Samsung Pixon Review
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In a nutshell: The Samsung Pixon is a touchscreen phone with
an outstanding 8 megapixel camera and a stunning 3.2 inch display. With
3G video calling, a music player & FM radio, accelerated web browsing,
GPS and plenty of memory it's a very well equipped all-rounder. The
only thing missing is WiFi support. Available in Black or Pink.
Review: November 2008. Last updated September 2009.
The Samsung Pixon M8800 is an enhancement of the Samsung
Tocco F480. It's a gorgeous touchscreen phone with an amazing 8
megapixel camera. The Pixon is a bit bigger than the Tocco, but nevertheless
it's a good size phone - not too wide, not too thick, not too heavy
- with a massive LCD display covering nearly the entire front face of
the phone. It's a beautiful screen with 262k colours and ultra-high
resolution (240 x 400 pixels): perfect for viewing those 8 megapixel
photos!
As the name Pixon suggests, the 8 megapixel camera is the main feature
of this device. Samsung's camera phones have been delivering excellent
results for years, and in fact it was another Samsung phone (the Samsung
i8510) that first broke the 8 megapixel barrier. The phone is converging
with a dedicated camera design, and packs in loads of camera-related
gadgets. Smile Shot makes sure that the camera takes a picture when
your subject is smiling (assuming that they do actually smile now and
again) and face detection autofocus ensures that the image is as sharp
as it can be. A new feature called Advanced Shake Reduction does what
the name suggests, although we belong to the old fashioned school that
says you should just hold the darn camera steady. We wonder if most
of these features are actually designed to help people take photos of
their mates when drunk. If so, some automatic voice alerts might help
- "Don't point the camera at the floor, stupid!". The dual
Power LED flash isn't a match for a xenon flash, but isn't bad. One
of the cool features is the video camera, which like the LG
Renoir can record at up to 120 frames per second, so you can then
play back in slow motion and laugh at your mates looking stupid. You
can also make video calls using the secondary front-facing camera.
The large screen is also perfect for running a touchscreen-based user
interface. Samsung have been refining their touchscreen phones throughout
2008, and they're now at the point where this can be considered a mature
technology, suitable for the mass market. We personally love the user
interface, and find that it responds rapidly and accurately to the touch.
Heavy duty texters often seem to have a hard time with touchscreen phones
however, so if you're one of these types, you should definitely try
the phone out before committing to buy it. Everyone else can enjoy tapping
and turning the phone, dragging and dropping icons and images around
the big 3.2 inch screen. Lovely.
In case you were wondering, this isn't a smartphone like the Samsung
Omnia. So this makes it an easier phone to use, although less powerful
obviously.
Musically, the Pixon does everything that you'd expect a high-end phone
to do. It plays music in MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+ and WMA formats
and also has an FM radio with RDS. With 200 MB of memory built in you
can store around 50 MP3 tracks, or more in a compressed format such
as WMA. You can also add a microSD memory card up to 8GB, which provides
enough space for thousands of songs. Like other Samsungs, the Pixon
lacks a 3.5mm audio jack, so you'll have to use the proprietary headphones
supplied or buy a Bluetooth wireless headset.
The Pixon comes with GPS and assisted GPS, which is an improvement
on the earlier Tocco. This may not replace
a Garmin or TomTom, but is a welcome addition, and can be used to geo-tag
photos in case you forget where they were taken (see our earlier comments
regarding drunken photography!)
The Pixon has an excellent web browser. With a big screen and HSDPA
giving download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, this is an excellent platform
for the mobile web, but we're sad that Samsung didn't include WiFi support
in the phone. That would have been the icing on the cake.
Battery life is worth a quick mention. Surprise, surprise, it's not
that great. But with a phone that has an enormous LCD display and more
features than you can shake an iPhone at, come on guys, what did you
expect?
In summary , this is a brilliant camera phone with an amazing camera
and a beautiful touchscreen user interface and equipped with GPS an
FM radio and plenty of memory. If you're not bothered about the lack
of WiFi, it might be the perfect phone. If WiFi is a deal breaker for
you, take a look at the LG Renoir,
Samsung i8510 or the Sony
Ericsson C905, all of which have an 8 megapixel cameras and
WiFi. The new Samsung Pixon 12 has
WiFi, as well as a range of improvements, not least a 12 megapixel camera.
Features of the Samsung Pixon include:
- 8 megapixel camera with face detection autofocus, smile detector,
auto-panorama, 16x digital zoom and dual power LED flash
- Video recorder & 3G video calling
- Display: TFT, WQVGA, 240 x 400 pixels, (3.2 inches), 262,000 colours
- GPS and assisted GPS
- Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, WMA formats) plus FM
radio RDS
- 72-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
- Document viewer
- Java games
- Memory: 200 MB plus microSD memory card slot (up to 8 GB)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), web browser,
podcasting
- Quadband (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) plus 3G (UMTS 2.1GHz)
- Offline mode
- Size: 108 x 55 x 13.8 mm
- Weight: 122g
- Talktime: up to 7 hours (2.5G), up to 4 hours (3G)
- Battery standby: up to 310 hours (2.5G), up to 280 hours (3G)
Samsung Pixon User Reviews
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Reviewed by Caroline from Scotland on 7th Mar
2012
Ive had the samsung pixon for 4 years now & it has been brilliant.
Only problem Ive had is when you turn it off then back on it doesnt
recognise any numbers, so have to reset them all again. Really annoying.
Ready for my upgrade to the samsung galaxy s2 in 2 weeks :)
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Reviewed by Jusna from UK on 11th Jan 2012
camera is really good, iv had it for quite some time the only thing
wrong about it is that its not a smart pnone and i need a smart phone
:( but its not as thin as those smart phones you get now either, its
rather fat on the side. could be kinda slow at times. otherwise its
ok..but im giving my pixon away to my lil neice to get the galaxy s2
in 2 weeks! CANT WAIT.
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Reviewed by Anne from U.K on 1st Jan 2012
I bought a samsung pixon,great phone except thre screen keeps freezing
at first Id take the battery out which seemed to work,now its been frozen
for months so its not so great after all does anyone else have this
problem. If so what did you do
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Reply by JMS from UK on 4th Mar 2012
I had issues with the screen freezing. My unit had 2year Samsung warranty
on it. Took it to approved repairer and new screen was supplied and
fitted FOC. This has happened on two occasions. It has now been working
satisfactorily for 18months with no problems. I would urge anyone though
to ensure they fit a screen protector as if you are texting a lot the
screen "cuts up" quite easily.
Reviewed by badboy from australia on 23rd Dec
2011
this phone really sucks , i gotta admit it has the worst touch ever
, it automatically switch off and den it keeps on restarting ...........guys
plz help
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Reviewed by Shehzad from UK on 7th Apr 2009
sickest phone i have had ever. It is just brilliant. I have to say it
is my first samsung phone aswell. it is just too much! i would advise
anyone to get this phone.
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Reviewed by scott from England on 30th Mar 2009
Having had this phone for a week now, I feel i've gotta express my opinion
on here. I am totally in love with it. Everything about it!! Having
been a sony ericsson user for the last 3 years it was a big decision
for me to switch to samsung, but I am so glad I did. This phone is everything
I wanted. I was very wary about getting a touch screen as I am a big
texter, (I send A LOT) This was my biggest worry, but after a day or
two it really does become second nature, the screen is so quick and
responsive whilst texting it almost feels easier after a while. The
web browser is also GREAT, faster than I thought it would be. and the
camera and video camera are both awesome. I honestly have not really
got a lot of bad things to say about this phone, my only real concern
is the lock button, which could have and should have been better and
a lot more secure, but overall its a definate 10/10 from me, I love
it.
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Reviewed by James Glaister from U.K. on 30th Mar
2009
I've had this phone for about two months now and I love it! I did find
texting to sometimes be a bit of a chore with the touch screen but with
the T9 dictionary turned off and using it with the full qwerty keyboard
it's fine. Another major postive is that I dropped it in the sink last
Thursday but having given it the weekend to dry off in the airing cupboard
it works perfectly! Buy this phone!
