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Reviewer: Ellie - Glasgow, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

Call time is terrible, if I make one reasonably lengthy call per day I need to charge it every evening. I've had it for over a year now & I guess the lifespan has been reached.

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Reviewer: Ibrahim - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 18th Aug 2007

I want to ask this question & please I need anyone to answer me. My z400 when the screen is black & I slide up the phone the screen lights up after the keypad, is that normal or is it a problem with my phone? Please advice.

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Reviewer: Mel - Warrington, UK
Date: 15th Jul 2007

I agree with you all that the battery life is rubbish, & it should have emoticons on the text messages, & it should have a screensaver as well.

It looks like the modem on mine has broke just recently because it try's to get on the Internet but doesn't & just wastes all my credit trying if anyone has had the same problem let me know, but before it broke it was quite fast to get on the Internet, I love the phone & it is quite impressive but I still haven't got to video call anyone & I do miss the emoticons.

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Reviewer: Vasilije Rajovic - Belgrade, Slovenia
Date: 27th Jun 2007

I am an owner of Samsung Z400. I think that this phone is great but I don't know how to setup video call. I have activated 3G but it is my only problem.

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Reviewer: Jamie - UK
Date: 7th Jun 2007

I think it looks really smart but I don't know how to automatically save music onto my memory card, anybody know? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Emz - Malton, UK
Date: 1st Jun 2007

Er I have put 100% 4 each but don't have the phone. I am getting a new 1 today so I really need some help! I can either get this 1 or the D500 so which should I choose which is better? WB asap please!

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Reviewer: Beckie - UK
Date: 29th May 2007

Have never had a problem with the battery life, but then I charge it every night! Don't like the fact that you can't add your own message tone or alarm tones (which are not loud enough to wake me up! ).

I am however, on my 3rd phone the first two lost all sound the first one after 3 months & the second one after three weeks. Just got my 3rd one & am waiting for it to break before I change my phone completely or download anything else! Which is a shame because my D600 was faultless, just got bored with it!

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Reviewer: Shasha - Nottingham, UK
Date: 15th May 2007

I am ready to throw this phone out of the window. As well as the poor battery life, text alert tone not being changeable, volume not loud enough, absence of camera flash & radio, I find that it doesn't remember things.

If I text & have to spell out a word in T9 mode it doesn't remember it when I go to use it later. & also with regard to texting, when I go to add recipients it only lists 3 numbers, which appear to have been picked completely randomly, so I have to go through my contacts every time.

It doesn't keep my speed dials in its memory. It only remembers 3 out of 7 & the most annoying of all, if you play songs through the folders icon you can only play one song at a time. It takes absolutely ages to set up a play list (transferring one song at a time & each one taking about 10 seconds) & then when you have got it all set up, when you charge your battery all the songs disappear out of your play lists.

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 10th May 2007

Thus phone is BRILL, shame you can't change the message tone BUT the camera is the best camera ever, even though its only 2 mp, it looks like 4! ALSO you can get a memory card for it, so no problems there & the screen is nice & big, so you can view all the pics! & AGAIN there's two cameras-woo!

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Reviewer: Naheda - London, UK
Date: 10th May 2007

This phone is great, I love it! But the only problem is that the memory is very low. I can only have 1 song at a time. Other than that it's perfect for me.

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Reviewer: Whippet - Tenterfield, Australia
Date: 12th Apr 2007

Hey Dave from Manchester you can't put a tone you downloaded as your town.

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Reviewer: Andre - Strand, South Africa
Date: 8th Apr 2007

Great phone. The whole package impressed. It came with extra battery, a USB cable, memory card & earphones. I used to be a Nokia preacher, but this little black number converted me. Love the camera, screen & easy to navigate menu system. Best I have seen on a phone.

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Reviewer: Gemma - Manchester, UK
Date: 26th Mar 2007

This phone is not a bad phone at all. I have 1 little grip though, & wondered if anyone has the answer. I wanted to add my own pictures & music to the phone. I installed the Samsung CD & it asks me for a password which can not be found in any of the manuals.

Anybody have any answers?

Thanks Gemma

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Reviewer: Anom - Australia
Date: 12th Mar 2007

Hi, love this z400, very easy to use, great design, my only gripe is the large time & date stamped on the screen, is there anyway to hide the time & date on the main screen. I can't find this option.

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Reviewer: Zena Ahmed - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2007

I have GOT THIS PHONE & IT IS AMAZING! The ONLY PROBLEM IS the BATTERY LIFE IS QUITE POOR. BUT OVERALL the PHONE IS AMAZING, AS IS HAS GOT VERY IMPRESSING FEATURES & IT LOOKS the BEST! SO BUY IT NOW! IT'S AMAZING!

