Samsung E715 Phone (T-Mobile)

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Summary: The "Hot" Cell phone for Dec. 2003
Review: I purchased this cell phone because it was the newest on the market for Dec. '03. I know that better phones will come out next month, but for now, its seems to have a great technical boost in past cellular phones. The camera has a zoom feature, flash, and borders. The menu displays are in great colors and are easily navigated. The one minus I found with the phone is that it does not record the times of missed calls. So far the battery life is working good for me; I charge the phone every two days. I think this is due to talking on the phone alot as well as fiddling with all the display options. I found that adjusting the ring tone is not the same tone the phone will make when it actually rings. This is due to the speaker inside of the clam shell. From using Nokia, Motorola, and Siemens phones, I found that they are all pretty much the same. One brand is not necesarily better than then next. I wouldn't pay full price for the phone. But with rebates, it's a steal.

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Summary: EL QUE ROMPE
Review: REASON I GIVE IT A 4 I HAVE THIS CELL PHONE AND THE NW MOTOROLA HAS ACTIVATED VOICE DIAL PHONE # I WILL LOVE IF THIS ONE THAT IS SUCH A HI TECH PHONE WILL HAVE THAT ADVANCED THAS THE ONLY DISATVANTECH THAT I SEE FOR THE PHONE EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOOD.WELL THE SPRINT PHONE THE SANYO ILIKE THAT PICTURE SHAVE MORE LIGHT THAT THIS PHONE EAVEN PUTING THE FLASH ON THIS PHONE BUT I THINK IS A GREAT PHONE NO REGRETS FOR BUYING THIS PHONE VERY HAPPY THANKS

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Summary: Good phone with some issues
Review: Easy to use phone with good sound and ok picture quality (better than Nokia), and the phone looks great! Issues: Battery life is weak. In contrast to the E105 you cannot adjust the brightness of the display which would help you save some power; Internatioal use: I travelled to Thailand and could not use my phone in 90% of the time while all the tri-bands around me were working. With the 900/1900 MHZ dual band solution you have no guarantee that the phone will work seamlessly in all international networks. If this is a must take a triband. Also: Screen is hard to read in the sunlight.

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Summary: Samsung E715 alternative.
Review: I returned my Samsung E715 and bought a Sony Ericsson P900. I`m so happy with my new cellphone. All the technical difficulties I encountered with Samsung E715 service were non existent with my P900.

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Summary: like alot BUT.......
Review: I do like this phone alot, theres only a couple of things i would like better for this price.

*The front led screen is missleading cause preview pics for this phone never show you a picture that the front screen does not have picture caller id, like alot of other phones for this price. it looks old timey analog.

*And the only other thing is the ring tones cant be changed per person you have calling you. even my last $100.00 phone had that function.

the only reason i havent exchanged it, well tmobile doesnt exactly have the most beautiful phones on their site.
and unless i just totally missed those parts in the manual, im kind of upset about it. i really care about those 2 things.

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Summary: anyone with an idea?
Review: i have seen this phone and it's close to what i want but i need a tri mode or rather a tri-band with a very good reception that could serve a GSM/GPRS Purpose. i need one urgently anyone out there with a suggestion pls. help out [e-mail].

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Summary: Possibly a Great phone....BUT...
Review: Great phone except I have 3 issues...
1. phone locks up when accessing phone book... takes about 2 minutes to access the phone book... only about 20 entries in it...
2. phone resets when attempting to access one particular picture in my out box... cannot access/send or even delete it... T-mobile says its a software issue... my vendor has about 4 weeks backorder for my replacement Amazon)... its only a few days old... :-/
3. battery life is poor... after a full charge I got only 6 hours b4 shutdown , no calls were made only 4 pictures were taken and sent... (all lights are disabled) to attempt to improve battery. Also another day after a full charge and 1 hour on with t-mobile customer service phone shut off after about 14 hours...

I am awaiting my replacement... outside of my return period... I hope my replacement phone is not corrupted and that the poor battery life is due to the bad software...

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Summary: As close to perfection as is currently possible
Review: OK, so I'm a geek...whatever.

Anyway, I was looking for a new phone and couldn't help but to be underwhelmed by the Sony 610 and the Nokia 6150. The Sony had consistently reported signal problems and the screen is just too dim. The Nokia...Well, who wants to carry something like that around in one's pocket? And while I've always found Samsung's to offer the right combination of high quality reception and equally high build-quality, I was always underwhelemed by Samsung's lack of the "fun stuff," (color screens, games, gizmo's etc.)

Well...as far as the cell phone world circa 12/03 goes in the US, this phone is currently "it."

Most importantly, the reception quality is superb and the phone has the feel of a solidly made tool (as opposed to a plasticy feeling "toy.") Likewise, the software interface is intuitive and easy to navigate--sort of like a dumbed-down I-mac. Did I mention the aggressively bright display and equally aggressive ringtones?? No missing a call on this puppy, though you may actually want to turn the ringtone volume down--less you create a public scene! Also, the dedicated display on the *outside* of the flip top is a real eye-catcher.

Finally, there's the funstuff...Namely the camera. While to be fair this whole cell phone camera thing is still in it's infancy, and these "photos," (and I do use the term loosely) are of only minimally sufficient quality, this is still the best cell-phone camera on the market. I think what people need to realize is that the "camera on the cell phone" phenom, in it's current incarnation, is more of a novelty communication device than a functional camera. Really, it's more a way of spicing up brief, flittering text messages with a 480x680 pixel image than it is a way of generating useful images.

In short, after testing most of the competitors on the marketplace, there is little question in my mind that this one outdistances them all by a good measure. The only possible sticking point here is the lack of Bluetooth, but I personally have yet to be sold on this feature, so this issue matters not to me.

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Summary: Great!!!!
Review: This phone is extremly great. I was deciding on either the i95cl or this one. Because of the nextel's size i deicded to choose the samsung e715. This phone is light, looks great, and has great reception. The camera is great as well. It features a flash and you can zoom in or out. The menu options are easy to control, which makes this phone one of the best phones in the market.

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Summary: Better than Sony Ericsson T610 and Nokia 3650 Phone
Review: The Samsung E715 Phone is the best camera phone out there. My first phone was a Nokia 3650 camera phone and the picture quality was horrible and the phone was big and bulky(at least twice the size of both the sony and the samsung phone). I returned this phone and then bought the Nokia 3650 camera phone. The Nokia 3650 phone is great except for two problems. The first problem is that the phone had no cover and therefore the phone would get scratched. The second problem and probably the most important was the reception was horrible. I only got two bars maximum. The Samsung E715 Phone is a great camera phone because you can zoom in and then zoom out. It is difficult to judge reception because it depends on carrier and number of cell sites in the area, but T-Mobile in Chicago is good to very good. The Samsung E715 has a built in antennae which picks up signal better. The phone can capture an action sequence with multiple shots. The phone also has a flash option which gives light to pictures. The pictures are extremely clear and the because the Samsung E715 Phone is a flip phone the screen will not get scratched. The silver parts on the phone are stainless steel and therefore will not scratch as easily. The only downside is the phone is probably the most expensive camera phone on the market today, but like they say "good things can be found cheap, but great things always cost money."