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Samsung V200
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If you want to look the business, the Samsung V200 camera phone is the one for you! Even if it hadn't been featured in the Matrix Reloaded, it would still be one of the hottest products of summer 2003. What makes the Samsung V200 so desirable is the unique combination of small yet stunning good looks, superb colour display and polyphonic ringtones, and the integrated digital camera that is simply the best camera yet seen on a mobile phone. The Samsung V200 has some great features including an amazingly crisp 65,000 colour display, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), GPRS (fast, always-on internet access) and triband (global roaming). MMS means that you can send and receive multimedia messages containing text, MIDI audio files, and graphics or animations. You can send MMS messages to another MMS capable phone or to an e-mail address. The V200 is Samsung's first phone with an integrated digital camera. The camera can rotate a full 180° and uses a digital zoom. There is storage capability for around 100 pictures. You can send photos using MMS, or save them as wallpaper. Picture quality is excellent compared with other current mobile phones. Like the earlier T100 and A800, the Samsung V200 features the extremely popular dual-display that means you can see who's calling you before deciding whether to take the call. To accept the call, you just flip open the phone. The external display also shows useful information like date & time, battery life and reception quality. The display on the Samsung V200 is excellent, with 65,000 colours and a larger resolution than the Samsung T100. The quality of the polyphonic ringtones is also superb, with 40 voices (compared to just 4 voices on some other polyphonic phones, e.g. the Nokia 7210). In addition, the V200 is compact and lightweight (compare the weight of this phone with the bulky Nokia 7650!), and of course it boasts stunning good looks. Samsung has truly excelled itself with this phone! The only feature missing is the ability to download Java games, but apart from this, it can't be faulted.
Features of the Samsung V200 include:
- Built-in rotating digital camera (640 x 480 resolution)
- WAP 1.2.1 (GPRS)
- High-resolution full colour screen (TFD, 65,000 colours, 128 x 160 pixels) plus external display
- MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
- Predictive text messaging (T9)
- Speed dialling
- 40 polyphonic ringtones and customisable ringtones
- Phone memory (500 names)
- Caller display (on outer screen)
- Built-in infra-red modem & USB connection
- Downloadable wallpaper
- Calculator, clock, calendar, games, currency converter
- Size: 91 x 48 x 23 mm
- Weight: 96g
- Battery standby: 100 hours
- Battery talktime: 4 hours
- Vibration alert
- Triband
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Reviewed by Haji on 22/10/2008
my father had this phone long time ago, well he bought in the day it was released here. and since that day im still looking for the same phone and i cant seem to find it anywhere.. i dunno what happened its like it extincted :S
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Reviewed by dejan on 15/10/2007
5+
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Reviewed by danny on 03/09/2007
this phone is a ok phone is just the ARIAL ive got all samsung phone and they are good phones
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Reviewed by Matt on 16/07/2007
I bought this phone in 2003 and loved it! I then replaced it in 2006 with a D600 and loved that even more!
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Reviewed by Nangonzi Rebecca on 31/05/2007
Am a ugandan MTN subscriber on No 0772638394 I bought A Samsung V200 2 years ego. It is rearly a wonderful phone. It has done me so well. features of the Samsung V200 are all good nice games, makes downloads easly from the net. My 4year old kid Alvin loves its gomes. mostly the space fighter. I love it. It is generally good
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Reviewed by usman basharat on 02/05/2007
i simply love this phone samsung V200... my first first and after that i couldnt buy any other brands phone... samsung is the best...
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Reviewed by boss on 10/02/2007
is very poor phone
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Reviewed by Hope Magai on 03/02/2007
I am using the V200 and finds it more good each and everyday i am using. Sumsung is one of the best phone not just this others But i have a problem where my phone fails to recieve data thrugh infrared. does anyone knows how i can overcome this? email my spam adress hopemagai@fastermail.com Hope from Malawi 265 9 257 407
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Reviewed by > Request" - could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Also, where on 12-03-2006
Dissappointed. Have owned since it first came out. Found out late that I
could not send or receive photos. Has just broken down on me. No repairer in my home town and had to send away to have fixed. It is now six weeks and still not back. Quoted price to fix was enormous and I regret that I agree to it, but as I already had to pay $32.00 postage, it was easier to say go ahead, and at the time they said it would take two weeks to fix.
I also know that there are much simplier to use phone available now, and
also lighter ones.
I certainly would not buy another Samsung. Sorry, but mine has been a lemon.
