Samsung F700 Review
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In a nutshell: Samsung have made a splash with their iPhone-beating
smartphone. Featuring a touchscreen user interface with vibration feedback,
plus a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the F700 is very easy to use.
It also comes with a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, 3G video calling,
a music player, plenty of memory, full Bluetooth support and fast 3.6
Mbps HSDPA.
Review: January 2008. Updated June 2009.
Samsung don't have a strong reputation in the SmartPhone field, but
the F700 SmartPhone looks set to change all that. Marketed as an iPhone-killer,
the F700 features a touchscreen user interface as well as a slide-out
full QWERTY keyboard. Whereas the iPhone was just a cool user interface
with no substance beneath the surface, the F700 is a high-spec phone
with fast 3.6 Mbps 3G and a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus.
The F700 is the first Samsung phone to feature VibeTonz technology,
which makes the screen vibrate when you touch it, to aid feedback, rather
like the LG Viewty. The touchscreen
is a huge 3.2 inch, ultra-high resolution display. Now, the iPhone
user interface is still the best we've seen, but the F700 isn't far
behind. It's just as usable, just less slick, if showing off to your
friends is what matters. The QWERTY keypad makes the F700 easier to
use than most Blackberries, and makes mobile email and texting very
easy indeed. Our verdict on the user interface: well done Samsung, this
is a fantastic design and we think this is definitely the direction
that technology is headed in 2008.
The operating system is Samsung's own proprietary OS so it remains
to be seen how much third party software will be available for the phone.
Nevertheless, it does ship with basic applications including a web browser,
email and a document viewer.
The camera is a 3 megapixel device with autofocus. It's certainly an
iPhone beater, but can't match the best camera phones around. A second
VGA camera enables video calling.
Musically the F700 is good, with a fully featured music player and
plenty of memory (100 Mbytes plus microSD
card support.) VibeTonz also adds vibration effects to games and
ringtones, so you can literally feel the beat of the music. The phone
is supplied with high quality Bose headphones. Disappointingly though,
there's no radio.
In terms of connectivity, the F700 is once again ahead of the iPhone
but lagging behind the best smartphones. It has full Bluetooth support
and USB, but lacks infrared and WiFi. It has 3G with HSDPA, but only
triband GSM support, not quadband.
Don't get us wrong, we do like the F700 very much, but it feels like
a good phone rather than a great phone. It's exclusive to Vodafone and
quickly became Vodafone's best selling phone after launch, and is definitely
a phone that we can recommend. We hope to see more like this from Samsung
in 2008, and if they can raise their game just a little, then they could
seriously rival phones like the Nokia N95.
The F700 is no longer in production, but we are eagerly awaiting the
Samsung Jet touchscreen phone.
Features of the Samsung F700 include:
- 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, 3x digital zoom
- Video camera (VGA) for 3G video calling
- Display: 262k colours, 440 x 240 pixels (3.2 inches)
- Music player (MP3, MIDI, ACC, ACC+, WMA, e-AAC+ formats; OMA DRM
2.0)
- 72-voice polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3 , SMTP , IMAP4), Instant Messaging
- Document viewer
- Java applications
- Memory: 100 Mbytes plus 1 Gbyte microSD memory card
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0
- HTML web browser
- WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE, HSDPA (3.6 Mbps)
- Tri Band (900/1800/1900 MHz) plus 3G (UMTS 2.1 GHz)
- Size: 112 x 56 x 16 mm
- Weight: 139g
- Talktime: 270 minutes
- Battery standby: 350 hours
Samsung F700 User Reviews
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Reviewed by Chale from Zambia on 19th Jun 2011
Good fon but they got to improve on the covers coz they are prone to
scratches
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Reviewed by tahmasn from uk on 13th Feb 2010
it is such a cool phone
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Reviewed by jack w from wilwal@yahoo.com on 8th
Feb 2010
i had this phone for 1 1/2 year now , and boy , its great for texting
, if it doesnt freeze up , for the rest , i,m very dissapointed , i
have had to change the flexcable twice , the battery runs low quickly
, and the chargersocket on the phone had to be changed twice.... sorry
, looks great , but it isnt. i,ll just go blackberry next. sorry......
