Mobile Phones

Date: 28/11/2006
The Samsung D900 is a beautifully stylish and ultra slim top of the range camera phone. It is a sliding phone with the dimensions of 103.5 x 51 x 12.9 mm and weighs just 85g. It has a high quality magnesium surface in a sleek black finish.
The phone has a great 3 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom and video capabilities allowing you to record in MPEG4 format. It also has autofocus meaning that the camera will automatically focus on a particular subject instead of using a fixed focus distance helping to produce sharp and good quality pictures.
The phone has a TFT display viewable in bright sunlight with 240 x 320 pixels and 262k colours. This is a very good screen and among the best around at the moment.
The music player is stereo with 3D surround sound and a digital power amp supporting MP3, ACC, ACC+ and e-ACC+ formats. The Samsung D900i also has an FM radio.
The D900 has 60MB of internal memory and the option to insert an external memory card to increase the memory up to 512MB giving you plenty of room to store your songs and other files with ease.
This phone allows you to use MP3's as ringtones and supports a 64-voice polyphonic sound which means that it can play 64 notes simultaneously. The downside is that you are not able to use MP3's for your text tones, but on the upside, Samsung have made this phone capable of vibrating and ringing at the same time.
The D900 has great connectivity via Bluetooth, USB and TV-Output. Bluetooth enables you to wirelessly connect to another Bluetooth device up to 10 metres apart whilst connecting to a PC is done with a USB cable. The TV output connection allows you to view images and videos directly on a TV with the use of the document viewer as this enables you to transmit your files to a projector or present them on a TV or computer.
It connects to the internet with EDGE data transfer speeds. It is a full-function internet browser that gives you up to three times faster communication rates then GPRS.
This phone operates on a quad-band frequency so is capable of working in Europe, America and Japan. The battery life is relatively good with a standby of 350 hours.
Overall this is an excellent phone with great style and design as well as some really good features. It has an excellent camera, one of the best out at the moment, and considering that it is an ultra slim phone this is a great achievement. The MP3 player and supporting memory is also excellent. The bonus features with this phone such as the document reader and TV-Output are a nice touch, and we would definitely recommend this phone.

Features of the Samsung D900 include:

Camera: 3.0 megapixels with autofocus, flash, 4 x digital zoom
Video Camera: Video player (MPEG4, H.263, AAC), Video recording (MPEG4, H.263, AAC)
Display: 262,144 colours / QVGA 240 x 320 / TFT LCD
Music Player: MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+ formats with 3D sound and digital power amp
Java Games: Forgotten Warrior, Freekick, Arch angel, Cannon ball
Ringtones: 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out
Memory: 70 MB user memory, micro SD™ External memory
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
Talk Time: Up to 6.5 hours
Standby: Up to 260 hours
Operating Frequency: Quad band (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
Size: 104 x 51 x 13 mm
Weight: 93g

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Samsung D900 Consumer Reviews (1141 reviews)

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Reviewed by joy on 28/01/2011
good quality camera
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Reviewed by saqlain on 28/01/2011
ilove that phone
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Reviewed by Ang on 16/10/2010
I've washed mine with the laundry, and it still works, but vibrates all the time, and i traded it for the BlackBerry Pearl 8110, but i would still take the D900, because it is the best phone ever.
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Reviewed by Suzi on 31/07/2010
My D900i has given me four years of trouble free service, until I dropped it last year, since when it has been cutting out ever more often and now needs replacing. Trouble is, what do I get now? I like slide phones that are thin and light, I just text and call on it, but that doesn't mean I'll settle for something chunky, sad and cheap looking. It needs to hang onto the signal like a dog with a bone as I live rurally. It needs to show 3 or 4 tel numbers under the name and if it could e-mail, heaven! Oh, and payg. The relentless march of technology has left room for a niche manufacturer to move in here I feel. It drops one star only because the camera is truly dreadful.
