Camera: 5.0 megapixels with autofocus, xenon flash, 3x optical zoom
Video Camera: Video player (MPEG4, H.263, AAC), Video recording (VGA; 640 x 480 pixels)
Display: QVGA TFT, 256k colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2.4 inches)
Music Player: MP3, ACC, ACC+, e-AAC+, WMA formats with FM radio
Java Games
Ringtones: 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out
Memory:160 MB user memory, micro SD™ External memory
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE, HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Operating Frequency: Triband (GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900) plus 3G
Size: 102 x 52 x 19 mm
Weight: 134g

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Samsung G800 Consumer Reviews (131 reviews)

Write a review of the Samsung G800! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Matt on 19/12/2009
Very bad design for the charging port, I now can't charge my phone.
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Reviewed by sheryaar sethar on 18/11/2009
this is a very good phone because of optical zoom and mp3 player and xenon flash.
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Reviewed by sweety on 20/07/2009
nice looking, feels quality, decent options Negative's - Poor battery life, camera isn't great, no games is a bad thing but u can download it via web..n one thing i want to ask is there any answering machine built in in this mobile actualy i not found it plz tell me if anyone knows thxxx
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Reviewed by mark from australia on 20/06/2009
i have had the phone for over a year now and its a great phone,the camera is as good as it gets for a camera phone,what can really expect from a phone camera.the only down fall is its weight,a bit on the heavy side and chunky and the volume sound is limited even at the loudest setting,unlike the nokia,which seems to have a louder volume setting.all in all a good phone.
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Reviewed by cliveb15@aol.com on 18/06/2009
great phone, easy to use, was my main cell phone for sixteen months, but then the screen went blank, i sent it off for repair and was told it was unrepairable. very disapointed
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Reviewed by Elias on 06/06/2009
i have the samsung, it is aswome as, but after a while the screen stopped working but the phone itself would work. can you help me out.
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Reviewed by hussaina on 22/05/2009
just how do i get my phone camera working,i love this phone but i hate that i can't us my camera.
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Reviewed by Maria on 21/05/2009
Ive had this phone for a year... no probs until now! the main keys have frozen and will not work... screen froze and had to shut the whole thing off - went to turn on again and cant because the confirm botton doesnt work! Have never got water on it or in it... never even dropped it ...great :-( all my calender info etc stored on phone... NEVER had a phone do this to me before and been using them for 17 years! Think i'll go back to the Ericsson again.
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Reviewed by Rach on 05/04/2009
Terrible phone. I went back to my se k800i a few weeks after getting this phone. Too heavy. Poor to text on. But worst for me as this is primarily why I got the phone... A terrible camera with pale colours, poor resolution and very slow shutter speed. I didn't want to replace my digital camera, just to limit how often I took it out with me. I have now used my k800i for nearly 3 years. The other issue was that the speaker on g800 went too so when I used it as a spare phone no one could hear me. This has put me right off samsung phones!
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Reviewed by Jen on 21/03/2009
I've had this phone for over a year now, and to be perfectly honest i've grown to hate it. Its too big, too clumpy and too heavy for a phone, especially when comparing to other phones which are very slim now. The camera is ok, as long as you can set it right and have the right lighting conditions. At first i liked the steel/metal casing, but it just shows more scratches and doesn't look that nice the more you get used to it. Its an ok phone, if your careful not to scratch the steel/metal casing, and don't mind your phone being referred to as a brick. Its not really a slide in your pocket phone, or even some jackets as the bulge it leaves it big for a phone. Its more of a slip in your handbag type, thats if you can get past the quite masculine design.
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Reviewed by Stephanie Flynn on 11/03/2009
I got this phone today. Took it out of the box, set it up.....camera doesnt work. When I open the slider or go to camera from the main menu a message 'camera failure' flicks up on the screen for half a second and kicks me out, back to the main menu. I've done some googling and it appears this is a common fault with the phone (among others) Highly disappointing will be trying very hard to get phone exchanged with a different brand rather than replaced.
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Reviewed by danny on 10/03/2009
had this phone for quite some time its an amazing phone can take ALOT of battering im a lorry mechanic so it gets launched about quite abit an never missed a beat !! when it gets wet the keys go all funny e.g 9 is hash key, cancel is 4, enter is star but just give it an hour an its fine again brilliant phone especially if u feel it will need to take some damage !!
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Reviewed by G on 16/02/2009
its a ok phone ...its not loud enough n the internet is slow
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Reviewed by dave on 15/02/2009
Battery could be better mine dnt last to long dont know why any suggestions good camera though and stunning look
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Reviewed by jenny x on 27/01/2009
well i bought this phone a couple of weeks back and it was excellent. nothing was wrong at all. it looked nice with fabulous colours and it was all good. just about 3-4 weeks ago it just froze in the middle of a text. i called the production company and they said to send the phone in and they would replace it. it took 2 weeks to get it back and they said it would take a max of 1 week. dont buy this phone. jen x
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Reviewed by BRITTANY on 20/01/2009
i hate hate hate this fone its lame ad sucks!!! it Freezes the WHOLE TYM!!!! i will never buy a smsung again .. . EVA!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by shannon mccallan on 07/01/2009
i love this phone iv only had it for a month but it is the best i have friends with n95's and K850i and this phone over rules them all
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Reviewed by sarfaraz on 05/01/2009
I have just buy this mobile i am not a big fan of samsung but just because of its 5 megapixel camera i got this phone but the picture quality in dark is very bad.The pics taken in the room light is really very bad i am not happy with its performance. Although in sun light camera gives a good quality of image but the color of the images doesn't seem to be real. The zoom is really very good b'coz of its 5 megapixel
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Reviewed by david on 31/12/2008
well ive had this phone 6 months and its superb i was thinking of upgradeing but nothing out there takes my fancy after useing this one....
