Samsung S400i Review
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Review: March 2006. Updated March 2009.
The Samsung S400i is one of the first of a new generation of phones called
i-mode phones. i-mode makes it easy to access the web and use e-mail from a
mobile phone. To start i-mode, you press the special "i" button on
the phone. You can then access a range of websites that have been specially
designed for i-mode and have been optimised for viewing on the phone's display.
i-mode sites include many of the most popular websites such as ebay, sports,
news and games websites. You can also send and receive email using the i-mode
email system, "i-mail". Initially i-mode is available exclusively
on O2, and you can get
a list of i-mode websites here - the list is suprisingly large even at launch.
i-mode is a replacement for WAP and is much, much better. At last, the system
that has been in place in Japan for years is now available in the UK! Note that
i-mode is not the same as 3G - 3G is faster, but i-mode has the benefit of operating
on current 2G networks with better reception and longer battery life.
The Samsung S400i looks very similar to the best-selling Samsung
D500, except that it's smaller and lighter. It's a slide-up design phone
with a good keypad and a nice screen. However, it doesn't have the features
of the D500: there's no MP3 player, no expandable memory, the camera is just
VGA resolution (0.3 megapixels), and it can only record short video clips (less
than a minute). This makes it expensive for what you get, especially since you
have to pay extra for the i-mode service. The Samsung
S500i seems like a better deal.
Judging from the user reviews, many people seem to have been mis-sold this
phone as a music phone. You need to understand that this phone does not have
an MP3 player. However, if you read the user reviews below, some people claim
to have imported music files onto the phone and been able to play them.
Features of the Samsung S400i include:
- VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with flash
- Video camera
- Display: 262,000 colours
- 64-voice polyphonic ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-mail
- Downloadable Java games
- Photo phonebook
- GPRS, EDGE
- Connectivity: Bluetooth
- Memory: 13 Mbytes
- Vibration alert
- Triband
- Size: 91 x 45 x 21 mm
- Weight: 88g
- Talktime: 3 hours
- Battery standby: 150 hours
Samsung S400i User Reviews
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Average rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by brenda from uk on 16th Oct 2006
Well believe it or not i only use this phone for the i-mode browser
(and calls ofcourse) which is what this phone was designed for. i-mode
is definitely quicker and easier than standard wap and if you dont want
an expensive techy phone that has 3G or wifi than this is just perfect
for accessing your regular sites on a regular phone. Display is fantastic
and the phone itself is very compact. I believe you can get the D500
for the same price if camera or mp3 is your thing.
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Reviewed by laura from uk on 16th Oct 2006
i am so disappointed wiv this phone. i thought that it would be amazin,
i would be able to recieve music from other people, but it always says
not allowed. And also, you have to have a legal apn number to go on
the internet, and that is bad. They should not have a music file if
you can't have any music to put on it. I hope no one makes the same
mistake that i made when i bought this phone
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Reviewed by hayley from uk on 14th Oct 2006
very disapointed with this phone had it as a present i wish it was a
good as it looks.
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Reviewed by richard from england on 10th Oct 2006
complete rubish on 02 pay as you go you cannot set your own speed dials,
if you do when you switch the phone off or the battery runs out it reverts
to the 02 settings and you have re-edit every thing. 02 will not help
and samsung blame 02 either way I have a phone which does not what they
sold it to me as, and becouse its more than 28 days old they basicly
told me tuff, Also the flash on the camera keeps reverting to of do
not buy it, buy a nokia
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Reviewed by LOUiS3oH6 from UK on 8th Oct 2006
OOH MY DaYZ!! OW BAD iS THiS FONE MaN?! NEE GD 2 NEE1.. GOT iT BWT 6MONTHS
aGO.. N aZ i aM a TEENaGER.. a TUK iT 2 SKOOL 2 GET CHOONZ ON iT OFF
ME M8Z.. N iT SEZ THEY WERNT aLLOWED.. THE CaMERaS DECENT ENOUGH.. BUT
NOT TH BEST.. U CaNiT TEK a ViDEO 4 LONGa THN 10 SECONDS.. aND ON TWO
OCCaSiONS MY FONE HaS CRaSHED aND CaUSED LOSS OF EVERYTHiNG i HaD ON
iT.. NUMBERS.. FOTOS.. ERRYTHiN! TH OWNLi TWO THiNGS a LYK BWT THiS
FONE.. iS TH i-MODE.. iT CUMZ iN HaNDY.. aND THE WaY iT LUKS.. iT aiNT
a BaD LUKiN FONE.. oH N 1 MORE THiNG aNY1 THTS GaNa GRiEF SaMSUNGS COZ
OV THa BaTTERY LiFE.. THN GET OWaH YaSEL.. iF U WaNT a FONE Wi a BaTTERY
THT U DNT aV 2 CHaRGE iT UP ERRY CUPLE OV DaYZ.. GaN GET a NOKia FS!!
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Reviewed by katrina from sheffield on 5th Oct
2006
this phone is really good it can hold loadz of memory !!!!!!
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Reviewed by gooseberi from nevereverland on 24th
Sep 2006
dis is 1 suculent fone!!! had it a week nd luv it!! ts stylish, easy
to carry nd an allround gud fone!! wat annoys me doe is ya afta use
dey'r tonez 4 ur msgs but dat dsn't really matta!!!!!ya d camera is
excellent, luv d bluetooth and i luv d layout of d fone really!!!defntly
recommend it!! 4 all of d eejts out dere complainn ya cn't gt gt mp3
on2 it...U NEW DAT WEN U BOT IT SO STOP GIVN DIS EXCELLNT FONE A BAD
NAME!!!!!!!kk luv ya loys!!gota 2 eat sum chikn!!!LET UR ELEMENT FREE............x
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Reviewed by Chloe from UK on 24th Sep 2006
Firstly before you buy this phone, you should read reviews like this
to make sure you don't make the same mistake i did. I had been looking
for a phone for a while, and found a simular phone before spotting this
one that could recive music, but didnt have bluetooth. For £15 extra,
i could purchase the s400i, and be able to recive music, and have a
bluetooth connection. So, i purchased the phone. As im a teenager, and
in highschool, the next day i went into school asking people to send
me music through bluetooth, and to my disapointment i got the message
'Not alowed' Despite the fact that this phone cannot recive music from
other people, i've read reviews that say it accepts certain file types,
even though the file can't be too large. I also find it weird that there's
even a folder called 'music' in the file manager. What i tend to do
for the moment is use my video camera on the phone to record songs,
and set them as my tone. YOU CAN NOT RECORD VOICES AND SET THEM AS YOUR
TONE :l I think the graphics are great, and the camera is also [not
the best] great. I have an iMac..quite a new one and it came with built
in bluetooth so i can easily send files from my phone to the computer,
or even the other way around. Video Camera - Not the best, the timing
on the video does varie, randomly..but im sure there's a reason which
could be something to do with the memorie. Overall - I do love this
phone alot, and if your that concerened about music, go buy yourself
an iPod !!