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Reviewer: Garabed Minassian - Kuwait, Armenia
Date: 24th Feb 2007

It's the best phone I ever seen in my life, better than Nokia.

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Reviewer: Shawe - London, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2007

I be honest its look like last months trash, but. It awesome if you get hang of it!

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Reviewer: Kat - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 3rd Feb 2007

I purchased this phone back in December 2006 & have had nothing but problems with it. As one other reviewer commented, the phone gets really hot while in use. Add this to the humidity that we get here in oz & it's a recipe for disaster! The phone overheats to the point that half the buttons stop functioning. I have to turn it off, wait a few days for it to cool down, before I can use it again. Also the battery life on this phone is ridiculous. Two days is such a pain in the rear to have to be recharging a phone.

All in all, this is one of the worst phones I've purchased, & will definitely be changing back to Nokia, which to this date, I cannot fault.

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Reviewer: Tom - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 24th Jan 2007

A rather handsome phone, shame about the battery, only had it since October & it won't hold charge so will have to buy new one. Music speaker could be a lot louder but other than that excellent. Always been a Nokia fan but am now a Samsung convert.

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Reviewer: H - Exeter, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2007

On the whole a good phone - am happy most things, apart from the battery. That's not a huge problem for me as I am able to charge it regularly, but it still is annoying none the less. Also annoys me that the screen is black when the handset is closed - would be good if they showed the time/date/message/missed call etc without having to slide it open or press anything like my D500 did.

Am I happy with it? Reasonably. Would I choose it again? No

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Reviewer: L - Ireland
Date: 11th Jan 2007

I love this phone way better than my old one. I have not had any problems with it, the battery will last 2 days & then needs to be charged but I prefer to charge it every night. I love the screen its great I don't have 3G coverage where I live so that doesn't bother me. Overall a great little phone.

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Reviewer: Jamie - Southamptom, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2007

Thank you mike xxx

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Reviewer: Mike - Manchester, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2007

Jamie, In the Settings/Connectivity/Network/Network Mode. It's on Automatic for 3G. Select GSM900/1800

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Reviewer: Jamie - Southamptom, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2006

I love the phone, few things I have discovered if it helps because I note annoys a few people, to put all your songs on to your play list then go on to applications, media player, open play list, add, folder & pick which folder they are in e.g. Memory card, downloads etc. Someone help pleez HOW DO YOU TURN OFF YOUR 3G ON the Z400 I can't WORK IT OUTM, PLEEZ POST

Love ya all xxxxxxxxx

Also, I c someone else said about there memory card, I had the exact same problem, first off all always get a SAN DISK memory card, if you transfer stuff on to it & IT doesn't APPERAR OR doesn't PLAY ITS the MEMORY CARD I AD the same problem & I got a well know make memory card & it works fine so if it doesn't show up or deletes it or won't play etc its the memory card not the phone.

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Reviewer: Shaun Mathias - Milford Haven, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2006

The phone is absolutely fantastic I don't know how all of you can complain it is the best phone I have ever had.

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Reviewer: Clare - Sheffield, UK
Date: 16th Dec 2006

I think this is a great phone but I am on my second one as the battery was not keeping its charge. It is much better than my old phone the Sony Ericsson k300i except that I only had to charge that once a week!

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Reviewer: Ashleigh - Wirral, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2006

I tink this phone is gud like its easy 2 use but the battery is proppa rubbish but udda dan the its laffin

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Reviewer: Anne - Sydney, Australia
Date: 25th Nov 2006

Have had three Samsung phones prior to this & have not had any problems. However, the battery life on the Z400 is non existent. Supposed to be 320hours standby, I don't use mine very much, but only get 2 days max out of the battery. Otherwise, great phone. Will probably upgrade soon though!

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Reviewer: Tom - Burton Upon Trent, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2006

Amazing phone, the battery life isn't that bad! Stylish, slick, amazing!

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Reviewer: Kiriyama - Liverpool, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2006

Just got a Z400, I was doing my nut in looking for a new phone & it was by accident that I came across this one.

I used to own one of the earlier Samsung clam shells (can't remember the model) & I remember that being a nice solid phone, so I looked at what they had to offer. The Z400 was the one I finally opted for & up to now I haven't been disappointed. The design, if somewhat boyish, is sleek, neat & a joy to use. Not too many complaints there, plus it looks like an expensive piece of kit, not like some of the dross on the market at the moment. The features again are abundant, lots to work with & it satisfies the more ardent gadget junkies, however just a mini gripe, I feel a 3MP camera would make it perfect, but hey the picture quality is superb. The usability of the phone is at first somewhat difficult to get used to & accessing ringtones, etc can be a bit of a pain, but you eventually get the hang of it, however my main gripe is the battery life of the phone, I have to charge it every 2 days & it does get a bit of a drag.

