Samsung S5600v Blade Review

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Reviewer: Kev - Newcastle, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2010

Works very well but my one big hassle is when phoning say a bank or other company & they ask you to press a key for options, then you have to mess about getting the keypad to show to select the option you want GRRRRH!

Camera & surprisingly video capture are brilliant.

Bought new & found it is unlocked so I changed from Vodafone to another provider deal however all the preloaded Vodafone links & logos are somehow locked onto the phone meaning I have to scroll a good bit to get to the page bookmarks I have loaded with sites I want to connect to.

Other than that it is a good phone!

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Reviewer: Sam Robinson - Sunderland, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2010

I have had this phone 9 months now & have to say that I absolutely love it! The only problem I have ever experienced with it is that it very occasionally can freeze on a screen & so have to take the battery out to restart the phone. & I would also prefer it if the texting included a QWERTY keyboard as it would be easier & quicker to text. As for the picture issue for the home screen I also got frustrated at this but realised that if you can put images onto it that are GIF format, the phone will not try & resize it, instead setting it immediately as the wallpaper on the middle screen.

Overall though, I am very happy with this phone & would recommend it to anyone looking to buy their first touch screen phone like I did. It is so easy to learn how to use even without the manual.

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Reviewer: Ak - London, UK
Date: 6th Nov 2010

It's a good phone, but my flash doesn't work on the camera : (.

Doesn't support Wi-Fi or have a qwerty keyboard which is sometimes a pain. Also the fact that it has handwriting recognition for the lock, but not for sending a text/email which confuses me!

Music playback is brilliant, as is the battery life.

Also it sends random texts to people they're not even meant to go to! Can be a bit embarrassing at times! :$

anyone shed some light as to how to get the flash working? & the turn-to-mute thing?

Thanks in advance.

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Reviewer: Toni T - Cheshire, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2010

I LOVE THIS PHONE ONLY PROBLEM I STILL HAVE WITH IT IS I CAN'T GET THE KEYPAD UP WHEN I AM ON THE PHONE, MOST ANNOYING WHEN YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ANSWER PHONE MESSAGES SOMEONE HELP, WHAT OR HOW DO I DO THAT.

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Reviewer: Em - UK
Date: 25th May 2010

This phone is really good & easy to use. The touch screen is really good.

The only disappointment is that when I turn it off the battery dies so when I turn it back on there is no battery left.

Is this happening to anyone else?

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Reviewer: Chris Jewitt - Thirsk, UK
Date: 25th Feb 2010

Can't send a email, it says not enough memory. So deleted some but still won't send a email. Can't set a standard picture to my wallpaper, a little box comes on the pic & I can't make the box big enough to fill all the picture so I can save it, the picture comes out over 3 screens, tried to move the box & enlarge it but so frustrating, please help ohh the Internet won't come on as well. Only had it 2 days, where am I going wrong? Please help.

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Reviewer: Fraser - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2010

An excellent all round phone. The main problem I have is that when phoning home to pick up any messages on my answer machine, it is time consuming to display the keypad in order to input the security code resulting in the machine starting to record before I am ready.

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Reviewer: Catlover - UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2009

I received this phone yesterday through Vodafone contract & without even looking at the manual I was able to figure out how to use it, it's so easy. The only problem I have is I don't know how to turn the sound off & put on to vibration when I receive or send a text message, I can't find it in the manual. Apart from that I think it's a fantastic phone. Can anyone help with the text sound please?

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Reviewer: Kerry - UK
Date: 14th Dec 2009

I hate this phone, it keeps turning its self off each time I am on the phone!

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Reviewer: Frannii - Stockport, UK
Date: 13th Dec 2009

After getting hold of this phone I thought, wow, a great phone, cheaper than the Tocco Lite etc. Feels better & easier to hold than the Tocco Lite. But has less features than the much cheaper Samsung Genio.

I had a problem with this phone like Nicola from UK. It's holding back my texts. Can't receive or send calls or texts even though the phone is showing full signal. Then after a bit I'll get them all at once that's the only thing that lets this phone down.

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Reviewer: Nicola - UK
Date: 27th Nov 2009

At first when I bought this phone I thought great, couldn't wait to use it however when I got it home there was no signal, tried at work, no signal, tried at friend's houses, no signal. I took the phone back they replaced it, perfect it worked. Then 3 months later, people can't contact me as it says the phone is switched off when it's not, it won't let me text or receive texts even though it says there is a signal. So I am now taking the phone back for the second time! Therefore I would NOT recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Phil Tolhurst - Gillingham, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2009

I've been in possession of the Samsung Blade for a full weekend but have decided to send it back to Vodafone & replace it with an HTC Magic. The actual phone itself is a nice phone. It's no bigger than my old N95 8 gig but a lot thinner.

Positives.
- Clear display.
- Some nice widgets.
- Good download speeds.
- Clear web rendering.
- Good music player.
- Good radio.

Negatives.
- No Wi-Fi.
- No GPS.
- Fiddly USB cover destined to break off.
- Oversensitive touch screen resulting in too many numbers when dialling, spaces instead of deleting in text etc.
- General lack of any kind of support for reading office documents.

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Reviewer: Davina - UK
Date: 19th Oct 2009

I think the phone is very good & it is also a very good touch screen phone & I loveit to bits.

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Reviewer: Len Brown - UK
Date: 17th Oct 2009

I really like the design & usability of this phone. Texting apart, I've found it nicer to use than the Nokia 5800 that I've got as well to compare it against. However, the company had left on for the UK market the fake call facility which had caused me a lot of grief before it was identified. A general opinion from all reviews seems to be that the phone has some teething problems. A shame really.

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Reviewer: Gemma - Manchester, UK
Date: 15th Oct 2009

I think it's a really good looking, slim phone.

Love the set up, & the touch screen is so easy to use.

I am really however disappointed with it. This could be down to the Network Provider, but the reception is absolutely dreadful! Trying to make important calls to hospitals, when it keeps crackling & stuttering is a real pain.

The camera also is pretty grainy.

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Reviewer: Kate - UK
Date: 13th Oct 2009

This touch screen is rubbish. It looks lovely, but I have had it a week & it's being returned. Texting on it is ridiculous, if you're in predictive you press the space & it turns off. As for being super speedy, I had it within the first hour & already it started lagging, has lagging ever since. The Internet usage is great & the large screen for this also. But again selecting things is silly, & it will randomly zoom right out.

The buttons around the outside are so very sensitive it will randomly lock itself in mid usage. Most frustrating! Maybe I am just a hater of the touch screen. What's wrong with good old buttons? This definitely was not the phone for me.



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