Samsung Galaxy S Review
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Review: June 2010 |
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Last updated May 2011.
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In a nutshell: One year after
its launch, the Samsung Galaxy S is still one of the very best
phones on the market. It's an Android smartphone and has a host
of world-beating features including a 4" Super AMOLED screen,
HD video recording and playback, a superfast 1GHz processor,
surround sound, GPS with Google Maps, a monster 8GB or 16GB
of memory and good battery life. Available in Black or White.
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The Samsung Galaxy S is Samsung's answer to the HTC
Desire. Like the Desire, the Galaxy S runs Android, the bad boy
operating system for 2010, and we're delighted (and a little relieved)
to find that it's version 2.1 (Eclair) - the same as on the Desire.
The Desire is by far the biggest selling contract phone of the moment,
so to beat it Samsung had better deliver the goods, and it seems that
with the Galaxy S they really have.
At Mobile Phones UK, the first thing we always do when we get a new
phone is to pick it up and paw it a little. Try this with us at home
if you like. Pick up the Galaxy S in one hand and the HTC Desire in
the other. You'll notice that the Galaxy S is a couple of millimetres
wider than the Desire, but several millimetres thinner, making it quite
astonishingly thin and significantly lighter too. You'll notice the
two touch-sensitive buttons and one physical button below the screen,
and then you'll notice the screen itself. It's enormous! At 4 inches
from corner to corner, the display completely fills the device, leaving
you wondering why HTC couldn't have done the same with the Desire. It's
30% bigger than the display on the iPhone
4 by the way. But turn the phone on and the screen reveals its true
power, because it's a Super AMOLED display, like the one on the Samsung
Wave. With a Super AMOLED display, the screen itself is touch sensitive,
instead of a touch sensitive layer being placed on top. The result is
a brighter display and up to 80% less reflected light, so when outdoors
the display is much sharper and brighter than an ordinary TFT display.
We don't have a photo of how the Galaxy S compares with the Desire,
but the difference is quite noticeable. Being a capacitive touchscreen
it responds effortlessly to the touch too.
We've said that the Galaxy S runs Android 2.1, so you'll have access
to thousands of apps, many of which are free and rival the apps for
the iPhone. Pre-installed apps include the Layar Reality Browser (an
augmented reality app that overlays digital content about your surroundings
as viewed through the phone's camera), a document editor, the Aldiko
ebook reader and the new Social Hub which has been designed from the
ground up to seamlessly integrate all major email providers, IM and
social networking services such as Yahoo, MSN, Twitter, Facebook and
MySpace. Android is a powerful and intuitive operating system, and Samsung's
implementation works very well. Android is overlayed with Samsung's
TouchWiz 3.0 interface, which resembles the HTC Sense interface and
gives you customisation options and plenty of icons and widgets to play
with. We understand that TouchWiz can be disabled if you're an Android
purist.
To turn up the heat on rival HTC, Samsung have packed the very best
hardware into the Galaxy S. The processor runs at a super-fast 1GHz
and has a dedicated GPU to assist it, so any interaction with the user
interface takes place at lightning speed, and video playback is flicker-free
even in high definition. The device has a built-in memory of either
8GB or 16GB and can also accept memory cards up to 32GB, so storage
isn't going to be a problem.
The Galaxy S has a 5 megapixel camera with touch autofocus (but no
flash) and can also record HD video at 720p resolution.
The music player is outstanding too. As well as the benefits of the
enormous onboard memory and the 3.5mm audio jack, the audio quality
is fantastic, with support for full surround sound. Video playback on
the Super AMOLED screen is also outstanding and the Galaxy S has multi-codec
support including DivX support.
Connectivity ticks all known boxes: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0,
a 3.5mm audio jack, DLNA support and TV-Out. DLNA lets you wirelessly
connect and share videos, photos and music between your phone, your
TV and PC. A Wireless Tethering app lets you use your phone as a broadband
modem for your laptop or other device. The 3G connection on the galaxy
S supports download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and uploads of 5.76 Mbps
using HSPA.
The phone comes with built-in AGPS with Google Maps pre-installed and
providing three different views - real street view, traffic view and
satellite view.
As you'd expect from an Android phone, accessing the web is a delight
on the Galaxy S. With the Chrome-lite web browser, the huge pin-sharp
capacitive display and fast data access via HSPA, there's really nothing
to beat it.
Finally, as if this weren't enough, there's one final reason to choose
the Galaxy S over the HTC Desire: battery life. Not only does it have
a larger 1500 mAh battery, but the Super AMOLED screen is considerably
more energy efficient than a conventional display. The result is a quoted
talktime of double that of the HTC Desire. In practice, we seriously
doubt you'll get the quoted 13.5 hours of talktime, but it should easily
be enough to see you through even a heavy day's use.
The Galaxy S is quite possibly Samsung's best phone ever, and that's
saying a lot. They've taken the latest version of the best operating
system and thrown to-die-for hardware at it. In our opinion this outperforms
even the HTC Desire in a number of key areas: battery life, HD video
recording, the Super AMOLED display, built-in memory. And it's cheaper
than the iPhone too! If only the camera had a flash it would be perfect.
Update: now upgraded to the Samsung
Galaxy S2.
Features of the Samsung Galaxy S include:
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, face detection, smile shot and
4x digital zoom
- HD video recording (Up to 720p)
- Display: Super AMOLED, 16 million colours, 480 x 800 pixels (4 inches)
touchscreen with auto-rotate
- Music player
- FM radio RDS
- MP3 ringtones
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- AGPS with geo-tagging and Google Maps
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, instant messaging, email
- Personal organiser functions
- Document viewer
- 10 embedded Java games
- Memory: 8GB/16GB plus MicroSD memory card (up to 32GB)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, DLNA,
TV-Out
- Internet: Layar Reality Browser 2.0, Chrome-Lite web browser, GPRS,
EDGE, 3G, HSPA (7.2 Mbps / 5.76 Mbps)
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900), dual band 3G (900/2100)
- Size: 122 x 64 x 9.9 mm
- Weight: 118g
- Talktime: 6.5 - 13.5 hours
- Battery standby: 575 - 750 hours
Samsung Galaxy S User Reviews
Love your mobile? Hate it? Please share your experiences to help other
people choose the phone that's best for them. Please do not review this
phone if you have not used it. This is a review site, not a forum, so
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Average rating from 119 reviews: 
Reviewed by Maz from England on 26th Jun 2012
I have had my phone for 18 months which is about its shelf life - in
my opinion. When I first got it 100% agree with the review, fantastic.
Now however it goes into 'panic mode' about once a week, freezes alot!,
android apps such as facebook are obviously too much for it as it wont
load (trys, drains the battery, then force close).
It hasnt put me off Samsung phones, I cant wait to get the Galaxy S3
- unfortunatly though I'm under contract with this phone for another
6 months. It wont last that long so I'm going to have to get an interim
one!!!
My rating 18 months ago would of been 5 stars but now it just doesn't
do the job - therefore, its a 2.
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Reply by Frank D from UK on 11th Dec
2012
This was the best phone you could get for at least a year or more after
it was released. That was the time to write a review and give it 5 stars.
Why write a review after 18 months of use during which you would probably
have installed and removed loads of apps which would eventually affect
performance and then give it 2 stars?