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Reviewed by connor okeeffe on 09/04/2010
i hate this phone the others may think its stylish and have a good camera but this is 2010 weve got 12 mega pixel camara phones now and its not the slimmest phone by the way
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Reviewed by Suf on 30/03/2010
trust me, this is not a phone for the averqge user. hoplessly unreliable, not durable at all and also not very many features. the screen breaks easily
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Reviewed by Mel on 17/02/2010
Have gone back to this phone as it beats most others hands down, including the G600 and U600, neither of which are quite as good. Everything is easy to use and the camera is a corker! My young son loves his too. If you could put themes on it would be great, but this is the only downside and can definitely live without for the fact its outstanding in every other way. The music sounds great, better than any other phone too. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by anthony on 24/01/2010
i have had a samsung d900 for 4 years and it is brilliant
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Reviewed by Thomas McCarthy on 20/01/2010
Reading these other reviews is like stepping back in time. I'm writing this in January 2010, still faithfully using my original D900 some three years after buying it. I like it so much I won't swap it for a newer model. Why replace a classic? I've bought a spare model, identical, which is sitting in the cupboard in case the one I've got ever breaks or gets stolen. The D900 is the best ever mobile phone.
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Reviewed by Stranger on 21/12/2009
had this phone for a while now, its very good with a very good camara and desing it has lots of good features aswell,it is much better than the e900 which I have had in the past although it seems to be quite similar. im going for the tocco lite now as this phone is getting quite old now, I'll quite miss this phone as it's served me well
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Reviewed by Anthony on 20/12/2009
i like the phone the only down side is how many song u can play if u got 50+ songs on ur memory card u can only play 30
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Reviewed by T on 18/12/2009
yo i got a D900, loving it m8! cant see myself getting another phone, does everything i want it too, yo, u want it offer me over 30 quid and you can have it, but give a new D900 on top, innabit!
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Reviewed by gill37 on 14/11/2009
I have had my phone for two years or more, it has been the best phone ive ever owned, have just ordered a new phone but am having second thoughts as this has been very reliable, good battery life, easy to use, could go on but have no complaints :)
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Reviewed by Peter Cosgrove on 26/09/2009
Hello I just bought a samsung D900 ultra model the slimmer one for �30 in the post off ebay. Its a nice mobile phone everything seems good on it so far. Only problem I have noticed so far you cant put custom text message tones on there. Unless somebody changed the firmware or made something that can. Thats the only thing I find fault with so far at the moment. I would give it 5 stars but it gets 4 stars for the reason above. Also looking online this seems to be the biggest problem with the phone something so simple yet modern phone you cant change!
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Reviewed by MAHESH RAJAPAKSE on 21/09/2009
iam using this phone for the last 02 years i like it so much
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Reviewed by will on 01/09/2009
the phone is good but i cant read the memory card
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Reviewed by adnan on 26/08/2009
very nice phone
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Reviewed by ferretmasta on 12/08/2009
excellent phone, although i would have been happy with a plastic cup and bit of string after going to this from my olde (sic) nokia 3100. It is excellent in everyway possible. Cannot fault it. Mainly wrote this review to say thanks Kevin Williams for the video playback advice. It works thanks!
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Reviewed by d900 fan on 01/08/2009
brilliant phone reliable also light and easy to use
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Reviewed by jmes on 27/07/2009
it is amens
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Reviewed by oh on 21/07/2009
I've had two and the screen on both has broken
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Reviewed by lilly on 14/07/2009
its gud and is very useful!
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Reviewed by Someone :P on 30/06/2009
JAZ, i dont know what u have done with ur phone coz i have had mine for ages and it isnt stiff when sliding up, it doesnt turn off by itself except if battery gone obviously, memory is ok on mine and the videos are good, the only prob is the whole txt tones u have to pick from the crappy 10 songs lol
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Reviewed by JAZ on 01/06/2009
Good Phone although better phones ot there! Sometimes it just randomly turns itself off and the video quality isn't very good at all ! Blury. When you watch videos you can hardly see them and the memory isn't very good .It is also very stiff to slide up.
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Reviewed by asad on 09/05/2009
da best fone ever nd a good price 2
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Reviewed by wag1 on 08/05/2009
1 of the best phones i had
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Reviewed by Samuel T on 02/05/2009
This is a good phone, I've had mine for over two years and it's still going, showing it's age a little though. I think a lot of the people giving it bad reviews just haven't figured out how to use it. It has a lot of features which aren't even mentioned in the manual which can make it quite confusing but they can all be figured out. For example, the guy who said his photos came out as mirror images, this is a feature you can get by pressing one of the volume buttons, the other button turns the image upside down. I don't know how people are managing to wreck them as no paint or anything had dropped off mine. The screen did break a while ago, but it was fairly cheap to fix at a corner shop. For taking photos, the sensor takes it's time, people getting blurry photos are moving the phone before it's done taking the photo. The charging connector is starting to wear out, so I think that'll be the end of this phone, but it's lasted very well and still looks cool two and a bit years on.