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Reviewed by Lee from UK on 30th Mar 2009
Why has no one mentioned the fact that this phone only has one "lock"
button, which is annoyingly located on the side of the phone? This button
gets pressed all the time in my pocket, hand or bag, and many MANY times
i have found myself on the internet or calling people unknowingly! Does
no one else suffer from this problem? Other than that, and the fact
that despite everyone telling me texting was slow ( i didnt believe
them to my own detriment!) its an ok phone.
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Reviewed by Dave Kennedy from UK on 30th Mar 2009
I had this phone for about 6 hours before I rang my operator to send
it back for a different one! I have to admit this is partially my fault
as I previously had an iPhone on O2 and as this wasnt available on t-mobile
I probably expected too much from a different touch screen. That said
it wasnt user friendly at all. I got so sick of it not responding or
selecting things I didnt want too open. Especially in the phone book.
Saying all that - great camera.
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Reviewed by Sarah from UK on 19th Mar 2009
Ive had this phone for a month or so, and i was just wondering, does
anyone know how in silent mode i can switch both calls and texts to
vibration without turning the keypad vibration on??? im totally stumped!
lol
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Reviewed by Zara from Cambridge on 18th Mar 2009
I got my Samsung Pixon just over 2 weeks ago, the phone is great, it
could do with being a bit smaller but other than that I love it. I dont
use the stylus now and fingers are just as good and less hassle! I have
some problems sometimes with the touch screen, when scrolling through
either photos or names it sometimes opens on the photo or name I touch
when trying to scroll, the battery life isn't great but the phone is
easy to use and only took a day to get used to.
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Reviewed by Elaine from London on 17th Mar 2009
I was due an upgrade and after all the hype about Samsung tocco i went
straight down to T mobile who did me an upgrade to the Tocca. Disaster
no signal!! how? i had and always have had five bars on my Razr V8 with
the same company (best phone i ever had) and now i was down to 1 or
even 0 on the Tocco. I then read reviews and saw this was a major problem
with Tocco so i insisted they change the phone after all i am going
to be stuck with it for 18 months and changed it for a Samsung Pixon.
I had done my research on this before going back to the store and was
satisfied that there would be no problem with this regards coverage.
I rushed home again and set my new Pixon up, great full bars no interference
whatsoever, however when i connected to webnwalk the battery diminished
rapidly, i had my phone for 2 days and had to charge it 3 times, hmm
this somewhat put a dampner on it, but not to be beaten i read some
more reviews and discovered that if i turned off 3g and used gms setting
it would double the battery life and yes it worked, incidently turning
off 3g does not seem to have any effect whatsoever on the performance
of the phone even when using the web but it does have a major impact
on giving you extra battery life. Even so taking pics or surfing the
web does drain it whatever you do but we also have to make allowances
for the fact we have just bought a new phone and are going to play with
it excessively in the begining so the battery will wear down more than
what we are used to so i did a test on normal use i.e calls and texts
and racked up 3 hours of actual talking and 20 texts and left the phone
switched on in between time and got 3 days battery life so i cant complain
at that but his was on the gms setting and not 3g. The only fault i
can find at the moment is that the address book is awkward there is
no way of picking out a contact without actually scrolling down the
screen and unless you get your finger movement consistent you end up
wit h lots of contacts popping up that you dont want to dial. Overall
i find the phone fantastic, I bought a lovely leather PdAir case and
a Martin Fields screen protector, for a total cost of £28.00 as i have
a habit of dropping my phones regularly and where i have never actually
smashed one i am certain if i drop this one it will crack the screen
for sure. The screen protector is a must to stop nail scratches etc
and you can hardly tell its on.The case is pure leather and lovely to
look and you can throw your phone in your bag/pocket without worrying
if you will damage it which was a major concern of mine with the touch
screen. Overall i am very satisfied with the Pixon and would give it
a 5 if it the phone book had not been so awkward to use.
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Reviewed by Bob from Scotland on 16th Mar 2009
Had the phone for 10 days now having replaced a Nokia N series. I love:
Solid feeling, great size screen,menus easy to navigate, texting easy
once you get used to touch screen, huge font size is a godsend for people
like me who forget their glasses all the time, music sounds great with
my own headphones, camera quality is good but dont be swayed by 8 megapixels,
video recording is good, call quality good, have had no problems with
the handset at all unlike my Nokia. I dont love: battery life is poor,
lacks a few features e.g. wi fi, scrolling through photos is deadly
slow, the phone takes ages to store a picture or to delete one, the
phone stores music and pictures in phone and memory card folders which
slows things down when hunting. I have never had the need for a stylus
as all selectable options are large enough to use without one. I would
definitely recommend this phone to anyone thinking about it.
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Reviewed by Lucy from UK on 16th Mar 2009
I've only had the phone a few days, but so far am absolutely loving
it. It takes a while to get used to (if, like me, you're upgrading to
your first touch-screen) but it's otherwise pretty intuitive and responds
to touch well. The camera is very impressive in terms of quality, with
a lot of different settings for different environments, though this
means you have to think ahead if you're taking photos in a dark setting,
for instance. The camera is also very nicely built into the phone, with
a protected lens that automatically pops open when you open the camera
function on the phone. Internet (I'm with Orange) is fast and clear,
and easy to use. Personally, I chose this over the Nokia express music
after looking at both in a shop, as this feels more robust and less
plasticky. It's not too big - smaller than the i-phone and easy to hold
and use in one hand, and it's pretty light. My only criticism is that
the stylus isn't attached unless it's dangling off the bottom of the
phone - so far, I'm just using my finger to operate the phone for this
reason, but perhaps people with bigger digits might find this to be
a drawback. Overall, I'm really pleased and really impressed - I suspect
the battery life will improve once I stop playing with it every five
minutes, like any phone. Buy this phone!
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Reviewed by beckyboolinc from uk on 15th Mar 2009
i love this fone i was a bit concerend that i would not get on with
a touch screen after being used to a normal fairly old handset. I read
the reviews online and I am so glad that I got this one as the camera
is fantastc and there isa nifty little drawing function on it which
iv found fun!i will be looking at how to turn off 3g tho as it is draining
and i never use videocalling. overall extremely happy!
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Reviewed by Leigh-Anne from UK on 15th Mar 2009
I have had the Phone since the beginning of the year. I have had to
change it 5 times already and still awaiting a new handset to be delivered.
It is absolute rubbish! I have had every problem listed below and some.
The phone freezes, the icons freeze on the screen. The phone was turning
on and off without my knowledge, it was hanging up on people as I tried
to make calls. The latest handset just went black on me and blue writing
came up telling me to BOOT the phone. Then it turned off and hasn't
turned on since. That was after having it for 10mins. Hence why waiting
for a new phone. I am NEVER EVER getting a Samsung again. If I could
give the phone a minus rating I would!
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Reviewed by Guneet Kohli from UK on 13th Mar 2009
I love this phone. The camera is amazing and so are the functions. It
looks really nice aswell. The camera is a bit slow but all phones have
their flaws. A good phone all round.
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Reviewed by Diane from ENGLAND on 13th Mar 2009
I've had my Pixon since mid January and at first was very pleased with
it. Loved the huge screen and everything seemed to work, except that
the qwerty keyboard often came on without me turning the phone round.
But about 10 days ago I started to use the camera more and that's when
things went wrong. The screen froze with the flash options on it, and
from then on the software has been dreadful. I turned in off and on
again, removed the SIM card (I had to, because it got so bad I had to
go back to using my trusty Sony K800i) then I decided to give the Pixon
another try and lo and behold a couple of days back in its box seemed
to have sorted it out, but no, it has started freezing again and doing
things I haven't asked it to, so it's going back to 02. It would be
a very good phone if the software worked properly but mine doesn't,
hence the one star rating.
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Reviewed by karen roberts from uk on 12th Mar
2009
This phone is totally amazing it has so many functions and is an awesome
gadget, but!!!! as a person who likes to texted ALOT! this phone is
awful, the clear or back button is too close to the EDF button which
means you are forever clearing what you have just written, and the screen
is quite slow, i had the lg prada before this one which as a touch screen
phone was much better atleast you didn't have to keep looking at the
screen while you were typing!!. If you want a phone that is excellent
in all areas other than actually being a good phone or you just want
a great camera phone then buy it, but if you want to use it as a phone
get something else.