Reviewed by Andi from England on 20th Apr 2012
Worst phone I have ever had. It has put me off Samsung for life. I have
had to replace this phone 7 times in 18 mths. All problems that other
people have noted- force close issues on everything, apps freezing &
then phone says needs full factory reset. Unable to answer the phone
or hang up as the screen does not respond, oh & dont be expecting the
alarm clock to work, I stopped using it in the end after being late
for work. Orange have been useless too, cant grasp that 7 replacement
phones is just not acceptable !! So selling this & getting an iphone
even tho it still has 8 months of contract left, I just cant rely on
it. Steer clear !!
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Reviewed by Diane from US on 3rd Mar 2012
Samsung Galaxy S--It's a terrible phone. Funny, on most of these review
sites, people either love or hate the phone with few reviews in the
middle. It sounds like when it works, it's good but when it doesn't
it's awful. The latter has been my experience. Terrible phone, bad phone
connectivity, bad sound quality and unbelievably SLOW! I would gladly
go back to my blackberry if that's telling you anything.
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Reviewed by Eric from UK on 20th Feb 2012
I have always enjoyed audiophile equipment. The sound chip on this phone
is amazing and I use it with a quality amp and speakers the sound is
something special. Recently I purchased some Audiomagic headphones and
again the sound is awesome!! The overall performance of the phone is
very good. I would say this is the best phone in recent times. I will
not be getting the S2 as the sound chip (Yamaha) is said to be not as
good and I am praying that the Galaxy S3 reverts back to the Wolfson
WM8994 DAC that created a fine sound.
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Reviewed by Neil from England on 28th Jan 2012
Had my Galaxy S for 18 months. This phone is very easy to use but mine
has developed a major problem with txt messaging. It sometimes sends
txt to different contact in addition to the one it shows its sent to.
Also it has been receiving duplicate messages from more than one sorce
up to six months after I first got it. I reply and get puzzled message
back saying what are you on about! has been cause of several arguments.
Sent it back to O2 only to be told it's liquid damaged which is rubbish.
Seems to be there standard response (second time this has happened with
O2) if they can't fix it. Offered me a replacement handset for £80 but
didn't have any in stock so sending me an S2 for same money! Can't complain
about that but would have rather have had my S fixed under warranty.
Several people I know having similar problems with theirs. Both O2 and
Orange claim they have not come across this problem before. Btw the
camera isn't much good either without a flash. Would give this phone
four stars if it hadn't broken only being let down by the camera.
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Reviewed by Me from UK on 21st Jan 2012
It's good when you first get it, but it only gets worse. I've had mine
just over a year and I'm already on my third one. It ALWAYS crashes,
lags and force closes. Not all of the apps work, I have tap tap revenge
4 and it let's you play 1 song then when you finish the song the screen
goes black and the phone turns off. Also the battery isn't great, I
charge mine every night but sometimes I need to charge it before I go
to bed. I wouldn't recommend this phone and I would quite happily switch
to a blackberry.
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Reviewed by NormanP from England on 19th Jan 2012
I have had mine for about 14 months now and it a bit of a love hate
relationship. Love the thing when it works correctly, satnav feature
works a dream and the range of apps is staggering even includes amateur
radio contact software!The screen is superb as everyone seems to acknowledge
and using the internet is very possible without the need for a magnifying
glass. Hate the flipping to a black screen which takes ages to get back
to operational status. Fed up with the battery lasting from say 0800
to 2200 daily with perhaps no calle being made. Having 3 batteries helps
though lol. Its receive ability is a joke compared to say a Nokia N95
or any of the Sony Ericsson models. they had full scale at my home and
my office but the Galaxy its there or no signal at all. Great when out
and about but indoors its a joke! Went for the phone as it had Flash
capability but,I am with 3 and with the operating system they use there
is a lack of Flash functionality aargh! So, when its good its excellent
when its bad its horrid. Better as a gadget running applications than
as a telephone as the phone features are most lacking in my experience.
Woulkd I have a Mk2, not sure, it its better might give it a go. Is
the I.Phone better? don't know, have friends with them and their battery
dies in a day too but, reception seems to be better overall. Whatever
one you cheese there waill be a better offering around the corner when
you are tied in for the next couple of years in your contract lol
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Reviewed by Katr from USA on 18th Jan 2012
I've had my phone for 1 year. I have had to replace it 3 times, and
today put in another call to AT&T warranty department. They are sending
out ANOTHER one. The problems aren't resolved on the Samsung Galaxy
S, so why do they think I would want another one. Love all the features
on the phone, but it has WAY to many problems. Don't buy this phone
unless they have worked out all the bugs!
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 14th Jan 2012
I've had my Samsung Galaxy for over a year and I've had constant problems
with it. It constantly freezes up, the screen just goes black and I
have to turn it off and on again. Applications often lock up and have
to be forced to close, when I turn off Wi-fi the phone wont connect
to the internet properly and has to be turned off and on again. The
charger doesn't work now and it is a nightmare to connect to a computer.
I have taken it back twice but I still have problems with it. Wouldn't
recommend it.
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Reviewed by mark from uk on 21st Dec 2011
I’ve had this phone a few days and I’m really very shocked
at how rubbish it is. Its signal strength is very poor on O2 and when
I say poor I mean worse than an old Motorola W377 on the same network.
It constantly looses the signal whereas the trusty old Motorola never
does. Downloads are painfully slow unless your connected to a broadband
wi-fi connection. The menu system is not very user friendly either.
The screen has near perfect resolution which is its best attribute.
Not worth £400 quid at all when you think Samsung can’t even design
a phone that has good reception. About 15 years ago I had phones with
better reception than this! In conclusion – TOTAL RIP-OFF.
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Reviewed by Henri Barten from Netherlands on 20th
Dec 2011
The phone was a Wifi problem nobody finds worth spending time on. On
certain networks it stops working after 3-4 weeks. The only way to get
it to work is rooting it and deleting the association tables that get
corrupted. I had 2 of those phones and they both showed the problem
several times. None of the other phones in our house had that problem,
and keep working for years. Problem seen with 2.3.3 and 2.3.5 (so upgrading
hasn't fixed it yet, although upgrading flushes the tables, and gives
you another 3-4 weeks). If Sasung would have looked into this and fixed
it the phone would be 4-5 stars, but now it useless to me.
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Reviewed by ray from uk on 8th Dec 2011
It is good except its horrible alarm clock it goes on one hour before
its set time, no way to stop when geos on and no way to cancel the alarm
just horrible. have to switch mobile off avoid hearing the alarm
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Reviewed by Lee from England on 4th Dec 2011
I bought the Galaxy s a couple of months ago and it's the best phone
ive ever owned. what with fast internet download, wi-fi and gps, and
movies you can buy/download and watch all round fantastic phone. So
if you want a phone go for this one.
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Reviewed by Chloe from England on 4th Dec 2011
I've had this phone for just over a month and can honestly say it's
the best phone i've ever had. Got it for my birthday and was told it
was sold at a very reasonable price. Love the ulta-sensitive touch screen
and world of apps. Camera is fantastic and love the fact you can switch
between front & back camera's. Love it and recommend it to anyone wanting
a top of the range smartphone.
