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Samsung U900
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The Samsung U900 Soul is destined to be Samsung's flagship phone for 2008, and will be available from April 2008. The phone features a new touchscreen interface with virtual buttons that change function according to the user's needs. The phone also includes 3G access at speeds of 7.2 Mbps and a 5 megapixel camera. The Soul has a premium design with a full metal body and a slimline design.
Features of the Samsung U900 include:
- Touchscreen user interface
- 5 megapixel camera with face detection autofocus, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
- 3G HSPDA 7.2 Mbps
- Video calling
- Music player and FM radio
- Music library navigation, digital power amplifier by ICEpower® technology by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower
- Email
- Bluetooth, USB 2.0
- 100 Mbytes plus MicroSD memory card slot
- 12.9mm thin
- Weight: 112g
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Reviewed by Sarah on 25/05/2008
i have had this phone 4 a week now and i love it and this is comin from an avid sony fan, i thought it was about time to take the plunge as sony dont hav nethin excitin out in the very near future an the soul seems is alot better than i was expecting. however there are a few things that annoy me, 1. the battery life is poor and only last a couple of days and went it tells u its low it goes off within 5mins 2. the speaker volume wen ur speaking 2 sum1 is very quiet and apart from that im very happy with the phone. and y is every1 obsessed with takin the battery cover off? lol! theres no need unless ur changing ur sim lol!
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Reviewed by Clarkie on 25/05/2008
Very poor, had the phone a few days, the phone wobbles alot when open, shoddy,didnt feel like it would last 18 months of a contract. Looks OK, 'magic' bit was OK, nothing special.... Sent back to the shop to swap for something better
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Reviewed by clare on 24/05/2008
Have now had my Soul now for 2 days and loving it. I did read the reviews before buying and yes my fingers are sore having tried for about an hour to get the battery cover off, to get the battery and sim into the phone!! samsung really should get that sorted, as it seems to be working fine for some, but not everyone. Apart from that, ring volume, I did what Lauren said and it seems to have worked for me. I love the touch pad feel and look of the phone, the text pad bits(this was important to me as i text a lot) and everyone I have showed my phone to loves it. Yes again, i agree the volume when speaking to people can be a bit louder. Have tried the camera and its fab. Having upgraded from a Nokia(cant remember the model 82** something) it was so bad, the one that keeps shutting itself down, this phone seems like heaven. Still trying to figure out how to sync my music from Windows Media Player to my phone. Its coming up with sync error " the device's certificate cannot be identified" Has anyone else encountered this problem.
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Reviewed by Derek on 24/05/2008
Got mine today. No problems with sound and a decent camera to boot. Only confusion I had during set-up was needing to close the phone before bluetooth would work with my computer. Mainly posting review to pass on a tip for accessing the battery. Wrap a bit of sellotape around your thumb. You'll get a much better grip and it should slide off easily. No need for excessive force / knives etc.
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Reviewed by Nick on 24/05/2008
I really like the phone overall, but the battery cover is an absolute. How the cover made it to the final design from blueprint is beyond me. Anyone else felt like launching the handset against a nearby wall?
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Reviewed by Dave on 24/05/2008
Had it 6 days now and going back.Gonna upgrade to a Nokia N95.The only good point is it looks really cool and the touchpad and inbuilt themes are nice.Photo's are crystal clear'although videos were not so good.The bad.Screen is very small.Volume is low on calls even at full volume.Also the ring volume is very low at full too.MP3's sound very tinny when playing.Battery life is very poor with 1 to 2 days max.
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Reviewed by Christos on 24/05/2008
had this phone for about two weeks and sometimes i think its great and other times i hate it. the touch menu is cool and the way you can customize the menu's is a really nice touch. The thing that really annoys me with this phone is the volume levels. the ring tones are soo quiet even when you have it on full volume and when on the phone its really difficult to hear the other person. I was in a restaraunt the other day and i could not hear for the life of me. pointless having a phone if you can only hear the other person when you are at home in a room with no one else and no background noise. apart from that its good.
