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Samsung i8510
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Features of the Samsung i8510 include:
- Symbian 9.3 / S60 v3.2 SmartPhone
- 3G: Video calling
- Camera: 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, dual power LED flash, 9x digital zoom
- Video Camera: DivX support, MPEG4, video calling
- Display: 16 million colours, 320 x 240 pixels, touchscreen (2.8 inches)
- Music Player: MP3/ MIDI/ AAC/ AAC+/ WMA/ WAV, OMA DRM 2.0, FM Radio RDS
- Java Games: 3D accelerator chip for dynamic game experience
- Ringtones: MP3 ringtones / polyphonic ringtones
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, TV-Out
- Memory: 8 GB internal memory plus up to 16 GB microSD memory card
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3 , SMTP , IMAP4)
- Internet: WAP, Internet Explorer / Opera Web Browser, GPRS Class 10, EDGE, HSDPA
- Operating Frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS
- Size: 107 x 54 x 17 mm
- Weight: 136 g
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Reviewed by mahesha on 12/10/2011
I have bought samsung I8510 and faced a big problem with its battery.I cannot take any calls since battery goes down very quickly. I am so frustrated about this product. though it is filled with so many features we cannot utilize them due to the less efficient battery that it has. Please give me some information to avoid this problem
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Reviewed by Matty D. on 28/09/2011
I once had this phone, before a Sony W995 and my current phone which is a samsung galaxy s2. I bought the i8510 new from ebay and boy did I live to regret it. The Symbian OS on this particular phone was slow, ugly and worst of all it had some serious bugs. The worst being that it would randomly delete all my contacts on my phone and reset itself. To try to fix this I tried upgrading the firmware on the phone. But Samsung's updating software on windows was also so unreliable that it failed to successfully update my phone and therefore bricked it, through no fault of my own. So I took it to be repaired in the nokia phone shop (who also deal with samsung phones) in Chester. Except they couldn't fix it and advised me to send it off to be repaired. In addition to this they also returned my phone to me covered in scratches and dints to the screen and the back cover whereas when I gave it in to them the phone didnt have a single scratch and looked beautiful. So to cut a long story short I had to have the phone sent away by post 3 times where it was flashed by samsung and sent back to me, only for the Symbian OS to continue to delete my contacts and brick my phone all by itself. Somehow just trying to switch on bluetooth one day crashed my phone and bricked it... terrible operating system. The two things that this phone had going for it were 1) design (its beautiful and very cool!) and also 2) the camera for taking pictures (also the LED flash is far too blue and weak and practically useless therefore for taking decent pictures in the dark). Video recording on this phone wasn't bad for the time - video quality was acceptable but audio quality admittedly was very poor... the mic would easily be overpowered by any loud music at a music festival for example. The music player on this phone was ok but can't hold a candle to an ipod touch or music phone such as the w995. The quality of the dual loud-speakers however were very good if a bit of a strange - one speaker was noticeably less tinny and generally better quality than the other, which is a shame because if they were the same good quality then this would made the whole experience of listening to music on it even better. Battery life also wasnt great on this phone and the included software left a little to be desired since many were just trials... the worst being the gps navigator - if a phone has built in GPS it should at least come with some sort of free sat nav as most new phones now have. Browsing the internet on this device was pretty good for a phone with a keypad thanks to its touch-sensitive scrolling, but compared with modern touch-screen devices its now incredibly dated and lacks most of the features of the modern mobile browser e.g. flash, tabs etc. To summarize then, this phone is beautifully designed and is one of the nicest to look at (dare I say as nice as a galaxy s2 or iphone 4?), but is seriously let down by the Symbian OS and its terrible glitches. Camera was excellent for a camera phone at the time but video would now be considered very poor and audio quality for both incoming calls and outgoing calls were not this phone's strong point. The software that came with the phone wasnt particularly great except for the games (it did come with FIFA and a racing game).