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Reviewed by tony from england on 3rd Dec 2011
had this phone now for 3 months and overall am pleased with it the only
problem ive had is the battery, worst life of any phone i ever owned
playing games and surfing the net will kill the battery in 3 hrs. just
put a sd card in phone and for some reason all the photos on the phone
are now gone very frustrating i suggest you backup photos before installing
card (im not the only person this happend to i know of others but didnt
find out until a asked if it happend to them)connecting to pc is also
a nightmare but apart from these probs balaxy is a very good phone that
battery and card thing need sorting though
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Reviewed by Matt from England on 29th Nov 2011
I've had this phone for over a year now and I have no complaints. The
screen is fantastic and the phone is very easy to use in general. I
regularly access the internet via this phone and it is rather dependant
on signal quality. At home it is not so good, (but I can use wi--fi
at home) but at work I have a very good signal and the internet works
just as fast as on a work computer. I have dropped the phone several
times but thanks to my Case Mate cover it has not sustained any damage.
The only gripe I have is that this phone has frozen on a couple of occasions
over the last few weeks, but given that it is over a year old and has
been the victim of some less than careful handling I will not deduct
any marks for that. Overall I am very happy with this phone and I do
not know of another phone that I would rather have.
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Reviewed by James from UK on 25th Nov 2011
Be prepared for unexpected WAP bills from your mobile phone provider
- the Galaxy S has a mind of its own & despite apparently turning all
internet connection off, the wretched thing still manages to wrack up
unscheduled charges....not our fault says the provider, blame the phone....etc,
etc.....so not for those who budget their lives
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Reviewed by Bronte from UK on 15th Nov 2011
Ive had the galaxy for a couple of months now and it was the worst thing
i bought..the battery life is poor, the phone constantly freezes, the
music does not work, when i try and open something the screen goes either
completely black or completely white! and the list goes on. I constantly
have to restart the phone (4-5 times a day) as i keep getting 3 options
when i open things..Force Close-Report-wait after a few months this
got extreemely irritating. On a good note, there is fast internet and
the screen is clear..thats all the good things i have to say. In the
end i would not recommend this phone to anyone!!
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Reviewed by Kev from UK on 8th Sep 2010
Had the Galaxy S for 2 months now. The choice was between the iPhone
4 and Galaxy S (I was due for an upgrade). Was all set for the iPhone
4, until I found out I would have to pay £180 up front and change to
a 24 month contract. The Galaxy S looked to be the best phone I could
get on a free upgrade. 2 months in and it's been a decent first Android
experience. Yes, the phone does lag occasionally, and the battery isn't
anything to shout about (1-2 days depending on usage). However, the
screen is superb and, as some have said, pictures don't do it justice.
Apps are fine, music player great. I don't use the camera function,
so no flash isn't a big deal. I've used the Google Maps + Navigation
apps and in combination with a car charger, this is an adequate sat
nav (with turn by turn voice). Most importantly though, calling works
fine. Haven't had any dropped calls and the call quality is good. Hopefully
the v2.2 Froyo update in the future will eradicate the occasional lags.
Overall, a very good phone. Recommended.
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Reviewed by Naz from UK on 8th Sep 2010
Outstanding phone.Big screen great diplay. Bit of battery issue but
all the smart phones have it now a days. Love this phone. HIGHLY recommended.
:)
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Reviewed by Fletch from UK on 8th Sep 2010
Kies!! What a nightmare. This is the software that contains the driver
and syncing that allows the phone to connect to your PC. In a nutshell:
it's bloatware and FULL of bugs. Great phone, but what's the point if
you can't connect it to a PC!? Have tried all the tricks in the book
(including re-installing Kies numerous times), but my PC just refuses
to recognise my phone on more than an incredibly sporadic basis. My
only advice is to read the forums before you get one (SamsungGalaxySForums
is quite good) and if you do decide to go for it (you could be lucky
and it could work fine ) just make sure you test it thoroughly on your
computer within your cooling off period so you can take it back if it
does to you what it's soing to so many others. Im taking mine back tomorrow
:o(
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Reviewed by Jimbo from Scotland on 8th Sep 2010
First smart phone and what a phone, my laptop is getting lonely for
the 3 weeks I have had the phone, girl just got iphone 4 and we both
agree the galaxy s is the better phone, what did we do before free apps,
amazing screen quality and super fast performance, enough about me though
the galaxy phone is the best phone yet barr none.
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Reviewed by Ryan from Wales on 7th Sep 2010
My first smartphone ignored mates who were egging me to get an iphone
and boy does the Galaxy wipe the floor with Apples baby even the iphone
4 WOW............
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Reviewed by Richard from uk on 7th Sep 2010
Hi again...I did a review of this phone not long back..this is a slight
update. I ran into the dreaded problem that many people are having with
the Samsung kies software...its all over the internet. Yesterday i tried
to connect to kies using my usb cable...the screen just flashes from
a black screen back to my wallpaper. It seems Samsung are aware of this
problem and is going to issue a fix. What happens is that any file with
over 16 characters after the dot conflicts with the kies software...strange
but true. What you need to do is set the phone to mass storage and delete
all files as i said above....most of them will be in the cache and are
harmless to delete....for example... I download soundhorn off the android
market and that has files to big....when i deleted the cache my phone
connected to kies again with no problems...I have a feeling that this
fix will come with android 2.2 froyo....well I hope it does. This has
been the only problem with the phone. I have found a slight lag now
and again... I also tested the leaked froyo on this phone and wow it
is ALOT faster and fixed the lag...The update should be with us at the
end of September. Hate to do it to this super phone but it has to go
down to 4 stars now until there is fix.
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Reviewed by RoPpA from ENGLAND on 6th Sep 2010
Brilliant phone and will only get better when 2.2 Froyo is released
soon, as 2.1 Eclair can only address 256mb of its 512mb ram, so imagine
when its ram doubles overnite. Yes the camera does not have a flash
but can be forgiven because of its weight and thickness but the outdoor
picture quality is excellent and the high def. video is awesome. Android
is a class Platform and has shot to fame largely because of its fantastic
apps. market(loads free). The screen is absolutely fantastic, very large
and crystal clear. I have owned many smart phones but this is by far
the best and like I said earlier will only get better. I could rant
on all day just how good this phone actually is. This phone is a serious
contender for smartphone of the year...move over apple your time is
up!!!
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 6th Sep 2010
OK first week in and a new android user and my feedback as follows...
Android a huge thumbs up, Samsung a huge thumbs down. It seems they
have the perfect package, but then Samsung insist on ruining the whole
thing by adding their interpretation on top... Kies for example, sure
syncing with a PC should be much easier, and glitch free? I for one
and am going to look into 'rooting' my device and see if that gives
me any better options of moving away from the Samsung BS! Any user on
here got advice on this, or recommend a decent sync platform so I can
uninstall Kies software for good? And again, whats with the alarm clock,
every phone for the past year can manage to turn itself on a go bleep
get up, why cant android manage this?
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Reviewed by max brown from uk on 4th Sep 2010
after 7 years of a company phone i decided its about time i got my own.
