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Reviewer: Stanis - Nigeria
Date: 5th Aug 2010

I've been using this phone for over a year now & I can tell the world that it's a very nice phone.

Read its manual, ask questions about what you don't understand & you'll just like this phone. It has so many features that make it one of the best. The camera is very good provided you know how to adjust it, picture quality, size, flash, white balance (auto, daytime, night, incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy), shooting mode.

& one last thing I like about the phone & other Samsung phones is the use of shortcuts. Whenever you find yourself in any menu, you can just press a number corresponding to an option & there you go. No need to scroll for a long time, especially when you get used to the options you use most.

I will recommend this to anyone!

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Reviewer: Harry - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2010

It's a good phone touch sensitivity is great, 3G coverage is brilliant, interface works well, it's the best looking phone ever made, tv out doesn't work so don't buy it for that, its not worth all the money but its more than enough for a phone.

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Reviewer: Jules - UK
Date: 8th Aug 2009

Dreadful phone worst I have ever had the misfortune of owning. Mine is an upgrade on contract package stopped charging within just over first month of having it now lo & behold a couple of weeks back from repair same again.

Have been told by my contract supplier that they will repair again not replace phone is 2 1/2 months old don't think so can feel a call to trading standards coming on am so angry I had put phone down flatly refuse to stay in a contract with such a useless phone & they can whistle for their fee for breaking contract.

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Reviewer: Khurram - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 25th Mar 2009

Awesome phone don't listen anyone, just buy & try it.

Good camera, slow sound seems good to hear, stylish design, headphone sound is like an iPod sound.

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Reviewer: Julie - Perth, Australia
Date: 24th Mar 2009

I cannot believe all the responses I have read. I have only had my phone for little over 4 months, & I have just noticed the problem of the touch screen keys not working. I am so annoyed as this phone has been frustrating me ever since I have bought it, the touch screen keys (when they were working) were so damn sensitive, it was so hard to just get to the screen to send a message. & when you just leave it in your handbag & accidentally lean on it, I find that I have sent 16 blank messages to one person on my contact list. This has happened several times in a row.

& now the silly keys don't even work! I was going to try & bring it back to the shop & see if I needed to press some sort of re set button to fix it, but judging from all the responses it looks like it's just going to get worse.

I hate this phone! Has anyone ever fixed their touch screens before when it was not working properly?

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Reviewer: Af - UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2009

OK, this phone isn't the greatest but it pretty good for what it is.

It looks very nice, slim etc. But the touch screen is temperamental sometimes & can get extremely annoying when you accidentally slightly touch it & it goes back to the main display after you've just gone & written the longest text in your life & now are condemned to write it all over again. Yet at other times you have to hammer the thing for it to react to you trying to go back from the video you were on when your mum walked in. But I guess that's just my luck.

3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus & flash. Sounds fancy, eh? Well to be fair it's not half bad but in low light conditions it's not the best. Video call is OK, but what can you expect, I was still amazed that I could see someone & talk to them at the same time :) (on the phone, not generally).

The predictive text dictionary is that of a 3 year olds mind when you first get it so that takes some work to get normal, English words on there, not made up ones Samsung (or Vodafone) seem to have produced (kayak is 'lazal') It's not very loud, really but I'll get by. You can't have normal songs as your alarm so or text message tone so I wake to a joyful resound of beeping & buzzing & when my phone goes off in class it sounds like an elephant has just farted.

I like the picture effects you can choose from. Many a photo has been saved by making them black & white or sharpening them.

Overall, it'll do for the time being but I will probably have had enough of it come the summer. There are better phones out there for the budget. Well, there are just better phones out there.

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Reviewer: Nick - Barcelona, Spain
Date: 6th Mar 2009

Appalling phone.

- To unblock the keypad you push the centre button twice, which means you call people from your pocket all the time.
- the touch sensitive keys are awful to use.
- the scroll wheel is useless, slow.
- the camera is slow to take a picture.
- It's impossible to see the screen when there's even a little bit of sun.
- & the real shocker, the screen is pathetically delicate. I was careful with mine & it still broke within a month. I haven't had it repaired. They said it had been hit & would cost 70 Euros to repair. I told them to throw it in the bin.

Samsung used to be good, but this phone is terrible.

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Reviewer: Andreas - Limassol, Cyprus
Date: 2nd Mar 2009

The SAMSUNG U700 must be the worst phone ever made in the whole world!

DO not buy this phone you will forever regret it! I am warning you! When I first saw the phone it looked perfect, very slim & posh, but after less than 3 months the phone looked rubbish.

The paint starts to come off it looks like we have been scraping the sides off with a knife, but we I've only had it in my pocket. SAMSUNG service said that it was due to wear & tear! Are they totally crazy! Do they even know what they are talking about!? Unbelievable, do not buy this phone. I definitely will never ever buy a SAMSUNG again!

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Reviewer: Lauren - Brighton, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

This phone isn't bad, but I just can't wait to get rid of it! It's a lovely looking phone, but the pain does chip off really easily, as does the varnish over the screen which makes it hard to view. The most annoying part is the touch screen buttons! I regularly video call people accidentally, or hang up on people, put them on mute in the middle of phone calls because you have to unlock the screen to enter numbers during touch tone phone call!

I loved it at first but it got on my nerves quickly, now I'd happily never see it again!

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Reviewer: Bavoir - UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

I was recommended this phone by Vodafone as part of a free upgrade. As the saying goes, you get nothing for free.

I loved the look of it, I have it in the special edition violet & its stunning phone to look at. Unfortunately time glaring at in anger.

The buttons are useless & it's a nightmare to switch it on or off. The touch sensitivity pleases itself if it works or not!

After persevering for about 8 months, I have had enough & will be consigning this lovely looking phone to an early grave.

Will never buy a touch sensitive phone again & may not bother with Samsung either. Such a shame!

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Reviewer: Cravena - London, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2009

Gorgeous looking phone but we all know that looks are not everything! Paint hasn't chipped off mine but thats because its been well taken care of. Could be louder & having own message tones would be nice as in the U600 (older version but better). Samsung surely it can't be hard to produce a phone from metal?

O2 does not do delivery reports for some reason. Not sure about other networks. Wish the U700 had the features of the U600 & a metal casing so it looked stylish 24 seven. Silver paint does not count!

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Reviewer: James - Cromer, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2009

Compared to the Nokia N95 8GB, well this is a very poor second. Samsung use to make some great phones in the early days of mobiles but they seem to be struggling to keep up with Nokia & Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Olivia - UK
Date: 15th Jan 2009

This phone is the worst phone I have ever had I would not recommend anyone to get this phone I agree with everyone who has said bad things about this phone. I can't use it so I am getting a new one for my birthday in February. Worst phone ever.

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Reviewer: Brad - Bendigo, Australia
Date: 12th Jan 2009

Best phone I have had, UNTIL! The paint started to chip away. Bottom corner of screen started to black out. IF I slid it up without pushing a button first screen didn't work.
If I let it go on standby while open when I pressed buttons again everything was in reverse. When on a call the touch buttons made it go to loudspeaker or just hang up!
Then it just died on me after 7 months. What a waste of money.

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Reviewer: Cj - Philippines
Date: 6th Jan 2009

The design is perfect. Slim body. Slide up phone. Everything you can ever ask for a dream phone. But then again there is a downside. You can't change your message tone into any of your MP3 songs. All you can use is the.mid file which is not good as a message tone. I just wish they would do something about this. Hmph!

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Reviewer: Paul Draper - Wimborne, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2009

Looked great, camera OK if a bit slow.

Predictive texting turns itself on & off.

But worst thing by far is how SLOW it is. Searching through contacts, pictures. Almost anything it just looks like it's hung.

After my first Samsung I said never again, then I saw this & now I really am saying never again.

Don't buy one.

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Reviewer: Donal - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 15th Dec 2008

A terrible decision to change from Nokia, a truly awful phone.

Touch buttons operate when not needed. After a few months looks tacky when the silver wears away. Camera not great.

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Reviewer: Uku - Rakvere, Estonia
Date: 14th Dec 2008

I have used one of them like 1 year. First of all what I liked was the looking. Amazing design. Also the camera took stunning pictures (only it was bit laggy). The music player also replaced my old MP3 player. However, the chrome part peeled off & the navigation button stopped working. The sensitive buttons also sucked. Every time I was in the Internet the sensitive buttons just stopped or cancelled the act. In the last days (I owned this phone) I had also problems with the battery. It just lasted 1 day. Even though I bought a new battery it did last 1 day.

Overall I recommend you guys not to buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Soft Serve - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 7th Dec 2008

A drop dead gorgeous phone this yet after 9 months it just went crazy. First when you slide it up it didn't work. Next the screen started playing tricks & now I can say I am going to through it in the bin & buy a new phone.

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Reviewer: Ricky - Northern Ireland, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2008

I have to agree with everyone else, this is the worst phone I have had, I was so sorry that I left Nokia when it was time to upgrade, I'll never go back to Samsung again.

The paint chipped off & made it look horrible, had to send it back 2 times through Vodafone as it was on contract, they fixed it but the same thing happened again. It's such a rubbish phone to use, impossible to take a decent picture as the touch screen is so touchy & when you put it to your ear to talk it also cuts off cause of the touch screen, Most of the other stuff has happened that the other readers have put.

A disaster of a phone, Samsung go back to the drawing board, I feel like I have been ripped off with my upgrade to Samsung, thank god Vodafone changed it to Nokia for me after numerous complaints to them. It might be an older Nokia Mobile but it certainly rates better than the U700.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

I got this phone in May, now I wish I've never upgraded to it!

Problems.

- Paint has come off on casing & now on screen!
- Overheats.
- Switches on & off on its own.
- Battery lasts for a day, have to charge it up every night.
- Have to press hard when texting.
- Touch screen buttons are too sensitive.
- Crackling noise when talking on phone.

Now I have to wait till next January for an upgrade!

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Reviewer: Mike - Leicester, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

Looks great but absolute rubbish. Paint peels in months, looks 6 years old in as many weeks & Samsung don't want to know. Say it is wear & tear & not covered under warranty!

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Reviewer: Chen Liang - Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Date: 18th Nov 2008

I bought this phone back in 26th December 2007. Faulty twice. First time I can't receive calls, reformatted & done. Second time the Screen turn upside down, black out, touch pad not functioning, wheel not functioning & button as well. The only working park is the key pad.

Pros. Nice design, very nice in fact. Features are So So with a good price. Samsung gives better warranty for this. They replaced 70% of the parts my Samsung U700 (as it is faulty), during the second time faulty. & they change the cover for me, from silver to black as well!

Cons. Very problematic, seriously. I went to service centre & they told me, U700 is one of the most problematic phone of Samsung, I am just unlucky to buy it. But they gave me 1 & a half year warranty.

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Reviewer: Holly - UK
Date: 12th Nov 2008

Quite simply the worst phone I have ever had! I am glad to say I have recently upgraded to another phone now!

Looked nice but the shiny covering chips so easily & mine looked like it had been kicked around a football pitch!

The touch screen was absolutely useless & only worked when it felt like it.

Terrible problems with screen freezing & not being able to hear calls.

One good point, reasonable camera, as for anything else I would not recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2008

Quite simply, the worst mobile phone I have ever owned! A masterpiece of design over function. Dreadful build quality (finish chips if you so much as breathe on it), poor usability (touch pad only works when it wants to), dreadful sound quality.

Mine gave up the ghost completely after less than 5 months light use. Not recommended!

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Reviewer: Almond - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 29th Oct 2008

Looks great! I was so excited when I received my u700 for my birthday just 3 months ago. HOWEVER, it's not user friendly at all. Many features are hard to find. Moreover, my phone is so young, yet this morning it started giving me horrific problems & after researching a bit, I found that it is a common occurrence among u700 owners.

First I was unable to hear callers, but they could hear me. Then the screen started blacking out, then the display inverted & colours changed. Cleared my memory etc, restarted, removed battery. But no luck.

Finally discovered that it's a wiring problem as I can hear callers when the slide is down. Also, no problems as long as slide is down. Poor design, honestly! Because it's so nice & slim the wiring is very sensitive. Planning on selling my phone then purchasing a more reliable one as I hate changing phones & would rather have something that lasts long. This phone was great at first, looked good which made up for some faults, but all problems are escalating. I am not the only one, many many people have had similar if not worse issues, so I do NOT recommend this phone at all. Sad, but oh well.

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Reviewer: Cooldog - UK
Date: 26th Oct 2008

I would like to know how much this phone is (cheapst price) & where from?

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Reviewer: Anny - Australia
Date: 18th Oct 2008

Hi, I got this phone like a few months ago. The 3.2 camera is awesome, a little late, but still very good. Menu's are pretty efficient, touch buttons tends to annoy as I often accidentally press the call button sometimes. The touch buttons are also sometimes laggy.

You have to download games off the Internet on the phone which is a definite con. The music player is awesome. When you drop it, it tends to tell you to insert a SIM in, when you already have. So, for clumsy people, this phone is out of reach. The middle button tends to get scratched.

The keypad is alright to text with but the lowest row of the keypad is very annoying to text with.

Overall, a pretty good phone, but keep those factors in mind.

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Reviewer: Ian - Bristol, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2008

I got this phone as a free upgrade from a Sony K800i about 7 months. I have to say it's the worst phone I've ever had & is absolutely infuriating to use. I can't wait until January when I can upgrade it (will be going back to Sony). Overall I don't think I will be a Samsung user again for a long time, this is all style over substance.

Good point (note only one! ).
- I like the looks & design (but see points below).

Bad points (among many).
- It's 7 months old but really badly scratched & the screen is pitted. I've had loads of mobiles & none have been anywhere near as bad as this.
- Battery life is appalling. I have to leave it on charge overnight every night or it will run out of charge every day. I am not a heavy user at all, only for calls & pictures. This is ridiculous for a modern mobile phone.
- Touch sensitive screen is either way too sensitive or just don't work depending on what the phone feels like doing on a particular day!
- Far too easy to press the video call button when trying to make a call, incredibly annoying!
- Contacts, you have to have a different contact for each number & cannot group them under one person, what's that about? I could do this 10 years ago on a old Nokia.

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Reviewer: Eugene - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 16th Oct 2008

I am a harsh marker compared to others. I just got the phone, so many of my comments may not apply, but I believe the ONLY issue, is possibly the paint that chips off. It happened on my old phones, so I won't make a mistake, & get a plastic protector this time. I had a Motorola V3x, so this is quite an improvement. The camera could also be a disadvantage. I would rate it a 3 out of 5, compared to my Motorola's which was 4 out of 5. Just takes a second to take the picture. The touch sensitive keys may also pose a problem, but I got the hang of them within about 30 minutes. The video call button is close to the left touch selection button, so I sometimes accidentily press that. I've been rattling on about negatives, because I would be typing all day detailing the positives.

Good choice, great price, there are better options, but not for the price range. 4 out of 5 in my harsh opinion.

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Reviewer: Donna - Workington, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2008

I have had this phone for 16 month (on contract) & the phone has been fine until now. The touch screen buttons don't work anymore & neither does the middle button. I have sent it away to get serviced, & hoping they can fix it. I have only 2 months left on my contract. Shame it went wrong, because this is one of my favourite phones. Easy to use & very stylish. The screen was a bit hard to see outside, but loved the mirror, good quality camera & good colour screen. Worth the money. If you decide to get it, hope everything goes well! :).

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Reviewer: Drew - Bristol, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2008

The worst phone I have ever owned. Like many others, I was amazed at the sleek design of this handset, & the 3.2 mp camera appeared pretty good.

- Silver paint peels & chips off.
- Handset rattles & feels cheap & plastic.
- Ringing volume ridiculously quiet.
- Cannot take portrait photographs, only landscape.
- Speaker simply doesn't work after awhile, receiving & calls & not being able to hear anything whatsoever from the speaker.
- Screen went completely mental.

I cannot wait to upgrade, most likely to either a Sony Ericsson or Blackberry. Because of this phone I am never ever buying anything from Samsung again.

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Reviewer: Daz - Birmingham, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2008

Don't buy it! Paint flaked off within a few weeks. Keys are way too sensitive & the phone has a mind of its own. I hate it. Went for its good looks, very stylish but difficult to use & has been replaced twice already under insurance for faults. 3rd phone has stiff slider now & battery life is well under a day. I have had this one for 6 months. Definitely won't entertain another Samsung. I will go back to Nokia. Avoid this phone. You've been warned.

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Reviewer: Aol - Berlin, Germany
Date: 6th Oct 2008

No to Samsung at all! This is the worst phone I ever had. Looking nice & cute but very poor quality. Since I bought this mobile phone I had already a feeling that is useless & not stable. Looking only nice for outside but the inner is rubbish. Very sensitive, call is not listenable & the casing is worn. What should I do? I have thrown it. Bye Samsung!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 5th Oct 2008

I must say, this phone looks cool & that's great. Until you use it. Three words, IT IS RUBBISH (no, that's a slight understatement), don't buy it. Talk about a waste of money. The touch screen is awful, it doesn't work half the time. It randomly switches itself on & on for no reason & it will go & call people you really don't want to call, like your ex. Yeah, it's gone down in price, but it's still not worth that amount of money. Don't GET IT. OK?

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Reviewer: Sara - Worcester, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2008

I love this phone I have got it in violet it takes a few days to work out & how to work it but that's the fun in getting a new phone isn't it. I think people are moaning at nothing if you don't like the phone then get a new one. A phone is a phone you text & you make calls what more do you want. If you want to take photos then get a camera if you want music that sounds good & better then get an iPod, as long as you have s few photos for screen savers & some music for ringtone. I think it's a good phone looks stylish. Yeah the phone haves a few pointer that needs sorting out but who cares give it a few months you'll want another one that's looks better & you think will offer you a better deal. If you're moaning over a little phone that you can change if you want then I am sorry to say get over it.

