Customer Reviews

Samsung U700 Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, International 3G, MP3/Video Player, and MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Metallic Silver)

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I recently purchased this phone from amazon. Here are the pros and cons.

Pros: Beautiful screen, vibrant colors, easy navigation, good quality photos and video. Sliding feels smooth.

Cons: DELICATE, do not buy this phone without also buying a case at the same time, the paint scratches easily. Also the battery case is a little difficult to take off at times.

Overall: A great phone with amazing features and capabilities.

I got this phone yesterday & have been playing around with its features 2 days straight. And so far, I have to say this is a great phone. First of all, the style of this phone is amazingly beautiful compare to other phone I've seen. Next, the functions are pretty simple & easy to use. And since this is 3G phone I just popped in my T-Mobile Sim card & voila it worked perfectly. Only thing I have to complain is that this phone is from swiss so there were no English manual but it's O.K. I just googled that manual from net in sec. Overall I love this phone & would recommend this phone to anyone. (P.S. why don't any of U.S. carriers have this phone is beyond me anyways hope this help)

I bought this phone in early Feb, stopped working after 4 months. I live in Houston and have TMobile. Phone shows full bars and connected to TMobile but will only allow me to make emergency calls (911). People tell me they have beeen trying to call me but my phone hasn't rang. If you google "sgh-u700 emergency calls only" you will see this is a common problem in the US. Since it is a UK phone Samsung does not offer support for it.

This phone is ok, it looks nice, but all the features do not work on it in the U.S., since it is a UK phone. I had to manually configure this phone to my network, which could be a chore for someone that doesn't know where to look. The mirror finish is also a problem. It looks really nice, but its just painted onto white plastic and only lasted a few months before starting to chip off. I'm usually not to picky on how my phones look as being in your pocket/purse is going to leave some scratches, but with the price so high you'd expect a little bit better quality.

everything i expected.
this phone is great and works perfectly abroad, like here in Brazil.

I RECEIVED THIS PHONE WITH A WRONG BATTERY & UNABLE TO USE IT. CONTACTED THEM AND REPORTED. THEY STATED THEY WOULD SEND A REPLACEMENT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE PACKAGE NEVER REACHED ME IN BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA

So, let me start by saying that I've been using cell phones for a long time, the first guy in my group of friends that had one back when they were still using pagers. The only other guy with a cell phone I could call was Zack Morris.

This phone has had the shortest life span of any phone I have owned.
And I'm a good cell phone owner. I treat them right. I've never lost a cell phone and I've never had one break (knock on wood). My phone changes have always been due to upgrades.

When I first got this phone, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO, I was very excited and impressed with it. It's a slick phone, looks cool, thin, light, great features, slides... It worked great, looked good, people said "oooooooh"...

BUT THEN, within the first month, the cheap paint along the sides started to chip off. Yeah, it started to chip off... What the...??? I wasn't tossing it around, throwing in a bag with other stuff, or anything like that. I always keep my phone in my right pocket by itself. The keys, cards, cash, whatever else goes in the other pockets. This kind of thing never happened with any other phone I've had, especially within the first 30 days. The phone wasn't so slick anymore...

But fine, it still worked great, I could still use it... Until now... Less than 6 months after buying...
Now, (A) the speaker doesn't work. I can only talk on it using the headset. It vibrates, but no ringtone, no keypad tones, can't hear the other person on a call.
And, (B) the screen image has been backwards a few times, and I've had to turn it off and back on again. So, it ain't workin...

Basically, DON'T GET THIS PHONE. You're only in for disappointment. First, the cheap paint will chip off. Then, it'll stop working.

Thanks for the cheap quality Samsung, you bunch of jerks.

This phone is a real head-turner. I never cease to get comments on it. It is probably one of the best values in a G3-capable phone, and with an added memory card (very cheap) is a great MP-3 player and high-capacity camera (both still and video).

But it really blows it when it comes to intuitive operation. It does a lot, but to figure out how to do it--UNBELIEVABLY COMPLICATED--and much more difficult than my previous Samsung phones. Simple things like changing the phone volume, setting the ring tone, or changing the wallpaper (screen background) become arduous tasks, and even with the manual take some digging around to do. You can't just pop that memory chip in either--then you have to go and activate it, and change a bunch of settings with regards to how photos and music are stored. Overall, a real pain in the backside, and Samsung should be ashamed for making it so complicated--particularly considering how intuitive some of their earlier phones are. Having all of the functionality in the world is no good if you can't figure out how to use it. And I say this as a fairly competent techno-nerd.

Stillness an beauty phone really, but the buttons are difficult to touch because when you drive the wheel you push it unintentionally.

The product is very good. And the store where i bought it is good too.