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Samsung i300 Overview

Key Features
1.3 Megapixel Camera with Zoom
MPEG4 Video Recorder
Music Player
Document Viewer
Bluetooth® Technology

Design

80%

Usability

77%

Features

80%

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

Samsung i300 Review

The Samsung i300 is a fantastic smartphone marketed at the business user end of the mobile phone market. The i300 is a mobile office but at the same time it is also a professional entertainment phone. It comes in a mainly black coloured casing which has a high gloss finish & some silver sections to give it a rather sexy feel. The i300 is a very solid mobile phone & this is mainly due to the fact that it has no flash opening mechanisms & it has a good weight to it which makes it feel so comfortable & solid in the user's hand. The Samsung i300 has similar features to the Nokia 9300i & both phones are marketed as fun smartphones.

The i300 includes a Windows™ mobile interface which allows the user to work on there phone instead of at their desk. The document viewer can read documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Adobe PDF file & the user can transfer the documents to their PC wirelessly using Bluetooth® wireless technology. The phone comes with a very useful offline mode which allows the user to work offline whilst on a flight.

The built in 1.3 megapixel camera comes with a digital zoom & LED flash which allows the user to capture all those memorable moments as a still photo. The Samsung i300 includes great photo features that allow the user to personalise their photos very easily with photo effects, multi shot, timer shot, mosaic shot or photo quality setting. The phone comes with a video player & recorder which is a very simple to use & comes with a video light. All the photos & videos can be displayed on the 262k colour TFT (QVGA) screen which provides a very clear & realistic image. A fun feature is the caller ID feature which offers the user the choice of displaying simple text, photo or video to display a caller's identification.

The Samsung i300 has a multi format music player which provides an impressive 3D stereo sound & the sound quality is totally amasing. The user can use the integrated jog dial navigation stick to skip between music tunes. The music player has a built in digital power amplifier (SRS WOW) & a graphic equalizer.

The i300 comes with 64 Megabyte of built in memory & a 3 Gigabyte hard disk drive to save documents, photos, video & music. If the user still needs more space for storing & saving then the MicroSD™ external memory can be used very easily.

Samsung i300 Specifications & Features

Screen
262k QVGA TFT LCD Colour Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Digital Zoom
LED Flash
Photo Effects
Multi Shot, Timer Shot, Mosaic Shot
JPEG Format
Photo Quality Settings
Video Player, Recorder (MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV)
Video Light
Caller ID (Text, Photo, Video)

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
EMS (Enhanced Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Instant Messaging (Pocket MSN
Email client (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, APOP, SSL, TLS)
Learning T9
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+,WMA, ASF, WAV, WMV)
64 Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones
Dual Speakerphone
3D Surround Sound
Digital Power Amplifier (SRS WOW)
Graphic Equalizer
Stereo Bluetooth Headset
Wheel Dial Navigation

Entertainment
JAVA™ Games
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe PDF)
File Manager
Offline Mode (Flight mode)

Organiser
Phonebook
Organizer
Clock
Worldtime
Alarm
Currency Converter
Calculator
Memo Book
Stop Watch
Count Down Timer

Connectivity
Bluetooth® Technology
Sync ML
USB

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900)
GPRS Class 10
Windows Mobile™ OS

Internet
WAP 2.0
ActiveSync
USB
SyncML

Memory & Talk Time
64 Mbytes Memory
3 Gbytes HDD & MicroSD™ (External Memory)
7 Hours Talk Time
200 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
121 g
113 x 48 x 20 mm

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Your Samsung i300 Reviews

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Reviewer: Kristian - London, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2006

The i300 is light weight & comes in black with a high gloss finish & a nice large screen. The colours are very impressive & they are clear & bright. It also has 64MB of memory plus tons of external memory if required. The sound quality is excellent, I think this is a wonderful phone some might say a little expensive but its well worth the money.

Design

85%

Usability

85%

Features

80%

Reviewer: Geoff - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2006

This is a truly outstanding phone with all the features & capabilities, good memory & large screen plus being able to work away from the office & still be able to manage things is wonderful. A truly fantastic feat of engineering well done Samsung.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Ellery Preston - Glasgow, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2006

I can say that the i300 has good capabilities that are outstanding & I am still in shock with regards to its performance. It is the real trooper of mobile phones. I can't praise it enough, well worth the expense it has saved me time & money.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Lisa - Didcot, UK
Date: 9th Feb 2006

Palm pilot & phone in one unit. Enough said I feel...

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Julian - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2006

Memory is plenty for my needs, superb features, display is totally amazing compared to other mobile phones I have used in the past. The only negative part I have come across is the battery life could be a little longer & although I am a high volume I did expect more initially from this phone.

Design

80%

Usability

70%

Features

70%

Reviewer: Dave Fowler - Swindon, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2006

Huge phone, I know it does have heaps of features but they could of made the packaging more attractive & less bulky. Was really interested in this phone but too clumsy for me.

Design

40%

Usability

50%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Faith Randall - UK
Date: 1st Feb 2006

Nice to have it all in one fairly compact devise. Screen is top quality & the features are user friendly.

Design

100%

Usability

90%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Des - UK
Date: 27th Jan 2006

The display on the Samsung i300 is a waste of time on the sunnier days, as it is impossible to see anything, very frustrating indeed. The phone freezes every now & then, which is another bad point. All in all this phone may state it is going to make your life easier, but it should state that it will have you pull your hair out the majority of the time. I am not that patient & this just makes my days work even more stressful than it is already, steer clear of this mobile phone.

Design

40%

Usability

30%

Features

40%

Reviewer: Jo - UK
Date: 26th Jan 2006

Browser works well, lovely casing, looks great & feel pretty good when using it but did find that it was power hungry & the battery wears out very quickly. Passed this phone on to a work friend as I was not 100% happy with it.

Design

70%

Usability

50%

Features

70%

Reviewer: Jas - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2006

What a great phone, it provides great sound, great vision & works like a phone & a PDA. Astonished it works better than I imagined, would recommend it to all of you out there.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

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