In conclusion without the battery life problems, this phone is near faultless & I feel it punches well above its station against some of the more expensive phones on the market. You couldn't do much better than this phone full stop.

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Reviewer: Dan - Leeds, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2006

Excellent phone, the samsung z400 has not let me down yet!

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Reviewer: Eileen - UK
Date: 27th Oct 2006

Hi, this phone is great in all aspects, looks & easy use, but the battery life is very very poor, I have to charge every day which is a pain, talk time & standby are both the poorest ever, it is advertised as 5hrs talk time & 320 hrs standby, rubbish!....Eileen

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Reviewer: Tim - Bradford, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2006

I received this phone a few weeks ago from O2 as an upgrade for my Samsung D600. I knew very little about this phone when offered it but thought I'd give it a try. In terms of looks I think it's better than my D600 but as for features I have been left a little disappointed. There is no flash on the camera. Having only 30 Meg storage on the phone is quite poor, so I went & bought a 1G SanDisk memory card. This worked fine for 1 week & now the phone will not read the card at all. I've not tried using the 3G mode yet but I've heard it does drain the battery quickly so I have kept it on the 2G mode. Having said that battery life doesn't last all that long all that on 2G anyway. One other issue I found is with locking of images files. There are 9 images on the phone including 2 of Chelsea FC that can not be deleted. Not being a Chelsea fan I find this is quite annoying.

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Reviewer: Eileen Hawes - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2006

Love the phone, but battery life is soooo short, I have to charge every day even when I haven't used it, this is the only gripe, part from that brill...Eileen

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Reviewer: John Edwards - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

Great phone, but any idea was has happened to the emoticons when it comes to text messaging? Does the z400 not come with the little images of men/women smiling, stamping their feet, etc? John

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Reviewer: Haz - UK
Date: 21st Oct 2006

Battery life is absolutely awful - I have to charge it every night & I've only had it a few weeks! Am going to send it back & choose a different phone instead. Really really disappointing as I have enjoyed Samsung in the past with no problems. It is also quite big - def a boys phone. It looks like an old phone...

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Reviewer: Mark - Ilford, UK
Date: 26th Oct 2006

The best phone ever !

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Reviewer: Ciaran - Ireland
Date: 17th Oct 2006

Thinking of getting the z400, I have the z500 at the mo. it's a great little phone but the battery is very poor I has to charge it every night, & unlike Nokia, nobody has a charger for it! Just wanted to know what the battery life is like on the z400?

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Reviewer: Matt - London, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2006

I have had my phone bout two weeks & I think it's great it's easy to use & so far I have had no problems, I have bought a memory card & it's great because it has a 1gb capacity so I can store a lot music pictures & videos.

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Reviewer: Fred - Seaton Delaval, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2006

A canny little phone all told. But I am having a problem with the message tone volume. Could someone please tell me how I can turn the volume up as I can't hear it hardly. Yours Fred

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Reviewer: Amber - UK
Date: 9th Oct 2006

I've just bought one & I think it's a good phone. Thankfully nothing has gone wrong with it & compared to my old phone (Nokia 3510) it's really good. I'm a bit annoyed that it doesn't have a radio & there isn't a lot of memory but other than that it's a good phone.

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Reviewer: Katie Drain - Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2006

I obtained this phone about a week ago generally I am very happy with it. But a few gripes with it like the operator logo you cannot delete like in the d500 which I have now given to my daughter. The text display when you text is a bit babyish as it gives you a line in-between your texts which I do not like. Again the camera is okay but no flash what! Didn't realise this I want by d500 back. Also how do you turn off the 3g as I do not use the video calling service only wanted it because it looked sleek oh well cannot have the best of both worlds.

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Reviewer: Marie - Derby, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2006

Hi, I am now on my 2nd one of these phones due to the 1st being faulty. I like the theory behind the phone but in practice it's a bit different. The battery life is poor even when turning off the 3G. I have also purchased a memory card however cannot seem to save any information on to it. The phone guide gives no guidance & I have tried moving & copying files but they don't seem to appear on the memory card. This is very annoying as the memory on this phone is tiny. Has anyone figured out how this works yet? Any help greatly appreciated.

I have placed features & usability low as I cannot figure out how to use it! Thanks

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Reviewer: Piers - UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2006

+ives
Great slide action.
Looks good.
Light & compact.

-ives
Can't change the Text message tone.
Signal is poor.
Ring volume is not very loud.
Battery is poor.
No camera flash.
No Radio.