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Reviewed by mark on 25-01-2006
this phone is bad. irda dont work proprerly. do not try it it looks nice but its not good
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Reviewed by jaimee on 19-08-2005
this phone is ok, i first bought it nearly 2 years ago, wen it was really expensive, i luvd the look of it and always liked it because it woz a flip phone. however, i was quickly annoyed with the amount of money i spent on it and the little amount of features that it actually has. The camera is excellent but the fact that there is no night mode and only 100 photos can be stored is disapointing. tryin to write a text also takes a lot to get used to, and very few msgz can be saved. I would reccommend anyone to buy this phone now, there are much cheaper ones with more features. The arial on it also is annoying. overal, its good but get a nicer on if u thinkin of gettin it!!
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Reviewed by Mattmoo on 30-04-2005
This was my first ever phone and it was highly credible. It would have been a 4 1/2 star rating when it came out because the only phones with video that you could buy at the time were around #600 and they were like bricks and this was (I think) the first phone with a swivel camera). It seems quite average now because of phones that have video are now far more cheaper and there are better contracts on them. Video phones seem to have left this phone in the dust of time a bit. It is still a reasonable little phone and has stunning looks but is nothing special. If buying it, don't buy it on orange. It is next to impossible to get games, ringtones and pictures that are compatible to this phone on their internet service. I now have a sharp GX30 and I am getting a Sony Ericsson V800 today, so that is probably why I have given it 3 stars. If you don't compare it to any phones that where made after 2003, then this is a brilliant phone. It makes a good little starter phone and can be compared to the Motorola V525.
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Reviewed by kate mcmullin on 11-04-2005
i have had this fone for over a year now and it has been excellent. The swivel camera and the menu options plus colour are very good in standard and this fone has served me very well, i am surprised it has been taken of the market as it is a really good fone.The nonsence about it bein a rubbish fone from some of ur entries well its not the fone thats wrong its you!! i love my fone and would recommend it to any 1 any day !! :-)
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Reviewed by Sandie on 24-10-2004
The text alert is really annoying, it can't be changed and it goes off every few minutes until you read the text. The alarm does not have a snooze button (though there are 3 different alarms so you could set them to go off sequentially). The text input is difficult (impossible for me) to get used to... I hardly send texts now because it annoys me too much. The battery life is not good... The phone book lets you set home, mobile and office for each person.. but does not tell you which one you are calling on quick dial. Altogether far too annoying... but it does look nice.
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Reviewed by darren on 31-08-2004
dont work no support off samsung only 6 months old never buy another product again very very poor
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Reviewed by Ollie on 07-08-2004
I recieved this phone a while ago, and i am now realising that it was a mistake to buy this phone rather than the phone i was originally going to get, The Sony Ericsson T630. Im 14 and have little money, and the likelyhood of my parents buying me a new phone because i "don't like it" is , well basically its not going to happen. I bought it SIM Free and at first i was really impressed by the phone, the screen quality is good, the sound is excellent, however, battery life leaves a lot to be desired. I use the phone a lot for text messaging and phone calls and i am finding that i need to charge it too much. The longest time it has given me is four days without needing a charge which is abysmal. My Nokia 3510i used to only need charging every so often, but now that is broken and there is no warranty i was in need of a new phone. I did a great amount of research into which phone to get and it came to a choice between the Sony Ericsson and this. I am so disappointed and i am kicking myself for making the choice of getting the V200. I am wondering if there is any chance of me getting the money back from the website so i can get the T630. Also, When I got it the screen has a strange sort of lump in it? is this wrong, sometimes the colour doesnt display correctly on it and i was wondering what to do. advice would be greatly appreciated
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Reviewed by SLR on 28-07-2004
This is the worst phone i have EVER had!! i try and send texts some days and it just wont let me and it has freezed me out of the WAP access for about 7 months now. i have taken it back to the O2 shop near me and all they say is it should be up and running within a few days. The next problem is the screen freezes often and turns itself on and off about 5 or 6 times a day. I again took it back and AGAIN they said that it was my fault for damaging it which i havn't. I am NEVER going back to O2 and i am never getting another samsung phone.
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Reviewed by shonasworld.com on 08-04-2004
Superb style. Amazing photo quality. User friendly - even to a technophobe. Text a synch. Great features. Best phone ever. No more nokia's etc, etc 4 me...