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Reviewed by gina on 26/03/2009
to all those reading this review DONT BUY THIS PHONE!! i bought mine one year ago and it broke just a few days ago , the screen would not turn on anymore.I know a lot about samsung phones as out family owns 6. But buyer beware this phone is riddled with faults and poor quality materials. 1. The keypad is absolutely horrible to txt on a it is too wide and too hard to press down and the result is CRACKED key pads. After about 2months the paint off the keypad started coming off and soon later the pads started cracking, i do not have long fingernails either. 2.The "ok" button in the middle of the keypad is an absolute pain in the butt, as often i would take the phone out of my pocket and find that the internet had been running for ages thus taking most of my credit. 3.The phone does not save sent messages! arrrgh in order to have messages that u sent you have to save each txt MANUALLY and to do this you have to open up the menu for each txt and clicked a few buttons for it to save wen sending. 4.The phone has an odd habit of shutting off at its own will and this seems to be a common occurence with most samsung phones. 5.the pridictive t9 is horrible 6.the charging slot is on the RIGHT side of this stupid phone so txtn while the phone is chargin is insanely annoying and the charging end keeps bpping out on the right 7.THIS PHONE DOESNT SLIDE WELL. i had always wondered if it was just my phone but my friend also has the D900i and trust me it is by far the worst "slide" phone made by samsung . Its stiff and so u end up haviung to press quite hard down on the screen and a lot of users have ended up having their screen broken so all in all just wanted to say this phone lasted me a year bought new.
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Reviewed by Saeed on 20/03/2009
I have Samsung D900i Excellent Phone. Stylish, but i need the fallowing things to be included as well, such as (Flight Mode,Document viewer for MS Office, PDF and HTML files,FM radio (D900i only and voice changer).
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Reviewed by kiran ayub on 16/03/2009
i absolutely hate this phone with a passion! i had high hopes for this phone! but it's got a mind of its own! i had problems with making/taking calls! it started to call my numbers in my call log automaticali since the first day!i couldn't answer the phone and it would freeze for ages! it was madness! so i gave it bak!:(
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Reviewed by David on 02/03/2009
I know this phone is old by now, and stuff, but i wanted to say that its a great phone with rubbish build quality. I have owned two (I washed the first one, still with the second) and on each after about 2 weeks the slide mechanism has become awful. Its so stiff, you really have to force it to open it! I've sort of become used to it, but whenever a friend tries to do it, they simply can't, i have to do it for them! Good features though, only problem is that the camera really doesn't have auto focus, if i shake my hand even a little i get a very blurry photo that is almost indecipherable!
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Reviewed by Tim B on 28/02/2009
Had one of these for two years but broke the screen recently. Replaced it with the G600 because the shop told me this was a better phone . Wrong!! Camera is poor and operation is generally jerky in comparison. Think i,ll get the 9oo fixed!
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Reviewed by sophie on 20/02/2009
this is a rubbish phone if it wasnt for my 12 month contract ending this june, i would have got a new 1 straight away. every day i look at it and think wy did i buy it? - u cant put a song as your ringtone - the screen is hard to slide up - my web n walk wouldnt work - worst '3 megapixel' camera in the world, all my pictures are fuzzy - STUPID PHONE WONT SEND PICTURES TO THE COMPUTER!! Worst phone in the world i want june to come QUICKLYYYY
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Reviewed by Dot on 16/02/2009
I have had this phone for about 6 months and have had no problems apart from the size of the screen when playing a video as it is not full size. I read that if you press 1 this will make it full screen but having tried it the video size did not alter. Any suggestions to this problem. I had this phone as a replacement when my Ericsson 910i went faulty, my contract is up in April but I am quite happy with this phone but for the video screen size.
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Reviewed by alice on 15/02/2009
i really didnt like this phone. it broke for no reason twice (the screen went blank although when you called it it worked). and i would never trust it again. the camera was not up to a usual 3mp standard and was rubbish because it was in perfect position but when you went to view it was much more zoomed out and was very annoying. i dont think this phone hs even reached the star i have given it. BAD!!
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Reviewed by kim on 09/02/2009
i recently borrowed this phone off my mum just 2 days ago whilst mine is been fixed and to be honest i don't get what is so great about it, the keys are god awful as you have have to press them hard for it to work properly and the phone is the slowest phone ive ever come across, ill be glad to see the back of it
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Reviewed by lauraaaa on 06/02/2009
i would not buy this phone, it doesnt remember the words when texting, really annoying! and the camera is the worst ever. i hate this phone but im stuck with it and texting is abit hard because the buttons are flat. and also this phone seems to have rubbish signal wherever i go so sometimes i cant contact friends or family..
