Samsung SGH E250

Advantages: Slim, light, easy to use, good sound system
Disadvantages: Poor quality camera, outdated

...quite liked. It was a Samsung E250. I had previously had the D500, about eighteen months ago, so I knew they were reliable, the menus were easy to use and the specifications are usually good for the price. This phone and the previous Samsung I had were quite different as the E250 is a slim phone but the screen and buttons are slightly wider, but the sliding mechanism is the same as it the overall modelling of the phone. The phone looks attractive, ...
...appearance. There is the familiar Samsung logo beneath the screen and then a ridge which is used to slide the screen. There is then a central OK button which is surrounded by directional buttons, this small group of keys is enclosed with a small silver lining. There are also a left and right selection key on the outside the grouping of innermost buttons, underneath these are the buttons used to accept and decline calls, a green phone on the left ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful styling, good features, low price.
Disadvantages: Poor battery life.

...these requirements perfectly was the Samsung SGH-E250. FIRST IMPRESSIONS My first impressions of it were really good. It's a stylish looking phone that is really thin, and the front of it slides up to reveal the main keypad. So this should make it more or less impossible to make inadvertent phone calls with it in my pocket or bag. Also the camera is cleverly hidden beneath the slide too, so that the lens will be protected against dust and scratches. ...
...the camera is on the back of the phone) that I thought would make self-taken photos easier and more accurate. It is available in either silver or black, and it was the latter of these two that I chose, due to it looking more grown up and manly than the silver version. There is a simple directional pad for navigating menus and texts, with straightforward up,down,left and right buttons. Price-wise it was well within my budget at £59.99. Perfect! SET-UP ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic camera
Disadvantages: Some features disabled when battery is low

...privately by using the special samsung headphones which come with the phone, also used for hands free calling. All files can be uploaded and downloaded between phone and pc using a USB data cable. These are relatively cheap, and is a valuable asset for this phone. The software for the phone can be downloaded from the Samsung website. 1,000 contact numbers can be saved in the phonebook, and then usually around 200 on your sim card. These can be transferred ...
...photo from the phonebook which is displayed when the contact is calling you, or you are calling them. When calling, the speakerphone is clear to hear and also clear for the other person on the other end of the line. The phone also has Bluetooth, Java, FM radio, WAP and calendar options which are all high standard. Text messages are easy to create and send, predictive text is available, and the phone can hold around 200 messages without a micro SD ... Read review

Advantages: Robust,stylish,sleek
Disadvantages: battery

...say I do like the samsung phones. This one is slinline and sleek and fits into handbag very nicely. It is available in silver and black. Its a slide style phone with some of the buttons on the outside and the number pad is seen when the slide is open. +++Features+++ Mp3 player Voice Recorder Camera FM Radio Bluetooth Java World Video +++Description of features+++ Mp3 player has only got 12mb memory but a seperate memory card can be inserted ...
...no need to remove sim card to insert memory card. You can purchase various sizes in mbs. I have 128mb which was purchased seperately. Camera is very clear and easy to use was very surprised at quality of photos only downside is you dont get USB cable with phone so you have to purchase it if you want to upload photos,video to computer. FM Radio is very clear and easy to tune in. The phone does come with headphones and you can store up to 30 stations ... Read review

Advantages: good quality ringtones, good quality camera, easy to use and looks good
Disadvantages: poor battery life

...i finally settled on the samsung e250 on O2. It has the following features: Intergrated VGA camera - really good quality compared with my last phone (Siemens cl75) Record and playback video clips - again good quality Bluetooth Mp3 playback - Can download songs and store in a music file and listen to or set as a ringtone Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones - I have set a mp3 tume downloaded from samsung website and again fantastic quality no crackling ...
...plug in supplied earphones and off you go! stunning 64k colour screen - fantastic! External memory card slot - you can purchase a memory card if you feel that you need extra storage for your files etc Tri-band. works in the Usa and Canada - have to get my husband to take me there to check that one out!!! On the whole i am really pleased with this phone . it has a large 2 inch screen so when you tecxt you can actually see what you are writing. ... Read review