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Samsung S400i Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Bluetooth® Technology
Digital Camera with 4 x Zoom
262k Colour Screen (176 x 220 Pixels)
91 x 45 x 20 mm
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Design
73%
Usability
48%
Features
42%

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Samsung S400i Review

The Samsung S400i is a super stylish slider phone which comes in a sleek black coloured casing with a smooth finish. The handset is compact which comes in a casing which measures 91 x 45 x 21 mm & has an extremely tactile casing. The S400i is lightweight which weighs 88 grams which is easy for the user to carry with them & hold during use. The handset comes with 25 Mbytes of internal memory which can hold up to two hundred text messages & ten thousand entries in the users phone book. The rechargeable battery will provide the user with 3 hours worth of talk time & up to one hundred & fifty hours of standby battery time. The brightly coloured screen can be viewed when the Samsung S400i is in the slide open or slide closed position. The screen provides a colourful screen with up to 262k colours with a clear screen resolution.

The phone has a built in camera feature which allows the user to take a quick snap or take a video clip on their mobile handset. The camera comes with a 4 x digital zoom which allows the user to zoom in & out of their desired scene smoothly. The camera feature comes with a selection of settings which include single shot, multi shot & mosaic which will provide a fun & different look for the user to enjoy. The user can have fun editing & enhancing their photos & video footage with effects, finishes & frames. The user can record video footage in H263 video format & playback video which has been sent by other contacts using the video playing facility.

Samsung S400i Mobile Phone Front View
Samsung S400i Mobile Phone Side View
Samsung S400i Mobile Phone Open View

The user can receive, create & send a selection of messages on their Samsung S400i. The messaging services include text messaging, multimedia messaging & email. The user can send a message with video footage or a still photo or colourful image with sound & text input to any MMS compatible mobile phone user. The email service supports POP3, SMTP & IMAP4 emails which allows the user to send & receive emails where ever they happen to be on their Samsung S400i.

The Samsung S400i comes with Bluetooth® wireless technology which allows the user to transfer their photos directly to a compatible Bluetooth® printer & have a wirefree connection to print out high quality photo prints. The user can use a USB cable to connect to devices with a USB port which can include a laptop, PC or printer. The phone comes with i-Mode which brings content & information to the user fingertips. The Samsung S400i works on a tri band network which covers GSM 900, GSM1800 & GSM 1900.

The phone comes with preloaded Java™ games which bring entertainment for the user to enjoy & the user can download more games using the connectivity options available. The user can enjoy quality sounding ringtones in polyphonic sound. The Samsung S400i come with a built in voice record & a handsfree speaker phone which allows the user to take a call over the phones loud speakers. The user can create a personal feel to their phone book by adding a photo or video clip or fun image to contacts in their phone book which will be display when the contacts calls. The user can access their call logs easily which include information on missed calls, received calls & calls made by the user. The Samsung S400i comes with day to day feature such as a calculator, clock with alarm settings, calendar, timer & stopwatch which can be accessed from the main menu easily.


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Samsung S400i Specifications & Features

Screen
262k Colour Screen (176 x 220 Pixels)

Imaging
Digital Camera
4 x Zoom
Photo Effects
Photo Frames
Photo Effects
Shot Settings (Single, Multi & Mosaic)
Video Recorder (H263)
Video Player
Wallpaper
Screensaver
Photo & Video Caller ID

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Video Messaging
Email (POP3, SMTP & IMAP4)
Predictive Text T9
vCard
vCalendar

Sound
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voices)
Voice Recorder
Handsfree Speaker

Entertainment
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
Java™ Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Clock
Alarm
Currency Converter
Calculator
Calendar
To Do List
Stop Watch
Timer
Call Log (Dialed, Missed & Received)
Call Timer & Call Cost

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
Doja
i-Mode

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet
WAP

Memory & Talk Time
25 Mbytes Memory
3 Hours Talk Time
150 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
88 g
91 x 45 x 20 mm



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Reviewer: Grace - Sheffeld, US
Date: 29th Nov 2008

It was a great phone & I had it for about two years. It's a great phone to have if you have never had one before as it is very simple phone to use.

The only problem with it is that I couldn't Bluetooth any music onto it. I don't know why I did that. Apart from that there wasn't any other problems with it. Oh I might also mention that the Internet takes quite along time to load up!

Overall, I think that the Samsung s400i is great phone to have!

Design
75%
Usability
85%
Features
65%

Reviewer: Naomi Mali - London, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

IT IS GOOD & I AM A YOUNGER PERSON EVERY ONE AT SCHOOL IS LIKE WOW AND SORRY PEPLES BUT IF you HAVE PROBLEMS ITS PROBEBLY BECAUSE YOUR NOT AN EXPERT LIKE ME I FIX the COMPUTE WHEN IT BREAKS I am VERY GOOD AT PHONES & STUFF SO I RATE IS AS AVERAGE BUT I WOULD STILL HAVE IT THOUGH OVERALL SAMSUNG Nokia & Sony Ericsson Motorola & LG ARE SOME OF the BEST PHONES OUT THEIR.

Design
100%
Usability
95%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Mike - Hull, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

Had this phone for about a year & a half & had only a few problems with it. It froze occasionally & a short time before I got rid of it the 'c' button stopped working completely. While I had it, it was dropped a lot of times & didn't stop working at all, only got a few scratches on the casing.

As far as price goes when I got it, it was pretty expensive considering the features you get. The camera was not too bad but the video recording function was rubbish, the max video recording length is about 40 seconds which is pretty weak & the quality of the video is rubbish. Also there is no way of adding additional memory space which means the memory is used pretty quickly. Also for the price there is no MP3/music playing feature. As far as I am concerned this phone is a good phone as it did its job for the entire duration that I had it, but if your well into using your phone for things other than camera & such then you might want to look elsewhere.