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Reviewed by imran on 04/02/2009
I have had this phone for 6 months now and have had absolutely np problems with it. It is a fantastic and value for money phone.
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Reviewed by faye on 01/02/2009
its ok nothing special. i always have problems with ppl hearing me on the line, and the battery doesn't last long at all, i av to charge it every night. I had nokia 6230 b4 this and that switched itself off at times. so really no fone is perfect, they all have faults. The best fone i ever had was the nokia 3310 and thats prob coz it never had all the technology the fones these days have. Thats what causes the problems all the technology put into them.
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Reviewed by Natisha on 31/01/2009
I think this phone is a good phone, however, in regards to the strange icon that showed up (I think someone described it as a red and blue fuse with a fire extinguisher) that doesn't appear in the manual, it is a voicemail message indicator. Go to Messages, Answering Machine, and check and/or delete your voice message
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Reviewed by sharukh khan on 23/01/2009
i love the d900 and also the d900i. they r 1 of the best mobiles i have ever seen. i am also thinking to buy 1 of them. the price is less, it has 3 megapixel camera, bluetooth and much more. but i like the d900i more than d900 coz it has one more feature that is a fm radio. i will soon buy this mobile. i like it and i love it. although i am an actor but i WILLLLL buy this mobile!!!
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Reviewed by philip on 15/01/2009
I was so excited. I got the the new D900i out of my box this Christmas. I pick up the phone slid the screen up and and it slid off even though i was gentle. I picked it off the floor and the had screen cracked and the middle button came out. I have traded it in for a Motorola Z6 orange slide and guess it din't break It great and would recommend it to music lovers (But not people with chubby finger)
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Reviewed by sunny on 14/01/2009
i can't recieve multimedia messages on my samsung d900 and i don't really know why can someone help me?
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Reviewed by Claire James on 12/01/2009
I HATE this phone. Previously I've had Nokias and Sonys and find the Samsung menu system very unintuitive and clumsy. Have had to refer to the manual several times to work out how to do simple functions such as select predictive text (*key) and select between different suggested words (0 key). Connecting to PC to view pictures/upload music was a nightmare, doesn't have standard small USB connection, you have to use the supplied software disc and cannot just view the files as a folder using a simple driver as with other phones. Also, you have to have the USB set to 'modem' in the phone menu, something I had to surf user forums on the net to find out, as it's not in the manual. Photos are almost as poor quality as my prevous 1 mp. All in all this phone has been a total pain, without any great advantages, and I will not be getting a Samsung again.
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Reviewed by dawn hawksworth on 09/01/2009
hey guys!! I LOVED THIS PHONE AND SADLY HATED IT!! but its worked with me well since ma and pap bought it me 4 chrisrmas, well later guys mines in pink its sicken dude
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Reviewed by jordan kempton on 09/01/2009
best phone ive had :D
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Reviewed by bench warmer on 04/01/2009
brilliant phone unfortuantly the camera is not very good and you cant have a peronalised mesage tone
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Reviewed by tom on 02/01/2009
hate it
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Reviewed by Dawood on 31/12/2008
i love this set its very nice
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Reviewed by Emma on 28/12/2008
I would only recommend this phone to those who aren't into up to date features and only need it for basic uses. The 3 megapixel camera is NOT high standard and in certain lighting it is appauling resulting in grainy pictures. Another fault with this is that using the camera kills the battery in no time and when recording videos, the result is pixelated. I find i have to charge this phone every day, 2nd if i'm lucky, even when i do not use the camera.
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Reviewed by Oritise on 23/12/2008
Very bad turns off whenever i am listening i bang it by accident. Charger stopped working after a week very bad phone!!! If I could give 0 stars I would.
