Samsung sch-T300
Written: Dec 21 '01
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Pros: Great build quality, unique call-screening feature, easy animated menu, sharp display & very customizable.
Cons: Port cover, antenna when extended, takes a bit to find sweet spot.
The Bottom Line: Near perfect. Make sure you put it on your short list if in the market for a candybar style phone. You wont be disappointed.
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| amblin13's Full Review: Samsung SCH T300 Cell Phone |
Let me begin by saying I've had the phone for about 4 weeks now, so I'm still somewhat new to it. My conclusion so far is not perfect, but it's very, very good. I'll make it simple and follow a pros & cons description...
pros-
-easy to navigate menu system (somethings are very well buried though)
-bright indiglo back lit screen
-above average battery life (lasts 3 days w/ daily 30 min talk time & off at night)
-about a 3 hour charge time
-sharp display
-strong vibrate feature
-tight flip (absolutely no lateral movement when open)
-very well-weighted and sized (i've had startacs!)
-unique and very useful call screening feature (a bit hard to find at first)
-can be set to save vmail to phone memory
-side volume buttons
-memo feature (quite easy to use)
-great build quality (tight, solid feeling buttons and frame)
-no need to open flip to take a call
-voice recognition works better than most
-very customizable
-universal ear phone jack
-comes w/ travel-sized charger
-good sound/call quality
-no unusual signal searching
-animated idle screens (if you're into that)
-animated menu system
-calculator/scheduler (simple but useful)
-can assign several #'s to same entry in phone book
-menu system is hot-keyed to dial pad
-one touch (and hold) silence mode
-no software issues to date
now for the cons-
-some features are very well buried (i.e. retrieving vmail off the actual phone memory)
-ridiculously long antenna when fully extended (thank god its rarely needed)
-wasted one touch web button (numerous better uses for this button)
-virtually flat earpiece (takes a few days to find and acclimate to the phone's sweet spot)
-somewhat small buttons for those with larger hands/fingers
-highest volume setting for ringer needs to be significantly higher (call volume is great, however)
-virtually no accessory support (as of 12.21.01-but I believe Verizon is the only one to carry this phone so far and its very new for them)
-tiny, easy to lose rubber port cover for charging slot (hands down my biggest beef w/ the ph. it's located on the bottom of the ph. just under the mic)
-longer than average boot up time (if this can really be considered an issue)
In my opinion it's a GREAT phone, easily a high 8 or 9. Many features including a rather unique call screening option and very sharp display. I stayed away from reception and that sort of thing purposely b/c that has more to do with location and provider, but in my area Ft. Laud/Miami quality of both is very, very good. The pros vastly out-weigh the cons on this one. So if you're looking for a candybar style ph, you'll be hard-pressed to find one better. (Hate that charger port cover though.)
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 99.00
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