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Reviewed by olly from uk on 12th Mar 2009
not bad but....... 1. half my music only plays in alphabetical not album
order, worked fine on my k850i 2. you cant view artists/albums. only
one or the other. 3. it doesnt work properly with the bluetooth connection
in my car. my k850i was far superior letting my browse my phone book
and make calls handsfree. 4. LED flash sucks. 5. the camera is slow.
most people have started to move by the time the picture is taken. 6.
please let me browse my phonebook by tapping in a name..... 7. battery
life is tres poor. the lack of apps/games is annoying. as is the lack
of 3.5mm jack or wifi. however it is less buggy than a sony erricsson
and the video quality is ace as is the divX playback. my was branded
with orange firmware and was hideous but a quick browse of the web and
some homebrew means i have nice samsung firmware.
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Reviewed by stacey from devon on 11th Mar 2009
ive had this phone nearly 3 months and think its fantastic, have had
absolutely no problems with it. camera on it is fab nothing to complain
about here
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Reviewed by Daniel from uk on 9th Mar 2009
Horrible phone, after two weeks I really hate it. It has some very nice
hardware, the sound quality is outstanding, the screen is huge but that's
all. The software will draw you crazy, nothing really works, Samsung
totally ignored any USABILITY rules. The camera is really nice (event
it has no close up/macro mode), you can take up to 10 pictures in 3
second with the multi shot mode but it will take you 15 minutes to delete
them in the picture browser app - worst picture browser app I saw on
any mobile phone. Full of bugs, simply horror. Next, it comes with nice
stylus and supports handwriting but the touch screen is not good enough
to make it really work - after couple attempts you will never try it
again. And that's the motto of this phone, it looks amazing but is not
meant to be used. Avoid it.
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Reviewed by monica from uk on 7th Mar 2009
It took me quite a while to get used to this phone but now i absolutely
love it! the camera is amazing, better than my actual digital camera!
love it!
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Reviewed by allen from uk on 7th Mar 2009
if you are pondering to which touch screen to buy,you wont go wrong
with the pixon,its a brilliant bit of kit,very responsive,much easier
than the omnia,100 times better than the lg renoir,the nokia 5800 should
be outlawed for impersonating a smartphone.the camera on the pixon is
superb (as you would expect)i find the battery life very good at least
two days,sometimes threedays of use. if your not bothered about wifi
then go buy the samsung pixon.
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Reviewed by jody from uk on 2nd Mar 2009
Tip for helping out with battery life is to lower phone brightness,
you can still see screen perfectly. I have had the phone for a few days
now, still getting used to it. At first I hated it, probably because
I like to have a keypad so i can text super fast and touch screen takes
ten times longer and you have to really concentrate when texting. Love
the camera! Still not sure if im going to keep it, but definately the
best touch screen phone! Always had a sony so just getting used to the
samsung settings! Had the phone on for 3 days now and not had to charge.
Thinking of going for the samsung soul if i still dont like touch screen.
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Reviewed by Chris from U.K on 1st Mar 2009
I've had this phone about 2 months now so pretty much know the good,bad
and ugly things about it. Firstly the good, camera is excellent as you
would expect from a 8.1megapixel but more than just that, the phone
has so many applications such as live pix where you can crop one of
your photos on the screen and using the stylus draw on it or colour
it in. The design is good, rather small but feels much sturdier than
the Renior although why Samsung persist with the stylus dangling from
the bottom of the phone I'll never know (it looks like a mascara pen).It's
very easy to use which is good because the instruction book they give
you with it must have been written in 5 minutes it's that vague and
short, and last but not least it connects to your P.c with ease and
that's a first for me, my previous 3G phones have been difficult to
say the least in connecting with my P.c software. The bad- well although
the touch screen 9 times out of 10 responds well there is still that
1 time when you need to wake it up by pressing it several times before
anything happens and then...you guessed it, it catches up and does the
thing you wanted it to do once several times, I have the phone on orange
and the signal where I live is very hit and miss, sometimes I have full
strength I'll breathe and down to one bar, and for the life of me I
cannot find how to turn off the bleep and chimes that it bleats out
when you touch the screen without turning the phone to silent. The ugly-
Just one...Battery life, I know its a big screen and it's clear sharp
and colourfull but I have to charge it every day and after a while it
becomes a pain...surely if they can develope, design and make a phone
with this much content they can come up with a battery to support it....still
I'm happy with my choice and would happily recommend this to friends.
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Reviewed by kirsty from scotland on 26th Feb 2009
i love this phone but the battery is only lasting one day! can any one
help me please???
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Reviewed by Gilly from UK on 25th Feb 2009
Can anybody share what sort of quality of shot they get when taking
moving pictures?? I only seem to be able to get blurred shots. And the
shutter delay on between pressing the button and capturing the image
is about three seconds!! Is this normal or do I have a duff camera setup??
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Reply by neil from UK on 2nd Mar 2009
Gilly. on the camera screen when you are taking a photo, there is a
box on the left hand side of the screen, open that and select sports
mode. This should solve it.
Reviewed by Angie from UK on 24th Feb 2009
Loving this phone. Turn 3G off - menu - settings - network settings
- network mode - and change it to GSM 900/1800. This more than doubled
battery life for me. I was a little disappointed with the no wifi issue
but the other great features of the phone outweigh the bad by far. I
love the touch screen features and moveable widgets. You can change
the text message alert for individual contacts as well as in general,
which I think is great. I am very happy so far!
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Reviewed by Lisa from Uk on 24th Feb 2009
Love this phone but I have to say i'm trading it in :( If you're like
me and send on average 1000+ a month then you know how important a good
keypad is. This is providing to be quite a pain as you can't type without
looking at the screen!
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Reviewed by Nicki from UK on 24th Feb 2009
I love this phone but battery life is poor. Could someone PLEASE tell
me how to switch the 3G off? Thanks!
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Reviewed by Hannah from UK on 23rd Feb 2009
this phone is mint. i would recommend buying it to anyone. the camera
is amazing, its even better than my sisters actual camera. i would rate
it higher than the IPHONE.
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Reviewed by Chloe from UK on 23rd Feb 2009
I have been really disappointed with this phone. It freezes and shuts
off for no and reason and worst of all once its shut off when i turn
it on again, it doesn't recognise any of the numbers and names in my
phone book so when people text all i get is their number not their name.
I would not recommend this phone. I can't believe I'm stuck with it
for another 17 months :(
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Reviewed by Alex Smith from wales on 23rd Feb
2009
i've had 3 of these phones since january 09 orange kindly offer'd me
an upgrade to my sony k810i, when i 1st oen the box i thought Hmmm good
looking, only when i started to try and use the phone the probs started,
Textin for some reason the whole software slows to a snail pace? annoyingly
enough to want to throw the thing,,when it finaly wakes up you have
the 26 buttons spread across the scream at lighting speed ( thats because
you kept pressin keys wundering why its not workin?) in call menu the
exact same snail pace , it loses your address book details for eg. when
somebody texts you the number only comes up? you need to search your
phone book to check sender? this seems to happen with the +44 numbers?
annoyin, thanx sumsung but no thanx, ooooh sorry great camera but rubbish
phone, Give me my k810 back any day that just worked everyday like a
phone should,!
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Reviewed by Gilly from UK on 21st Feb 2009
Had this phone a few days now - excellent. Upgraded from the Viewty.
Much more responsive touchscreen. Some slight annoyances such as no
themes, the address book and the widgets who can't be moved - but overall
very nice toy. I have installed 'Nav4All' (www.nav4all.com) and taa
daah! Now I have a working sat nav on my phone. And for free. Games,
you can install many of the games for the Viewty (or any touchscreen
games). Reception has doubled itself by changing the network settings
from 'auto' to gsm 900/1800. I only give it four stars because of the
few niggles mentioned and some other small things when texting but really
these are inconsequential..! Recommended.