I bought the into the htc legend as i had a touch cruise prior. this
was iffy to say the least good features but no apps store. so after
contacting vodaphone they agreed it was a fault with that model and
exchanged it for my choise. no desires in stock so o took the Galaxy
S. How did i ever live without this its superb it does suffer the odd
signal bar drop but its never been a problem over the last month Ive
had it. Friends have Iphone 4s and This beats it hands down best thing
out there to use. apps swype and camera all superb if you can live without
the flash. so easy to use and battery is ok for this type of phone compared
to the htc. only issue is it causes echo on the car kit buy this youll
not be sorry
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Reviewed by fizzy from uk on 3rd Sep 2010
the fone is great i have been using that 2day and i luvd it, the internet
is so good, screen luks brilliant(beter den htc desire or iphone 4)
and android market has plenty of useful apps which simply addicts u
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Reviewed by P Garrard from England on 3rd Sep
2010
2nd phone i have brought from reviews on this website(first a lg arena)
that got 5 stars later downgraded to 4 prob to - 100000000000 now, anyhow
why oh why did i do it again this phone is rubbish, bad lagging cannot
perform basic ops easily, ui bad, shame on u samsung. Last time i said
head should roll this time i am sharpening up my beheading axe. Thinking
about it most likely it is way beyond my understanding should get a
sheep phone next time, at least that set up for us dumb arses
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 2nd Sep 2010
Why are people moaning about this phone...omg they must be on a different
planet to the rest of us haha. This is a near perfect phone, I love
it, never lags, so fast, easy to use, great apps, love the internet,
great mp3 player through headphones...best Ive ever heard...sony ericsson
take note...hd videos look great, video recorder and tv outlet are wonderful...the
screen will blow you away...non of the pictures on the internet do it
justice...the daddy of all screens...yes the iphone 4 has more pixels
but I placed them side by side and in my opinion the galaxy s looks
better. Love the android market, very easy to use. The touchwiz 3.0
is pretty good and works well although against the desire the sense
just beats it..yes I have a desire too...Im abit of a phone nut haha.
The live wallpapers look amazing, wi fi is super fast, bluetooth 3.0
is perfect, had no problem with the samsung kies software...whats wrong
with it???...its fine on windows 7 and finds all the drivers. The speaker
phone is loud...not very loud...the samsung monte is louder but it is
good enough to hear.. For an all in one phone this is the best on the
market...The only downside is lack of flash (silly samsung, what were
you thinking???) and the other is the phone can feel very slippy in
your hand...I recommend to everyone to buy a flexisheild case, they
are fantastic and make the phone feel 100% better in your hand.. Im
so impressed with the phone...it can only get better with the 2.2 android
update of froyo. Enjoy !
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Reviewed by jonny from England on 31st Aug 2010
Judging by the comments on this phone it must be like marmite..........!!!!!!!
you rather love it or hate it. My first touch screen phone........thumbs
up from me on this one.
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Reviewed by Neil from England on 30th Aug 2010
Wow! What can I say, I have been through many phones from blackberry,
HTC, Iphone and Android. I now have another android indeed the Samgsung
Galaxy S. I was debating from the Iphone 4, HTC Desire and amd so glad
I picked this. Excellent touch screen, superb AMOLED display and size
of display. I first thought the battery was dire but after a few charges
it settled into a good pattern. with the android market apps are easily
downloaded and there are some superb ones. People say they dont like
the plasticly feel of the phone I believe this is a minor flaw and I
believe it makes the phone light and not a weight in your pocket. Overall
outstanding!
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Reviewed by pankajladani from India on 30th Aug
2010
very good phone... really apple missed the market of india..due to unlock
problem of i phone....
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Reviewed by Andrew from N. Ireland on 29th Aug
2010
This phone is absolutley suberb. I compared it side by side against
my brothers iphone and it blows it away. Amazing in every way, im continually
impressed by the smart little features I keep discovering. I cannot
understand why anyone would rate it badly. IMO its the best phone on
the market. Sexy, slim and waaaaaay cheaper than the iphone; better
screen, better battery, better camera, fantastic software, no apple
lock downs. (I nearly got myself an iphone last year but Im so glad
I waited for a contender like this) If youre looking for a smart phone
- buy this, you seriously wont be disappointed! In case you havent guessed
- I love this phone!
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Reviewed by Steve D from UK on 27th Aug 2010
This is a serious bit of kit.. I got the Galaxy s in favour of the HTC
Desire and Nokies X6. I have used all the phones, and glad to say I
made the right choice, Galaxy s is brilliant phone. ok it does have
1 little whinge, it does not have a flash for the camera, I personally
can live with that. If you are thinking of getting this phone, go for
it you will not be dissappionted.
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Reviewed by Alex D from UK on 26th Aug 2010
It was a choice between the Samsung Galaxy S and the iPhone 4, and after
careful deliberation and comparisons (inc physical use) I went for this.
Very glad I did as the flexibility and choice of the Android platform
just keeps getting better. Yes the battery could be better but with
always-on smart phones you're not going to get the stamina of the days
of old. I use Task Manager (paid for app) to automatically turn off
the WiFi at night, and the GPS when I'm using maps - with moderate use
I get 2 days use out of my phone (incidentally this is better than with
my colleague who has an iPhone 4) The screen is great and even with
the brightness on minimum you have a vibrant pin-sharp display. As mentioned
in the review a bonus is the removable storage, which sadly you do have
to remove the cover for. However if sharing files over multiple platforms
is a requirement then I can highly recommend the Dropbox app. I use
this with KeePass to sync my passwords between my laptop, phone and
work desktop - simply brilliant. I've noticed that the people who have
gripes with this phone appear not to have had the previous luxury of
a smartphone and perhaps their expectations need to be adjusted to reflect
this? Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by H from UK on 26th Aug 2010
Good phone, but a bit of am iPhone wannabe.
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Reviewed by Brad from UK on 24th Aug 2010
hi, is any1 having problems with playing mp3s on this phone? it seems
to stutter and is basically unlistenable! trying saving files on both
internal sd and external sd/tried different bit rate from 320kb down
to 128! still stutters! shame really because apart from that i loved
the phone!! gonna have to send it back and sell my soul the Apple now
:-(
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Reviewed by leopardx from UK on 24th Aug 2010
Had this phone for 2 weeks now and had to exchange it three times. This
is a really good phone although it looses battery life very quickly
aspecially when calling ex. 15mins of calling takes up to 30% of battery
life which is really bad.The headphone jack is really bad quality-the
music it makes is totally different to what it should sound like and
its really quiet and the headphones are bad quality as well when i use
them with the phone and with my mp3 player- only 1 of the earphones
works.And this isnt just one galaxy s that has this problem ive had
3 now and they all have the same problems. My frends galaxy s has even
more problems and its brand new. This phone isnt worth £470.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 23rd Aug 2010
Fantastic phone, it has everything will defo compete against iphone
4, for those having problems with the battery update using samsung kies
or odin to the jm1 firmware its the best and has its own task manager,
cant wait for froyo ;)
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Reviewed by Ben from England on 23rd Aug 2010
Had this phone for 4 days, but had to send it back within 7, heres why:
Positives: Phone is responsive and quick everything runs smoothly. Very
impressed with Swype, Swype is a clever input method for mobile devices
that allows the users to type by sweeping their fingers over the keys.
Pleasantly surprised by the number of apps available on the android
market and downloaded and installed a few. Web browsing is smooth and
responsive. Videos are absolutely great, compared to the Nokia’s
I have had that stall and stumble whilst flicking through them, with
this processor and ram it eats through them, allowing you to easily
scan through videos etc, also the videos captured were of a great quality
(720HD) Very light and thin – but how easy would that screen break?!
Homescreen scrolling is a great feature allowing quick access to many
apps/items. Tip - Downloaded app killer advanced with the one button
kill app widget as all them running in the background can slow it down!
