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Samsung Galaxy S
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Date: 22/06/2010
The Samsung Galaxy S supplies some serious competition to the HTC Desire. The Galaxy S is an Android smartphone with a massive 4 inch Super AMOLED display, for sharper, brighter images and a super fast response.The Samsung Galaxy S boasts a superb 1GHz processor which offers the best graphic performance available today. The Galaxy S has a 5 megapixel camera with touch autofocus and can also record and playback HD video at 720p resolution. Samsung have customised the Android OS with their own user-friendly user interface. The new Social Hub has been designed from the ground up to seamlessly integrate all major email providers, IM and social networking services such as Yahoo, MSN, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. The Galaxy S is available in either 8GB or 16GB versions, the 16GB version being exclusive to Vodafone.
Features of the Samsung Galaxy S include:
- Operating system: Android 2.1 (Eclair)
- Display: 4.0" Super AMOLED 480x800 touchscreen display with 16 million colours
- Camera: 5 megapixels with autofocus and digital zoom
- Video Camera: 720p (720x1280) plus second VGA camera
- Music Player: Yes plus FM Radio RDS
- Ringtones: MP3
- Messaging: SMS / MMS / Gtalk / Gmail, Email
- Games and applications: ThinkFree document editor
- GPS: AGPS with Google Maps Navigation
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, TV-output
- Internet: Chrome-lite web browser
- Operating Frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus 3G 900/1900/2100, HSDPA 7.2 / HSUPA 5.76
- Memory: 2GB user memory plus 8/16GB Nand memory plus microSD(upto 32 GB)
- Size: 64.2 x 122.4 x 9.9mm
- Weight: 118g
- Battery: 1500 mAh
- Talk Time: 803 min(2G), 393 min(3G)
- Standby: 750 hrs(2G), 576 hrs(3G)
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Displaying reviews 1 - 100 of 233 (displayed in order of date):
Reviewed by gemma flange on 08/11/2011
Ive had my samsung galaxy s for 6 months it keeps favtory resetting itsself not a good fone has ive kept loosing my contacys waste of time
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Reviewed by jan w on 23/10/2011
My Galaxy x has been great for about 9 months then suddenly wont work at all! Very frustrating indeed as all my numbers ,photos, music etc stand to be lost.
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Reviewed by Dina on 21/10/2011
All this is very wel but samsung has some real problems when or comes to basic functions, like freezing when trying to answer a call n when loading emails.
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Reviewed by Kat on 12/10/2011
This is by far the best phone ive ever had, never had any problems n has never let me down, im so glad I got this phone as the galaxy s 2 im not to keen on
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Reviewed by Haithum on 08/10/2011
Great phone when working properly but if something goes wrong which it has done for me over the last 4 months Samsung are an absolute nightmare. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S in December 2010. It stopped working properly in June after I tried to update it. I had to give to Carphone Warehouse who then "fixed" it but Samsung Kies never recognised it again and it was slower. Then about 3 weeks ago it started to play up again with the phone turning itself off or closing apps down without warning. I took it back to Carphone Warehouse who sent it off to Samsung. After 2 weeks I get a phone call saying that Samsung sent it back without repairing it as it had "water damage". I have never ever dropped it in water, I kept it in a flip over hard case and with a screen protector since I bought it and it was bone dry when I handed it over. I picked the phone up yesterday and looked at pictures of a small amount of corrosion inside. This, the Carphone Warehouse man I spoke to, said could have been caused by condensation getting into the phone as my phone was in very good condition!! A design flaw!!! I have tried speaking to Samsung direct who said they would call me back. They never have. Trading Standards next!
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Reviewed by JC on 07/10/2011
Garbage, everyone try this: tether the galaxy s plus via USB and start a data stream now have someone call the phone or send an smm or mms. the result is the usb tethering is deactivated...fail. this is the first smartphone i have tested that is not able to cope with this situation. and setting up an exchange account with this phone or any samsung for that matter takes FOREVER before all of your data is pushed to the device. Samsung=Garbage
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Reviewed by Norah on 19/09/2011
It is a very nice phone, just dissappointed on flash camera, i love taking photos but it is limiting us now, however the picture quality is the best
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Reviewed by Dan on 13/09/2011
Cant understand the few bad reviews. For those that need help i suggest a forum. Type in your phone name, then "Gsm specifications" and that site (gsm arena) will have lots of users to help. As for the you tube issue, well i havent had that problem. Some vids are not uploaded in the right format, so a few wont work. Try the you tube app at market, and probably on the phone, or the web version as i use, and then choose mobile or desktop option when on you tube. Mobile doesnt consume as much data. I also use mk player from market, as some vids on YT allow u to choose what vid player u use to watch them. Also install adobe flash playes 10.3 free from market. And lastly, the sgs is now updatable to gingerbread via kies, which improves flash player apparantly. The flash, and you tube work fine for me.