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Reviewed by Richard on 14/01/2011
Fantastic phone, battery life is too short but given the rest of it its a great phone, I have had mine for 18 months with no problems, but cannot seem to figure out the GPS system to work. It has an excellent camera and video, plenty of storeage.
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Reviewed by jubair chowdhury on 03/01/2011
i had the sumsung i810 innov8 for last two yaers.its a outstanding mobile in my opinion on the tym of iphone era. its emaging features are absolutley brilliant. such as optocal joypad and two extra shortcut button. excellent thanks sumsung
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Reviewed by Barbara on 31/12/2010
worth all it's money, amzing phone, great camera and very easy to use.
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Reviewed by andy on 11/09/2010
Had this phone on 3 for over a year and its been one of the best phones i have had, as its been utterly reliable. I use my phone as my main camera out of convenience and have been very impressed with the results both inside and out, with colour, exposure and focus all excellent. video is not quite so good but still given acceptable results. The screen is bright and clear if just slightly too small for web browsing. Downloaded opera 10 which is very good. Music player is good and pumps out plenty of volume and a rich sound. I like rock music so a tinny sound would have disapointed me. The symbian OS has been reliable if a little on the slow side, especially if more than a couple of apps are open. Had no problems with dust under the screen, but this week i did get sand in the camera and the lens cover is stuck open. remains to be seen if this is fixable. Build quality is excellent, this phone has had a hard life but has shrugged most of it off very well and is still looking good, and all the buttons working and the slider feels as good as it did on day one. It was probably a 5 star phone when new but even in todays company it deserves a solid 4 for quality, reliability but lack of speed. Upgrading soon and think an android phone is the way to go if the hype is right. Thinking x10 or desire for good camera, music and screen.
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Reviewed by holchene on 28/08/2010
exellent
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Reviewed by Honest on 23/08/2010
1st of all i repair phones for a living. OK the fact you can get this on ebay for 100£ odd is more then REAL, Problems with the phone, Dust under screen = no joke! You will get dust under the screen, Samsung to blame here due to the metal frame going around the LCD area -the way its connected to the front housing!! (i know) 2nd, after about 1 year your going to need to change your battery and lets face it 5£ a battery no be deal there, it dies with in the day, of "normal" use based on what this phone can do, 3rd the charger port!!!!! YES it dose open up and get lose and the charger samsung give is rubbish!! get a nokia charger or nokia data for the small mircousb port, (nokia 6500s) you will notice your phone Chargers no problem!! and the nokia cable /charger fits nice!
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Reviewed by fortune on 27/07/2010
compared to its predecessors,this sumsung does not have granualar privacy settings capabilities
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Reviewed by weardalelad on 14/07/2010
I have had 6 phones from orange, the phone is ok but the orange software is poor, orange are full of rubbish, demanded a new phone as some of the repacement handsets lasted a week, one would not even switch on, so if you get a phone from them bewhare!!! a brand new phone only has a 3 month guarentee, sod your statutory rights, the phone clearly has problems but orange dont help you at all, from dropping calls to freezing screen, then mute's your call's, only thing is i have to stick with orange for another 6 months, gripe about orange but the phone would be better without them!
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Reviewed by Eric on 30/06/2010
I like the my GADGET,when I slide it open the screen dies but when closed the screen is ok
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Reviewed by Hannah on 26/06/2010
i have had my phone for around 20 months now and it is a brilliant phone never had a problem with it but i am now ready for a change
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Reviewed by Khalidosm on 13/06/2010
i am having this phone for 18 months, at 1st i had problem with sending messeges and freezing, they were completly solved alone after one month. till now i am having no dust, due to the cover i have. buttery is the real prolem as it last for 24 hrs or less even after changing themes. otherwise this mobile is great in everything. now my mobile is not charging well, i changed the battery and the charger without being solved, i am using external charger till i found a solution. i am not intending to change it, i love it.
