Review of Samsung Z500

13th Jun 2008

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Two cameras.
Flip phone.
Bluetooth.
MP3 Player.
WAP/3G.
Expandable memory.


Bad Points

Camera not operatable when low battery.
Battery life lasts for around three days.
Internal memory.
WAP/3G lowers battery life down to around two days.
Sensitive to bumps/scrapes - switches off easily due to "small shock"


General Comments

The Samsung Z500 has many features;

Camera - there are two cameras for those who haven't noticed. One is round and views the user of the phone if positioned correctly, and another square lens on the outside. This is a VGA Camera and can sometimes come out blurry - something that sometimes annoys me slightly. The Video Recorder can record sounds made in the video, such as narration, and can be varied to eject sound and make a silent movie.

MP3 Player - Very good sound is given from the "speakers" and the image shown whilst playing an MP3 can be changed to a personal choice, however these are very restricted and can only choose out of around 5. Having a MicroSD card can store MP3s to play them where you want.

Quad Band - Use the Z500 nearly everywhere in the world.

MicroSD slot - Expand memory up to a compact 4GB for MP3's, images, themes, etc. This slot can be found around the right side of the Z500.

IRDA - Use this to connect the Z500 to the computer via Infra-red.

Bluetooth - Connect to other phones using Bluetooth, receive data or send data away to another device, connect to the PC, or find someone new. Bluetooth can connect to any Bluetooth-compatible device.

WAP/3G - This loosens battery life to a flop sometimes and the battery can go quickly. WAPing can lead you to any website on the Internet though some providers make charges to WAP users.

BAD POINTS:

- The Camera cannot be operated when the battery life is very low,
- Battery life turns to around 3 days. WAP/3Ging makes the battery life to around 2 days.
- The Internal Memory can hold 50MB but can be expandable.
- THE PHONE IS VERY SENSITIVE! Accidentally slightly drop the phone on the table from around 5cm from the surface and it turns off! This drives me mad! I'm in the middle of videoing and it turns off! This might not be the case for other Z500s but mine turns off if you accidentally bang it with your fist!

The phone, overall, is very good.

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