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Reviewed by John Smith on 23/12/2008
Ive had this phone for a year and a hlaf now, and cant fault it in any way. So much so, that I only came across this trying to find an exact replacement as the keypad is now getting a little hard to work as the buttons are wearing. 10/10
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Reviewed by Kat on 20/12/2008
Nice looking phone but had problems with both my original D900i phone AND the replacement phone with the screen freezing up. As a one off I would have passed it off as a dodgy one but with the replacement also having the same problems I would say it's a design fault. Easy to use but camera not very good as there is a good delay in the capture of the photos meaning the phone has to be held still until the pic has saved which is a pain in the arse. Video capture rubbish, sound quality rubbish. When I press OK to stop my morning alarm the camera screen opens up for some reason (as it did with the original again.. Design fault?). Battery port stopped working on the original phone, charger is difficult to put in... Very fiddly. Problems with the WAP too, sometimes it will connect and is FINE, then it stops working for two weeks which is quite frustrating. I am on O2 and although this might be a network fault I have to mention it, I can't get a signal, really struggle in a lot of places and it means that calls get cut short. Then I'll be writing a text and the signal will go, then a symbol will appear showing I have no signal and no matter where I go after that to actually GET a signal it will not pick one up again until I have turned the phone OFF then back on again. Great fun when you haven't the space on the phone to SAVE the text to come back to it. Hate to slate as it really is a cute phone, just a shame about the faults really.
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Reviewed by Dais on 19/12/2008
I had this phone for a year and after 6 months, it started to make strange bleeping sounds for no reason (i checked the most obvious cause) then it wouldn't turn on unless connected to the charger. then it wouldn't turn off either. A nightmare!!!! I got this phone because of the camera, but turns out to be useless. The camera is in mirror image. I'm pretty certain i'm not the only one who had serious problems with the camera. It's a nice shape, small and easy to use.
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Reviewed by sam on 18/12/2008
Exellent phone only thing is battarie life a bit low
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Reviewed by Andry on 15/12/2008
One of the best phones i have ever owned! I just love it - sleek, elegant and fuctional 5*
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Reviewed by josh white on 12/12/2008
the d900 is a good phone but the only thing that lets it down is its screen
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Reviewed by Craig Gold on 05/12/2008
This phone looks nice but is not built to last. I has the phone for approx. 1 month and the phone had to be exchanged because the camera would freeze the phone when a picture would be taken. I got the new phone and within 2 months the Internal LCD Screen cracked and the ink bled out. The manufacturer said that they rerely see this problem and that it would not be a problem to fix it as it was problem a problem when the phone was made. The phone was sent back to Virgin Mobile and they said that it was user inflicted damage and despite what the manufacturer said they were not going to fix the phone. I have had nothing but problems with this phone and would not reccomend it to anyone.
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Reviewed by amy on 26/11/2008
i think this pone is great i had it for 2 years and lost it and i was really really sorry i wish i had it again but now i hav a nokia n70 which is forever playing up well for the d900i i think you should get it its super !!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ntokozo on 25/11/2008
it is supercagifrigelisticsapladosiuose
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Reviewed by Rhys on 22/11/2008
i have had this fone for 3 years and its been good for music texting and calls but it has short life battery i have sent it back to vodafone 2times but never had to send it a 3rdand i sent it just last christmas back but i might get w900i it looks good and got good reviews but i do strongly reccommend to get the d900i or d900:D
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Reviewed by Sara Benley on 22/11/2008
Ive had this phone since my birthday and i lovethe only thing that bothers me is that fact it gets damaged easily
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Reviewed by chelsea. on 20/11/2008
Hey! I have had this mobile for a year now and it is VERY good. It isn't to heavy and is easy to slide, and fits perfectly in your pocket. If you are thinking of buying a nice cheap mobile this is proberly the one for you. Well i would reccomened it. I have droped it millions of times and even wacked it against walls! and it still has not broke. Even when it is raining it don't get ruined. It is like imposible to break. Camera - The camera is NOT exellent, but is still useble. It attemps to go abit fuzzy after awhile and the lighting is not brilliant unless you are out side when it's not dark. But dont let that stop you from buying this mobile. Bluetooth - The bluetooth is very good on the phone. It is fast and when putting photos on the computer, it is even faster. It is ament to be one of the best bluetooth networking. Battery - The battery on this phone will last up to about 4 days. But even when it is on low battery, it last for another day and abit. Memory - As you don't get a memory card with it, you will have to but one unless you can only get one song otherwise. But it still hold up to about 50 pictures which is a resonable memory for a mobile at this price. It can hold about 100 text messeges and loads of contacts aswell. Internet - Well the internet is quiet low quality. But still works perfectly fine. You do have to pay for internet use but it isn't the end of the world. Other - You get a reasonale amount of entertainment, such as Java Games. But some of them are only demo's. But you can buy them for a good price. Also with this mobile you get Alarms, Calculator, Clock, Converter, Timer, Stopwatch etc.. Messeging - The keypads are very well made. They are spaced out and easy to press. Anyway, as it is one of the thinest sliders you can buy and is at a exellent price. I would reccomened this mobile to anyone who wants a easy to use, cheap and non breakable mobile phone. You can always ask me if you have any questions. I no quiet alot about this mobile. =]
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Reviewed by Gary on 16/11/2008
Gave the phone one star for the inability to use mp3 tones for messaging. This is totally unforgivable for a modern phone. Phone itself is great, sexy and fantastic battery life. Totally ruined by this basic omission. Its not as if the 4(yes only4) pre programmed tones are anything like good. Total rubbish. Avoid this phone.