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Reviewed by Hef from Wales on 19th Sep 2006
Hey, i'm a 6th form student at a school in north Wales and I've had
this phone for nearly a month now. I did rush to buy it (like a teenager
would do nyways) without making much research into phones on the market
but on the whole i'm fairly pleased with it, but it's far from the best.
Here's my fairly consise pov: There's no doubts towards the fact that
it's one good looking phone. It lies perfectly in the palm of my hand
and the sliding motion is so sexy! :p lol! The screen is also excellent
(262,000 colours), the clarity of icons and so on are top notch! I also
have no complaints regarding it's ease of use. There are no complicated
menus, even a goat could use it. lol. The camera is OK, but you can't
shoot movie much longer than 30s which really aggrevates me, when it
could definately do more than this. So far, i havent had any problems
with bluetooth itself, but there are letdowns regarding the types of
file it can receive, which I will explain in a bit. Another fact that
i nearly forgot to mention was the calendar on the phone - which is
really handy and easy to use, but i sbose these kind of things are on
all phones these days arent they!! Now, to the letdowns, and quite frankly,
there are quite a few of them. Firstly, the internal memory is pretty
small, only 13MB, which will definately cause problems in future as
there is no memory card slot. Another problem is that i cannot receive
mp3 or wav files from my friends via bluetooth, but i guess i should
have been more careful when choosing my phone to realise there isnt
an mp3 player on it (but i dont really care cos i own the smallest mp3
player on the world, which is fantastic!). Back to the phone then; It
also really annoys me that i cant use 'amr' files as a ringtone but
I can use a video as one (how thick is that??!) As i draw to a conclusion,
i find it hard to think of any more things BUT there is one more thing.
I would NOT spend £100 on this phone, if you are plannig to buy one,
i suggest you don't, but the decision is entirely up to you in the end.
Go for a Sony ericsson K750i or w700i/800i, they're much better, only
for a few quid extra! Thanks for reading my review!
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Reviewed by unhappy samsung owner from uk on 13th
Sep 2006
I WOULD GIVE THIS FONE BETTER RATINGS BUT IT HAS TOTALLY P'D ME OFF
BECAUSE I CANNOT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY , GET MUSIC FROM MY COMPUTER
ON TO IT I HAVE A USB LEAD SAMSUNG STUDIO DISC AND NOTHING SEEMS TO
WORK I FEEL LIKE SMASHING IT OFF THE WALL SOMTIMES SO BEFORE I DO ANY
DAMAGE TO THIS POOR LITTLE S400I COULD SOMBODY PLEASE HELP ME SORT IT
OUT YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY E MAIL @ IANCONNORT@HOTMAIL.COM OR MSN IF
IM ONLINE THANKS
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Reviewed by Rose from England on 3rd Sep 2006
this phone shud not cost £100!! u cant get music even tho when i brought
it, it sed it did!! u can record a video 4 about 10 secs!! i h8 it if
ur reading this DONT BUY THIS FONE!!!!!!
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Reviewed by lumpy from enland on 3rd Sep 2006
i like this phone so much but its memory lets it down does any1 know
if its mp3 compatible cos it has a music list? :s
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Reviewed by Daniel Reed from U.K. on 3rd Sep 2006
the samsung S400i is a really good phones it is a slide up design and
is similar to the best selling d500 it has bluetooth a built in camera
and i would reccomend it to people if they wanted a small stylish sliding
phone the memory is not that big but you dont need loads of memory because
phones are made for phone calls and text messages but anyway i think
the s400i is good because of its features like i-mode bluetooth built
in camera photo phonebook and lots of other stuff that is why i have
rated the samsung s400i 4 out of 5 which is excellent so is the phone
!!! thanks for reading my review !!!
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Reviewed by emily from england on 30th Aug 2006
dont buy this fone ! i dnt let ya ave music on it :@ lol
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Reviewed by James from England on 29th Aug 2006
This is my first phone, and I think its brilliant! I got this phone
about a week ago now, and i still love it. I am a bit dissapointed that
the videos only last about 12 seconds but I don't really care that much.
The camera, bluetooth and i-mode are really cool.
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Reviewed by A.Walker from UK on 29th Aug 2006
If I could have 0 star i would - this phone is awful - my boyfriend
got it for me 2nd hand off a friend of his - his friend obviously failed
to tell him how rubbish the phone was - I gave my boyfriend my old phone
- nokia 6230 - im regretting this now - as it was a far better phone
- ive known people who have been told this phone has latest samsung
technology - rubbish - ok i-mode is the best feature and the stupid
think wont let me use that! it looks good and pics are ok but still
- i think its one for the bin, total dissapointment - ive had better
phones cheaper brand new!
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Reviewed by Dennis Colman from UK on 28th Aug
2006
Anyone who wants to put music on this phone listen very very carefully
lol, You need to go out and buy a Blue Tooth Dongle for about £20-£25.
download itunes, its a free download off the net, once its installed,
open it and click on Edit then click on Preferences then click on Advanced,
the thing with the phone is you can't download any song that larger
than 300kb so you have to do this to make it smaller. after you've clicked
on Advanced click on Importing click on the down arrow next to Setting
and change it to custom. Setting are Stereo Bit Rate: 16kbps, Sample
Rate: 44.100kHz, Channels: Mono, then click on Ok then OK again. Once
you've done that click on File and click on Add File to Library once
the song is in itunes right click on it and click on Convert Selection
to AAC once its converted copy the file to your Blue Tooth Shared File
and then you can Download it to your phone, Enjoy, mint phone, recommend
it to anyone if you buy the Blue Tooth Dongle and have a bit of t ime
:)
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Reviewed by mandy from engalnd on 28th Aug 2006
had this phone for a day there are 19 preset ring tones, ive used my
blue tooth to download songs to my phone and use those as ringtones
so far there are five songs saved as ringtones on my phone, i also downloaded
a picture from my comp and have that as my wallpaper, exellent little
stylish phone, for all those that say they cant use bluetooth buy a
dongle connect it to your comp and away you go you need other programs
to go with this like itunes and a converter prog to convert the mp3
to aac or m4a files ,exellent camera with flash on phone .
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Reviewed by James from England on 27th Aug 2006
This is my first phone and i think it is excellent. i am even writing
this from the phone! I am a bit disappointed that the videos only last
12 seconds. I love i-mode, this phone looks cool and it has great features.
