Pros: The bright colors.
Cons: None!

I just got this phone the other day and I love it! It's a nice change of pace from my former cheap Nokia. On my other phone, my voice cut off and the other person's voice cut off as well. I mainly have a phone for emergencies and could no longer rely on my Nokia.

Pros: Modern featurs, sleek look
Cons: Poor reception, phones break down in no time.

I purchased two of these phones in September 2002. The first one started malfunctioning after 3 months. I brought it in for repairs, and was told there was water damage, it could not be fixed. Then I found out that you have to pay full price for another one, according to the terms with your wireless provider. So I purchased a Startac on ebay (which has no frills but is one great phone). A couple of months later, the Samsung A310 was working again, somehow. My husband now uses it -- it does some funny things but it works.

The second A310 I purchased, for my daughter, just died. That's less than 2 years. These phones are garbage!!! I'm replacing that one with a Startac as well.

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Everything, breaks often!

I've been with Verizon for 5 years and last year I got this phone. Since then I have had 4 of these phones. Verizon keeps replacing mine for free because it keeps breaking on me! I'm not rough with it, it just sits in my purse all day usually.

The exact problems I had with it were my reception become poor upon getting this phone, the display window on the cover randomly goes blank, my caller id and calling waiting have been turned off randomly several times this year, the battery had to be replaced just after 6 months. One of the Samsung SCH-A310 phones I had made it so no one could hear me. I don't know if the microphone went out or what, but it was annoying.

There's a reason why this phone is so cheap and why they don't even sell it in the store anymore!!!! If you are planning on getting this phone make sure you get insurance with it so that verizon will replace it when it breaks.

Pros: none
Cons: Doesn't work

We reupped with Verizon in October & this Samsung a310 piece of junk was our new free phone. I'd kill to get our Motorola StarTac back! We travel a lot between Nv, Az & Mt and were assured the 310 would work in these areas (Las Vegas being our home base) so far it doesn't work 100 miles south of LV in Az - an extended area. We don't get calls, phone doesn't even ring, messages don't show up until we go back to Vegas, most times can't dial out (call can't be authenticated according to the recording) & when we do get out it cuts off & the clarity & volume fluctuates too much. When we get real lucky and a call goes through and we're able to use some of our free weekend minutes - the phone heats up & the battery dies real fast - the StarTac never acted like that.
I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER SAMSUNG PRODUCT.

Pros: easy menu options, hard to break, and good text-messaging unit
Cons: not in color, no speakerphone, and no camera - basically a regular phone.

WITH A slick body and nice specs. this phone is designed for anyone. I used it for text messaging using the T9-word and it also has the colored LCD screen. I thought this phone was better than many other phones that came out during the time (even better than the color verizon phone). The phone allows you to have 500 phone numbers, which is incredible. I don't think anyone would use that much, but i don't know. Everything was to learn - all the menu options. I dropped the phone SEVERAL times, but it still didn't break, which is definitely a good thing. I only had a few scratches, and sold it to my best friend. It's in good hands. If i lost my new phone, i would definitely go back to this one.

Pros: Small, lightweight, voice dialing.
Cons: Reception, durability, menus, lack of ringtones, too quiet rings plus all of above.

Dropped calls (Verizon) switches back and forth from CellOne coverage which requiring dialing an area code so you can't use speed dial. Overall after 18 months I cannot wait to get rid of this phone and Verizon service. The durability has been a problem. Lack of ringtones and the ones they have are too quiet. Many times I can hear a caller but they cannot hear me.

Pros: Great-looking; small/compact; light; doesn't heat up.
Cons: Lack of ring tones, wallpaper and screensavers; poor clarity; poor caller-ID.

The company I work for told me that I needed to pick out a phone that I would use solely for work. I had an older Samsung 8500 (I think that was the model) and that was the best cell phone I ever owned... never had a problem with it. So, with that in the back of my head I decided I would go with another Samsung phone. So, I picked out this exact phone to use here at the office.

It was ordered via the web from the phone provider, and it arrived in a couple of weeks. I was amazed at how cool it looked when I took it out of the box. It was gorgeous! It wasn't too hard to setup, but I was disappointed by the lack of ring tones, wallpaper, screen savers, and clarity. Everyone I speak to says I'm always breaking up or they just can't hear me well.

In summary, it's a great-looking phone but it doesn't do its job well at all.

Pros: Large font and buttons for limited vision users.
Cons: Limited battery life.

I bought this phone for my elderly parents (with Verizon service in NY metro area) mostly because it had large screen fonts and buttons. However, the overall feature/function/performance of the phone is terrific. My parents are able to figure out the menu/command structure -- which is logical and well-thought out. Battery life seems adequate for *moderate* use. Mono-screen is just fine; good resolution. Receiver sensitivity seems good; audio quality just fine; transmitter power seems adequate (latter is a function of VZ tower network). Interesting to see Korean manufacturers (Samsung and LG) providing meaningful competition to other consumer electronics manufacturers (Japanese and Nokia). I wouldn't hesitate to buy this as a cellphone for a basic or advanced user.