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Reviewed by Abby on 12/09/2011
Had my samsung galaxy s for a year now it was outstanding for the first 6 moths but the battery life is beginning to deteriorate. it is a very good phone and i love the android apps, very easy to connect to my laptop and usually works fast, it begins to run slow if you have too many videos or texts or whatever so just make sure that you keep clearing out any unwanted things from your phone and it should run good. overall good phone but still a few small flaws which need a little attention
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Reviewed by kunal on 10/09/2011
recently i bought my samsung galaxy ace and it was an awesome phone but only one earphone playing while on music please help me is there any setting to switch both the earphones........
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Reviewed by Deo on 08/09/2011
If ask all the people down below for their reviews now,I think most of them would not rate the phone very highly. Customer service for samsung is really realy bad. Some of the Apps are really unfunctional and if you that is all if your phone malfunctional and if you ever have to reset it ......after the reset your phone becomes completely different.....I am really regretting that I choose Samsung over iphone. This fun really sucks ......BIG TIME!
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Reviewed by namrah on 06/09/2011
i recently bought this phone for my brother , have a slight problem, hopefully you could help .. everything was working just fine, but recently whenever he uses youtube to watch a video, the screen? starts flickering and then goes blank . is that because of the battery problem or something related to the pixels ?? awaiting your reply :)
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Reviewed by Lisa on 04/09/2011
I've had this phone for about a year now and i love it, the only thing is all of a sudden Samsung Apps won't open, also with angry birds, 3 times in a row after deleting and redownloading it, it refused to open and i had to do it all over again. I think i've jsut been unlucky and when its time for an upgrade I will definitely be taking on the latest version.
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Reviewed by LOUISE on 24/08/2011
Can't transfer data, images, videos etc from a nokia to this useless junk.
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Reviewed by elavarasan on 20/08/2011
samsung galaxy s this is a antroid phone it's very nice to handle and smart look so you puchus immediatly this phone ............
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Reviewed by Jay on 18/08/2011
Wanted a Galaxy S for a while now and as the S2 is now out these are becoming a bargain, I paid £210, and to get the same phone on contract from my provider I'd have to sign up to a 2 year contract at £25 a month, I like my £10 a month sim only plan and couldn't justify an extra £15 a month, £360 over the life of the contract, so buying my own handset has saved me £150!! I've had my Galaxy S for a month now after going back to my trusty N95 after a HTC Desire that I really didn't like as the speaker was weedy, you couldn't see the screen in the daylight and it kept rebooting itself randomly. The Galaxy S suffers from none of these issues, some people have complained about battery life but mine easily makes it through a days moderate usage (been going 17 hours today so far without a charge 6% battery left) just need to turn off things you're not using for example Wifi, I don't have Wifi at home so I turn this off. GPS, I know where I am, most of the time, so I turn this off. Bluetooth, I don't have a bluetooth handsfree or car connectivity so this is off until I want to transfer a file or something. I don't see why people insist on comparing it to the iPhone, iOS and Android are very different in their approaches iOS is very regimented and doesn't allow for much customisation without jailbreaking, whereas android is open source and lets you customise just about everything you like, and for me the freedom of Android won through. Also iPhones are ridiculously expensive in comparison to (in my opinion) superior android powered devices. Anyway I've strayed from my point which was, The Galaxy S is a great device and I recommend anyone thinking of getting one to get one, you won't be disappointed.
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Reviewed by andy on 18/08/2011
am i supposed to carry a god damn candle every where to click pics when thrs low light samsung made a great phone bt lost thr nuts when it came to fixing a 2 dollar flash
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Reviewed by Jay on 16/08/2011
To get this phone on contact from my provider It'd cost £25 a month over 24 months as I only pay £10 for sim only and like the monthly allowance I get I didn't see the point of paying an extra £360 over 2 years so I bought my Galaxy S on ebay, only paid £210 for a mint condition unlocked handset, thus saving £150! I had a Desire before but that wasn't as good as the reviews all made out due to the screen being unusable outdoors and the speaker being too quiet to hear the phone ringing when it's in your pocket, and it kept rebooting itself randomly while in use (google desire reboot and you'll see how widespread this problem is). I'm pleased to say that none of these issues affect the Galaxy S, it's an excellent phone, I can easily get a day out of the battery as long as I don't spend all day on the internet or android market (or angry birds lol) just turn off things that you don't need, for example, wifi (I don't have wifi in my house, OFF) bluetooth (don't have blu etooth headset or link in car, OFF) GPS (I know where I am, for the most part, OFF) I do use these features but not all the time so theres no need to have them all on for no reason. I had an N95 before and know how to conserve battery lol. Anyway the Galaxy S is a brilliant phone and with the S2 out it's become a bit of a bargain too. Buy one you won't regret it.
