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SAMSUNG S5230 Player One Reviews

$200.44

Samsung are going to great lengths to pile pressure on the LG Cookie. While the Samsung S5600... (gsmarena.com)

Compact and light, Good software QWERTY keyboard, Snappy accelerometer (phonearena.com)

alaTest Review Summary for SAMSUNG S5230 Player One

We have collected and analyzed 29 expert reviews and 359 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 69/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is August 29, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 492492 reviews from other Cell Phones. The alaScore™ for this product is 93/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 93

930100

388 reviews

November, 2009

69 / 100

29 Experts

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87 / 100

359 Users

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from $200.44

Expert Reviews (29)

US

Samsung S5230 Star review: Hot starlet

By GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Samsung are going to great lengths to pile pressure on the LG Cookie. While the Samsung S5600 Preston aims to outdo it, the 5230 Star is set for a head-on collision course. This starlet's middle name...

The name itself is no shortcut to stardom but the Tocco pedigree certainly brings with it certain expectations of quality. So will this little Star still be going strong a year from launch? The S5230 certainly has all the ingredients, now all we need ...

Samsung S5230 official photosSamsung S5230 main features:GSM...

No rating

gsmarena.com
US

Samsung Star S5230 Review

By PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

The Samsung Star S5230 and the tasty LG Cookie are two of a kind, both directly competing for the hearts of customer, who are on the lookout for a touch sensitive screen phone that ......

Compact and light, Good software QWERTY keyboard, Snappy accelerometer

Bad in-call quality, Battery performance is below par, MicroSDHC card slot is underneath the battery

e because of its (more) responsive touch screen, better in-call quality and uprated battery life

Rating

65100

phonearena.com
US

Samsung S5230 preview: First look

By GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Samsung decided to compete with the popular LG Cookie not in one, but in two ways. We already gave you S5600 and now it’s time to direct the limelight to Samsung S5230. Join us as we take a short stroll with...

Samsung S5230 is obviously a no-nonsense phones design to appeal to the masses with both its price tag as well its looks, which remind of some the company's top mobiles. Targeting the midrange market Samsung S5230 joins the ranks of cheap touch phones ...

So much for the rookie, as long as Google is siding with Asus, HTC, LG...

No rating

gsmarena.com

User Reviews (359)

US

Awesome phone

By mj (newegg.com)

All of it! The touch buttons respond well ; have not struggled with hitting the wrong area all the time ; the scrolling takes a little getting used to but that's to be expected for someone who has not used a touch phone before. Not to mention the battery...

NA

US

phone is not in english, but easily fixable

By johnny rocket (newegg.com)

the phone has english, but is hard to change to if you dont understand ukranian. ill give step by step directions to change it to english. 1. starting on the home screen, hit the menu button in the bottom right corner, it will bring up a menu screen with...

great phone for the price, many features of 3-400 dollar phones

phone is in what appears to be ukranian, out of the box

US

this phone is not an english phone!!!

By dick bonus (newegg.com)

i was able to flash a new firmware with an english language pack, so if you dont mind putting in a couple of hours to switch the language, then you may like the deal. if you go to darkforestgroup.com they will have all the tools needed in their forum sec...

cheap touchscreen phone, lots of goodies

unless you are fluent in russian, this phone will get very frustrating very quickly

Manufacturer's Description

Touch. Find what you need with a touch. The TouchWiz interface and widget system lets you customise your home screen with all the information you need. Mobile widgets brings tiny micro programs to your phones home screen, see the weather, check your calender or listen to music. Drag and drop widgets onto your phone desktop, arrange and re-arrange widgets and information anyway you like See. View your photographs and movies on the the stunning wide-screen display. A finger friendly gallery lets you flick through y

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