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Reviewer: Frances Finch - Norwich, UK
Date: 19th Sep 2008

I have had this phone for 9 months. I fell in love with the sleek design which I still love but it is frustratingly useless. It has a mind of its own. It texts anybody & everybody blank messages, half compiled messages. It cuts itself off during calls, when searching files it just does its own thing. I hate it so much I would happily take a sledge hammer to it & smash it up! Do not buy this phone. The manufacturer should provide a refund to all the unfortunate people like myself who fell for its looks.

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Reviewer: Mii - Japan
Date: 9th Sep 2008

I have it & it doesn't have any of the problems mentioned.

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Reviewer: Df - Lebanon
Date: 2nd Sep 2008

I have this phone & it's so easy to use you just have to get used to the touch sensitive keys! It looks great & has everything you need in it! I would recommend it to anyone!

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Reviewer: Kara - Buckinghamshire, UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2008

Like a lot of people I was dazzled by the good looks of this phone, was an upgrade from Vodafone. However, it is very usable & easy to get on with, I would be very happy but the battery life is absolutely awful only lasts 1 day with 3G on, even the Vodafone stores recommend you turn it off as it completely drains the battery, they did it for me & now I am lucky because I get nearly 2 days!

Also the paintwork is appalling, within a couple of months your lovely shiny phone looks like horrible because the paint peels & chips off. Nobody will take responsibility for it so you are left with a 2 year contract & a phone that looks dreadful after 4 months!

Don't be taking in by this good looking phone, you'll regret it.

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Reviewer: Jessie - Australia
Date: 1st Sep 2008

THIS IS the Worst PHONE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! Six months ago I bought it & it slowly started to deteriorate. Paint chipped within the first few months. Sound stopped working. Would freeze. Turn itself on & off.

Towards the end, it wouldn't turn on, there was NO sound, & the screen was going flipping crazy! I have spoken to many people about this phone, & they have all said the same thing. Never ever buy this phone, 600 dollars down the drain.

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Reviewer: April Montenegro - Philippines
Date: 25th Aug 2008

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT U700 WAS A GREAT PHONE. IT LOOKS GREAT. FUNCTIONS VERY WELL BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS. U700 DOES NOT PRODUCE SOUNDS ANYMORE. THEN the CAMERA DOES NOT FUNCTION EITHER. LITTLE BY LITTLE THIS PHONE IS BREAKING DOWN. I HATE THIS PHONE! MY WORST PHONE EVER!

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Reviewer: Grant Walker - Darlington, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2008

Well I never! Had this phone for two month now nothing has went wrong it is great better than the old Sony Ericsson I had what kept on having white screen love this phone to bits.

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Reviewer: Lizzy - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2008

I am thinking of getting this phone, but some of the comments are mixed on how good it is & so on. Does the circle in the middle spin round? & is it really worth getting? Please please someone answer my questions!

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Reviewer: Delfz - Quezon City, Philippines
Date: 14th Aug 2008

At first I was amazed by this phone but after a month the screen & the keys at the slider start to malfunction. When I go to Samsung centre I noticed that the so called flex wire which is the wire connecting the fixed part to moving part is always the problem this type of phone. Don't buy this phone it's just a waste of money.

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Reviewer: Countryboy - Somerset, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2008

This is my second Samsung what a mistake! Paint flaking, screen far too sensitive. Can not hear people when receiving a call, going on past problems customer service will be rubbish.

Like other people fooled by the looks.

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Reviewer: Rachel - Australia
Date: 5th Aug 2008

WORSE PHONE EVER! DO NOT BUY!

When I first got this phone I was very impressed. I liked it's seemingly stylish design & after getting used to the touch buttons, I found it easy to use.

Then it all went wrong:

- The silver paint chipped .
- The touch buttons didn't work.
- The buttons themselves didn't work.
- The colours on the screen went out of whack.
- Then one day my screen was completely backwards. I had to read my msgs backwards! Absolutely ridiculous.

Now all the phone does is turn on, screen goes a nice black straight away, buttons don't work or light up, & the only way to turn it off is to remove the battery. My phone was around 7-8months old & I am on a 2 year contract.

Never, ever buying Samsung again.

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Reviewer: Susan Banks - Dudley, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

I have had the phone for 2 months, Firstly I was dazzled by it. Now 2 months later it stopped charging. I plug the charger in & it won't connect & charge at all. It sounds like a common problem & I won't be buying a Samsung phone again & it isn't covered by the guarantee! I would recommend no one to buy this phone & I would stop anyone doing so. Stick to Sony Ericsson or Nokia as there much better built phones.

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Reviewer: Rebecca - Stoke On Trent, UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

It started with the clear, end call button failing to register on week two by week six it started to overheat when in use & would go off without warning. At two months old it would end the call instead of answering & the touch screen seemed to have a 'mind of its own' doing tasks I hadn't asked it to do! Now it is 3 months old & has gone in the bin, completely froze screen blank & when it will switch on lasts 3 hours & battery flat. But on a good note the paint is perfect on mine! Samsung attitude is that their products do not fail & 'design fault' is a blasphemy to them (this applies to all their products including TV's & washers!) buying a Nokia.

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Reviewer: Bec - Australia
Date: 31st Jul 2008

I have had this phone for about 6 months & I am currently waiting on my new Sony Ericsson to arrive.

It's not a bad phone, just when it was designed & made it doesn't seem like it was planned properly.

The touch screen is annoying at first & even once you get used to it, it is still very annoying.

Also don't expect to hear your phone ringing! The speaker on this phone is hopeless! I always have mine on vibrate because the vibrations are louder than the speaker is!

The battery life is also hopeless! When I first got it I charged it every two days, now I need to charge it every night while I am sleeping as it can't last longer than a day. Even once it starts to go flat it only takes about an hour before it is completely dead!

& well I never! The paint on this phone is ridiculous! I treated my phone very well at first & even bought a cover for it but it doesn't matter no matter how hard you try within a month this phone looks like it has been scrapped along the road. Before you know it, all the nice shiny silver look has gone & all you have left is this white patchy phone with flakes of silver still attached. Horrible! They might as well have painted it with silver nail polish that is how bad it is!

OK well all I can say is that I can't wait to get the new phone I have ordered & get rid of this one!

Please don't buy this phone :) there are so many other options out there for a much better price that will make you much happier than this phone.

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Reviewer: Henk - Doetinchem, Netherlands
Date: 30th Jul 2008

Had this phone nearly 1 month & the touch screen broke. Couldn't use it anymore.

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Reviewer: Dhb - South Africa
Date: 24th Jul 2008

Reasonable phone while it lasted. Just a few irritating features.

The BIG PROBLEM is when the phone is five months old. The charger could not connect so even when the charger is plugged in, it does not charge. Take it back for a repair under guarantee & they tell you if the pins inside the phone are damaged, it is not covered by the guarantee. Well the way they said it, this seems to be a common problem & Samsung knows their charger connection pins are too weak to last so the guarantee excludes this. The repair is too expensive so I prefer to throw the phone away & buy something else. What use is a phone with a flat battery, & even if I pay for the repair, there is no guarantee it will not need the same repair again in another few months.

A smaller problem is the silver paint wears off quickly so the phone looks scruffy while it is still fairly new. Basically part of the same design philosophy, the phone is not built to last.

My next phone will not be a Samsung!

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Reviewer: Adele - Sunderland, UK
Date: 21st Jul 2008

I got the U700 had it only 3 weeks or so & the touch screen stopped working & I couldn't use it for incoming calls & outgoing. I had to get rid of it. They don't last long the touch screen phones.

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Reviewer: Byron - Cardiff, UK
Date: 21st Jul 2008

I've had this phone now for over 12 months. Initially I was dazzled by its good looks. I now hate this phone! It has to be the worse phone I've ever had. The touch sensitive keys are a nightmare. They are way too sensitive & make texting & taking calls a real hassle. Now the jog wheel & centre button have stopped working so I am about to throw it in the bin & good riddance. DON'T BE FOOLED BY ITS LOOKS. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Peter Meehan - Co Antrim, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2008

Love this phone I can't find anything wrong with it great buy.

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Reviewer: Cheryl - Ayrshire, UK
Date: 16th Jul 2008

I've had the phone for nearly a year, due to upgrade next month. I loved this phone from the moment I got it as it looked great & I found most of the features to be brilliant on it.

This week I have had a number of problems with this phone! The touch sensitive pads started not to work so I couldn't call anyone, I couldn't text etc. Then last night the touch sensitive pad lights wouldn't go off, I even tried turning my phone off several times but the lights still stayed on! Then to annoy me even more the phone stopped working completely today! I can't access anything on the phone because of the touch sensitive pads. The phone will turn on go to the main screen then after a minute or so the screen will turn black, don't have a clue why. Phoned Vodafone this morning & all they can do is to send it away & I may get replacement phone. I don't think I'll go for another Samsung phone, I'll stick to the reliable phones I.e. Nokia etc.

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Reviewer: Anouk - Netherlands
Date: 15th Jul 2008

I have this phone for a month now. The last two days I am trying to sell it. The design of the phone is perfect, but the touchpad is terrible! With my older phone text messaging was just a few seconds work, with this phone the touchpad reacts at touches I don't want to, & I have to start all over again with every message.

Also to send the message you have to go through three different menus, really annoying. It has to be fast in my opinion!

To be honest, the camera is pretty nice & also the MP3 player brings nothing to complain about. It's what we all know from Samsung, it's good, but not perfect. But that's no problem.

Just the annoying touchpad made me sell this phone.

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Reviewer: Luke - Poole, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2008

I haven't had this phone very long but I don't think it is very good the design is brilliant but there's not a lot you can do with it you cannot put music on then set it as a ringtone it will not let you do that & you cannot change the theme either which is a shame. It's got 3G they say but that's not very good either if you want my opinion buy a Sony Ericsson they are much better phones they cost less & they so much more that's what I am used too as well any way thanks for reading my review.

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Reviewer: Jessie - Uxbridge, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2008

Well people, I have had this phone for quite a while. My phone model is Samsung U700V. I got a V behind it so, I think it's the different of its colours. Well, honestly speaking about this phone. I feel the design is amazing! The features are incredible good & for the usage is 50% good & 50% bad. Well, the good points about this phone is, it has everything you want. It's the same as your old phone of U600. &, everything is new about this phone. Whereas, the bad points about the phone are, sometimes the touch screen cannot function properly as I need to keep press hard 2-3 times. Well, maybe due to the battery life. This phone is good for showing off & it's not very good for using it! I recommend you to buy this phone as there's a good camera pixels & everything was just fine & it's not really rubbish! BUY this phone as it's very useful.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 4th Jul 2008

I have to say I am impressed by Samsungs ability to get people all worked up about this phone. If this review screen will let me I will rate this phone with 0% for Design, 0% for Features & finally & surprisingly 0% for Usability. If there was a marketing option in relation to Samsung I would give it a fat 100% for pulling me in for a start but you guessed it for customer service they get a fat 0% (unfortunately good list!

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Reviewer: Ollie - UK
Date: 4th Jul 2008

This phone is terrible! The paint is already peeling after 2 months. If I try to look at the screen in a bright environment I am blinded! The end call button doesn't work! It's really uncomfortable to type texts, I find this very difficult & have never had this problem with other phones. After taking forever to type out a message, scrolling thought my phone book to choose the recipient the touch buttons sense my thumb turning the wheel & I end up losing everything & having to go back into messaging & type it again. Awful, awful phone!

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Reviewer: Pj - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 2nd Jul 2008

OK, where to start. I got this for my birthday last November, as soon as I started playing with it, even though it looks so stylish. I still liked my old Nokia one better. It's been just over 7 months since I started using it now, & I think I am going to sell it. It's hard to love. No games, no radio. Battery life is rubbish. When I first got it, it only lasted 3 to 4 days. NOW, it lasts 24 hours, even when I haven't touched it. Terrible. Not worth it. Old Nokia phones beat it by a mile in my opinion. If you're considering, don't get it. I will never buy a Samsung phone ever again, & in future will ONLY stick with Nokia or Sony Ericsson. Nokia has never let me down & it's so much simpler to use. The touch buttons are very annoying too. Samsung u700 is terrible. It's not worth the frustration. The end.

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Reviewer: Carolyn G - Highlands Scotland, UK
Date: 29th Jun 2008

Don't buy this phone! Worst phone I've ever owned! I upgraded from the Sony Ericsson K800i & it was excellent! What a letdown this new phone is! I am sending it back! Going to go for another Sony instead.

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Reviewer: Kim - Warrington, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2008

Got the violet version of this phone the other day looks good, but very quiet! I've always got miss calls on my phone because I just can't hear it ringing same goes for messages too. I had the u600 before & think I prefer that one. Can anyone tell me if you can change the standard message tones to downloaded music tones?

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Reviewer: Nadia - Brighton, UK
Date: 24th Jun 2008

Extremely unhappy owner of U700, I have had the phone since end of last year. I am on an 18 month contract with Vodafone & now the phone will not charge despite replacing the charger & trying other peoples & also trying new battery. Vodafone have returned this to me saying I damaged the phone & want £40 for the repair. Absolutely ridiculous as this is probably the most careful I have been with any phone I have owned. This response from Vodafone is no surprise as when I was in the Vodafone store arranging for phone to be sent off for repair I met another person who had just had her phone returned by Vodafone & they gave the same excuse for not repairing it. I am angry because this is obviously a manufacturers fault & I am expected to pay for its repair!

I am now using an old Nokia phone & will most definitely be leaving Vodafone when the contract is up & most definitely not buying any further Samsung phones.

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Reviewer: Helmi - Tzaneen, South Africa
Date: 19th Jun 2008

I loved everything about the U700, but when the coating started coming off in the second week, it was a surprise. Other than that it is impossible to see what is going on on the screen while being outdoors & after twelve months the touch screen doesn't work at all, what a waste!

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Reviewer: Paul - Durban, South Africa
Date: 19th Jun 2008

This is definitely the worst phone I have ever had. Combined with the level of service I have had from Samsung after taking it back four times for repairs, & still don't have the phone after 4 months, is forcing me to take action against them. If you feel you have been unfairly treated by Samsung in any way, or have this useless phone.

This is a terrible phone & my contract states I have to have this thing for 2 years. Absolute nonsense. Please help to show Samsung that we don't just sit back & accept it all! Thanks Paul.

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Reviewer: Chaz - UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

I also regrettably got this phone from Vodafone about 6 months back. If I could take it back I would. There aren't as many features as I had on my old phone E900.

One thing I can't get my head round is the SMS text messaging? Any time I try to do a longish text, it turns into 3 or 4 texts? I then have to change to MMS so that I can send a longer message as one instead of sending multiple SMS?

Is it me or is there a way to sort it?

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Reviewer: Bob - Liverpool, UK
Date: 16th Jun 2008

I got this phone for Christmas & had for a couple of months until April. In January the screen started leaking & was told it cost £40 to fix. & I was out when it rained, I called for a lift home & it broke. Apparently there is water in it & I can't use it so I have to pay another how much.

Before this it was very good. The video calling is blurry but the camera is good. If you are fast at texting then I wouldn't recommend this phone. It goes all funny & hard to explain. & my Internet didn't work.

I would only buy this phone if you have money to pay for all its repair problems.

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Reviewer: Steve Jackson - UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

Had this phone a year now, shocking phone, worst ever, still got six months left on my contract but can't stand this phone so it's got to go. Don't waste your money, buy a Sony Ericsson or Nokia instead. Nothing good about it, too much bad to mention.

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Reviewer: David G - Azerbaijan
Date: 11th Jun 2008

Useless phone, looks good but doesn't deliver.

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Reviewer: S - Singapore
Date: 9th Jun 2008

I am giving this phone 100% for all three options because it deserves it. I've read all the reviews before buying it but I decided to have it & review it myself.

First of all, I've had it for almost a year & the coating did not come off at all. The phone is not to be blamed if the coating comes off because this is a phone which requires good care so if you meet its requirement, it will remain perfectly fine.

There were several reviews about not being able to change the message tone. Get this, you can if you have studied the phone carefully before submitting such reviews. Here's how: Message Tone 1, Options, Change, Use my alert tone & you'll be directed to your files where you can select the tone of your choice.

Its touch sensitivity was another issue. In case you haven't noticed, you can adjust the touch sensitivity in the range from 1 to 3 under the phone settings. Again, phones like this requires an owner who's gentle so if the touch screen goes haywire the only person to be blamed is yourself.

Regarding the loudness of the phone, I think it's reasonable. If you have difficulty hearing the tone when you receive calls or messages, I suggest you set it as vibration & melody.

Battery life would definitely deteriorate after at least half a year, a year. I mean, which phone doesn't? There's no way for you to avoid it but you could always prevent it from doing so earlier than it should. That is by not charging your phone too long. Charging should not exceed more than 2 hours (after the 10 hours charge when you first purchase it). Subsequent long charging of the phone would immediately cause the battery to die out easily.

In short, this phone is for someone who is patient in this case willing to figure out how the phone works without following the manual. This is one of Samsung's releases which is not customised like the previous phones. Unlike Nokia, Samsung phone settings are occasionally changed so you really have to obtain that initiative to learn new things. The owner also must take good care of it (by buying a pouch or screen protector). This phone is very delicate & will serve you well if you do the same to it. For those who have a bad history with your previous phones, this is not for you. As it will only frustrate you & have you thinking it's a bad phone.

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Reviewer: Cravena - UK
Date: 4th Jun 2008

Beautiful phone, not on the Vodafone network though as they have messed it up with their own specifications. All phones will scratch if not looked after, this phone is no different. Good sound & so stylish!

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 26th May 2008

What a Complete Waste of My Money! A Vodafone Sales Worker Recommended This Phone What A Con!

PROS.
- Not A Lot Really Only That Its Lightweight.

CONS.
- Touch Sensitive Keys Are Annoying & Sometimes Unresponsive, Very Poor.
- Very Poor Features.
- Music Player Is Very Quiet Even On Max Volume, When Music Is Uploaded Thought the TERRIBLE PC Suite, It Is Not Sorted In Artists Or Anything & There Is No Search Option Which Makes Looking Through Songs An Extremely Long Process.
- the Keypad Is Rubbish For Texting On As the Keys Do Not Feel Like They Are Being Pressed.
-For a 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera, It's Not Great. My Old 2MP Phone Camera Had the Same Quality.