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Reviewed by Neil on 12/04/2010
has the same problem as mark and im also from the UK do not buy it may look nice but you cannot use it and it jus shuts down on you getting it repaired is more hassle and there is a 1 in a million chance it will be working when you receive it ( in this case i wasnt so lucky) WASTE OF MONEY but playing games was great except batter camera was gud except batter music player to slow same goes for ryting messages the GPS is below average and overal the Phone is a let down stick to iphone or balckberry and the new sony ericsons PEOPLE
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Reviewed by Zoe Gower on 12/02/2010
This phone is the best phone ive had yet, with a 8 mega pixel camera with 9x zoom and has all the qualitys you would want on a phone, such as a GPS , internet, radio large memory and much more! i recomend you get this phone :-) but it does have letdowns such as poor battery life and it freezes once and again. but overall i do love my phone xx
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Reviewed by Duncan on 03/02/2010
Just an update following my comments in November 2008 a few weeks after first getting the phone. It worked perfectly until last June when it froze and wouldn't reboot. By that time the dust was getting into the screen but otherwise no problems. The phone was replaced under warranty in 3 days (thank you Carphone warehouse) and as I sync it with the computer on a regular basis, none of my data was lost. The new handset is now 8 months old and looks brand new, no dust and no problems. Upgrade time coming up. what next?
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Reviewed by michael /london on 28/01/2010
Charmaine.Same problem. Reception totally and utterly useless. Returned to car phone warehouse four times.After new software installed each time, still the same problem. Do NOT buy this phone.Especially at C.P.W. After paying cash,for faulty goods no way will they consider replacing handset.i8510 rubbish.Ever been mugged!ADVICE my friends AVOID c/p/w.
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Reviewed by sonsaa on 19/01/2010
i bought it 2 months ago...so i like it because of multifunction phone and apperance... in other hand, battery life is a big problem that we let down it
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Reviewed by michael finn on 18/01/2010
reception when receiving incoming calls very poor. returned to carphone warehouse 5 times. still no better. expect more from £400 phone.
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Reviewed by STE on 15/01/2010
I Hate this phone, which has been nothing but trouble to me. It's slow, it says it's 8g memory is full with 25 orinary music tracks and a couple of videos on it, the camera is vey unresponsive, the usb input broke and now i have to use an external charger, and tons of dust got under the scren and I hardly carry i in my pocket. A definite n no from me.
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Reviewed by V on 15/01/2010
How I loved this phone! I used it for not quite a year and if only it had had a Xenon flash I would still be using it and probably until it would fall to bits! My previous phones had been Nokia N-series ones and this one works in the same way - only better. It made for a fantastic all round personal organiser and I loved it for that! Schedules, tasks and reminders at your fingertips and the best thing: reminders would be right 'in your face' where for somebody with my poor memory they need to be! The reason why I'm giving it only 4 stars is the dust under the screen problem. It doesn't impair things too badly but is annoying all the same. Seems like the design people weren't quite on the ball on that one! Altogether though (out of a fair few!) it has been my all time favourite phone!
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Reviewed by Quentin C on 07/01/2010
This is a good phone but gradually, u cant charge it properly, has to be at an angle :S, had that sorted for awhile now n its doin it again.... like most ppl have commented, mines did have dust behind the screen but got rid of it wen it got the chargin bit fixed.. might need to look for another 1 soon like.... as i cant charge it properly just now!! so annoyin! i would recommend this phone if it wasnt for it to b weird at chargin the fone and dust gatherin behind the screen...
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Reviewed by shahnawaz hussain on 05/01/2010
well frds i m just a little confused, let me used this handset for some more weeks then only i can grade this phone properly. Battery life is the biggest problem at the movement just visited all comments who all r saying battery life is very good may be they dont dial or recieve calls their phone is just a show piece for them or might be samsung is paying them to say such thing (battery life is brilliant) lol biggest joke of the century.
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Reviewed by Larry seymour on 04/01/2010
I previoulsy owned nokia n95, (still my fave phone of all time)but i8510 is a superb more than adequate replacement. i chose this over the n96 and have no regrets. Superb camera. Only downside is the sensor pad which can be too sensitive at times when selcting options, it would have got 5 stars but for this.
