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Samsung E590 review: Simple on purpose

Samsung E590 review: Simple on purpose - read the full textDesignwise, the Samsung E590 is stunningly different from pretty much everything you would expect in a modern mobile phone. Yet, its armory includes a high-quality TFT display and a decent 3 megapixel camera. Plus, it’s delightfully minimalist and comes at a...

 

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is it made of metal?

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  • 2007-11-12 10:42
  • iIgq

In my opinion, it's the best, smallest and affordable camera phone on the market. However, it's equiped with a limited capability media player. The player has only 4 playlists. It doesn't allow you to create new playlist though. Moreover, you can't add mp4 file to the playlist which is supposed to be only for mp3. The video file can only played through the file manager. What dissappointing me is that the sound of the video does not go through the a2dp bluetooth headset. If you can live with this limitation, the rest of the functions work just fine.

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  • 2007-10-15 09:24
  • P5PS

Dear whoever said
"if the screen size is square 1.8 inches (45.72mm)& phone is 42mm wide according toyour review, huh?",

The 1.8 inches means that it is diagonally 1.8 inches and not horizontally or vertically.


Anyways, on the features part of the review, you guys say the screen is 1.8 inches 220 x 220 resolution. On second page it states 1.9 inches and 210 x 210 resolution. This needs to be fixed.

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  • 2007-10-01 14:54
  • Uqqr

anybody help me find pc software for this phone?
Thanks in advance.

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  • 2007-09-27 15:45
  • nNuN

how does this phone looks childish if i may ask?
it's clean and industrial looking to my eye.
and a very welcome sight too, in a sea of bling phones. (or should i say childish?)

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  • 2007-09-04 20:38
  • mGJN

if the screen size is square 1.8 inches (45.72mm)& phone is 42mm wide according toyour review, huh?

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  • 2007-09-03 12:42
  • 0@2E

i just got it yesterday and i already really like it!
- good camera
- good mp3 player
- good fm
- micro sd storage up to 2GB
- tiny
- weightless
- edge
- bluetooth (even stereo)
- etc...

for those who had a samsung, menu will be easy to navigate in and well, for others too in fact i think

the design is not the one of a U600 or U700 i admit it, but in fact i really like it: simple but with quality

it has all "necessary" things i think for a today phone, without all unnecessary things that made other phones so expensive

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  • 2007-09-01 11:27
  • nASp

The phone rings and vibrates so I don't know what you are talking about.

I was looking for an ultralight pocket phone that wouldn't snap in half if I accidentally sat on it and this phone is it. At 65g it weight less than my switchblade key for my car and having a 3mp camera is just a bonus.

I just wish the phonebook search methods were a bit better.

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  • 2007-08-31 09:11
  • Ycqh

Excellent basic phone. I like the buttons, the display, form factor and simple elegant look. Now, give me one without the camera and I'll buy it immediately. Not ALL of us want cameras.

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  • 2007-08-30 17:45
  • Rbqi

What does "and STILL no ring+vibrate." mean?

Even D900 can ring and vibrate simultaneously.

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  • 2007-08-29 18:31
  • 0BiV

Good review. Nice looking phone and good features, but I would never get it because they still use that awful UI that you can't change. Those icons are too simple and the menus very crowded.

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  • 2007-08-29 13:09
  • mse7

Almost forgot:
I only saw it in black or gray, too. No white.

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  • 2007-08-28 20:32
  • n$0D

Not a design marvel, but a nice little phone with a cool camera.
For only €198,55 (unlocked), it really is cheap.
Voice dialing still missing =( and STILL no ring+vibrate.

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  • 2007-08-28 20:31
  • n$0D

yipee first comment,i think this is £99 from cpw which is a bargain but i saw it in black and silver no white.

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  • 2007-08-28 20:00
  • pJf3

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