Samsung M300 Silver Phone (Sprint)
From Samsung
Amazon Sales Rank: #65107 in Cell Phone Accessories Color: Silver Brand: Samsung Model: M300 Released on: 2007-06-28
Designed for those who looking for a great value in a wireless phone without sacrificing today's most sought-after features, the Samsung M300 for Sprint helps you stay connected via voice, e-mail and text messaging, and Web access. Styled with smooth, rounded lines and a mirrored finish, this rose red clamshell-style model includes an external OLED screen that displays current time as well as caller ID. (It also comes in silver.) It includes a VGA digital camera with PictBridge support (for easy connection to a printer), Bluetooth wireless connectivity for communication headsets, voice activated dialing, and up to 3.2 hours of talk time. It operates on Sprint's North American CDMA network. Ultra-slim, the easily pocketable Samsung M300 weighs just 2.7 ounces and is about the size of a deck of cards. Weighing just 2.7 ounces, the M300 is one of the smallest and lightest phones on the market today. The front has a black face that includes the 96 x 96-pixel color display and integrated camera, and it's framed by a red surround; the back of the phone is basic black. The internal color LCD has a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65,000 display colors (16-bit), and the external display provides a quick visual check of the time, new messages, battery life, and signal strength. The phone has a 4 MB memory, but it lacks memory card expandability. The VGA resolution digital camera can capture still at 640 x 480 pixels (sized for sending via email or uploading to the Internet), and it includes self timer, night mode, brightness, and white balance control features. Print pictures directly to PictBridge-supported printers, without a computer, using the available USB cable. Thanks to the built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), you can enjoy hands-free communication via headsets, car-kits and other Bluetooth-compatible devices. Enjoy easy, hands free communication with a speakerphone that lets you hear callers loud and clear. The front of the M300 includes a color screen that displays current time and caller ID as well as a VGA digital camera--perfect for sending images via email or Sprint PCS Picture Mail. Choose from a wide selection of ringers playing in rich, 32-chord harmony, and download new ringers anytime to update your sound. The phonebook offers a maximum of 299 entries, with each providing storage for up to 5 numbers as well as an email address. Other features include: Sprint Vision provides innovative wireless services like web access, and email and text messaging capability. Plus, with the Sprint National Network, you get the nationwide coverage and excellent voice clarity. Sprint Picture MailSM: Shoot, share and print high-resolution digital photos instantly. SMS Voice and Text Messaging: Instantly send and receive SMS Text Messages across the room or across the country, anywhere in the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. Or, send voice messages to any mobile phone or email address. Just select a recipient, record a message and send. Speaker-independent voice dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person's voice. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength. Games: Download exciting, interactive games that youÕll want to play all the time. With hundreds of options to choose from, itÕs easy to find all your favorites. Screen savers: Download images to use as screen savers. Or assign them to your phone book for instant caller ID. Phone as modem: Use the optional USB cable, or Bluetooth Wireless technology, to connect with a PC for Internet and email access on the Nationwide Sprint Network. Picture caller ID: Identify callers at a glance by linking downloaded photos and other images to your phone book. T9 text input: Compose messages easier and faster. Predictive text input and the internal dictionary predicts text as you type, making it simpler to send messages. Wireless Backup: If your phone is ever lost, stolen, damaged or replaced, you can use Wireless Backup to restore your contact information quickly and easily. Additional charges apply. Multiple languages: Personalize your phone by choosing English or Spanish for all voice and text menu prompts. Vital Statistics The M300 weighs 2.68 ounces and measures 3.58 x 1.85 x 0.68 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.2 hours of talk time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
Poor battery life makes phone essentially useless The specs for this phone state it has 3.2 hour talk time and 9.5 days standby. However, I charge my phone at night, but the battery has already run down by the time I finish work the next day. I have already had the battery replaced twice and the phone sent for repair by the store (it was returned without any work and a comment that it is "basically functional". The only way I could actually use this phone would be to charge it at home at night, then charge it again at work during the day. Otherwise, I leave work with a dead phone every day. I wouldn't praise it too highly. This phone is rather decent if you don't plan on talking too much. The battery life isn't awful; it will stay alive for two days at best, that's without talking on the phone for more than an hour a day. I loved the compactness of this phone, and the user interface was pretty straightforward. It was also very durable; it was dropped a good number of times without any visible scratches, and it even went through an entire wash cycle. There was slight water damage to the inside of the screen, but the battery is sealed nicely in there so after it stood under the hairdryer for a while, I was able to use it normally again. The external screen is nice and sleek but prone to smudging and fingerprints. A minor detail, but a small pet peeve of mine. The only major drawback to this phone was texting. Every time I would type in a certain word or symbol, the phone would freeze up! After about two minutes it would unfreeze, but most of the time I would have to take the battery out and restart the phone. I hated it, especially if i was in the middle of a long text!! I would have to type it all over again. The other drawback to texting was when using T9, the different word options only pop up after a 3-letter word. So when typing 2-letter words that use the same sequence of two keys, like 'of' & 'me', or 'on' & 'no', I'd have to switch to the alphabet mode, type the word, then switch back to T9 mode. THAT was also very annoying. All in all, an okay phone, if you plan on using it only when you need to. 12 hour battery life Ok, so it is cute and trendy, but the battery life is not practical. Even with no calls or texting, I am lucky to get 12 hours of the phone just being on before it dies. The store says that 12 hours is "good." If you need a phone you can use, this is not it.