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Reviewed by matt on 24/12/2008
all i can say is when the phone actually works its amazing however iv had it about 2 months-ish because i had to send it off after about 3 weeks as the whole top slide bit was playing up including the display and buttons. i got it back and it was fine for about 3weeks again and now exactly the same has happened and i give up with the phone.
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Reviewed by simonslim on 09/12/2008
Rubbish phone.
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Reviewed by Arturas on 30/11/2008
Using it for a week already, and i think its great! totally satisfied and i feel that its a stable phone , i dont really complain about camera except that it might be bluring some shots that shouldnt be that way. Read the above and ill try to put SD in it to check if it changes the quality.
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Reviewed by Yas Akht on 22/11/2008
When i got this phone i was very very happy after 2 months it broke, the screen just went white nd fuzzy i got it repaired now the camera dosent work, it dosent charge, and the bluetooth dosent work absoulutely poor phone DONT BUY IT!!!
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Reviewed by Klaus Pendolo on 16/11/2008
WHat a disappointment this phone! Really complicated to navigate around, not natural at all. Heavy and big, low life battery and a really lousy camera. That really disappointed, I think a 1,6 megapixel camera can take better quality pictures. Less i size, but better in quality. No, I WOULDN`T buy this camera again if I could go back and the only reason I keep it it�s because it was a gift from a person whom I really care about. This phone is trash and a pain to use. Lesson I learned ? I�ll never buy a brand new phone again, I�ll wait until reviewers give me a hint. DON`T buy it!
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Reviewed by Luke on 09/11/2008
FANTASTIC MOBILE ! ! ! BETTER THAN K850I WHICH I SENT BACK AND GOT A G800. BETTER THAN MY DADS n95 (8GB). BEST PHONE IV'E EVER HAD .... SO FAR ANYWAY!
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Reviewed by Sally on 29/10/2008
I liked the phone as soon as i received it but unfortunately within a month it broke! The phone wouldnt charge or switch on, Sent it back to dialafone who i purchased it off, it took almost 3 months to be returned and i had it another 2 months and its broken again! This time the screen turns purple then the screen goes completely black! I do not use this phone heavily and ive only had it for 5 months! I have never had such a modern phone so maybe this is why i am having problems with it..My other phones have lasted years without problems! Also i can state that the battery life is extrememly poor too!
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Reviewed by layla on 26/10/2008
rubbish: its too big, keys are horrid to text on, menu is difficult to get used to, battery life is poor and the camera way too hyped.
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Reviewed by david on 23/10/2008
the best phone on the planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by David on 20/10/2008
Had this phone for a while now and can honestly say that I can understand people's gripes but, I believe that it's a case of not knowing how to use it properly. As a phone it is easy to use and clear in terms of quality. Texting is easy, if very slightly longer than Nokias because of the number of stages you go through. However it is very quick when you are replying to a received text. Customisation is great! Wallpapers, tones and various other settings can be changed but the background in menus can't which is a shame but in truth it keeps the phone easy to read because of this. Finally the camera. It can be brilliant or average depending on you, the user. I took my digi cam(Olympus 5MP) on holiday and ended up using my phone! I do agree though, this is not a point and shoot, you need to set it right and so you need to learn how to do this, if you do it's a winner all round!
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Reviewed by star100 on 17/10/2008
well it is a lovly phone i want one
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Reviewed by Sally Pearce on 26/09/2008
always been a samsung fan....until now. My only reason for changing & choosing this phone was the camera which I never use as you have to hold it still for so long to get a photo -after 8 months the battery will only last 24 hours when charged & I am stuck with an 18 month contract & told the battery/charger is only guaranteed for 6 months. After many years with T Mobile & samsung I will be moving elsewhere as soon as I possibly can.
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Reviewed by Carlos on 22/09/2008
I think this phone is horrendous. I have never known anything like it. The camera is horrible, blurry pics, not very good in low-lit conditions. The menu is OK, wouldn't recommend it to novice users though. Apart from that, the phone on a whole is rediculously sluggish, and takes some considerable time to load anything compared to other phones within the same group. I personally can't wait to get shot of this phone as I think it's the biggest pile of rubbish that I have EVER used! I can't wait to trade it in for a Nokia or Sony Ericsson, as least the phones that I have used have never been ANYTHING like that!
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Reviewed by Emma on 21/09/2008
my advise is never buy this phone. i have had the phone for around a year, i have sent it back 6 times for the phone to be replaced. The phone heats up when charging, i have had error messages and the phone freezes!
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Reviewed by Steve on 21/09/2008
rubbish, had it 3 days and it broke. Been sent back to samsung 4 (yes 4!) times and still not fixed. will not buy samsung again
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Reviewed by sam on 18/09/2008
I have had this phone since xmas 2007 and cant wait for my contract to expire. As others have mentioned it boasts a 5mp camera - hmm. It takes unsteady shots, has a terrible flash and does not maintain your default settings for the camera - even when you say SAVE SETTINGS. Most annoyingly it has predictive text which cannot be turned off - and no way of deleting any entries from the predictive text. If anyone knows how you can delete the annoying predictive text entries I would be very glad to know. So fed up of typing words like A N D and getting 2md! Help? The only plus side is the video - great quality, however dont use use the zoom when using the video as all you get is a loud clicking noise!
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Reviewed by Danny on 11/09/2008
i have it,,its great :D
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Reviewed by dan on 07/09/2008
the camera is good, the battery is excellent. However, i've had software problems where it kept freezing and isnt very durable. I work in construction and so my phones get knocked about sometimes and this fone cannot cope. I also hate the sounds and I was used to the Nokia way of texting. I wouldnt have a Samsung again, I had no problems with 3 nokias (apart from poor battery power after a few years), and they cant stand a bit of rough and tumble.
