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| Value for Money | 7.2/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 7.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.8/10  |
Full review by
hioneychild
on 15th Nov 2005
User Rating : 9
Respect :
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Good Points: Screen colours Size Weight Looks and style Ergonomical
Bad Points: Reception Sounds/tones 'Please wait' errors??
General comments: I've had the Samsung S300 for nearly 2 years and I have loved every second of it! However there is one major thing that is making me buy a new phone, every now and again I turn my phone on and it tells me to 'please wait' whilst searching for my network and the phone never actually is then workable, it just keeps searching and telling me to 'please wait'...I have to leave the phone for a day and play around with the battery and sim card and then it might work. I've spoken to Samsung and repairmen and they said they don't even know whats wrong with it...very strange.
Apart from that! I really really love this phone and I'm sad I have to upgrade and get a new one because I liked how easy it was to use and the look, the lightweightedness and the overall aesthetics of the phone are awesome.
hioneychild's review and ratings | 169 words
Review by
Kirsteh20
on 19th Jul 2004
User Rating : 10
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0
As far as I'm concerned it's the best phone I've ever had the honour of buying !! The Samsung S300 is just great ! I've had Nokias, Panasonics and I just had to go back to my Samsung S300 cos its just fantastic! The keys are great and I never had any problems with the signal, writing texts, wap, anything !!
Kirsteh20's full review | 69 words
Review by
leilac50
on 19th Apr 2004
User Rating : 2
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0
The only reason really for getting a Samsung S300 phone was because I've always had old-style phones and I decided I would like a brand-new up-to-date phone. However, this is the worst phone I've ever had!!!The battery now lasts approx. 1 day(I use about 10 texts a day, hardly use it for calls and don't play games or internet). Also, it seems if you open the phone too quickly or receive a text when you're already reading one, the new message disappears!!! How annoying. When I first got the phone ...
leilac50's full review | 200 words
Review by
stes300
on 21st Feb 2004
User Rating : 10
Respect :
-1
This Samsung S300 mobile phone is amazing. The quality of the colour screen is excellent. The keypad is stylish, lighting up and electric blue and it is comfortable to send texts. The reception is quite good, but i think that depends on the network.
The service light on the front (flashing light above the external display) lights up a variety of colours, which you can choose from.
I really like the way the external display turns into a mirror, when not lit.
The games are ok and there is on ...
stes300's full review | 403 words
Review by
Silky
on 14th Dec 2003
User Rating : 4
Respect :
+8
I have had my Samsung S300 mobile phone for about 1 month now and I am not very pleased with it.
This was my first venture away from a Nokia phone and one I am sorry I made.
To start with, I text a lot. More than my wife would like according to her comments on my last bill! Also, I never used the predictive text until now...
Writing a text on the S300 is a pain in the butt. If you write words like "boom" or "look" that require you to move the cursor forward before you can enter the seco ...
Silky's full review | 622 words | 13 comments added.
Review by
dezire
on 11th Dec 2003
User Rating : 1
Respect :
-2
After 1 month of owning this Samsung S300 mobile phone, I have concluded that it is the worst phone I've ever used! Whenever you recieve a text message the phone alerts you every thirty seconds until the text is read!!...this is such a pain when you recieve a text in the middle of the night!
The texting features on this phone are prehistoric! How Samsung let this phone out with such appauling T9 predictive text and no dictionary - the phone insists on writing in capitals as default every time! ...
dezire's full review | 143 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
tumijegede
on 1st Dec 2003
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
I think overall that this Samsung S300 will be a good mobile phone for me to get even though I am only 14 I am responsible and it has enough things to keep me busy, I don't like the ringtone quality and the non interchangeable fascias, or downloable games, I need those things to keep me fond of my mobile, but this mobile lacks in most areas. it's okay, it's good, phonebook can keep up to 200 numbers which is good for me, it's small and light, compact, but not too compact, easy to use! e. t. c... ...
tumijegede's full review | 134 words
Review by
Samsy
on 20th Nov 2003
User Rating : 5
Respect :
0
This was my first venture away from Nokia, so I wasn't too sure what to expect.
Overall a good phone, but let down for me by the lack of options & customisation I was used to with a Nokia such as selective alerts.
I also found that the reception was not as good as with my previous Nokias (possibly due in part to me replacing the unsightly supplied ariel with a stubby one).
I also found the textind a chore - it will insist on defaulting to capitals in the predictive text mode, as opposed to ...
Samsy's full review | 193 words
Review by
yarivgol
on 13th Nov 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+2
I have had this Samsung S300 mobile phone for 3 days now, and ran many tests on it, including reception, user friendlyness, ergonomics and so on.
