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Samsung D520 Overview

Key Features
1.3 Megapixel Camera with Flash
Music Player (MP3, MP4 & AAC)
Tri Band Technology (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Bluetooth® Technology
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)

Design

85%

Usability

78%

Features

74%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Samsung D520 Review

The Samsung D520 is a compact & smooth slider mobile phone which comes in a sexy black finish. The handset has a great opening mechanism which when opened will display a well set out keypad. The phone has an excellent navigation tool which can be used when the phone is in the open or closed position. The external controls are highly useable & the large colourful screen can be seen when the slider is open or shut. The handset weighs 94 grams & measures 101 x 46 x 15.9 mm which provides the user with a slim & compact mobile phone. The D520 is from the same family as the Samsung D500 but the D500 is more curvaceous than it's brother the Samsung D520 which has a sharper & distinctive look to its design. The Samsung D500 & Samsung D520 both share the slider type opening mechanism which is of high quality & extremely smooth to operate. The D520 comes with eighty Mbytes of built in memory which the user can use to store their photos, videos & messages.

The D520 comes with a clear & useable camera feature which is fun to use. The camera is a 1.3 megapixel camera which comes with a built in flash. The user can snap away to their hearts content with this fun feature & capture all of their special moments in their day. The photo taken by the user can be used as a screensaver, wallpaper, stored on the phones memory for viewing later or sent to others via multimedia messaging. The user can recorder & play video footage on the Samsung D520 which is a great way to capture those special memories in action rather than as a still photo. The user can capture & create a video clip complete with sound & feel like a movie director.

There never needs to be a dull moment with the D520 as a companion as it comes with a built in music player complete with dual loud speakers. The music player can play music in either MP3, MP4 or AAC music formats & the user can download all their favourite tunes easily & enjoy their choice of music whenever they want to. The phone comes with polyphonic & MP3 type ringtones which the user can set as their ringing tone & alert tones. The user can use the built in voice recorder feature to record a simple voice memo. The fun doesn't stop their for the Samsung D520 as it comes with embedded Java™ games which include Bobby Carrot, Air Ship Racing, Arch Angel & Free Kick games. The user can download more Java™ games to fit their gaming taste.

The Samsung D520 will ensure that the user will always stay in contact with friends & family as it comes with some simple to use messaging services. The messaging services are easy to access from the main menu & come with a quick to create template. The user can send a simple text message which comes with a predictive text input method which will assist the user when starting to type a word & predict the word for the user. The multimedia messaging service is just as easy to use & it allows the user to send photos & text with sound to any multimedia compatible mobile phone user. The user can also send & receive emails on the Samsung D520 with ease.

The user can access the Web using the WAP browser which is a XHTML browser & allows the user to have fun surfing the Web from their phone. The phone comes with tri band technology which works across three network bands & provides the user with the best network for their location. The user can connect to compatible devices using Bluetooth® technology which is a wireless connection between the compatible devices & gives the user more freedom. The user can connect their Samsung D520 using a USB cable to any USB compatible PC, laptop or printer.

Samsung D520 Specifications & Features

Screen
TFT 256k Colour Screen (176 x 220 Pixels)

Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Digital Zoom
Flash
Photo Effects
Camera Settings
Video Recorder
Video Player
ScreenSaver & Wallpaper

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player (MP3, MP4 & AAC)
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voices)
MP3 Ringtones
Dual Loud Speaker
Voice Recorder
Handsfree Speakerphone
Vibration Alert

Entertainment
Bobby Carrot Game
Air Ship Racing Game
Arch Angel Game
Free Kick Game
Downloadable Games
Java™ Games

Organiser
Phone Book
Calendar
To Do List
Scheduler
Clock
Worldtime
Alarm
Calculator
Currency Converter
Call Timer

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
SyncML
USB

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900)

Internet
WAP 2.0
XHTML
GPRS

Memory & Talk Time
80 Mbytes Memory
3 Hours Talk Time
285 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
94 g
101 x 46 x 15.9 mm

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Your Samsung D520 Reviews

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Reviewer: Michael S. - Australia
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Yeah this phone has been so good easy to use & all that. All the other people are talking rubbish though this is a good phones get one!

