Samsung Z500 - user opinions and reviews
Check Price
Popularity
Voting results
- Design
-
8.3
- Features
-
8.1
- Performance
-
8.1
- Bertus
- Report
I want to get the z500, but have a few questions. Can the z500 disply MS word, Excell and pdf files? I read that the Samsung ZV30 can, but I don't realy want that phone because this one is smaller and has a more stylish design.(The zv30 looks cheap!) Please help.Cheers. B - Cape Town
- Reply
- 2005-12-20 21:53
- Ghcy
- U
- chris
- Report
Got this fone yesterday and I like its very much, but what's the point of giving me an MMC if it doesn't fit in my fone?? ><
and do I have to change the format of videos into mp4 b4 downloading onto my fone??
- Reply
- 2005-12-20 10:35
- 2Gj$
- U
- JaeWong
- Report
i have had this phone for a while now. the battery life is average for a 3G phone. I put the Network Selection on 'Manual' and Network Mode on 900/1800 instead of 3G; only putting it on 3g when i anticipate to make or receive a video call. Thereafter, I get a little over 3 days when making moderate calls, texts, pics and videos. My friend's nokia 6680 gets around the same battery life.
The video quality is good, maximum recording time is 60mins without memory card. At night, when light is low, the camera lags, so all types of movement start to have 'trails' behind them. but its only at night.
at first, the pc-phone software didnt work for me! but then i went to 'Phone Monitor Settings' on the pc software and enabled all the ports, and it worked! after i got it working i didnt know why it took me so long to figure out!!
but bottom line, this fine is style. and for all you skeptics out there, well hey, its a mobile phone, so you shouldnt ask for too much. and i copped it for $499 in new zealand with 1 year warranty, so not bad.
final comment - i really like this phone.
- Reply
- 2005-12-20 05:10
- PI40
- U
- Ben
- Report
Answering questions:
1. Yes you can set real tones and mp3s as ring tones
2. For the movies you need to turn them in mp4's i believe
3. 1.3 mega pixel
4. The file transfer is hard, but work at it and it turns out ok.
5. 128mb mmc wont work, it only takes Micro SD cards- not mini or anything else.
6. It has speakerphone.
7. 3G is video calls etc, 2G is otherwise known as GPRS, which is for use when you dont make video calls.
8. I dont know about the 5 times for a full charge and discharge for the battery to fully work, although the battery life does seem to be slightly better now- but nowhere near full. Im on my 4th charge.
9. Des anybody know any decent information about firmware upgrades for this phone? Like ones that will improve battery life without damaging it?
- Reply
- 2005-12-20 00:20
- iLSx
- U
- xyzplus1
- Report
can someone please tell me how to transfer my short movie files to the handset? probably i will have to convert them but how and where to find the free software?thanks
- Reply
- 2005-12-19 18:46
- iL$x
- U
- Xell
- Report
I had this phone for 6 mounts now, and i´m disappointed. The battery life is poor and the alarm doesn't work every time. The mobile is nice and stylish but the inside is week.
- Reply
- 2005-12-19 15:17
- S3a7
- U
- toni
- Report
what megapixel is the z500 because i have been tld dats its 1.0 but other people sa its 1.3 what is it
- Reply
- 2005-12-19 12:55
- mqDt
- U
- John Marsh
- Report
Without doubt, this is the worst handset I have had and it would seem that from other comments that some of the fault lies with vodaphone. The battery life is awful and as for PC studio for connecting the phone to a Pc, this is just a joke. All syncronisation options are greyed out. Stay clear of this handset.
- Reply
- 2005-12-19 01:56
- S3Eq
- U
- Stephanie
- Report
Recently upgraded to z500 and find it very good. Was advised by Vodafone to charge battery for 16 (sixteeen ) hours before switching it on for the first time. This is because there is a memory chip in samsung batteries which will kick inthe battery full at 100%.
I do find it difficult to download my music files to the phone tho as it tells me the folder is wrong.
Any suggestions?
- Reply
- 2005-12-18 23:07
- mx7x
- U
- ahmed
- Report
Please, I have 2 questions.
1) Will a 128MB MMC work on this phone?
2) Is $320 too much for this phone?
3) Does is have speakerphone?
- Reply
- 2005-12-18 23:02
- Sr{F
- U
- jelena
- Report
please does anybody know how to change picture from photo size to real size.thanks
- Reply
- 2005-12-17 12:31
- S75}
- U
- chris
- Report
...are you serious? you use the usb cable to download and upload files from and onto ur fone... most people shud know that :)
well yeah thats how you get mp3s and photos and stuff onto ur fone
- Reply
- 2005-12-17 01:07
- Ae01
- U
- lotz
- Report
heya, dus anybody know how to download mp3 files onto the phone from your computer? i am really confused!
Also, how do u transfer photos from your phone to the PC.
and what is the usb cable for that comes with the phone? is it a charger?
help welcome!!
thanks x
- Reply
- 2005-12-16 20:49
- mH2x
- U
- boy
- Report
hello guys is nothing wrong with the phone batteri... it's just that samsung E700/E710/Z500 and the phone is the same series has bad batteri time. also samsung haven't beed great when it comes to battery time. what i think samsung lack most today is a good phone book like nokia or sonyericsson. and battery time. other option is good....
- Reply
- 2005-12-16 17:54
- Sma}
- U
Note: Sponsored advertising links are in green.
RSS feed