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Reviewed by Liz Noar on 16/08/2011
Samsung GT 15510 I am thoroughly disappointed with this phone. It's been 'repaired' since new by Vodafone who have never managed to get it right. It sends multiple identical texts, I don't receive all texts or phone calls, I can't use the phone's handset when asked to 'press 1' for more options etc as this function is not recognised. I can wait for a week before i'm told of messages. Even though I don't use this handset that much, the battery lasts a day if I'm lucky. My advice to you, don't bother with this rubbish piece of equipment!
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Reviewed by Kev.T on 15/08/2011
Thought I was stepping up from my trusty Nokia 6303 classic. How wrong was I... iplayer is so jerky it's useless. Phone needs charging for hours every night and should I take the back off to get at the memory card I lose all my contact details and have to re-boot the damn thing. I'm on contract so am now using the Talk Mobile sim in my old Nokia...
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Reviewed by Danny on 09/08/2011
Yeah, awesome phone. Gsm arena do a comparison between the sgs and iphone 4. Sgs looked the clear winner...deffinetely is to me too :) great if u get it refurbished from a good("awarded") company. Mine is 18 pcm with 1 gb data. Get one!
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Reviewed by Kat on 09/08/2011
While I really enjoy the phone, I find it so sensitive that sometimes while playing games, the vibration from the phone actually activates the touch buttons on the device, causing other tabs to pop up
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Reviewed by vivekea on 08/08/2011
I definetily do not understand why people even compare an Iphone with Galaxy...??? Trust me there is NO comparison; Why??? Because, Galaxy S wins hands down.....!! Look at its features and performance and compare that with the Iphone.... Iphone doesnt have a blue tooth pairing with any non-apple device(how stupid and narcist can one get???) Apple doesnt come with a basidc expandable SD card slot. You need screew driver to remove the casing on iphone. LOL and you end up paying huge amount for a pile of shit in ur hand. forget iphone. On your galaxy the best thing you have the most important thing in a smart phone...and that is SMARTNESS...just have glance at its display, play a normal size video, look at the clarity it provides...more over you get 100% calls and no call drops on the phone...easy to use and stylish, light and fast and super smoooth..... the battery back is normal if not the best, it worked well with normal call frequency and multimedia and 2G usage. 17hrs of charge is what i clocked. there is an issue with the phone getting heated up when charging via A/C source and using the device simultaneously, but that is normal on any smart phone and 2ndly your supposed to leave the phone idle when charging. people have made a monster out of kies, the interface software that helps connects the galaxy to a pC. trust me if you follow the instructions word by word...nothing is gonna go wrong...experience speaking. I even upgraded my OS to Android gingerbread 2.3 (5) version via kies india. so just chill out. it took me 4 days non-stop to explore each n every feature on my galaxy...just omagine what that means.. ;-)
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Reviewed by zhao luo on 08/08/2011
good phones
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Reviewed by T.Quinn on 29/07/2011
My first smart phone and i love it! although the s2 is now available the price was out of my range so the £250 I paid for this seems like money well spent :-)
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Reviewed by jay on 26/07/2011
samsung galaxy s is a rubbish phone samsung galaxy s need a car battery to run it do not buy one
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Reviewed by weardalelad on 26/07/2011
Great phone but alas the orange software is ruining it, had 3 replacements in as many months!!! I do love the phone but as with all orange phones its thier guff that ruins a great mobile!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by devon on 26/07/2011
This phone has many good features..However trying to end a call can be a nightmar when the end call icon has gone, because you have navigated away from the make a call display, you cant find your way back and have to end up turning off the phone to end the call. The other bad thing is that you can not easily turn of the alarm clock if you accidently navigate away from the alarm display when it is going off, and agian have to turn off the phone to get peace.