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Reviewed by from iran mehran on 08/12/2009
this is good but lively software for instant not befound
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Reviewed by Zantinia on 27/11/2009
Again the Symbian OS feels clunky and dated and spoils the phone.
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Reviewed by Joanne on 24/11/2009
This phone in the bom its really a great phone number 1 on my list
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Reviewed by Inaam on 04/11/2009
The Best ever.
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Reviewed by tahirah on 30/09/2009
DONT BUY THE PHONE, IT KEEPS HAVING FAULTS! It is a big waste in your pocket...and its trying too hard to copy the nokia softwares but it cant be the same! This phone is overall a shame :-( and yea i agree with the comemment below...DONT GET A CONTRACT WITH CARPHONE WAREHOUSE! ther cusotmer service is poor and they have a new policy that when you repair your phone numerous times they stil wont give u a brand new one...they make rubbish up like samsung dont authorise it or sumin. Carphone warehouse are jus middle men...who want to con you!
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Reviewed by Meti al on 27/09/2009
Samsung I8510 is Excellent Phone it is 100 Times Better then the Nokia N96 N97
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Reviewed by Ishaq on 10/09/2009
The phone itself looks very good and glossy. However the user Interface is very slow. I also had to purchase 2 new chargers as my phone would not charge, only to find out that it was a common problem.
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Reviewed by AMG on 08/09/2009
the phone is nice just like nokia N-95 (same operating system) camera is outstanding , but the only thing i hate on this phone is the battery it isnt stay for long time like any normal phone even if u do nothing I agree with Dan from England
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Reviewed by carter on 04/09/2009
slow , shuts itself down , camera doesn't offer auto focus when flash is on . . Utter rubbish . . Symbian is rubbish avoid av all costs .
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Reviewed by Peter on 30/08/2009
Can't say I've suffered any of the problems listed below. I've had this phone for about 9 months now and I love it as much as ever. It just WORKS. Everything does what I want it to do and apart from a couple of freezes when I've been browsing websites (touch wood) I've had no issues. Thoroughly recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by haider on 21/08/2009
excellent sound quality, camera is ok shutter is handy from keeping camera dust free phone is good all around better than nokia n96
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Reviewed by Alfredo on 02/08/2009
A real great Cellular the Samsung i8510 and I loved it very much except that it does not come with a complete Manual, however I was able to download the full Manual today. Only one thing which I never believed could come out of the factory is that the earphone has one side of a cable which is about 5 - 6 inches and the other normal about close to 2 ft in length and I will have to contact SETAR in Aruba on Monday to see if this can be replaced. Hope not to experience any problem with the Symbian system freezing etc., All in all a great unit and I preferred this above the Blackberry's but that is my taste.
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Reviewed by carla on 29/07/2009
i can not believe the amount of bad reviews on this phone. I too purchased this phone was so excited about getting it and for a while it was great, loved it until one day it stopped charging, went out bought a brand new battery still no joy so bought a new charger still no joy, had 2 send the phone off for repair twice but still its not right, my phone has 2 be charged at least 8 times a day. Now my camera doesnt work and i constantly get messages saying memory full even though the memory is not full! Ive always had samsung phones and never had problems but this one is a nightmare, i wouldnt reccomend this phone to anyone, worst purchase ive ever made!!!
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Reviewed by Laura on 29/07/2009
I have had the Samsung i8510 for 9 months now and absoultely love it. The only downside has been the short battery life (i have to charge in pretty much everyday). Other then that though it is a great phone and i strongly recommed it.
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Reviewed by Tracey on 27/07/2009
i had this phone from carphone warehouse and they are not much use,,, my phone went back times and and never seemed ok,, the last time it stopped working and it came back saying water damaged and that was a load of rubbish ,, i sent it off to samsung and they said drop damage which was right,,, don't trust carphone warehouse no more use than chocolate teapot,, steer clear
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Reviewed by dim189 on 16/07/2009
This phone owns, the camera is perfect and with the the 8 megapixels the size is great as well. Samsung phones have really improved over the years.