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Reviewed by Mary on 13/11/2008
Please enlighten me, I just bought a Samsung Steel after using Sony Ericssons and Nokias. Is it usual for a samsung to 1) have no smileys and 2) switch round your sim card contents so that the 'surname' or second word comes first? Not big things I know, but they get under my skin and I want to know if this is just my model or Samsungs in general. Please help!
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Reviewed by zhao luo on 08/11/2008
very good phone
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Reviewed by Scott Miller on 01/11/2008
This is a pretty good phone, just about everything is great about it, and i have only managed to find a couple of downsieds - and they are, that the message tones are dead cheesy, the ringtone is quite quite and i dont like the style of predictive text it has (it doesn't give you alternative words and it uses words like 'if' instead of 'he' and 'on' instead of 'no'. **AND IF YOUR A COMPLETE MUPPET LIKE ME AND YOU LEAVE IT IN YOUR TROUSERS WHEN IT GOES THROUGH THE WASHING MASHINE, YOU KNOW THAT IT "WILL" STILL WORK!!!! I'M NOT KIDDING!!!!** Apart from that it a rather impressive, easy-on-the eye, little phone. However, after recently buying the Sony Ericsson W595, i have now been officially converted to sony ericssonism, i much prefere sony's layout, predictive text, menu system, message tones and the volume of ringtone. Personally i would much rather have a Sony Ericsson.
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Reviewed by Pedro DB on 31/10/2008
OK, so I'm about 2 years too late for this phone but after reviewing all the newer Samsung range (& deciding I didn't want touch buttons or screen) and features vs. price (esp. here in Thailand) I decided to buy a D900i. Having had a Sony w800i for the last 18 months, I was ready for a change and Samsung have a little nostalgia for me as I had one of the first Samsung SGH-600 in London (showing my age there!). Anyway, after having to replace my phone on day 2 due to a defective keyboard light (minus half a mark for lack of quality control!) I've been busy re-acquainting myself with Samsung menus & OS, importing my address book and few wallpapers and screen savers etc. Initial observations; (1) It may be thinner than the W800i/SGH-600 but it's quite a large flat handset - might not be ideal for the ladies. (2) After first charge and a lot of use for set-up my first battery charge lasted only 1.5 days - let's hope this improves after 2nd & subsequent charges (it's supposed to with Li-On batteries. We'll see. (3) You CANNOT assign MP3 as Message Alert tones. I'm still searching for a site to download some additional options though (4) You CANNOT set SMS to automatically create a Saved Message upon Send - you have to use the Save and Send option instead. Not a huge deal but not user friendly in my opinion. It should've just been a configurable SMS option (5) There is no list of previous SMS recipients (ala Sony) so you have to choose from the Contacts each time - unless replying to an SMS of course. Again, not so user friendly (6) T9 Predictive text isn't bad but initiating the option for spelling new words isn't totally intuitive and I haven't found a way to edit my Dictionary/List of Words yet. I'll keep looking (7) User Manual isn't very comprehensive. Forum's on the WWW have pretty much saved me - esp. For e.g. USB connection via cable and Address Book sync via USB on Mac OS X. Samsung (apparently) say they don't support Mac but you can get third party plugins that do the job (8) Call quality doesn't seem to be as good as the Sony and even full volume isn't that loud (& I have removed the protective sticker from the screen!) (9) Using T9 to search contacts (one feature not on my Sony!) doesn't let you scroll through options for a given set of keystrokes (as it would in an SMS) e.g. 'Mile' to 'Mike' etc. What a shame! (10) There doesn't seem to be a way to distinguish between Wallpaper and Screen Saver or to change the Start-Up screen sequence. With the Sony, you could customise them all individually. Pity. (11) I've tried the camera (briefly - using all the best resolution settings) and I find the auto white balance a bit harsh. It also seems to take rather more darkness than I'm used to for the automatic flash to activate. For the rest, I like the look and feel of the phone. The overall build quality seems good esp. slider mechanism. I reserve judgment on the durability of the chromed plastic front. I've read that it can look shabby after a couple of months but I suppose it depends how you treat your phone.. Right now The D900i and I are just starting our relationship. So, there will be some 'settling in' required. Same as with any new phone. They all have their quirks. I need to say right now that the W800i was not perfect in my view either, nor my previous Nokia come to that. I guess it depends how you 'think'. They all have unique selling points and someone should design an OS that takes the best features from them all. That would be a great phone.. I'm a Usability Consultant - gis a job Samsung!
