Samsung x495 Phone (T-Mobile)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• ASIN: B000AMMT3Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,616 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This big upgrade to the popular X475 adds great features like a speakerphone and a brighter, clearer main display. Plus, it looks a heck of a lot sexier. The X495 also supports MP3 ringtones, so you can really make some noise when the phone rings. This model retains all the great features of its predecessor, including support for MMS messaging, instant messaging, and wireless Web capabilities.

Take a closer look at the X495's functions. You can also see it in action.

Design
Inside the x495's sleek clamshell you'll find a large 128 x 160 color display with support for 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset sports a supplementary 96 x 64 OLED monochrome display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. Up and down buttons for volume control are placed on the left side, while most of the phone's features and onscreen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. There's also a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets. And because the X495 has no antenna, there's nothing to snag or break off.

Calling Features
The x495's phonebook can handle up to 500 of your contacts, and you can store up to five numbers per entry, plus an e-mail address. In addition to having a discreet vibrating alert, the X495 supports 40-chord polyphonic ringtones, which means you can really jazz up your incoming calls with cool tunes. Custom ringtones in MP3 format are also supported. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone and more ringtones can be downloaded from T-Mobile's t-zones service. You can also assign icons and ringers to your most common callers. Like all T-Mobile phones, the x495 supports voice mail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, call hold, built-in paging, and access to T-Mobile's 411 service.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
When it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity, the x495 has you covered. The phone features support for Yahoo! and AOL instant messaging applications (T-Mobile messaging charges apply). There's also a built-in Web browser for t-zones downloads and mobile Web browsing. T-Mobile's t-zones service lets you receive and send e-mails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Traditional text messaging, as well as picture and sound messaging, is supported by the phone. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile e-mail and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the x495, including a voice memo recorder, a calculator with unit converter, a to-do list, a calendar, and an alarm clock.

Entertainment
The x495 is easy to customize to suit your style. Screen savers, themes, and wallpapers can be set to your tastes, and you can even browse and download more wallpapers from the t-zones service. The x495 is Java-enabled, meaning it supports games and application downloads written on the Java platform. Games are available via the T-Mobile t-zones service.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung x495 weighs 3.00 ounces and measures 3.5 by 1.9 by 1 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of digital talk time and up to 8 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
x495 handset, lithium-ion battery, power supply/charger, hands-free headset, SIM card, and user's manual.

Product Description

Amazing yet affordable! The Samsung x495 is a compact flip phone that comes loaded with cool features. See who's calling you with caller ID on the phone's external screen, and stay in touch using AOL® Instant Messenger™ or Yahoo!® Messenger. You can even use t-zones to customize your phone with HiFi Ringers™, MegaTones®, and Wallpapers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Indeed!, January 2, 2006

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bikedogrun (Sisters, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung x495 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

Does everything it is supposed to do and does them all well. Just received the x495 as a backup phone (to my P910a) ... no camera, MP3 player, add-in memory cards etc but for a new cell phone user or someone needing a solid phone "that just works simply and solidly" this could be the one.

Pros:
+ Usability is excellent, simple & straightforward
+ strong RF (signal), perhaps not as strong as a Nokia or my P910a but pretty close.
+ excellent speaker-phone
+ clear audio for you & the caller
+ sharp, vibrant screen
+ menus are simple, easy to follow
+ 3 different alarms, great as an alarm clock even works to wake you when the phone is powered off.
+ does WAP/ T-Mobile t-zones nicely
+ good battery life, 2-3 days between charging
+ Outside screen "can" be seen easily in the dark, just hold volume up side button for 1-2 seconds

Cons:
+ no email
+ no easy syncing to get address book, tasks & calendar entrees to/from a PC

Still a "5/5" and a great entry-midrange phone ... it just works, no glitches at all (so far).

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic phone, poor reception, August 12, 2005

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H. Sapiens "Amanda" (SF Bay Area, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung x495 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

This is a basic phone with the added plus of having a SPEAKERPHONE. Unfortunately though the speakerphone seems rather staticky compared to turning it off (so it is not really a reception thing).

Another plus is an external volume control. However, this is on the side of the phone. For me, it is right where I hold the phone, so I seem to be turning the volume up and down a lot unintentionally.

There are only two very bad games. There are a couple pictures on the phone. There is a calendar, alarm clock, timer, and voice recorder (which is nice).

It is small, but the keys are well placed. It is not hard to use at all.

BATTERY CHARGE TIME - FAST! It fully charges in about 2 hours. Unfortunately, after 1 day and 3 calls (all under 5 minutes) it is already showing less than half charged. So, I think the battery life may be less than indicated. But, still better than my ancient Nokia.

BUT, POOR, POOR, POOR reception. I am SHOCKED! I thought at first it could be the carrier (T-mobile). To test this, I stuck the SIM card into my old (3 years old) Nokia. Well, on the samsung I had no service to 1 bar but not enough to complete a call - on the Nokia I had 3 bars! I placed a call, and no static! Sheesh! So, no, not the carrier - it is the phone.

If you search the CNET reviews for the Samsung X475 you will see it has poor reception as well. I took a gamble and hoped this was updated on the 495. But, I guess not.

It is an attractive phone. I like that the time, date, day of the week, battery remaining, and signal strength are all displayed when the phone is closed. But, since I got the phone to actually make/receive CALLS not tell me the time of day, I have to rate it accordingly.

I am going to return the phone and maybe try the Motorola V330 or something else with some kind of antenna.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great phone if what you want is a great phone., March 6, 2006

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IPLoya - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung x495 Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

When deciding how many stars to give this phone, I decided it really depends on your frame of reference. If you are lining up all the phones currently in production, then you can arrange them in ascending order based on a number of factors. The factors we use to judge a phone naturally include the number of features. So in our hypothetical lineup, there are certainly other phones with more features, and those are likely to occupy some of the top spots. BUT, another way to judge a phone is to ask how well the phone measures up against what it purports to be. This phone has no camera, no bluetooth, and no email client. If those are the features you are looking for, then this is not a 5 star phone. However, this phone, to me, makes a statement abot its intended purpose by virtue of its selective inclusion -- and exclusion -- of features. While it doesn't have all the bells or whistles in today's spectrum of wireless gadgets, what it DOES do well is act as a phone. And in that context, it is a great PHONE -- having those features you would likely want in a device for making and receiving calls. A large, easily readable screen font; a very lightweight housing (made lighter, no doubt, by not including extras like a camera lense); nice key layout with excellent tactile feedback (i.e. the buttons are easy to find and press, and feel good doing so); pretty good menus; excellent color display that can be viewed well even outdoors; a very solid feeling flip (the hinge is strong and pivots smoothly); teriffic battery life; and the phone comfortably cradles your face with it's angled v-shape when open. Although I don't need a camera, I DO prefer to be able to sync with my numerous phone contacts on my PC. I would have liked bluetooth for this reason, but a cable and software is available that I am going to try -- I will be satisfied using a cable interface if I can get some good syncing between the phone and PC. Overall, I am conservatively rating the phone 4 stars, because the sky's the limit when it comes to gadgets, and in today's ever-evolving gadget marketplace it is hard to call anything perfect. Bottom line, great phone.