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Reviewed by Lynda Clark on 07/09/2008
I wanted to love this phone (bought for its promise of a 'great photographer's phone') but I'm afraid its not all good news. I like the quality feel of it and the size doesn't bother me, infact I probably prefer it to a slight phone but it has some really disappointing faults that have brought it down in my regard. The camera is adequate. The best feature being the really effective zoom. I haven't had too much problem with blurry photos which is just as well for the menu is a pain to navigate and antishake needs activating every session. The delay from click to the actual frame means you don't always get the image you thought you chose, not always a disaster but still... my major bugbear though is the loading to my pc or laptop. Its exceptionally hit and miss. More often than not it won't even recognise the connection and when it does 5 or 6 images in it tends to error and i have to start again hoping it will connect this time. There is no real pattern to it, someti mes it works but if I'm really not feeling patient its less frustrting to bluetooth my images to my daughters inferior samsung, connect that t my laptop with the same softwareand cable and whoosh uploaded in no time. Anybody got the same problem or a solution? I should really send this back but I hate being without my phone.
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Reviewed by chady teeny lebanon on 04/09/2008
ur samsung mobille is more then perfect but the touch needs some perfection and the smart search is w0w perfect he saved my life i get use to it im stuck in the sumsung series because of the quality and the sexy smart search it saved my memory
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Reviewed by vixilou on 30/08/2008
I am appalled with this model. i got this from vodafone on contract in feb, it went wrong within a month its buttons didnt work so i got it repaired and they gave me a new phone because they couldt fix it. then after a few weeks, the new phone went wrong, the screen began to flip arond and go purple and green, making it impossible to use. i took it in for repair again, it came back and was still messed up so they gave me another new phone. now in august, this phone has done exactly the same thing. however vodafone refuse to repair it as apparently it has physical damage and i cannot get it repaired, and they say i have to buy a new phone for the contract!! im disgusted with this, i took out the contract for this phone and i want to have one working! no other phone offers what i like about this phone and the only one that does will set me back �300. i shouldnt have to pay. anyone wanting to buy this, please reconsider, so much has gone wrong im frankly suprised it even sold.
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Reviewed by joachim on 26/08/2008
this phone is rubbish. ive had it for half a year and it has been repair once the battery runs out after maximum 2 days. the camera is nothing much as the n95 for example got better picture quality
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Reviewed by Emily Hadland on 22/08/2008
I've just bought the phone from a phone exchange, and it is fantastic, the camera does better pictures than my mums 7.2 megapixel digital camera, and it is so easy to use! I havent got it on contract though, but it is still probably the best phone i've had!
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Reviewed by james on 22/08/2008
to be honest, i dont see the rave with this phone. i have had so mnay issues with this phone it is unbelievable. have had to send it for repair twice. the first time i sent it away was because the battery life would not exceed 6 hours. the phone returns and not only is the battery life still awful, everytime the camera is used it cause the phone to freeze, the buttons decide to work when they want to, not when i press them. this is a poor phone, and im not even impressed by the quality given the rave for it!!!
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Reviewed by Dave Beyl ,South AFRICA on 21/08/2008
Stunning Phone .TAKES PERFECT PICTURES.
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Reviewed by Bex on 20/08/2008
I upgraded from a sony ericsson k800i which i had problem after problem with from the joystick, to the samsung g800 and have got to say that this phone is 10 times better than the k800i. Ive had no problems with this phone and find the music player and the camera brilliant aspecially as its the only phone camera which i know of with a 3x optical zoom which is its best feature. Its very easy to use, and looks nice and stylish, it is a little chunky but i find this better than a phone been really slim, theres more to hold.
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Reviewed by Sarah on 12/08/2008
This fone is so bad its heavy, huge and it dies constantly!! its got a good camera - when it works but thats rare!! Im on dial-a-phone and they are sooo sooo rude just dont go there!!!!! I like the fact the fone is soild but its far to big!!!
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Reviewed by diab on 12/08/2008
it,s very bad mobile phone.i hate it. FROM:england
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Reviewed by conz on 11/08/2008
my sisters bf has this phone, its a really good phone i must say!! he likes the bulky ness because it fits well in his work trousers and he always can feel its there. beccause he always looses/breaks thin phones, so if your looking for a good sturdy phone this is the one!
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Reviewed by kieran on 05/08/2008
the g800 is a brilliant phone but i peeled the protective stickers of and the bruhed steel always needs cleaning i compared the g800 camera with the sony ericcsson k850i the k850i won tops with its fantastic zoom other than that buy buy buy
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Reviewed by Bruce of Sydney on 04/08/2008
Worst phone ever. Horrible user interface. Camera is terrible. Appalling battery life. Enormous and heavy. Avoid at all costs.
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Reviewed by Sammi C on 04/08/2008
okay seriousley, all theese folk saying the camera is rubbish, get real, if you wanted a really good camera youd buy a digital. dont rely on a phone for a camera, a phone is for contacting folk. its a really nice phonee, but a bitt to bulky for my liking.
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Reviewed by Susan on 21/07/2008
Had it for six months now and love this phone. For those that have a problem with short battery life - turn the phone off and charge it. Battery will last twice as long.
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Reviewed by Phillip Ashdown on 11/07/2008
I couldnt wait to get this phone when I first heard about it but I must say I am slightly disapointed with the camera (main feature). Dont get me wrong, Pictures are better then my Old N73 but still BLUR with anti shake and autofocus on. Most annoyingly You cant not view video files on a pc unless the 3GP option. MP4 dont work and you get an error message. Big pain. Battery Life isnt as bad as what people say it is and the phone is nice. Phone just seems to lack features I feel.
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Reviewed by gary on 08/07/2008
this phone is great
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Reviewed by Dimen on 08/07/2008
No T9 removal default setting for txt msgs. Camera does not set auto no shake, keeps re-setting. My phone front section has actually warped in 6 months. Pictures not consistent in quality. All the pro's do not outweight the cons for this phone I'm afraid.