& the List Goes On & On!

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! WHAT A REGRET. ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER TERRIBLE RELEASE FROM SAMSUNG.

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Reviewer: Jabbaa - Glasgow, UK
Date: 19th May 2008

Got this phone November 2007. Was reasonably happy with it after a bit of trial & error with the settings (earlier review on here from then).

Yesterday though handset packed in. The speaker only works when the phone is closed or half slide open, if slid fully up to its stop position there is no sound at all, meaning phone is useless for voice calls. Also, seemingly at random, when slid open the screen is displaying a mirror, negative image (can still access menus & texts etc but reading them is a bit challenging).

I consider myself quite a careful owner, it has never been dropped or knocked, not even chipped off any of the silver finish that other reviews have mentioned. Has got to be the worst handset I have ever owned as it is now basically unusable after 6 months ownership. Will be taking it to back to Vodafone to see about some kind of free replacement, not holding my breath though, until then its back to my old D500 which I luckily held onto.

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Reviewer: Sue - Essex, UK
Date: 13th May 2008

This phone is rubbish. Was recommended it by Vodafone! As a free upgrade. Not surprised, probably can't sell them. Had it a couple of weeks, & though quite easy to use, when it is in my pocket at work, never seems to ring! When I look at screen says 5 missed calls, but I either don't hear them, though volume is on loudest or it goes straight to answer phone. Never had this problem with other phones, so I know I am in range.

Also, I have tried on numerous occasions to take photos & videos outside, but have no idea what I am taking as the reflective silver screen means I cannot see what I am taking. SO the camera is really a waste of time outdoors.

Again, as other people already pointed out, the message tone is so low you never hear it. Have mine on vibrate now, bit easier then.

Battery life is rubbish, couple of days at most.

I am on an 18 month contract with Vodafone, but have a feeling I may have to buy myself a different phone because just can't get on with this one.

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Reviewer: Sally - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2008

Everything about this phone is amazing, if you take the time to actually get used to it first, it looks cool, & I especially love the fact you can security pass everything or certain applications etc.

One problem I desperately need help with. I've deleted a certain contact from my contacts list, but this contacts number is still as number 1 in my first 3 messaging list, I have now got to be really careful not to sent a text to this person, why after deleted contact & I've also reset the phone, & cleared memory is this number still there!

Please help anyone.

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Reviewer: Imran - Dudley, UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2008

Well what can I say, had this phone for about 6 months now, didn't like it from the first day I got it, those dummy ones looked nice in phone shops, but may god, does the phone have a life of its own.

Haven't ended up ringing anyone but I am known for sending blank texts to a certain individual, the phone somehow unlocks itself, & the middle button (inside the ring) is the culprit in this, if you press it 9 times it sends of a text, & I have gone back to my phone where I have got like 4 to 5 sending notifications, AMAZING! The sending tone is also so low that you can't hear it if the phones located a half a meter from your ear.

Now, the battery, well compared to my previous (Samsung)phone its abysmal, & the charger doesn't stay in very well as well as there is no lock mechanism as with D900, so if your on the phone while it's charging, STAY VERY STILL! , & sometimes it doesn't give you a warning when the charger comes out & next minute your very best friend thinks you hung up on them.

Now the actual touch pad is still OK, but it's still hard to judge if the phones detected the touch or not, causing added frustration.

The actual phone, well the silvery layer on the facia started coming off like a month into me having it, & that's not because of wear & tear, actually the phone handles a fall from my hands onto the ground very well. The good side to the peeling is that the layer underneath is actually quite nice so when my phone finishes changing skin it will look nice again. But at the moment it looks really tatty.

Where do I finish, well the screen scratches quite easily & has a tendency to attract events which cause it.

I would say go for a different phone if your looking for a new phone.

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Reviewer: Kim - UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2008

Can someone please tell me if & how I can change my message alert tone as I cannot hear the one on it.

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

Hi ya, I have a problem that has been bugging me for a while, & I am hoping someone can help me!

I have downloaded a couple of message tones, but can't save them as message tones as they don't appear in my sounds & ringtones setting when I try to save them. If I go into my sounds & ringtones file from the main menu, they are there, but not when you go into the phone profile section to change ringtones & message tones. Can anyone tell me how I can get them on the phone? I am not a great fan of the phone, originally wanted the U600, but Vodafone told me it was no longer available to existing customers! If I lived somewhere where I could get a signal with another provider, I would change!

Thanks Nikki :-).

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Reviewer: Lee - London, US
Date: 21st Apr 2008

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE & DO don't GO WITH Vodafone EVER! COMPANY KNOWS IT IS RUBBISH.

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Reviewer: Steve - Market Harborough, UK
Date: 18th Apr 2008

I also have this phone on an 18 month contract with Vodafone, it won't charge & now the menu buttons don't work when I slide the screen up. I have to slide it half way & then access the menu. Vodafone don't want to know & Samsung are demanding too much to repair. Won't be buying Samsung again & after 9 years with Vodafone will be leaving them too.

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Reviewer: Ardian - Skopje, Macedonia
Date: 15th Apr 2008

If somebody can tell me how can I delete the message recipients in Samsung u700. Thanks.

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Reviewer: David Padgett - Blackpool, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008

Very unhappy owner of U700 problem is it won't recharge I have tried other peoples chargers & batteries to no avail Vodafone returned it Samsung for repair but it was returned saying it was damaged by the user & wanted £40 to repair it. Vodafone shop in Blackpool said they have had several back with same problem but they say they can't or won't do anything for me, I got the phone last August on 18 month contract I am now paying for a phone that I can't use, I am having to use a friends spare phone for now I need a phone for my job as a nurse. I won't be renewing my contract with Vodafone who I have been with for nearly ten years or buying Samsung phones who I feel should acknowledge there is a manufacture fault with this model.

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Reviewer: Kamran - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

Never used this phone but come on its supposed to be an UPGRADE from the U600 & it's hardly done very well, the camera is worse on this one & it looks only a little different so out of 100% I would say 59%. I am getting a phone soon but definitely not this one.

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Reviewer: Sebuk - Essex, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

Absolute Rubbish, I have had two other Samsung phones that I loved, this one is just rubbish, the touch sensitive keys don't work or cut of the call in mid sentence the wheel has packed up. The worse thing is tied to a contract & can't renew till next year!

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Reviewer: Maryann - Philippines
Date: 7th Apr 2008

This is my first Samsung phone & I have been using it for about 2 months now with no problems. It is a very stylish phone with lots of great features. I have had no problems with the touch display (you can actually adjust the sensitivity), though it took me about 3 days to get used to it. I bought a full body screen protector designed for U700 for protection & to prevent the silver from peeling off. No signs of flaking or peeling so far on my phone.

For those who find sending text messages to be irritating because of having to push too many buttons, you can always use the shortcut feature to access the text message screen with just a single click. The only downside to this phone is the volume when playing music files, without the headset, it is not loud enough to hear when you are in crowded & noisy areas. I did find a solution to this by amplifying my MP3s using the wave pad.

Overall, it is a great phone. It excels from design to features & performance! I simply love it!

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Reviewer: Abby Whitehurst - UK
Date: 1st Apr 2008

Amazing phone. Looks great, is great. Amazing features, fantastic camera, BUY IT.

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Reviewer: Peter Balmforth - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

Had this phone 8 months, third Samsung (I should have known better) just as rubbish as the previous two. Silver coating peeling off facia, & now soft touch buttons have packed up completely, plus Vodafone don't give a monkeys, even though I spend a fortune with then each month, & have done for the last 8 years. So it's goodbye from Samsung & it's goodbye to Vodafone, not a very funny double act at all!

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Reviewer: Emma - Castleford, UK
Date: 20th Mar 2008

I love the look of this phone.

I got it on Vodafone. With the rubbish Vodafone live menu on it. I am currently having it flashed to return it to its original Samsung menu & features. Hopefully it will be nice & colourful inside the menu then, like the E900.

A little disappointed that it has no vivid text as this was nice feature on e900 & u600.

Mine is silver, no signs of peeling or chipping yet.

Top left button sometimes doesn't work, as someone else mentions here, but other than that. LOVE IT!

MINE doesn't PHONE ON ITS OWN. IT LOCKS WHEN I SLIDE IT CLOSED. SO NOT SURE WHY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

FREE UPGRADE. Can't GO WRONG!

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Reviewer: Natalie - UK
Date: 20th Mar 2008

This phone is of excellent standard. I am highly pleased with what was delivered to my door step. I was fairly amused to find that my phone had come complete with a camera on the front. This enables video call to any other Samsung U700 user. I do hope that if you decide to choose this phone that you have as much satisfaction with it as I did. Many of the features are the same as Samsung U600 but they are slightly more modern & useful. The phone has a variety of options to choose on the main menu & you can adapt the display widely. If you choose this phone I hope that it is right for you. Good luck & Best wishes Natalie.

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Reviewer: Abu Fahad - Iraq
Date: 20th Mar 2008

Great phone & very elegant.

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Reviewer: Bill Smith - London, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

BEST PHONE EVER,

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Reviewer: Sam - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 7th Mar 2008

Worst Phone Ever! Do not buy!

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Reviewer: Mary - West Of Ireland, Ireland
Date: 24th Feb 2008

I am very disappointed with this Samsung u700 phone which I bought my daughter for Christmas at a cost of 270 Euro's. It simply wouldn't charge. I brought it back to the shop & they sent it off to Vodafone & I have been told that the charger port was damaged by my daughter & that the manufacturer's warranty does not cover it. I was asked for 80 Euro's to repair it! I have asked for the phone to be returned unrepaired. Who does Vodafone think they are? I am extremely mad at them as I found it hard to pay for the phone in the first place (Christmas & all that). Nice to know in one respect that there are others suffering. Good luck to you all but DO NOT BUY A SAMSUNG U700 MOBILE PHONE!

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Reviewer: Daniel - Manchester, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

Newly purchased U700V silver (Vodafone firmware), found that it was very easy to get used to (familiar with VF interface). All contact details from my original sim card were put into the correct order as expected. Only took a couple of times to really get confident using this delightfully attractive phone. Bought a 1GB micro SD card with SD size adaptor from the Carephone Warehouse (£9.95).

My last phone was a Motorola L6 (bad signal, reason for changing phone) with 640x camera mode. However, after printing (via Boots self service) one of the pictures from the Motorola L6 (inside dim lighting shot), came out quite good (6x4). I can imagine that using this Samsung 3.2M'pixel (highest resolution) will be a dream upon printing!

Overall the U700V, good easy firmware, slim design, clean, attractive & simple beauty. This phone would have been delivered without a complicated birth!

Q. How did you arrive at buying this phone?
A. I spent most of the day (12th Feb) reading a lot of posted comments, & there is a lot! I also read about other similar phones & the technology on the high end ones (G800, Iphone, Viewty etc.) My conclusion is that there will always be good & bad reviews, experiences where technology is concerned. People do size up & overly expect their newly purchased phone to be unparalleled in comparison to others.

Q. Any problems with this 'phone?
A. Only the right soft key. Found that I was making calls to a friend by too much muddled finger movements around the right hand key. I soon started to watch where I placed my operating finger LOL. Also, the VF Live soft touch key was a nuisance, especially on closing the phone. I now hold the phone higher on the screen to close. This has removed this temporary irritant.

Conclusion - For £130, a good all-round phone!
Would certainly recommend it to anybody.

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Reviewer: Cmac - Cardiff, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2008

Way too many wingers out there. I got the phone as a free upgrade & was nervous as I am usually a Nokia fan as I find them easier to use. But this phone has totally proved me wrong! The PC software is also really easy to use. Whether connected with USB provided or with a Bluetooth dongle & the camera is great!

OK. Answers to too many complaints:

If you don't like the wheel, just use it like a D-pad.

If your cheek keeps hitting the buttons, just hold it straight down from your ear. It has a built in microphone that work about 6 inches from your mouth so you don't have to kiss it! Or there is speakerphone!

Plus, just make it lock when the slide is down. No way will it ever go off in your pocket now! You have to press the middle blue button 3 times to unlock. Not going to happen unless you mean it!

Secondly, taking ages to write a text? Just press left & it goes to create a text message straight away. Muppets. Just as quick to reply or send as with the Nokia. Like how it remembers your last contacts you texted.

Problems with media player sound? OK, my old Nokia had stereo sound & I thought at first that U700 was quiet, but just press up on the volume on the side while your song is playing. You will find it doubles the sound from the default setting. Bit tinny, but its 12mm wide! It hasn't got a sub woofer in it!

For people struggling to put video on it. Download a free converter & remember it records videos in inf. Format (something like that) & not mp4.

Mine is a Vodafone upgrade but has no Vodafone live or anything else written on it or any changes to the operating system.

The phones aesthetics have changed since the photos above & looks much better with power button on the top & more silver looks. Also, don't hear of any issues with it crashing & not turning on anymore, so they must have sorted that problem.

Also, can people not give the phone a poor rating just because your service provider is a little late in delivering it?

Only problem is lack of a radio. But who needs that with a 2GB MicroSD card & your favourite music?

In summary, a good phone that most people like & are happy with. Usually just the technophobe few that are too quick to judge & can't work out how to change settings. Good Phone.

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Reviewer: Vanessa Tyson - Hampshire, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2008

Have had this phone for a week now, & it looks really stylish although a little complicated to work out but I think I've got there now. Just one thing though can anyone tell me why I keep getting a text message saying (50) then the date then 5B & sometimes it has a percentage sign on the screen as well. I try to delete but it just keeps popping up again. Has it got something to do with the New broadcast 50 that is written on the opening screen & if so what on earth does this mean, hope I am not being really blonde with this question!

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

Hi I have just got this phone the other week & up to now it's good but the only problem is when I set a picture for my background you can't hardly see it as the time & date are covering most of it can someone please tell me how to get it off, thanks x.

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Reviewer: Sam - Sydney, Australia
Date: 9th Feb 2008

This is actually a very hot phone. My dad got it for me 2 days ago & I LOVE it. But the touch sensitive buttons kind of need get using to, but it still rocks. I just love all its features. Well, maybe the MP3 isn't very loud. I tried playing Please Don't Stop the Music during a very busy place & it was hard to hear. But then again, the headsets are pretty loud =D.

About the colours, well, my friend has the black one I got the silver one. All of my other friends say that the silver is hotter & feminine. No offense to my friend but I would see a guy holding a black SAMSUNG U700.

Anyway this is a really good phone. But I don't know how you change the texting sound. I can't hear it.

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Reviewer: Brad - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 7th Feb 2008

Got this phone, love it except the MP3 sound could be louder. But I will never ever trade it for one of them because this phone has great design, features, & more.

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Reviewer: Jackie Reynolds - Birmingham, UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

Beware! This is my second U700 the first went back within 5 weeks due to random calling & texting of people when phone lock on? Apparently the chip was contaminated? Vodafone thanks a lot. Received same phone again apparently not able to change phones after 30 days even when faulty? Had this phone for over 5 months now & it spends most time locked away as best place for it.

Phone sends blank texts to random people from contact list? Phone so sensitive it cuts out when placed towards ear? Phone has mind of its own & calls people when it on the side? Something dodgy here so don't think it's a one off as heard some customers complaining about this phone in the Vodafone shop or was that just about the customer lack of service.

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Reviewer: Rhian - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

Do not buy this phone! It has only lasted me 7 weeks & now died. Not good value for £195.00! It would not charge for 2 days & then turned itself off, never to work again. It has been returned to Samsung & they have now informed me that they cannot repair it unless I pay £94.00 because the damage is not covered under warranty! What a joke! Apparently the damage could have been caused by my phone being in my pocket or handbag? Surely that is where most people keep their phones? My third Samsung phone in a year & a half, doesn't say much for their company!

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Reviewer: Hattie - Birmingham, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

I have had this phone for 3 months now & I love it! Previously I had the Nokia 7373 which I loved & was worried that Samsung could top it as I am used to Nokia's & wasn't sure about the touch sensitive buttons but they work perfectly. The U700 is amazing so light, slim & sleek looking. The USB works perfectly so all of my favourite tunes are on my phone. The camera is fabulous & has so many features! The paint hasn't even began peeling off even scratched you people must work on building sights of something.

The only thing I would possibly ask for is the MP3 volume to be a little louder but that doesn't mean it's naff it's just because my Nokia was pretty loud. If you're on the fence about buying this phone then I would 100% recommend it to anyone!

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Reviewer: Shaz - Peterborough, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

BOUGHT THIS PHONE ON the 1ST December PLUGGED CHARGER IN IT ON 15TH January & IT JUST DIED WON'T SWITCH ON & WON'T CHARGE TOOK IT BACK TO Vodafone & THEY SAID A COMPONENT HAD GONE & WAS UNREPAIRABLE BUT ITS NOT INCLUDED IN the WARRANTY SO I HAVE SPENT 150.00 FOR A PHONE THAT doesn't WORK & CAN'T BE REPAIRED DOSEN'T SAY MUCH FOR Vodafone OR SAMSUNG.

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Reviewer: Jo - UK
Date: 22nd Jan 2008

I absolutely hated this phone. Hated the touch screen & scroll wheel as it kept exiting the menus on its own the touch pads were so sensitive, hardly had to touch them. Really couldn't get to grips with it so didn't even try the other features as I went back to the store & swapped it for the g600 which I love.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 22nd Jan 2008

Whats better the samsung u700 or samsung u600.

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Reviewer: Melo - Malta
Date: 21st Jan 2008

I have owned many phones seeing I am involved in the industry & this is one of the best lookers out there. I can't understand the paint coming off as I have dropped mine a few times & nothing happened. I love this phone to bits so far. What's the limited music player rubbish what features are you people missing? It skips track has FF RW shuffle & repeat all you need to listen to music.