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Reviewed by Heather from UK on 21st Feb 2009
I spent ages weighing up whether to get the Pixon or the Renoir, but
having played with both I happily went with the Pixon. The extra .2
screen makes a difference for me, particularly when it comes to texting
on the qwerty and web browsing. Pros: Screen is really beautiful Touchscreen
works great - you just have to get used to it It does have GPS which
works with the onboard Google Maps, I read a ton of reviews which said
otherwise, so this was a nice surprise. Camera is awesome, lots of settings,
pictures look great, and the photo browser is lovely Overall very easy
to use. You don't really need a manual. Battery life is perfectly adequate
if you turn 3G off. I don't even get the point of 3G as everything seems
to work the same without it, including web browsing. I think the web
browser is excellent, no need to install Opera. Cons Sometimes the touchscreen
does things you don't want it to. This is true of all touchscreen phones
though. There are a few annoying 'quirks' when it comes to texting -
some punctuation is in the qwerty and not t9 screens and it is tricky
to capitalise letters in the t9 screen, things like that. Trivial but
quite annoying for texters. I find myself going back and forth between
the two screens. It is kind of annoying that you can't search for contacts
by letter. Overall I love the phone. It has a few little annoying 'quirks'
but these are massively outweighed by its impressive features. I think
the phone is a lot of fun too.
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Reviewed by Laura from UK on 19th Feb 2009
Great phone! But I turned my Bluetooth on to send some music etc between
phones, now I can't seem to get the icon removed from the top of my
screen? I've been on bluetooth settings and his my profile etc, but
can't seem to find a button to tell me exactly how to turn it off, can
anyone help?!
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Reply by Chris from UK on 23rd Feb
2009
laura go to bluetooth settings when you get the screen with big bluetooth
circle in the middle press that and bluetooth is switched off
Reviewed by Lola from uk on 18th Feb 2009
Looked at loads of phones before deciding on the pixon, had a sony for
4 yrs and found it really hard going back to a samsung. The user manual
is useless (might as well throw it straight in the bin)Im starting to
get the hang of it after a day but only with the help of friends who
already have it. Still lots to learn, the battery life is terrible but
dont know how to turn 3g off (tips more than welcome) I like the phone
and think with time it will get easier to use. Im a fast texter and
found it sooo slow it couldn't keep up but for some strange reason the
more I use it the quicker it gets. The phonebook is difficult to navigate
but Ive found its fine if u go slow. All in all think I will learn to
love this phone but after so long with a sony ericsson its taking some
getting used too.
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Reviewed by chris from uk on 18th Feb 2009
swapped an n96 for this phone on o2 monthly and so sorry i did dont
get me wrong nice phone great camera but BATTERY LIFE is shocking and
internet use is very limited (absolutely useless with internet bolt
on)this phone could have been fantastic but its not SHAME.o2 have kindly
offerd me another n96 lucky escape just hope i get one that works properley
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Reviewed by Arron from UK on 18th Feb 2009
I had this phone for two weeks and liked a great many thinks about it:
Large, highly responsive touchscreen, fast and efficient interface,
very fast and comfortable text input (despite what many other users
report), and of course outstanding camera and video recorder, with a
great gallery to match. FM radio recorder was also a very useful feature.
I nevertheless returned this phone, for the following reasons: 1. 500
text message storage limit - why oh why do Samsung do this with all
their phones? Text messages use a negligible amount of memory, yet Samsung
insist on imposing an artificial and wholly unnecessary limit on the
number that can be stored on the phone. Why not let the user decide
how much memory to assign to SMS storage, as almost every other manufacturer
does? 2. No apostrophe in T9 input mode. This is OK when writing words
already in the T9 dictionary (you don't press '1' for the apostrophe,
it just puts it in), but new contracted words like "I'm" or "I'd" cannot
be used in T9 mode, and although you can rotate the screen to landscape
it doesn't remember these two letter words once entered. 3. Poor PC
software. Doesn't recognise text messages longer than 1 part (160 characters)
so you cannot use PC Studio to archive messages and overcome the phone's
500 sms storage limit. Bluetooth won't work either, even though I've
had no problems using Nokia, SE, or LG software with my bluetooth equipment.
4. No themes. You're stuck with the default appearance. 5. Bizarre omission
of an alphabetical search option in the phonebook (the Tocco has this
option). You can only filter by first letter (dragging a magnifier vertically,
which is tricky), which often means unnecessary scrolling if you have
than a few hundred contacts. There is however a separate screen for
'favourites'. 6. Inability to abort text messages in the outbox (no
Samsung phone seems able to do this). On many occasions I thought I
cancelled a sent message, it appeared in my outbox and I moved it to
the drafts folder, only to later receive a reply to this message from
the original recipient. 7. No photo on incoming text message, unlike
(non N-series) Nokia and SE phones. 8. If you have more than one mobile
number for a given contact, you cannot determine which of those numbers
you have sent a message to or received one from. 9. Atrocious battery
life. 10. Arrogant customer service.
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Reviewed by A Gregory from UK on 15th Feb 2009
THought about the Pixon or C905... The Pixon won! Picked up Saturday
mid-day, had second one by 6:30pm, both had pixels out on the screen.
Swapped again sunday for another one (3rd) and the touch screen looses
calibration after a very short while (5 mins) redering the touch screen
useless, and you can't recalibrate it till you turn off for about 10
mins. Not had enough time to establish battery life or phone functionality.
Will be taking the third one back tomorrow to Orange. Unfortunately
they do not have any left at the mo to swap out for me as I exhausted
their supplied in two days. Apart from these issues I do like the phone
and the large screen makes a big + point. Just wish it would be perfect
out the box like the tocco aquired for the missus on the same day.
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Reviewed by Vendredi Bannister from United Kingdom on
15th Feb 2009
I am on my fourth pixon from orange and my problem is no signal,all
calls get disconnected,orange said am stuck with it and won't help,just
signed up for 18mth contract,so check coverage for your area first.The
phone is excellent so am gutted I cannot use it.My previous N95 was
perfect signal with orange,Samsung have a week antenna so check coverage
1st.
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Reviewed by Elliot from Essex, UK on 14th Feb
2009
I got this phone today and I absoloutely love it! It is so easy to use!
The user interface is very pretty and the touch screen is the easiest
touch screen you can get on a phone. I would reccomend this phone to
absoloutley anybody. The camera is the best! You can view the pictures
in the photo browser (iPhone style, kinda?!) The best phone i've had!
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Reviewed by John from UK on 12th Feb 2009
Very disappointed with this phone. The proud buttons, particularly the
hold button tend to get pressed when the phone's in my pocket - twice
now it's "switched on" and I can see it only getting worse as they loosen
up. Next the idea of a flimsy plastic cover over the universal port
(charging, earphones, USB) is bizarre. It will get broken and the lack
of any 3.5mm earphone socket is poor. Battery time is poor - average
use and no internet and I'm charging it daily. More a nuisance but I
expect better. Can't seem to change the message alert tone, the user
manual lacks detail. In the hand it doesn't feel right - maybe it's
my big hands? had the phone about a fortnight and wouldn't really recommend
it to anyone.
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Reviewed by Nicki from UK on 10th Feb 2009
If you want an excellent camera & an easy-to-use phone, then this is
the one for you! It took me ages to pick my new phone and I read review
after review before finally deciding on the Pixon. I don't find it as
easy to text on (upgraded from the G600), so if you are a BIG texter
then I would probably go for something different, but I just love the
camera so much that I am prepared to put up with the extra time it takes
for me to write a text!! My boyfriend upgraded to the Sony Ericsson
C905 but I much prefer the Pixon! It's fab!
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Reviewed by steve from uk on 9th Feb 2009
have just got my pixon today very pleased with it great phone only thing
a bit unhappy with is the camera doesnt seem to take very clear pics
indoors any advice on what to do apart from that a great phone
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Reviewed by lyn from uk on 9th Feb 2009
I have had the above phone for 2 months now and i only have one major
issue with it. The camera is good though as ever won't substitute for
a proper camera but no complaints. No problems at all with calls but
if like me you use a lot of texts then this IS NOT the phone for you.