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Reviewed by obiwan on 08/07/2008
Good phone only drawback is the life of the battery, why does it need charging every other day is there a problen we should know about?.
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Reviewed by fone nutter on 29/06/2008
lv the fone easy to use get this fone if you want a bril camera fone
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Reviewed by trev on 11/06/2008
just getting my 4th g800 in 4 months changed for a Nokia n95 8gb, i have nothing but problems with it, the camera is awful as it's either too dark or too light. as commented below nothing special at all, same as an old school Samsung, does look good but scratches and dents are easy to accumulate
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Reviewed by G. Hall on 07/06/2008
I have almost always used Sony Ericssons, and was trying a Samsung for the first time with this G800. Got this phone almost 48 hours ago, and have found no faults in it so far. Opened the box to find a sleek looking front, very nice looking. When I picked it up I was so glad to have a phone who's width feels like a phone and not a stick. Slid it up and down a couple of times and for once the slider felt like good quality and next tried out the buttons (after my last phone, Sony Ericsson s500i buttons falling off 9 times), turned it on and went onto the menu. The menu is easy to use, and I managed to change all my settings just fine. Next I went onto the camera: Honestly, I don't know why people have been having so many problems with the camera. I am 13 years old, and I have managed to change the settings to get a perfect picture as I would expect from a digital camera. Zoom is great and keeps quality, the Anti Shake has helped me greatly. I can literally shake the phone around whilst taking a photo of this computer screen and the words come out just fine. At first some pictures came out dark and blurry but after 10 minutes of setting changes it is working fine. This is NOT just a snap-and-go phone camera, you have to set it up correctly to get a high quality picture, as you would a digital camera. All the other features of the phone have been outstanding so far. I haven't put any music on it but will be soon. Thank you Samsung.
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Reviewed by Emily on 06/06/2008
I got this phone a while back and ad no idea what to expect, all I knew was that it had a 5megapixel camera. When I first got it out of the box the first thing I noticed was its size. I prefer bigger phones personaly, but some of my friends refer to it as 'the brick' but even they have to agree it does look good. The camera works best when you're outside, the pictures are truely amazing. But when i'm inside I find the pictures look a bit blurry. I do like the self portrait camera though, it's really good quality pictures and it's easier to take pictures of me and my friends. I love the MP3 player on this phone, it's really good. As soon as a song is put on you're phone its added to the player (whilst with the Nokia Music Xpress phone 5600, you had to turn the phone off for the song to be added). The sound is clear with no annoying buzzy sounds you get from some phoes. Txting I find easy on this phone because I use my nails to type, but all my friends who don't have nails and use their fingers say its a pain. You can scroll as well to adjust the size of the text when you recieve a message which I thinks really good. Overal one of the best phones i've had, it suits me and works brilliantly, if I were you i'd get this phone!
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Reviewed by Kelly on 06/06/2008
i have had the phone 7 months and everything has been fine with it until about 2 day ago when u just decided to turn off and now it turns itself off every 10mins. thank god i have insurance
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Reviewed by Lynn van Rooyen on 31/05/2008
Had the phone for 2 weeks and everything that can go wrong with a phone did. Sent for repairs, would have thought the Company would have replaced it after having it for such a short time.
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Reviewed by Sarah on 22/05/2008
This phone was good at first but then i had to send it to get repaired about 6 times it just breaks when its not even your fault!my friend has got it too and theyve had the same problem!! don;t get this phone, it;s not worth the hassle! vodafone have now given me the samsung soul phone and it's amazing, a lot slimmer, the 5 mega pixel camera looks better and i have had no problems with it x
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Reviewed by user on 18/05/2008
i would say G-800 is not up really to (my) standard. i mean you can find better phones out there. it boasts to be a 5MP camera but people say that its just that its prints are clear. though i do not understand how prints can be clear if the picture you take doesn't seem to be. its anti-shake isn't really anti too. or probably i just suck at taking pictures. another thing is its huge and heavy body. the good thing about it is its cool classy design. it could do better with a WLAN though. buttons are fine to press too.
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Reviewed by Sarah on 17/05/2008
Iv had this fone just over 3months and its broken already, the camera has died!! Not really worth all the money just hope the replacement works!!!
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Reviewed by gary on 17/05/2008
am now on my second g800 with o2. have to take it due to screen troubles, flashy coloured lines and fuzzy screen alot. thats twice so my guess is its rubbish. the pictures on this 5meg pix are not as good a quality as my last se k800i which is only 3.2 meg pix. dont bother with this phone, its bulky, heavy and hasd its faults
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Reviewed by Sue on 17/05/2008
This is a lovely looking phone and had good battery life, signal etc. Disappointingly I had to send it back as it was so heavy it kept bouncing out of the holder in the car. I bought the recommended one but the only way I could get it to stay in was to press it tightly - then it wouldn't work - sigh. I also found it heavy and uncomfortable for texting and the predictive text defaulted to strange words which was frustrating. Not for me I'm afraid...
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Reviewed by Ian on 17/05/2008
Awful phone, camera is very poor, K800i is a better camera phone
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Reviewed by Katy on 17/05/2008
Only had this phone a few hours and i love it already the camara is great for a mobile phone and is a perfect weight don't know why people are complaing at all.
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Reviewed by mouh_bmw@houtmail.fr on 14/05/2008
love mobile g800
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Reviewed by Hannah on 14/05/2008
I have had this phone for just over 2 months. Everything was fine until 2 days ago. I had experienced no problems whatsoever with the phone until I tried to turn it on yesterday. The colourful Samsung screen appears, but then stays! I cannot get into the phone any more. Has anyone else experienced this with theirs? Is it a common fault? Does anyone know how to overcome this? The only option I have at present is to send the phone for repair - This can take up to 3 weeks, with Muggins here still forking out for the line rental! Any suggestions would be welcomed!
