Samsung Z107 Review
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Review: March 2005.
The Samsung Z107 is Samsung's first 3G phone in the UK and is available on
Orange and Vodafone.
Physically the Z107 looks like a classic silver-finish Samsung clamshell with
an external aerial, and is the same size as a 2G mobile, but heavier. It's similar
in size to rival 3G clamshells such as the LG U8130,
but perhaps a touch lighter.
The main features that a 3G mobile like the Z107 offers are video calling,
video messaging and video downloads. The camera quality of the Z107 is average,
being a VGA resolution camera, but it takes decent pictures with a choice of
camera modes and an LED flash for taking pictures at night. The camera rotates
so that it can point inwards for video calls or outwards for taking pictures.
Unlike most 3G phones, the Z107 lacks an MP3 player, but it does have MP3 ringtones
using the AAC format, which enables audio tracks to be compressed more efficiently
than MP3.
The internal display is of the highest quality, being 262k colours and a good
size with a resolution of 176 x 192 pixels. This is not quite as large as many
other 3G phones, but it is of a higher quality than most. There is no Bluetooth
wireless connectivity, but connection via USB cable and infrared is supported.
Battery life is good for a 3G mobile, although that's not saying a lot! You
should expect to get a few days use from the phone before recharging, although
this will depend on how much use is made of features like video calling and
content download.
The Z107 is really an entry-level 3G phone, but a good one at that. It's not
as fully featured as rivals like the Sony Ericsson
V800 or Motorola E1000, but it offers a
good basic 3G phone that's compact, not too heavy and with decent battery life.
Features of the Samsung Z107 include:
- 3G services: video calling, video messaging, high-speed downloads
- Rotating VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with LED flash
- Video camera / video player
- Internal display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 176 x 192 pixels
- 64-voice polyphonic ringtones & AAC ringtones
- Messaging : SMS, MMS, E-Mail (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP)
- Predictive text input (T9)
- Java™ games
- Wallpaper & screensaver
- Personal Information Management: calendar, scheduler, to do list, shortcut,
clock/worldtime, alarm, (daily/once/weekly), currency converter, calculator,
memo book, vCard
- Phonebook (max 1000 entries)
- WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10
- Connectivity: USB, IrDa
- Dual Band (GSM 900 + 1800MHz) + 3G
- Size: 89 x 48 x 25 mm
- Weight: 120g
- Talktime: up to 5 hours
- Battery standby: 130 - 260 hours
Samsung Z107 User Reviews
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Average rating from 32 reviews:
Reviewed by Andrew Davis from U.K. on 31st Jan
2012
Great Cell - Phone ... love the style, different from all others that
look the same or similar .. boring ! This 'phone is individual with
great dispaly features, unique calling sounds .. it is stylish and individual
like me !
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Reviewed by Peter from UK on 31st Jan 2008
Excellent little entry phone. Despite being thrown around all over the
place, it still works 2 years after me buying it! Lots of features,
but infrared is PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS. Doesn't send/receive ANYTHING
apart from vCards, which store phonebook entries. Also, no true Java,
only the games downloaded via operator websites that cost £5 a go. Rip-off.
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Reviewed by mahr from indonesia on 17th Oct 2007
this mobile phone is good but battery doesnt have a long life..
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Reviewed by mehran from United Kingdom on 27th
Jun 2007
It's a good phone & lots of features but the quality of camera is rubish
specialy for 3G ( video caling ) you need a good camera to send your
image not just some shadow & bloring things so no one can recognise
you even your Bird??!!!
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Reviewed by Hannah from England on 11th Apr 2007
It's not the best phone in the world. Lots of the features mentioned
above do not actually appear on the phone. However the swivel camera
in a nice touch allowing you to take pictures of yourself and others
and making sure you get you face in.
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Reviewed by Bakiri from Tanzania on 27th Mar 2007
I real love this phone cause it is more durable and good to use, But
i have the problem with this cause i have lost the usb driver cd so
i can not connect my phone to the computer please any one can help me
by using myEmail adress this one:- mick_back@yahoo.co.uk please!