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Reviewed by Dan on 23/07/2011
I did the same as the reviewer below, and this phone is excellent. I also suggest that this phone is much better than the i phone 4. It is constantly compared to it. But the clintcher for me, is that the i phone 4 has no flash player. I recently used bbc i player...works perfect. And if u have any tv connector wires(i used my nokia tv out cable) just plug it in the tv, then the phone, and there u have whatever tv, game, pics u want. Great phone. Eats data though. Also advise screen filter app to dim screen more and make battery last longer. A great web experience. Now i see why reviewers say how much better android is than symbian.
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Reviewed by davy on 16/07/2011
Just got the Galaxy S,the reason i got it was the new Galaxy S 2 has came out & i knew i'd get a very good deal on a phone that has a great reputation.I was right about getting a v.good deal & i couldn't be happier with the phone,as soon as i got it i upgraded android to the latest version gingerbread which in my opinion easily makes the phone at least on par with the i phone 4.The big difference is the price,you can pick a Galaxy S up for half the price of the i phone 4 now the S 2 is out.The phone itself ticks all the right boxes & will do me fine until i get an S 2 in a years time when an S 3 comes out,so my advice to anyone is be patient it will save you money & you get a great phone.
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Reviewed by Geof on 15/07/2011
Had the Galaxy S for 4 months now, and don't know how I coped before! One of the nice things is being able to switch off WiFi and GPS if your not using them, to prolong battery life even further. Only gripe is it seems to discharge battery quite quickly if used as a route map/direction finder. Operating speed is superb, faster than my ancient pc!
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Reviewed by mandy taylor on 15/07/2011
excellent phone only one bad comment could do with a flash on camera but saying that i love it x
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Reviewed by Tonka Tone on 07/07/2011
I love the phone, admittedly the terribly short battery life is a pain. However I wonder whether I now have a potential problem. Yesterday the phone switched itself off twice. I was unable to restart it by pressing the switch, all I could do was remove and then replace the battery each time - hopefully this is not going to continue as it's something of a nuisance if you can't depend on the phone staying on and then having to remove the battery when it goes off!!!! Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
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Reviewed by asd on 03/07/2011
Lol @ apple xD had this for a year now and 110% perfect. Great phone. Galaxy s2 is next for me no question about it :D
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Reviewed by Lee on 27/06/2011
taking it back, kies wont let us do anything with our videos
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Reviewed by zhao on 23/06/2011
good phone
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Reviewed by Briderz on 22/06/2011
had the phone for about 2 weeks now, its an impressive phone but two thing that hold it down are battery and the fact that mine freezes, i think its due to over downloading but yet again even if i listen to the music it goes down a considerable amount... but i still love it :D
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Reviewed by Jonny Hill on 17/06/2011
I have had this phone nearly a year now. I love the phone but the battery life is terrible. I have subsequently bought a second back up battery. I suppose its the price you pay for such a high end phone being so slim. I am only what I would call a medium user. Very few calls, mainly texting/email web & using apps and I do use GPS applications like Viewranger once a week when Mountain Biking. If you were a business user I wouldnt bother with this phone as you will be eternally worried about the battery running down. I get about 14 hours from full charge light use. I rooted the phone & installed a custom rom as Samsungs software has limitations. The phone now seldom lags and the GPS is excellent. Camera ok considering no flash. The screen is amazing but this is why the battery life is so poor. You dont really get to appreciate the screen as I always have it set to lowest brightness to save battery. People seem to moan about Kies but you dont need to use it. Just plug it into PC or MAC and mount then drag & drop, or use AndroidSync. Backup contacts to Google & use Titanium backup for Apps. Excellent phone, rubbish battery.
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Reviewed by Ross on 13/06/2011
Awful. Please save your money.
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Reviewed by rosy on 10/06/2011
hey i know that samsung is somehow the best phone as if for now in market and i am one of many people who has bought it. and i must admit that I just loved it. but i am facing some problems like hang ups , freezing... i am scared because i just love my phone. i really dnt have any idea why it is happening? i would have given 5 but this problem has eradicated 1 star
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Reviewed by Chris on 05/06/2011
In my opinion the Samsung Galaxy S is a poor mans Iphone. The Galaxy S look cheap as it is made out of plastic unlike the Iphone 4 which is made out of glass. The highest GB you can get for the Galaxy S is 16... thats nothing compared to a massive 32GB for the Iphone. I did asked around to see what phone people prefer, the Iphone 4 or the Samsung Galaxy S and most people said the Iphone 4. The quality of the pictures the Iphone takes is outstanding and it has the highest resolution screen. They also said people that have the Galaxy S only get it because they cannot afford the Iphone. Why else would people get it? But I guess it would come down to personal choice. If you could get an Iphone 4 or a Samsung Galaxy S and money was not a problem, I would definatly recommend the Iphone 4.