I only got it 3 days ago, and i have spent hours on it!
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Reviewed by sarah from scotland on 26th Aug 2006
anyone looking for advice on samsung s400i dont bother. it's RUBBISH.
videos only get 20 maybe less. can't get music keeps on saying not avaliable
dont know why i wasted 100 or more pounds on a phone which i can't get
music off of.
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Reviewed by Sarah from UK on 23rd Aug 2006
I Really Dont Know How To Begin With This Phone... I Have Had It For
3 Months Now, And Although The Lack Of MP3 Player Is The Worry Of Most
Young People My Age I Was Not Bothered, As I Take My Ipod Everywhere!
I Personally Feel That Although The Camera Is Shunned By Most Mine Produces
High Quality Pictures That I Send To My Computer With The Imail, Which
Is By Far The Best Feature. The Look Of The Phone Is Also Pleaseing,
As I Love The Black Slide Phones That Samsung Produce! However I Recently
Lost My Phone To O2 Repairs As My Phone Decided To Die. Now This May
Just Be Mine, However I Am Not Pleased With It At All! I Have Never
Had A Problem With A Samsung Before! So If This Had Not happened Then
The Rating Would Be Good, But You Cannot Say That A Phone Is good It
It Breaks!
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Reviewed by Grace from England on 23rd Aug 2006
I got this fone 4 my b'day and was really excited cos it said i cud
get music, obvisiouly it was wrong.My mates tried to send me music thru
bluetooth but it said not aloud, i have found out that it only uses
AAC and MP4 music, which is really bad cos when i tried to find songs
on limewire all that came up was MP3.my video sometimes can last over
a minute which isn't all bad and the camera is gud aswell. This fone
wud be ok for ppl hu don't care about the music, not many there then!!lol
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Reviewed by sharon from uk on 22nd Aug 2006
i got this phone thinkin great its got bluetooth on it and i can get
music but then when i got home and used it im not allowed mp3 music
and how rubbish is that and if that wasnt bad enough the ringtones are
not good,
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Reviewed by stu from uk on 21st Aug 2006
Basically you get what you pay for with this phone, for those of us
with any common sense you check out websites like this one to see what
you are buying, so for all you people that are complaining about putting
music onto this phone, you are fools! And there is a way to do it using
a usb bluetooth connector and an audio conversion kit (which is free
to download!), the phone may not play mp3 but it does play amr, m4a
and aac files! For one hundred pounds i consider this to be a deal!
If you want the features of the d500,d600 then pay the extra and buy
one of these! what do you expect for a cheap phone! I personally am
very pleased with this phone, i can make AND receive calls on it, i
can even text on it! If i want to listen to music i turn my iPod on
simple as that! I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a new
phone! Peace out
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Reviewed by Vincent from Ireland on 21st Aug 2006
Worst phone I've ever had. Message tones are not loud enough and you
cannot load your own tones for messaging. Memory is very small, so if
you want to receive any videoclips over 500k, it wont receive them.
it wont receive MP3's. Phone looks good and has a bright screen. nothing
else going for it, so DON'T BUY IT!!!!!
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Reviewed by leigh-anne from manchester on 18th
Aug 2006
this fone aint even that gurd i got this fone 4 a present of my mum
n dad n i asked them 2 getme sumthin wid bluetooth on so i cud get music
but no wht do i get wen im tryin 2 get music on " not allowed " whts
all that about atall !! the camera is gurd but all im bothered about
is the bluetooth really the best thing bwt this fone is i-mail cos wen
i aint got credit i use that haha lol well cnt believe ma dad wasted
his money on this fone :O:O :( :( xx leigh xx
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Reviewed by Katie from England on 15th Aug 2006
Hello... I brought the s400i last nite and as i am a teenager i wanted
the music on it... and when i came to send music all it said was ' not
aloud' i was very dissapointed in this as i spent all my money on this
and i cannot take it back.I have looked on ebay for a usb lead and i
cannot find one compatiable , there is a Bluetooth connector for s400i
but didnt no if it wud work or not probablly not !!! . neway the video
only lasst 25 secs cosidering to the d500 2 hr video its RUBBISH !!
it has not alot of memory because i wanted a bigger memory for my muci
because my Last Phone The RRazor had no memory atall, and this is no
better, the camera is average not the best ive eva seen. so i wud say
this is not a brilliant phone , but for the people who are not bothered
about all the muci and that , its a pretty good phone for those. :(:(
CYA x
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Reviewed by Rob from england on 14th Aug 2006
its not bad, camera isnt very good, bluetooth doesnt work properly and
i mode is rubbish because it charges you loads just to get some music
on there and even then the songs arent great but its stylish and has
triband. you can download games and music videos from i mode but the
music videos only last 4 about 30 seconds but nvm. it was better than
my old fone a nokia 34 10 lol
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Reviewed by Tash from UK on 13th Aug 2006
my past phone could only record music and didnt have video so i was
happy when got the s400i but i was dissapointed when i realised you
couldnt have music, the lady who sold it to me said that you could recieve
it through bluetooth. i was gutted.especially when i found that the
recording is worse than my other phone!. also myvideo can only record
about 12 seconds :S has anyone else had that problem?
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Reviewed by Macas from kent on 8th Aug 2006
this the best phone ever bye this phone imediatly because it has really
quick internet
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Reviewed by Kym from England on 7th Aug 2006
What is the point of this phone? Every message I try to send for ringtones,
screensavers, games I receive a message saying 'incompatible message
format'.. no MP3 player and the WAP is rubbish too... why oh why did
I wasted my money :(
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Reviewed by •sophie• from newcastle on
2nd Aug 2006
hi thi fone is quite gd but all i really wanted it for wos the bluetooth
nd music realyy so i consider if any1 is 2 buy dis fone dnt cos it is
nt that gd but if u want pictures nd videos its alright cos dey send.thanks....nd
by thu way it lets u send recorded music...ok thanks...but a deeent
reli lyk it 2 be honist but it least av gt a fone xxxxx
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Reviewed by David from Ireland on 29th Jul 2006
A super little entry level phone! Great design, excellent screen, easy
to navigate around and the i-mode works well. No MP3, average camera
and only 20 ringtones but I knew that when I bought it. If you want
an all dancing, all singing phone that does 100 miles to the gallon
and and brings you breakfast in bed then do not buy it. BUT, if you
want a stylish piece of kit that works extremely well as a phone, check
it out!