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Reviewed by wasuppp from england on 22nd Feb 2007
i have never had sch a bad fone in my life ahhhhhhh its so rubbish and
boring!!
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Reviewed by Jerick Sienes from Philippines on
21st Feb 2007
yeah the phone is nice i like it alot, can u help me how to put my picture
on my computer? how can i copy my picture on my phone to my computer?
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Reviewed by Amelia from Cardiff on 3rd Feb 2007
Well i've had my phone for about a year and at first i thought it was
amazing. I changed my phone to Nokia 6230 after about 6 months having
the z107. It has a great camera but i love to share my pictures. Infared
doesnt work and it doesnt work if i connect it to my computer. There
are so many better phones out so DONT pick this !!
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Reviewed by Mark . j . w from U.K on 4th Aug 2006
i think that this fone is totally rubish DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!! IT
IS A WASTE OF MONEY. camera is rubish. infered doesnot work. BUY A BETTER
PHONE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY
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Reviewed by john from England on 19th Apr 2006
This phone does the job! It's samsungs first 3G moby and getting old
now, but it still shows class and quality and the processor speed is
alot quicker than many new and very expensive mobiles i've used very
recently! And believe me, i've used alot! Every phone has irritating
little faults and the 107 is no exception, but its nothing to loose
sleep over. Try avoid one on orange, but if your looking for a cracking
deal on what is still a quality phone, go for one!
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Reviewed by Graham from England on 11th Apr 2006
Had mine a year. Some good points but hope next phone better! Have 2
(large n small) batteries but if you change them over regularly they
become loose and phone can turn off. No counter for texts. Agree with
Mark re slow texts on Orange but think that is the phone - other reviews
criticise ariel even tho external. Phone often 'goes to sleep' if not
full signal, need to turn it on n off then texts arrive! So an ok phone
but as 'old' now don't go 4 it on contract
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Reviewed by RL from UK on 19th Mar 2006
The phone is awesome. It has everything on there! Shame it didn't come
with any games as it says on the Samsung Mobile Website that it comes
preloaded with three. Apart from that BRILLIANT phone!
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Reviewed by mark webster from U.K on 8th Jan 2006
the camera is gr8 the fone is quite heavy but not to bad the infared
only works if u hav a 3g signal dont get it on orange the text messages
r slow gr8 flash.
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Reviewed by Nat from England on 20th Dec 2005
This is a really good phone, and even though it isn't the smallest 3G
phone around, it has good features. The display quality is very good,
as is the camera quality. It is quite easy to use, with good sized keys.
A downside is the ariel that sticks up, but it doesn't really get in
the way. For such a low price, this phone is a good deal!
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 4th Dec 2005
it is a gr8 fone camera gr8 lite and lites up gr8 it turns onto vibrate
the camera lite is gr8 at nite
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 3rd Dec 2005
i'm tempted to say this phone's poor, but will call it just less than
average instead. it's almost like they've cut corners in other areas
to incorporate video calling (which isn't even available all over the
country!?!). i've had it for 9 months & am counting down the days til
my 12 months is up so i can get a new handset. the buttons on this stick
which is a pain in the @rse when texting; not to mention the fact that
the predictive memory keeps 'losing' words i've stored so i have to
CONSTANTLY re-enter them - defeats the object of predictive texting!
understandably this is/was only the beginning of 3g phones & things
will only get better. given the fact that i had to pay for this handset
though i just wish i'd waited til they'd mastered such phones before
purchasing. never mind, 83 days and counting...
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Reviewed by marmaduke marmalade from england on
2nd Dec 2005
it is a shabby little phone with a rather large areal, that has only
a few good things about it. my conclusion of this phone is that it would
be better in the recycling bin
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Reviewed by sunny from uk on 25th Nov 2005
A nice decent phone,cant go wrong with £50 on pay as you go. Tho how
do u mute the key pad tones????
