Passable Schwafelriegel

- In screen saver mode, the screen is black. Also not darkened seen a clock or evidence arrived calls or messages. One sees nothing. Even with a PC connection, the Samsung does not show anything when the screen saver has started; you do not know if the connection is still detected.
- When the phone rings with an incoming call, you can not quickly mute, without throwing the caller at the same time of the leadership there. Offered only Accept, Decline, and speakerphone.
- The large central button top center combines the basic position of the mobile phone to the internet and has no function in the normal position, about the menu or phonebook call. In order for this central button is completely wasted, particularly in view of the weak screen. However, the other, much more important functions are also gripped quickly and you can occupy other keys themselves and define shortcuts.
- The device is 2009, with 160x120 pixels and 266,000 colors, the screen looks outdated. The screen symbols and color schemes do not like, they look cheap and pseudo-pretentious (the barely legible calendar on the front can banish). I want to mind you nothing Smart. But I had a unsmartes 50 euro Nokia from circa 2008, which was much more appealing and also the previously aforementioned deficiencies did not have.
- To connect a third-party headphones, you have to buy an adapter that is connected to the charging and data connector of the mobile phone (a few euros); Radio works well only with the supplied headphones Samsung
- The alarm has no snooze button, so that two minutes of pressing again a signal comes

Disadvantages of a waterproof phones:

- If you want to load or connect a headset, you must first open a fiddly flap that might break off eventually
- Opening for changing the battery, SIM or memory card requires a coin and is generally fiddly.

What suits me:
- Fairly large, clearly demarcated keys with passable, but not perfect pressure point
- No sliding or folding mechanism, the phone is one big, fairly solid acting block (falling on stone caused a scare, but no damage)
- Speakers passable as far as possible for music and speakerphone

The phone switches initially quickly to keypad lock. Mind you: This lock * can * be delayed in the settings unlocked least up to one minute. To unlock the phone, you (and not as in Nokia two keys) pressed longer the star key. Direct when you reach for Samsung, so you can advance to target the star key.

PC Connection:

An additional data cable costs a few euros extra. It apparently also the phone via USB port of PCs is charged (apparently not only in those cables which specifically mention the charging function). In the phone settings you change might be "mass storage" so that the Phon and the memory card will be recognized in the PC as a drive. Then signaled that Samsung calls only with the right vibration subdued, not by sound. The connection mostly worked perfectly (in my Win XP), however, occasionally wiggling the connection on Samsung's proprietary, optically USB like plugs on the phone side.

A Samsung-program you can download to the phone administration (166 MB with many spacey sound effects). The connection to the phone works for me on Win XP / 32 immediately, but the options are limited, the installation takes place in the length.
What's going on:
- Manage appointments and contacts and synchronize
- Photos, music and videos between PC and phone slide back and forth (this goes without Samsung program)
Generating and transmitting SMS and MMS -
What does not work:
- Change the color schemes, splash screen or wallpaper
- Change ringtones
With a German SIM card, the Samsung program could be used as described, with an African SIM card came to connect to the Samsung program no permanent existence (music and images could still be moved via File Explorer)

MP3 player:

The MP3 player is based solely on ID3 tags (keywords that are stored within the file). You do not see the folder or file name, but can by artist, album or genre (if recorded in the ID3 tags) sort or let the last played title run again. Uncomplicated can create and set pieces as ringtones and alarm (but probably not as SMS ringtone) also own lists.

Once I realized how important the ID3 tags, I have the tags so fashioned that the criteria Genre and Artist are really helpful. However, the songs in the phone still appeared later on the basis of the old tags, they have not been updated. Also memory card out - Restart phone - Calling MP3 function - phone - memory card clean - restart did not help. I had to all the MP3 files to rename (by renaming program anywhere a "1" appended), then updated the Samsung its database and thus enabling the desired sorting. Apparently can not search for specific terms or tap, for example, the "n" and jump becoming the first artist or genre with "n" one. However, the most important pieces can be summarized in playlists.

The radio station search works well only with the supplied headphones, because it also serves as an antenna.

Flashlight:

For very bright built-in flashlight, there is a thick extra button on the phone, you have the light does not turn on so complicated a menu. Button You have to turn on and off press and hold, otherwise nothing happens (and you have the key lock by pressing the star key cancel). Sometimes one has the impression that it does not respond.

Camera and Photos:

With 1.3 megapixels, the built-in camera has actually already enough resolution for sizable pictures actually be a lot of pictures but blurred and are good at best as a note. There is no flash, but a self-timer. Due to the rounded edges can not install stand freely - sometimes annoying if you use it as a lamp or camera.

I have dubbed the PC normal JPEG image files on Samsung (without the Samsung software). Some of these images are displayed on the phone and zoomable accepted as wallpaper, other JPEG files not in the same series. I have refused the image files testweise small projected to 1200 pixels width, then it could be the Samsung Display.