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Samsung Marcel S3500 Overview

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Key Features
Compact Slider Phone
Bluetooth® with A2DP Technology
2.2 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Screen
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Music Player
MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
2 Megapixel Camera
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)

Design

95%

Usability

94%

Features

93%

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

Our Samsung Marcel Review

The Samsung Marcel S3500 is also known as the Samsung S3500 or the Samsung S3500 Marcel which is a mobile phone complete with a slide opening casing. The slide action makes this handset compact in design & shape, which is 48mm wide by 14.3mm deep by 99.9mm tall. Its slide opening casing is smooth & easy to glide opening when the user wishes to access the slide out keypad. The user can view the TFT screen when the handset is either open or closed & the screen provides a clear & colourful viewing display. The screen is 2.2 Inches in size when measured diagonally & displays up to sixteen million colours on the TFT type display & the user can enjoy a high screen resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels on the screen. The Marcel S3500 has a luxury look & feel to it as it comes with a luxurious metal effect silver coloured casing. This mobile phone comes with a quality look as well as a solid feel to its casing.

This handset comes with many built in features which provide entertainment for the user & these features are useful for the user to enjoy when the user in out & about. An integrated radio features is a FM type radio which allows the user to tune into their preferred style & type of radio station to catch up with the latest music, news updates, weather reports & much more. The radio feature provides the user with an easy to use radio listening feature which is easily accessed via the phones main menu system. The Samsung Marcel S3500 has a built in music playing feature which allows the user to transfer their favourite CD's & music which turns this handset into a portable MP3 player for the user to enjoy whilst travelling & whenever the user wishes to be entertained by their favourite tunes. The music player supports music playback in popular formats including MP3, WMA & AAC. The user can also enjoy hearing their ringing tone in either polyphonic sound or MP3 format. The built in music feature brings the Samsung Marcel to life & lets the user enjoy their music with them where ever the user may happen to be. The fun features don't stop there as this compact slider phone has a built in two megapixel digital camera feature which allows the user to capture pictures & video using their new mobile phone. The user can access their built in camera feature easily & enjoy capturing quick snaps or a moving video recording in an instant. The user can store their pictures & videos which can be viewed or played back whenever the users wishes. The two megapixel camera feature turns the Samsung Marcel S3500 into a portable digital camera which is ready to use whenever the user happens to see a fun photo opportunity.

Samsung S3500 Marcel Mobile Phone Front View

Samsung S3500 Marcel Mobile Phone Placeholder 2

Samsung S3500 Marcel Mobile Phone Placeholder 1

The built in messaging services provide the user of the Samsung Marcel with easy to access & use messaging features complete with a predictive text option available to assist the user when typing text input. A built in MMS message can contain a picture or video with both sound & text added to the message which can be sent & shared between compatible MMS contacts. The MMS service is a fun & extremely quick way to share pictures or video with friends using the Samsung Marcel S3500. This slider phone also supports SMS messaging which allows the user to create & share messages containing text which can be shared amongst SMS compatible users & is ideal if the user wishes to contact a friend with a quick text message rather than making a call. The Marcel S3500 supports a mobile email service which allows the user to communicate with friends when an email address is known as the user can enjoy creating & sending emails from their new handset. The phone supports a document viewer which allows the user to view documents in popular Microsoft formats as well as PDF files. A built in WAP browser allows the user to access the Internet for new information & the user can enjoy the mobile surfing experience on their handset.

The Samsung Marcel has an integrated speaker feature which allows the user to take a call over the phones speakers & enjoy a call out loud without having to hold the handset to their ear for a hands free call. The user can easily access any calls missed, received or call which the user has made by accessing the call log menu. This mobile phone supports voice dialling which allows the user to make call quickly using voice activation to make a call. The user can expand their handsets memory capabilities by adding a MicroSD™ memory card in the memory size to suit the user's storage requirements. The Marcel S3500 supports two connectivity options which include a USB cabled connection & a Bluetooth® wireless connection. The user can connect to other devices when transfer data between the phone & their chosen devices by using either the cabled connection or a wireless connection method depending on the devices compatibly & the user's choice. This sleek & luxurious looking handset works on a GSM quad band network which allows the user to enjoy worldwide roaming on the Samsung Marcel S3500 but this may vary depending on the network service provider.

Samsung Marcel Specifications & Features

Screen
2.2 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)

Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
Picture Album
Video Record
Video Player
Picture Wallpaper
Screensaver

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

Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC & WMA)
Music Storage
FM Radio
Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones

Entertainment
Java™ Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Handsfree Speaker
Call Log
Voice Dialling
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF)

Connectivity
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet
WAP 2.0
XHTML & HTML

Memory & Talk Time
MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
3 Hours Talk Time
250 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
95 g
99.9 x 48 x 14.3 mm

Your Samsung Marcel Reviews

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Reviewer: Swiss Tony - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2010

Nice phone but how do you work out percentages on the calculator?

Design

95%

Usability

90%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Jay - Cardiff, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2009

Good little phone, maybe one for the kids of the household, cheap & not much to complain about here, lacks a few high spec features but it is a cheap phone. A good buy.

Design

90%

Usability

95%

Features

85%

Reviewer: Ram - Hyderabad, India
Date: 14th Oct 2009

This is good phone but the only problem with this phone is battery backup.

Design

90%

Usability

95%

Features

80%

Reviewer: Kristen - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2009

I got this phone for my birthday in June off my mum & dad. I love this phone, the only thing I can fault with it is, about 8 weeks after I got it, it kept freezing & turning itself off & back on. So I took it back to the Vodafone shop, & they fixed it free of charge. Then 1 week after I got it back & nothing else has gone wrong. I love this phone, & would recommend anybody else to buy it.

WELL DONE SAMSUNG. Another great phone :)

Can somebody tell me how you save a ringtone as your message alert, or if you can?

If you reply that would be great. Thanks.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Brian Brooker - UK
Date: 15th May 2009

Really like this phone, but wonder if anyone can help with a problem. Sent messages do not appear to be saved in sent or out box, but do appear in the call log. However if I try to read them from this location, the phone locks up & the slide has to be closed before I can reuse it. Incoming messages do not cause the same problem. Any ideas?

Design

90%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Lisa - UK
Date: 1st May 2009

Excellent phone I love it, brought this little phone on Tuesday & I can't fault it at all. Its everything that I want from a phone. WELL DONE SAMSUNG your the best!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Grant - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2009

Excellent phone easy to use, having had a Samsung E770 the features are excellent, I am not one for using the music features on phones I have an MP3 for that I just want a phone for being a phone with the add little extras, & this phone does the job I just can't fault this phone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Louise - London, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2009

Had this phone for nearly a week (I had the LG Cookie & just couldn't get on with the touch screen) so far, I love it!

It's easy to use, I haven't even looked at the manual too much. The camera is good, obviously not as good as some these days but it does the job & has zoom too. The themes can be changed & you can make your own using your own photos, which is fun! Holds 500 SMS.

So far, so good!

Design

100%

Usability

90%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Ed - Worcester, UK
Date: 16th Mar 2009

Love this phone. It has a theme creator, holds 500 text messages & you can save the text messages from your inbox to the calendar or the memo. Memo & tasks hold up to 100 each, which you can save to the 16GB card. It is very fast, good display & the slider is good. You can use your own message alert tone. The battery is poor though & in the sent box, it does not show you the time & date of that message, but it does in the call log history.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

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