Samsung A687 Strive

  • Released 2010, March
    113.1g, 14.6mm thickness
    Feature phone
    80MB storage, microSD slot
  • N/A 238,558 hits
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  • 2.6"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 1000mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung A687 Strive - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2010, March. Released 2010, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 105.9 x 58.9 x 14.6 mm (4.17 x 2.32 x 0.57 in)
Weight 113.1 g (3.99 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~33.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 80MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS A-GPS only; AT&T Navigator
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
MP4/H.263 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 250 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)    
Price About 100 EUR

Samsung A687 Strive - User Reviews

  • This was my first cell phone! So much nostalgia! I still miss how simple and useful this phone was.

  • please i will like to have the complit set up of the phone becouse i am having probleme of downloading the pc is not reading my phone thanks

  • does anyone tells me why it wont let me upload pictures facebook....

  • at first i thought i had a superb phone that could do wonders,but now i feel like crying because the application i really want the most is not even opening. The charging point is bad and also i have to take the stress of charging my battery with an external battery charger which has been purchased by me over four times just in search of the original. This phone is crap.

  • Bro, this is not Android!! Before you buy it from those falthu Indian shopping websites, remember that if it is from an American carrier like at&t, the 3G will NOT work in India. India and Europe uses 2100Mhz for 3G.

  • please moderators...have been trying to download some apps on my samsung phone but they are not launching, please what do i do?????? Applications like 2go, whatsapp and many more....have tried all i could do manually but all proved abortive!!!

  • my samsung A687 the charging system is not working,when i insert charger it will detect dat it is charging alright but i can live it on charge for 24hours i will not get even 1 battary so is dat a fault?

  • my screen is very phainte.

  • My samsung a687 is not function well. It fails to boot. What do I do to make workable again?

  • This phone does not have a touch screen.

  • my SGH-A687 failed to open sms bar at manu , i need help

  • pls samsung a687 strive users hw can i connect my intanet settings.

  • Iam getting mine for my b-day this augect

  • This phone is crap after a couple months the battery wont charge for like 5 days so you need to leave it on the charger. This phone need to be recalled asap, for no one buys this P.O.S.

  • please remeber to save to SIMS and send your pictures elsewhere from time to time. Because WHEN your phone shuts dowm in 5 months (and it will) you will have nothing if you dont save to SImS or put your precious pictures clips songs etc in another place besides your phone. no screen, sorry they cant retrieve ANYTHING.

  • purchased my phone July. 23,2011. December 16,2011 without warning, no screen, battery was toast. went to att tech center 4 times to avoid the 3 day wait perioed to fed ex a new same type phone. bad choice. 2 weeks later after christmas still no phone. I eventually called att to mail me a phone. got phone but no bttery. miraculously, the phone they sent me worked with the old battery. no problems yet. To keep it working, I will have to stay in constant communication with JESUS.

  • Bad phone went threw 4 in 7 months under warrenty, batteries junk. I own a business I depend on my calls forwarded to my cell. Extremly bad phone. I asked for a different phone and was givin the same junk. They should be recalled!!!!!

  • Enjoyed the phone and durable as far as I'm concerned. The camera takes great photos, especially look good when they are uploaded to FaceBook. The problem is about 7 months after the purchase, the battery will not charge anymore unless you mess with it for an hour or two!

  • This phone was amazing at first i got in in march and in august it started messing up the scroll button stopped working then the call button and the select button then when i slide up my phone the light dosen't come on so i can't text or see who i'm calling.

  • this phone only lasted me for 7 months the top buttons stopped working and the screen doesn't work.

  • This is an absoulutely AMAZING, phone! I GOT It for FREE since my mom added her 5th line to the plan! ITS SO AMAZING! I have it in purple and it looks so sexyyy! I Love to show it off! AT&T IS amazing! I Can go to a different' state and STILL HAVE SERVICE! its the best! If this phone sucks for you BOOHOO IT'S AMAZING FOR ME! but sometimes it MIGHT FREEZE but oh well its still amazing! i love the way the chat is! it makes it look like an iPhone chat!! anyways the vibration is LOUD! u can turn it to MUTE in the SOUND PROFILE and YES U CAN SET RINGTONES FOR TEXT MESSAGES in the SOUND PROFILE! awww this phone is GREAT!!!

  • This phone seems nice at first but the small buttons make it a huge hassle for men. It is also built cheaply and breaks way too easily for any man who works in an active environment. I am a field tech who works both inside and occasionally outside. The first one broke within a month while it was in my belt holster and the second one is not acting like it forgot my password. Also, I am sure that nobody messed with it and changed the password.

  • the samsung strive is ok but id rather have a new phone because i went through 2 of then in 2 weeks and i didnt do anything, the batterie got super hot, the screen got messed up, and it said that it was plugged in to the computer when it wasntt, but the good thing about that it was charging it self and i didnt have to plug it in.