I had'nt realised when i got it that texts are limited to 300kb so most
of my texts end up being sent as two or more (once even 5) messages.
It also has a tendency to break up incoming texts though i'm not sure
what the limit is on those. Texting, even when just sending as 1 message
is painfully slow, and we're talking actual minutes if it's a text that's
getting broken into 2 or more messages and/or going to more than 1 person.
The touchscreen works fairly well though again with the texts, it doesn't
seem that response when trying open incoming texts and have had to tap
pretty hard on many occassions.
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Reviewed by Dawn from GB on 8th Feb 2009
So, I have the new Pixon. It took me ages to decide which phone to get.
I really like it, but the phone book thing is really annoying and I
keep scrolling to the wrong person. The battery is poor if you keep
doing things on the applications, I fully charged it at 5pm and by 3am
it was down to 2 bars. The photos are clear and the phone is pretty
easy to use, I have just discovered the live pix application which is
fun to use. Love the little stylus, but it would be better if it could
slip into the phone (a bit like into a ds lite). All in all I think
I am going to enjoy this phone. On 18m contract with 02 for £30 - bit
more than I wanted to spend but hey ho.... just need to find a good
case for it... anyone found one yet?
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Reviewed by pb from uk on 8th Feb 2009
poor battery. needs recharging everyday. however easy to use. great
camera.
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Reviewed by Manny from Barbados on 6th Feb 2009
I bought the unlocked version online and what can i say? I really really
like the phone!! The touch screen is very responsive, 8MP camera is
excellent and i like the cool features on it. The fact that it's easy
to use makes it a keeper for me!!!! The main drawbacks i find with it
is the lack of wi-fi and the very sucky computer software that came
with it, but besides that, this is a great phone for those who want
to have a bit of touchscreen, 8 megapixel fun. You won't get bored of
this phone that's for sure, but if Samsung has some sort of adapter
for wi-fi access for the phone, man this phone will blow all competition
away!
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Reviewed by Jewie from Thailand on 6th Feb 2009
Now, I’ve got one recently and was having rather high expectations
to use it as my PIM gadget, the ultimate device for all my contacts,
notes, schedules and emails. My advice is don’t. Reading on all
the specifications, GPS, 8 megapixels autofocus camera and all, it was
a phone good on paper for a very good price compared with the others.
The plus side is that the camera is so full of functions, you will have
heaps of fun toying around with advance features like face detection,
smile shots and such. That’s all there is to this phone, a very
powerful camera system. GeoTagging of photos, I took 2 weeks to figure
it out. Firstly you have to turn on the GeoTagging feature in the camera
settings. And by accident I discovered GeoTagging does work. Only after
turning on the camera for 3 minutes or so before I noticed the satellite
dish icon showed a 2 bar stable status and stayed that way. If the icon
is in a transition state, it means the GPS receiver is still trying
to log on to the GPS signals. One does really need to hold the phone
high, run around a little and try all sorts of holding the phones in
all imaginable orientation just to get GPS logged on. If a picture is
successfully tagged, you can see the long-lat information via the info
functions while browsing photos. Loading the image into Picassa/Google
Earth is also another way to know if your pictures had been tagged.
When you have successfully tagged pictures (one out of 15 times), it
could be quite fun to view them in Google Erath. Bringing GPS features
further, using Google Maps, just waiting for GPS to logon while driving
is a nightmare. It is especially a big pain in my *** when near critical
traffic junctions, the blue dot remained very still on the screen as
the Pixon had lost it GPS signal. Which means, Samsung did a very bad
job here, on this GPS thingy. They could have done better. What about
the organizer? One will orgas with frustration just to make it working.
The great Samsung New PC Studio is truly a software written just to
corrupt your Outlook. I ended up with 800 over double entries in my
contact list (both outlook and in Pixon) and all my calendar schedules
were squeezed into one single day after a synch. I had to spend one
whole day just to restore all my schedules and contacts manually in
my Outlook after the synch. I never want to use this poorly written
and untested software ever again. No way could one trust Samsung in
this one. Samsung, they did a nice product and that’s about it.
Cosmetically appealing, but functionally, very annoying. It’s
more of a phone for the camera and that is the only good thing about
it. Don’t expect good software skills from Koreans. This product
seemed rushed into the market with appealing paper specs to compete
with others, but without much sensible functional testing. Use this
only as a fashion and camera gadget. Pixon - a partially functioning
phone guarantee to drive you mad if you use it for more then a phone
(especially GPS).
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Reviewed by Ed from UK on 4th Feb 2009
You can change the message alert tones btw. Go to phone profiles then
select which profile you want 'normal', 'silent' etc. Then it will give
you all the call options. Click on the drop down box in the top right
of the screen and select new messages, here you can change the message
alert tone to anything you want, mp3, voice recording etc.
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Reviewed by HELEN from UK on 4th Feb 2009
LEE-TRY COPYING CONTACTS FROM SIM TO PHONE THEN BACK AGAIN,WORKS FOR
ME.
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Reviewed by Kev from UK on 3rd Feb 2009
Just upgraded to the Pixon from the G600, after reading the above average
reviews in here. It's a lovely phone to use once to get used to the
hang of the touch screen. I've got fingers like exrta thick pork sausages
and, at first, I kept hitting wrong numbers when using the phonebook
scroll fuction. Once you get the hang of using your thumbnail - it's
a doddle though, and quite enjoyable too! The manual, however, is just
not comprehensive enough. I haven't installed the software diskette
onto my PC as yet, so I'm hoping there will be some kind of supplementry
manual on there? My other niggle is the fact that you STILL can't change
the message tone if you want to. This was probably the only thing I
didn't like on the G600 and I was assuming that Samsung would have done
something about this - tuts!! I got the saleperson at the shop, to throw
in a self adhesive screen protector which fits on invisably and I'm
assured that you couldn't scratch the screen if you tried to, once in
place. Overall, I love this phone and despite numerous texts and 'playing'
with the phone (much to my other halve's annoyance!) I have to say I'm
not too disappointed with the battery life. At the time of writing,
it's been almost 48 hours since my last charge and I still have two
bars. I wanted to give the phone 4.5 out of 5 just because of the 'message
tone' thing - but hey...I can live with that! A sweet, sweet phone -
gorgeous! Possibly as good as it gets?
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester , UK on 2nd Feb
2009
I got this phone as an upgrade and having played with it i must say
its.....IMMENSE...BUT...not for me. It is so easy to do say what it
does so well but thru all the reviews i read nobody thought to review
aspects that aint already been covered so i will do it. The ringtone
of this phone is not super loud its just above average , the mp3 playback
thru the headphones is quiet at best with every setting turned up ,
IT HAS NO VOICE DIALLING every website advertises it as doing so BUT
IT DOES NOT and like most folk on here finding a contact in the phone
is a pain in the ass without the stylus. I was extremely impressed with
the quality of the screen as it looks superb with your own choice of
wallpapers , the internet looks great and FINALLY the ability to have
ringtones and sms alerts for each contact !!! Its a great phone with
a fantastic camera yet poor flash for the right person but for me the
Voice Dial was a deal breaker as the headphone dont play the ringtone
thru.
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Reviewed by andy from uk on 1st Feb 2009
just glad i decided to go with this phone on my upgrade,im still getting
use to all the facilitie`s on it!! truly amazng "well done" samsung
on a fantasic bit of kit.
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Reviewed by keza from scotland on 31st Jan 2009
I am also on t mob!Best deal I cud find! Also would like to say this
phone is amazing! I have now ditched my digi cam for this on nights
or even some days out! Yes you do have to sometimes adjust the camera,
but can get used to that quite quick!It does so much its so light but
still sooo easy to use! The only thing i do not like on it is the scroll
phone book(ask urself WHY!) I get the top range fone every 12months
through contract and this one I have to admit(even after my partner
got the renoir)IS THE BEST. It really is just a genuinlly GOOD FONE!!