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Reviewed by joesie on 24/05/2008
I just got this phone today, i think its great:) it looks kool, and has all the latest gadgets to match. the "magic" buttons are the shizz! U can almost change every aspect of the phone including the colours of the buttons, make and design ur own back grounds and a 5meg camera:P the touch screen is great, not like the annoying ones u used to get with samsung. It works everytime and is very responsive only down point is that i think it should have more applications to match this great phone:P ...all in all...great buy
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Reviewed by Holly on 23/05/2008
I got this phone yesterday as my new upgrade, and so far so good. The volume is fine and I really like the look of the phone. The cameras good, although the flash is a bit bright! The only thing I wish they would have done is made the part where the touchscreen panel is all touch sensitive, as where the "hang up" "call" buttons are I forget to push them thinking they were touch not push buttons. Apart from that I really like the phone and had no problem with the volume!
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Reviewed by Gina on 23/05/2008
ok, the comments about the quiet ring volume ARE true, there's no denying it. it is an annoying quality of the phone. but by no means would i say its a big enough defect to prevent you buying this phone. it has an incredible display, the touch pad is fab, you can ajust it to how sensitive you want it to be so no worries about accidently pressing things you dont mean to. great sound quality, easy slide, gorgeous quality camera.... if i could give this 4 and a half stars i would, as it isnt PERFECTION but pretty damn close so im gonna give it 5.
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Reviewed by Colette on 23/05/2008
Touch screen - good and responsive... But... am sending it back tomor! 1. Not as good as Sony Ericsson 3.2 megapixel K800i (my prev phone). Images are blurred, grainy and bleached white at times due to overpowering flash. 2. Cannot unlock the phone without sliding it open. 3. No screensaver - looks like it's turned off unless just finished using it. So cannot tell whether you have any missed calls / texts / what time it is without sliding phone open. 4. Battery lasted just over a day of LIGHT use. 5. Does not sync with Apple Macs 6. Cannot hear phone calls and signal was very bad. I read some negative reviews and thought people were just being picky.... THIS PHONE IS NOT READY FOR SALE. Lots of changes need to be made!
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Reviewed by Jeremy on 23/05/2008
Unfortunately, after having 2 of these handsets, I've finally given in, but not everything was bad: *Goods points: -Touch pad system much easier to use than you'd expect -Beautifully made, feels good in the hand -Fast and attractive UI -Fully customisable themes *Niggles: -Some slightly illogical menu layouts -No voice dialling?! -Screen could be bigger for size of handset -Whether or not the battery cover comes off easily depends on the individual handset - if it doesn't come off easily, you'll dent the back and scratch everything inside the phone -Need a converter (not supplied) to use standard headphones *My reasons not to buy, or to at least wait until Samsung release a second version: -Speaker quality is truly pathetic -Voice calls are much too quiet making it unusable outside I only write reviews when I have strong opinion about something. I have tried 4 handsets, and owned 2 of those. All were the same. How can Samsung have gone so wrong with such a key element? All other Samsung handsets that I have owned have never suffered these problems. Now using a Nokia 6500 slide. I give the phone 2.5 stars.
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Reviewed by Tammy on 22/05/2008
Good points: - nice looking handset, good build quality. - touch pad very responsive and easy to use, and can change sensitivity. Looks pretty cool too and can change colours on it (my favourite thing - I'm so sad). - great for texting as buttons flat and wide enough, and don't hurt your fingers like the latest S.E. cyber shot phone! - 5mp camera and flash is good (OK, maybe not as briliiant as S.E. cyber shot, but it's still a good camera, better than my e900 2mp camera, so as long as it's better, it's fine by me!). Definately play around with settings to get best pic quality. Anti-shake thing is great as my old e900 was rubbish for blurry-ness! - fantastic gadgety additions - now you can make your own themes, plus you can actually set music or a ringtone as the text message sound unlike older samsungs. - Good call qaulity, and volume seems ok I think too for playing music and ringtone etc, but better with earphones. Bad points: - took me ages to get battery cover off - ridiculous design! - why are samsung instruction manuals so unhelpful? Yes they are simple, but a bit too simple sometimes me thinks. - follow on to above point - although layout is fairly easy to follow, sometimes you have to think where certain applications are - e.g. haven't figured out how to adjust camera settings while actually using the camera - have to go out of camera mode and into settings - or maybe it's just me being thick (wouldn't be surprising). They are the only bad points I think, but pretty much everything else great! Given 4 stars because battery cover thing really annoyed me at the time when all I wanted to do was play around with my new phone!!