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Reviewed by sheila from england on 24th Jan 2010
wow such a cool phone!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mahmood from uk on 27th Dec 2009
great phone buy it no doubt people who say wrong about it dont belive
them 5 out of 5
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Reviewed by calum from uk on 9th Nov 2009
my phone is now 21 monthes old and now NOT fully functional ive been
havin problems from about 3monthes ago with it freezing and doing really
weird stuff jus out of the blue! its not really a long term phone so
if you get it on contract make sure its a short one! i bort mine for
150 quid and what a waste of money that was to be honest im not to pleased
because now i have to buy a new phone! only buy brand new then you may
get longer than i did out of it because i brought it when it was already
9 monthes old BIG MISTAKE!
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Reviewed by kayleigh sconderaguhn from australia on
30th Oct 2009
in my opinione i thought the samsung f700 was a brilliant phone the
camera was great and most of the reviews are bad about this phone and
say it breaks easily and it freezes all the time i never ad any of those
problems with mine buh unfortunately i put my phone in the washing machine
and i sent it back and i ahould be getting another one soon(: if your
thinking about buying this phone, go on and buy it its a brilliant phone
and well up to standard Thank You For Reading
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Reviewed by atesham from kuwaqit on 15th Oct 2009
cool;osome just coooooooooooooooooool
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Reviewed by talal from kuwait on 15th Oct 2009
best mobile ever had the camera is awesome with autofocus and those
who say it freezes they dont know how to use any mobile
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Reviewed by JAMIE B from ENGLAND on 29th Sep 2009
ive had it for about 2 years and its froze a couple of time and then
iT wouldnt come on so i sent mine back to be repaired but overall one
word can drescribe it brilliant
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Reviewed by Holly from England on 9th Sep 2009
This really looks like a fantastic phone. I've had it for almost 18
months so I'm coming to the end of my contract with it but I'm seriously
thinking of keeping hold of it rather than getting a new phone. The
keyboard is fantastic and makes emails and texts so easy. It also looks
really fancy when you flick in open and people always comment on how
great it looks. The music player is of good quality for a phone at least.
Now the negatives- as has already been mentioned the phone does seem
to have a software fault which makes it freeze. Mine seems to freeze
when I try to add a contact number to a text and also when I try to
end a phonecall. However, I can live with that. How often does your
computer freeze?
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Reviewed by Saman from Berlin on 7th Aug 2009
I have The Mobile to since a week, it's very Good. It have a very Good
Touchscreen and a very good Qwerty :) I Love this Phone, because then
i show the Mobile My friends They get Scared about the style of the
mobile they will the Mobile too :D. This Mobile is the best i ever had.
I Loved
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Reviewed by Bill from UK on 10th Jul 2009
I have just bought this phone and so far, am verry pleased with it!
it has a great touchscreen and camera with its main feature - the qwerty
keypad - performing very well! excellent phone! would reccomend to anyone!!
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Reviewed by Martin from UK on 25th Jun 2009
Well, in the 18months that I've had this phone there have been ups and
downs. BAtteries loosing charge for no reason, screen freeze as already
mentioned. It was clumsy to start with and took a bit of getting used
to, the leather holder and the call answering but thats OK now, My main
complaint would be that it was totally unsupported by Samsung and update
wern't available, and the chrger interface not adaptable with previous
samsungs. Time's up for my F700 and it'll be retiring tomorrow when
my new Jet arrives.
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Reviewed by Kerry from UK on 11th Jun 2009
Ive had my phone for over a year! I love it! When you slide up the phone
to get type on the keyboard, all of my friends are like ahhh i want
to have a go!! Its snazzy with the touch screen etc :):) best phone
ive ever had! Just looking at others comments, mine dosnt freak at all.
i dont find it hard to end a call :S its easy. I would consider it to
others to maybe thinking about getting one!! Hehe :P
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Reviewed by Dom from uk on 21st Apr 2009
Had mine over a year now and STILL love it would reccomend anyone to
buy it... amazing fone and always wows people with the sexy touch screen
and the sleek qwerty... its my baby and i wouldnt have it anyother way
;P
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Reviewed by Jaff from UK on 13th Mar 2009
This is a pretty good phone overall however: -the scrolling lags some
of the time. -answering a call is more complicated than it looks. -the
lock mechanism on mine has broken nearly a year in, itll be off to be
repaired soon. -screen freezes all the time when on the internet and
sometimes although rarely in the middle of an a text. however on the
upside. -its a great looking phone. -qwerty keypad is excellent -nice
standard of camera, not too techy but still allows you to take great
photos. -nice inclusion of a 1GB memory stick allows you to get about
200 tracks on there. -nice sound play back. -very durable, ive taken
it too packed gigs and its all nicely in one piece.