  • this phone is bomb you guys should lower the price

  • garbage, repeatedly works then doesnt work. They also make u pay for a batttery after your 1st one breaks and in a few day you will experience the same problem

  • why do you blame at&t?..at&t provides service ,,NOT PHONES.MY SERVICE WITH ATT IS GREAT.friendly reminder,,just delete some of your datas to free up some memories,that is one reason for phones to freeze.

  • I have no comment about Samsung Strive A687. The problem is the server AT&T how to UNLOCKED? Useless to other country.

  • I've had two of these since last summer. They were both sluggish and burned the batteries out ridiculously fast. These phones are trash.

  • It's a great phone. But when I text, sometimes it freezes or crashes on me. I blame that on at&t, because my mom has the same problem on her iphone. It is a problem because sometimes I need to restart it to get it unfrozen. I recomend it if you don't mind dealing constantly with slow internet, crashes, and freezing.

  • very very good.......

  • i think this phone is so beautiful. something diffErent :)WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE PRICE

  • I hate this phone, internet connection is so slow, I hate this phone, I wasted my money getting into this stupid contract. I repeat, I hate this phone

  • okay. my keypad is all fudged up the backlight on the keys isn't lighting up and it won't let me type anything so i can't even put in my password. can some one please tell me what's wrong with it?? D:

  • I got my strive in May and ive had it for 4 months. Ive had many phones before this and they were very difficult to operate, but this phone is very easy to operate and it has all the capabilities of more expensive phones. I havent had any problems with mine whatsoever. Overall this is the best phone ive ever had.

  • how to unlock AT&T

  • can we use all function of A687 in the other country? I have one, so I cannot chat, or online, please give me your advice

  • this fone lookz so cute but how much is it and patty seems to have alot of probles

  • btw forgot to say I had major issues with connecting it to usb. Gave up onthat and only use memory card to add tones and pictures. Camera is probably my favorite part of the phone. I would not recommend this phone.

  • I got the stive in may, black one. The memory slot had issues so i exchanged it and they only had purple. Worked fine for about two months. If you customize the tones it seems to run slow. It claims to play MP3s and it does only the phone has no ear plug and the sound coming off phone isnt great. It drains the battery after a few songs.. mp3 player its not!! The battery handles texting well but nothing else really. Now the battery wont hold a charge. I plug it in at night and an hour off the charger its down to 3 bars. Now I only take if off charger to make calls or leave the house. Monday I am going to take it back!!

  • yes, this phone is 3g. its a great phone! it also comes in blue.. but i agree, there should be more colors. love it!

  • i have had this phone for about a month, in blue and black. i love it so much, i love how it shows the text messages in chat form, that way when im having multiple conversations i dont forget what i was talking about, haha. anyway, its a great phone, the keypad is easy to use, and its very smooth. however,it does vibrate very loud, and im pretty sure it only comes with one text messaging ringtone. if you are looking for a phone with a very quiet to silent vibration, this phone is not for you. the battery, contrary to belief, is actually pretty good. of course, if you talk on the phone all day it will drain the battery, but as far as texting goes- it wont die on you, you can text all day long. sometimes it does spaz out, and turn off, but it turns itself back on right away. this has only happened to me twice. so far that has been the only problem ive had with the phone, its been my favorite phone along side my palm treo. i recomend this phone to anyone, and everyone. nice work samsung!(:

  • Does not have a resistive touch screen

  • Lord almighty, why are the people on this website so damn forgiving when it comes to voting? This is a 2010 phone that doesn't have 3G or WLAN, has only a 2MP camera, an ugly as hell design, and only THREE HOURS of battery life. To top off this list of wonders, it costs $170 off contract (and still $20 on contract). Yeah, I voted for it. I gave it a score of 3 and it was lucky to get that.

  • Strive to what??

  • Having usb connection problems using windows 7.

  • is it only for at&t? can it be used for tmobile?

  • IS this a smart phone?

  • 1) can you assign custom ring tones to the messages? 2) and what is its messages limit?

  • i just love this hsndset.you will feel smooth when you touch keypad..it has a very powerful features...you'll just love this handset';i bet..

  • i levo this phone im very levo

  • yea, i thing sliver, blue, and red.. green would look good to

  • its to good. i want the mob.09300736578 this is my no. pls call me and information on this mob.pls

  • great phone, easy to use........has 3 way texting. very nice

  • I think there should be some different clours ? Wat u say>>>???

  • yes , 3g phone

  • this is good, but its confusing. is this a 3g phone or not. pls clarify

  • Looks like the flight :/

  • this phone sucks

  • tiktok niknok! LOL how on earth does that part look like a mouth???

  • phone looks OK... color is good... what is Samsung expecting???? using Stylus for those tiny buttons??????

  • Wow this surely will be affordable.. with great feature.. great move samsung. attacking low-medium range market...

  • A mouth? What robot planet are you from? The last time I checked mouths didn't look like that.

  • The phone doesn't look good physically.. The middle part looks like a mouth and is going to whistle anytime. :D

  • i do agree with you, they keyboard looks to be the same one of the corby txt

  • I personally prefer side sliding qwerties over this type, and I do hope the phone comes in something other then purple, otherwise its a nice looking phone, am I first?