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Reviewed by Emma on 18-03-2004
Overall i like this phone it is a good easy to navigate phone witha great quality camera and pictures but i have had to send it off as it keeps freezing! samsung have offered to repair it and posted a thing in the post for me to send it off free but it does also mean that i am without my phone for a week which i do not like! i would recommend this phone however so if you are considering then buy it
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Reviewed by Jen on 18-01-2004
I haven\'t got this phone but this is what I think about people who say that it\'s weak and that the screen gets cracked etc. The only reason these people have things wrong with their mobiles, is that they don\'t take care of them, they don\'t respect them in everyway possible! I am not talking about V200 reviews I am talking about others. Okay if it is a truly bad phone on which people complain, then its okay. I am receiving this phone later this week from TheLink.com and I can say that I was somewhat off put by these summissions, but my best friend has this mobile and there is nothing wrong with hers, you know why? Because she takes care of it. Some people just don\'t know the value of money and they think its okay to treat a phone like dirt, but its not they are not perfectly enhansed with an air-bag, they will break if you throw them down the stairs every week but if you avoid this they will last you years. So if you are being put off by some of these entries then just ignore them take it from me this is not a phone you will make a mistake by getting Peace X.
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Reviewed by Jenny on 17-01-2004
Please Help anyone! Can you set pictures youv\'e taken to the wallpaper? Can you zoom with the camera? Is the camera a good picture? Please answer these questions e-mail me @ Jennyk8t@AOL.com
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Reviewed by aimee on 16-01-2004
The ppl who gave bad reviews... ARE TALKING S###! This is possibly the most entertaining phone ever! Not to mention reliable. It may not be perfect but hey. I got it for #300 and i think that was a bargain. When i opened the box i thought it was such a col looking phone and when i first turned it on the graphics blew me away! ThenI listened to the ringtones and they were amazing! The games are entertaining too. Evryone\'s jealous of me! My sister always copies eveything I do but she just got a nokia 3510i so she couldn\'t change it straight away. I was amazed when i first got the 3510i so I was in heaven when I saw v200! Definately worth the money. You\'d be a load of looneys not to want this fine phone.
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Reviewed by Conor on 26-12-2003
I recieved this phone yesterday and am very pleased with it! Can anyone tell me how to send or recieve pictures!! My friend tried to send me one and it said that i had to go to o2.co.uk to view it! Some one help!!!
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Reviewed by Me!! on 25-12-2003
This phone is totally wicked! Got the phone for xmas today! Its amazing the phone is perfect in everyway!!! The camera is excellent compared to most of the Nokia range! The phone also comes with cable to connect it to ur pc and print ur fotos! AND a handsfree kit! v200 all the way!!!!!
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Reviewed by Co Co on 25-12-2003
Was actually thinking of getting the o2 x1!! But afta finding out that o2 had made faults in practically all of them i went for the samsung v200!! This phone is brilliant!!! The camera works perfectly! Its got GPRS meaning uyour permently on the net free of charge which is brilliant for downloading ringtones and wallpapers! Take my advice people if your thinking about any other camera phone at the minute GET IT OUTA UR HEAD!! The Samsung v200 is amazing!
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Reviewed by Emma on 21-12-2003
i got this phone a few weeks ago and so far it is a very good fone good camera good screen can download polyphonic ringtones easill on the wap browser at www.polyphonicringtonez.com/wap. however there are sum niggly annoying things ive noticed that u get with a nokia (big nokia fan) the text messaging takes a while to get used to but u can insert sounds whihc is good. when u put the fone on silent then turn it off it does not stay on silent wen u turn it on whihc is quite annoyin as it makes an embarassin noise wen it turns on especially if you want to turn it on in a place whihc needs no noise. also if you are on the camera and you go straight to the normal screen by closing the flap or pressing the red button the screen sometimes freezes but u just press cancel! if you are wantin to buy this phone it is an excellent phone and i have taken lots of pictures of my friends which i treasure i would really recommend it and you get used to it after a while if you are a big nokia ! fan! because lets face it the nokia pictures arent really up to standard are they!
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Reviewed by Andrew Summers on 07-12-2003
First of all im gonna start by saying i am really into mobile phones and have had most or used most on the market. I have always tried to get away from Nokia for something different but even to this day there is not a better make. I have had the Samsung V200 for 4 months and to be honest its a ok phone. The screen quality and sound is excellent. The problems i found are that the battery just about lasts you a day whether u use the slim or the standard battery, texting takes ages to get used to and is still not as gud as the nokia as it doesnt remember words that arnt in the dictionary, you cant stop the phone from ringing or vibrating when someone is calling and you dont want to answer and after a while the flip on the phone seems to go really flimsy and wobbles. I have changed phones again now and have gone back to a Nokia and i think im gonna stick with them untill another company get it right.