The only gripes I have about this phone is the loudness when not using headphones to hear music & if you have a fat face like mine the touch buttons can sometimes hold or end calls by rubbing against your cheek. Also about your Internet not working this is something SP related it's mostly settings. Now as for the phone being hard to use. Wake up! The envelope is mail. The phone book is. Errrr. The phone book need I say more.

I won't say it's a perfect phone. It's not. But does that phone exist? For the price you pay is good value for money.

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Reviewer: Jack - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2008

For all the people that say you can't have your own ringtone, YES YOU CAN! They have to be in MP3 format & all you do it go to the phone profile & go on edit & change the voice ringtone! SIMPLE.

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

I have this phone for a couple weeks & I like it.

There are a couple things which could be made better but on another hand it is phone not a stereo system.

One question, does anyone knows what is the best program to edit video for this phone. How to change resolution of the video? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Bessie De Kock - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 18th Jan 2008

Please. Can anybody help me. I can't hear my phone ring. Send me step by step how to put the VOLUME LOUDER, I have tried everything.

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Reviewer: Pots - Beccles, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

Rubbish! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Superhead - Australia
Date: 13th Jan 2008

Sleek phone I bought off eBay without Vodafone thank heavens it is really cool awesome camera & nice music player.

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Reviewer: Ron - Texas, Benin
Date: 11th Jan 2008

IT'S A sleek PHONE BUT IT doesn't GET MY STYLE BECAUSE ITS SCRATCHES EASILY.

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Reviewer: Edward - Singapore
Date: 11th Jan 2008

My first Samsung phone & I am loving it! I've hear many complains about paint chipping off. But this is common, it happens to every other brand. Paint is known to fade or chip off especially with metallic coating. I've used Nokia & Sony Ericsson yet I haven't had a phone without such problem. I wonder why in this case it's been overly highlighted & great phone condemned worthless because of a so very common flaw. But Samsung have since release a new improved version, users can claim it under warranty. But if I am not mistaken it can only be done once. That is good enough for me, Nokia & Sony Ericsson wouldn't even allow it. I'll have to pay about $100 just to change the case. A part from the paint it's a nice phone with lots of functions & about every other things one would look for in a phone. But there is no radio & IR, a real disappointment.

This phone features mostly touch sensitive button so users beware. It'll take time to get used to it. It can be annoying, you'll have to change the way you handle a phone. I am getting used to it now. I am eager to see what Samsung have to come up next. Samsung is surely on my list in my next buy.

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Reviewer: Redha - Qatar
Date: 10th Jan 2008

It's the best of all.

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Reviewer: Lucy - UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

I have had this phone for about 4 weeks, it seems to be good although the speakers are not that loud. The touch sensitive keys can get a bit annoying, & you can accidently end a call with your cheek, also my Internet doesn't work, which is a bit annoying. But I love the look of it & overall it's easy to use.

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Reviewer: Barry - Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 9th Jan 2008

Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY THIS VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF RUBBISH. This is my 3rd U700 in one month. I got the phone on upgrade from Vodacom. I WISH I COULD HAVE MY D600E BACK BUT SAMSUNG DON'T MAKE IT ANYMORE. This is by far the worst mobile I've ever had. Apart from the chrome coming off, the music player has NO volume whatsoever. The phone often has a mind of its own, the ring tone & message alert tone is way too soft & user friendly doesn't exist. As for the manual, Samsung spent a lot of money telling you nothing, unfortunately poor show from Samsung.

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Reviewer: Carlitos - Perth, Australia
Date: 7th Jan 2008

I know a lot of people who have bought this phone & their biggest disappointment like me is that on first few weeks the metallic coating starts chipping off. The phone has a lot of features that I can not deny, it's also sleek. The price for all this is tempting if not luring. In the end you get what you pay for, if it's at all good for anything I guess the price would have been higher. I am getting a Nokia n95.

The SAMSUNG U700 is bad & a cheap product.

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Reviewer: Ben - Cambridge, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

Easy to use & get used to. Would recommend it. Sophisticated design. Don't buy from Vodafone though.

Battery life poor & so is the speaker loudness but other than that it's good.

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Reviewer: Steve Jackson - UK
Date: 5th Jan 2008

Had the phone for a few months now so have had quite a while to get used to it. I don't really like it & it's not a patch on my old Sony Ericsson's.

Don't like:

- Touch sensitive keys (but I knew about them before I bought it).

- Battery life is absolutely rubbish.

- Can't use your own message ring tone apart from a few rubbish ones which are already on.

- Can't view pictures in landscape mode.

- Memory card takes about 3 weeks to initialise after turning phone on.

- The headphones which come with it are rubbish, had to buy some more & an adaptor.

- Sound quality through the speaker is very tinny.

- Media player has very limited functionality.

- Vodafone branding is rubbish, they took the radio off too.

- Don't know if it's the phone but the Vodafone signal is worse than any other network I've used & I've used them all including 3.

- If you keep it in your pocket for a long time it makes your parts ache.

It looks OK in silver & seems pretty well made, nice vibrant screen, but won't be getting another Samsung or Vodafone phone again.

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Reviewer: Linton - Australia
Date: 5th Jan 2008

I would just like to know how I can play videos which I have from my computer. The phone tells me that the Resolution is unsupported. I have tried to crop the video to 240x320 but the Samsung program does not let me do this.

Does anyone know how to play video Mp4 file on the phone?

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Reviewer: Phil - Liverpool, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

I got this comp for Christmas & its great, some people have got to have the best phone, if so go get it, but for the price this is excellent. Its not cheap, it's great, music's good Internet fast, text is good you get loads for a text. Recommend to everyone!

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Reviewer: Delorace - Liverpool, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

I love this phone! I got it for Christmas & it seems to be a very good phone.

GOOD POINTS:

- Camera is very good. It has a camera on the front & the back so it takes very nice pictures.

- Scroll button in the middle is a little annoying at first but you get used to it.

- It has many things to do on this phone you use it a lot.

- Its big so you can see the screen very well.

BAD PONTS:

- My internet doesn't seem to work, but I don't know if other peoples does work.

- Sound isn't the best, quite crackly.

- When you're typing in a new contact & when you put the first number it doesn't always come up the first time.

- The top left hand button doesn't always work at first.

Overall it is a good phone, better than a lot on the market. It's cheap as well. So don't buy old phones as there a lot worse, BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Marco - London, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Okay, I have had this phone for a couple of weeks now & I love everything apart from the battery life & the Vodafone firmware.

Firstly, don't buy this on Vodafone, they deleted all the useful parts of the Samsung software, changed the theme to their rubbish little Vodafone live one & then deleted all the wallpapers & games, replacing the games with demos.

Next all the people moaning about making calls when it's in your pocket, mine automatically locks when I slide it down, & that was a default setting so not sure what's happening there.

Also, the touch keys aren't too sensitive for me. The battery life is also pretty poor, I charge it all morning, unplug it in the afternoon & when I wake up the next morning its dead. I spoke to the Vodafone people & they said it was my fault somehow, so I am taking it back to the Vodafone store & going to ask them to replace the battery. I have a contract phone with Vodafone as well as this pay as you go one, along with my brother & girlfriend, & I'll never be buying another one again from Vodafone.

Vodafone customer service seems to be awful, the call center people seem to be rude & impatient, & they talk to you as if you are an uneducated person.

In short, I would not recommend buying this phone or any other phone from Vodafone. Apart from the things Vodafone have changed, this is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Louisa Lim - Singapore
Date: 29th Dec 2007

Touch pad is not always sensitive when you want it to be, but is when you don't want it to be, often accidentally connect to the Internet or make video calls when I don't mean too. You cannot change these shortcuts but I think Samsung should allow you to.

I got the phone in black so it being too shiny or full of fingerprints is not an issue. It looks great & after a while you will get use to using it.

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Reviewer: Sophie - UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

Does anybody know if you can turn the volume up any higher when listening to music because it seems very quiet compared to other phones I have used. If so how? Also, what is 3D sound & how do you turn it on? Help please!

Is it possible to set one of your own songs that you've put on the phone as an alarm tone? If so how do you do it?

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Reviewer: Roland - London, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

I bought U700 for Christmas, I am loving it. But I just wanted to know if the Internet & multimedia messages work on this phone when you are using a 3G network
& how to stop the pop up menu when you are typing a number?

Many thanks.

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Reviewer: Alicia - Ireland
Date: 26th Dec 2007

This phone is the best, I love the style & slimness of it. I've only got it about 2 days but I already love it. I thought the touch screen would be annoying but it's easy to work & very stylish. The camera is clear & it has loads of features I was I bit disappointed when I got it but its so easy to work & soooooo much better than the last phone I got, I think everyone should buy it, its the best.

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Bristol, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

It looks a bit like the Samsung e250.

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Reviewer: Doc Acu - Philippines
Date: 12th Dec 2007

My mistake. The UP volume doesn't insert the contact you're replying to. It's already there. It just moved the cursor up to the TO field & highlighted the contact, sorry.

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Reviewer: Acu Doc - Philippines
Date: 12th Dec 2007

I just bought my two days ago, it was an impulse buy but so far, I am pretty satisfied with it. Perhaps not overwhelming wowed by it since I still had to get used to it, being a Nokia user for years.

It's definitely stylish & looks very sleek & clean. True, fingerprints get all over it, but that shouldn't really be a problem. The touch sensitive keys are really sensitive, though. At first I was cursing it, but once you've gotten used to it, it's really OK.

Another thing that people gripe about is how the screen is hard to read in sunlight or any kind of bright light. I've used it outdoors at noontime & I can read the screen perfectly.

Everything else I have to say about the U700 has been mentioned by everyone else, so I'll just leave it at that. My opinion is that the U700's functionally way above average as it is very stylish.

TIP. I discovered this by accident, after typing your reply to an SMS, just click on the top volume button to automatically put the recipient's name on the TO field.

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Reviewer: Shivani Datta - Norwich, UK
Date: 10th Dec 2007

A really good looking phone but very difficult to use. Response times are slow. Menu is complicated & you have to go through about 5 menus before you can just send a text. Camera is good but again, slow. The worst thing by far is the touch screen buttons, SO annoying! There are too many & because the voice call one is so close to the answering a call one, I was constantly voice calling people instead of just being able to make a normal phone call. This phone is irritating & slow. Very hard to use.

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Reviewer: Abert Gonzales - Manila, Philippines
Date: 8th Dec 2007

A phone is a phone. If you want to use it to text suggest you get a cheaper one. For camera, never rely on a phone camera, use a real camera.

For sounds, the phone player is only an added feature. If not happy with this feature get an IPod.

Video, not happy with this phone then get a camcorder.

A lot of people are harping about this, that & whatever forgetting that this is first & foremost a TELEPHONE. It is supposed to be used to call & talk. The other things that it can do are just bonus, built-in by the manufacturer to lure buyers.

Maybe one day someone will take a snipe that this phone goes only a few miles per gallon.

Over-all I rate this unit as a very good one.

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Reviewer: Hazza - Sydney, Australia
Date: 7th Dec 2007

HOW TO ADJUST the VOLUME OF YOUR RINGTONES.

OK, now a lot of you on here are complaining about soft ringtones on this u700 phone, you can't hear people ringing you etc etc. There is a way to fix this, & I can't believe someone hasn't posted this up already. There is a Microsoft utility called wavepad that will amplify the volume of your MP3 files. What you do is select the MP3 you want & right click, select the option saying wavepad install. So install it. Once it's installed, it's easy to use.

1. Open your wav, MP3 or whatever file, it doesn't matter, & let it start playing.

2. Go to effects -> amplify.

3. Select your amplify gain. I chose 400% for mine, & it was the loudest I could get without distortion for the u700

4. Save that to a file with a slightly different name like mysong_ringtone

5. Put it on your phone.

One thing you should know, it will increase your ringtone file size considerably. So if you want to cut it down to like the first minute or so (which is about all you need to use it as a ringtone anyway), use the cut & paste method to make a true ringtone out of it. But don't overwrite your original file! Save it under another but similar name because you may want the full length MP3 to listen to on jukebox on those boring afternoons at work when you've got nothing else to do.

So here we go. Cutting & pasting a ringtone.

This is a bit tricky so stay with me. Open up your original (& now amplified) file. The sound emulation graph will appear, showing you what your file looks like in sound/ graphical form. It looks just like an earthquake to me but anyway it will show you where you are in your cutting & pasting of songs. Now the reason this is important is that the u700 only has about 40MB of memory, meaning that after you've enhanced your songs to be heard on loudspeaker, you can only fit like 2 on there for ringtones before you run out of memory. For some dumb reason, they won't let you select a ringtone from your memory card, it has to actually be from the phone itself. The way round this is to cut your sound files down to size, ideally the first minute of the song. Usually that's enough to make a ringtone.

So here we go.

Your file should be opened. You need to move your pointer over the music graph, starting from the left hand side, SLOWLY until the pointer changes from a double headed horizontal arrow to the familiar north west pointing arrow. When this happens, click the left mouse button, drag to the right until you have selected the first minute of your song. Then right click to copy this selection.

Once you've done that go up to file -> new file. It will throw a pop up asking for sample rate & channels. Select stereo for channels & then click OK. A new box will appear title 'untitled1'. Right click & select paste. The sound clip you pasted will begin playing immediately. Hit the X button (the red one with the X at the top right of the box & it will say 'save changes to untitled1? '. Select yes & give it a name like mysong_ringtone.MP3 & make sure you save it as MP3 in the 'save as type:' selection box. Save it to your desktop so you can easily find it.

Now that you have an amplified & shortened down version of your song its time to put it on your phone. Either use wireless Bluetooth to do this or save it to your memory card & plug that into your phone.

After that, it's now your official ringtone. If you have any problems or if I've made any errors in my walkthrough, please post.

Enjoy your ringtones everyone, hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Jas - Singapore
Date: 5th Dec 2007

Does the VGA camera allow self portrait? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Rachel - South Africa
Date: 5th Dec 2007

Is there a way of preventing the silver from chipping? It looks really awful.

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Reviewer: Christina - Australia
Date: 4th Dec 2007

Love this phone. Bought it in black. Two questions though if anyone can please help. How do you change the message tone to an MP3? & how do you turn the 3D sound on for the music player?

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Reviewer: Chloe - UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

I like the Samsung U700 because it is slim & I like the touch part, nice colours too.

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Reviewer: A1 - UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

A great deal of negativity that probably stems from many people failing to read the manual or did they buy them from someone in the pub. It's a fantastic piece of kit that's extremely capable of handling all your call needs & more. For the people out there struggling with this very clever phone I think you would probably be better sticking to the one that comes in the red box at the side of the road. Enjoy its brilliant.

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Reviewer: Dee Meyor - Ireland
Date: 25th Nov 2007

Hey I've read a lot of these reviews & I am really surprised by what I've seen! I got the Samsung U700 recently & think it looks gorgeous, is simple to use & has great features! I can't understand how the touch sensitive keys could be causing any problem whatsoever! I probably should point out that my last phone was also a Samsung so I knew how to work this one when I got it. One of the reasons I chose Samsung again was so that I wouldn't have to adjust to using a new type of phone. I'd really recommend it anyway! The only thing I'd fault is the video quality which isn't great but the camera takes great pictures!

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Reviewer: Gemma Bates - UK
Date: 24th Nov 2007

Hi I have had this phone for about a month now & I still don't know how to turn on the 3D sound on the media player could someone please tell me how to do this it would be much appreciated!

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Reviewer: Hari - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

This mobile is great. I had this phone when it first come out it's a simple phone also has a TV on it, how cool. I was going to get the Samsung U600 but I am glad I never did as this is the best phone out.

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Reviewer: Dd - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

After trawling through the reviews on this site & owning this phone for nearly three months, I thought I'd clear up a few common misconceptions people seem to have about it. I've previously owned & used a wide range of phones from really basic Nokia 3210's right up to PDA Smartphone's such as the Qtek 2020i & Glofiish X500, so I feel able to judge this phone in a reasonably experienced manner.

Design & function.
Having owned a Nokia 8810 many years ago I thought I'd try out Samsung's modern day equivalent must have fashion accessory. I expected the build quality to be at least on par with what is now 7 to 8 year old mobile technology, but sadly this doesn't seem to be the case. My U700 has so far led a much pampered life, kept in its own separate protective soft pouch, but somehow the chrome plating has still started to wear from the top corners of the phone. Samsung really do seem to have taken cost cutting to a whole new level as the chrome plate is quite possibly the thinnest I've ever seen. Not good at all from a longevity point of view. The phone's slide mechanism has started to show signs of wear & rattles when you hold one of its halves & shake it, & I am not a particularly heavy phone user either. This yet again brings its long term reliability into question.

Battery.
Battery life is such a grey area to review, as everyone uses their phones differently. However, I've had days where the phone has been pretty much unused & sat in standby a lot only being used for the occasional quick call or text, & on these occasions the phone has lasted for nearly three whole days before needing a recharge. In contrast, on the days when it's had a heavier usage this falls to just over a day. Not unexpected for a phone so thin, as this seems to be the restricting factor when it comes to endurance tests. If you use it a lot then you'll have to charge it a lot, simple as that.

Connectivity.
This is probably where the rumours about the volume control started. If your going to use this phone as a music playing device then you'll need to buy an aftermarket headset, be it stereo Bluetooth or hardwired you will need one with an external volume control, as the headset supplied from the factory has an L shaped plug that covers up the phones volume control when plugged in, making it impossible to adjust in use. What were you thinking here Samsung?

The touch keys.
Most reviews seem to hate this feature, but it's really just a matter of understanding how to use them. They DO NOT operate during a call unless you deactivate the key lock. Why you would need to do this is beyond me, as you simply slide the phone open or slide it closed to answer or hang up the call. All buttons except the volume control are locked out during a call unless you tell it otherwise. When scrolling through the menu's the touch keys take quite a bit of getting used to, but doesn't any new feature on a new phone when you first get it? Personally I have more problems using the numeric keypad to send a text than I do with the touch keys. The scroll wheel is a bit of a useless feature, as unless you have very small fingers then 9 times out of 10 you invariably hit one of the touch keys whilst trying to scroll the wheel. Probably another cause for the touch keys are useless rumours. You don't have to use the scroll wheel, just use it as a 4 way directional key as fitted to other phones.

