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Samsung D500
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Date: 10-01-2005
An exceptional phone with a sexy slide design, great camera, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The only thing missing is a memory card.
Features of the Samsung D500 include:
- Camera: 1.3 Megapixel Camera with Flash, 4 X Digital Zoom
- Video Camera: Video player, Video recording (up to 60 min), Video messaging (H.263 / MPEG4, QCIF)
- Display: 262,144 colors TFT Screen / 176 x 220 pixels
- Music Player: MP3, AAC
- Java Games: 3 embedded Java games
- Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, IrDa, USB, SyncML
- Memory: 128 MB total memory, 96 MB User memory
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, E-Mail
- Internet: GPRS, WAP 2.0
- Talk Time: Up to 6.5 hours
- Standby: Up to 300 hours
- Operating Frequency: 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- Size: 93.5 x 45.7 x 23.5 mm
- Weight: 99 g
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Reviewed by man of pride on 30-05-2005
This is the greatest phone ever created.A phone which as gone closer to perfection.Very Very outstanding work done by Samsung.Good Job.Keep it up.
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Reviewed by danny buckberry on 27-05-2005
its fat
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Reviewed by shirls on 26-05-2005
I think the Samsung D500 is the best phone i've ever had.... and i tend to change my phones quite often! One small gripe is the message tones... i would prefer to set a ringtone as a message alert instead of the standard message tones. I love the MP3 ringtones and constantly download new ones so that i can change them regularly. Its a pity that it doesn't have a memory card as i find i can only store about 25 MP3's!!!!! Brilliant phone though... i'm just peeved that everybody seems to have one now and i'm waiting to see what i can swap it for next... although it will only be if samsung can find a way of making an even better phone but that will be some challenge!!!!
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Reviewed by John Bhoy on 26-05-2005
Its the bees-knees.
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Reviewed by the best phone in the market on 23-05-2005
5 stars. - Great Shape & Color (BlueBlack) - Easy, User-Friendly Menu - 1.3 mega pixel bulit in camera with flash - although samsung brought up the world's first phone with 7.0 mega pixel built in camera, 1.3 mega is more than enought for a cell phone!! if u want higher pixel, then just get a digital camera. - 80 MB memory gives enough space to store mp3 files, and plays them great, with samsung's streo bluetooth (Wireless!!) headset (MUST GET THIS STREO BLUETootH HEADSET!!) - records up to 60 mins of video!! - great recpetion everywhere! better than motorola or nokia i used to have overal. the best phone ever. 7 stars.
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Reviewed by G'Man on 23-05-2005
Great phone. Loads of features,great battery life, super fast GPRS (for a non 3G phone it isn't bad)and much more.I had a Sony Ericsson P900 and have only had Nokia and Ericsson phones, but this phone measures up. A few issues though but it may be due to the fact that it's an Orange handset. No on screen memory for functions and the documentation that comes with the phone is poor. Can't move contacts from phone to sim (very annoying especially if you have to change the phone all numbers are lost also sim card doesn't store all contact details. Would prefer if the phone could vibrate and ring for all ringtones instead of just 1 or 2 manufacturer ones, shame about the limited profiles as well.
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Reviewed by Sam on 21-05-2005
I was really impressed with this phone when I first got it about a month ago, however this morning the screen decided to freeze and has now gone white with a few coloured dots on it. I haven't got it wet or dropped it so I really don't know what's happened to it. I agree that all the features are great.... until it breaks for no apparent reason. Looks quite stylish but I reckon stick with an uglier nokia because they seem to have a very long life. :-(
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Reviewed by IMRAN on 20-05-2005
I AM A MOBILE PHONE RETAILER AND RECOMMEND THIS HANDSET. HOWEVER THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS PHONE IS THAT YOU GET BORED WITH IT AFTER A CERTAIN WHILE. ALSO THE BLUETOOTH IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ALL CONNECTIONS SUCH AS THE 6230 (NOKIA) SO YOU CAN`T REALLY TRANSFER DATA WITH ALL HANDSETS. HOWEVER IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF MEMORY SPACE.