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Reviewed by emma from england on 21st Nov 2005
this fone is absoluley amazin its the bomb man !:D
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Reviewed by Graham from U.K. on 1st Nov 2005
No text counter. 2 batteries good but having changed them regularly
(daily) over 6 months they are loose now and phone has lost power a
few times. Sometimes slow to receive texts but thing that's Orange -
worst network I've been on.
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Reviewed by Lewis from England on 29th Oct 2005
Everyone who has write disappointing reviews on this phone u r wrong.
Hear me out this is Samsungs FIRST!!!!!!!!! 3G phone they only want
to try what LG & NEC have done and thats gr8 but i think samsung now
know whats wrong wiv it and have made betta 1's. (Buy this phone on
Vodafone!)
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Reviewed by Polly from England on 15th Oct 2005
Really disappointed with mine. It often cuts out in the middle of a
call, I receive long text messages as individual texts. For the past
month Technical Support are looking into a problem with the handset,
whereby the text message service fails and I can't receive messages.
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Reviewed by garry from uk on 11th Oct 2005
very good little phone.Good inside display and good outside display
very lite and tidy get one its fun
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Reviewed by Mags from Scotland on 24th Sep 2005
Absolute rubbish, please don't buy
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Reviewed by Upaul from U.S.A on 23rd Sep 2005
Worst phone that i have ever used
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Reviewed by Ed from Australia on 8th Jul 2005
Had this phone for 8 weeks now. Bought os to use in Aus and cannot get
it to stay charged for longer than 24 hours even on standby. Batteries
drain so quickly. Maybe due to being setup for Europe use, dont really
know.Samsung very unhelpful.Nice looking but due to battery problems
in the draw it goes. Never recommend this phone for businees use to
unreliable
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 15th Apr 2005
A good entry level 3G phone. Screen is excellent. Camera is average
to good. Several annoyances, one is the fact that SMS messages in your
inbox are not identified by the names in the address book, only be number.
Another being Wap browser has the annoyance of an empty history window
popping up everytime you back out of a wap page. Finally, cannot get
the phone to default to T9 predictive. Unfortunately no MP3 player.
If you can live with the above annoyances then it's a good phone.
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Reviewed by Webster from Scotland on 8th Apr 2005
This phone is banging. It has a great camera for photo's and it's ok
for taking videos too. The ability to connect to the computer via usb
is great for uploading pics etc. all the features are good (would hve
been better with an mp3) but u can download songs onto it which is gd.
The screen is gd colour and res and size and the outside screen is good
for putting pics on 2. overall i think the phone is really really gd
and would advise u 2 look in2 gettin one if ur gettin a new phone! :-D
ROCK ON SAMSUNG!!!
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Reviewed by stuart agnew from scotland on 4th
Apr 2005
DON,T BUY THIS.. The divert to answer phone button on the side is a
pain.., pressed easily in your pocket.., picking it up..e.t.c. But more
importantly it will not connect to windows xp...! "IT HAS NOT PASSED
WINDOWS LOGO TESTING"...You can,t even download a fix, I,m returning
mine under the sale of goods act.. Both the orange shop + samsung have
been told till i,m blue in the face.. they were unhelpful Voda here
i come..
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Reviewed by fonemaster1000 from UK on 28th Mar
2005
Dis fne is amazin da polyfonics r da best in da hole world an its rerly
gd on O2 coz i got it on O2 a few days ago an its boss!! fanks 4 dat
Samsung ur my fav fne MAKER!! cya
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Reviewed by CLAIRE from ENGLAN on 10th Mar 2005
ITS A LOVELY PHONE I GOT ON 2 DAYS AGO AND I LOVE IT ITS SO CLEASN AND
ALL MY MATES LOVE IT HAVE FUN WITH THE PHONE ITS GEREAT
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Reviewed by claire from uk on 5th Mar 2005
Just got this phone on O2. Have to say i'm really impressed with the
size and looks of this phone. I know ppl who have the LG 3g phones and
they r huge! Havent actually tried out the video calling yet but i only
just got it. It doesnt seem to have an mp3 player but the polyphonic
sounds are good and the display is just amazing!!! I luv this phone:))))
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