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Reviewed by calum from u.k on 18th Feb 2009
i have just brought this phone it is incredible it really is. i have
had no problems with it yet (touch wood). i bort it from ebay and it
still works very well and its 9 monthes old aswell.
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Reviewed by shinese from birmsz on 26th Jan 2009
OMG love this phone!! had it last yr and since then ive had 3 other
phones after losin them all ive decided that the samsung F700 is the
onli phone i want! been dicontined from voda so gonna buy it from ebay
YAAAAY! deffinaly get this phone if u get the chance!
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Reviewed by reiq from usa on 26th Jan 2009
i have had this phone for 3 months and i hate it screen freezes and
hard to end a call.samsung (usa)would not cover warranty cause its from
europe.dont buy it!
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Reviewed by Margie from UK on 18th Jan 2009
I have had this phone for 5 months. It is the best phone i have ever
had. the texting is so easy to use and the touchscreen is amazing, i
love the brightness on the screen too. i dont mind the camera either,
not the best but it is by far not the worst either. i was wondering
though. why was it discontinued if it was such a big hit. was there
problems with it or something? i have never had problems with mine.
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Reviewed by Sue from England on 5th Jan 2009
Have had this phone for 1 year and I love it. So easy to use not too
keen on the camera, but that isn't why I bought it. Love the touchscreen,
the keyboard, the vibrate the ease of use, and it always gets comments
when I use it out and about. Changed my contract provider at the end
of 12 months because I like the phone so much and couldn't find another
Samsung that matches it at all.
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Reviewed by Dylan from South Africa on 29th Dec
2008
i have this phone for a week now. NO problems besides the fact the software
SUX,i cant download any java games or programs "unsupported file"...
took it in to my service provider & they told me to take it to Samsung
for a firmware upgrade,will take about 2-3weeks. WTF? it says that it's
supports WMV playback,but that's a lie.dont get me wrong,i LOVE this
phone,just wished they havent fasely advertised some features. will
give it another month or two to make up my mind,but right now,i love
it.
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Reviewed by Becki from England on 24th Dec 2008
I've had mine for 6 months now the camera could be better after 3 months
it started freezing and last month my speaker broke battery seems to
die quite quickly I have to charge mine every other day If your going
to get this phone make sure you take out insurance because your going
to need it
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Reviewed by stjgjad from england on 18th Dec 2008
it is the best phONe ever and for the people who says it freezes u must
not take care of it
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Reviewed by shodown from small heath england on
5th Dec 2008
my cousins got diis phone its alright better than the i phone
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Reviewed by Becca from England on 2nd Dec 2008
i love this phone.
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Reviewed by Rhino from UK on 19th Nov 2008
Thought this phone looked good and a credible alternative to iphone...it
is not. After three months of using this phone I reverted back to my
Blackberry. This phone is a dud and lacks even basic applications. Even
the phone dealer I bought the phone from said he changed to a new one
(TOCO) when it came out. It seems Samsung have launched several phones
in a very small space of time. The F700 is the DUD in the series.
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Reviewed by Cara from England on 16th Nov 2008
this phone looks really nice and has a nice feel but can freeze and
when it does you have to keep pressing the same button for about a minute.
Also the camera is really bad as its really hard to take a picture without
it being blury :(
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Reviewed by Mike from England on 4th Nov 2008
For those who like the phone, I'm happy for you. It looks great but
the camera is dreadful, the software clunky, it has selective Bluetooth
connection and the PC software is a joke - try sync-ing your calendar
with Outlook! I use it because it looks cool but took my Nokia N70 on
holiday for the camera (2mp!) and reliability. F700 = style over substance.
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Reviewed by wazza from brackley on 26th Oct 2008
i love this phone
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Reviewed by adam smylie from northern ireland on
20th Oct 2008
i've used it alot and im not that old but even for me it was very simple
and easy to use. I am quite a fan of samsung phones but it could do
with a bit of a better camera.
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Reviewed by Dan from UK on 5th Oct 2008
The phone has always worked well for me, you can answer calls by pressing
the button at the bottom of the phone but unlock it first. The real
issue for me is that Vodafone is canceling the My Mail service so i
cant get my emails on the phone anymore. They wont provide me with a
replacement which does work with emails so im stuffed!! i have been
with vodafone for 13 years and this is definitely the last time i renew
my contract with them. The customer service is awful how can they just
cancel a service and not provide a replacement!!
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Reviewed by mr.maj from chicago on 4th Oct 2008
its a good phone, but its not for every one, so try it be for you buy
it.