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Reviewed by Louise on 13/05/2008
Ive just brought this phone can I cant find anywhere to change the text tones I want to silent my texts and can find the setting anywhere, can anyone help me out here???
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Reviewed by Riva on 12/05/2008
I love everything about this phone, but one, there is no option for adding certain mobile numbers into block list to prevent them from sending me text messages. I use to have this feature on a Samsung D900.
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Reviewed by marlebo on 09/05/2008
I find my self polishing my G800 every time I pick it up and put it away, could they make a more dirt/print atracting desyn? The front panel (slidy LCD part) is a bit shacky, maybe that's just mine. It is BIG and HEAVY and with 2x sliding panels makes it difficult to slip into tight pocket, what to do with it on those sunny jacketless days? Thier is a metal hoop at the botton for optional strap, this is very anoying because it prevents the camera from balancing on its base for a steady timer shot. The software/options are VERY limited maybe to enfisize that it is 90% compact camera 10% phone, I think it is a little disapointing in that, simple things like menu transparency and individual folder passwording. As for the camera, fantastic i'm in luv with the 3x opticle, it's not a simple point and shoot so you must have an apropriate set up for each condition. Most grief is indoor-medium-range shots, were exposure time is long due to low light and out of flash range, this is a recipy for motion blur.
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Reviewed by bill on 05/05/2008
very good , but i find it crazy that you cant turn predictive text off permantly?? major downer ,if your not a predictive text fan !!!!
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Reviewed by Oliver Fox on 04/05/2008
Not so pleased with this mobile when i got it, i prefered my K850i. The camera and flash were loads better. I am also very dissapointed with the txt length. With the k850i i got 150 characters before a second txt, with the G800 i only get 70. The settings are exremly annoying, there is no way of turning of predictive txt off and i would seriosly get the N95 or K850i. The battery life is also really bad and the signal not as good as i would of expected
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Reviewed by Freddie & Heather on 03/05/2008
Awesome piece of kit :) had this phone for a short time & love the camera/video stuff, & all it's other specs - love its style (definitely a man's phone as its big & chunky :) ) Not sure we like the idea of a small instruction manual though - we found ourselves without info & had to look elsewhere :(
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Reviewed by the orch on 01/05/2008
i have a g800 three months old which wont charge, no its not the charger or battery its the port where you stick the charger, i know of 3 people who also have had this problem and had to send there handsets away, of course you cant connect to your pc either, any one else having this problem ????
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Reviewed by Akbar on 01/05/2008
I just got the phone was really looking foward to it until i took a picture what on earth is that all about it takes pics like a 1.3 pix camera never been so dissapointed with a phone like this takeing it back tommorow.
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Reviewed by Mark on 30/04/2008
When messaging to turn off the T9 dictionary hold * for 2 seconds.
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Reviewed by Gary on 24/04/2008
I thought i'd leave this review for 2 or 3 months after i got this phone, after the "honeymoon period" After having Nokia's for years, this thing was a huge learning curve menu wise! Battery life is very good even if i use my bluetooth stereo headset to listen to music. It has some clever submenu's but thats where my enthusiasm for it ends. You cant theme it like a Nokia, it has no games, not that i would play them but why is there none with it? No wi-fi, the camera is poor unless your outside in the sun. Its to big and to heavy, this would be ok if the 'toys' added up to its baulk but they dont, not by a long way. I guess ive got used to it now which is just aswel and it does the job but there are better phones out there.
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Reviewed by AMRAAEZ on 22/04/2008
THIS IS A SIK HONE GUYS BUY IT ITS NOT FOR MUSIC LOL
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Reviewed by Shad on 20/04/2008
A big ~disappointment~!!Heavy, Poor menu system and a dis-innovative product(I mean not up to date).
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Reviewed by Dewi on 18/04/2008
I had this phone FREE on orange paying �20 a montg for 18 months, great deal really for a good phone like this one. It looks great, and nice and chunky, personally I like chunky phones so this is ideal for me. It's got 2 CAMERA's, one on the front and a 5MP one on the back...The zoom is AMAZING as is the camera itself. The menu is the same as the U600 and the security on the phone is excellent. I would definatly recommend this stylish phone to anyone that likes chunky, great looking phones! GET IT...DON'T WASTE TIME THINKING ABOUT IT!!!
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Reviewed by Ash on 16/04/2008
first of all to those moaning about it being a poor camera... deal with it, its a phone not a camera...... if you want a good photo go out and buy a canon D400 for 500 quid, that will get u good photos as for being a phone i think its good, the memory is uncluttered so you can add what you want, yes its a bit big but what do your expect with all the future tech inside of it, and it does what its supposed to, makes calls and texts
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Reviewed by Mark, Nottingham on 16/04/2008
I recently up-graded my Sony Ericsson W850i for the Samsung G800. What a mistake! It has taken me nearly three weeks to learn how to load music onto the phone (maybe I am just plain stupid). The phone simply refuses to synchronise with Windows Media Player. And, the handbook is completely useless and of no help. After phone calls and E-mails to my provider (Vodafone, who were clueless) and Samsung, I have managed to work it out. But, now I find that you can not use WMA files as ring tones or message alerts. I have had to use mp3 files. It also does not seem possible to change the theme, which is boing and black. And, it's useability (e.g. finding how to change message tones, etc.) is far from straightforward. I have not had a chance to rate the camera yet, but I will report back when I have. In my opinion, this phone does NOT compare well to the W850i, and I simply can not recommend it.
