Samsung Z500 3G mobile phone reviews

Score 7.4/10 Read 11
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This mobile phone is a good all rounder.

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Samsung Z500:Basic Tri Band See full product description

Ease of use	7.9
Features	7.5
Battery life	5.5
Design	8.5
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.4

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: small good camera
Bad points:: poor sound always an echo

Ease of use	6.0
Features	6.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Jul 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: size
Bad points:: camra

Ease of use	10.0
Features	4.0
Battery life	4.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Nov 2005

patricia, crowlas, penzance

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: this was a present for my son he likes the size , camera and video he also enjoys listening to his music.
Bad points:: the only thing i find with this phone is that the battery does not seem to last long.

Ease of use	9.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Jul 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Flip action makes answering phone easy
Bad points:: Battery life is very, very short.
Not obvious if you have missed a call, unless you open the phone - no display on window.

Ease of use	7.0
Features	7.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Nov 2005

Confirmed purchaser

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: nothing
Bad points:: battery life

Ease of use	4.0
Features	4.0
Battery life	1.0
Design	6.0
Overall rating	3.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Aug 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: very easy to use and good features.
Bad points:: no flash on camera

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

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jan 2006

matthew, ilford,essex

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: excellent speech clarity camera screen and audio via headphones
Bad points:: weak battery,fiddly buttons

Ease of use	7.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Jan 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	Flip
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	Yes
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	Camera

Extra functions	Email

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
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)	3
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)	11.3

Memory card slot	Yes
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)	95
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	No
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	2005-11-15
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.