Negatives: Please note: I installed Kies on a XP sp3 and a Windows 7
64bit machine, the extra drivers needed for the w7 64bit can be found
by searching google usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64. One of the main functions
of my phone aside making calls and sending texts is the ability to synchronise
with my outlook calendar and notes on my works and home PC which I currently
do via bluetooth directly to my Nokia via nokia pc suite. This proved
difficult with this handset, although Samsung provide their version
of the pc suite software called “Kies” I could not get it
to sync to my outlook, due to my outlook files being hosted on a server.
Thought I’d forum search and I eventually managed to get it working
through Gmail with google calendar sync but when I thought I’d
solved the calendar issue, I then found out the default save location
for the calendar is on the android calendar, not the gmail. This meant
every time I save a calendar entry I must also ensure that I change
the save place to be on the gmail calendar, if I don’t do this
it will not sync to my gmail and therefore outlook calendar on works
pc. Also you don’t have the ability to sync notes which I do frequently
within outlook, I even tried sending the note files over to the Samsung
via bluetooth, but when opened this came up in a very weird format with
too many spaces etc. I use my phone at times as a USB modem on my PC
on occasions, the Samsung key’s software does give you this option
and I did connect via the galaxy s, but in comparison the Samsung being
used as a modem only connects at 56kbps (in a 3g area) giving me quite
a slow browsing experience, whereas my Nokia would connect at 115.2kbps
with a notably quicker browsing experience (that being said you could
just browse through the Samsung handset itself). I know the camera is
5mp and HD video recording, but just testing it in a darkish room the
lack of any form of flash renders the camera not very good at all in
poor light conditions, with over exposure on any image taken making
it a blurry mess. That being said as previously mentioned in good-very
good light the video is outstanding and picture quality is good. Great
phone, shame about software, again!
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Reviewed by big D from uk on 23rd Aug 2010
What can I say that others already havent? Pros: Up there with the iphone
(better on some things). No upfront fee like iphone. Fantastic screen.
Massive amount of features. Great video. I could go on... Cons: Poor
battery life (just like every other android so not too bad). Plasticky
feel. Samsungs software leaves alot to be desired. So in conclusion...Steve
Jobs can blow me!
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Reviewed by Mr Awesome from UK on 21st Aug 2010
Great Phone! Shame about the lack of flash though. To those whose phone
has slowed down, download the task killer app and this will resolve
the problem :)
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Reviewed by Eski BOY from INGALAND on 21st Aug
2010
this phone is amazing, soley beacause it has an androis OS. This phone
is neck to neck with the iphone4. To all those saying that battery life
is appalling, All smart phones have nad battery life, Iphone4 included.
Learn how to save the battery life, keep the brightness on low, dont
run too many applications at once. My battery lasts me a full day, guess
it depends on how much you use it in the end. if you watch youtube vids
for 3 hours, it certainly will drain the battery. If you are new to
android, a little tip, get the app killer widget, its free and it works
wonders. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, ACE PHONE!!!
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Reviewed by Tommy from UK on 19th Aug 2010
What a load of rubbish! I can't stand watching people tippy tap that
screen! It actually makes me feel physically sick! This phone is merely
a novel and overpriced piece of plastic. So u can access a boat load
of pointless apps that you use for five miutes and then never touch
again. All you Samsung followers need to get real and buy a proper business
tool..... The blackberry bold 9700! Come on, once you go black you never
go back!!!
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Reviewed by Bakili from UK on 19th Aug 2010
Great phone!!! Battery life not bad, considering phone connected to
mail server 24 hr + quite few apps running in background, battery lasts
whole day.
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Reviewed by Rixsta from UK on 18th Aug 2010
Had this phone a week now, I am sort of a phone crazy person and have
owned the HTC Desire and Iphone 3G and quite a few others. This is such
a great phone will fantastic features, the screen is the best I have
ever seen and the OS is great, Im sure it will be improved even more
with the release of the android 2.3 next month. If I had to compare
it to the HTC Desire I would say that HTC UI is slightly better than
Sammys Touchwiz 3.0, it just seems better implemented into the android
OS. Another thing to consider is the Samsung is a total fingerprint
magnet, I mean is really bad for them, I have put a tuff luv silicone
case on and a screen protector and it not only feels better in the hand
but has sorted out the fingerprint issue. All in all a great phone,
very fast, great touch screen, all these features but no flash?, very
strange but I love it.
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Reviewed by Haggis from Scotland on 18th Aug 2010
Wonderful phone. All the good things have already been said in previous
reviews and all true. One tiny thing and I must be missing something
obvious. I haven't worked out how to move or copy pictures taken with
the phone's camera to my sd card. Can anyone help please?
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Reviewed by gill from England on 16th Aug 2010
had the phone 4 days and love it, find it easy to use (thats a real
biggie for me)only prob is battery, any ideas for making it last longer
please? is there anything other than turning bluetooth off that may
help? would have been 5 stars apart from battery, thanx
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Reviewed by Gaz from England on 13th Aug 2010
Fantastic, dont need to say any more!!!!!
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Reviewed by Kristian from UK on 13th Aug 2010
This is the best phone that i have ever had. It's a collective of all
the best bits from phones i have had over the years but with a modern
twist the Galaxy delivers an amazing package. I have had an iphone which
was good, however, this just has more.
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Reviewed by Dan from UK on 13th Aug 2010
Positives: Absolutely love my Samsumg Galaxy S. There is a learning
curve if you move from an iPhone as I did, but as smartphones go it's
responsive and you can actually customise your phone however you want.
Battery: Now the phone is in normal use, I tend to get a full day's
use out of it. That's 50 or so texts, 30 minutes of calls and a few
hours of gaming. Drawbacks: Sometimes you get a black screen when switching
between apps, I think this is a multitasking issue. Basically after
the initial excitement of downloading apps/widgets etc, I downloaded
the Fast Reboot and Application Task Killer and now there's on my home
screen for times when the phone gets sluggish.
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Reviewed by joel from england on 12th Aug 2010
I love the fone but it is not as good as the desire or as quick i have
loads of black outs it takes ages to load anything
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Reviewed by Jon from UK on 11th Aug 2010
Very poor, tried it for a week, laggy, gps never worked, TouchWiz cartoony,
cheap feel body, it did have a great screen. Going back to my Nexus
! At least it will get regular updates.....
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Reviewed by sammyg from uk on 10th Aug 2010
phone is amazing, cant fault it, (@reviews complaining about sms or
notification ringtones, create a new folder named "notifications" and
put any music file you want to use as your alert tone in it, and then
enter settings then change it) simples
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Reviewed by Baldilocks from UK on 10th Aug 2010
Just got this phone yesterday, it rocks !
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Reviewed by Judith Smith from UK on 10th Aug 2010
Had a Galaxy S for 10 days now. Although best phone I have ever used,
the battery life is worse than appalling!I have tried every tip to save
power but even if it is UNUSED it drains down in 2-3 hours from fully
charged..I am having to carry old phone around for when this phone blanks
out suddenly.It's going back to shop. What's the point of having a phone
I cannot use as everything drains power.If on internet for 10 mins I
can watch the fully charged icon drain down to nothing (and yes it IS
that quick). Pity as it could be a winner.