Firmware & general usage.
When I got my phone it came with the Vodafone branded firmware. After using the phone with this for a couple of days I decided it had to go, as there were so many niggling restrictive bugs in it. So after a bit of research through a certain popular search engine I found out how to re flash the phones firmware myself. I am not going to tell you how as I don't want to be responsible for any inexperienced users making their phones into expensive paperweights. However, it IS easy to do in your own home, costs nothing & makes a world of difference to the phones functionality.

The thing that annoys me most about Samsungs firmware is the fact you can only use midi files as text message alerts. You can use MP3's as ringtones but not as text alerts. Maybe there's been a firmware revision to include this since I re flashed it, I don't know.

Text messaging.
There seems to be a lot of people complaining about how hard it is to send a text, & this is simply untrue. Here is how I do it, & if this is hard or longwinded then you must be pretty lazy! I've set up a shortcut on the left hand arrow key (scroll wheel) to put me straight into the create message screen. So that's ONE key press before you actually start typing the text. Enter the main body of the text, whatever it may be, then press the down arrow ONCE to highlight the recipient name box. Press the centre of the scroll wheel to bring up the submenu. Now, at the top of this menu should be the names of the last three contacts you sent a message to. If you want use one of those then just highlight that name, OK it, then hit the centre button again & select option 4 to send (you can press button 4 on the keypad if your really lazy). If you have more than 3 regular recipients you can set up a total of 10 common recipients if you wish (option 6 in the submenu), or alternatively you can choose from your phonebook list (option 4). In reality this is no harder than ANY other phone I've used, & I don't see what people's problems are with this at all. Replying to a saved message is even easier, so I don't understand at all.

Camera.
I only have one real issue with the camera. It's a half decent phone camera, & as long as you don't expect studio quality shots from it then you'll get along fine. After all, this is a mobile phone not a dedicated camera. BUT, the phones LED flash ONLY operates when you press the shutter key to actually take the photo, it doesn't work in preview mode, something EVERY other phone I've had does. A bit of a letdown if you ask me. The autofocus works fine, if you know how to use it. The shutter key is a two stage key & you half press it & wait for the square in the centre of the viewfinder to turn green before you're fully press it. Just the same as most Sony Ericsson's I've had.

All in all it has its flaws, but build quality issues & Vodafone branding aside I feel most of the problems are from users expecting too much from it, or from expecting it to function in exactly the same way as their previous phone. A full screen preview of pictures would be a useful addition when browsing from the file manager, but hey at the end of the day this is intended as a fashionable phone with a few decent features NOT a multifunctional all singing all dancing media device, & that's where I feel people are going wrong.

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Reviewer: Yasie - Newcastle, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2007

I am really looking forward to getting this Phone. I have read all about it there are loads of good points & loads of bad points. I have heard that the touch buttons are really annoying, I am not sure I want to get this phone & I really want it in pink.

I am so stuck should I get this phone or not?

Does it have Internet because it said it did not & on the bullet points next to the phone, (when I was reading about it on the Internet) it then said it did have Internet?

I have to go now it's I am A CELEBRATY GET ME OUT OF HERE!? !

SHOULD I GET THIS ONE? I am STUCK!

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Reviewer: Martin - Manchester, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2007

Heard a lot of bad thinks about this phone but got it yesterday for Vodafone shop on PAYG. Great phone looks brilliant, menus good & usability fine. I have no problem what so ever with the touch keys or the navigation, all the comments about these were what was putting me off a bit but I am so glad I made my mind up. In short Great phone, mobile TV is pretty cool. No problems with the touch screen keys or the menu controls. Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Dilek Grant - Ringwood, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Such a useless phone. I got it just for the look of it. Keeps texting people when it's in my bag, goes on the Internet. Too many steps for texting. When slides up you can't dial numbers so don't phone your bank from this phone. If you unlock the keypad while talking, touching your face dials numbers or goes to different places on the phone. Most annoying phone ever.

Please also see my message to Vodafone below.
The phone I have with Vodafone contract is Samsung U700. This telephone is absolutely useless. Especially due to touch key pad. Causing me a lot of hassle. Thinking about it brings tears to my eyes & I am not exaggerating at all. I have just spoken to your Customer Services & been told that there is no way I could get rid it off until the end of my contract. Because of this I have decided to cancel my contract with you. I have asked for the procedure to be emailed to me. As soon as I find another phone I will go ahead with it. I am writing this message to you as I feel that I have been let down & I want you to know this. I can't believe how you could offer a rubbish phone like this to customers. When I got this phone from you, other networks didn't have it. Now I understand why. I will never ever get a Vodafone because of this terrible experience & let everybody know about this.
If you don't reply to my message or send me one of those automated generic messages, I will not worry as I will believe you are confirming that I am right.
Regards.

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Reviewer: Shawn Conroy - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date: 15th Nov 2007

Looks good & feels good, however it doesn't behave too good.

User manual has no index, very hard to follow programming procedures. The touch keys are much too sensitive & should be made more tactile. I can't find any information on how to reassign the two soft keys. I don't mean the shortcut keys I mean the two touch keys that are reassignable.

When I use the Bluetooth headset & switch to auto answer the phone stays on auto answer when I disconnect the headset & switch off the Bluetooth; this is a real pain. The PC Studio software works OK on Windows XP, but won't even try to load on the Vista Home. When I try to send an SMS from the PC I can't get more than 160 characters into the message.

This is after 12 days of use & I must admit a fair bit of abuse. I carry the Samsung in my pocket & the old reliable Motorola V3X in the briefcase. Mr Samsung, the U700 has great potential, give it a makeover & iron out all the bugs before it joins the shelf.

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Reviewer: Lissa - UK
Date: 13th Nov 2007

Hi. I don't know about the ratings. I don't know Whether To Get the u700 Or u600, what one do you think is better? I have heard a lot of bad things about both phones but it is a matter of opinion I think.

Can you get the u700 phone in different colours if so what colours?

How many songs can you get on the phone without the card?

Can you turn the volume up & down as I heard you can't?

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Reviewer: Denver - Baguio City, Philippines
Date: 12th Nov 2007

Phone is good, but the problem is you cannot set MP3 songs as a message tones.

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Reviewer: Jabbaa - Glasgow, UK
Date: 8th Nov 2007

I got this handset as a free upgrade last week. Checked out the reviews on here & it didn't look good. I had the same problems as everyone else with the touch buttons, really sensitive & it did call a couple of people when taking it out of my pocket.

I solved this problem though by going to phone settings, security, privacy lock & putting a pin lock on Contacts & Call log. Now the phone can't dial anything without me putting in the PIN, easy. Tried to do the same thing via Call Settings menu so that I could block the Vodafone LIVE hotkey too but it won't accept the password for some reason. Plan B for that is to possibly flash the phone back to Samsung firmware & make the hotkey assignable as something else (camera probably), that way I also get back the countdown timer I miss from my old D600.

Only thing on the phone that is defiantly worse than the d600 is the video recording & playback for some reason but to be honest I never used that anyway.

Overall, not the greatest phone ever but looks good & has a better camera than my old handset so I am going to keep it.

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Reviewer: Dazz - UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

Good points
- A good looking phone.
- Sharp colour display.
- Very slim, you hardly notice it in your pocket.

Bad points
- Touch sensitive buttons are useless - a case of over engineering in my opinion, why phone designers decided on these I have no idea.
- the wheel button is pointless.
- Battery life is poor.
- the phone does not feel solid & the paint scrapes off after a few months.
- It's hard to view the mirror screen outside in daylight.

Summary, I would not recommend this phone as it has too many annoyances!

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Reviewer: Mrd - Tehran, Iran
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

I think u700 designed for manager.

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Reviewer: Mel - UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Don't understand why everyone's complaining. Just got the phone & I already found the volume control, it's on the side! Think it's a really easy phone to use.

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Reviewer: Tauqeer - Quetta, Pakistan
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

I require this amazing mobile phone in pearl black colour. Can anybody help me out with some contact for buying. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Ayesha - UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

This is the worst phone I have ever owned. The battery is poor & needs charging every day. The biggest problem is however that the touchpad is too sensitive & unlocks itself in my bag - it sent 60 texts to a friend one day. It also regularly switches to loudspeaker or simply cuts out mid-call. I am going to have to abandon this phone mid-contract & use an old phone as it is so unreliable.

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Reviewer: Em - UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

How do you change the 3 default contacts when you send a text? I have got 3 people I don't often text & can't work out how to change it?

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Reviewer: Sonja - Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 27th Oct 2007

I had a hard time trying to change the message alter tones BUT I FINALLY DONE IT. Yes people it's POSSIBLE:

- Save phone numbers in phone not sim.
- Go to settings.
- Go to phone profiles.
- Go to outdoor (or any profile).
- Go to options.
- Edit.
- Go to message alert tone: It gives 2 options. To choose the factory setting (there are 4) OR your own ones under your folders.

I love this phone. Just the touch buttons that annoys me a bit! Have fun!

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Reviewer: Phil - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

Do not really like it as wheel is really annoying & it is far to complicated. Do not recommend.

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Reviewer: Davina - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

This is the worst phone I have ever had, it's been two months & I have already swapped my sim to my old school brick of a phone Nokia. The U700 is appalling.

You look at it & it starts calling people. The sensitivity of it is an understatement, it's AWFUL.

Yesterday was the deciding factor. There it was sitting on the table beside me, I am chatting away to my friend in the pub. My boyfriend calls me saying he's just heard our whole conversation! Not good at all.

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. Or if you're desperate. Il sell you mine, its going on eBay now!

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Reviewer: Andy - Liverpool, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

Very stylish good looking phone but that's where it ends. Luckily I realised before my 14 days was up & swapped it. Can't change text tone, too sensitive, no volume control. You can probably guess very disappointed.

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Reviewer: Maggie - East London, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

I am so disappointed with this phone. Got my U700 on 7 September 2007 & already the silver is wearing off. The phone itself has great features, but unfortunately I got it.

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Reviewer: Vivian - George, South Africa
Date: 16th Oct 2007

I recently bought my Samsung you-700 very happy, only problem is there no way that you can adjust the volume. Cannot hear it loudly when it ringing. Is there no code for adjusting the volume? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Dana - London, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

First, wasn't sure about the phone. But now I really like it, you just need to get use to it. However Vodafone branding is really annoying & will try to get rid of it!

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Reviewer: Kelvin Lin - UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

The design is all that attracted me to this phone. After 2 weeks of using this phone I realised how it lacks the functions compared to its rival Sony Ericsson. The camera may be good quality but it takes to long to take a photo with a dysfunctional auto-focus. The phone lacks the usability of view photos & the speakers are completely rubbish even.

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Reviewer: Claudia - Cromer, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2007

I think this phone is great, smart look, great features. I will buy this mobile soon. This message is an answer to a guy from Malta: when you store the numbers in your phone don't do it twice ( sim & phone memory ) that's why you have problems & the name does not appear when you get messages because you have the same number stored twice. Keep them stored in one location. Good luck!

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Reviewer: Farnk - South Africa
Date: 10th Oct 2007

The phone looks great & has a very good set of features. Unfortunately well. The list goes on:
- the menus are ugly,
- the text is too big,
- the camera operation is unintuitive (yet does take good photos).

So I suppose my question is: Is there a software upgrade that fixes any of these issues, because it would then be a fairly decent phone.

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Reviewer: Bronwyn Thompson - Durban, South Africa
Date: 8th Oct 2007

What a sleek stylish looking phone until you have had it for 3 months, don't get the U700 it's a really rubbish phone to use if you breathe on the touch screen it goes into the net & phone book it starts calling people if slightly touch the wrong thing, there are so many faults with this phone oh & I have had 3 months looks like 3 years because the chrome silver sides are yes you guessed it ALSO peeling off. Rubbish PHONE I REGRET THIS PURCHASE!

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Reviewer: Catherine - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

After getting this as my new contract phone, I logged on here to check out what people were saying. I was worried by the negative reviews, but gave it a chance. I have now had this phone for about a month, & it's honestly the best phone I've ever had. I encountered the problems people were having, but overcame them quite easily.

Firstly, it is possible to set your own songs as ringtones. I couldn't at first, but then I realised that was because the files were WMA- they need to be MP3 in order to set them as tones. Also, I have had the issue of sending blank messages, & have realised why it happened to me. If you hang up the phone by closing it, the screen doesn't lock. This leaves the phone opened to send them. I have taken to hanging up by pressing the button, then closing the phone. This has solved all my issues. I now have no problems at all with this fabulous phone.

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Reviewer: Billy - Uranus, Afghanistan
Date: 4th Oct 2007

Absolutely brilliant phone!

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Reviewer: Coolest - Texas, American Samoa
Date: 4th Oct 2007

U700 ROCKS IF you're the ULTIMATE coolest Person.

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Reviewer: Tanus - Bristol, UK
Date: 30th Sep 2007

Glossy surface attracts oil stains worst than Prada. The navigational control is in the way which makes it very inconvenient to slide the handset up & down. I regret getting it.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 30th Sep 2007

Brillant phone!

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Reviewer: Yao - Singapore
Date: 29th Sep 2007

Is there anyway I could view the images or videos in full screen? Something like D900.

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Reviewer: Lindsey - Blackpool, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

Good phone, does anyone know if I can set an mp3 tone as my ringtone?

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Reviewer: Lana - Australia
Date: 28th Sep 2007

I have wanted this phone for ages & everyone seem to have different opinions of it. I am not sure whether to get it or not? A couple of people have said that you can't have MP3 songs as ringtones. Is that true?

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Reviewer: Simon Goddard - Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 27th Sep 2007

The phone looks great but the user interface is dreadful. The phone has a mind of its own. I moved from Nokia to Samsung about 3 years ago & have never had a problem with Samsung before. The main problem is the touch buttons. Often just picking up a call will send me into a browser or the phonebook. Today I went to make a call & all my phone contacts have disappeared. Anyone want this piece of rubbish? Simon.

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Reviewer: Kelly - South Africa
Date: 22nd Sep 2007

How do I put mixit on my new phone?

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Reviewer: Tami Varden - Wednesfield, UK
Date: 21st Sep 2007

I haven't got the phone yet because I can't decide whether to have it or not I really need everybody's opinion please. Everybody says different things about the Samsung U700. I am thinking of getting the Samsung U600, but I don't know if the Samsung U700 is in pink? Please help me!

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Reviewer: Ruth - Ipswich, UK
Date: 18th Sep 2007

I've had this phone for 3 months & really wish I had returned it within the first 2 weeks. It looks great & has all the features I wanted but the silver chrome effect started peeling off after a month.

The touch sensitive buttons are too sensitive, if I am scrolling left through a text it regularly starts deleting text as my thumb hovers over the clear button. It also backs out of the message so I lose the whole thing. Numerous times I've been talking to someone & gone onto to loud speaker because it's too close to my face.

To unlock lock the phone you only need to press the centre button twice so it regularly unlocks itself in my pocket & bag & has been known to take a blank picture & send it 9 times, call people & dial up Vodafone live without my knowledge.

I could go on, but it's too depressing & worse because it's a contract phone I won't be able to upgrade for another 15 months. This phone looks good while sat on my desk but is the most infuriating phone I've ever owned.

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Reviewer: Anon - Erevan, Armenia
Date: 18th Sep 2007

How much does it cost?

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Reviewer: Johan - Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 18th Sep 2007

Got my U700 last week, Monday actually. Brilliant mobile phone. Just one problem, the battery life. Had to charge it three times already & I switch the phone off during the night. Do you get an extended life battery?

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Reviewer: Abdullah - Amman, Jordan
Date: 16th Sep 2007

It's a very nice mobile & it has a good menu. Easy for use & it's cute mobile phone I will buy it today thanks Samsung mobile for your best mobile.

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Reviewer: Karl Cutajar - Malta
Date: 13th Sep 2007

Hi, Please reply to this, the mobile is amazing but the only problem is that every time I receive a text message the recipient's name does not appear in my inbox, just the number does therefore I wouldn't always know who it is.

The number would be save in phone & SIM card to be sure but still just the number appears when I receive a text message. Please help as this is annoying me!

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Reviewer: Sarah - Wales, UK
Date: 13th Sep 2007

I got this phone a week ago to replace my E900 & love the way it looks & works I just don't like the Vodafone branding! Can anyone tell me where I can download the firmware to flash it back to Samsung. Please.

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Reviewer: Jolyon Walker - Westcliff-on-Sea, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

This phone would be fine if you have small fingers like a child, It's hard to control what you want to do as it's to easy to go on Vodafone Live when you do not want to & run up your bill. I had this phone for a day & it's going back. My daughter has the same phone & she loves it, so not all that bad, just need little fingers to use it. Trying the Samsung G600 next.

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Reviewer: Shauna - Belfast, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2007

All in all not a bad phone, looks really good although it is quite hard to get used to. One thing that is really starting to annoy me though is not being able to use downloaded songs as ringtones! Is there any way that I can do this as maybe I am missing something? the ringtones given are really rubbish! Help!

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Reviewer: Bobby - Singapore
Date: 11th Sep 2007

The phone is totally rubbish! My regret after a few days. The silver paint came off from the corners less than 2 weeks. It's made of plastic with the silver coating. MISTAKE! Looks like rubbish with patches of unsightly silver. I agree it looks good but. Sigh. I will never buy Samsung phone. Now going to try to get rid of it.

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Reviewer: Max - Essex, UK
Date: 10th Sep 2007

I haven't yet got the phone it shall be coming in a few days, I have read all the reviews I was a bit disappointed by some of them but then the phone suits some people & not others. I have a MP3 player that is touch type & have no problems with that so I think I will be OK. You can get different themes e.g I could ask my mate to send me one over Bluetooth & it works LOL. The camera is 3.2 how could you complain its one of the best camera phones around except the cyber shot but that is all they are camera phone this is much more. I was going to get the new Motorola v8 but I thought no I think this one has much more going for it then the Motorola also when you phone people the keypad turns on automatically I know this because one of my best mates has one & he is the reason why I am having it he says it is absolutely fantastic.