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Reviewed by craig richards from wales on 27th
Jul 2006
this phone is excellent. it has evrything i need on it with bluetooth,
MP3 player, video and camera, i dont need to carry any thing els with
me, jst my phone. the only slight letdown is the memory, 13mb isn't
enough memory for a MP3 phone but it does its job perfectly and the
web browser is amazingly fast.
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Reviewed by Leyth from UK on 24th Jul 2006
A complete and utter piece of trash DONT WASTE YOU MONY ON THIS
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Reviewed by Tizzy from England on 23rd Jul 2006
the S4OOi is alright but it does not let me recieve files from bluetooth
and set them as my ringtones it always says not aloud. The next thing
is that you cant listen to the radio and it doesnt have a mp3 player.
Also you cant stop it sending the message if you make a mistake. On
the other hand it has a great golf game. And the camera and video are
reasonable.
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Reviewed by Jeff from Ireland on 10th Jul 2006
I got this phone as an upgrade, and i have to say that this phone is
excellent. I love the slide up feature on this phone, this makes the
phone smaller after you've used it and the phone's keys are nicely hidden.
The Menu's on this phone are nicely laid out and i liked the colour
and sharpness of the screen, also the text message function is cool,
and the text is very clear. The phone looks very sleek when it's closed.
It's fantastic carrying a phone that's lightweight, and you can easily
carry it in your jacket pocket or bag. I LOVE THIS PHONE!
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Reviewed by Joe from UK on 5th Jul 2006
Good little phone! Does everything I need it to do, and i really dont
see why people are giving it a 1 star because it has no mp3 player...get
an iPod if you want that! Layout of everything is brilliant, easy to
use and i-mode seems to be brill! however wont let me recieve files
via bluetooth - maybe just me though!
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Reviewed by trisha from uk on 4th Jul 2006
hi! i'm 14 years old and i got this phone for my birthday in may and
i love it! usually when i get a phone i get bored of it in like couple
of weeks but i have had this phone for 2 months and am still loving
it.I dont know why people have given this phone 2 or 3 stars because
its the best phone i have ever had. It looks lush and the games are
wicked.I also love it because it has i-mode which i can never get bored
of and keep finding new stuff to do on it! So everyone who reads this
i recommend you get this phone because it's lush!
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Reviewed by Sarah from Uk on 4th Jul 2006
i like this phone but i cant get music onto it and when i convert the
files to acc with itunes i dont know how to get them on my phone. any
ideas please please e-mail xxxsarahca14xxx@aol.com please
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Reviewed by laura from northern ireland on 3rd
Jul 2006
Bought it because it looks like a klass wee phone,first let down was
you cant set your own ringtones, what phone these days doesnt let you
set ur own rintones??? im embarrassed when i get a phonecall, i have
to just keep it on vibrate. cant send pic messages, get on the internet,
download music, and i keep getting incompatible message format aswell,and
i ave top charge it too often, the battery life is a joke.this phone
is a joke. Will never be getting another samsung again, they have gone
way downhill with this phone. Im going to stick with sony ericcson.
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!
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Reviewed by Alison from Portsmouth on 30th Jun
2006
i think this phone is great! the only glich i have with it is that you
cant take very long video's and the quality of voice recording is poor.
but its really easy to use and its a great bargin aswell at £100 !!!
i would reccomend this phone to anyone -x-
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Reviewed by Steven Schofield from England on 30th
Jun 2006
The S400i is a great phone for video's Music (AAC files work), Imode
and bluetooth (could do with a little more memory but does anyone know
how to change the setting so that when you record a video its does not
stop bcos of "message file size limit"? plz leave a message if u do
;) YOU CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you need a program
called "JOYCE AUDIO CONVERTER" and use this to change mp3,wma ect. into
AAC because the phone can play them and the phone is BRILLIANT!!! :)
:) :) :) :)
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Reviewed by мїĸє -s- from scotland
on 24th Jun 2006
I got this fone a few months ago and i think it is really gd. Pros:slide,gd
video,gd camera,gd size of screen(my old fone o2 x2 had a tiny screen),
and great imode use! Cons:A bit wobily wen it is slid down but get over
it,no mp3 but u can always try recording them and then listening to
them tht way well its better than nothing, and last but not least the
ringtones r jst a tad anoying. Another problem i had with it is i use
my old sim card right and wen i try and use bluetooth it says type in
pin no. and i dont hav a pin no. so can u plz help coz all my mates
hav bluetooth and i cany use it, my email is mike_stewart11@hotmail.co.uk!
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Reviewed by from on 21st Jun 2006
I have the phone a week now, it's a great little phone for bluetooth
and imail, it has a good camera and plays mp4's, down side has to be
its music. if you are looking for a phone to listen to music stay away.
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Reviewed by James from uk on 13th Jun 2006
I think that the Samsung s400i is a wicked phone........apart from the
use of music.....my old phone was the E720 which was a fab mobile........i
dont no y i didn't keep it?????.....but i wanted i-mode unfortunetly..anyway
it is a gd phone and i like it.....so goodbye
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Reviewed by from on 12th Jun 2006
I bought the samsung S400i last week and i am not happy atall with it.
The memory on the phone is very small and you also cant recieve mp3's.
I would advise anyone not to buy it as it is a complete waste of money!!!!!
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Reviewed by bowsher from uk on 10th Jun 2006
ive had this phone for some time now but i have found it very bad in
some places like the music and also the messaging i tryed to send a
message to someone nd it came up saying error couldnt send nd i needed
to send the message its a very poor phone
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Reviewed by Alain from Belgium on 8th Jun 2006
For me the S400i is a very good mobile, I like imode on it better than
the mobiles I ever had. One question : where can I buy a second battery
and a charger for my car ? Thx a lot
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Reviewed by Jordan from England on 4th Jun 2006
I've had this phone for a week now and It's been ok(ish). I bought it
new from Woolworths and it didn't even come with a data cable, how am
I supposed to put anything on it? It's just ridiculous. But the camera
quality is good, and I like the flash, but the video is poo! If you
move it quickly or if it films something moving quickly, it stops videoing.
The glossy finish gets easily scratched and the i mode browser isn't
very good. It doesn't load pictures well, and is difficult to use. I
should have gone for the D600.