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Reviewed by Stevo from UK on 3rd Oct 2008
After reading these reviews I wonder if they have the same phone as
mine. Texting and the internet are great using the slide out keyboard.
Battery life isn't great, but then as the phones have got smaller so
has battery life. No problems at all with freezing, or the touchscreen
not working. Camera is excellent quality outdoors, not so good with
flash. Video is great. Overall I'm delighted with it.
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Reviewed by Tariq from South Africa on 28th Sep
2008
I have my F700 from May 2008 and for the first 2 months everything seemed
fine because i thought i just needed to get used to it but now that
i have i think this phone is just awful, not worth it at all. Answering
the phone takes about 8 secs, u have to hit accept a couple times before
getting it to answer the call plus the volume of the ring is so soft
sometimes i mis the call completely. U can downlaod application from
the computer plus the phone is not symbian ,does'nt allow for minimising..It
restarts when it feels like and it freezes continuously. and i have
to stick with this phone for 2 years, ' of pain'. Please donot buy this
phone it is a real waste of 'your' time.
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Reviewed by Becca from Lancashire on 26th Sep
2008
I have had my this fone now for a few months and i love it ! Best i
think i have had camra isnt all that and battery doesnt last that long
but thats why i have a digital camra But I Love the phone!
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Reviewed by stef from cornwall on 16th Sep 2008
ive had this phone since january well actualy july, the first one decided
to keep freezing then turn itself on and off then it didnt work at all,
and this one is slowly goin the same, there are no applications that
i can download eg sat nav like it says the onli reli interesting thing
is the music player quite like that but the rest isnt too great, seems
a shame because the phone did look soo promising, just needs to have
more interesting things even programs that you can download because
whhat the pointin a keyboard on a phone that doesnt need it, and the
ability so scroll over things n copy n paste images that would be cool
to
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Reviewed by Kirsty from Weymouth on 11th Sep 2008
I have the F700 . im not getting along with it at all, i am forever
dropping it but i suppose thats my clumsyness. after a week the screen
has cracked. i am often finding that i have to turn my phone off and
back on again, because it keeps freezing. the touch screen is pants!
.. liek everyone else has said you have to tap the screen 5-6 times
before it even decided to slowly do something. the internet doesnt exsist
on my phone. doing file transfers from the compter is diabolical to.
im so angry i brought this phone.
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Reviewed by michelle from uk on 5th Sep 2008
i love it
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Reviewed by Alex O'Connor from U.K. on 28th Aug
2008
This phone is absoloutly the worst example of a mobile phone i have
ever had! even the Nokia 3310 far out does the F700. Answering a call
is a game in itself, i often tap the accept button 5 or more times before
it answers and sometimes i miss the call completly. The camera is totally
awfull aswell, the resolution is terrible and it takes about 15 seconds
for the picture to take during which time the picture has moved. The
screen is difficult to navigate making using the internet a chore not
morth doing. I would ohnestly rather not have a phone than use this
one.....PLEASE save yourself the misery and get a different phone!!
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Reviewed by Ian from England on 15th Aug 2008
I had this phone stolen when i was in spain (my apratment broken into
and it was taken). Vodafone have now given me my simcard back but have
not replaced the phone although I HAVE INSURANCE. They say that they
will give me a phone but it is probably not going to be this one as
they no longer make this phone as it is old and basically overall rubbish.
I found this phone very stylish and i had just come to terms with it,
although the scroll is not its best feauture, i personally adore the
keypad. I am now no longer guaranteed this phone, and most probably
will end up with a phone not any of my choice.
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Reviewed by Luke from Ireland on 14th Aug 2008
i have been using this phone for around 8 months and it is driving me
mad. the touch screen is unresponsive and the scrolling in the menus
is either very slow or far to fast. the menu system is complicated and
transition between screens is slow. the QWERTY keyboard is easy to use
but it is almost impossible to text using the touch screen keypad. sometimes
when the backlight turns off the buttons stop working and you have to
open and close the keyboard to get it working. this becomes irritating
after a while. it is also quite bulky. i would advise you not to buy
this phone.
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Reviewed by graham from uk on 13th Aug 2008
i had mine for about 3 months and it was ok apart from the screen freezing
the odd time but then it developed a charging fault so it went back
to vodafone and they updated the software and fixed it but then a day
later it stopped charging again same fault so took it back to vodafone
and they wont fix it and said its my fault due to abuse so i had to
claim on my insurance and pay £25 admin fee i seriously would not reccomend
this fone and i will be sending a very stroppy email to vodafone
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Reviewed by baldy81 from uk on 6th Aug 2008
have mines 2 weeks now,its annoying to end call cos u CANT got it on
pay as you go (£279) and works with my 02 sim (hasnt been unlocked).apart
from no radio and not being able to hang up its a great phone......