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Reviewed by JJ from England on 28th Jan 2009
Jade, about 5 reviews down complains about her provider. If you are
getting a bad deal leave them, its your money spend it where you like.
T-Mobile is cheapest on planet. I pay £30.00 month, got this phone free.
Have £140.00 mixed calls/messages per month. Shop around but if you
do it right you will go to T-Mobile, can guarantee it. As for this phone,
build is stunning, only phone I know that has a strong METAL battery
cover. Texting is a dream, menu is so simple to use and icons are very
smart looking; beat LG Renoir hands down. Camera settings are unbelievable
for a phone. Has settings for contrast/sharpness/saturation , some expensive
cameras do not have those settings. Touch screen is a dream also to
use and responds great. Best phone I ever had.
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Reviewed by Arron from UK on 27th Jan 2009
A note to the author of this review - 240 x 400 is not 'ultra-high resolution'!
Try 'WQVGA'.
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
27th Jan 2009
The only phones with higher resolution than this are smartphones, and
only 6 smartphones currently on the market exceed a resolution of 240
x 400 pixels.
Reviewed by Debbie from UK on 26th Jan 2009
My boyfriend absolutely loves this phone-you can't get him to part with
it! The only problem we have noticed is that the vibration is extremely
poor! Other than that it's brill-except i'm rubbish at the touchscreen
texting. And i don't agree with Dean-it doesn't have a horrible cheap
plastic look at all!
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Reviewed by Dean from london on 23rd Jan 2009
Had the phone for a week now and its a decent phone.Camera, touchscreen,
connectivity etc.... all great but the only thing that stops it from
a 5 STAR phone is the horrible cheap plastic look it has.
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Reviewed by MDPM from UK on 22nd Jan 2009
The phone itself is great, so im not going to get into poor battery
life, phonebook scrolling, etc...Got one on Tmobile and it was great,
it had all the samsung factory software plus Tmobiles own which are
not too bad. I had a problem with Tmobile so i ended up sending it back
and getting one on Orange, BAD MISTAKE! Its had large chunks of the
factory software taken off and replaced with second class Orange software.
It evens comes with its very own Orange theme which makes me wonder
why they bothered. O2 seems to be network to go with.
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Reviewed by Jade from England on 18th Jan 2009
Just got this phone for my birthday two days ago, I was slightly nervous
about getting it due to it's poor battery life. But I'm so glad I did!
The camera is great, much better than my previous samsung g600. I was
very frustrated to find it can't be purchased on pasg yet so I had to
settle with orange £40 a month contract BE WARNED; I TRIED TO GET THIS
PHONE ON THE £35 A MONTH 12 MONTH CONTRACT BUT ORANGE WANTED £148.70
MORE! AND THEY DIDNT TELL US UNTILL THE LAST MOMENT! But yeah, the widgets
are fine, okay there is no google anything but I'm pleased with the
phone. Yes the battery life is poor at this rate I'm having to give
it a full overnight charge to get 8 hours of battery use when using
the camera. However I have changed my 3G settings so it will hopefully
last longer. Texting was fiddley at first but now is a doddle however
it's hard to use the handwriting feature without the pen. The camera
is great exactly what I was looking for however you don't get as many
options for effects. Warning when buying phone; check the camera shutter
when the camera has turned off as I nearly got a faulty one.
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Reviewed by joanne from uk on 18th Jan 2009
I have had this phone since tuesday. I find it easy to use. Just takes
a little time to get used to. Its not as attractive as the tocco though.
wondering whether to swap for LG renoir. Also nokia are bringing out
a touch screen phone. Transferring music literally took seconds! Once
the CD has been ripped to windows media player, you just drag CD image
across then press synchronize. Thats it! I think the one thing that
lets this phone down is the battery life. For a phone with all these
capabilities, its very poor. I wonder whether samsung do software updates
or if they sell a more powerful battery.
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Reviewed by Emma from UK on 17th Jan 2009
Excellent phone just one big prob i can't get reception with orange
unless i am on my loo lol or at the end of my garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i
am tied into a contract and can't use what i pay for. Is there anything
i can do to boost the ariel????????????????? PLS HELP ME B 4 GO MAD
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Reply by Keving from N. Ireland on
20th Feb 2009
Emma, I used to work in a phone shop and helped a couple of people get
rid of their contract phones . If you can't use what you're paying for,
by all means, you shouldn't have to pay for it . Just call your Network
and tell them the problem, you should be able to a) get a new phone
with stronger signal or b) get your contract nulled if you can definitely
prove your phone will not be of any use to you.
Reviewed by kalagan from England on 16th Jan 2009
Well well well...I only got that phone today so I cant claim to know
it all to give a full review. The main thing I want on a phone is a
wicked camera, along with with being able to store and listen to music.
BUT here s the thing people, for now I cant help feeling a bit disappointed
with the camera. I had the N95 and serioulsy the camera seemed better.
It could take videos so smoothly I was so impressed. This one doesnt,
probably cuz of the lens quality. Worried, I tested it against a N95
8GB today, because hey, its 8MP right? Why did it feel less good than
the camera on my N95?? I tested it and the difference was there man,
noticable. This one isnt smooth, as soon as you start moving it blurs.
So little disappointement at the moment. Everything else is great, touch
screen is pretty cool - less practical for texting though, massive screen...ect.
I need more testing with the camera to confirm it, and this is just
about video, I m sure pics will be great, but my first impression is
that "8MP" is just powder in your eyes, and it doesnt seem to beat a
5MP Carl Zweiss lens. Oh I tested it against the Sony Ericsson C905,
which was amazing. So I would say great phone,
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Reviewed by paul from london on 16th Jan 2009
ok, ive turned off the 3g and set it to a lower one and now the battery
life is EXCELLENT. last at least 2 days with talking and browsing internet
etc, which to me is good as all other new phones dont last any longer
then that, well none of the ericssons do anyway, so if ur looking to
buy this phone and worries about the batt life dont be its as good as
any others out there as long as u turn of 3g
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Reviewed by Scratchy from Kent - uk on 15th Jan
2009
This phone is excellent, got it as a replacement for the LG Renoir which
got sent back as it had too many bugs and niggles. All the features
work well, net surfing is 9/10, camera is, obviously, outstanding. Only
real negative is the battery life, if you do a lot of browsing/music
playing you will be charging it every night. Would repeat what Ian below
says about screen covers, i got the clip on plastic jobbies from fleabay
(£1.50 for 2) and although they look a bit gash they do an excellent
job of protecting the phone. Buy one!!!!!
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Reviewed by Lee from UK on 15th Jan 2009
Really like the phone but my enjoyment is limited by an annoying issue,
every now and then (probably at least once a month) in my message inbox
it reverts from the name of the person who sent the text to me to the
tel number instead so I dont remember who sent me it in the first place!
It then continues not to recognise the names in my address book and
only recognises the numbers until I take a hour or two to go back through
my address book and resave the names... anyone else got this problem,
or just me? thanks!
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Reviewed by pauk from london on 11th Jan 2009
love the phones features, its a cool phone had it a day, however there
are a few things that annoy me a bit.. 1st is obviously the batt life,
but taking advise from chris to turn my 3g off hope it helps. 2nd is
i dont think the screensaver can be changed and its full of flowers
lol, anyone know if you can? 3rd , when texting they have a language
button at the bottom on the key pad, which i keep pressing while trying
to text but hopefully more practice will help. finally, you cannot send
or recived smileys or animations as a text message which is annoying.
If anyone knows how to fix these probs can you please leave a message
back. thanks, other than that excellent phone
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 11th Jan 2009
This is my first time with a Samsung and I would say that the Pixon
is an all-round excellent phone. The large touch screen has a nice,
clear and bright display and it is sensitive. The 8mp camera and music
player is also really good for a phone. The user interface is easy to
use, with simple and straightforward menus and options; though I think
scrolling could have been a better and the method for searching contacts
is poor. I don’t know why Samsung could not have included the
usual simple way of doing this by typing in the first letter for the
contact’s name. My only real gripe is the battery. Rated at 1000mAh,
I don’t feel that it has the stamina for powering all those functions.