Pros: Small
Cons: Cant even depend on basic functions of make and receive calls

I bought this phone when I switched to Verizon. I normally only use the very basics (making and receiving calls), but there was a good deal on this phone. I noticed that, as an earlier reviewer stated, that the phone freezes where I cannot make or receive calls. I took the phone back and Verizon replaced it. The problem did not occur again for a while, but it eventually started again. I have to disconnect the battery for a second to fix the problem. Not much of an effort, but I never know how many calls I missed because there is no way to know when this is going to happen.

The battery sometimes will die within 2 hours of charging it even without any use at all.

I asked Samsung if there was a bug fix for this, but they said I could send the phone to them for 4-6 weeks (with no loaner) and they might be able to fix it. I told them I would rather throw it in the trash and go back to a Nokia phone.

Pros: Pretty small, battery ok; great with extended battery. Multiple phone numbers for each phonebook entry.
Cons: Ring tones too quiet. Vibrate is very weak and can't set it to both vibrate/ring.

This phone has some good features, particularly the ability to store multiple phone numbers for each phone book entry. But the ring tones aren't loud enough, plus they sound pretty lame, and you can't download or program new ones. The vibrate mode is too weak to feel it in your pocket, and worst of all, you can't set the phone to vibrate and ring at the same time.

All in all, I would not recommend anyone buy this phone.

Pros: It is user friendly, nice colors
Cons: poor battery life, defect in plastic, phone gets hot poor ring tones

This is the worse cell phone I have owned. I bought this phone in June 03 with Verizon and have had problems with the battery ever since. They replaced the phone once but not the battery, then they replaced the battery and it works better. It would go dead after 45 minutes. Now the the plastic case around the LCD screen cracked where the phone flips open on both sides. The person at Verizon tried to tell me I had left the phone open face down and put my elbow on it and that is why it cracked. I don't think so. I think it is a defect in the phone. I would never buy Samsung again. I am ready to throw it away and buy a new phone.. Also the phone gets very hot while you use it.

Pros: Size
Cons: Poor sound quality, not durable, features not that easy to use.

This phone has been very unreliable. The sound quality is inconsistent, both on my end and on the end of the person I am calling. Frequently it sounds to the person on the other end as if I am muted and or there is a lot of static. Verizon "cleaned" it, and upgraded the internal software, but the problem persists. I use the phone for business and will never purchase another Samsung.

Pros: nice display, feels great in hand, intuitive buttons
Cons: unreliable, documentation is not user-friendly, Samsung is not much help if there is a problem

This was a great phone for the first six months that my wife had it. We had absolutely no problems with it. But then the hinge broke for no reason--the phone wasn't dropped, bumped, or mishandled in any way. We called Samsung, but they wanted a fortune to fix it! Verizon on the other hand was great; they agreed to replace the phone at no cost to us. We had a replacement in a couple days, but could not get the phone programmed correctly even with a Verizon rep on the phone talking us through the setup procedure. We took it to a Verizon service center and after much tweaking they got the phone to work. This second phone also worked great. For two months. Then the person on the other end of the call began to hear a lot of static which eventually turned into complete silence before we finally took it back to Verizon. We are now on our third A310, which once again works great. We are keeping our fingers crossed until our contract is up. By the way, this time the Verizon rep told us that the A310 has been a problematic phone.

Pros: Relatively small and compact.
Cons: Flimsy, not durable, unreliable, buggy interface, poor customization options.

Not durable at all. My husband and I each have one. His flip-top cracked within a month of use to the point of almost falling off, and my outer LED screen cracked in about the same amount of time, rendering it unreadable. Very unreliable. No matter where we are at and what the reception is, the phone will lose calls all the time. It also cuts out frequently, sometimes making conversations impossible. The system has bugs, namely that, sometimes when we turn on the phone, it freezes on the Verizon welcome screen and the only way to fix it is to take the battery out, put it back in, and turn it on again. We've been disgusted with these phones ever since we bought them.

Pros: sleek style small size easy to use
Cons: Unless you want to be aggrevated, don't buy this phone

I, unfortunately, own a few Samsung products because I thought they put out a good product. Recently, after 5 mos. of owning this wireless phone, (that I rarely use) the plastic case around the LCD screen cracked where the phone flips open causing a loose corner and future problems on the phone. I wrote to Samsung USA about this problem and they basically told me to "blow it out my hair-do" without even looking at the phone or getting any information except what they could use for marketing. They told me "THE WARRANTY ON OUR PRODUCTS IS ONLY ON THE ELECTRONICS". Folks this means that the shoddy plastic and poor craftsmanship of the product is not covered and not their problem, but yours. I also have had problems with icons showing up on my display screen that are not covered in the users manual and take some time to play with the phone to find the hidden key to get them to turn off, if I can!