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Reviewed by Steve Brown from UK on 26th Jul 2008
I have to say that after years of feeling that each new phone I got
was an improvement on the previous one, I hate my F700. Within days
the interface wasn't working very well, especially to end calls, when
internittently no end of pressing the symbols failed to end a call.
For the mosr part it's not a problem, as the caller at the other end
hangs up and automatically breaks the connection, but if I am ringing
my voicemail, I often have to switch the whole phone off just to end
the call! Also, the button on the front, which is supposed to reactivate
the screen after a period of idleness, frequently doesn't work. I've
sent the handset back to Vodafone and received a completely different
one which has the same problems, so sounds more like a design fault
than a rogue handset. As a generality, nice as the interface looks it
can be a pain trying to get the keyboard screen back up if you suddenly
need it during a call (such as coming across one of those dreadful "press
1 for X, press 2 for y" call centres. Also, there seems to be no way
of having a ringtone that vibrates then rings and no way of altering
the ringtone volume. Next time I'm definitely going back to a phone
with 'proper' keys!
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Reviewed by Elma from South africa on 23rd Jul
2008
Its nice. But cant download any java applications. No games, no maps
nothing. One boring puzzle game. Thats it. Cant get java unlock codes.
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Reviewed by Grace from UK on 18th Jul 2008
this phone is really rubish it looks great but it freezes and its really
chunky to put in your pocket
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Reviewed by AK from legend on 15th Jul 2008
reply to jeraine - menu settings profile normal(or whichever you have
it on) you will see three tabs a phone with a speaker a mail message
and a handset with a speaker(select this one) and slide the phone sound
volume right down.
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Reviewed by mathew from english on 14th Jul 2008
ive had it quit a while now its been relable and a very long battery
life when people see it they think wow its a babe magnet boys.
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Reviewed by Jeraine from singapore on 13th Jul
2008
I Cant figure out how to off the keypad tone. its really annoying!
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Reviewed by elaine from england on 11th Jul 2008
had this phone 3 months!!! freeze screen like others mentioned!!! now
the charging port has broken??? internally they tell us so not repairable!!
unsure where we stand as its a contract phone?? wish i'd read these
reviews first!!! can i cancel my contract? anyone been to trading standards?
fit for purpose? dont get this phone!!!!!
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Reviewed by Candice Scipio from South Africa on
28th Jun 2008
I hate the samsung F700 it the worst phone I have ever bought it make
me sick. Nothing on this phone is easy to use not even answering a call
you have to play tap tap on the screen most of the time I miss my calls
just trying to answer it. Then the same goes for ending a call most
of the time I waist my airtime just trying to end a call. The 3mega
pix auto focus camera is pathetic I had a erricson with 3mega pix and
believe me this phone could have like 1mega pix and no auto focus. Even
though it has a keyboard don't try to use mxit you will get frustrated
just trying a send 1 message. The F700 was a complete waist of my money
I hate this phone....
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Reviewed by jp from SA on 21st Jun 2008
its a great phone..i broke mine last night tho :(..the touch screen
works fine even after the drop, but i just cant find where to get the
lcd cover replaced..you should buy this phone if you dont plan on partying
too hard..!
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Reviewed by kevin wilkie from England on 20th
Jun 2008
Good but fatally flawed. Often can't accept incoming calls on thouch
screen key. Worst of all the screen has cracked (it was in my pocket
at the time) and Vodafone say this is a chargable repair, despite the
fact that other people in this review have had the same problem. I think
I will be changing my business contract as well as my phone.
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Reviewed by nicola from uk on 18th Jun 2008
i love this phone, on the odd occasion it may freeze but its like anything
electrical - they do that! nothing with compare to the nightmare that
wasa the n80 i had that kept breaking/overheating/not charging/freezing/wiping
its own memory. only problem ive had was dropping something on it which
has cracked the screen BUT the touch screen still works, i just need
to find a replacement screen. as for the camera not working in the dark
... have you adjusted the settings? mine takes great pics and i ive
the qwerty keyboard. its a bit of a show off phone, whenever im using
it and friends have not seen it or have they comment on how slick it
is
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Reviewed by Gail from Endland on 13th Jun 2008
I LOVE this phone. My m8s friend has it and its absolutly gorgious.