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Reviewer: Toddy - UK
Date: 9th Sep 2007

Its good :).

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Reviewer: Lauren - Sydney, Australia
Date: 9th Sep 2007

Hey guys I have had my phone for 4 days it's hot & the functions are easy to get use to it. I hate the fact you can't use the MP3 tones as ringtones or alarm. I am having trouble using video call. The touch screen is OK. It drives me nuts when I am trying to hang up & it takes forever. Its memory is rubbish. It's stylish but I would rather have a smart phone than this one.

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Reviewer: Blunt - Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 4th Sep 2007

I like this phone a lot but the menu seems slower than their previous phones. If I press & hold down on the right of the wheel then it goes slowly through the menu unlike the D900 if you press to the right it runs quite fast through the menu. I just want to know if this is normal or should I take the phone back for replacement.

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Reviewer: Chris - Oldham, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

I've wanted this phone for the past few weeks & having had it for one day am so disappointed. Basically this phone is unusable & I'll return it tomorrow. The touch sensitive buttons render this phone a complete joke. I had noted many reviews saying this but thought I'd be able to cope.

The Samsung U700 is one of the best lookers out there but Samsung have crucified it making using the phone very slow & they quite often don't work or you hit them when you didn't want to. Shame they ruined this little cracker as awesome large screen & top camera. I will get the Nokia 6110 Navigator instead.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Birmingham, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

Hi Guys, I have had this phone since July, very good but one problem. I can't change my message tone. I can only use the ones they have given me. Is this true?

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Reviewer: Nav - UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

To those people who want to remove the Vodafone software, It took me 7minutes & a few goes to get it working so read carefully, but when you get the hang of it, it won't take more than a minutes, it's that easy to flash, phones a lot better & a few new features. It really is easy to flash so don't forget to read the instructions & just like me keep trying & it will work eventually.

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Reviewer: Jack - Bolton, UK
Date: 1st Sep 2007

All round great phone! 100% for everything! You got to get one! :)

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Reviewer: Andy - Sydney, Australia
Date: 29th Aug 2007

For starters don't put down this phone, if you did your homework you could change the theme & second what person thinks that your cheeks ends the call when its heat sensitive & how would it end the calls once you've made the call it locks the phone? It's not a worthless phone & my last point is it does have a camera light to stay on, by the it's a blue LED light.

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Reviewer: Linda - UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Excellent. The camera takes crystal clear pictures. Only problems so far were I couldn't change the message tone. Thanks to a review from Alex. Problem solved. Now I need to know how to remove the Vodafone logo. Help anyone?

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Reviewer: Lucas - Kempton Park, South Africa
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Got mine last week. Should've made this move earlier. Pity there is no radio available on it. The phone is supposed to lock its touch sensitive-screen the second you dial to prevent accidental touches on the buttons as well as when the phone is closed. So if yours isn't, take it back. Luckily in SA we don't have that apparently ugly Vodafone lines or whatever on the screen.

What I also miss is a proper pouch for it. It looks like that is not available yet.

The phone is also R30.00 cheaper on contract from Vodacom than from MTN. I doubt if is available on Cell-C contract.

It will take some time to get use to, but it is all worth it.

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Reviewer: Andre - Jhb, South Africa
Date: 27th Aug 2007

Really great looking phone. The images are crystal clear & so is the music. Yes the touch buttons are sensitive, especially if you're used to pressing hard to get functions to work. Once you get used to it though, it's really pretty cool & works well. It does not cut off during a call as the touch buttons are de-activated during a call & you first have to press the centre button. I've had a number of Samsungs & this is by far the best one so far.

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Reviewer: Ivesy - Kent, UK
Date: 26th Aug 2007

As with a lot of people - good phone, but the Vodafone branded software is poor! Please somebody tell me how to change it back to the original Samsung software!

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Reviewer: Russ - Ipswich, UK
Date: 25th Aug 2007

Don't bother with this one. It's useless at best, totally unusable. I had one on an upgrade & got rid of it after 4 days. The touch screen buttons activate when you don't want them to. The auto lock activates & you can't turn it off, making phone calls & messaging is a nightmare. Sending a text takes an age as you have to go through so many hoops to finally send it.

0 out of 10 for this. I went for a Nokia 6110. AWESOME IN EVERY WAY.

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Reviewer: Wazza - UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Don't bother very poor, looks good that's about it. When on the phone speaking you sometimes cut people off with your check or call them in your pocket?

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Reviewer: Mary-jane - Northampton, UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Someone please help! I've now got a U700 after dropping my beloved U600 & I hate the thing. How does one remove the Vodafone branding? I want the black skin & theme that my u660 had if poss? Please help as the Vodafone limitations are doing my head in : (

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Reviewer: Kiki - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Exellent!

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Reviewer: Claire - Essex, UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Can someone please tell me where you can get mmf or mid files from what I can use as message tones?

ALSO,

When sending a message & you press options, add recipients, how do you replace the names stored in 1, 2 & 3 on the drop down menu? This is annoying me now LOL :- (

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Reviewer: Leeah - UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

I've had this phone for a few days & I love it. I have been using Samsung phones for as long as I can remember (7 or 8 at last count) so I found my way around the menu set up very easily. I have to say, I have not experienced any trouble using the touch sensitive buttons at all. They are sensitive but you just have to be aware of that & treat the phone accordingly. I really don't mind that there is only a Vodafone theme, I think it looks great. I know Vodafone have modified this phone but I really don't find that a problem to be honest. My previous phone was a Samsung D600 silver & I loved that phone so much but the U700 is sleek & very light. It's just a pleasure to use & to look at. When making a phone call, I found the sound to be very clear (unlike some of my previous Samsungs).

Overall, if you like Samsung, you'll love this phone. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Dianne - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Hi I have read the reviews & am looking for a new phone but can someone answer the following questions:

1) Is there an FM radio & can you get it installed?
2) What is the sound like when in talk mode?
3) No backlight option, is it still light enough?
4) Can you get a cover for this phone? Even though it is hot, it looks like it can scratch easily or smudged.
5) If the screen is touch sensitive, wouldn't it go off easily if you forget to lock it in your bag? Is their a timer for the lock option?

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Reviewer: Sarah - Bristol, UK
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

I agree this phone looks great.

Bad points:

- Battery life poor.
- Touch screen useless, ends call every time you put the phone to your cheek to answer.
- Only ONE pathetic theme.
- Can't use downloaded tunes as ringtones or message tones.
- Takes forever sending text, you have to go through the whole message menu - no shortcuts like other Samsung models.
- Can't send video's via Bluetooth as it's not supported.
- Pressing the menu key twice unlocks the phone, I sent 15 texts to my friend without even realising, phone was in handbag at the time.

My phone is going back. Very poor.

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Reviewer: Caz - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2007

I wasn't impressed with this phone. The touch sensitive keys were too sensitive. Fortunately I had switched networks & couldn't get a signal in my home & was able to return the phone. Also the menus seemed so long winded compared to the Sony's. Maybe after a while I'd have got used to it.

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2007

Was upgrading my phone through Vodafone, I currently have a Nokia 6280. I've always owned Nokia's but I thought I'd give this a go. Design-wise this phone is gorgeous & has some good features however, the menus are boring, not very user-friendly & the touch sensitive buttons are driving me potty & I've only had the phone less than 24 hours! As a result, I am sending this phone back to Vodafone & getting another Nokia instead. Perhaps I am just too biased towards Nokia!

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Reviewer: Melanie - Hampshire, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Please do not be put off by people's negative reviews on the U700. Everyone has their own opinions. I was slightly worried by the poor reviews when I ordered this phone but was extremely pleased with it when it arrived (SIM FREE). Lovely slim line phone with a gorgeous mirror finish. OK so the menus are not fantastic & it takes a bit of getting used to & remembering where things are but that like when you get anything new!

Had no trouble with the touch sensitive keys - I love them. Maybe it helps having small fingers & as for cutting calls off when against your ear? the phone locks when you are on a call & no buttons work unless you unlock the phone by pressing the centre button!

Message alerts - if you don't like any of the four message alerts, use one of the shorter ringtones on the phone instead. I find the volume fine & if you set the message alert to 'periodic' then it will keep going off every few minutes until you read it. Very pleased.

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Reviewer: Ali Alyousif - Bahrain
Date: 20th Aug 2007

I just had this phone- was so in love with it until some guy stole it! :- (.

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Reviewer: Nirolan - South Africa
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Excellent Phone, but as soon as Autopage Cellular gets stock in, that will be great, been waiting the whole month already. Other providers do have stock, unfortunately have a contract with Autopage for years.

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Reviewer: Maxine! - Australia
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Hey, I know I am from down under, but I was wondering what comes in the standard box. Like when you buy it from a normal retailer. Does it come with a memory card, hands-free set etc.? Thanks everyone :).

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Reviewer: Philip Smith - Church Crookham, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

This phone is actually immense! I purchased mine 2 weeks ago & I am really pleased with it. OK at first the touch sensitive keys did take a bit of getting used to & the message tones etc hidden in other parts of the menu was a bit of pain but once you get used to it you don't really notice it at all.

If you are used to using Samsung phone or touch sensitive keys then this phone is definitely for you. P.S how do you change the Vodafone software back to the original Samsung software? Someone please tell me.

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Reviewer: Oscar - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

Got the phone yesterday & love it! I am sorry some of you don't seem to like it but if you're used to bashing away on your keypad or you have big hands, this might be a bit too fiddly or subtle for you. I have spoken to Samsung UK & they told me how to turn off the keypad tones. Simple.

Follow these steps:

Menu > phone settings > phone profiles
Then select the profile you want I.e. Normal, meeting etc.
Options > edit.

Once you are in this screen, you will see three icons near the top right of the screen, the left icon is for incoming call settings, the middle icon is for message settings & the right icon is for phone sounds.

Each of these icons has a separate volume control if you scroll down on each individual icon screen. Adjust each individually & then save when prompted as you exit away from the profile.

Other than that I love the way the phone looks, the music player sounds great. I can upload tunes as long as they are in wav, aac or M4A formats. To get other message alert tones you can download them from the Internet but they need to be in midi format. If you can't find any you like, download wavs & then convert them before adding them to your phone I have tried this & it works fine.

Hope this helps, good luck!

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Reviewer: Gary - East Kilbride, UK
Date: 16th Aug 2007

GOT TWO DELIVERED LAST WEEK FROM Vodafone ONE FOR ME ONE FOR MY G/FRIEND, ITS REDICULOUS, don't BOTHER WITH IT WHEN YOU ON CALLS IT SENSES YOUR FACE TOUCH & CUTS YOU OFF, ALSO the SENSITIVITY CANNOT BE REDUCED SO IT GETS WORSE, the PICTURES ON the SO CALLED GREAT CAMERA ARE rubbish SO don't TOUCH THIS PHONE YOU WILL REGRET IT, TERRIBLY SENSITIVE TO ON text THOUGHT IT JUST ME SO ASKED G/FRIEND HOW SHE GETTING ON & GUESS WHAT SHE HATES IT TOO SENSITIVE & KEEPS CUTTING HER OFF CALLS. SO THAT OUR TWO ON WAY BACK TO Vodafone, SAMSUNG, WHO RELEASED THIS STUNNING LOOKING PILE OF. Don't TOUCH THIS PHONE.

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Reviewer: Jo - London, UK
Date: 16th Aug 2007

Can someone help, where do I find do I find the firmware, suitable for the UK. Also which network setting do I need to make a note of?

Please help, I hate the VF branding! Many Thanks in advance.

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Reviewer: Tim Hall - UK
Date: 15th Aug 2007

I was a bit doubtful about buying this phone, as I'd seen a number of different photo's online, all claiming to be the U700, some of which looked great, & some of which looked fairly terrible.

However, I am pleased to report that the phone is absolutely gorgeous, with its shiny silver finish on the screen & the touch-sensitive buttons. I do think I am going to have to get some kind of protective pouch for it though (I've never bothered before) as I think the finish will be damaged otherwise. It is also a slim handset, & has a very slick slider mechanism. It also has a surprisingly robust feel to it. I have handled a few U600s, & the phone felt rather flimsy, but this, despite its slim dimensions & slinky design, feels solid & very well-built.

As has been mentioned countless times, the touch-sensitive buttons do take a little getting used to, & as I was adding contacts, I did accidentally call a number of them. The problem then is that all the front buttons lock, presumably to prevent you from pressing buttons with your face during a call, but it means if you make a call by mistake, you first have to unlock the keypad before you can cancel the call. Still, I think this is something I will soon become used to, & designing the buttons this way certainly makes the phone look a lot more sophisticated. Aside from a couple of convoluted menu options, the buttons are the only usability issue I have come across, & I am already becoming used to them, so it's not a major issue.

This phone is loaded with countless features, some of them more useful than others. The external speaker (if you're into playing music out loud on your phone - in general, I am not, because it's immensely annoying for everyone else! ) is truly excellent, with the digital amp technology being supplied by Bang & Olufsen. The MP3 player also works well, & is intuitive to use, even for someone unused to using one on a phone. The camera is also very good - possibly not in the same league as the Cyber Shot cameras on Sony Ericsson phones, but close - as is the screen. The main issue I have is with the Vodafone modifications, as they have caused the software to sometimes run slowly, & they have replaced various menu items with their own. I would very much like to know how to reset the thing back to the way Samsung intended!

So, all in all, this is a superb phone. If you've had a Samsung before, it will take you no time to learn the menus, & only slightly longer to accustom yourself with the touch-sensitive keys. Other phone users may take a little longer, but that's the same whenever you're used to one make & then change. I would recommend this phone to anyone looking for a fashion-conscious, well-built & easy to use camera phone. The only possible thing could be to wait until other networks apart from Vodafone release it, to see if you can find someone to supply it in its original form.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 15th Aug 2007

Nice phone, but simply to bland. Bland menu, bland design. These days nothing seem as 'cutting edge' as in terms of the older days, when colour screen, & changeable covers were available.

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Reviewer: Soryn30 - Romania
Date: 14th Aug 2007

Good phone, does anyone know from where I can get themes for the U700?

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 13th Aug 2007

It looks nice, but something to let you no - you CAN change the message tone!

Go to settings > phone settings > profiles > normal > edit > message tab > message tone

Really odd place to put it Samsung!

Nice looking, but bad menus.

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Reviewer: Susan Mcgoldrick - Slough, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2007

Have had the phone a month now did take sometime to get used to it. Camera very good, but cannot set the video to a longer time even though it gives you the option it will not move from Limit for MMS. Does anyone know how to change it? When I phoned Vodafone for help no one at the call center had the phone, so they were no help at all. I have managed to change the text alert settings. I like the phone but would have liked it more if it had the same options as the U600 so I could have had the lovely little pictures when I receive text messages.

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Reviewer: Alan Mack - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2007

STYLISH SMART. SOUND COULD BE LOUDER. MESSAGE ALERTS POOR. Texts TAKE AWHILE TO UNDERSTAND AS DO TOUCH BUTTONS. I STILL LOVE IT.

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Reviewer: Simone - Australia
Date: 11th Aug 2007

The Samsung u700 is such a glamorous phone. It is so hot! The touch screen becomes easier once you get used to it! I have a problem though. I can't get like cool songs that I put in music player as my ringtone or msg tone!

Can someone please HELP me?

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Reviewer: Jono - South Africa
Date: 10th Aug 2007

Just got the U700 yesterday & it is HECTIC. I have had Samsung phones ever since 2005 for a total of 7 phones & this is by far the best Samsung on the market. It's brilliant especially since in South Africa its not Vodafone customized. The MP3 & tones are excellent, camera top range, the screen is vibrant & crystal clear & it really turns heads when I am in public. Battery life seems good also as I have not charged it once since I got it & its still on 1 bar at the moment.

Overall the only down side for me is that it lacks different themes & a FM radio like the D900i, but not serious.

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Reviewer: Warrenbones - Sydney, Australia
Date: 9th Aug 2007

I got this yesterday so that I can get onto the 3G web. It replaces a Samsung X820, which is the best phone I have ever owned. This phone has a lot more features but I think it lags behind in terms of usability. It loses the 'C' [clear/delete] key of the X820 & the menu system is not as slick, nor does it look as nice. Setting up shortcuts is too basic. E.G. I cannot set-up Bluetooth in such a way that it is easy to connect my headset. It still takes several clicks after using the shortcut where on my X820 it took just one. The soft-touch buttons are annoying, sometimes they are too sensitive & at other times I have to bang on them to get them to work [probably because the sensitive region is poorly defined].

The manual is a waste of paper, but not a very big waste of paper because it is far too brief. It only goes into the basics & I am left trying things out that I think should work a certain way but often don't. I didn't have much trouble customising the ring-tones [to MP3] & wallpaper, thanks to Samsung's excellent PC Studio software. It is easily the best software suite I have encountered. The supplied USB cable also charges the phone [hooray!] so I don't have to carry my charger when I travel, which is great. The camera takes great photos & the flash is effective. The delay before it takes the shot is the auto-focus doing its thing [wait for the little rectangle to turn green & it will snap immediately].

Overall, I think I will be happy with this phone. I am just a little disappointed that it seems like a step back from my old one in a few areas.

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Reviewer: Bob - Austria
Date: 8th Aug 2007

Hi ya peeps, I really have to ask where do you get this phone from I went to every shop I can think of but I haven't seen it yet.

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Reviewer: Stuart - Manchester, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2007

Got my handset delivered today. It's gorgeous! However, as everyone says, the touch buttons take a little getting used to but it's just a case of adapting to something new!

Texting seems way too long winded compared to my old handset (Sony Ericsson K800i) & that may well be a contributing factor to me returning it to Vodafone, as will the theme issue; why have they only put one theme on there? ! The text alert tunes are truly awful too! I cannot believe that in this day & age they can put such junk onto a piece of kit so advanced! I'll have to look at converting some MP3's & see if that works.