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Reviewed by minby on 29/10/2008
top phone
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Reviewed by d900 is useless on 29/10/2008
awful stay away
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Reviewed by Dais on 27/10/2008
It's a really good looking phone and lots of things to really personalise it and make it your own. I only got the phone because of the 3megapixel camera, but was really dissapointed with the quality, all the pictures i took were in mirror image. The only reason why i got rid of it was beacuse it had some problems: would stop turning on unless connected to the mains (even if battrey was full) and bleeping for no reason spontaniously. Don't be fooled by: the long battrey life, it's NOT true. The most i ever got out of it was 3 days,despite the claims of 10 days. I wouldn't reccomend it.
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Reviewed by josh on 22/10/2008
i luv my d900
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Reviewed by erica on 19/10/2008
nice phone - if you can afford to keep replacing it every couple of months
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Reviewed by TracyM on 15/10/2008
Keeps switching itself off, very annoying. I can't get on with the menus, personal I know but don't like this phone at all.
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Reviewed by chelsea on 05/10/2008
I have had this phone for nearly a year now and it is brilliant! it is a phone i would recommend if you dont want anything to flashy. In the time I have had it I have droped it hundreds of times and it still looks brand new! The camera is not the best you can get but dont let that hold you back.Battery life is excellent! it lasts for ages exspecially when it starts flashing no battery that will still last over a day.You can hold a resonable amount of pictures on the phone and vidios. But you cant get many songs on the phone.The bluetooth is very fast for a great price. You can always ask if you have any questions :) .
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Reviewed by Austin on 03/10/2008
I had this phone for about 9 months and found it to be a very good phone until the screen broke and then everything stopped working. Although the screen did scratch very easily
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Reviewed by RM. on 30/09/2008
I got the D900 second hand from a mate. She used it for a year, but when I got it, it was still in brilliant condition! The Features are very good, and the Camera is brilliant! Over the Years I have dropped it 100's of times, but it still works perfectly. The only thing that finished it off was the washing machine! Seriously though, very good phone. Try it, and you will see what I mean.
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Reviewed by josh on 30/09/2008
good phone. ive had it for about a year and have neverhad a problem with it. I drop it alot and it takes alot of abuse.
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Reviewed by Matt Helyar on 30/09/2008
A perfectly decent phone. big screen, slim, lightweight and performs all its phone functionality well. It's very fragile though, not for tradesmen. and for me (on vodafone in hants/surrey, london and leeds UK) the phone signal is always very bad, especially indoors, even though it claims to be good signal the line cuts out a lot of the time and is quiet. there are a couple of bugs on it. if you sent an SMS from the phonebook it will always say "sending to" the name at the bottom of the current screen in the phonebook, even if you sent to one of the other 2 on the screen. this was in the D600 too. transferring photos to my computer sometimes freezes at 99% on certain files, which can never be recovered. i suspect there's a problem with the flash memory chip that's causing files to repeatedly become corrupted.
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Reviewed by Jonathan on 28/09/2008
I really love to buy this phone! not just as a mp3 phone but as a camera phone! i really love to take pics! so it seems samsung made a good... no a best phone to all people!
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Reviewed by Cate on 28/09/2008
I like this phone, but it is my second replacement the battery power is good but could be better. The camera is good and i think that the auto focus makes a difference. I would recommend it but if you get it get it on o2 there very helpful. OX'
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Reviewed by Alicee. on 27/09/2008
Haven't had it for a year yet. Already broken twice. First time, The screen broke haha. Second time it wouldn't charge. Other than that, Good phone. Maybe buy it? (:
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Reviewed by chevonne on 27/09/2008
itz amazing, itz worth gettin.