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Reviewed by mo on 03/06/2011
Was so excited about getting the galaxy last november, although slightly dissappointed about there not being any flash. Recently the phone has been returned to be repaired as it completely froze. On its return the 3G barely works and you have to constantly refresh in order to receive any facebook updates, using wi-fi is also slow. The signal on the phone has become poor and ive had numerous calls diverted to answer machine. So dissappointed,,please samsung try and please your customers as i really did/do luv this phone!!
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Reviewed by pete from uk on 23/05/2011
well what can you say, i just swapped my 1st touchscreen lg for this beast absolutely wicked . the 5mp camera performs brilliantly and as a photographer set the camera up correctly you wouldnt miss the flash ,oh and uppng it to 8mp or beyond dosent make alot of difference as the human eye only sees a certain amount of mp imagery .......brill phone youlle love it
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Reviewed by Jamie on 22/05/2011
I must just be unlucky - along with every single other person that owns this phone. When it works it's great. The problem is - it never works!! The sat nav just flat out doesn't work, when you click on an app it often takes ages to start, the internet works intermittently, the battery life has degraded (had it for 6 months) to the point where you only get about 6 hours use out of it, none of the Twitter apps actually work, lots of the other apps are dodgy, the phone doesn't work when in a car, the signal is very bad (I had a G1 before this and places that had great signal this has none and I'm still on the same network) and the typing interface is appalling compared to my wife's iphone4. Don't get me wrong, when it works it's great but it's the most unreliable phone I've ever owned and I've owned about 50. The thing is every single person I know with this phone says the same thing and I know about ten! Why is this lack of reliability not covered and how does this website get away with proclaiming this, at times, useless hunk of plastic junk as the best phone on the market?! Utterly, utterly bizarre.
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Reviewed by FK on 21/05/2011
Just an update on the review I wrote at the back end of last year, due to my phone now having the latest Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Firmware on it (thank you Samsung...). It isn't a huge update to be honest, but it does bring about a few benefits(battery, speed etc). Think of it as a major facelift rather than a whole new approach and we're there. 9 months in and no major complaints about the phone, still love it, won't be swapping it for the S2, as this is more than good enough for me. Still a superb phone, and the fact that it was the best selling android phone last year (I've been told...) tells its own story.Excellent.
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Reviewed by samiraadham on 20/05/2011
Outstanding
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Reviewed by peterpatel on 15/05/2011
i like this phone
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Reviewed by anonamouse on 15/05/2011
What can i say about this phone. Shame about the lack of flash though. To those whose phone has slowed down, download the task killer app and this will resolve the problem :)
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Reviewed by Francis Panaguiton on 14/05/2011
Got Samsung Galaxy S for a week now, its an excellent phone, screen, processor and the camera. Have used iphone and Nokia N8 so I can compare how great Samsung Galaxy S compared to the mentioned phone. I don't have any issues about the camera, it works well, best of all i does the job at a super lightning fast way. No lags, no screen freeze and can play videos with flash. I have found the perfect phone for me. I think i will be sticking to this phone for a very long time. It gives me what I want -- the best of both worlds.
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Reviewed by Lynn Davidson on 13/05/2011
Battery life is poor, especially if youre into games.....it goes off and freezes for no reason and now mine wont play videos at all!!! I wouldnt recommend this phone to my worst enemy.
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Reviewed by Lauren on 13/05/2011
I hate my samsung gt-s3500i it is ####.
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Reviewed by Matt on 12/05/2011
Absolutely awesome phone! Better than an iphone in many areas. Can't wait for the S2 which is bound to be even better! Don't bother with an iphone get this or the S2 instead.
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Reviewed by Amber on 10/05/2011
Ive had the Galaxy S for about 3 weeks now, and I can honestly say it really is a great phone. I was debating between the iPhone and the Galaxy S, but wanting a cheaper option I chose the Galaxy. And I wouldnt trade it for anything. I've never had an android phone before so I didnt really know anything about it, but its really good! Some of the apps you can get are great, and the majority of them that I've stumbled across are free or a reasonable price! One thing I would point out as being amazing is the 5 mega-pixil camera. With a click of the screen when in camera mode, it gives excellent focus to wherever you want. One thing I would fault about the phone is the battery life lasting a day, or just over if you're not using the internet/maps/games etc. but you cant expect the battery to last long when you're using the phone to the best it can be used. Overall, a brilliant phone which is highly recommended to anyone!