How much on pay as you go. I WANT IT.!!!!!
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 13th Jun 2008
Okay, I have read these reviews, there is a mixed bag here of good and
sadly bad points. There are a few people I Would sadly frame and shame,
e.g. Bella From the UK. The Apple Iphone was NOT ment to be sold for
normal people, it was and still is ment for business men. The Iphone
isnt great either, there are huge problems with it. It's good for music
and thats it, its got a bad quality speaker and the touch screen brakes
more times than a car brakes on the road at traffic lights or whatever.
The samsung has no radio, I know I would class that as a minor problem,
but other people might think its more important. It has 3.5G, unlike
the iphone, you can video call on the F700. Its got a cute and classy
design and its accepted as a phone as its got this great keyboard, making
msging easier and faster. This F700 is a great phone, I have been looking
and i havant found one like it, easy to use and great features. I recommend
it, I think i'll even get it myself!
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Reviewed by lisa from uk on 8th Jun 2008
this pjone is brilliant and it wil only brake if u dont take care of
it properly like with my other pjone w580i everyone elses broke eccept
mine i recomend this phone to everyone
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Reviewed by gareth kirkham from newcastle on 22nd
May 2008
i think this phone is very very very very outstanding
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Reviewed by stacy from dundee on 16th May 2008
i've had my samsung f700 for about 15 days, i love it but it broke after
having it 3 days, it stopped charging, i wanted to get the same one
again but vodafone arent getting anymore in so therefor i have to cancel
my contract because i was going to go for the nokia n95 but have to
pay more on my contract to get that which is appauling as it isnt my
fault it broke neither is it my fault that they arent getting anymore
in. But i loved this phone, the touch screen is really easy too use,
has good memory, not a great camera but u have to remember its a phone
not a digital camera, also like that you can change your message tone
because on quite a few samsungs you can't. The flip out keyboard is
great for people who love to text.
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Reviewed by charli from england on 6th May 2008
I LOVE IT X
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Reviewed by Arnold Sseezi from uk on 4th May 2008
ya, had this phone for two days before the battery jus started acting
up, what am i meant to use it for 4-5 hours and then plug it in again,
come on!and apart from that nice phone.
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Reviewed by amy from england on 28th Apr 2008
this phone ive had it for 2 mounths and i think its good but it could
have been better
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Reviewed by Josh from wales on 26th Apr 2008
ive had this phone for 5 months and i think it is excellent! never had
any trouble with it! easy to text and the touch screen is great. looks
good and all my friends want it! i have read in some of these reviews
that the phone freezes i dont know why that is happening to theirs but
mine certainly has never frozen its working exactly has it should be!
Love this phone recomend that u get it!
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Reviewed by Bella from uk on 25th Apr 2008
Well I have had this phone for about a month now...and to be honest
it's the worst phone iv ever handled..If you ever consider getting it
... I actuali reccommend that you don't. The touch sensitive is really
annoying and thats not because i don't like touch sensitive phones...it's
just this one. It freezes alot! Extremely Bulky and gets scratched easily!
It takes forever to take a picture! doesnt respond well. It should also
have a 5MP camera...really does let it down! :(
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Reviewed by Sophie from UK on 21st Apr 2008
After having the phone for 3 weeks it had to be sent for repairs after
taking it upon itself not to make or receive calls and texts. The phone
has been back in my possession for 6 weeks and now wont allow me to
send or receive mms messages. Although it appears initially quite flash
and always finds approval from others its bulky, unreliable and irritatingly
slow when trying to get out of its various screens. Definately consider
something else.
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Reviewed by XeN from UK on 19th Apr 2008
POOR! Have had mine returned 4 times now due to poor response from touch
screen, locking up and not be able to use the phone. Am trying to get
it changed as it is clearly a design fault / software fault with the
phone but vodafone dont want to know.
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Reviewed by Ashley from UK on 18th Apr 2008
This is an excellent phone, but the camera could be better. If the camera
was better, I would give this 5 stars. The keyboard feature is so cool.
8/10 :)
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Reviewed by lucia from plymouth on 17th Apr 2008
i like this phone is very nice
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Reviewed by Christopher Smith from Ireland on
13th Apr 2008
After 1 week of ownership I'm just about getting the hang of it's touchscreen
controls it takes a bit of practise but it's worth it. The slide out
keyboard is a revelation for anyone with failing eyesight & it works
great. The only down side to this phone is it's music player the sound
is great but the controls & menus are messy other than this it's agreat
phone.