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Reviewed by Graeme Watt on 22/05/2008
Unfortunately, this is the worst phone that I have ever had and have sent it back (something I've never done before). The ringtones are too quiet, like so many others have said, but they also sound very poor quality and tinny. Also, the volume when talking is too quiet. In short, the problems that I have had have been the same as numerous others have reported, however there is a stark contrast in the reviews here, with others saying that they love the phone. With this in mind, I am wondering if perhaps a "bad batch" has been produced and I was one of the unlucky ones?
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Reviewed by Jim from DERRY on 22/05/2008
The u900 rocks, it is a great phone, my main reason for writng this is to help anyone who has difficulty removing the battery cover of this phone,the solution is simple and effective, wrap some selotape around your thumb several times making sure you keep the sticky side of the tape to the outside so that when you slide the thumb along the battery cover you have a very effective grip which removes the cover, it works for me every time. every thing else about the phone is great,everyone should remember these are primarily phones, so dont be too critical of the cameras and music players and video recorders that come with them, whilst the quality may vary from phone to phone they can never replace digital cameras and music players sold seperatly at least not at the present time anyway.
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Reviewed by sam on 22/05/2008
Got this phone on tuesday, so far is has been fine for me, not had a problem with the battery cover like some people have, i adjusted the ring volume so that is fine. I was umming and arring with this phone to get it or not. Eventually i did, got it on O2 400mins&1000txts, phone cost £40 and on a 12month £35 contract which ainit to bad. Design is really nice, nice brushed metal plastic does not feel cheap. The menu is really nice to use and easy to get to different things. The magical touch or touch screen/panel is a nice idea but is hit or miss some of the time been fine for me but let my friend have a go and could not work it properly after i showed it him. Music player is nice layout and easy to use with the touch panel. The caller volume is beyond a joke, its bad, i used it last night in my local pub and it not even really busy or that noisy and i could not hear a word the person on the other end said, that really needs to be sorted and the for mp3 playback is very tinny, to say its got a bang & oulfsen is nothing special. Sending txts i found easy enough, people say its to fiddly but i can txt fast and easy enough with it, the symbol part it long winded but nothing to scream about. The 5 megapixel camera is average, my old K750i takes better pics at 3.2MP, its has a flash and no xenon flash but does has an anti-shake option which helps. I think this could have been a good phone but has been let down by the speaker and the low caller volume, other then that is a nicely designed phone. Mine shall be going back soon.
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Reviewed by jack on 22/05/2008
bought this phone yesterday, looks amazing and is very customisable (u can even change the colour of the touchscreen buttons!). however the sound quality even when using the headphones is very tinny and i do not recommend using this as an mp3 player coz i have a 1gb cheapo mp3 player that sounds a hundred times better than this. its true that the volume when calling is a bit low, and this is pretty stupid really as the main function of this device is to call people right?? (i think people get too caught up in all the other, sometimes pointless, features). also the camera really isnt all that great, and my old n73 takes much better pictures with a 3.2 megapixel camera. so my recommendation is that if u want a phone that looks pretty then definitely get this! it really does look great, however if u want a phone for functionality then i say steer well clear of this as is just isnt up to scratch.
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Reviewed by Gareth on 22/05/2008
Have been using Samsung phones for five/six years now, and unfortunately I have found this the most disappointing of the lot. I think the phone is a bit over hyped, the touch screen really is just a glorified scroll menu, the back is difficult to get off but not a major issue, but the ringing volume, the alarm volume and the speaker are all poor. After a week and a half of owning it i am sending it back as I cannot hear anyone the other end that is calling me. I have seen other peoples tips here of turning down the bass etc, which i think doesn't work, and i don't think having to fiddle around with things like the speaker volume very practical. I am now considering a Nokia. Come on Samsung you could have done better than this!!
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Reviewed by hannah on 22/05/2008
all da ppl who think it is rubbish stop complainin n just change it if u got a promblem u wierdos xx lol xx but u no i hav da samsung g600 n da soul n da soul is WAY I REPEAT WAY BETTA the sound it betta the touch thing is awsome n btw i am 11 n i no i lot bout phones so dat is my reveiw n my moto is rate dnt slate n da reason yy da bak is tiff is no i wont cum of easily i mean cmon use your common sense it is outstanding
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Reviewed by birdboy aka adam on 21/05/2008
wicked love it alot 120 out of 100
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Reviewed by denise on 21/05/2008
I cannot believe that there are people out there that don't like to samsung soul - it is the best phone ever! I debated for weeks about buying this model due to the mixed reviews i was reading everywhere and eventually decided to give it a go - and boy am i glad i did! The day i ordered it i saw that this site had downgraded from outstanding to excellent - but surely this phone deserves the highest rating possible. I have no regrets whatsoever now it is here. Photo quality is fabulous, the phone is so easy to use and the volume options and touchpad are great. Don't waste time thinking about it like i did - go out there and get the best phone ever made!