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Reviewed by halle on 19-05-2005
I think i'm the only girl writting here, so haha... LOL just got my new D500 lastnight as a present from my dad for getting a distinction on my ABTAC exam!!!! so yey..... i haven't tried it properly yet but i love the shape and the quality is great.... thnx for all the information that everybody gave cuz it made me know my new phone alot better. thnx.
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Reviewed by bling bling on 18-05-2005
it has 1 hour recording mp3 player infa red 1.3 megapixel bluetooth lots of free stuff mad a++++++++
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Reviewed by gavin daly on 18-05-2005
i hope to be getting a samsung d500 every1s talking about it im really excited it won best cam phone best phone best mp3 player das sick men go out and buy it
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Reviewed by laddoooo on 17-05-2005
i bought this phone frm orange. rubbish, no reception, keeps switchin off, stick to nokia 8310 i say.
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Reviewed by mad faz!! on 17-05-2005
rude boy phone bro. Goes well with a dark black honda civic with blacked out windows and 50 cent pumpin like a gangster!!! watch out alum rock, here i cum with sounds from bass bin!! respect Sam and VJ for recommendin the d500!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Peter on 15-05-2005
Advantages Easy to use, great Calendar, Java games, Bluetooth, MP3 player, camera, 80MG memory, TFT Screen, Browser, Caller Photo ID, etc) Disadvantages Only two modes of profile (normal and silent) this is VERY annoying. The predictive text does not remember your last settings..verying annoying when wrinting text messages or calendar events. The USB port for charger is a crappy little plastic piece (should have been a slider like the hands free port). The design of the slider means there is a 3mm height in the inner wall of the phone, this can make it slightly harder to use the outer keys (1,3,4,6,7,9,*,#) All in all great phone, but they should have looked at some of the fundementals!
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Reviewed by Felix the Phoenix on 13-05-2005
I stole from samsung centre. It was very easy. no security guard. hahaha just kidding. anyway, my girlfriend bought 4 me. emm.. very nice. she is pretty. caring by the way. my girlfriend is generous. she knows my type. samsung D500 has a good quality. this is what I've been thinking. the function is more than before. camera and so on.. very well. I love samsung.
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Reviewed by Thomas on 09-05-2005
I GOT THIS AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT. A VERY NICE ONE WITH BEAUTIFUL LOOKS.
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Reviewed by dave moran on 05-05-2005
i think my d5oo has carlsberg writtin on the side because its proberly the best phone in the world
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Reviewed by Shad on 04-05-2005
A little history lesson on the Euro for Dairuks. The Euro was introduced to 11 EU countries on 1st January 1999 and was transitioned over a 6 month period. Greece joined 2 years later. With regards the phone. "It's awesome!!" Sure there are certain functionalities which are useless to 95% of the population but you can't please all people all of the time.
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Reviewed by F-Ghorbani on 04-05-2005
It's the best I have. wow&
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Reviewed by click_here_213 on 02-05-2005
I think D500 is a completely mobile of Samsung ,it is the first bluetooth mobile og samsung ,GPRS is very fast ............i am satisfied about D500 mobile......
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Reviewed by dairuks on 02-05-2005
In response to mjd.. It was almost two and a half years ago that euro was introduced to the most of the EU countries. I really hope that those people are accustomed to their new currency now. I have experienced currency change (actual and by moving to another country). Of course, one calculates everything in the beginning, but it's just too tiring for everyday life for a long period of time. I could agree that older people could have more problems with a currency change and would like to have some help, but as I have experienced they have even greater problems using mobiles and other modern devices. And I don't just mean 80-90 year olds, but those in their forties and fifties as well! To my mind, this function is really useless for what I see as the intended user group of this mobile phone.