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Reviewed by Melanie on 14/04/2008
Before this I had the Samsung U600 which I loved, although the camera quality was not great. This phone has all the same features which I loved from the U600 and a much better camera. Its very easy to use, although quite bulky. Indoor pictures on the camera are a little dark, but think this just means fiddling with the menu options. I love it but just wish it was a little lighter and smaller
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Reviewed by big boy ov orford on 14/04/2008
best fone iv eva ad
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Reviewed by Howler 3704 on 12/04/2008
While the phone is an exceptional phone there are some drawbacks 1: Volume needs to be louder. 2: Games - There are none! Does anyone knows where to go to download any? The camera is not that impressive. Otherwise the phone is very good
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Reviewed by Kate on 12/04/2008
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. HEAVY, FAT, BULKY AND VERY UNRELIABLE. I HAD TO TAKE MINE BACK 3 TIMES AND I'VE NOW MOVED ON TO A NOKIA N95, A FAR SUPERIOR PHONE. DO NOT BUY THIS.
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Reviewed by lydia on 12/04/2008
I got this phone a few days ago and its good but i need help, my flash wont turn on, with pressing the star key at bottom * it wont switch, can some one help me!!!!
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Reviewed by David from South Africa on 11/04/2008
I have had this phone for just about a day now and yes it is great. I still think a Sony Ericsson has better features... It's so complicated just loading songs and video's on the Samsung. Why can't Samsung just "steal" some idea's from Sony, then we will have a kick A$$ phone !!!
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Reviewed by L on 10/04/2008
Disappointing, i thought they would come up with a better camera than this. 5mp? I dont think so. Looks more like a VGA!
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Reviewed by Gavin on 09/04/2008
This is easily the worst phone I have ever owned. To begin with, the moron charged with developing the camera on this phone decided it would be a good idea to let it take two pictures and merge them to create, if the camera is not held perfectly still (can't put on tripod without duct tape), a massive blur. True, it could catch detail with its impressive 5mp, but I've never managed to catch an image that has little enough blur for the number of pixels to make any difference. The camera was probably the best part of the phone still, though. Say you want to listen to music on it, with DAB radio and potentially 8gb of memory (which I have), you can only listen on the terrible Samsung headphones that come with it because Samsung have devised some sadistic 8 pin connector for everything. This also means you can't listen to music when you're charging it or route the sound into anything (speakers, cars, decent headphones...). My Samsung headphones broke, incidentally, one week after I bought the phone. None of this really matters because to get your photos onto your computer and to put music on your phone you have to connect this phone to your computer. Mine must be broken because the software simply refuses to believe the phone is there. Despite my computer already detecting it and installing the drivers. Now, these are merely the extras, this is a phone on top of all this. However, I've rarely noticed this, because it appears to have the weakest antenna in the world. Also if I leave it in the best place in my house for signal and just wait for a text message to arrive it takes roughly half an hour. Every time. This doesn�t really matter though because the battery is so small, sitting in the middle of the battery case surrounded by potential space, the phone can barely stay on more than two days. Which means if you forget to charge your phone one night, its completely useless the following night. And this is when I�m not playing music, because I can't, or taking photos. All in all, just a series of disappointments in a chrome case. Although, when you're not using this phone, or when it�s a long way away (permanently charging at home) it does make the world seem a better place by comparison.
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Reviewed by danny on 09/04/2008
great phone, mine came with an simlock, but unlocking was easy over www.UnlockSamsungOnline.nl also the provider logo's are gone now :) picture quality is very good, 5 stars for this
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Reviewed by Jamie on 06/04/2008
Had the G800 for just over a week now, upgraded from k800i. The reason i didn't go for the k850i was the k800i's constant freezing. Now having a 5MP camara from a company like samsung i was expecting top of the range image quality but it's far from it, one of the most annoying things is when you are about to take a pic the image looks perfect but when you press the button and look at the end result it's blurred and out of focus, 9 out of ten times!! The k800i picture quality is far better and is only 3.2MP! Apart from the very poor camera the phones ok, easy to work and looks good, perhaps a bit big and heavy but i would mind this as much if the size and weight was due to an excellent camera thou sadly this is not the case.
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Reviewed by Ali on 05/04/2008
Ive had my phone less than a month and the screen has gone funny? Its picture fades to nothing and at best its dark blue. Has any one else had this problem? I wouldn't recommend this phone its big and heavy and nothing special.
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Reviewed by Martin on 04/04/2008
Will never buy another Samsung and I have had this one for 1 day. It is awful. Lots of "I can do this" but does none of them well. Predictive text is a nightmare that can't be turned off and the camera is awful. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. Jack of all trades but Master of none. I don't understand people who think this phone is good, their phones before this must have been awful. I saw a review previously that gave a rating of 4 but "you have to turn the phone off and on to get it working" is not my idea of a good phone.
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Reviewed by Calvin on 03/04/2008
I've bought the G800 for about a week now. & all the switches & covers have gone a little loose. Also, the slide feels like its going to break & the camera cover seems like its going to snap off. & something is wrong with it & wont connect to the PC studio :@ ; stupid phone. I really wouldnt recommended this phone to anyone, unless they're desperate for it.. I still think my old Samsung X820 is better than this. Even though the memory is really small & it can't be expanded.
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Reviewed by Squaash on 01/04/2008
I don't rate night photo taking with the G-800(unless i'm doing something wrong). I can not take night shots with the G-800, because it has not got the facillities for it, all the pictures come out black even if you can see the picture/subject clearly in the evening. I have tried a camera with a 1.3 megapixel and taken a evening shot, it came out as if it was daylight. In all honesty I could not reconmend this phone to anyone. The manual for the phone itself is a joke, most of the features you have to figure out yourself unless you are used to Samsung phones. Their are lots of things I can point out about the G-800. Despite the software problem on the N95, it seems to be a better phone. This is my opinion.
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Reviewed by Al on 27/03/2008
Great phone - yes it's big but the features are good. Play around with the settings and you'll get decent indoor photographs. My main problem is the firmware. When using the camera it occasionally runs incredibly slooooooooowly and you have to turn the phone off and on to get it working. As someone said below, the point of camera phones is for point and shoot so kinda frustrating. Love the panoramic feature though - really clever. Just needs a firmware upgrade to sort out the bugs...