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Reviewed by James Rigby from UK on 9th Aug 2010
I've had this phone for 4 weeks now, and it's very good indeed. The
only thing it's missing is a camera flash - what an omission! But if
you can live with that, there's no better phone imo. Agree with Adam
below on the need for JuiceDefender - and you need Advanced App Killer
too. With these two running, I get 2 days out of a charge. It gets mistaken
for an iPhone 3GS A LOT. But I just point out it's superior in every
respect, and on-balance, better than the iPhone 4. I understand that
an OTA FroYo upgrade is coming in September. This will make it complete
and it will have Apple and HTC worried.
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Reviewed by Mark Fosh from UK on 9th Aug 2010
Had the phone for about a month now and very pleased with it. Only niggle
for me is that when scrolling through contacts, you can sometimes start
dialling somebody by accident, and without a physical end call key (like
I had on my Pixon) it's quite hard to stop the call from connecting
in time. Other than that its great - ok, the screen can get greasy but
its easy enough to wipe off.
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Reviewed by Helen G from UK on 7th Aug 2010
I have had this phone now for two weeks after debating between this,
desire and Iphone. Went for this as can't justify Iphone price and the
desire was out of stock in the vodafone store. So far I do like this
phone, the apps are good, speed of connection to internet is fantastic
and the layout is nice and easy to use. The things I am not so keen
on is the very flimsiness of the phone itself - doesn't feel very solid.
The battery life has also been dreadful. Have to be careful how much
I use it to get me through the day which I find irritating. Just downloading
juicedefender as recommended by another reviewer so hopefully this might
help. Will also be buying a charger for the car. Had no problems with
Kies and connection to PC (so far) and getting to grips with. Overall,
I am glad that I went for this phone over the desire and Iphone and
am sure that I would have had niggles with them too.
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Reviewed by Dirk from uk on 7th Aug 2010
To quote Tina Turner...... Simply the Best
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Reviewed by Laszlo Shapiro Jn. from NY on 7th
Aug 2010
Well,not a bad phone.but its a samsung.feel cheap and plasticky.
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Reviewed by Adam Downing from UK on 5th Aug 2010
If you are having problems with this phone due to battery life, you
should check out JuiceDefender. I have uploaded it for you guys. Basically,
it sets its self up, and then it has been giving me a x2.41 battery
life with the things that it does. For example, 3G and HSPDA networks
only kick in once you open your browser, marketplace, facebook or an
application that uses the internet. It will always try and connect with
WiFi first, if there is an open or saved network because it uses less
battery life. I couldn't go a day on battery without it and found myself
recharging half way through the day, now I am on 36% battery life and
its near the end of the day, and I charged overnight. Yeah', you still
have to charge overnight, but I have been using the phone for lots of
things, GPS, Internet, FaceBook and even watched a movie on it, with
still 36% towards the end of the night. Download JuiceDefender Paid:
bit.ly/aA8dQJ
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Reviewed by Crypto Fearless from England on 5th
Aug 2010
Used to have an iPhone 3gs for work. Although it was a reliable and
well-made phone, the battery life and Apple's closed environment drove
me nuts. I've had the Galaxy S for 2 weeks now and while I find this
phone superior in every aspect to the old 3gs, I can't seem to warm
to it for some reason. The Android OS is top class, as is it's OLED
screen. But what lets the Galaxy down is it's cheap, glossy plastic(fingerprint
grease hell) and it just doesn't feel right in the hand. Plus, Samsung
have overlaid their infernal TouchWiz over Android, so it feels and
looks too much like an iPhone in that respect, right down to the menu
icons. It has the overall quality of a Hyundai pretending to be a Porsche
IMHO
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Reviewed by russ from england uk on 5th Aug 2010
yes i agree it is a fantastic phone but with a problem, i have had 3
samsung galaxy's in two weeks and all three phones have the same problem,
it is the gyroscope built into the phone is not level, i have tried
playing several different racing games and my car always turns left,
even if my phone is on a spirit level the cars always turn left, this
phone i have right now is 7degrees out, im not happy, rang samsung and
they are looking into it
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Reviewed by Baz from England on 4th Aug 2010
Why oh why oh why oh why cant you use your own MP3s or sound bites for
SMS and email ringtones on the Galaxy S??? This has been an annoying
drawback on Samsung phones for years and has sent me looking elsewhere
for an upgrade! Fantastic peice of kit but il pass for that one reason
alone...
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Reviewed by Chris from East Sussex on 4th Aug
2010
Is it possible to be in love a phone ? well i am what a phone my first
smart phone and im blown away i love it all the apps the screen pushing
my email basic stuff but it seems so smoooth . so glad i didnt get iphone
was close to buying but could not be bothered to wait so i got this.
peace. best phone out
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Reviewed by Paul from Ireland on 3rd Aug 2010
Have had this phone for one week now and i am very happy with my purchase.
Debated as to whether or not the iphone 4 warranted the £200+ premium
but having played with both devices can conclude that it is'nt! The
Galaxy s is capable of matching the Iphone 4 in all but a few areas
and actually blows it out of the water in many others. Swype input is
amazing and the days when manufacturers simply couldn't match apple's
screen technology in terms of responsiveness is over. Can't recommend
this phone enough....
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Reviewed by Des from uk on 3rd Aug 2010
Samsung 1 iphone4 0
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Reviewed by ALan from Malaysia on 1st Aug 2010
So far, this is the best telephone that I have ever owned. There's never
a place i sit down and share the capabiility of the phone to my friends,
without having they say... wwoooooo, wooahahhh, superb, outstanding,
amazing, marvellous, simply the best!
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Reviewed by mike from uk on 31st Jul 2010
not a lot to say but outstanding the best samsung have made
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Reviewed by Heppy from England on 31st Jul 2010
I absolutely love this phone, amazing screen, responsive touch screen,
simple enough to use and ultra powerful with a huge screen and HD. I'd
say it's the phone to have right now. The iPhone is still amazing sure,
but I would rather have this instead. (had a 3G S, but i prefer this)
its amazing.
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Reviewed by charts from UK on 30th Jul 2010
What an outstanding phone I have just traded my Blackberry Bold in for
this phone and I’m so happy I did. I had the option to get the
HTC Desire but put them together the Samsung Galaxy S looked better
and the display and functions I found worked better and faster. The
4” screen is fantastic to view films and working with other apps
when you travel is fantastic. I have friends that have both the iphone
and the HTC and are now looking the change to the Samsung Galaxy as
they find it better and easy to use.
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Reviewed by DurhamDon from England on 29th Jul
2010
As I do not wish to be a supplicant of Apple/ Steve Jobs, I was determined
to find a better, cheaper phone. No contest with this phone, it is excellent
in every possible way. I am certain that if Apple stuck their symbol
on some dessicated dog poo, Jobs could pursuade the sheep to buy it.Superb
marketing by Apple, sadly the phones do not come up to same standard.
The screen, well, seeing is believing as the picture quality is stunning.
It is a tricky phone to get used to, but I am sure that if I at 64yrs
old can get the hang of it then you youngsters should. If you have trouble
get an iphone as that is designed for those incapable of logical thought
processes as is that simple/ boring to use. To look at; it exudes pure
class and thankfully does not have a strip of metal around its edge
that looks like it came off of a packing crate-yeh ok it looks loads
better than the iphone4, that phone that you have trouble using as a
phone due to all its problems. Still the sheep rush out and buy it.
How sad.