If you are used to Samsungs & are happy with previous models then I am sure you will love this one. My advice for prospective owners would be to wait for it to become available on other networks & then you can benefit from the non-Vodafone set-up.

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Reviewer: Mona - Barbados
Date: 7th Aug 2007

I THINK THIS PHONE IS FANTASTIC IT'S GOT EVERY THING A PHONE SHOULD HAVE & A LOT MORE! PERSONALLY I THINK EVERYONE IS JUST BEING GRUMPY NOT GIVING IT A 100 BECAUSE IF I COULD I WOULD GIVE IT A 1000! I BROUGHT IT A WEEK AGO FROM Carphone Warehouse the PRICE IS QUITE RIDICULOUS BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL PHONE. I WILL NOT REGRET BUYING IT! IT'S SUCH A SMOOTH SLIDER & IT LOOKS GOOD TOO! DON'T READ the OTHER REVIEWS JUST BUY IT, IT IS WORTH the MONEY.

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Reviewer: Mick H - Norwich, UK
Date: 7th Aug 2007

Had this phone for nearly a week, sure it takes a while to get used to how everything works but that's the same with all new phones isn't it? Oh & if you're wondering why I didn't give 100% for everything, well that would be crazy, always room for improvement. Get this phone, you really won't regret it.

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Reviewer: Martyn - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2007

Awesome phone. Upgraded from an N73 & the difference is incredible. Easy to use, slim & stylish. Yes, the touch buttons take some getting used too but I was OK with them within a couple of days. Only thing I don't like is that the headset plugs in so the cable runs up the side of the phone. How petty am I? I would defiantly recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Teario - UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

Got this phone yesterday, very mixed feelings about it. As stated numerous times, the touch sensitive buttons are far too sensitive. They lock when you make a phone call, which is a good idea as long as you actually meant to make the call. In the one day I have had the phone I have called 8 people, only 1 of them on purpose. It takes forever to send a text: options > add recipients > contacts > options > select > OK > options > send. The single theme is disappointing, however on my last Samsung phone there was some software available to create your own themes, so hopefully there will be one available for this phone as well. The one thing that I find most disappointing about this phone is the developer features, or lack thereof. It doesn't allow the programmer to access the vibration, backlight & apparently not Bluetooth either which is a real problem for me. I do like the looks of the phone though, & once I get used to the sensitivity of the buttons & flash the software/firmware, I am sure I will get along with the phone fine. I will be keeping my Sony Ericsson W850i though as it is far better for developing applications with.

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Reviewer: Cam - UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

Little tricky to get used to the touch sensitive buttons but fine once mastered. Camera, MP3 etc very good. Only wish there was a way of turning off the video call & quick switch buttons then touch sensitive buttons would not be such a problem as they are the ones that get in the way.

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Reviewer: Nav - UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

Brought this phone from eBay, it's a good phone but the Vodafone software is rubbish, they have removed some of its original features & stuck some of their own trash on it. Although I don't regret buying it, I will be going to the phone store when this phone is available on other networks like t-mobile to get rid of the Vodafone rubbish, games are very good like Tetris but they have a half minute playing time only, as far as the Internet or activating games it keeps reading service unavailable. The video quality is not good at all. Photo quality is very good, can't send video files to other phones via Bluetooth because it's not supported.

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Reviewer: Darren - Northampton, UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

I have just upgraded to this model as I think it is a good looking little number & the features were also very impressive. So far seems very good but I am not used to such a fiddly phone so it will take a bit of getting used to but aside from slightly awkward button & menu layouts it's a cracking phone, would recommend to anyone.

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Reviewer: Rhona Kirby - West Sussex, UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

I am comparing this phone to the U600 - is the battery life better on the U700? & is there a 2-3 second delay on taking a photo on the U700? Any help would be much appreciated! HOW DO YOU REMOVE the Vodafone BRANDING? Does the camera delay when taking a photo?

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Reviewer: Kay - Australia, Australia
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

I just bought this phone today, the design is awesome! Very sleek LOL. For the touch sensitivity buttons you will get use to very fast & for the message tone IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE IT, just go to phone profile, edit & once you are in edit just tap the right button & it will enter the message tone, message tone only accepts.mid files so just convert your MP3's to.mid files. Camera is very clear so overall it's a very good phone.

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Reviewer: Julie - Macclesfield, UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

Hey Martin, I've ordered this phone should get it soon? How do you get the original software back? I've been told the VF one is not good! Would be grateful if you could help!

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

To Martyn, I have had the same problem, how did you manage to un-brand it from Vodafone? I otherwise love this phone, but find the branding & themes limiting, please let me know.

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Reviewer: Simon Barnett - Watford, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2007

The phone looks & feels great but the Vodafone cut down firmware is extremely frustrating. I too would like to be able to reassign the 'Vodafone Live' & 'video call' soft keys & basically, take full control of the phone. As a Mac user, I would love to be able to sync my phone with Apple isync, a plug in for this would be great. I would be very interested to know how Martyn O'Neill reset his firmware. I suspect that as things stand this phone will only achieve its full potential when someone other than Vodafone makes it available in the UK.

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Reviewer: Matrix - Exeter, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2007

Just got this phone on Friday, so had the weekend to have a go at it. I have to say this is one ''good looking'' phone, love the slick silver appearance. Better than the U600.

I have to agree that the battery life isn't the best, but good enough for a 1 day & a half of light intermediate usage. It takes a while to get use to the touch design, while reading a few texts, I have in error tried to make a video call to that person. I quite like the texting feature, pretty similar to the Nokia format.

I must say the media player is not the best out there. I had a Nokia N91 before this. I have had a few phones in the past. I love the slide feature of the Nokia 8910. But this phone take the cake, it ticks all boxes for me.

Hey the best thing about mobile contracts in this country, one can try the phone for 14 days & if you don't like it, it can be returned. I will not be returning this phone. Way to go Samsung.

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Reviewer: Martyn O'neill - Wilmslow, UK
Date: 28th Jul 2007

My opinion of his phone originally was poor, I love the design of the phone, it's small, slim & lightweight. However I was disappointed with the 'Vodafone Branded Software' limiting the phone to one 'theme' & missing options & applications of the original software. So after a little hunting around I found out how to 'remove' the VF branding & re-install the phone to its original state, & What a Difference! The software is a little quicker, a few more options/applications are available, it's a dream to use! (Note: if you are going to re-install the original firmware, DON'T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NETWORK SETTINGS, MMS, wap, Internet service, etc.)

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Reviewer: Peter - Norwich, UK
Date: 28th Jul 2007

The design of this phone is flawless & it speaks for itself when you answer it in front of people it gets their attention. The features are also very good with all the usual features you would expect from a model phone the only flaw is the usability of the touch sensitive buttons which take some getting used to but when they have been mastered it is a wonderful phone to have.

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Reviewer: Lee - Birmingham, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2007

You can change text alerts, you go into settings, phone settings, phone profiles, options, edit, & your away the only thing is that some tones are not the right format, trying to get round that other than that I think its a good phone, touch screen taken some getting use to but who cares. Have fun.

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Reviewer: The Fan - South Africa
Date: 26th Jul 2007

THIS IS GOING TO BE the VERY BEST IN A LONG LONG TIME.

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Reviewer: Alexandria Grant - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

In reply to other comments you can buy this phone sim free from either Expansys or the Order. Fantastic phone but I think when the G600 comes out the U700 won't seem as good anymore!

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Reviewer: Jabali - UK
Date: 24th Jul 2007

Worst phone I have used. You can't end a call with this silly phone - you have to open & close the slider. The touch sensitive keys are highly irritating - it does not seem to be well tested for usability. Stay well clear of this model.

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Reviewer: Anzie - UK
Date: 20th Jul 2007

Hey does any1 know where I can get this AMAZING phone on pay & go! I really wanna get it but I haven't heard of anywhere you can actually get it thanx!

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Reviewer: Kate - Leeds, UK
Date: 20th Jul 2007

Have just ordered this phone as I have been told by the man at the shop it is better than u600. Having read many reviews I have mixed feelings. I previously had the e900 which had the touch sensitive buttons which I got used to & didn't really mind. I have read somewhere that it will not accept a memory card, please can someone confirm this because the 20MB memory it comes with would be a problem. So if someone could let me know whether or not you can add a card it would be a great help! Thanks otherwise I think it looks great & the games are 60second demos but then there not too expensive to buy for say one you like.

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Reviewer: John S - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Date: 20th Jul 2007

There is nothing wrong with this phone. It looks great & is easy enough to use. Sure it's a bit fiddly but that's just because I was used to a Toshiba for 18 months & its 'different'. If you press the wrong buttons it can get annoying but that's just getting used to the operating system. If you press the wrong button on a TV you get the wrong channel.

As for not being able to change message tones, if that's a selling point for a phone well it's lost me. The Internet works very fast on it, the camera is fantastic & you can text away till your heart's content. Oh yeah & you can phone people! (Almost forgot that). I would recommend to anyone.

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Reviewer: Janine Holligon - Co. Durham, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Well I've just ordered mine. I've read most of the reviews on this site some are for it & some hate it. So I'll have to find out for myself what this phone is like. Give me a couple of days & I will let you know either for or against. Just one point though Vodafone haven't stripped this phone of the radio. There was one anyway & the review on the Vodafone site is actually a mistake saying it came with a radio. You pay through your mobile TV/radio digital version for the radio if you go through the specifications on the Samsung site it tells you that it doesn't have a radio. I hope this phone is the one for me as Vodafone have a very limited choice & I was not very keen on any others.

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Reviewer: Den J - Calne, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Superb Design. Quality feel & Screen. Easy to use & even easier to use with PC once software is installed. You don't need definitely TomTom as well. I would like to find a case though.

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Reviewer: Gdluckcharm - Enfield, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Can anyone tell me, when the Samsung u700 will be available on pay as you go please?

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Reviewer: Jen - Perth, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

Hi got my u700 today sat for ages trying to figure out how to change the very quiet sms tone in the end phoned Vodafone for a bit of help don't rely on the manual its quite hard to follow & doesn't tell you how to change the sms tone. Not finding the sound quality that good not very loud if anyone has any tips on the sound please let me know would love to know how to turn the 3d sound on but don't know how. Overall nice little phone.

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Reviewer: Tim - Birmingham, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

Got my Samsung U700 last week from Vodafone, the phone itself looks great very slick & stylish. But I am not very happy with it at all here's why.

1) You cannot change the message tone/alert

2) Its got Vodafone written across the front of the screen

3) the menu is not very user friendly

4) You can't change the menu to take Vodafone live off the main screen so you sometimes go into it.

5) the Menu button is too close to the Video Caller button so you constantly go into it.

I think I am going to send mine back!

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Reviewer: Pink Mink - Gloucester, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

After trying for a week to get on with this phone, I am afraid I had enough & returned it to Vodafone due to the major problems I was having with the touch sensitive buttons.

Such a shame as it could have been a really good phone, but alas it is not to be.

I swapped it with a W880i, which is so much better in all departments.

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

Does anyone else find they keep activating the speaker phone by mistake when on a call? Does anyone know how to avoid this as I will be deaf soon!

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Reviewer: Ian - Ashford, Middx, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

Had this phone for a week now. Like many others, I agree the single theme available is complete pants. Hopefully there will be others available to download soon. The touch sensitive buttons seem to be the other hot topic. Personally, I haven't found them that bad. I can only terminate a call by closing the slider, & not by pressing any touch sensitive buttons whether by accident or not, so I don't really understand the problems others have mentioned. Having said that, those with 'fat finger' syndrome best avoid this phone. I've found the camera quite good. I agree the message alert volume is too quiet. I've left Orange to get this phone on Vodafone & it makes a nice change to get a signal indoors. I am no gadget freak & know very little about mobiles, but even to someone with my limited knowledge, you get this phone for its looks & sleekness & if you want an all singing & dancing affair then you ought to be contemplating a phone twice the size & weight of this one. I have no regrets.

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Reviewer: John - Leicester, UK
Date: 16th Jul 2007

Well read all the other peoples reviews & was offered one of these free on contract for my yearly upgrade. I keep an open mind about reviews but I actually have the phone unlike others & its going back, in simple terms if you want a flash looking handset buy this, if you want a phone that works in the real world don't buy it, three huge issues, when you put the phone to your ear it can not hold a call as your face/ear will hit the touch sensitive buttons so you loose the call, second the menus are a disaster with three or four ways to get the same thing, lastly the security button to lock the phone needs to be pressed twice to activate it but they use the same button all the time so on the third hit you can start dialing someone, really please this is not a good phone at all & this buyer is returning it.

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Reviewer: Michy - Canada
Date: 13th Jul 2007

Will I be able to use mp3s I uploaded from my PC as my ringtone? How about for text messages alert?

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Reviewer: Rob King - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2007

Vodafone do indeed strip out the FM Radio so that you have to use their Internet service which is charged at £1 per day!

Lesson Learned: Avoid Vodafone Live Internet

Vodafone advertise the phone as having FM Radio on their website.

Lesson Learned: Avoid Vodafone Marketing

The phone is nice, get it from an independent seller if you want to be on the Vodafone network but don't get it direct from them, its fixed to a red theme as well, another bad move by Vodafone.

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Reviewer: Rob - Cheltenham, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2007

Received my U700 this morning, & have mixed feelings about it.

It looks great & the navigation around the phone is fine. But the FM radio (which is detailed on the Vodafone website) is not present, & according to reviews I've seen on other websites it seems that Vodafone have stripped off other features as well.

The touch sensitive button to the right of 'jog wheel' is a real pain, whenever I navigate to go right, my thumb hovers over it & I keep accidentally calling up the shortcut menu.

The headphones supplied in the box are rubbish, so I am having to buy a 3.5mm adapter off eBay so that I can use my own. I think its pointless even supplying the Samsung ones as they're so poor.

Despite all the negatives, I do like the phone & will probably keep it (despite being incorrectly informed about the FM radio). It could have been a lot better though.

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Reviewer: SK - UK
Date: 9th Jul 2007

Does anyone one know if this phone has vivid text? Also does the screen go cloudy & light depending on the service, like the Samsung you 600? Please help!

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Reviewer: Koni - Germany
Date: 9th Jul 2007

Its the best phone out.

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Reviewer: Richard - UK
Date: 8th Jul 2007

Got mine from Vodafone yesterday - It's very small, lightweight, & it looks stunning! The mirror-like front screen is very flash, but needs cleaning a lot to keep it that way!

The touch-sensitive buttons, & ipod style click-wheel, make the phone very easy & quick to navigate (although it takes a little getting used to). The keypad tones will drive you insane, but you can mute these from the profile settings.

The PC Studio software included doesn't appear to be compatible with Vista. Not a huge problem, as I usually use my card-reader to copy files to/from the PC anyway.

The 3.2 megapixel camera takes nice (good quality) pictures, & media playback on the phone is also very good.

Vodafone have branded the phone for Vodafone Live, & in doing so they have stripped out the definitely are just trying to push you towards profitable services like Radio DJ & Music Store.

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Reviewer: Richard Nieman - Bampton, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2007

Had mine for three days now & going to send back, takes ages to send a text message as the touch sensitive buttons have a mind of there own, you only have to look at them the wrong way & your connecting to Vodafone live, looks great though its just Vodafone have ruined it completely, one theme which is the worse standard Vodafone one out! All games are demo's which I think is a scam as you have to buy them to carry on playing them after 60 seconds but my old k800i had two of the games already loaded on it from Vodafone so I think they are trying to rinse us of even more money, what do I do now? Can send back & choose a different phone but there selection is very poor! To sum it up it looks great but difficult to use & all the Samsung features you would expect with one of there top phones are all gone due to Vodafone taking it all of & replacing it with there one theme. Another Phone Vodafone have destroyed! Need to get me the k850i ASAP

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Reviewer: Dan Swana - UK
Date: 7th Jul 2007

Anyone tried this phone with an Intel Mac yet? Or Any Mac for that matter?

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Reviewer: Steveo - Loughborough, UK
Date: 6th Jul 2007

This is a great looking phone, mirror like, light & thin. Pictures are slow to take but good quality even outside at night, software is minimal, as the sounds & tones are best suited to tinkabell! 6 games that are demos & last 60sec. touch sensitive buttons are erRaTIc careful ending calls on your cheek. Battery seems OK up to now, 2-3 days with average use. Memory is not vast, not a MP3 device without extra micro-card only 1 theme, & message tones are childlike. Radio has to be downloaded & poor selection, was hoping to get FM.

IF anyone KNOWS TO DOWNLOAD COMPATABLE GAMES & THEMES ETC FROM the NET PLEASE SAY, MANY WASTED HOURS SPENT ALREADY!

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Reviewer: Nigel - UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

This could have been a brilliant phone - but its not. Too many irritating features i.e., touch sensitive keys are ridiculously over sensitive, too many key presses to do anything at all, unable to set your own text message tones. To sum up, looks great but ultimately useless. Had mine for 3 days but have given up, sent it back & gone back to using ageing Sony Ericsson K750i, which is still brilliant in comparison to Samsung!

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Reviewer: Amanda - UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

Has any one had to pay for the handset as an up grade? Just tried to order mine, been told it is out of stock & I will have to pay £50!

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Reviewer: Leanne - UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

I bought this phone the other day & so far I love it!

Bad Points!
- Internal memory is only 20MB [but can easily buy a memory card]
- The tones on the phone, it took me a good few hours to figure out how to turn them off, still can't remember how I done it. There is four different noises which you can have & one of them isn't silent! [There is a way to do it though!]
- Text alert, it is very quiet & you don't have much choice
- Vibration, it is very loud & strong [which isn't really a major problem, but if your trying to be sly it is!]
- Touch screen, is very sensitive, so beware
- When charging battery the back of the phone becomes very hot

Good points!
- It is a very stylish & attractive phone
- The moving button in the centre of the phone is very handy [its just like a ipod nano to use]
- The camera is actually a 3.2 pixel [it states above it is only a 3 pixel] which is perfect crystal clear picture!
- The sound is awesome to when playing music!
- there are 2 cameras one of the front & the other on the back, so if your a bit vain you can see yourself as you take the picture!
- Very easy to use phone, everything is pretty simple!
- You can password protect nearly everything on your phone!