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Reviewed by BOUSHRA on 23/03/2008
IT'S VERY SMART! IT'S VERY GOOD 4 CAMERA AND MUSIC! THIS IS A PHONE EVERYONE LIKES.
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Reviewed by Cat on 21/03/2008
This phone is Nokia N95's biggest rival so far.It boasts some amazing picture quality and the phones fuctions are simple jargon free.What are all you people moaning about?
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Reviewed by Hatj on 20/03/2008
if you cant use it your special because its easy. good phone. Quality Camera. but if your thinking of getting a new phone on contract wait for the U900.
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Reviewed by NOBODYS HOME on 19/03/2008
The Samsung G800 has the worst camera ever, pictures are washed out,it's definately not a point and shoot camera,you need to take at least 5 photo's on different settings to find one thats right.I had the K800 and thats a 3 million pixel camera and is far far better quality.The G800 seems like a vga camera rather than a 5 million pixel, somehow I think Samsung are using some software to try and up it to this level. Photo's are blurred if anythings moving, 95% of photo's taken get deleted due to poor quality. Samsung have the worst customer service too, they just don't care!! DO NOT GET THIS PHONE!!!!
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Reviewed by Michelle Johnson on 19/03/2008
I only got this phone this morning. First impressions was not all that great just because i was use to having a much thinner and lighter phone (sony ericsson w910i), but after playing with it for a bit it didn't bother me at all. This is a really stylish phone. Again like everybody else i found that the pictures taken in low lighting didn't come out good at all. After reading James Thompson review, the images aref a lot better now. Thanks James. Apart from this first little hurdle that i now have got over, i think it's fantastic.
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Reviewed by Susie on 17/03/2008
The specs made me buy this phone. Big mistake. After only 4 days of light use I noticed that the slider joint had become wobbly. This worried me as when I had had my D500 from the same company the slider was very strong. Inevitably my phone had a drop. On picking up my phone i only picked up half of the handset. The slider has split and I was left with 2 useless peices of G800. During my use of it the phone was excellent. Shame it couldn't be a bit more robust. Swapping it for a Samsung Armani later this week. Overall this is a good phone feature-wise with an awful structure. 3* because the specs are good. May have been a faulty model in a faulty batch. Who knows.
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Reviewed by jill on 15/03/2008
the best ever phone
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Reviewed by Nicola on 15/03/2008
Just got this phone today, love it, love it, love it! However when I first took a photo I was gutted! They were very dark. My D900 pics were way better. The user guide was useless to say the least. So I went looking for answers on the net. Found this very, very useful site, followed the advise of James Thompson (to have the ISO at 400 the flash on auto and most importantly have the WB set at "Daylight" you will find the colours rich and clean and not the greyish dull type exposures you get on the auto settings) and YE HA! problem solved. Cheers James.
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Reviewed by muhammad tashfeen on 13/03/2008
a very good phone buy it u will surely loooooove it
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Reviewed by curly on 13/03/2008
great phone best way to preserve battery live is by turning off the 3g
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Reviewed by Ayleigh Mcinnes on 12/03/2008
Hi Everyone, Ive had this fone for 2 days and the predictive text is extremely annoying does anyone know how to turn it off without pressing the * key at the start of every text? Would you please e-mail me? Ayleighh.1x@hotmail.co.uk Otherwise this phone is amasing! i love to soo much such a good buy, i hope my problem can be resolved or its going back:(! Thanks, Ayleigh
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Reviewed by Andy on 12/03/2008
Always been a Nokia man but after seeing this phone in the pipeline, decided it might be time for a change. Would have gone for N95 but heard too many bad comments about it. The G800 looks fantastic on the outside, maybe a little big and clumsy but that is totally dismissed when you look at it each time you get it out. That is really the only good comment I have for it. First one I recieved started jamming when opened after only a day, the antenna was dismal, camera terrible, battery appalling etc etc but decided to try another in case of being a dud and guess what... exactly the same. Started jamming once again after one day of smooth sliding, antenna no good. The camera is beaten hands down by my old nokia 6230i and that is only 1.2 mp. The optical zoom is not worth anything on this phone,zoom and hold 5 mp, If thats true then I beat armstrong to the moon. If this is suppose to be the best camera phone on the market and closest thing to a real digi camera then I must have been sent the wrong phone.The photographers choice, is not this phone. Instructions are absolutely useless as well, might as well have written on them "Here it is, Good Luck!!". Battery lasts about a day and a half but can only put this down to the weak antenna at the mo. In High signal area according to the supplier but lucky to get one bar. Other phones have 4 bar upwards. Data transfer is diabolical as well. If this is such a high spec phone, why do lesser phones do so much better??? This is my first and last samsung. EBAY her it comes!!!
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Reviewed by emma on 12/03/2008
i like it its very nice
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Reviewed by Essy on 10/03/2008
I got my new Samsung G800 over a month ago and i am very happy with it, i think its probably one of the best mobile phones i have ever recieved! It is large but very stylish and very well made, a much better quality mobile than the nokia N95.Its very easy to use for texting as the keys are spaced out and the camera is super and has a number of different settings so you can enhance your photos. The sound is amazing, very clear and crisp and i have no problams hearing my callers. I really did my homework on which mobile phone to get and went to every shop out there to hold handle and listen to all the phones available at this time, i can quite honestly say this is the best one yet!!!
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Reviewed by Kevin UK on 06/03/2008
This phone is outstanding my partner bought hers and I can honestly say this phone is great I intend on purchasing one very soon the camera takes great shots both indoors and outdoors it supports up to 4GB memory card so you can store loads of MP3's and pictures and videos the menus are easy to use the only disadvantage is the battery life could be abit better and the menu is in black and cant change it to something more colourful apart from that this phone is awesome I would recommend this phone than any other its better than all other 5mp camera phone currently on the market such as the LG viewty & the Nokia N95 buy this phone you will not be disappointed.