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Reviewed by Steph from UK on 3rd Jun 2006
I have this fone and its gd 4 me and just rite
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Reviewed by Pat from on 1st Jun 2006
Hi buddies, I have this S400i for about a week now and i dont see it
as bad atall. But my only problem with it is finding a data cable for
it, so please if anyone happen to know where i can get the usb data
cable for it contact me on obeletu@yahoo.com. cheers
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Reviewed by keetz from uk on 26th May 2006
i have had the s400i for 2 months now and im very dissapionted.it doesnt
have an mp3 player but from wat i have heard it plays mp4 i cant accept
any mp3 songs.the picture is quite good not so good on doin videos.oh
yea and the memory is reli reli rubbish i had 82 pics 3 videos n 81
sounds(i receored music as it doesnt have mp3)and it was sayin that
it doesnt have much memory left!the reason i gave it an average is cuz
it sends texts n u can send n recive calls.but im very dissapionted
in this fone.if you are thinking about buyin this fone i reli reli wudnt.
and im takin it back
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Reviewed by Jemma from England on 26th May 2006
Ive Had This Fone For About A Week And It Is All Good But The Only Thing
Is I Cant Listin 2 Music On It Which Is Not Good But The Cam ,Bluetooth,Txt,Internet
Is Good And Apart From The Music Everything Else Is Great So If Someone
Could Please Email Me Teling Me How You Can Listin 2 Music Please jemmaclarke_100@hotmail.com
Thanks x
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Reviewed by Tom from Ireland on 19th May 2006
I have owned the S400i for about 1 week now. So far I am impressed,
I think the camera quality is quite good as is the video camera (its
not brilliant, but I knew that b4 I bought it, otherwise I would have
bought the S500i which has a 1.3 megapixel camera compared to the S400i's
VGA (0.3 megapixel) camera). The features of this phone are quite good
also, even though it doesnt have an mp3 player it doesnt bother me as
it plays .aac/.aac+/.m4a instead. Im using .aac (Advanced Audio Code)
for my music and the quality is just as good as mp3 with the advantage
of a smaller file size which means you fit more on. Aswell as this iTunes
will convert your mp3 to .aac quite easily so its no bother using .aac.
I have to admit though I am not completely happy with the phone. The
reasons for this are: 1. The max file size the phone will accept through
bluetooth is only 500kb, which can be a problem when sending .3gp video
files. Im not sure if this is just with bluetooth, as I havent been
able to find USB data cable for sale. Also there is only 13MB memory
with no option for expansion. 2. You cannot send java games to your
phone from PC via bluetooth as this is an imode phone. Which means it
doesnt use standard java apps, instead it uses java doja (or something
like that) which can only be obtained from an imode site by an imode
enabled phone. Overall this is a good all round phone which does whats
its supposed to do, and does it well. It looks great also!
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Reviewed by mick from england on 13th May 2006
nice lightweight phone with easy sliding action. had a few problems
with imode at first, had to get o2 to activate my sim (same one i had
for years) to be able to use imode. figured out how to get on ebay after
reading book, in imode-menu-shopping-ebay, it brings up a compatible
version which is quite easy to use. if trying to connect to internet
sites by typing in address it tells you page is too big. to put passwords
in use button to change from T9/123 to ABAB, and you can see the characters
before they change to [****]. i hope the list of sites using i mode
increases but many of them require monthly subscriptions. screen is
clear and i altered my shortcuts to make phonebook one click etc. well
laid out and camera good and simple to use, i can email small pictures
to phone from my pc, still trying so sort out how to send sound files
though. phone is lacking a few features that can be found in other phones
for similar price.
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Reviewed by Sam from Ireland on 9th May 2006
This phone isnt as bad as people are making it out to be. Ye just don't
know how to use the thing. Dont bother with mp3s and use aac instead.
there seems to be a limit to the size of the files (0.5Mb)that the phone
accepts over bluetooth so shove the quality right down and you'll fit
at least 2 mins of audio. Thats if you buy a phone to listen to music....????
Overall this phone is nice and easy to use, it actually dials etc and
the camera works which is fine with me but my only gripe is that when
you want to enter a recipient for a message from yor phonebook it takes
about 3 clicks too many.
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Reviewed by Ben Roe from UK on 8th May 2006
I bought one of these as a simple phone for calls and SMS and so far
it seems like a very nice phone. It's nice and light, the screen is
clear and the interface is pretty simple. I really don't care about
MP3 or the camera: anyone who seriously cares about that kind of thing
should just buy an iPod or a Canon, no phone on the market is going
to come close to that level of quality. My only concern is that the
slide action is a bit weak, so it feels a bit wobbly when closed. Apart
from that, very nice.
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Reviewed by natalie ball from england on 7th May
2006
after having the d500 i am very disapointed!!!! had one day and apart
from the appearence it is rubbish. It doesn't have mp3 and wouldn't
let me bluetooth videos or tones from other phones, why???? also it
doesn't ring and vibrate at the same time for either a call or a messages.
im going to go for the s500i, samsung has gone backwards and really
let themselves and their customers down with this one.
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Reviewed by Emz from UK on 4th May 2006
Great little compact phone...slides really well. Don't know why everyone
is going on about no mp3 - whats an ipod for? Had a bit of trouble with
imode, but o2 replaced the phone and it works fine. Knocking a star
off because of the really short time you can video for. Bluetooth is
good, but dont keep it on too long or it will sap your memory. Buttons
are easy to use, screen is clear and bright. Especially like different
coloured numbers when putting in a number! Camera is good, especially
impressed with the flash, and you can put frames onto your pictures
and special effects such as negative and sepia onto them. Wondering
why it has a headphone hole when you can't play mp3's but still....
I think everyone needs to give this phone a break, its great for people
who aren't looking for millions of gadgets, and just want a phone with
camera/video/bluetooth etc
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Reviewed by j.rogers from england on 1st May 2006
nice compact phone but a few annoying things about it such as............when
i try and browse the net it always says 'page too big'...why? and then
cancels the site i bought this phone to use with 'ebay' - no chance
it just wont let me!!! - page too big!!!....why?? 'voice recorder' is
very very quiet you cannot hear it if you have the slightest background
noise, and when i link up with blue tooth to another phone to swap downloads
it say 'not allowed'..why??.....the ringtones and message alerts are
outdated and very quiet...................video messaging 20-30 seconds....whats
the point of that???...........you also have to activate the camera
flash every time you take a pic......sending a message takes longer
as there is four or five steps to take just to send!!!its a cool and
stylish phone but seems to be a backwards step from the samsung d500
& d600..........anyone who can shed any light on these problems feel
free to email me at joff@grassmore.freeserve.co.uk tha nks
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Reviewed by Jade from England on 29th Apr 2006
ive had this fone for bout a week, and its rely gd, vry fashionable
an got evrythin i need. I dnt rle care bout the mp3 as when i bought
it, the 02 salesman told me tht it didnt have a mp3 and i would much
prefer 2 use my ipod than my fone for music. the camera and video are
good, as when i bought it i was also told it didnt have a video recorder
which it actuly does. BUT, it does have very annoying ringtones!!