Design

95%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Kadee - Essex, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

I have had this phone for nearly a year now & it seems to be playing up. The phone keeps on turning itself on when it has been turned off & it keeps on charging itself without being plugged in! Old & rubbish?

Design

100%

Usability

40%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Ben - Australia
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

I brought my Samsung D520 approximately 5 months ago & I have had nothing but troubles with it. I had it replaced FOUR times by Vodafone because of it being faulty. Now about a month ago it decided to break & the warranty being out of date for this kind of thing.

At the moment I am contemplating whether to get the phone fixed, which may I add, is a complicated & long process, or just get a new one. Not to mention it will cost upwards of $200 to fix, when I bought it it was $300. I strongly recommend that you do not purchase this phone.

Design

65%

Usability

25%

Features

65%

Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 31st Jul 2007

This is a simply ace phone for anyone who wants a phone were you can access anything quickly & easily, it has brill features such as MP3 player, image editor, 1.3MP camera etc. A really good thing about this phone is that screensavers move if you set them not as screensaver but as main display (wallpaper).When you put in the headphones the volume increases big style compared to the normal volume which is good enough. Overall a g00d phone to buy. By the way I have had this phone since May & not 1 thing has gone wrong with it!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Welsh Dragon - UK
Date: 8th Jul 2007

Compared to the RAZR, this phone is like stepping into the 22nd century. It's great, I am going to get it soon.

Design

100%

Usability

90%

Features

80%

Reviewer: Rob - Australia
Date: 16th May 2007

This phone is easy to use & good on options, really a phone that couldn't be asked more out of. It has some problems with volume quality & variations. Could do with an expandable memory. Overall I would give it 2 thumbs up & recommend it to any-one.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

80%

Reviewer: Max - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 20th Apr 2007

Good phone, the only con. Is relatively low battery life. Otherwise everything is quite cool.

Design

90%

Usability

95%

Features

85%

Reviewer: Rachael - UK
Date: 19th Apr 2007

This phone it good for students but the downfall of the phone is that you cannot hold that many song on it but you can hold loads of pictures they loads to do with the phone like plays games & create pics when you use the camera I would say buy this one but look at the product 1st.

Design

85%

Usability

85%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Greg - Australia
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

This is a great phone, it has good build quality, fells good in the hand, has a decent camera & also serves as a MP3 player, my only qualms about this phone are its lack of expansion slot & the inability to install games from my old phone (a Nokia) via Bluetooth, other than that, its a great phone & highly recommended!

Design

95%

Usability

100%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Tim - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 27th Feb 2007

I love this phone. Had it for almost a year, for the price I paid it was easily worth it compared to my last phone. Looks really good & impressive, sure the volume for music isn't that loud, JUST PLAY LOUDER MUSIC. Great camera & over 10/10 easily. Would easily suggest this phone to anyone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Ersin - Turkey
Date: 26th Jan 2007

The D520 is good for students.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

85%

Reviewer: Dominc - Kent, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2006

I am stuck whether to get this phone or the sony ericsson w800i, please help me.

Design

50%

Usability

50%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Abad - UK
Date: 11th Sep 2006

The d520 is a good mobile phone with average features...

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

60%

Reviewer: McCaulley - Sheffield, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2006

Great looking phone with basic but good features. Good deal on it & got the phone that I wanted. I am having problems with the sound on my D520 as the volume switches from faint to loud & the keys make a stupid noise. It is getting to me & I have set all the correct settings but the keys are too noisy & the volume has a mind of its own. My D520 must be a duff one & will be sent back tomorrow. I am not a complete idiot so please no comments from other reviews about changing the setting, this has been done & re-done & done again.

Design

65%

Usability

50%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Kerry - Mid Glamorgan, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2006

Slim & easy to use. Good camera & vid features. Music player is cool but radio would have been better. Only just got it & I feel like I have had it for years. Tidy phone.

Design

80%

Usability

80%

Features

80%

Reviewer: Steve May - Croydon, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2006

Lovely phone better than the Samsung D800 & the D500 & that is saying something. I never thought I would find a phone I loved more than my Samsung D500.

Design

85%

Usability

90%

Features

80%

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