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Reviewed by koksy on 05/05/2011
I love this phone. Half the price of an iphone, and better in my opinion. HOWEVER... the alarm clock is RUBBISH!!! It is very unreliable and doesnt seem to work every morning. Today I have woken up (yet again) 40 minutes late for work thanks to the alarm clock not going off. It worked yesterday, so why not this morning? Anybody else have this problem?
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Reviewed by Jimbo on 05/05/2011
this is not a phone that trys to do loads of other stuff (quite tiring) more like this is a pad that makes calls. Most defo the best and most exciting piece of tech i have handled ever!!!
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Reviewed by kofi frempong on 04/05/2011
The Galaxy s is a nice phone but my problem is that they should have add tv mobile option to it so that you can watch Dstv on it,The phone become hot when browsing and the battery run down and sometime run slow,,,....
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Reviewed by Sarah on 02/05/2011
I think this phone is TERRIBLE. I'm on contract for 24 months, and I wish I could cancel it with no fees. I've had the phone for two months, and there is no good points about it. All I can use it for is basic texting and calling, which you can get from a £10 phone. My internet doesn't work AT ALL, it just says NO CONTENT, and I can't have any applications because they ALL force close, and force the phone to turn off. Turning the phone on is a nightmare: It takes twenty minutes in the morning, so I had to buy an alarm clock (I initially was going to use the phone.) to wake me up 20 minutes early so I can have the phone on when I need to contact people. I demand my money back from Samsung if you bother to read this. It's a disgusting knock-off of the iPhone, and I hope Apple sues you.
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Reviewed by kat on 02/05/2011
yeah, totally agree bout marmite thingy! i have had dis phone for wat seems like ages and i can't understand why peeps don't like it, it is truly beautiful and soooo clever! apps r gr8 not as much of them as apple but hey who is gunna have like 20000 apps anywayzz!
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Reviewed by Kyotokyo on 01/05/2011
Had this phone for 5 months until recently made my switch to iphone 4. The phone has its pros and cons but in the end the cons just made it unbearable and I have no choice but to be an apple slave now!First off, the super amoled screen is indeed fantastic and the black color is indeed superior to those of even retina display but the color reproduction seems a little too vibrant and sometimes I find it totally unnatural. Swype technology is indeed something refreshing for touch screens and it has indeed make texting much simpler. In paper, the hardware specs is indeed impressive with 1ghz humming bird processor and 512 mb ram, hd video recording, 5 megapixel camera albeit without flash but the let down is what I would believed to be the touch ui 3.0 and android itself. Thru out my 5 months with the phone I have encountered numerous hangs and the phone just turns extremely sluggish at times and i have to resort to rebooting the phone again and again. Even after updated to froyo, it is still very volatile and still pretty unstable hence making the whole experience very appalling. I hope that future versions of android will make improvements and one fine day it will be in the same league as ios in terms of hardware and software integration, stability and usability. But for now, I reckon that android still has alot of catching up to do.
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Reviewed by Mr Reynard on 29/04/2011
Love my Galaxy s but the battery life is rubbish. Standby time is 26 - 28 hours and talk time far less than quoted. I'm currently testing various methods to increase the battery life. Despite this, I wouldn't swap it for an iPhone4
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Reviewed by danny teh on 28/04/2011
Good phone except why is that sometimes the wallpaper of my galaxy S phone reduce size to 1/8 of full screen. need to switch off and on again to get back to full screen.
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Reviewed by Monica( love hate my galaxyS) Heeeeeeeelp on 26/04/2011
I love all the nice extra's and features..i just hate the over sensitivity of the touch screen, so that when i am on the phone talking if i touch my face i hang up the phone constantly. it is hard to figure out the easiest and comfy way to hold it so that i am not hanging up on people..its so anying makes me want to give up on the Galaxy S..is there a way to set the sensitity or lock the screen when you talk..please help..i don't want get rid of the phone bout may have to soon before i lose my sanity and a few missed important calls.
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Reviewed by Andrea on 25/04/2011
I had a iphone 4 16gb which i bought about 5 months ago. and its rubbish every time you want to get some songs or videos you have to plug it in your pc or lap top. Which really does my heading i can't belive that people spend that much money for some apple iphone!! that's wy i bought a samsung galaxy s in white i think its better then the iphone. and its got a bigger screen too so thats really good :) As long as you know how to use your phones then your fine with it.
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Reviewed by Dave Taylor on 24/04/2011
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. This is the most frustratin piece of junk ever. It promises all these features, but they don't work. Everything hangs up all the time. The media player does not play all types of formats. The contacts can not be backed up anywhere because the software does not work. Samsung Kies always hangs up and they have no fixes for it. I have called Samsung service and they told me they do not have fixes yet.( the phone has been around for a year. BUY AND IPHONE- MY SONS WORKS GREAT.