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Reviewed by J. Fernandez from UK on 12th Apr 2008
I got this phone 3 months ago and find it quite a bad choice. is bulky
and menus are not good at all. If you are thinking about getting this
phone, look for an alternative. It is the best advice i can give you!
If you still want to go ahead... well.. don't say i din't warn you!
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Reviewed by Lewis from Singapore on 12th Apr 2008
Samsung is a brand which i truly support but they are not able to anticipate
or rather know what the general market wishlist is. Although they are
strong in terms of the other electronic field, when it come to the design
and the demand for smart phone features...they are still way behind
the rest fot he competitors. They need to do a better market survey
on the Asia market and not be contented within their own world. There
are much more than the view from the "well"...if you climb out of your
little enclosed well, you will be able to breath and smell more things....
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Reviewed by Max from Canada on 9th Apr 2008
Awsome phone, couldnt be better. This phone is great and i would suggest
it anytime over the iPhone
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 8th Apr 2008
I have had this phone for 4 months. Phone interface is clunky. Even
hanging up is 2 keystrokes, let alone accessing a number pad for accessing
call centre options. The adress line for texting does not allow instant
access to the phonebook, so selecting contacts is slower than it should
be. The screen shuts down mid call, and while you can still speak, it
is impossible to hang up without taking the battery out. This problem
persisted even after Vodafone 'repaired' the handset, and it has been
sent for another repair. Overall this phone is pretty disappointing,
given the potential it had to be great.
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 5th Apr 2008
poor, unfinished, very low suport on software, poor battery life, screen
freezing, and lots more...
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Reviewed by Graham from England on 3rd Apr 2008
Poor Poor phone, Samsung should be done for false marketing as this
thing is no smartphone! I did try and explain in detail but this site
kept telling me not to swear, I've had 4 people read it and there is
no swearing in the review???????? in short Media player is quiet and
fiddly, internet explorer is so annoying I've cancelled my line rental
till I get a new phone, camera's worse than the 2mp one on my Vario,
no sortware support even from Samsung, can only use up to 2mb SD cards......etc
etc my old Sony Ericsson T68 in 1999 was as advanced and better laid
out than this. Roll on the Sony Ericsson X1 so I can get a proper smartphone
again!!
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 2nd Apr 2008
Upgraded and sent it back - very poor battery life, touch screen terrible
compared to an iphone, couldn't make it synchronise and little help
from Samsung and vodafone. User manual pathetic.
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Reviewed by frenchy from uk on 18th Mar 2008
i bought this phone after i bought the 8gb n95 i'm very happy with the
f700 great phone it's so easy to text with it never had no problem i've
been using the phone with glove during the cold and it work not like
the iphone i'm sorry but the f700 for me is the best touchscreen phone
out for the moment
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Reviewed by Aaron from UK on 11th Mar 2008
I have a f700 and have hadfor sometime. I find the phone looks very
slick but thats as far as the "Good" features go. The internet decides
for you if it wants to show WEP pages or full internet. The music player
is rubbish, you don't even get a next track button and have to fast
forward all you tunes. The volume is very low either with or with the
Bose headphones. The memory can only hold 200 text which is a nightmare
in todays texting enviroment. The only good thing I've found is themusic
quality when plugged into an amp, its the only i-phone killing feature.
My old nokia e70 far performed this nightmare that I'mnow stuck with,
help....
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Reviewed by Gary B from England on 9th Mar 2008
Got this after returning the Viewty after 6 days; this is going back
too. Like the Viewty, it has many good features but for what I need,
it doesn't reach the mark. Good points; easy to use, QWERTY keypad nice
touch (if you're sat at a table/desk,) internet very quick in 3G areas.
Not so good; as with Viewty, poor battery life, poor reception, very
fiddly navigation to get to basic functions, touch-screen can be unresponsive.
Fancy the N95 although some say that's not great so could be sticking
with SE.
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Reviewed by Colin from UK on 8th Mar 2008
Looks very cool and generally works well - BUT the touchscreen has a
habit of freezing - the receiver down button sometimes will not respond
and its VERY frustrating. I am stuck with this now as I am on contract.
If the touch screen worked I would be happy
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Reviewed by Azam from UK on 6th Mar 2008
I copied a wmv video and a avi video but the phone dont play them, its
a great video phone and you could play videos if it allows it. The head
phones maybe bose but the quality is not as good as w800i music which
i have. The sound is not very clear, you cannot hear every note as you
could in w800i. So music is not so good, video is well not good, the
screen is 100% great and feels like iphone but just 1GB memory.. i mean
which planet are we from now? I am going to return it and get a sony
phone again. sorry samsung but its not just there..
