Testseek.com have collected 65 expert reviews of the Samsung SGH-U900 Soul and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SGH-U900 Soul.
May 2008
Experts 77% 65 Reviews
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Users 100% 1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
The editors liked
The Samsung Soul offers an attractive
well-constructed design and a unique
intuitive navigation touchpad. Its respectable feature set includes a high-quality camera.
Very slim
shiny design. High-end features like 5-megapixel camera
7.2Mbps HSDPA.
Great camera
polished UI
useful touchpad controller
The Samsung U900 Soul is one of the most customised handsets available. Change the menu
wallpaper and font to suit your own particular tastes.
Looks good
Smooth slider
Responsive touch navigation
Stylish
touch pad
camera
External microSD slot makes it a cinch to swap cards on the fly. Bluetooth (A2DP). Competent image editing suite. Video Editor allows you to layer additional audio tracks. Decent facial detection. Haptic feedback can be tweaked to three different levels o...
5megapixel camera with autofocus
face recognition technology
Magical Touch touchpad interface
Decent music player with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio technology
3G HSDPA connectivity up to 7.2Mbps
Slimline
quality build
The editors didn't like
The Samsung Soul lacks important features like voice dialing and GPS. Its call quality wasnt completely reliable.
Contextual touch menu similar to LGs phones
maybe not as well-utilized. This is Samsungs best phone for the year? NillSlightMODERATEPalpableExtreme
No voice dialing
no U.S. 3G
email problems
Half of the navigation buttons require pressing
and the rest do not
Average sound quality
The call quality is not quite what it should be on a handset of this dimension.Look and Feel
Web based applications dont function properly
Camera is just average
Battery life is so-so
Average battery life
No GPS or WiFi
Bundled proprietary ear buds sound duller than Ben Stein. No Xenon flash. No GPS. No WiFi. Lowerres vid clips. Proprietary headphone jack positioned on the side = hard to pocket when phones are plugged in. Noticeable screen glare when outdoors.
External microSD slot makes it a cinch to swap cards on the fly. Bluetooth (A2DP). Competent image editing suite. Video Editor allows you to layer additional audio tracks. Decent facial detection. Haptic feedback can be tweaked to three different levels o...
Bundled proprietary ear buds sound duller than Ben Stein. No Xenon flash. No GPS. No WiFi. Lowerres vid clips. Proprietary headphone jack positioned on the side = hard to pocket when phones are plugged in. Noticeable screen glare when outdoors.
Abstract: By Kelvin TehForget about the iPhone.Check out the latest phone revelation in the SAMSUNG SOUL slider phone, otherwise known as the SAMSUMG U900.Sleek and stylish designLaunched officially at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, it boasts a sli...
I ve always been an ardent fan of Samsungs slider phones-particularly the Ultra series, because they look good and have a clutter-free design. The latest addition to the Ultra series is the U900 Soul, first showcased at the World Mobile Congress 20...
Web based applications dont function properly, Camera is just average, Battery life is so-so
I was fascinated by the Soul’s navigation technology the moment I saw it, and even more so when I got the opportunity to test it for the first time. Of course, that was before I tested other handsets such as the LG KF600. But I’m not here...
Published: 2008-06-24, Author: Kent German , cnet.com
The Samsung Soul offers an attractive, well-constructed design and a unique, intuitive navigation touchpad. Its respectable feature set includes a high-quality camera.
The Samsung Soul lacks important features like voice dialing and GPS. Its call quality wasnt completely reliable.
You wont mistake it for a smartphone, but the Samsung Soul is nonetheless an attractive and well-designed multimedia phone. Specifications: Band / mode: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband); Talk time: Up to 210 min; Combined with: With digital camera / d...
Abstract: Samsungs Soul is another of those mobile phones with a name I cant fathom. Soul? Whats that about then? Samsung and seem to be joined at the hip when it comes to giving mobiles a name, and ‘Soul has to be as meaningless as any Ive seen.Stil...
Abstract: If you have read our review of the Samsung SGH-G800, you would have noticed that this camera phone takes good pictures and can surf at high speeds of 7.2mbps using HSPA. The problem is that it seems to be a big too thick and bulky. SGH-U900 comes to ...
Half of the navigation buttons require pressing, and the rest do not, Average sound quality
The big question is „Is it worth buying a new soul? It is irrelevant whether you’ve already sold yours to the devil or havent, because we cannot give you a definite answer.The truth is that we expected much more from the company’s new li...
The Samsung U900 Soul is one of the most customised handsets available. Change the menu, wallpaper and font to suit your own particular tastes.
The call quality is not quite what it should be on a handset of this dimension.Look and Feel
Expertly crafted with a range of powerful features at its disposal, the Samsung U900 Soul is a great all-rounder. It has its flaws but overall it’s difficult not to like this personable handset.
Abstract: Video Review: If you want a cell phone with soul that will make you superbad, you might want to pick up Samsung’s Soul. Of course, don’t just go out and buy it. Look at our review first and then make an informed decision. It’s the only sensible thing t...