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Reviewed by adele on 23/04/2011
this phone is absolutly amazing it does everything it says it does and well more i love it and you will to!
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Reviewed by Shabir Zainudeen (Dubai) on 21/04/2011
I have no regret in buying this phone. I can do everything that expect to do in a laptop. However, if Android apps developed to edit MS Office application in this OS that would be fantastic.
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Reviewed by sdl67 on 20/04/2011
had this about a week and it is fantastic,i cant say a bad thing about it really but if you wanted me to be really crittical then a flash for camera would be good.i recomend this to all
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Reviewed by Alan on 14/04/2011
Love the phone but . . . . signed up for 1st ever contract on 13 Feb. Phone stopped working after 29 days! Lucky me coz 1 day later and it would have been sent for repair so I was given a new handset. So far so good right? No, tonight exactly the same thing has happened and I fear that it's now over 30 days since I received the 2nd handset! I'm seriously annoyed.
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Reviewed by alex on 13/04/2011
The samsung galaxy s IS SIMPLY THE BEST MOBILE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Gordon on 11/04/2011
Had the phone for 3 months. Pleased with all the functions the Samsung Apps seem to be a bit flakey and will look for a faster GPS. The battery life is disappointing; even with modest use it will not last a day before re-charging required.
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Reviewed by donald on 10/04/2011
ive had the galaxys now for 4 months and can honestly say its been a great reliable phone ive had no problems what so ever. i had the htc desire before it and would say the the htc would be the better phone. samaung can suffer from lag but not all the time plus samsung apps aint that reliable overall i was happy enough nothings perfect
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Reviewed by jim on 04/04/2011
my bro has this phone it is awsome i want it!!!!
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Reviewed by BRIAN JACOBS on 04/04/2011
In a nutshell, the Galaxy S ISN'T the best phone on the market today. It's pretty good, the screen is superb, and the phone is quite intuitive. However, it's an acknowledged fact that the GPS is a joke, and synching it to your PC is likely to reduce you to hitting your Galaxy with a hammer after the sixth unsuccessful attempt to get the two devices to talk to one another. My advice would be to spend your hard-earned currency on a decent phone like the HTC Desire, which is superior to the Galaxy in almost every respect.
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Reviewed by howard on 01/04/2011
its the best android phone ever.
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Reviewed by Dmannn on 30/03/2011
Had the phone since Oct 2010 and it has been in for repair 3 times already,and ready for a 4th visit. Love the phone when it works,just does not like to work all that often. Support by Samsung is very poor at best.
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Reviewed by Dave on 27/03/2011
a truly outstanding phone ,battery life could be better though
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Reviewed by Emma on 22/03/2011
Have had this phone for a week now and absolutely love it! I feel it's better than the iphone. Pity it doesn't have camera flash coz then it would be perfect....!
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Reviewed by mr b on 21/03/2011
All i can say is wow, used to have an iphone4 for about a month and glad i swapped it out for this, even my 7 year old son thinks its awesome. The camera is really goood and you dont really miss the flash, swype is a cool novalty. Screen size and quality just aswsome. Only negative i can give would be battery life but saying that its on par with other like mobiles
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Reviewed by Martin on 17/03/2011
I bought along with 3G network contract and I find this phone so cool and great features,etc.. also swype keypad which make me so easier to type quick also very lighter weight, boot up is so fast - gald got it... 10/10
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Reviewed by lynn on 17/03/2011
I bought this phone for many reasons 1 being the mobile tv. I can't access the mobile tv it gives me a network communication error and tmobile or mobi tv can't seem to help with this issue.
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Reviewed by chris on 15/03/2011
The galaxy.s is the best phone i.ve ever had buy far. My sister has the i.phone 4. The gs is way better. And for wifi its just that bit quicker.
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Reviewed by fizzy on 11/03/2011
i hav used dat fone quite alot nd its de best fone so far no major probs so far
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Reviewed by Brad on 09/03/2011
I just got a galaxy s less than a month ago its an awesome phone with alot of awesome features my favourate is probably the swype typing. But so far within a month I've taken it back three times and I've got two ne galaxys because they get soooo many problems like it couldn't tell when you are rotating it and now all the aps are force closing for some reason so il probably go back again if it goes on.so if it didn't mess up so much it would be five stars but with all the rubbish i'll say four to three
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Reviewed by eric on 05/03/2011
brill phone long as you know how to work a smart phone a lot dont have a clue esp on here...my phone is perfect fast and smooth
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Reviewed by GI on 05/03/2011
was undecided between the iphone 4, Nokia C7 or The Galaxy S. In the end both reviews and personal recommendations swayed me to the Galaxy.. No regrets. Lovely phone to use good camera, nice system. Battery need charging 1.5 to 2 days but has had a lot of use. Would recommend to anyone.
