Samsung D500 mobile phone reviews

Score 8.3/10 Read 37
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This mobile phone is a good all rounder.

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Samsung D500:Basic Tri Band See full product description

Ease of use	8.4
Features	8.0
Battery life	7.4
Design	8.6
Value for money	8.1
Overall rating	8.3

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Elaine, Ashton-U-Lyne

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: small enough to fit into your handbag or a pocket
Bad points:: im used to having a nokia

Ease of use	8.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	10.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Jan 2006

Craig, Harwich

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: its a great mobile phone easy to use and also very comfortable when phoning someone
Bad points:: battery not so good other than that its great

Ease of use	10.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Jan 2006

Confirmed purchaser

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Good photos, some useful features
Bad points:: Video disappointing & small but still Ok picture. Only annoying feature is the search for contacts to send could be easier. Other than that difficult to pick out bad points

Ease of use	7.0
Features	6.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	7.0

Was this review helpful? 21 of 21 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 24 Jan 2006

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use. very nice mobilephone
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Jun 2006

Rob, Torquay

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Speaker, camera and video are good quality, with a large file allowance - you really don't need anymore than this. Customising tones etc is very easy. Cannot fault the slide mechanism, unlike some phones in similar range which seem to grate compared to this. Bluetooth and infrared very easy to use.
Bad points:: Just a few niggly things - alarm tones cannot be customised, the camera takes wide pictures so the picture on the screen does not correspond exactly, just little things. The coating does seem to chip/scrape quite easily. And when you have the phone in your jeans pocket, it sometimes slides open as you try to get it out (unless thats just me)

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Jun 2006

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: This is a very easy to use handset, sturdy design and reasonably good features.
Bad points:: Very poor battery life

Ease of use	9.0
Features	7.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Feb 2006

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, Long battery life, fairly good camera, lots of features. Looks good
Bad points:: All Java software you download goes into one folder, be it a game or an application, this can make it hard to find what you are looking for. You cannot take basic notes like on every other phone.

Ease of use	8.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2006

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Product Features

Type of phone	Basic
Smartphones are phones with mobile computing systems and the ability to perform complex processes such as image and video capture and app downloads.
Shape of phone	Slider
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Email

Extra functions	Camera

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	176

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	220

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	1.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	8
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	15.8

Memory card slot	No
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	99
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2004-12-06
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: ORANGE D500, O2 D500, Samsung SGH-D500

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Manufacturer's Description

Samsung Bluetooth accessories set your hands free
With the Bluetooth headset and the Bluetooth car kit from Samsung, you can have both hands free, making talking effortless and enabling you to stay connected anywhere, any time, and in any situation.

The mobile phone for every situation
With the D500 e-mail client, you can take your office with you everywhere you go. The 1.3-megapixel camera with an LED flash takes brilliant pictures and video clips that are great to watch on the incredible 262,144-colour TFT-LCD display.

Perfect connectivity for successful business
Synchronize your data with the D500 in seconds. Bluetooth, USB and SyncML DS make it easy to connect to other phones, PDAs, laptops, PCs, printers and, of course, to Samsung’s Bluetooth accessories, and to exchange data, pictures and video clips.

96 MB dynamic memory all the space you need
With its dynamic 96 MB, the D500 has the capacity to save, send and receive your data. You can either save up to 1,000 one-megapixel pictures, or up to 60 minutes of video/speech recording, or up to 20 MP3 songs.

Pause Life, Press Play
Never forget a memory. The D500’s 1.3MP digital camera with LED-flash snaps snazzy 1280×1024-pixel pics. A camcorder records for up to an hour, playing movies in MPEG4/H.263 format and video/MP3 files like a PC. Save it all with 92MB of memory.

Multi-Fun
The D500 is a bundle o’ fun. Enjoy music 24-7 with an MP3 player that carries 15-20 MP3 or AAC files. Stay in touch with multimedia messages using text, voice, music, images and video. Play favourite games, download new ones and access computer programs with JAVA.

Fashion Compatible
Fashion friendly, the D500 is the perfect accessory. Slim, 99g light and durable, it boasts semi-automatic sliding architecture that responds with just a nudge. And don’t worry. There isn’t an antenna in sight. Samsung’s Intenna technology has tucked it inside.