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Reviewed by Ayesha on 26/09/2008
It is really a gr8 mobile. i love its theme especially. but i m facing a bit problem i wana coonect internet ot my pc via this mobile. i have updated samsung pc studio 3. but in the networking wizard where it asks for contry opotion the option for pakistan is not avaliable. so plz can anyone help me out of how wo connect the net. i have got telenor sim and it GPRs is activated. thanks:)
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Reviewed by Unknown on 26/09/2008
Oh I love this phone. I got it on my birthday december '07 but about a week ago I broke it by dropping it on the some hard floor :( the screens now damaged and it wont work.. at all :( i really did love this phone its great!
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Reviewed by Negar on 24/09/2008
I had this mobile.I liked it so much.It was so easy for using so handy,so light...That is why some body stole it from me!!! I really miss it!
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Reviewed by laura on 23/09/2008
ive had this phone for a year now and ive had no prolems at all.the music player is good and texting is easy. It comes with loads of games. but you might want a meomory card if you looking for lots of music, pis and videos.it is thin but ive droped it loads of times and it hasnt broken of scratched. i would recomend this phone for girls, because its not really a boys desigh. xx
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Reviewed by Joe on 22/09/2008
I remember, when the D900 first came out, i really really wanted one because at the time 3 mega pixels for a camera was a lot. However when i finally bought one, i was very disappointed with the camera, as its almost impossible to take a non blurry picture. I also don't like browsing through the files on my memory card, and how i have to copy files to my phone from the memory card to use them. However, it's fairly cheap, but there are better options out there.
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Reviewed by Arindam on 18/09/2008
This is the good phone. I use the phone, phone picture quality is so good. so this product is very very good. i give in 5 points.
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Reviewed by Maximus on 17/09/2008
Great phone for that money, i like it, great design, i love design !
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Reviewed by SpaceCadet on 16/09/2008
This is an ok-ish phone. I agree about the camera, impossible to take decent pics in anything other than perfect light. Also other little niggles - unable to rename the alarms so if you forget what the alarm was for then then phone doesnt tell you ! Also cant use ring-tones for message alerts. Very boring. But other than that its capable enough.
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Reviewed by dudeee 619 on 16/09/2008
the cameras amazing sick phone :)
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Reviewed by Cat on 13/09/2008
I have dave my phoneD900 for over 12 months. What a great phone. never any problems with it . very user friendly. hope when i replace it it will be as good as this one.
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Reviewed by Sandra on 09/09/2008
I bought my Samsung D900 about a year ago and have not expierence any promblems and is the best phone I ever used. Only problem experiencing with the D900 and the 2 E250 phones bought is the charging system. All of them would not charge. Please let me know where to take them for repairs.
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Reviewed by Jazza on 07/09/2008
Love my new phone - but PLEASE can someone tell me how to set up the caller ID? I click on a photo or a ring tone, click set as, click caller ID and it says 'empty'. I know its empty because I can't work out how to put them on! Only four stars from me until I can work out how to do this!
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Reviewed by Michael on 01/09/2008
This phone is really great, and is sooo thin ! But for the price, i was expecting something a bit 'different' from other phone on the market today. However, the camera is really good for a 3 megapixel. Overall, this is a great phone with brill features, but dosent stand out from the crowd, which you would expect for its price tag
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Reviewed by jackky on 01/09/2008
Man its and awsome phone i have a d900 and it awesome the thiness compared to any nokia slide phone is outstanding i would buy a million of em if there was a use overall its an awesome phone and i recommend it to anyone
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Reviewed by Chloe on 30/08/2008
i have had this fone 2 years now and i have had no problems ! only time i got a replacment was when someone sat on it!! i think this fone is really good though i am upgrading soon and am thinking of getting samsung U600 soul which from reviews doesnt seem as good!! anyway buy this fone its really good may be a bit old now but i say if you dont mind about age of the fone buy thiss!!!
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Reviewed by NMaureen Kennedy on 27/08/2008
Was quite pleased woth the D900 at first but am disappointed with Samsung customer service. Tried to get warranty repair as phone wasn't charging after only 10 mths. Was told no repair as it was physical damage ,(contact faulty) . How can you pyisically damage a charging contact ? I have had several phones over the years and have not had this problem before. I asked advice from a friendly phone shop guy in town and he has had a few Samsungs with the same problem. Am suspicious, as a friend warned me her samsung was the same and they quoted water damage !! No way was her phone ever near water. Will never buy another samsung .
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Reviewed by Aur lalllaay? on 26/08/2008
rubbish! can't add games with usb cable or add themes! you have to download them & plus its overall rubbish
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