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Reviewed by Jools on 21/05/2008
had the soul for three days and just love it.the way you can change your display settings to your own theme is so cool. it's so indiviual. only problem i've experienced is with the camcorder, i can't seem to be able to change it from economy mode, which is very grainy. the camcorder on my previous phone e900 was so much better. anyone else had this problem? as to other complaints regarding the phones volume etc it seems every phone setting profile such as normal, outdoor, car etc seems to have its own settings for incoming calls and messages. so you have to go into each profile- via options and edit to re-set to what you want. i have set my incoming call volume on each profile to the max. in doing this it's loud!
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Reviewed by Phil on 21/05/2008
Lovely phone!! totally 2008!! Only drawbacks: sound when talking is quiet. Also, when playing mp3 aloud, its quiet (but i did have sony k850i previously - which had a louder speaker) All in all, a nice modern phone!
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Reviewed by Lincoln on 20/05/2008
Awesome phone!For anyone who complans about the call volume u should change/upgrade the phone software as soon as possible,and it works fine!
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Reviewed by melissa on 20/05/2008
The past 3 mobile phones I have had, have all been Samsung from the E600 to E530 to D900 all of which I have been really impressed with. The Samsung Soul-U900 is what I have recently got, I think the phone overall is great and it’s the only phone which is out right now that’s caught my attention. I think that the ringtone volume on the phone is absolutely fine. HOWEVER I do think that the call volume on the phone is too low and thats even with it turned up to volume level 7 - the highest it can go. So for a Samsung phone of 2008 I really would have expected better. I took the phone back to my local Vodafone store as I thought that it may be faulty, however the employee at Vodafone brought out a new phone and this also had the same problem with the volume being too low. So it’s a case now of whether I can live for the next 18month of the contract with a phone that I will need to put the speaker on when the volume is too low.
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Reviewed by Ali on 16/05/2008
got the phone 2 days ago.. by the look of the phone as soon as u turn it on. u feel omg this luks amazing and feels really royal in ur hand.. with the kind of material used to build the phone and the touch keypad is brilliant it is responsive (can change sensitivity in settings). now the phone lets u modify everythin, the color of the navigation pad the themes,,, everythin pluss.. u start usin it u luv it until u make a call or receive it.. samsung totally forgot to take care of the speaker while makin the phone i guess.. usin this one after viewty.. i jus cant hear the phone ring.. missed many calls, sms,.. also wen u call or receive the hearing speaker is too low.. i could hardly hear my friend on the street.. and if the phone kept in a cover u will hardly hear ur fone ringing.. the main concept of the phone which is calling is not handeled properly by samsung.. i wish they could made tha better.. otherwise the phone is good
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Reviewed by Shaun Dogg on 03/05/2008
Awesome phone, easy to use and sexy as hell. If you want this phone get the silver one...the graphite one looks rubbish!
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Reviewed by Gus Gill on 02/05/2008
The phone looks excellant and has all the features and more to impress even the hardened "techies".The Touch Screen navigation system is very easy to use the Vibration Feedback on this lets you know that its working. The only thing that is a slight draw-back is the volume on the ear piece when recieving calls - Even with Volume turned right up,its quite quiet.Having had the i300 (Boo-Hiss!!) & U600,U700 previously,I can say that the call sound level isn't as good as previus models.
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Reviewed by Si on 02/05/2008
Fnatastic phone, everything about it is great and the battery is superb
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Reviewed by Sar on 30/04/2008
just brought this phone great lil phone im glad you can finally personlise ur message tones with samsung. all round good phone
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Reviewed by Kev on 28/04/2008
Such a good phone. Bought mine online and delivered today. Was worried that the touchpad might be a lemon, but on the contrary it is superb. The 16 million colour screen is a stunner! Camera seems to be good too. Can't comment on battery life as too early, but everything else seems to be in order.
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