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Reviewed by ross stewart 14 from scotland on 29th
Apr 2006
im utterly outraged with this fone. wats the point in havin a music
folder AND a headphone space on the side of the phone wen u dont even
have a mp3 player!!! b4,i did hav a nokia 32 20 and to me it wasa just
as good, this fone is a waste of money so if anyone reeding my review
sees this >>> DONT BUY THIS FONE
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Reviewed by coral from england on 27th Apr 2006
the phone is good until you realise it doesn't have mp3 player and can't
recieve any music even tho there is a music folder! hopefully o2 will
take it back because id rather pay the same ammount for the d500 n have
mp3! definately worth buying if your not interested in the music side
:o) battery life isn't very good, blue tooth is best deactivated until
you use it as it drains your battery! can also have videos when somebody
is ringing yoo !! if anybodi knows how i can get music on mi fone pls
contact me on coral27_xx@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by Zoe from england on 26th Apr 2006
Well,,,, i am utterly disapointed, i got phone last nite and as soon
as i played with it i wanted my D500 back. This fone is rubbish, i cant
receive music as it has no mp3, i keep getting tx messages saying "incompatable
message". I am not pleased at all as when i spoke to 02 they talked
me into this fone saying it was better than the d600 and that it had
everything the d500 had and more. when spending the last year with the
d500 and then going to a new fone that has half the stuff d500 has they
u can imagine how i feel. u expect to get a fone thats better than the
one you have just had,, NOT IN THE CASE.. do not buy it. im now sending
it back and getting the d600.
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Reviewed by kate from uk on 24th Apr 2006
this is a great phone with camera and corder and bluetooth but its just
the music i really need help with please somebody help me my email is
katieluvsfootball@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by patrick from uk on 23rd Apr 2006
EXCELLENT...all that says it will do,WILL DO...Photo coverage is good..I.MAILING
works excelleent..and dowloading works EXCELLENT.I would guess,those
who are having problems,may need to read thier MANUAL...or if geniune
faults,O2 are very good at replacing your phones.. Patrick :-)
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Reviewed by AMPSH from uk on 21st Apr 2006
ive just bought this phone and to be honest im dissapointed.yes the
i mode feature is very good and it has bluetooth(thats why i give it
2 stars)but i cant understand why theyve put video on it because 20-30
seconds is useless.in the video settings the quality and length settings
are dissabled(samsung instruction book claims the settings are optimized
for the phone?)also ive got a music folder with no music in it because
theres no mp3 despite what the salesman says.ive even struggled to convert
mp3 to amr.acc. and mid.it puts them into the sounds folder but the
quality of these type of files is poor compared to mp3.all in all there
are much better phones out there for the same price.
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Reviewed by magicmartians from uk on 21st Apr
2006
..well i had studied the reviews on this phone,and it was mixed!!! I
bought the phone due to its compact size,and the features it has. I
knew that if i wasn't happy with it,i could take it back to o2 within
the seven day's..Am happy with it,so i suggest anyone who reads these
reviews,to take them lightly and find out for yourself,as we all have
different idea's and expectations of any phone. The camera quality is
great for the size of the phone and price..in fact very clear. Can't
fault it really,AS YET..but if there is a problem,o2 are excellent at
taking it on board. Only trouble i have at present is how to SEND PHOTO'S...SO
IF ANY ONE CAN HELP ME OUT...THANK'S ;-)Oh..and the I.MAIL is brillaint,no
problems at all.You can send e.mail's as if you were sending them from
your pc...and you receive them back VERY QUICKLY...AM IMPRESSED.. MAGICMARTIANS..
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Reviewed by Linda from scotland on 20th Apr 2006
very disappointed with the phone. O2 sold this to me as having an mp3
player and it doesn't have one. I was also told that the imail and imode
would work guess what - doesn't work either. I can't download files
from the computer via bluetooth anymore. It also only has one ringtone.
I don't see how O2 could justify this as an upgrade to my Nokia 6230.
I feel conned.
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Reviewed by dt from UK on 19th Apr 2006
well i like this phone and whoever said that they couldnt send and recieve
videos and mp3s over bluetooth your phone must have had a fault and
u where wrong i have mp3s and videos on my phone that i got over bluetooth
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Reviewed by dara from ireland on 15th Apr 2006
i just got an email from samsung, apparently the software in this phone
is the same as in the e720. widesync does not work with it, yet anyway.
PIMS II 2.0 software should work with it, and to call their helpline
if it doesn't. I'm off to follow the instructions for PIMS II and the
E720. d
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Reviewed by Kath from England, UK on 14th Apr
2006
Well i have to admit i wasn't completely sure if this phone would be
worth it as there are better phones with better features at the price
but unlike everyone else here i did read up on the features and functions
of the phone and knew that this is only an entry level phone. Phones
like the K700 have more to offer at this price but the S400i is compact
and stylish and still includes the essentials like bluetooth and mp4
ringtones and is a good easy to use, reliable phone to have on pay as
u go.
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Reviewed by dm from Éire on 14th Apr 2006
I just got one of these today. Things I must have in a phone : -sms
-calls -bluetooth or infrared The latter is for transferring and backup
up contacts, sms, pictures, sounds, etc. Features I consider a plus
-any kind of half decent camera -can play any audio as a message or
ring tone(mp3/4, aac, etc) -other stuffi don't need but which could
be cool. This phone scores high on everything so far as i can see, EXCEPT
bluetooth ! Camera is good. Video is good. -these two for a phone, if
you want great in this arean, buy a camera, not a phone :) I -love-
the ability to play mp4/aac as a ring tone ! MP3 does not appear to
work, at least I can't send such files over bluetooth. The menu is funky.
Imode looks interesting, but it's menus are slow to react. Aslo, closing
the flip for everything else cancels the operation, no so with i-mode.
So if you don't cancel imode before you close the phone and put it in
your pocket, your pocket could send emails to who knows :) Apart from
sending files, and copying files from the phone to the pc without any
special software, the most basic of features that I would consider the
main reason for bluetooth is abismal!!! I can send individual contacts
via bluetooth, sometimes it works. Trying to send a group never works.
I have a palm pilot, and i have all my contacts there. My last phone
was a sony ericsson t630 and i could send keep it in sync easily, sending
individual numbers that were new or changed, or if i hadn't updated
the phone in a while, i would wipe the phone contact and re-send them
from the palm "all at once". Such a simple easy thing yet so useful.