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Reviewed by Neil from UK on 26th Feb 2008
A heap of junk. Gotthis from Vodafone in December and the email has
never worked. Vodafone keep sending me settings but the email does not
work on sending, only receiving. Touch screen is unreliable and often
does not respond. Other irritations are that the contact database does
not accept alpha characters in postcodes and it is impossible to do
two things at once (eg look up a number whilst making a call) I understand
from Vodafone that they have now discontinued this phone.
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Reviewed by not impressed from england on 25th
Feb 2008
really wanted to like this phone, unfortunately it is the first phone
i have ever had to return. problems include: - touch screen unresponsive
- camera requires people in photo to be completely still for 5 seconds
(doesn't work with kids) otherwise you get a blurred photo (happens
most of the time) - short cut button often stops working whilst on a
call making it impossible to hang up unless you open the phone to activate
the terminate key - answering a call takes about 5 seconds, which if
you are already on a call makes it very difficult to hang up and accept
the next call- which is very annoying
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Reviewed by darren from england on 21st Feb 2008
bought this as an upgrade, great phone to use great touchscreen shame
about how long the battery doesnt last so takin back and gettin something
different.
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Reviewed by Bill from greece on 21st Feb 2008
overall a very nice phone. Impressive design and astonishing 3.2in of
touchscreen are more than enough..... if what you want is to show off
to ur friends. I am a wannabe buyer of the f700 but it lacks certain
main characteristics this type of cell should have: no wi-fi (for free
netsurf as the GPRS and HSDPA cost a lot!) no possibility of third-party
software. anyway, still a great Phone. I would aprreciate it if someone
owning it,posted its SAR levels, i can't find then on the net.... [Reply
from Miro Gomsi from Slovenia on 11th Aug 2008: This link says that
the SAR value is very small!! :) It's: 0.079 W/Kg source: mobile.softpedia.com.]
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Reviewed by Shell from UK on 19th Feb 2008
Very good. Although after a few weeks, the button on the screen caused
the screen to crack 4 times, but has been sent for repair and due back
any day, hopefully all sorted. Found the slide out keyboard great, really
easy to text with.
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Reviewed by Kiera from CANADA on 14th Feb 2008
OUTSTANDING! Best phone ever I've had it for 3 months and nothing bad
as happened! WOW! LOVE IT! It is big,bold and very beautiful!Oh yeah
and great MP3 love it and love the touchscreen!
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Reviewed by Danny from UK on 22nd Jan 2008
i have had this phone for 5 weeks and WOW,i love it.its big,bold and
beautiful.the touch screen is great as is the qwerty.downloads very
quickly.Its easy to use and so cool to looh at.I am normally a SE user
but after the nightmare of the W910i no more.Battery on F700 needs charging
a lot but the phone does a lot.Great MP3,a shed load of memory and no
tie up with the cash cow that is Apple .yeah I mean Itunes and the iphone)not
for your grannie but a fabulous phone
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Reviewed by Dave from England on 18th Jan 2008
I got this phone as an upgrade with Vodafone from a Sony Ericcson K800i.
I got the first one on 7th December....it lasted 10 days before the
touch screen froze. It would not respond to any functions or keys. It
went back, and the new one worked fine all over Christmas. Today (18th
Jan) it pulled the same trick. Its going back, considering a G800. The
big screen is good for internet but its very fiddly to hit the hyperlinks
as they are so small. Shame, because I thought it was better than the
iPhone. Camera is a nightmare to use in dark conditions because of the
time it takes to auto focus then there's a shutter delay; you've got
to have a very steady hand to get good photos.
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 10th Jan 2008
This phone is big but thin it is fiddly too start with but once you
use it for a day or two it becomes much easier too use. I wouldn't say
it is the quickest to make phone calls but txting can be easier with
the qwerty keyboard. I have found most functions so far on the phone
work but again getting too the them takes longer than other phones!
I have been using the SE 810i for 18 months and for me that is the still
the best phone around as it works after some heavy usage! This phone
is not as good as the LG Viewity but is a good alternitive for a vodafone
customer is you want too look flash.
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 8th Jan 2008
On the whole okay but i have sent mine back due to the size and fiddly
nature of the navigation combined
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Reviewed by abdi from usa on 4th Jan 2008
it's not as good as the LG Viewty KU990 but it a good phone overall
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