Overall I would recommend this phone! Fingers crossed I won't have any problems with it!

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Reviewer: Stuart - Glasgow, UK
Date: 4th Jul 2007

Does anybody know how to switch off the tone every time you touch a key? Please help.

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Reviewer: Paula Thompson - Dewsbury, UK
Date: 4th Jul 2007

Got this phone yesterday, god its so sleek, previously had the d600 for 2 years, layout pretty much the same. The touch sensitive screen is annoying but I suppose I will get used to it. Tried downloading some music last night, took ages but sounds awesome, my husband has got Sony 8110i & he says its better than that overall a gorgeous phone well pleased.

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Reviewer: A Murphy - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Don't listen to Vodafone, said they had none in stock so told them I was cancelling contract & going with Orange, rang back day after & said they now have them in stock & I could have one, but still tried to talk me out of it & to get a u600 as they said they were better phones, more lightly they had loads of u600 which they are trying to get rid off because everyone wants the new u700.

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Reviewer: Christine - Hinckley, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Love the look of the phone but have some niggles.

1) The touch sensitive buttons keep cancelling out the current action & you have to start again.

2) I have mistakenly sent over 20 text messages in 7 days as the 2 clicks on the centre button unlocks the phone & therefore continues to follow the instructions. I think the only way to unlock the phone would be to open the slider.

I am thinking of returning the phone & going back to Nokia.

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Reviewer: Jason - Stourbridge, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Just ordered this phone on an upgrade from Vodafone, in stock 19:30 hours! 5% Usability cos I don't know yet!

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Reviewer: Jo - Weston-Super-Mare, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Vodafone have completely ruined this phone, they've disabled everything Inc the radio which is now only available thru subscription to their service.

They've taken away the themes leaving you with the bland red & white Vodafone live one & there are only a few bad ringtones.

There is no uWorld (aka living world) as with other Samsungs available.

You can't use MP3's for text alert.

The touch buttons are too sensitive & when you ring someone it locks making them useless I've already called 3 people by mistake.

It looks great & would probably be great if Vodafone had left it alone I could live with the touch sensitive buttons but feel like I have been cheated out of any decent features.

Battery life is poor too.

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Reviewer: JF - UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

Design:
In my opinion there's not another phone on the market as stylish as this one. It's far superior to the U600, with the slide casing being completely flush to the body in comparison to the U600, along with only two 'push' buttons visible the front of the handset. Sleek & pocket friendly.

Features:
It's easier to say what it hasn't got, which is not a lot. It's as close as you can get to a smart phone without being one. I've come from an Ericsson K800i which was too much about the camera. This has the camera but doesn't carry the size or weight. How can you buy a phone without 3G HSDPA - you'd be a fool.

Usability:
I guess you still can't have it all. Ericsson has this so nailed down, there are too many clicks to perform some simple functions & other functions just don't perform as logically as they should. It's quite easy to accidentally touch the cancel key, which irritates. The PC software very reliable, more so than the Sony stuff & very usable. Just remember - anything's better than a Motorola.

If you want a head turning, all functioning phone, but are willing to put up with just better than mediocre usability you need this phone in your life. My next upgrade will probably be a smart phone, not sure where else you go with a regular phone.

P.s. Does anyone know how to emulate Sony Ericsson functionality on a Samsung ;)

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Reviewer: Hoddy - UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

Just ordered mine from Vodafone's online store, due in tomorrow, I can't wait, it looks wicked.

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Reviewer: Cheryl Brown - UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

Got this phone last Tuesday from Vodafone shop, love the silver streamline design, very lightweight & small.

Happy with the phone, camera is good, & although it is not as user friendly as a Nokia phone (I previously had the Nokia N70) it is fairly easy to use.

Only downsides are the touch sensitive keys - but you do get used to them quickly, & downloading music doesn't seem to be as good as my old Nokias one, as it only seems to accept certain types of MP3 files.

Overall though, very happy, I have waited a long time for this phone to finally come out & I am glad I waited!

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Reviewer: Sarah - Birmingham, UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

Hi Guys, I have been trying to get this phone for ages. Finally today I phoned up Vodafone & they said that it had been launched today! Will let you know.

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Reviewer: Will Glover - Oxford, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

I was looking at the U600 for my phone upgrade & went into Vodafone to get it. But told they didn't stock it anymore so got the U700. It is a gorgeous phone, although somewhat ruined by the gaudy Vodafone red line a the bottom of the screen. The phone itself doesn't feel very robust & I can see it breaking fairly quickly. The menu seems 2 pause a bit when being used & the battery doesn't last more than a couple of days. But the most annoying niggle is that when you slide the phone closed to finish a call it doesn't seem to lock the keypad, so you have to open & close it again to lock the keypad which is incredibly annoying. Hoping this will be resurrected with a firmware update.

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Reviewer: Stuart - Glasgow, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

Phoned Vodafone yesterday for upgrade, asked for to u700s, was put on hold , then told I could get u600s 1 free & 1 at £39.99, I said I wanted u700 & told they were delayed again, I then phoned to cancel & got asked why & I told them I wanted 2 u700s free but I wasn't getting them, put on hold again then told if I stayed with Vodafone I would get 2 u700s on Tuesday free of charge. They have got them but you need to threaten to leave to get 1.

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Reviewer: Mark - Bristol, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

After being delayed several times I was supposed to get this phone yesterday but it didn't arrive as I guess the postal strike has delayed everything. A little annoyed as I was told that I would get a call to tell me when to be in to accept the delivery but got no such call. So called Vodafone today & their systems are down. But will review the phone once it arrives, which I hope will be soon as I lost my old phone recently & atm using a old Nokia!

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Reviewer: Dave - London, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

I have only been able to find this phone in on show in Vodafone shops in the silver colour. Has anyone actually physically got it in the dark blue colour?

What are people's opinions on the two colours. I am thinking the silver one looks smarter from the pictures?

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Reviewer: Matthew Hall - UK
Date: 30th Jun 2007

Hi I got the Samsung u700 on sat 23rd & it's a absolute treat it's probably the most beautiful phone out there on the market it has everything the graphics are amazing on it & the camera is not bad & it does have vivid text on it. The only problem I have found is that it takes along time transferring stuff from the computer to the phone.

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Reviewer: Steveo - Loughborough, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2007

Have just ordered this, have been waiting ages & monitoring this site. Vodafone have got these, but told me 2 hr ago they didn't now they have! Don't believe them, if you don't get what you want hang up call back & talk to some one else. Will review this phone when arrives.

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Reviewer: Billy - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 29th Jun 2007

Can somebody please tell me how much the Samsung u700 is on pay as you go?

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Reviewer: Tom - Bedford, UK
Date: 29th Jun 2007

Well I don't know what's going on. I have just spoken to Vodafone who told me that. As of today the 29th they have been delayed again with NO availability date this time. Yet there are some out there, what is going on?

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Reviewer: Jenni - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

As of this afternoon, according to the Vodafone website, the U700 is now available.

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Reviewer: JF - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

Just picked mine up from the shop, it was the last one but they've got more arriving tomorrow though.

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Reviewer: Nath - Abingdon, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

Vodafone are now taking orders for the U700 & sending them out for tomorrow!

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Reviewer: Maddi - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

I got this phone on Monday, it's beautiful. I love it, it's easy to use, apart from sometimes I keep touching the cancel button. The phone comes with 45MB not 20MB, it has FM radio. Has a 3.2 camera not a 3. I was going to get the u600 because the specs were better on the Net, they are misleading as this is the better phone. The only problem is there are no programs I can find & was disappointed that it didn't have the vivid text (sad I know, but I really wanted it) Apart from this it is a wicked phone. If anyone knows of stuff I can put on to the phone let me know, especially if there is a way that I can put on the vivid text. Also they are touch buttons on the top slide & a spin wheel which you can click too :)

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Reviewer: Obo - Weston-Super-Mare, UK
Date: 26th Jun 2007

I was told I would be getting this phone on Monday by Vodafone as it was due to be released Friday. Needless to say it hasn't come & I am still waiting for them to explain why I wasn't told about the delay! *NOT HAPPY*

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Reviewer: Jo - Mansfiled, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2007

Hi everyone got my U700 from Vodafone on Saturday 23 June. The branch only had 3 delivered, silver in colour. First impressions - brilliant, the phone looks really classy, is easy to use, feels nice in the hand, is easier to use than the E900 (touch sensitive keys are much better) the only little gripe I have found so far is you have to be careful not to catch the volume button when accessing the camera or video mode, small issue compared to all the other fantastic points this super little phone has to offer. Really pleased I waited for this phone.

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Reviewer: Priya - UK
Date: 24th Jun 2007

I saw this phone in a Vodafone shop yesterday & it does look amazing. My only concern is that the memory is only 20Mb compared to the U600's 60MB. Does anyone know when this is going to be out on the other networks?

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Reviewer: Jo - UK
Date: 24th Jun 2007

Got mine today, not sure about the delays others seem to be experiencing.

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Reviewer: Danny - Bolton, UK
Date: 24th Jun 2007

I like it a lot & it is a very good phone as I already have one & I got it from China & it was the UK version so I got it early plus it was cheaper £100 to be exact, thanks.

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Got it, looks good & is good, readily available.

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Reviewer: Simon Are - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Hi Guys, I got my u700 today sat the 23rd from Vodafone, really pleased with it.

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Reviewer: Jen - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Does any one actually have this phone yet? How many songs will it hold? Does it have touch screen?

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Reviewer: Sam - Twickenham, UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Yeah I am getting a bit angry at the constant delay of this phone, keeps being one more week, Vodafone said the 29th but I think that's wishful thinking considering there is some kind of fault : (

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

You can buy them on eBay, I've seen two sellers with this phone.

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Reviewer: HK - UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

When is the phone being released?

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Reviewer: Mat - UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

Won't be released till the 29th another delay I've had three already.

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

Guess what guys, had an email from Vodafone customer services. Samsung U700 now delayed until 29th June.

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Reviewer: JF - UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

Does anyone have any further info or can they confirm a release date for this phone?

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Reviewer: Justin Small - Birmingham, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2007

I have been waiting to get this with Vodafone & every time they keep giving me a date when new stock will be in.

The latest, there is a design fault with the software & the phone had been recalled by Samsung according to the person at Vodafone I spoke to today.

I am now told it will be in next Wednesday 27th June, sounds familiar!

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Reviewer: Kaz - UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

When will it become available on all networks, looks like it will be a long wait.

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Reviewer: Shreyas - Broley, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

I WANT ONE. Are you sure its going to be this Friday. 22nd June because my phone at the moment is far beyond repair & I need one asap or I am just going to go for the W880i or the U600.

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

I read somewhere that the U700 has been delayed because of production problems, something to do with the phone discolouring. Don't flame me for that though, I might be wrong.

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Reviewer: Annie Brown - Fife, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

Been waiting for this, but told yesterday that it's been delayed again until at least the end of the month due to problems with paint chipping off! Fed up waiting now.

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Reviewer: Glen Pearce - Worthing, UK
Date: 16th Jun 2007

All I want to know, is about the touch buttons & the call quality. If these are better than the rubbish U600, I am in :)

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Reviewer: Gill - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 16th Jun 2007

Yep, Vodafone say that it's delayed again & to try back next week but no promises. Just curious as to what is wrong with the phone. What problems are there going to be when it is available?

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Reviewer: Jags - South Coast, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Finally saw the U700 advertised on the Vodafone online shop late PM on Wednesday (13th). Placed my order & had confirmation from Vodafone Thursday AM. Further e-mail on Thursday saying that they had a 'surprisingly high demand for the handset & it was unexpectedly out of stock'! & they hoped to have further stock in 7-10 working days! At this rate the U700 will be obsolete before it's even hit the shelves! Latest e-mail I had today (15th) gives an expected delivery date week commencing 25th June. Sincerely hope this phone's worth the wait!

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Samsung have delayed the launch again. Until the 22nd, apparently, the Vodafone shops have the dummy models in now so that's progress if you can call it progress LOL.

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Reviewer: Laura - Arbroath, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Been told by Vodafone today (15th June 2007) that phone is still delayed & could not tell me when it will be available.

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Reviewer: Alison - Glasgow, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Release Date Information. I have spoke to Vodafone & the release has been postponed till 22nd June.

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Reviewer: Martyn O'neill - Wilmslow, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2007

I placed my order with Vodafone today, they confirmed they will have stock on 15th June, delivery 18th June. Let's wait & see if this is correct!

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Yep, had another email from Vodafone & they say it is still the 15th for release. They will post Friday & I will receive it on Monday.

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Reviewer: Sam - Twickenhm, UK
Date: 12th Jun 2007

This phone is out on the 15th been confirmed by Vodafone :)

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Reviewer: Kalli - Cyprus
Date: 11th Jun 2007

I just want the U700 NOW x.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2007

I have been told by my phone supplier it will be released on the 14th June,

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Reviewer: Rachel - UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

What I would like to know is if this phone is better than the Samsung u600.

I am planning on getting a new phone & can't decide whether I should wait for the u700 to come out whenever that might be or simply go for the u600.

Also is the buttons on both phones touch sensitive, because I can't work the e900 as I nudge the buttons & was wondering if I am going to have the same problem.

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Reviewer: Kevman - UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

I am getting mine on Vodafone on the 15th. Was told no sensitive buttons unlike the u600 which is a pain to use.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Bristol, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

I phoned up Vodafone today, as I have also been waiting for ages for this phone, & there has been a further delay until 14th June!

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

Apparently, the phone is now delayed until the 15th June. That Nokia N95 is now looking more & more tempting.

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Reviewer: BFC - London, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

So today is the big day for Vodafone customers then. Any news? Any idea when the rest will get it (T-Mobile etc) or when it will be on general sale?

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

Anna, the phone for release today. I am expecting an email from Vodafone customer services. If I don't get one I will contact them to find out what is going on.

Kevin

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Reviewer: Olivia - UK
Date: 6th Jun 2007

Does this phone have touch sensitive buttons like the u600?

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Reviewer: Anom - Cambs, UK
Date: 6th Jun 2007

I have been waiting ages now for this phone to come out in the UK. Does anyone have an official release date?

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Reviewer: Roger - Aylmer, Canada
Date: 6th Jun 2007

Not having MP3 for message tone is a ridiculous reason to not by a phone. But isn't the 20MB on board a little skimpy. My D900 has 60MB. If the U700 is half the phone the D900 is, than it is worth getting.

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Reviewer: Anna - Tyne & Wear, UK
Date: 5th Jun 2007

Atariboy from Swindon, UK, can you tell me whether or not you recieved & like your phone? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2007

Yes, Vodafone contacted me to say that the phone was being delayed until 7th June. They did offer a Nokia N95 instead but everyone seems to have one of those LOL so I am waiting until the 7th.

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Reviewer: Josh - UK
Date: 30th May 2007

Good looking phone but apparently the wheel you see in the centre of the upper part of the phone is a click-wheel, A click-wheel & touch-sensitive buttons is enough to drive anyone mad! :S

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Reviewer: PM - Zimbabwe
Date: 29th May 2007

This is the best phone I have ever seen WOW.

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Reviewer: Shelley - Preston, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

Was told by Vodafone this phone is only out on the 7th June 2007, that's when I will have 2 ring up again 4 it to be sent out to me because I couldn't pre-order it for some reason. Looks like a really good phone but does anyone know if you can have MP3's as message tones?

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Reviewer: Anom - Bedford, UK
Date: 27th May 2007

When is it going to be released & will it be worth it to buy. I need help everyone goes it hasn't got a radio so is that one disadvantage for not buying it.

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Reviewer: Atariboy - Swindon, UK
Date: 23rd May 2007

I didn't think I was being released until the 31st May. Vodafone are sending mine out on that day.

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Reviewer: Nafs - UK
Date: 18th May 2007

Good Phone.

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Reviewer: Kendra - Co, Venezuela
Date: 18th May 2007

This phone is absolutely amazing. I am determined to get my own. But can anyone please tell me, does it have touch sensitive keys like the U600?

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Reviewer: Alex H - UK
Date: 15th May 2007

Any ideas when this lovely U700 comes out in UK?

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Reviewer: Mitchell - UK
Date: 9th May 2007

The best phone I ever had I guarantee it to everyone the design is amazing the features are top of the range & the usability is really good to get used to it is the phone to get!

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Reviewer: Nelson - Sarawak, Malaysia
Date: 8th May 2007

It is the best looking phone that I ever see, its ability is fantastic.

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Reviewer: Matt - Albania
Date: 8th May 2007

OK sort of phone. Not as good as U600. 3G very patchy. 6 touch sensitive keys a bit to much.

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Reviewer: Raza - London, UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

I like this phone very much. But does it have touch sensitive keys like the U600 & E900?

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Reviewer: Marcel - UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

This phone looks stunning! When does this phone come out in the UK? Does this phone have touch sensitive keys, like the U600?

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Reviewer: Azhar Altaf Siddiqui - Pakistan
Date: 26th Apr 2007

Very smart phone.

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Reviewer: Playmaker - UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2007

Is this phone just a d900 in a new housing with 3G? Can anyone please tell if this phone supports PAN cause if it does not it isn't saying anything!

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Reviewer: Nick - Cyprus
Date: 18th Apr 2007

Great phone but no radio. What a pity!

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Reviewer: Owen - Lafayette, US
Date: 17th Apr 2007

Hi Billie, just wondering how did you manage to get the phone? I've been looking through in the US, but so far there's no luck. I need the phone ASAP, since my current phone isn't working so well.

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Reviewer: Binnie - Florida, US
Date: 5th Apr 2007

Very good phone, I am so happy I got it before it officially comes out xxx



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