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Reviewed by hayley from england on 28th Jul 2010
This phone is awesome!! after reading some reviews started having second
thoughts but then just went for it and glad i did!! didnt take long
to work out how to navigate around the phone, The screen is VERY responsive
+ bright no problem seeing outside at all! best phone ever!!, the wifi
is awesome and very fast, shame there's no flash on camera but hey can
live with that or without that lol, phone feels light, people say plasticky
but no different from my old phone (samsung tocco lite) which has virtually
same design with the plastic, only had the phone 24 hours and over the
moon highly recommended!!
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Reviewed by Laffer from UK on 28th Jul 2010
Hardware = the best you can buy.... But Samsung (as usual) have crippled
that experience with stupid software choices. For a start just google
samsung kies, a lot of people cannot get this phone to connect ot Kies
(including me on three different computers!) If that is not enough to
cripple the phone (let me assure you it is) Startup and shutdown are
a samsung fest of stupid graphics and naff sound, time to scan micro
SD cards is a joke (as in it takes SO long), Music player does not recognise
industry standard .M3U playlists, Movie player does not play all current
formats, Bundled apps are mainly useless, ringtone is FORCED to start
at 5% volume for the first 2 or 3 seconds of ring (making all ringtones
sound very bad - even plain rings), internal speaker is low quality
and in a stupid place on the back of the phone, USB port also in a stupid
place as well as power button. Result: Core hardware of phone is the
best you can currently get (even if it looks like an iPhone 3g/3gs).
Basic hardware usability (usb port and power button) located stupidly
on the phones body. However, it's the software that really lets this
phone down and I don't mean Android. Samsung must be employing imbeciles
in their phone software team. They couldn't code their way out of a
wet paper bag. For me, it is the first and last Samsung I buy. I now
wish I had waited for the Motorola Droid X.
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Reviewed by murp from uk on 28th Jul 2010
Well after reading all the reviews nobody seems to have a problem except
me had the phone a week now and all seemed fine till tried to connect
it to my pc.downloaded the Kies software first time it worked and conneted.
When I tried again no joy.I have tried everthing had same problem on
two different pc's samsung help line no joy after waiting 20 mins for
someone to answer the phone all they could say was unistall tried it
reinstalling. anyone had this problem?
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Reviewed by Alan from UK on 27th Jul 2010
On the face of it, this is a decent enough phone but there are some
issues worth looking at. My old Nokia used to get 4 bars on the signal
icon at home, and never in 2 years did it drop out. The Galaxy S, with
the same sim card, gets 1 bar if it's lucky, and usually I have to wave
it about to get any signal at all. So this is sound evidence that reception
is not as good as it should be. The Galaxy S also locks up from time
to time, and I have to reboot it at least once each day. Email is also
a bit odd, and sometimes the screen just goes blank. I've already had
to do one battery pull in the first 5 days from new, and have been onto
tec support several times. The worst thing of all though, is the nightmare
of Kies, if you want to connect to a pc via usb for syncing, well, Kies
is a horrible piece of software, and Samsung seem to be doing nothing
to cure the problems. Just Google "Kies problems with Galaxy" to get
an idea of how many people suffer. All in all, this should be a brilliant
phone, but it's flaky in too many areas. Maybe I've got a dodgy one.
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Reviewed by Rick Scherzo from United Kingdom on
26th Jul 2010
I have had the samsung galaxy s for nearly 3 weeks now, and i must say
i am blown away by the power of this handset. I have only just got to
grips with the phone's basic setting's and still theres plenty more
to discover, with access to the android market, where you can pick up
ground breakbreaking applications for every day use that will change
the way you go about your day. I would highly recomend this masterpiece
of a phone from samsung. the samsung galaxy s.
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Reviewed by Fraser from Scotland on 26th Jul 2010
Have to agree with Brian 8th July all the way, I have had this phone
for 1 week after owning an HTC Desire for almost a month unfortunaltly
there were network 3g issues with the 2 desires i owned and ended up
getting the galaxy s. As Brian has already stated if anyone can come
up with a solution as to how to change the news feed on the daily briefing
and the other minor niggles then please communicate. Overall I prefered
the Desire but the Samsung isnt far behind and is kind of different
in many ways oh and it gets a great 3g h signal in my location where
for one reason or another the desire's are failing to and can only run
on gprs. Overall consideringh i purchased this phone for 330 on pay
as u go and will go onto a sim only deal the savings compared to contracting
the phone and even more buying an iphone are massive so with the respect
to the money i will spend on this phone and what i am getting in return
with its capabilities then i would have to give it the 5 stars
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Reviewed by jezstatham from england on 26th Jul
2010
i originally upgraded to an htc desire on the 3 network but after 2
weeks realised it had a fundamental flaw.a speaker so weak and tinny
that it made the whole experience a bit depressing. i managed to get
a doorstep exchange for the galaxy s and the difference is just incredible.the
speaker is loud and rich and makes watching videos and listening to
music totally enjoyable.my only worry was some people said it was rather
flimsy but i cant see that at all.its fantastic and a beautiful phone
to look at.the speakers are the earbud type and actually stay in your
ear unlike the things supplied with the desire.the radio is a joy to
behold,i scanned loads of stations in in seconds and they were all crystal
clear again the desire was very poor in this respect.i put a load of
divx movies on and they run flawlessly and look outstanding.ive had
no problems with gps achieving locks in under 20 seconds although the
desire maybe had the edge in this departmentthe camera takes superb
pictures even without a flash and it actually records in 720 hd at 30fps.it
was mindboggling when i saw the results!!.internet is superfast andthe
inbuilt browser is excellent however i use opera so just downloaded
that from the android market.they are even giving away asphalt 5 which
i couldnt believe when i played it.it was like a ps3 game!!.with the
android market ive downloaded about 100 apps already and theres so much
room god knows how many more i could get on there.ive got the 16gb model
and stuck another 8gb sd card in as well!.i honestly cant fault this
phone.really if you dont choose it now you will regret it in a few weeks.i
spent a lot of time looking at reviews and really thought the desire
was the best but it was only after getting my hands on the galaxy s
i realised that it really blows the htc out of the water.and it totally
overpowers anything that apple has to offer.and the best thing of all
was i managed to wangle the contract for £21 a month!!.
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Reviewed by j from scotland on 26th Jul 2010
had phone just over a week this phone like the iphone this phone to
has its faults. when browsing the web and view a picture if u touch
screen picture becomes distorted. if you transfer some data or use as
wifi hotspot and play a game u got a mobile cooker in your hands the
more your fingers sweat the harder it is to use the screen its not nice
feeling. this also makes the phone slip out your hand's quiete alot.
im stuck with this phone for next 2 years tbh ill be suprised if it
last 6 months and im so careful with my phones iv still got 2 year old
htc touch diamond in minted condition. why i chose this over the desire
beats me ill be buying another htc handset when this plastic thing breaks
wich wont be all that long :) 3 stars as screen is pretty good just
pity its outer shell lets it down big time. ps wish everyone would quit
wining about no flash jeez if u want take pictures at nigh buy a camera
this thing aint nothing special anyway entery level photos.