Design
70%
Usability
90%
Features
55%

Reviewer: Charlotte - UK
Date: 21st Sep 2007

I brought the Samsung S400i a year ago & I thought I was making the right choose but I soon found out I wasn't. It won't let you use Bluetooth & download music but it is a brilliant camera. If you want Bluetooth & music this is not the phone for you.

Design
85%
Usability
35%
Features
25%

Reviewer: Louise - UK
Date: 29th Aug 2007

This phone is good but the memory is poor & it lacks in features. However if you want a simple easy-to-use phone, this is the phone for you. But personally I wouldn't buy this phone ever again!

Design
50%
Usability
45%
Features
40%

Reviewer: Lara - Malta, Malta
Date: 5th Aug 2007

I am going to buy this phone tomorrow, don't make a hassle because these reviews are bad. This mobile is good & without MP3 PLAYER & by the way it's GOOD.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Carson - UK
Date: 30th Jul 2007

I have had this phone for just over a year now & this phone is expensive in terms of value for money compared to several others on the market today. There isn't a lot of features, just the usual (alarm, calendar, calculator & some java applications). The music player does not play MP3 files, but only accepts M4A & AAC files which can be a pain. The internal memory is limited & cannot be expanded, which isn't great as it can be used up very quickly.

The screen is very good compared to the rest of the phone & is sharp but unusually bright at normal (this can be turned down). You get an average camera (VGA) which has a flash light. In my opinion, the light ruins the picture if taking in the dark. The high quality screen acts as a viewfinder & is very clear. You will be disappointed by the photo quality once you have taken it.

The Bluetooth helps transfer files very quickly but Samsung have painfully limited Bluetooth transfer to 500kb per file. The battery life is OK if you don't use your phone very regularly but if you use it day to day to take photos, watch video clips or text & talk a lot, then the battery can run out in a day.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this phone as it is very average & a waste of money. I don't think anybody would be silly enough to buy it anyway :] Luckily it has been discontinued.

Design
80%
Usability
75%
Features
40%

Reviewer: Michelle - Scotland, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2007

Does anyone know how to get the contacts from the phone onto the sim? Got a new phone & like Sinead it appears all my contacts are trapped in the phone!

Design
75%
Usability
75%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Helen Johnson - Medway, Kent, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

When I saw this mobile in the shop I though it was a wicked phone, got it home & started using it & found out this phone is horrible. It doesn't have hardly any think good on it but the games & they get boring after a while. The camera quality is quite good as me & friends have picture time quite often. That is the only good thing on it. 5 months down the line you start to get loads of problems with it & it ends out in anger. Don't buy this mobile phone it is horrible. It belongs in the bin where is can not been used!

Design
40%
Usability
50%
Features
35%

Reviewer: Sinead - Ireland
Date: 24th May 2007

I think all my contacts are trapped in the phone, I can't get them back on to the sim. GRR!

Design
80%
Usability
50%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Dinesh - Mauritius
Date: 13th May 2007

Plz if you want to buy this mobile, I suggest you not to! It's a box of problems not a phone! No MP3, no large files & if you succeed to put some music in, the quality is horrible!

Design
75%
Usability
50%
Features
55%

Reviewer: Jess - US
Date: 2nd May 2007

It's a really good phone, but you can't receive music and when you can it says sending failed & you can't record videos for long! Xxxx

Design
100%
Usability
90%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Chris - Newcasle, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2007

This Phone Is Not Good. Bluetooth Works Fine But I Can Not Get Music. All I Have Are O2 Ringtones & Wallpapers. Don't Bother Buying This Phone.

Design
70%
Usability
5%
Features
30%

Reviewer: Shay - Galway, Ireland
Date: 2nd Apr 2007

Hard to describe how horrible this thing is without swearing, so just suppose I said something that would embarrass Graham Norton. Nothing works. Had a Nokia before for 2 years & everything was so intuitive. With this one it's bad - & the sync software I got from the Samsung site says it does not support this phone. Don't get close to this phone even if you get it for free. Hoping I can return it to the store.

Design
70%
Usability
5%
Features
5%

Reviewer: Tony - Devon, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2007

Well what a pants phone! What more can I say?

Design
90%
Usability
55%
Features
10%

Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2007

Rubbish. Most stuff on it isn't any use, & it can't play music from other phones, & I can't find a single game for it (to download).

Design
85%
Usability
25%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Kirsty Mazurke - Leeds, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2007

Can not use Bluetooth & can not get songs from other people phones, it is a rubbish phone.

Design
50%
Usability
25%
Features
35%

Reviewer: Dave Edwards - Bilston, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2007

This phone is full of features but can't use most. It's useless.

Design
75%
Usability
5%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Mary - Chorley, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Nice looking phone although voice recordings can't be set as ringtones. Bluetooth & camera good though.

Design
90%
Usability
75%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Louise - Gateshead, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2006

Big disappointment can't get music from my friends or pics one awful ringtone no wallpaper just 02 rubbish.

Design
85%
Usability
10%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Kellie Ridgeway - Dudley, UK
Date: 25th Dec 2006

A rubbish phone!

Design
90%
Usability
5%
Features
70%

Reviewer: Megan Leslie - Orkney, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2006

This phone is awesome

Design
95%
Usability
95%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Jeannette - Wallasey, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2006

Unhappy with this phone although it has Bluetooth, I can't get music or vides from other people, very disappointed looking for new phone now.

Design
80%
Usability
50%
Features
35%

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