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Reviewed by mjd on 29-04-2005
In response to dairuks, Samsung may have included the ability to convert between the Euro and obsolete currencies in order to assist residents of those countries which now form part of the Euro-zone who still find it easier to work in the currency with which they grew up. Just because one person does not find a particular feature of use does not mean that it will not benefit other users.
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Reviewed by Doreen on 24-04-2005
I love my new phone!
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Reviewed by j.evans on 24-04-2005
so cool
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Reviewed by Skyline on 24-04-2005
One of the best mobile, I 've ever seen!
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Reviewed by dairuks on 22-04-2005
Samsung D500 is a very good phone. But there is a function that is totally dumb: currency converter. You can convert euroes into DM, liras, schilling, pesetas, francs, gulden and other former currencies. Among 13 currencies in this function, euro is the only one that exists now.. Absolutely useless! WHAT IN THE WORLD DID SAMSUNG THINK WHEN THEY DESIGNED THIS FUNCTION??????
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Reviewed by Gotty on 20-04-2005
Just ordered the phone should come in 7ish days :-)! reviews are great for it and i canr wait to try it out. It looks like such a 'cool' phone and ive heard so much about the quality of the camera. I reccomened you buy this. #20 contact on o2 cheap as chips :-)
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Reviewed by Efrem on 19-04-2005
this phone is outstanding loves everything about.
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Reviewed by louis parisi on 17-04-2005
i ordered this fone of www.livetelecoms.com because it was on offer. i recieved it 3 days later and i was amazed at all of its feautres it has a 1.3 megapixel camera and 1 HOUR video recording.it haz an mp3 player about 20-25 songs not bad 4 a fone.i love the fone it is much better than my sagem my-x7.my advide iz deffently get it it it super.
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Reviewed by Alex Cowley on 17-04-2005
An amazing phone looks great and is worth the money, the camera quality is fantastic, just a shame about the rubber bit above the up key, it gets in the way a bit.
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Reviewed by Steve on 14-04-2005
I have had this phone for a few days and have tried out most of the features except the Bluetooth. It's an amazing mobile. I upgraded to this one from a Samsung V200 (which I loved), but this is so much more powerful. The camera is excellent quality, but I have noticed that when you press the button to take a pic, there's about a one second delay before it actually takes the photo. Once you get used to this it's no problem. The other thing to make sure is that you set the camera to its maximum resolution, as mine came with VGA as its factory setting. The video camera is also excellent and doesn't seem to suffer from the same delay, although it's lower resolution, so that might be the reason. The display is amazing, as everyone says. The mp3 player is pretty good and the 64-voice polyphonic ringtones are so realistic, I can't tell the difference from mp3. The choice of supplied ringtones isn't brilliant though. The battery life seems pretty good to me right from the start, and it charges from zero to full power in about 2 hours. I like the shape, size and weight of the phone - easily fits in my jeans pocket (don't put coins or keys in the same pocket unless you want your phone scratched!) I'm still not sure whether I like the slide-up design as much as a clamshell - jury still out on that one, but it's undeniably "cool"! The slide is a simple springloaded mechanism, not powered, so I don't think it's likely to break, and it can't accidentally slide open when in your pocket. I've also been playing with the GPRS, as I plan to use this as a wireless modem for my laptop, and I'm impressed by the speed. The phone was already set up for WAP so I didn't have to configure any settings, and what surprised me is that there is a HTML browser in the phone itself, so you can view ordinary websites with images and everything. It's not brilliant on such a small screen, but I didn't know that it could do it at all, so I'm definitely impressed. I am finding the menu a little harder to navigate than the V200, but that's because there's so much functionality. I'm sure that I'll get used to it very soon. I actually find texting far easier on this than on previous Samsungs (V200, A300, A800). Just to try to answer some of the points that other reviewers have raised: unable to access the calendar when on the phone - that seems to be true, it's not a multitasking phone, so don't buy it if you need that feature. One guy said there's no infrared, but that's not true, the infrared port is included. Overall, 10 out of 10 - I couldn't possibly give it less. I'm still not sure whether I should have waited for the Samsung E720 instead, but that's splitting hairs. They are both amazing phones and I feel really lucky to own a D500.