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Reviewed by winchuff from England on 25th Jul
2010
I've had mine for a month now. A fantastic piece of hardware, let down
by buggy firmware. The result: -GPS is highly inaccurate. -The wifi
and cell coverage is unreliable. -The UI can be a bit jerky slashgear
have a thorough and fair review. I just can't wait for a firmware update
to solve the problems
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Reviewed by neilly from scotland on 24th Jul 2010
great phone, only one issue I was looking for help on, my usb wont connect
to laptop, it says driver not installed, laptop has windows 7, has anyone
else had this and if so how do I fix it. Great website, last two phones
I have bought have been by reviews on this site, great info from website
and the reviews are great because that way its ordinary people telling
you not the phone company who think there new phones is the best thing
since santa, so well done to one and all and keep up the good work
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Reviewed by durhamdad from england on 23rd Jul
2010
had the galaxy for a week now and found it to be fairly easy to master
so far not had any major probs once or twice while on google maps it
returned to my home page but not a big issues for the other users who
have had gps issues i have found it to work great i live in the north
of england and set to up in my car and it found a good signal lock on
in about 20-30 seconds so far its a big leap from my old nokia n95 gb
but i am slowly getting there
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Reviewed by galaxysrulez from ejnjlandz on 23rd
Jul 2010
best phone right now...
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Reviewed by deano from england on 22nd Jul 2010
had a play in the O2 shop and very impressed as i was gona get the desire
then showed me this phone. Well what a phone its amazin really good
to look at well built loads better than the iphone in all ways better
looking than the htc desire and with all those apps well what can i
say well done samsung a phone that has everythin mine is on its way
as the shop dont do the 8 gig card so ordered on line
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Reviewed by Granny 007 from UK on 21st Jul 2010
As an ipod fan I have been waiting on the iphone 4 to update to a smart
phone, but the Galaxy S caught my eye and I am so glad it did. It is
very easy to use. Google maps are fantastic. Loads of apps to play with.
No problems what so ever.
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Reviewed by archie from england on 21st Jul 2010
Simple as, makes the I phone look stupid.
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Reviewed by Robm from Uk on 20th Jul 2010
I do like this phone its fantastic but be aware if your in a weaker
signal area you will lose signal due to holding it sorry to day this
but like the iphone. The lump at the bottom of the phone is the antenna
I dong know if a case will solve the issue but mine will probs go back
as I live in the sticks
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Reviewed by Gareth from England on 20th Jul 2010
To be honest, i havent grasped technology since i was 14 (now 32), but
decided to jump on this smart phone train good and proper...and this
phone is immense...i wont go on, but battery, apps, service, just awesome...shame
no flash, but i can deal with that....fantastic
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Reviewed by Carl from Uk on 20th Jul 2010
Galaxy makes mince meat of any phone at thia point in time
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Reviewed by ExceptionaAsh. from Uk on 17th Jul
2010
exceptional phone with every piece of tech you could want except flash
on the camera, not sure how they missed that. Blows away the iphone,
buy this instead. Market place has a vast number of free apps, and having
installed loads I have lots of memory left. Process management is a
pain, like most android phones, I hope they provide an easy process
killer on the next 2.2 os revision. Well done samsung.
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Reviewed by Julie Rice from United Kingdom on
16th Jul 2010
Absolutely stunning phone, easy to use, beautiful touch screen, fast
with NO LAGS like the other touch screens. Does everything the iphone
does and a little faster. I done a lot of research into this phone and
the iphone. Eventually I decided to get the cheaper option based on
user reviews plus the fact its almost £200 less. I dont regret my decision
to stick with samsung, Im chuffed to bits. Highly recommended, have
not come across any negatives. Love it!! Thank you so much samsung for
your hard efforts into designing a great phone.
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Reviewed by Ste from England on 16th Jul 2010
I picked up my Samsung Galaxy S a couple of days ago, at first i wasn't
to impressed as it had a few bugs like the GPS not working properly,
and suffering from lag with JF4 firmware. But being the geek I am, i
easily sorted this out with a firmware update, current one out atm is
JG5 this not offically released fom Samsung so you gotta go look & flash
the mobile yourself using Odin V3 software, plenty guides on youtube
showing how to do this, but beware you could brick your phone if not
done properly. Anyways with the latest un-offical firmware installed
which fixes many things this mobile now files, the GPS locks properly
& there is no lag anymore, when running many apps at once as this was
the first thing i tried. And great thing is they make it even better
with future firmware releases, & Android 2.2 which should be heading
our way towards the middle August. All in all this is proberly the best
Smartphone out to date, even beating the iphone 4 in many things like
not dropping signal for one :P Also i forgot to mention the screen on
the Samsung Galaxy S is really something, you just not get better atm.
Plus the camera good if use outdoors & ok indoors & you do abit of editing
to the picture like add abit of saturation, contrast & sharpness with
some photo editing software, I can actually make the photo's as good
as any point & shoot camera with abit of simple processing. So all in
all I now really love this mobile, as it covers everything i need on
tap. One little tip buy a cheap silicon case of ebay as this helps gripping
it much better.
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 14th Jul 2010
AT LAST.....here it is folks. Finally a phone that can actually give
the iphone4 a run for its money. I have set up my home email with no
problems at all, started to build up a nice collection of Android Apps
and I am now looking to get a 32gb Micro sd card so that I can start
to load my music. All in all this will work out a lot cheaper than trying
to get a 32gb iphone4. My eldest son was thinking of going for the apple
but having seen mine has decided to opt for the Samsung instead. I'm
not going to drone on about all the great features of this phone as
they have already been covered below. I don't normally bother submitting
reviews as they can sometimes be a little subjective - however, as I
have spent the last 6 weeks looking into this before my upgrade was
due I thought that I should at least share my delight with those who
may be going through the same process right now. I'm sure that the apple
purists out there may try to pick fault with the Samsung - trouble is
they cant ring anyone to talk about it because of signal problems! So
a big thank you to all of the reviewers who provided great information
about this phone which is ultimately what helped me to make my final
decision - Great job Samsung.
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Reviewed by LALA from Earth on 14th Jul 2010
i needed a new phone and wanted an iphone but my parents said that i
was only 13 and was too young to appreciate it. We went out looking
for one, and i saw this and got it. Its a great sub for an iphone ant
half the price with amazing features and fun quirks, only things is
the email is a bit hard to use.
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Reviewed by Jaqx from Englan on 14th Jul 2010
As a gadget lover I knew there would be lots to play around with on
this phone and I was right. Apart from being very attractive, and a
great sized screen, I found it very easy to navigate and love some of
the features of the Samsung Galaxy S such as Aldiko, Google and GMaps.
My teenage boys keep hijacking it and one of them has already claimed
it for himself when I've finished with it. All in all a great phone.
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 13th Jul 2010
I have recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy. It is an excellent piece
of kit. The camera is decent for a spontaneous snap but it would be
better if there was at least an LED light. The movie play back is excellent………the
best I have seen on a mobile. The super AMOLED screen is amazing. You
have to see it to believe it. It is that good. As a phone there are
no issues. Voice calls are very clear and messages are sent instantly.
So far I haven’t experienced any drop calls and the phone has
frozen as yet. I don’t really use mobile phones for the internet
so I can’t really comment. There is one issue that I have. There
seems to be an issue with videos recorded by the phone. There is a noticeable
stutter when the video is playback. Is anyone else experiencing this
issue? Mobile Phone UK during your test did you come across this issue?
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
13th Jul 2010
Video playback is actually one of the device's strongpoints. Not only
is playback smooth, thanks to the dedicated processor support, but it
also handles a very wide range of formats and codecs.
Reviewed by AAA from UK on 13th Jul 2010
Unreliable GPS. Otherwise excellent - but for me the GPS faults were
too much to ignore.
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