Samsung should have put a higher powered one in, as a phone with the
capabilities that the Pixon has, especially that camera, needs it. If
you were to go out for day and use the phone to the max, power could
be out in less than a day. It seems a shame that, just to save power,
yo u have to resort to measures such as turning off 3g. The phone is
a great multimedia device and was designed to be used. Never mind, none
of the latest phones are perfect, but overall the Pixon is a joy to
use, has great functions and I can recommend it. One thing to make you
aware off: Samsung’s Technical Support informed me that they do
not notify when a firmware update is available for the phone. Apparently
the only way to know is by contacting an engineer and updates are carried
out by taking your phone to a Samsung service centre or mobile phone
repair shop. Odd if you ask me.
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Reviewed by Ian from UK on 11th Jan 2009
Had mine nearly 2 months and still love it to bits,best phone ever I
have had.One bit of advise though either get some screen covers or a
case as it does scratch so easy,I thought I was really looking after
mine but have got scratches from somewhere!! I am gutted about that,I
might try some Displex on but have heard mixed comments on this like
your not supposed to use it on touch screens but heard some have but
have not heard the outcome though,Probably too expensive to replace
the screen but I am tempted to price it.Then swallow my pride and use
a case for it which I hate doing!However they do protect your phone
at the end of the day,I remember a couple of years ago having a Sony
K800i which I used a case and 12 months later the case looked tatty
but when you removed the phone it was still like new.
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Reviewed by James from uk on 8th Jan 2009
Dont know what i was worried about? Have had this phone for a few days
now and cant find anything that i could moan about it apart from what
every one moans about the battery life. Good phone and would recommend
the Pixon to anyone
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 7th Jan 2009
(Follow up for Raj) PLEASE READ IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR BATTERY
LIFE!! Go to Network settings in settings and click network mode...
Set the phone to GSM900/1800 which sets it to 2.5g. Battery life on
mine has doubled at least. Not sure what features I have lost by changing
the setting but everything still work fine. ie internet, photo messaging
etc. Enjoy the phone!
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Reviewed by lucy silver from uk on 6th Jan 2009
This is an excellent phone.Had it three weeks now. The camera is outstanding
and the format is easy to use. It is much better than the Samsung Armarni
that I had where you kept hitting the incorrect keys. The only could
of blips I have had are that when you go to send a picture message it
sayd that it wont re size to enable it to send. But if you leave it
and try a little later it will re size and send. The manual that comes
with it is very basic for such a complex phone, so you have to just
have a play with it. The only other annoying thing is the tilt function
on viewing the pictures but you can over come that. Reccommend you get
a cover or case as it does scratch easily and unlike the Armarni phone
it does not come with a case or cleaning cloth. A little disapointing
when you spend that money that they can not throw in a case. ALso, really
annoying that the earphones they give do not stay in your ears! lol
BUT STILL..... go buy it x
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Reviewed by Jonathan from Derby, England on 3rd
Jan 2009
I have to say I'm so pleased with this phone. I few people have complained
that it doesn't have GPS. So what it has a 8 mega pixel camera. Samsung
never advertised the phone as having GPS so websites which says it has
navigational GPS are wrong. The GPS is for Geotagging photo's which
is something many keen photographers are getting into. I was unsure
about texting on the touchscreen but as soon as I started to use the
phone I found texting just as easy as a keypad. I'm still finding new
features whenever I use it. The only thing I would say is Samsung put
a very poor manual with the phone it explains none of the camera features
and it's only by accident did I find out how to set a custom ISO speed.
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Reviewed by Mike from London, England on 2nd Jan
2009
I had a Samsung D500 years back and loved it. In between I've had a
a couple of SEs and most recently the LG Viewty but it was only a matter
of time before I went back to a Samsung and I'm glad I waited for the
Pixon. Touch screen is great, reception much better than the Viewty,
good size and feel, camera is first class. Battery life is excellent
too (I was on 1 bar for about 3 days with normal use!). Only lacks wi-fi
but that's a minor point! Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by D fraser from York on 2nd Jan 2009
I was looking for a phone with an excellent camera and was stuck in
choosing between two mobiles that had both had excellent reviews, the
sony c905 and the samsung pixon. After reading yet more reviews i decided
on the samsung pixon. my first ever touch screen mobile so i was a little
apprehensive as i'd had mixed reports, but i am delighted with the result.
i always find new phones a little frustrating, getting used to the features
etc but the pixon is so easy to use i fell straight into it. the camera
is excellent and texting so simple, i have to disagree on all negative
comments as i don't feel any of them apply, believe me if i can use
this phone any one can! it has everything you would expect and more,
i find the phone contact searching excellent although i will say being
a female with nails helps a lot so i would understand if a man with
larger fingers might find it a little frustrating. but on whole i have
been very pleased with my choice.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 2nd Jan 2009
Having had a SE' for many years, I wanted to try something new, and
this little beauty came along. Firstly, the camera is outstanding and
video quality very good. Texting on the touch screen is much easier
than I thought it would be. I love the style of the phone and it has
a good feel to it. Downsides for me are two things. Searching for a
contact in your phone book is a total pain and needs a skill of touch....and
secondly, the reception is a little weak. Getting two bars indoors,
where as on my SE' I would get full signal. But outside it's full on.
All in all I love the phone. Clarity of calls, volume of ringtones,
ease of use, in most things, and a fabulous screen display all add up
to a fantastic phone. Loses one star for the hiddeous phone contact
searching though.
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Reviewed by Zarqua Slagiqusluta from UK, Newcastle on
28th Dec 2008
This is an outstanding phone with excellent interfaces.I love it. It
also has music recognition. The best phone- I used to have a renoir
bout swapped it for this. This phone is much faster and the camera is
much better
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Reviewed by Mr.D from U.K on 23rd Dec 2008
Recently I have had a number of the latest handsets. In my opinion the
iphone 3g is a great hand set. It has a silky smooth UI and loads of
great internet and music related features. The App store looks and works
great and the phones display is the best out of the various handsets
I have had... But... While the iphone does a number of thing very very
well, basic things like MMS it can't do at all. Its 2mp camera seems
feeble and this is made worse by lack of settings of any kind and it
can't record video, which is disappointing. Then there was the Omnia.
The specs were great, the features were endless, but with about 3 different
ways to access some of the software and more than 1 type of the same
application available to you (Contacts for example) it overwhelms you
and thus isn't really usable as an everyday quick phone. Its Internet
Browser and Picture viewer are not as pleasing to the eye as the iphone
but thats about it really. The other phone I had was the Sony Ericsson
C905. To be honest, its a great phone with a great still camera and
reasonable video capabilites. However, its tiny screen grates on you
if you're used to life after the Viewty, I now have a Samsung Pixon
and I must say, I'm very please with it. Its Browser and Picture viewer
are a little basic but very function. (I've noticed that when zooming
in on a picture it can pixilated). Its camera is very good as is its
video capability. the flash is weak though. It has GPS but you have
to download Google maps to make use of the feature. It doesn't seem
to be explained that you have to do this, as I spent ages going through
the menus looking for the GPS map feature before I realised it wasn't
on there. If this phone had Opera Browser available for it, a xenon
zoom, a picture viewer correction that stops pictures breaking up under
zoom, and wi-fi then Samsung would have absolutely sewn up the Touch
screen market. In my opinion, these few additions would have made this
phone. Wi-fi aside, perhaps some firmware updates or downloadable programmes?
Not too sure if this is possible as the Pixon isn't really geared up
for downloadable content from what I've seen so far. My main negative
is the very poor battery life. But that's it!
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 22nd Dec 2008
Good phone with camera, really like the touch full qwerty keyboard when
you turn the phone long ways when you write a text. Had some problems
as have other i know with the touch screen. Quite often when you click
on an icon or phone number, it selects the wrong one - rather irritating.
Only way to sort it is to turn phone of and recalibrate on switching
back on - have contacted Orange about this going to see what other handsets
they offer.