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Reviewed by Sniper on 12-04-2005
Dis fone is sik ... ya get me ... mp3 tunes ... video .... the full works almost ... get down ya local fone shop & Purchase this heavy fone now ... BLOT BLOT
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Reviewed by Tish on 08-04-2005
This has gotta b 1 of the best phones out! Had mine in Feb, Great pictures, sounds, easy 2use. Loads of free stuff ringtones, pics, screen savers from the Samsung site. A great lookin phone willb lookin out for the next model to follow this, an I would recommend this phone to any1! I also have Motorola V635, which is no where near as good as the D500.
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Reviewed by Unknown1 on 08-04-2005
This is the best phone i have ever had! The D500 has all the specifictions that makes a brilliant phone. Its easy to use, great sounds, and images and its got bluetooth!!! What better phone could you want?
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Reviewed by kevin on 07-04-2005
just ordered my phone now free with orange upgrade on my 30.00 pound a month contract cant wait if its as good as the reviews
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Reviewed by Carlos on 04-04-2005
This is a outstanding tool recommended to all well done samsung
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Reviewed by Jemma on 31-03-2005
I've ordered mine- should have it by next week- reading the reviews here i'm soooo excited hehehehehehehehhehe! PS Anyone know how MP3's work? (I'm so dumb!)
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Reviewed by jane on 17-03-2005
Got my D500 in Dec. and its been to the repairers twice so far. it keeps turning itself off. really annoying. you have to turn it back on then it goes off again. samsung say there is no problem (but my sim works fine in my old phone) now they want me to pay them #17 to get the faulty phone back. i don't want it back. i want one that works because i like the phone when its not turning off all the time. Just fighting it out with them now with the help of trading standards.
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Reviewed by April Parry Walters on 15-03-2005
The phone is just amazing i couldnt beleive it it .It has coulor screen ,Mp3 player,Camera,video ,voice recorder and more i would recommmend the samsung d500 to anyone .
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Reviewed by Miriani on 14-03-2005
to all the people who are not happy with this phone: i am not happy either!!!! it can not wash my clothes, can not clean up after me and does not make me coffee in the morning :-) for christ's sake: IT IS A MOBILE PHONE, and not a wife or housekeeper, or your secretary to manage your mess in the office!!!
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Reviewed by Colin on 08-03-2005
Simply outstanding. This is the best phone on the market today. Anyone who gives this phone a poor review is revealing what sad individuals they are not understanding the value of this phone. For instance - can't take pictures whilst using the phone, 1 star - is that really a rational opinion? Can't operate bluetooth, etc. Treat these reviewers with the contempt they deserve and read the 5* reviews from people who know.
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Reviewed by dj infinity on 07-03-2005
what a fantastic phone to tell the truth this is my 2nd d500 i dropped my 1st 1 down the toilet and as luck would have it i did not insure the handset so i went and got another contract thats how good the phone is. I currently work for t-mobile so i get to test a lot of handsets and this is by far the best on the market at this present time. Big thumbs up to samsung and i think its safe to say that we can expect better again from samsung with the list of new handsets thats due to launch in the next 12 months
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Reviewed by Jun C. on 01-03-2005
After using the D500 for a week I think its very clear that this phone is not for business people. When my staff called and wanted to setup an appointment with me I can't open the calendar!!! there is no way you can access the main menu to look at the schedule or meeting. I called Samsung and asked them... The Samsung guy said Samsung phones just can't do it. I also felt unhappy with other limitations such as I can't take pictures, can't do recording, can't do a lot of cool stuffs while talking on the phone... I expected to use this business phone before I bought it but too bad I have to go back to my old Nokia 6230
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Reviewed by Jenny on 25-02-2005
After waiting 3 months for my phone I am a very proud owner of the D500. I was gutted it didn't come in the black colour but I'm not that bothered having waited since November '04 for this phone I really shouldn't complain. It has all the added extras, Camera with flash, Bluetooth, Video Clips and MP3 Player! It's easy to use and understand, it's a great, smart little phone!