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Reviewed by mike on 06-11-2003
Received the fone 2 days ago and its the worst fone ive ever used. txt messaging is nightmare, the standard ring tones are awfull, the graphics look good but the flip top and the camera are fiddly and the user interface is no where near as good as nokia, so its back to my 7250I.
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Reviewed by lil devil on 05-11-2003
I really dunno whether i should get this phone its between the V200 nd the o2 X1 :/ i really dunno which one i want wot wud u lot recommend ??? lil devil xxx
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Reviewed by robert on 02-11-2003
i havent got the v200 yet but of the reviews i have read i am wondering which one to get either the sharp gx10i ir the samsung v200 ????? can ne body hep with this problem and tlel me which is more reliable
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Reviewed by pam on 04-10-2003
i love this phone its great y is every one on about the sms if u dont like t9 turn it off i do press the arrow at top right of screen till capital or small letter apears..and the comma is if u press the arrow top right till star appears its the first symbol u use...i have ad it a day love it
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Reviewed by Davey on 01-10-2003
As below, just one point I have a gripe with is that my screen has packed in and my service provider Orange have said I have Permanently lost all my names and numbers stored in the phone. Very annoying as at first they said the numbers could be extracted at an Orange store, Orange store cannot.......annoyed, so in future I\'ll write down all my numbers..not good
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Reviewed by Sayers on 27-09-2003
This phone is the best i have ever had the fortune to use. All these people moaning about the text messaging function are just nitpicking, granted there are a few bugs that could be ironed out, but apart from those minor details this fone could not get any better if they tried. You either love or hate this phone, but i believe that only the insane will find this phone unappealing and bad to use. ...and that ladies and gentlemen was my two cents.
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Reviewed by jq on 17-09-2003
this thing is grand.. compared to what i\'d had anyway (i\'v had a nokia 8210, 6210, 6510, siemens c55...). never used samsung before, but i admit i\'ve fallen in luv at first sight and loving it more each day. well, okay, text messaging is rather tricky (where the hell is the comma!!) and the T9 is a real pain for me. but i can live with that. you have to give a little touch here and there to make a really nice-looking pics. but so what? that\'s the art :)
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Reviewed by Dave on 16-09-2003
Hey, it looks cool, but in reality this phone is truly awful. Text messaging is horrendous. User configuration is virtually non-existent. The operating system is buggy. The camera doesn\'t work very well. There are no normal ring tones. All the reviews you have read giving this phone a 5 star rating were either Matrix fans or phone salespeople. Probably the latter. This is nothing more than a poor toy of a phone. Avoid it!
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Reviewed by jonc74 on 01-09-2003
great phone but the wap acess is horrendous
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Reviewed by Saf on 07-07-2003
I've had a nokia 6210, 8310, 3210, 8210, and lots more, this is the best phone!! 1) the colour display is excellent, theres not comparison with the nokia 7650. 2) the camera quality is fantastic! also compared with other nokia's it just is number 1!! i got the phone on upgrade, only cost me 70!! wicked phone, it came with all the cables and CD's for software.
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Reviewed by Matt on 06-07-2003
kick ass phone gr8 photos and loads of storage but battery life is low, no software to transfer phtots 2 pc and sendin them via email 2 pc costs 40p. Why waz there no software in box samsung ????????
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Reviewed by Carole on 02-07-2003
I have only had my phone a week, and I am really thrilled with it. I would strongly recommened any one looking to upgrade their phone get one of these. I have found a web site that has got some really good poly ring tones which are really easy to download and the sound is of excellent quality. The only down fall is the battery dosen't last very long, but with the spare one, you can always keep one charged up, so it isn't really too much of a problem. The camera is brillant, have taken lots of photos and once again I am really pleased with the quality.
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Reviewed by davic coolsta on 30-06-2003
i think this phone is a god send. i could not live without it, it might be a little pricey but it is well worth the dosh!! i adore it- THE PICTURES are top class and the games rock. i love it i used to have a boring nokia 3310. the were rubbish but now i have th coolest phone on EARTH! it is so va va voom. in the words of Thierry Henry.
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