Samsung i8510 INNOV8 - user opinions and reviews
- Visitor/User
- p@r
wrongman, 21 Dec 2009there's an official firmware released long time ago!you can flash it with updated pc studio.sa... moreConcerning your post, here are my answers :
post : there's an official firmware released long time ago!you can flash it with updated pc studio.
answer : I have my phone now since 8 months. It's never been possible for me to update the phone through this software, neither with the updates of it.
First of all it downloads something what it calls “downloading the update files from samsung server” to say thereafter that my “phone is not supported”.
Unfortunately I've managed to update the firmware through the unofficial way (again thanks for those forums and the helpfull people there). But none of those unofficial (– on forums shared - ) updates include my language.
And yes, it's true that in some countries customers have managed to update their firmware with pc studio. So support is clearly not equal on every market for samsung. Some countries are more equal than others, I see.
post : samsung widgets?not for nokia's symbian remember!
answer : See those links : http://www.samsungmobile.be/NLD/tutorial/flash/i8510/i8510.do ; http://www.samsungmobile.nl/tutorial/flash/i8510/i8510.do
Watch those things carefully. There is nothing said as “not for nokia's symbian remember !” So why are they still mentioning those widgets in their websites ?
post : pc conection?update drivers,find new samy drivers in google or just uninstall and install pc studio again or may your pc is too dirty
answer : I have the latest version of it allready, the drivers too (yes, found through googling). But why should people search for decent working software and drivers somewhere else ? Why don't they release it through their own site? It's something like selling a BMW 7 series with plenty of horsepower and delivering it with 10 inch wheels, and later to advise the customer to search for decent wheels on google/internet, or at least accusing people not to be able to drive a car. At least customers would have considered other phones/brands if they knew that there wouldn't be decent support. Money is not easily earned nowadays. And not everyone has a big daddy, nor is a billionaire.
Concerning unstalling and installing, I've done that many times already. There is nothing wrong with my Pc, other software run like butter. Supposing that my Pc is dirty, other software on it should have issues to, right ? But i'm insisting that this crap is the buggiest thing I've had on my Pc.
post : phone good,owner bad
answer : Why did you take my opinions/reflections personally ? Are you a samsung stakeholder ? A reseller or a worker maybe ? Or just a simple fanboy ?
Take it easy, and chill out. There will be always people complaining as long as you let them in the cold. Learn to accept it, and learn to have respect for thoughts and opinions of others. Otherwise things wouldn't be easy as it is now.
post : why mine works well?pc studio excellent,camera as well,phone fast,battery 3-4days all fine for almost a year only bad thing is that symbian is pretty boring 'cos old fashion os
answer : I don't know why yours works well. And it would be great if you told us how you managed this. Maybe you live in a country that's more equal than others, and get more support. And as I've read on forums and concluded, there are plenty of customers (from all over the world) who are having issues with this phone.
Last but not least, it's true that Samsung produces phones with decent built quality and very well hardware, but I insist on it that Samsung should really consider to do something on its aftersale support (on the firmware side of course).
The more they sell phones with buggy firmwares, the higher the number of customers will be who will consider another phonebrand for their next purchase.
The market will learn them.
- Anonymous
- mss
Lance, 21 Dec 2009Hi All,
where can I find the latest firmware (the best one)..
And how can I install it? Is... moreSamsung i8510 INNOV8 Firmware Discussion Topic:
http://samsungi8510.com/forum/samsung-i8510-discussion.html
- Lance
- Rxn
Hi All,
where can I find the latest firmware (the best one)..
And how can I install it? Is it done through internet? PC to celfone connection, or directly to the phones web browser? Please advise..
Thanks...
Lance..
- Leray
- Nh7
hey, apparently this phone is discontinued at stores is this true...ooh pls respond pls
- Impaler PT
- MFM
This is a remarcable phone. Excelent image, sound quality and great GPS. The 8Gb mass storage plus the 8GB Microsd lets you keep all your data. The batery life is average, but you must update your software. Samsung has a problem is that when they release a phone they forget it very quickly. Its obvoiusly to make money, they are not worried about their custumers. This is probably one of the last smartphones with keypad and no touch screen by Samsung. The 330Mhz Processor seems to be great, but i think it could be a lot better if they have input a doble processor like in Nokia N82. The Photos of this phone are cool in deed but the flash is terrible. It has got a too strong blue light and low defenition. Xenon would be great for this phone. In fact it would be perfect since the camera has got 8MP. The slide is very accurate and it seems build in a good material. I have this phone for a while and it is as good as new. MP3 sound is excellent but when you try to record a video in the camera the sound of music (if you are trying to film a live concert) sucks! Nokia is better on this chapter. Price dropped a lot and who wants this phone badly, now its a good time to buy. Here in Portugal they cost 200€. In september 2008 they cost 600€ so you see how much the price dropped in a year. Nokia N82 was released in 2007 and it costs more than INNOV8, i guess its 230€. However for 200€ is a really excelent phone. Great specs like WI-FI, DLNA, HDSPA with 7.2Mbps make this phone a great choice for people who still like slide phones and with keypad and no touch screen.
- naseema
- 9A1
Anonymous, 20 Dec 2009I am getting 7 days in standby mode from my battery. About 3 days with normal usage. i,e . ... moreWhat am I doing wrong I've been unhappy from day 1 coz I have to charge my fone every evening wen I don't make major use of it during the day.