Now this won't work for the samsung, it has an issue with getting more
than a single contact at a time, and it also has issue with some contacts,
where the palm says 'work' the phone says 'office' and won't accept
cards with 'work' entries :( So, not wanting to manually enter 600+
numbers and titles and company info and email addresses etc, I am tearing
my hair out trying to find something that will do the job. You would
think they'd have an application online that could do this quickly and
easily ? Wrong! The site samsung.com has software, but no help and no
articles that i could find. The site samsungmobile.com doesn't even
list this model !! I downloaded the PIM software(v2.0, as specified
when i input the phone model on samsung.com), it's windows only so just
as well i still get a free XP system with my new pc's. It wouldn't connect
through bluetooth. I then downloaded some WIDESYNC software. This will
work only with MS Outlook!! I'm not going to pay $$$ for MS Office just
to put numbers on the bloody phone! But I got a hold of Office 2003
pro on a friends machine, latest XP version and everything up to date.
Did not work. So at the minute i'm downloading pim software v3.0, it's
for the D800, but i'm thinking hey, it may just work. I am really pd
off. This is such a simple basic thing to want to do. If anybody from
SAMSUNG reads this, TAKE NOTE: I bought a new phone, it's 2006 so it's
likely I already have a phone and lots of friends with phones, so I'm
going to want to copy over the numbers that i keep for them. It should
be quick and easy, like with the siemens and nokia and sony ericsson
[and other but thats all I've experience with]. Even my phones of 3+
years ago could do this fine with IR. Why you these people made it so
damn hard ! ??? Such a rant. Apols. If you don't have a lot of numbers
to transfer or anything else of much interest to do with bluetooh, its
looking like a great phone. Otherwise, stear well clear of it ! Because,
imo, this is such a basic facility to have, I have decided to give this
model a very low rating, is that fair ?
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Reviewed by liz from uk on 13th Apr 2006
I upgraded from a d500 on the advise of the 02 operator, asked for a
d600 but was told that this one was as good.......NOT......I upgraded
in Feb but have only just started using it, its totally junk....think
o2 employees must have had some kind of incentive on for getting rid
of these useless phones because i went on another site today and several
people said that they had been talked into this phone by the o2 operator.....
I'm gutted as i now have to wait another year to upgrade to a better
phone. It has a file saying music, but can i get any music on this phone
NO...any ideas
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Reviewed by Lou from England on 12th Apr 2006
Don't really know why you would want to buy this phone. The only reasone
i say that is because you can get the D500 for the same price with a
1.3 megal pixel camera with an MP3 PLAYER ok maybe it hasn't got i-mode
but it' a much better phone for the same price some please write back
if you think am wrong but i know am not.
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Reviewed by shell from uk on 9th Apr 2006
Really nice phone small and compact and very smooth, it hasnt got alot
of features but the design makes up for it
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Reviewed by Jayson from Glasgow on 5th Apr 2006
I fail to see why anyone would want to by this fone, i mean to bring
out a fone without a MP3 player on it just to me seem so stupid, what
exactly have u to use the bluetooth on it for if there is no songs to
send, as infra-red is just as gd when sending pics. I had bought this
fone and i took it back 2 days later as i found my e350 a whole lot
better
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Reviewed by Sharron from UK on 24th Mar 2006
Well where shall i start. First of all this phone doesn't have a MP3
Player, which is i the first thing that anoyed me, then i started to
get messages that came up as Incompatable Message Format. Although the
phone is stylish and small thats the only good features i think this
phone has, so if you're looking for an upto date phone this isn't it,
i sent this back.
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Reviewed by Barry from Ireland on 23rd Mar 2006
Where do I start on how awfully bad this phone is? Firstly, after using
a Nokia 6230 I came use to having decent technological items that were
maybe not the best on the market, but were easy to use, and worked steadily.
but for a phone like the s400i built up in the media so much by o2 and
samsung, you have to wonder, am I using the same phone as them? dont
get me wrong, the phone has a brilliant exterior, but what ever happened
to inside the phone? video - only lasts for 20 seconds, then cuts off
and in the process of cutting, freezes for 10 seconds. Bluetooth - can
only send pictures, no videos or mp3. mp3s - cant get them. i mode -
cant use anything bcus u have 2 subscribe to websites for 3pound each.
profiles - only 2 profiles, loud and silent. ringtones - only 10 and
very low. if i can give you one bit of advice in life, DO NOT BUY THIS
PHONE!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mick from uk on 15th Mar 2006
had this phone for a week now and think its very good, to get music
on it just download wavepad free from the web and you can put your own
music on it
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Reviewed by dani from england on 14th Mar 2006
got this phone last wednesday and sent it back to 02 within the hour.
was told that it had mp3 player, large memory, smaller version of d600.
i have never had such a bad phone! dont buy or upgrade my e720 was 100x
better. now got d600
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Reviewed by brandon from Ireland on 14th Mar 2006
I love the design. If your previous phone is a Nokia and use T9 for
texting then the T9 implementation will take some time to get used to,
as it usees the now-standard key placement of # for space, and 0 for
changeword instead of the other way around. My biggest problem to date?
The internet mode (i-mode) is currently free. From the end of March
here, it will be a billable service, whether you use it or not. That
kills it, imho - but since I did not buy it for that, I'll survive.
Also, as it's so new, O2, and samsung's own samsungmobile.com do not
yet recognize the phone (a bit dumb, since the phone is in production
for some time now). Because of this, and most operator's lack of understanding
in the Java platform you'll have a problem getting games and ringtones
from them, so you will need to rely on Samsungmobile.com for any extra's.
A temporary issue, but actually the main reason I give it 3/5.
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Reviewed by LaLa from UK on 13th Mar 2006
Got this phone 3 weeks ago as an upgrade to my Motorola V547. It's a
great little phone, small and neat and I like the slide function. The
menu is quick and easy to use and has some nice features. Only drawbacks
are it's lack of memory - why only 13K when most of Samsung's phones
have 3 or 4 times that?? and you can only video about 20 seconds before
it cuts out. Don't think much of i-mode, you have to subscribe to most
of the sites and you can only use o2's imail - I cannot find a way into
my yahoo mail or o2 email. Going to go back to o2 active once my contract
is up.
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Reviewed by jay from ireland on 12th Mar 2006
My Wife and I bought this phone and we are both very happy with it.
We too had a problem with music at the start but dont use our phones
for music anyhow. It is a great phone and very easy to use plus has
everything you need bluetooth, imail and also is tri band for traveling
if you do this alot plus the loudspeaker hands free is great as the
sound is really clear. thumbs up from us !!!!!!
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Reviewed by - from Ireland on 12th Mar 2006
The Samsung S400i looks and feels like a quality phone. It's easy to
use, has a clear screen and does all the basics well. Battery life is
ok. The phone also has bluetooth and a camera with flash. Note however
that the camera is NOT megapixel as some sites say. Best of all, the
S400i supports imode which allows you to send and receive email and
picture messages easily. As others have said, the phone is fairly basic
but what can you expect at the price. If you want a good looking imode
phone that works well, you wont go far wrong with the S400i.