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Reviewed by alyssia on 14/07/2009
this phone is shocking! i hate it, it turns itself off all the time- which isnt good if your expecting important phone calls!! it freezes all the time and cuts you off when your on the phone! its not just my phone i have a friend with the same phone and hers is exactly the same only worse! it wont let her take pictures or videos and claims the memory is full even if she has nothing saved!! worse phone i ever purchased.
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Reviewed by Gary Drummond on 10/07/2009
This phone is an absolute piece of rubbish. I've had nothing but problems since I got it on the day of release. From the constant problems with the software meaning that the display doesn't appear when I open the phone even thought the backlight comes on, to the fact that the cheap black coating comes off in large chunks meaning that i had to spend ages removing it all to show the silver underneath just to stop it looking completely ruined. Avoid at all costs...If you're looking for something of this generation then stick to the N95 8GB black...If you're looking for something newer then the N97 or the LG-GD900 are far better.
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Reviewed by Matt on 16/06/2009
Had my phone for 6 months, everything fine until a month ago when the phone froze and kept rebooting now way to repair other than to send into workshop for 2 weeks to be fixed. All been ok for 2 weeks, and tonight same issue once again! Looks like another 2 weeks without my phone!! DO NOT BUY this phone, what a piece of junk, pics are rubbish for an 8mp camera! Sony Ericson's seem much better! Have the same problem with dust everywhere under my screen!!! Poor show samsung!
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Reviewed by kevin dilworth on 16/06/2009
this phone is rubbish.... and the dust problem is identical on everybody`s phone who i know who have this model... good news is send it for repair to samsung.co.uk (online) not the waste of space carphone and if you have the same problem 3 time after sending it to samsung you can choose a hadset of your choice from them (thats what i have just done)
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Reviewed by Damo on 19/05/2009
DO NOT BUY THIS! I bought the phone about 6 months ago, and it pathetic. I had high hopes for it, but it's one of the biggest regrets this year. 1. The camera, although 8MP, takes rubbish pics. Blur on most pics, flash is ultra blue, the phone doesn't save camera settings, and the pics don't look as good as they do on the screen. 2. Dust under the screen. Everywhere. Can't get rid of it, and it just keeps getting worse. 3. SSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW. I can type an SMS and have it freeze on me. The software on this phone is so slow. To the point I can cancel an SMS, and it waits for about 5-7 seconds before it goes back to the main screen. I'm happy to swap this phone to anyone that has a nokia. I'll never buy samsung again.
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Reviewed by Scott on 16/05/2009
Brilliant phone! Battery life was poor to begin with but now goes for around 3 days without charging which is pretty decent. Mp3 sound quality is top notch through headphones. Camera is mostly good, sometimes images are excellent quality, other times they are not, bit of a hit or miss really. As for speed, this phone is not slow at all like people are saying. My girlfriend has an N96 and this phone is much better built than it and ten times faster. Oh and it charges off the usb cable unlike the n96 too! All in all an excellent phone, I have had no probs.
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Reviewed by craig uk on 14/05/2009
bought my phone in november 08 i have sam problem as many of you the phone has stopped charging, dust under the screen and the optical sensor has mind of its own when im readin text messagaes just randomly opens a picture message or other texts
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Reviewed by Matt on 08/03/2009
The greatest ever phone to have ever been made, its just great, nothing bad can be said about this phone, great buy! If you want an amazing phone, buy this, no other phone comes close to beating it
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Reviewed by ????? on 03/02/2009
rubbish look!!dont buy it
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Reviewed by Andy on 19/10/2008
Had this for 7 days, was a great phone, except the earpiece lets dust into the screen, thats right under the screen so it affects your view of everything and got worse each time i pulled it out of my pocket, checked some forums and alot of people reporting same issue. Carphone warehouse replaced it with a nokia n95 8gb which has all the same features and no probs with bugs or anything. Shame though cos i loved this phone and what a STUPID problem to have on a flagship phone. Avoid this unless you keep it in a case or live in a vacuum sealed world..
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