Looks aside this has not been a good upgrade from my Sony S700i. Due to the poor signal & ring volume I may exchange before the 14 days expires.

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Reviewer: Willie De Villiers - Stellenbosch Cape Town, South Africa
Date: 2nd Oct 2006

Beware if you're from South Africa & contracted to Vodacom. Their "Vodalive" software download causes the phone to lose some of its features like among others, the vibration mode when a call connects or drops. Problem is that the reps in the local stores don't tell you about it when you purchase the handset & when you eventually find out that these features are deleted the phone is second hand. I had a two week battle with Vodacom to restore the handset to its original status, unsuccessfully. Pity, because apart from that the little phone is fine.

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Reviewer: Dave - Manchester, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2006

Hi, this phone is brill, BUT HOW DO I CHANGE MESSAGE TONE TO ONE OF MY DOWNLOADED ONE, ITS GOT ME? CAN ANYONE HELP???

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Reviewer: Zipho - Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date: 21st Sep 2006

I don't know which phone to choose between the Z400 & N70, please guys help me to decide.

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Reviewer: Willsy - Essex, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2006

Beware of this phone if you do not support Chelsea FC. There are pictures of Chelsea players locked onto this handset. You cannot delete these, was not told about this problem hence the phone has been returned to O2.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 5th Sep 2006

Hey guys dont know wether to get the samsung z400 in blak or silver wat do u fink is best 4 a boy? lol. Im scared of having problems with it cuz i saved up 4 ages n dont wana be let down!

plz plz tel me! Tom

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Reviewer: MCF120 - DERRY, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2006

Hi, just got the fone... Love it at the minute... I am currently trying to figure out how to change the text tones to a personal tone... Can anyone advise me on this...? This is the only bad feature I feel but maybe I'm not doing it right & just need to change setting?

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Reviewer: Jon - Gorleston, UK
Date: 28th Jul 2006

I got mine 3 days ago on contract with Vodafone. I do like it but I'm on my second one already! First one had some small metal pieces falling off near the rear (main) camera & the videophone camera was misaligned (off-centre). I got this exchanged but the new ones going back tomorrow because the top half of the slider is loose & moves about 1 to 2mm left to right when closed - not good!

The mp3 player is ok but not brilliant as there is noticeable distortion at anything over 60% volume (which isn't that loud by the way). Also the sound is very flat & lacks base when not using the equalizer.

When you are using it for any length of time it does get pretty warm (almost hot in fact), I think this is because the battery forms part of the case & is directly under the illuminated number keys, so I'm guessing the backlight & the fact that this is wrapped in your hand is the cause. I'm not sure whether to go for the W810i. Reviews on this site say it is ok but it also suffers from distortion, is this simply a trait for music based phones? The Z400 does have loads of good features though, like picsel viewer that lets you store & read word docs, emails, html & excel spreadsheets, & you can zoom right in with fantastic quality. The camera is good too & so are the games, internet & the fact that with Vodafone you can have mobile Sky TV.

I dunno maybe I've just been unlucky so far, might give one more a go.

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Reviewer: Susan Bailey - Stevenage, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2006

I upgraded to a Samsung E900 & it was so awful (I could not stand the touch pad - & the fact it deletes texts before sending them if you're not really, really, careful). I've just exchanged it for a fabulous Z400. I've had several Samsungs & this is just the best - all you could ever want & more. Fab camera, looks great, easy to use & highly recommended!

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Reviewer: JIm - UK
Date: 13th Jul 2006

I ave same problem LT - please see review at bottom

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Reviewer: Danny Stiles - London, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2006

Nicely designed & put together 3G mobile phone. Great to see the mobile market moving in the right direction with the new phones are bringing together good technology & high quality design. I am currently using the Samsung Z500 & one word comes to mind OUTSTANDING, but that is another story. I would like to take a look at the Z400 as the opening method appeals to me.

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Reviewer: Clare - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2006

Hi Clare here & I just want to say this phone is rock solid. Class looking phone with good size & weight, it's only 18.8 mm thick or thin.... whatever way you want to look at it. It's pure class designed by Samsung yet again. I luv Samsung phones & have owned 3 that have been super phones. I will take full advantage of the 2 MP camera that's got a digital zoom & luv video recording. I am young & funki & need to feel the music on the move so the music player will be rockin. 3G & Bluetooth are key for me & so is talk time as I like to have a chat, he he he. I am bursting to have a video calling phone, I will never put the phone down.

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Reviewer: LT - UK
Date: 1st Jul 2006

dno weva 2 hav dis one or d samsung e900 coz no1 has put any reviews!! plz help me guys!!! luv ya BLE$$ xxxxxxx



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