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Reviewed by gusgus on 04/03/2008
this phone cannot get any better!! It is so good apple cant compete, it is a bit big but everything else is perfect.
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Reviewed by Mike M on 04/03/2008
Phone is good, but is very thick and heavy. Easy to use, great disply, great camera, loads of features. However the music, radio and handsfree are totally unusable as the earphones are far to big to fit in my ears and because of the fitting into the handset they cannot be replaced. Do not buy unless you only want a great camera and handset, or have huge earholes.
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Reviewed by Jon on 03/03/2008
Do not buy this phone!!! Anybody who has owned a k800i, k810i, k850i (and probably even some of the SE phones aswell), n73, n95, 6500 slide or lg viewty will tell you that despite the claims of the camera it doesnt even compare-its atrocious. Even following the instructions in posts below, picture quality is abysmal for the specification. The optical zoom is an ill-thought out frivelous and near useless gimick. Additionally, switching from an old nokia 6680 (my backup handset after i broke my k800i), i noticed a MASSIVE decline in reception and yet we havent even reached the worst point of the phone yet. BATTERY LIFE!!! I've owned the phone 3 days and had to charge it *4* times. Twice i've charged the battery to capacity early afternoon to find it empty when i wake up the next morning (one of these days, i didnt even make a call!). I sincerely hoped this was a battery fault on my handset only, but from what i've read below, it clearly isnt. The High-speed wap, another selling point of the phone might well be effective, but i wouldnt know. Whilst i was able to access 3G services fine on my 6680 (now nearly 4years old), i cant get enough signal strength to do so on the g800. It is going straight back.
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Reviewed by corneliu84 on 02/03/2008
hei guys ..speaking about � I tried the James Thomson settings and it made a HUGE difference, Thanks James! � can somebody post the link where i can find this settings too ? thanx :D by the way, it is a nice phone ! [Editor's reply: Samsung G800 camera settings. James' advice is for low lighting conditions: set the flash to auto, change the ISO setting to 400, and set the WB to Daylight.]
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Reviewed by Jan Hewlett on 01/03/2008
Bought the Samsung G800 a week ago and i absolutely love the fone, camera takes a bit of sussing out but once you have it's ok, downside is the battery, it's only lasting 23 hours and thats with only using it for an alarm in the morning, one 30 second download and 2 messages, going back to the shop on monday, hopefully they can say why, or i'm changing it....Battery life rubbish!!!!
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Reviewed by gaz on 29/02/2008
i only got this phone on the 25th feb and like it loads,the battery seems to fade fast though i av 2 charge it everyday and av not used it that much,it says on the fones features that it as java games but i cannot find any on my phone,the camera is good but not great like it says.can you lock the keys without having to open and close it?
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Reviewed by john Smith on 29/02/2008
Don't listen to these muppets that say this phone is rubbish, they are absolutely clueless and are more than likely giving this phone a bad review, cause they haven't got a clue on how to use it. The only thing I could fault about this phone, is that it is a little on the bulky side, but apart from that, it's class.
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Reviewed by mike on 25/02/2008
great mobile buy 1 i dropped mine bent the back that holds the battery in carnt get hold of 1 help
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Reviewed by Carsten Kelm on 24/02/2008
At first all seemed fantastic, but then I had the same camera problems everyone experiences. I tried the James Thomson settings and it made a HUGE difference, Thanks James! On my phone the battery does not seem to last long at all. I even purchased a second one (Samsung org.) in case my battery was the problem, but the problem persisted. I found out that the battery (on my phone) does not get fully charged if I connect the phone on the battery charger while the phone is ON (although the battery indicator tell me otherwise). However, when I charge the phone while it is turned OFF the battery gets charged fully and it last therefore a lot longer. Perhaps some people out there have the same problem. Sometimes the phone rings once or twice but won�t except the call and I can�t ring out until I turned it off and then on again. I don�t know whether that is server related though. Otherwise, I am very happy with this phone! I had it for 3 months.
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Reviewed by Kelly on 23/02/2008
I really like this phone but wondered if anyone was having the same problem as me? There seems to be times when there is a delay between someone sending me a text and me receiving it (or not getting it at all). I've been on the Samsung website and had the correct settings sent to me but still no joy. Hope someone can help. Thanks x
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Reviewed by Jan McBride on 23/02/2008
I have just taken delivery of the Samsung G800, and have to admit it is bigger than all my previous phones, but seems well built and robust. I was really disappointed with the quality of the photo's I took indoors, they were really dark, until I read James Thompson's review on mobile-phones-uk.org.uk (6th Feb) followed his instructions and must say the quality of the photo's are much better. The instruction booklet that came with the phone was not much use in advising on camera settings, I'm also not sure how to upload the photo's to my laptop, so if anyone has any idea of how to do that, please let me know.
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Reviewed by jules on 10/02/2008
im currently on my 3rd phone, and after 6hrs of being on the phone direct to Samsung, I still cant get the software to work. Hence the phone is going back AGAIN to change it for a non samsung. VERY DISAPOINTING
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Reviewed by JT on 03/02/2008
On the plus side: Easy to use Looks good Big screen, high resolution Sound quality is excellent, on calls and particularly MP3 earphone playback Lots of features On the down side: Camera is terrible No games No music It's big and heavy - for the first time in three years I've stopped carrying my mobile in my trouser pocket There are too many bugs in the options and menus - it's difficult to do basic things and certain options revert back to default automatically (just as the anti-shake function)
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Reviewed by David J Bircher on 28/01/2008
This is a great phone there is nouthing wrong with this phone buye if
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Reviewed by KK on 09/01/2008
WORST FONE EVER AND IT WAS NOT GOOD AND IT WAS NO MUSIC AND GAMES!! WORST THING EVER AND IT WAS SO ESPENIVE !!!
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