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Reviewed by Mac on 14-02-2005
AS FOR THE OTHER REVIEWS I HAVE LOOKED AT THAT RUBBISH THE PC SYNC CAPABILITIES OF THIS PHONE IF YOU WOULD HAVE DID THE SMART THING AND LOOKED AT THE SAMSUNG WEBSITE AND DOWNLOADED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND THAT IT WORKS PERFECTLY!!! THIS PHONE IS BRILLIANT !!! GO AND GET ONE
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Reviewed by sean on 13-02-2005
only just had the phone and love it apart from one thing!!!!! Unless of course you can all tell me otherwise. It does not allow you to voice activate calls, which i thought is essential when using the bluetooth headset. Am i right in thinking it has no voice dial? Or am i thick and just can't find it. That is my only gripe with it though.
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Reviewed by robert o on 09-02-2005
i have never heard that a celfone has an hour video recording. this is the 1st! ur crazy if it ain't good enough for you. remember,it's a mobile phone & not a video cam but it can do almost like that. it's great three times.
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Reviewed by 3 Greens on 27-01-2005
How can you all be missing the fact that the Bluetooth does not work properly with Windows XP? You can not transfer an image file between a PC and this phone using the software Samsung have created. Sure you can load ringtones. You can even sort of syncronise after a fashion as long as you dont mind missing data - but it is definitely a seriously flawed product on the data connectivity. It can not claim to be a business phone until this gets sorted.
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Reviewed by MJF on 25-01-2005
Just read the reviews, so thought I'd add my thoughts / comments. First thing to remember is THIS IS A MOBILE PHONE!! It is not a PDA, Digital Camera, MP3 player or flat screen TV. Yes it comes with one battery - as do 99% of mobile phones. If you need another - go buy one. The bluetooth was a problem with earlier models - it's now been rectified. The camera is fine if you use the settings properly. If you want fantastic pictures, buy a camera. The mp3 aspect again is fine - if all you want is to listen to mp3's - buy an mp3 player. As for the screen - again it does the job very well - you know what to do if you want a fantastic screen. Maybe the build quality is an issue for you - if so, a)don't drop it or b)buy a case. Quite simple IT DOES have infrared contrary to reports. As far as I'm concerned it's one of the best phones out there at the moment. If you accept it for what it is, rather than criticise it for what it isn't, then you'll agree.
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Reviewed by STEVE FROM ENGLAND on 21-01-2005
took possesion of the samsung D500 with great anticipation two days ago.at first glance it looks great all black and shiny.also very light. found the phone very easy to use and you can navigate through the menus with ease. charged it up with the full ninety minutes required,and i was ready to go, should state at this point that i was somewhat disappointed as it only comes with one battery, not very good for a phone which has been given a high standard.if you are to use this phone for business then you will need to charge this phone up every evening.if you unfortunately drop this phone then i feel it will shatter like glass as in my opinion the build quality is not very good.blue tooth did not work on my phone,unable to transmit data to PC or print photos. photos i did take were not any better then my old phone.samsung D410. did not try its much acclaimed MP3 as by this stage i was fed up with it.took it back to carphone warehouse and was told that there were some problems with the Blue tooth system of this particular phone and it may have come from a faulty batch.(i felt as they new of this particular problem in advance)if you already have this phone check to see if the bluetooth works as it could be a real nuisance later on as it was for me.well that's it, in my opinion this phone is over-rated and over-priced.if you already own the Samsung D500 then good luck with it and i hope you have better luck with it then i did!