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Reviewed by stephen rattray on 05/03/2011
I have had the GalaxyS for a few months. The problem i have is that When charging the Screen locks up and i can not do anything with it, The reseption is deadly poor ie when it see's a tree its lost and final problem is that there are no Alphabet letters on the keys so when i need to put a password in for accounts from orange i have to guess them. I Have called orange and have been send a replacement and all the same problems so i think this is a problem with the phone. If i had the chance again i would stear clear and get the HTC Desire which was my first choice but went with the GalaxyS for the screen.
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Reviewed by lloyd from wales on 01/03/2011
best phone in the world by far a flash and it would be unbeatable!!!
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Reviewed by Snowy on 27/02/2011
Had my Galaxy for just over a month now and it's the best phone I've had. It's so easy to use and the apps are great. movies look good to and pictures are high quailty even if there is no flash. My mate got an iphone 4 and is annoyed he can't connect to mine through bluetooth and has to go to itunes for everything. top phone, forget fashion add-on iphone choose the best spec phone out there.
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Reviewed by Apple on 26/02/2011
I have been using this phone for almost a week now. its got a lovely screen but the battry life is no good. It will only last for 8 hours if you are lucky. The internet is really slow and this can be really annoying.The i fone is better in many ways. No wonder why this handset is cheap.
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Reviewed by tommy on 24/02/2011
At first i wasnt sure wether to for the samsung galaxy s but i am so i glad i did it runs fast and smooth and is possibly the best phone i have ever owned although its a bit outdated right now and is still the bezt selling android phone to date i am going to update my galaxy s to the nexus S. There is just one thing with this phone when i first got it it had android 2.1 on so it was quite laggy and diddnt really process my apps fast but when the update for froyo 2.2 came out this phone was on fire it shot at the i phone like an ak47 i love this phone but i need a flash on my camera and i do hope the nexus s cam live up to the expectaions i have high hopes for. :)
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Reviewed by davie on 22/02/2011
top phone been useing mine now for 3 weeks with no problems everything works as it should. batt isnt the greatest but then its a 4 screen so you cant expect nuch else. its defo better than most smart phones and at around 400 its cheaper infact about 200 less than the flawed iphone 4 with the terrible signal problems
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Reviewed by jacqui on 22/02/2011
My galaxy has sent txts meant for one contact and copied it to another in my list Im now afraid to send txts incase it gets sent to wrong person this could ruin someones life. Kies is a nightmare to load evil don't have my music. Its going back asap!!!!
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Reviewed by mabbyb on 22/02/2011
I absolutely love this phone. I changed from an xperia x10i (which I loved) to the galaxy s and to my great surprise the galaxy s blows the x10i away. The screen is so much better when you compare them alongside each other. The battery on the galaxy s lasts between 30% - 50% longer & the whole o/s / user experience is incomparable. The galaxy s is faster & has a much more responsive touchscreen. I have always had sony ericssons up until now, but well done samsung you have won me over with the best phone I have ever owned by far.
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Reviewed by jose on 22/02/2011
Fantastico telefono
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Reviewed by lindsey :) on 19/02/2011
iv had this phone since christmas and absoloutly love it its amazing best phone i ever had was between this and iphone 4 so glad i picked the samsung galaxy s :D
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Reviewed by Rich b on 19/02/2011
Poor battery, keeps freezing, not very good im afraid, and it seems slow- so Im going back to desire- MUCH BETTER.
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Reviewed by lisa m on 19/02/2011
found this phone to be naff- from start up= poos graphics and shutdown. Volume and speakers on this phone are of a poor quality, it keeps freezing and poor battery. Android is only good thing about phone, otherwise its really disapointing.
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Reviewed by fizzy on 19/02/2011
This fone is jus gret especially int. In short i'll recomnd dis fone
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Reviewed by william on 18/02/2011
all my mates have the iphone and now there mad at what there paying on line rental compared to me in fact twice as much.my galaxys is just as good andin most areas better love the galaxy its proved to be a great phone
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Reviewed by helen loves phil on 18/02/2011
battery life is poor....screen freezes
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