- Leray
- Nh7
hey, apparently this phone is discontinued at stores is this true...ooh pls respond pls
- tttyyy
- ibg
Anonymous, 20 Dec 2009hi. im planning to buy the samsung innov8 .is it worth it ? plz help coz im not sure if i shou... moreyes...maybe the best 8mp phone,symbiam s60v3 os,good battry life @ if u know how to take care of it like the battery just use lil bit,dont charge first....overall ok :-)
- wrongman
- SXw
Visitor/User, 20 Dec 2009The phone has a superior built quality compared to other phone's I've used. The spec's are/wer... morewhy mine works well?pc studio excellent,camera as well,phone fast,battery 3-4days all fine for almost a year only bad thing is that symbian is pretty boring 'cos old fashion os
- wrongman
- SXw
Visitor/User, 20 Dec 2009The phone has a superior built quality compared to other phone's I've used. The spec's are/wer... morethere's an official firmware released long time ago!you can flash it with updated pc studio.samsung widgets?not for nokia's symbian remember!pc conection?update drivers,find new samy drivers in google or just uninstall and install pc studio again or may your pc is too dirty,phone good,owner bad
- Anonymous
- 0r1
Anonymous, 20 Dec 2009hi. im planning to buy the samsung innov8 .is it worth it ? plz help coz im not sure if i shou... moreIts a great phone and the other b ut thead here doesn't know what he is talking about.
- Anonymous
- fw4
hi. im planning to buy the samsung innov8 .is it worth it ? plz help coz im not sure if i should buy it or not wats ur opinion?
- arshad
- vGP
its a use less phone ofen gets hanged
- Anonymous
- 0r1
I am getting 7 days in standby mode from my battery.
About 3 days with normal usage. i,e . 2 hours of Nav, 30 minutes of voice calls, and taking about 30 fotos.
- Visitor/User
- p@r
The phone has a superior built quality compared to other phone's I've used. The spec's are/were mindblowing (for its time) if it worked all the way it meant to work.
But there are some critics that I've to mention :
- those widgets of which they are talking about in their site (the fancy commercial built in flash, see their website for further info.) don't even exist on the phone, so they're absolutely misleading (lying ?) possible buyers/consumers of this phone;
- the supplied software and drivers used to connect the phone with a computer are one of the buggiest things I've installed on my PC. Is it an alfa? beta? RC?,...
- the phone is not a cheap one, so people want decent support. And support does not just mean a warranty for hardware failure. There is something called firm-/software.
Why should I pay for something that makes my phone work as it's supposed? Why should I update my firmware trough unofficial ways?
There is absolutely nothing wrong in releasing phones with bugs. But it's absolutely inacceptable not to help consumers/buyers (or to ask money) for fixing those (firmware-)bugs by updates. It's wrong not to support your product once you've sold it.
And I've also to mention those people who review the phones. Just look at those reviews from some time ago when this phone was released. Where is the objectivity in all those reviews?
With time it becomes really difficult to distinguish reviews with marketing. It's a big question how those people are testing those things.
How objective are they? They present things as very positive and as the best or one of the best product. You realise in fact for what you've spent your money, once you've bought it.
If people pay the full price for products, they they've the right to get a product with the mentioned specs. of it.
I've thought to upgrade to a i8910, but it seems that this one has some remarquable issues too.
Last but not least, this is my last samsung phone.
- Visitor/User
- p@r
Block, 13 Dec 2009Hello. I've a problem with my innov8. Please help.
Sometimes it cant receive calls or it cant... moreI had just the same issues before I flashed the firmware to version I8510XXIB2 (found on a forum, thanks for those people who are sharing it). I had other issues too, as example :
- battery didn't stand long (5-10 minutes wifi usage for any internet app. cost me 1 or 2 bars from the battery indicator - so the specs. mentioned on their site about battery performance were NOT TRUE at all);
- switching trough the menues was very very slow (especially acessing the media such as photos, music, etc.), sometimes the phone didn't react at all, so I needed regularly to restart it;
- the camera performance was not very well; however there are still some bugs in there (the mentioned firmware) that needs to be fixed (like not saving of the camera settings, not being able to use/store/embed GPS coordinates in photos, bad sound quality of the cam and a sync problem too, ...);
- and the list goes on...
So I would advise you to do the same thing as I did.
You'll be able to get much more out of your phone.
I hope this will bring a solution for your problem.
- Anonymous
- 0r1
My INNOV8 is the best phone ever.........have had it over a year and NO problems whatsover with anything...........AFTER I flashed the latest firmware.
I want to buy another one but they have actually gone UP in price here in Europe.
That should tell you something.
- lbanias
- nDL
Strange thing, there is no way to add a music folder into a playlist ! And the Wi-Fi just find instantly if there is a network available even if "Show WLAN Availability" is off. It's like the WI-FI is always on! How can I be sure it's off, so that it won't eat battery?
- aars
- SXw
but what i realy dont like is nokia's software.i always had problem with my old 2 nokias that run on symbian unfortunately but less problems i had on samy symbian innov8 just previous samy g810 run well w/o problems at all,biggiest nightmare for me were n95 and 82
- aars
- SXw
Much more better?, 17 Dec 2009Are true this phone is better than Nokia N86?.of course it is better,nokia is not good built as samsung also nokias plastic used on phones is cheaper then samy use and don't mention about camera performance
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