This phone is amazingly designed. If you favor clam shell design, this is top notch. It is very small and light, fits easy into any size pocket and can be operated single handedly. Also, since there's an external screen theres no need to open the phone to see who's calling. The polyphonic rings are of high quality, although some more regular "ring ri ...
yarivgol's full review | 223 words
Review by
ranjeetrpillai
on 22nd Oct 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
Hi I am Ranjeet R. Pillai from Faridabad, India & I bought my Samsung S300 on 11 Oct and am pretty happy with it. The phone is very small & looks very good. The ringtones are ok, but if compared with Nokia 6610 ringtones, it does lag behind. I would have liked the clock on the front screen to stay but it goes off when the phone is not in use.
But still good value for your money. Just switch it on at night and then enjoy!!!
ranjeetrpillai's full review | 148 words
Review by
Sassa
on 14th Oct 2003
User Rating : 8
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0
I just baught the mobile this morning and my impression are quite good. I have a Easy GPRS user maunual with the pack but i have no cd and i'm worried i should have so if anyone can awnser me about this pls do at sarah_grima@hotmail.com
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Review by
xenalane
on 14th Sep 2003
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
I have just got the samsung S300 im very pleased with it, but after having Nokias for several years i find texting a very long procedure, (i txt alot) the size of the phone was very appealing, i did fancy the v200 but it was very bulky.
The colour screen is very good compared to lots i looked at and it is a very user friendly mobile.
The ringtone and message alert is very quiet and find i have lots of missed calls.
Apart from that i am very pleased indeed
xenalane's full review | 129 words
Review by
vandana
on 4th Sep 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+2
I've had the Samsung S300 mobile phone for a few days now, and decided upon it after reading many reviews!
Overall I am very happy with the phone, after a string of Nokia's (3210, 8210, 3330, 6510)!! It made a welcomed change, this time opting for a samsung.
I find texting an absolute nightmare from this phone, took me ages to figure out how to get a comma! But hopefully after a little while longer I shall be used to this!
A radio would have been great... but then again am I asking for ...
vandana's full review | 212 words
Review by
Jane
on 4th Sep 2003
User Rating : 6
Respect :
+6
Had my Samsung S300 Mobile Phone for about two weeks now. I'm impressed with the stylish design and the small size of the phone. However, there are a few gripes. When you want to write an SMS using the predictive text facility it automatically defaults to capital letters. There is no dictionary to store extra words in like with the Nokias. You find yourself typing a lot of words in manually time after time. Also, the ring volume isn't very high, I have many missed calls that i simply havent h ...
Jane's full review | 266 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
maheshgogate
on 28th Aug 2003
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+6
I wanted to have just a plain simple small mobile phone with a good colour screen and some style.
Didn't care about a camera and the radio, so went for the Samsung S300 mobile phone.
AND I AM HAPPY !
I wanted to keep extra luxuries like camera and radio away from what really a mobile phone means.
For camera, I have a digital one and I don't care about radio since I have a nice small mp3 player.
However if you want your mobile to do everything like camera, radio etc, then this is not the ...
maheshgogate's full review | 196 words
Review by
teddy.
on 27th Jul 2003
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
I just bought my Samsung S300. I was especially interested in the GPRS feature which would allow downloads/uploads to my computer/internet. But i just can't get it to work. my laptop has only USB ports. I got a USB/serial converter but still to no avail. Somehow Windows XP would not allow a complete installation of software. ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS?
teddy.'s full review | 91 words
Review by
Char.
on 19th Jul 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
0
Just received my Samsung S300 today and am very pleased with it. The phone is very small but looks very good. Still can't figure how the voice memo works, can't see it on the phone but features on this site say its there!!! Always owned Nokia's but thought I would give the Samsung a try and let me tell you, I was not dissappointed and will be buying Samsungs in the future. The phone is near perfect ringtones are excellent. The only thing I would change is the clock goes off on the front scre ...
Char.'s full review | 107 words
Review by
andy.
on 9th Jul 2003
User Rating : 8
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0
I have found this phone a joy to use with a nice screen. I have only one gripe, that is when you start to write a text it automatically defaults to predictive text which is very annoying as i have to change this before beginning to type. I have looked in the manual to try and solve this problem to no avail. Anyone out there any ideas????
andy.'s full review | 102 words
Review by
Aberdeen37.
on 2nd Jul 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
Hi. Had this phone now for 2 weeks and I must say 'Goodbye to Nokia'. This Samsung is a little gem. Small, light, nice ringtones, and lots of features. The reception is also very clear. Yes I agree, that the ring is a bit loud at times but no phone is perfect. It has 4 soft keys which you can set up to suit your needs, like I have calendar, text, alarm and calculater on mine making it easy to get to with the press of one button. The outside display anoyed me at first as it goes completely blank ...
Aberdeen37.'s full review | 221 words
Review by
hawlie.
on 27th Jun 2003
User Rating : 9
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0
This is my first samsung, wont be my last, it's easy to use good software supplied (easy gprs) very clear screen, ring tones great, plenty to download free off internet, only had phone 2 days but well happy and you will be too
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