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 11th Mar 2006
Got this phone as an upgrade. First time I recived it bluetooth not
working. Second time, same problem. Suppliers even said they had alot
of problems with this phone. It looks good but that's the only good
thing about it. Simple things such as sending a txt message was a hassel.
Terrible phone don't buy it!!!! Sent my one back
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Reviewed by Craig from England on 10th Mar 2006
This phone really isn't much at all. There is no MP3 player for one?
Which is lame! The sound when making calls is terrible, the sound is
very tinny and muffled. The phone does look good but feels very light
and cheap. This phone really is a waste of time. I have tried to use
iMode but I need to upgrade in store? Pointless!! The ring tones are
very quiet and since I've had this phone I've missed most of my calls.
Total waste of money!! Do not bother!
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Reviewed by Katie from Scotland on 8th Mar 2006
Just got this phone yesterday, really like it so far but seem to have
the same problem as everyone else, not sure how to get the songs on
it. I know it cant take MP3 but it can take MP4 and ACC apparently but
unsure how to get this. Do you need to but anything for it? If anyone
knows let me know! cheers
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Reviewed by from UK on 7th Mar 2006
Got this phone as an upgrade to d500, not that impressed with it. It
has the i-mode and i-mail on it, but in order to use it I had to upgrade
my tarriff - an extra £20 a month - I hardly think its owrth it. When
in standby mode you are unable to see if you have any messages or missed
calls, have to keep sliding up phone to check. Also found the phone
receiption poor and sound a bit tinny. Not very impressed at all.
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Reviewed by morgan from england on 5th Mar 2006
hullo this fone is ok but i wnt 2 knw if a can get mp3s on this fone
please thnxx u xx
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Reviewed by Amir from on 4th Mar 2006
The phone looks good feels good.. It's really basic compared to the
other D Models.. It doesn't have a Mp3 Player you can play AAC files..
But they must be really small, I havn;t manadged to compress a file
that small yet.. So if you want a phone for music then don't buy this.
Other than that can't fault the phone. If anyone knows how to compress
a AAC file down to about 500k or less please post here ;)
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Reviewed by jack from england on 3rd Mar 2006
ive just got htis fone i really like it but....mp3 it shud have 1 really
shudnt it its got evrithing else? how did u say u can get mp3 songs
on it ?
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Reviewed by Nick from - on 1st Mar 2006
Hmmmm...looks good, nice and light with a good sized screen. However
ths is the end of the +'s. Im not a huge phone fan who gets excited
about the phone 'tech' stuff, i like a phone thats easy to use and thats
works... The s400i is fidderly to use, for some reason i get sent 'incompatible
message format' texts instaed of a pic message, its a pain to send picture
messages and whats with the 45 sec video memory???forget about the MP3
and tech stuff this phone doesnt even do the basics!!!!!Dont get
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Reviewed by k from uk on 26th Feb 2006
BUY IT
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Reviewed by Terry from UK on 26th Feb 2006
It's a funky little phone - and looks way better than the other Samsung
slidey phones out at the minute. I thought it was a problem with bluetooth
when I tried to transfer mp3s to the phone from the PC, but, having
spoken with Samsung support, mp3s can't be transferred. Dunno why, but
it doesn't have to stop you. The phone will accept ACC files and mp4,
so just a small download of a converting program, and you can transfer
the tune! Doesn't take any time at all!! Also, the phone sends MMS messages
through the IMode email/imail facility - go into the imail bit and you'll
see "create imail" then underneath "create i-mms" - simple! The screen's
sharp and doesn't seem to be as prone to scratches as the d600/500.
Imode is funky - the official imode sites are shown in the main menu,
but search on the net and find the addresses for the unofficial sites,
where you can download freebies. All in all - well pleased with this
phone. Can't fault it!!!
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Reviewed by b2uce from england on 22nd Feb 2006
im dissapointed with this phone. upgraded from the d500 and i want it
back.i am not able to recieve mp3 ringtones,however you most probably
can listn to mp3s but ive searched all over the phone and nothing,who
needs i mode when uve got the internet at home? also how do i send a
picture message? doesnt seem to be able to do this? i like how light
it is but im really thinking of gettin rid!
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Reviewed by CM from UK on 21st Feb 2006
For some stupid reason everyone seems to think this is S500i's update.
There's a reason this is called S400i and not S600i. This is an entry
level phone for O2's i-mode service and comes with all the essential
features: camera/video, mp3, bluetooth...If u want something more advanced
get the S500i or Z320i but for something simple and stylish this is
a pretty good device to make calls and browse i-mode sites.
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Reviewed by sam from England on 21st Feb 2006
Just received my new phone which looks good, but first impressions and
all that. It feels like every time I touch my phone I could break it.
It’s very small and compact which is good but you wouldn't want
to drop it more than once. The I mode is good however if you want to
download anything there's changes galore and everything I’ve downloaded
like wallpapers and real tones wont work on this handset. Very disappointed
and think it's time to go back to Nokia
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Reviewed by Hash from UK on 30th Jan 2006
samsung recently released i-mode which is much improved faster internet
service that gives acces to email, and many other services such as online
banking and cinema tickets. I Mode also gives you access to thousands
of new wap sites and is exclusive to O2. The s400i is samsung's follow-up
to the D500i and S500i. the handset is supposedly going to continue
the success of the popular d600-like desing. the phone is tiny, only
88g and is smaller than the d500. the design and layout of the buttons
is simular to the s500i. the main features of this phone are: - sleek
slinder design with modern black finish - VGA camera with snapshot facility
and flash - mp3 player - video download, recording and playback - i
mode email and wap browsing - 65k tft colour screen - advanced GPRS
browser - Tri band - PC compatible so from a glance this phone looks
really good but there are some major disappointment such as the lack
of memory card slot, no megapixel camera - no real tones only polyphonic
tones - no headset (handsfree) provided although the phone is ok it
standard price in O2 shops is £129.99 and for this price you aren't
really getting value for money. if you want a stylish phone go for motorola
l7 (slvr) which is about same price as s400i. if you want good value
for money excellent features etc. go for sony ericsson w550i or Nokia
6230i which are both £149.99 from O2 and most retailers. or if you have
the money go for the Samsung S500i imode which is an updated version
of the e720 and features imode. it offers excellent mega pixel camera
with flash, bluetooth (new version), memory card slot etc. this can
be bought for bout £200 in o2 shops or £189.99 from the O2 website with
a free bluetooth headset.
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