Mobile Phones > Clamshell Mobile Phones > 40 GBP to 80 GBP

Advantages: Bluetooth, Practical, External memory, MP3 capable, Excellent multimedia services.
Disadvantages: Fragile, Shortlife battery, Not 3G capable, complicated menu.

The Samsung E250 is a great cell phone despite its mentionable flaws and critical points with an overall rating that will suit the need of the mass community and will reach your expectations. First of all, SME250 is based GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 terminal, a 2G (EDGE, so it's a 2.75G ) unfortunately not a 3G, so you can't make video conference phone call. But, that's a not big loss comparing the big range of features. The clamshell (comes in different ...
...this SME but for all samsung batteries (with all due respect to samsung firm). The standby and talk time for the battery is extremely short. You will end up having the cell all day in battery charger for two hours use. All though, SME has great applications in the inside with Java MIDP 2.0, FM radio, MP3/AAC/AAC+ player, T9, Organizer, Built-in, handsfree, Voice memo which comes in handy accomplishing daily tasks. 1000 phone contact entry is fair ... Read review

Advantages: thin, great for music
Disadvantages: none to date

when i got this phone for my birthday the first thing i was amazed by was its stylish look and how thin the phone actually was. this phone is great for music on the go and fast handheld internet at very affordable prices. (about 5p per page on vodafone). one tip i would give anyone buying this phone would be to buy a memory card (m2) with a larger memory than what originally comes with the phone- this will give you more space to put music and photographs. ...
...is flipped up. it automatically sets the music into artists and albums which makes it easier to find the track you are looking for. overall it is the best phone i have owned- thin, great for music and the best internet access on a small phone. i would recommend it a lot :) ... Read review

Advantages: Stylish,cool n walkman
Disadvantages: least

The W380i is a Sony Ericsson Walkman® music phone which comes with a stylish opening. The handset is available in multicolours which include an electric purple & a magnetic grey colour.The user can use the external controls to play, pause or skip their music. The W380i comes with a key lock feature which is simple to activate & allows the user to lock their external keys, so therefore the music will not accidentally start playing when the handset ...
...a member of the Sony Ericsson Walkman collection which includes other clamshell opening handsets including the Sony Ericsson W300i & Sony Ericsson W710i.The phone comes with a high colour internal screen which is ideal for displaying music information, images & messaging service when the phone is in its flipped open position. The handset is solid without being bulky & heavy which weighs 100 grams. ... Read review

Advantages: Small, Sexy, Attactive
Disadvantages: Quiet ringtone, sometimes "forgets" messages while writing

...sense (and I've had the Samsung for quite a few months now....). But that's not a major problem, although even now there are some things I can't find when I want them. What does but me is how QUIET it is. If I'm anywhere with any sort of noise - even just in a conversation - I can't always hear the phone ring. When I do hear it, I'll discover that it's actually the answerphone calling me back for the 3rd or 4th time, which is annoying because it ...
...if I'm out and about - there is no change of hearing it ring then. The vibrate is good, but you can't feel that unless it's against your body (the most likely way of knowing it's calling is to HEAR it VIBRATE, on a table for example. The other thing that bugs me is the text messaging. Changing from normal small to normal capitals to symbols (yes, a whole separate setting for symbols) to numbers to predictive is one button. But if I want CAPITAL ... Read review

Advantages: Lasts ages, doesn't break or scratch easily, easy to text, good-looking.
Disadvantages: None significant

This phone is good looking, and pretty simple to use. The one that I'm currently using has been passed down from my Dad, and still works even though it is somwhere between eighteen months and two years old - it hasn't even become slow, and I'm yet to see even the slightest malfunction. I've also dropped it a couple of times, and it certainly doesn't seem fragile, or easy to scratch. The buttons are big, and it's easy to text, although irritatingly ...
...The camera is brilliant - it has the tiniest blur but really nothing that detracts from the picture quality. Unlike some phones I've used the video is easy to find quickly so you don't miss what's going on. I would certainly recommend it to most normal users, although it isn't the newest or the flashiest phone now it remains solid and reliable, whilst retaining good looks and an array of functions. ... Read review