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Reviewed by Gaz from Scotland on 16th Dec 2008
Great phone, texting is hard compared to usual, so is finding a letter
in your phonebook, GPS can only find my location within 1000metres so
doesnt ever know what road im on. Biggest issue is battery life, its
rubbish.. Touchscreen is excellent, so is everything else about the
phone. Shame about the few problems really.. I still like it alot though!
:-S
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Reviewed by jatt from uk on 14th Dec 2008
perfect jus da right fne 4 a touch screen tpre of fne
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Reviewed by An amazing phone! Brill Camera! from 5 stars
on 13th Dec 2008
K. Appleton
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Reviewed by jonesdude from uk on 10th Dec 2008
Warning! If you get this phone from Orange, it will come with their
own branded software and some features removed. Mine has No google maps
application and the widget for Google Search has been changed to use
Orange search engine. Also the look of the widget icons etc are changed
to Orange style. These are a couple of things i've noticed straight
out the box. I'm waiting for it to charge and try it out fully tonight
to see what else Orange has messed with!
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Reviewed by Raj from UK on 8th Dec 2008
I got this phone last week and i love it! The camera is amazing, texting
is also a breeze. Upgrade from a nokia 95 8 GB. Quite frankly i find
this phone much better than the n95. Anyway, i was reading the below
comments and i found this by chris.... " Anyway, the only thing I'll
mention is that my battery didn't last that long (two days) and the
signal kept cutting out in my flat but this was due to it being on the
3g setting. I switched it back to 2.5g in network settings and now its
great" How Do You Do That. Much Appreciated! Raj ;;!
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Reviewed by Simon from UK on 5th Dec 2008
Got this phone three days ago and think that it is all that I was told.
The screen is great, it is responsive and the camera is brilliant. Only
thing for me to get use to is when you are looking at your photos, if
you tilt your phone then they start to move as if they are dropping
off the phone. Bit freaky but I will get use to it. Needs a decent sat
nav application on it.
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Reviewed by Karen from UK on 5th Dec 2008
I have had the phone for a few days, and I love it. The touch screen
is brilliant so responsive. With practice I have now mastered the phone
book which initially was a bit tricky. I actually find texting easier
on this phone (but I'm not a huge texter so someone else could disagree).
So glad I waited for the Pixon to come out, it was worth the wait.
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Reviewed by Eilidh from Scotland on 5th Dec 2008
Got it yesterday and I think I am in love, upgraded from an N95 and
it took me about a month to pick the phone that I wanted and I am glad
I picked this phone. I think it is smart with a great camera and not
too bulky or heavy, will do me well in festival season as I will not
have to carry camera as well. Loving the touch screen and finding it
easy to use. Much better that the iphone and a good choice made.
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Reviewed by Ian from UK on 3rd Dec 2008
Had mine over a week now and still well impressed with it, best phone
I have ever had.Camera is awsome much better than my old Nokia N95 and
Sony K800i,recieved pictures are good as well as it has a great display.Texting
is a breeze with my fat fingers and its touch screen is fast and very
responsive like already said.Its a good size phone with a nice big clear
screen,would be great if it had an optical zoom but hey they probably
wont be long to come out.One thing that bugs me is all them emotions
for texting,theres loads and I nor people I have asked really understand
most of them,pitty they cant show them as smilies or animations like
on my old sony Ericsson.However it is still a super cool phone,I love
it. :)
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 3rd Dec 2008
Had this phone for a week now.. It is absolutely brilliant. A lot of
reviews have commented on the lack of WIFI or GPS sat nav.. so what??
Get a different phone.. you already know the specs from reading them
so don't leave pointless comments!! Anyway if you stuck WIFI and GPS
on the Pixon then surely Samsung won't be able to sell the Omnia!? Anyway,
the only thing I'll mention is that my battery didn't last that long
(two days) and the signal kept cutting out in my flat but this was due
to it being on the 3g setting. I switched it back to 2.5g in network
settings and now its great. Battery is still going after 5 days. The
only real disappointment is when you re in the phonebook and you are
searching for a name by using the slider on the left side of the screen.
Its too fiddly and you can easily click on someones details!
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Reviewed by JZ from UK on 2nd Dec 2008
Does a good job, although I think its a little large, not as good as
the Omnia but then again this isnt a smart phone, wish it had wifi personally,
but if you dont use it its no great miss..not a bad phone at all, certainly
better than most of its competitors in this class.
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Reviewed by GuitarDemon from UK on 1st Dec 2008
There are a lot of reviews here which are incorrect. I've only had my
phone 2 days, and was in two minds whether to get it or the LG Renoir
because of the negative comments here. But now i know that a lot of
the comments passed are untrue, I know I have made a good choice with
the Pixon. The interface is fast, touch screen accurate and a pleasure
to use, GPS using Google maps picks up a location quickly, HSDPA internet
access is lightening quick, camera is phenomenal, screen is huge and
crystal clear. I've only just started looking at the phone's features,
but so far I'm well and truly amazed.
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Reviewed by Adrian from UK on 1st Dec 2008
Just upgraded from a LG Viewty, which I was happy with, but the Pixon
is far superior. As with others comments found the scrolling down contacts
somewhat annoying, and Ross's comments on the picture scrolling very
frustrating. On the whole though very impressed. Ross software for video
conversion, "ConvertVid" from Nuclear Coffee Software, easy to use.
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Reviewed by Phone Hoe from UK on 30th Nov 2008
I upgraded my nokia N95 and I also have a samsung G600. I have had my
phone for 3 days now and its wicked no faults or disappointments with
it so far. The zoom in and out button at the side is great for scrolling
down and when you write a text message if you turn it on its side it
turns into a qwerty keyboard. I also like the widgets are quick and
easy to use.. My bad I have found one annoying setting when you are
in a call the screen continually locks i have not been able to find
the setting to turn that off. The camera is ace but I havent utilised
it properly yet. On the old samsungs you could put a password on you
memory card this one doesnt which means that if you want to password
your photos it puts it on everything including videos and MP3 (Dont
ask what im protecting..lol)I havent tried the DIVX yet nor the video
in slow motion. The phone feels and looks nice. The WAP is very fast
and very easy to use I thought I would miss WIFI but I dont. I am very
happy with t his phone good purchase..
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Reviewed by Stefan from Serbia on 28th Nov 2008
This phone can use GPS only for geotag...hahaha so poor xD
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Reviewed by PaulG from Unitened Kingdom on 27th
Nov 2008
Had it a day. Great phone for taking pic and videos. Games that come
with it are a waste of time (trial versions). Agree with other reviewer
about phonebook annoyance - have to scroll to find contact. Says DIVX
playback but it's very picky about bitrate. out of the 10 divx files
i put on the phone only 3 worked. Another annoying thing is phones and
videos and photo's aren't displayed full screen. There seems no option
to fit to screen either so you end up with quite allot of wasted screen
space in landscape mode. These gripes aside it performs well in all
other aspects and the camera - the main reason i bought the handset
- is better than my kodak digi camera! overall a good buy.
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Reviewed by Chrisyb from UK on 27th Nov 2008
Just got the phone yesterday and its pretty damn good. Certainly a funkier
looking phone than the Omnia. It doesn't have wifi but who cares.. use
a computer...
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Reviewed by Ady from UK on 27th Nov 2008
Well i have had my pixon for a couple of days and i love it. Although
it is a frustrating phone if your not used to touch screen. As a phone
it does well clarity is great and the earphones that come with it are
quality, better even than a jawbone headset. As a camera it is very
good although i am still playing around to find the best in it. the
pc software that comes with it is useless i just cant fathom it out
and 7 out of 10 times results in unable to connect with phone. Music
wise it is good and the redio is very good with clear crisp reception,
again the earpiece coming into its own. The touch screen in annoying
in the fact that if you open your phone book you have to slide an icon
down the screen to get to the corresponding letter to match the name
your searching for, it often stops scrolling and tries connecting to
whatever number your finger last hit. this is maybe just me and still
getting used to it. I got mine from phones4u in store it a £35 pm 18
month contract, the phone was free. looks wise it is impresive very
sexy and the built quality is great with a metal back plate on it although
it is quite a heavy phone its managable.
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