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Reviewed by Jay Cee on 20-01-2005
I havent got this phone yet but ive been lookin at reviews of it and its absolutely outstanding. It shows that Samsung have actually done this market research and come up with their revolution in mobile design and functionality. At last its the first Samsung phone with fully functional Bluetooth and Infrared! Its got an Mp3 player, 1 hour video recorder, video player, 1.3 megapixel camera, Java and much more. This phone is not perfect, as nothing is, but you will only find small shortcomings such as the lack of a memory card slot. This is somewhat relieved by the built in 96mb memory, and also the lack of an fm radio. As for its looks, I have to say this is the phone to be seen with in 2005, i wanted a Nokia before but their design and style leaves a lot to be desired. They should be very worried because this is a phone of the highest quality, and it is selling! Its now only a matter of time until I get mine!
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Reviewed by - on 15-01-2005
this fone is the daddiest of daddys. i had my eyes set on a nokia 6630 but this fone,with its spectacular looks does it for me&
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Reviewed by Don, as in THE DON. on 26-12-2004
I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK AND SNAPPY. I AM A PRO WHEN IT COMES TO MOBILE PHONES AND I AM TELLING U, THIS IS THE GREATEST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. THE FEATURES AND THE STYLE MAKE IT EVERY BIT WORTH THE MONEY.
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Reviewed by mike on 21-12-2004
I have just got my samsung d500 and wow I have sent my sony s700i back there is no comparison this samsung is in a different class A+++++
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Reviewed by alex on 21-12-2004
This is the best phone, video=great,camera=great,style=great
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Reviewed by Lewis on 18-12-2004
wow a fone that can record 1hour of video its like haveing ure own camcorder in a fone. cool. My dads getting this one so hes upgrading his samsung p510 4 it. buy it if u have the money or go on contract
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Reviewed by ad on 15-12-2004
Got the phone a week ago now and it's almost perfect only down side is crap alarm tones you can't change plus no memory card but that's not a major problem as it has 90meg of memory, the rest of it is outstanding with the infra red (which it does have) and bluetooth working perfectly and a really good menu system
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Reviewed by Mr Singh on 10-12-2004
Recieved my Samsung D500 3 days ago and i'm hugely impressed. Not only is it smart and stylish, it is as easy to use as a Nokia. Samsung have clearly surpassed themselves this time and with this phone at the forefront, Nokia better watch out!!!
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Reviewed by Toks on 08-12-2004
No Infra Red or memory card? Still needs some work I am afraid! Was thinking of changing from my Siemens SX1 but it does more than this phone and has been out for more or less a year!! I think I will wait a while yet.
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Reviewed by George A on 07-12-2004
Got it at the weekend and haven't put it down since! I had very high expectations of this phone and it hasn't disappointed me at all. Camera quality is as good as anything I've ever seen on a phone. The display is just perfect for a camera phone - bright, sharp and colourful. Black case and styling are soooo sexy. Blootooth works just fine. No problems with any of the functions. Go! Go! Go!
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Reviewed by Berni on 04-12-2004
This looks like the Samsung I have been waiting for! Just one omission - the fm radio like the SE K700i. Put that in and I'll be having it&
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Reviewed by ena on 03-12-2004
have had my name down for one from the start of november can't wait
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Reviewed by Jake on 30-11-2004
This is THE phone! It promises a lot and looks like it will deliver. Finally with bluetooth and Infra red Fully Functional, 96 mb memory(check official sites for yourself), video player and much. much more! Samsung are on to a winner here!
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Reviewed by Chris W on 21-11-2004
In answer to your question Andrew, it will be available on contract only initially, but will be available soon after on sim free for 400 pounds.
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Reviewed by andrew S on 14-11-2004
this phone is great it looks spectacular i really cant wait till this phone comes out i will definately will be getting this this is a must hav for christmas or before its so good does anyone no when it is coming out??? i hear its going to be 400pounds to buy no contract and is this true???
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