Samsung B520

  • Released 2009
    94g, 17.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    20MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 1.77"
    128x160 pixels
  • NO
    No video recorder
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  • 800mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung B520 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2008, December. Released 2009
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 96 x 47 x 17.5 mm (3.78 x 1.85 x 0.69 in)
Weight 94 g (3.32 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type CSTN, 65K colors
Size 1.77 inches, 9.9 cm2 (~21.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 128 x 160 pixels (~116 ppi density)
 Wallpapers, screensavers
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 20MB
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio FM radio, recording
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)    
Price About 40 EUR

Samsung B520 - User Reviews

  • hi sir/madam Was given a SGH B520 samsung red in color,a slide up phone.Love using it until few years ago until battery went low and off when my charger was blow.Bought new charger this year got battery charged again and switch the phone on but message of "Enter Password" am confused.Don't have a password.What must i do to gain entry to using the phone? Please help me.

  • main problem it's belt very damaged i min in 1 year 2 times belt demage so ??????

  • A6a...??????/

  • i have face a small problem with my samsung sgh b- 520 . ita problem is that their phone memory was full & it can't deleted by phone and the phone memory was not shown . how can i delete this memory please tell me...

  • mine too, its dead

  • I have been facng many problems with software& slide,it gets structed n i was screwedup with dis phone but d music player is very good but m fedup with dis slide problem,so dont choose any slide phones.................

  • no camera,no bluetooth

  • no its not bcoz of that setting by using that setting, the music player will close automatically but here my mobile itself was gettin switched off

  • Its a very social mobile with a high battery its a long living fone

  • Its a damn good and a music companion I have been using and till now too its very good and does not hang it is actually paisa vasool

  • In the music player>options>setting menu, there is an option of auto timer. You can change the settings if u want.

  • The first mobile i bought myself. I got it on 2009 diwali holidays. i lost it 2 months back, missing my mobile so badly. from my point of view, The keypad is very gud for typing text messages. display is gud for the phone of this price. got gud audio experience from the 3.1 mm jack and also from the factory built earphone. Had some issues in playback, usually gets switched off after 2hours of continuous playback :( The phone looks sexy and cool If had another chance im still ready to buy a new one of this model, if anyone knows pointers to the same, please mail me @ [email protected]

  • its strip is very bad it does not work even the year

  • its a bad phone i had this phone and i really sufferd from various problems

  • This phone is userfull for its audio jack but really a bad for its STRIP problem....

  • itz a bad phone....m had to snd it to service center for several times within a year...the strip between slides is not good..software not efficient..

  • Hi i use this fone for about a years and only once flexible changes. But now my memory card unread and cant access internet, anyone have idea what happen and what suppose to do ?

  • Hi Samsung B520 is really good phone. i am using this from the past 1 and half year, and had no problem. Its very stylish. I would recommend this phone.

  • ya my name is ajay i am using the phone 1 year it look so good so miss this phoneeee

  • samsung sgh b520 is a poor phone and within a year mine suffered 3 months of service centre vacation within warranty. it has an erratic design which leads to wear and consequent replacement of the strip between slide every 3-6 months or so depending on usage... software also gets corrupt every now & then... though games can be installed or dwnloaded using the code *#9998*4678255# external java apps cannot access any files on the memmory card, thus external players & most apps are a dream... my complaints to the company went unheard and am pretty screwed up, currently looking forward to consumer forum.. no. of services within warranty: officially 3 (two time strip change, one time software re installation) unofficially 1(software re-installation) total duration of services :not less than 3 months Pros: nice battery, good looks Cons: everything else

  • I am using this phone since last 1 and half year and i din't face any major problem. music is really good , sometime it hangs but overall good looking and nice phone .

  • really mere waste of buying this mobile.....we can use it for style sake.....i bought this mobile since one year....within a year i faceed many problems in it . i used it onli for four to five months remaing days it was in service center safely...

  • ha using of samsungb520 is not bad bt it is sum wat problematic..software hangs and phone is strucking...and no multipuropose in it

  • This phone is very problemetic... software hang... slider cable is very bad....

  • it s a good loking and nice phone

  • dont buy this phone its a mere waste 5 repairs within 12 months its again out, sms is poor,,,and trivandrum service centre registered 11 services in 12 months of this phone not mine

  • Trust Me.... Its just a useless phone .. When i purchase since 1 yr. three times phoen softwaare was hang & out ... So pls.. dnt purchase this phone ..

  • its real waste phone..i an facing 5 problems within a year...and lot problem in msg...so pl dont buy it

  • Never opy for this phone .Its the worst phone.

  • it is nice mob bcause i have not facing any prob untill purchase this mob

  • Its Just An awesome cell

  • Its the worst phone ever made on earth...The brand Samsung has left its BAD impression with this ugly phone...Gets hanged...display and audio lost...Rs. 3000/- is a waste for this one...and if already bought, then think you hav js donated the money to samsung for getting trouble on yourself..

  • fine .....thanks,,,,,,,,, hows the whether out there

  • I just love to put my hand over this

  • best phone @ this budget got this phone for 2800 bought this phone 5 months before. for all who complaint about this phone, try once using without memory card, if it works gud, change ur mem card then

  • IT IS THE WORST PHNE I HAD EVER............. i used 2 go to service center every month.what is the cost of the strip?

  • oh this phone na i had to visit service center 4 times in 6 months,,,,this phone has got a design problem that is creating so many troubles,,infact this was told to me by one service person on samsung,,,,

  • This is a cool phone, if u use gently. I'm using this mobile from may '09. If u've a little-bit knowledge about mobile features then its a nice phone @ 3000/-. Its music is so sweet, It has 3.5mm jack also.. and its java is so speedy. I always access internet from this handset through opera browser.

  • i purchased it one year back.and after two months only it started troubling me.It gets hanged up every month.it has been sent to service centre around eleven times....NEVER OPT 4 THIS PHONE

  • pathetic phone .i lament on the day i purchased it....

  • i bought dis phne for last 8 months..i had nvr faced any prob wid dis mbl.i thnk its nice mbl for rs.3000/-

  • Do not buy this. Experience speaks...! Bought this Jan'09 and third time it troubles. The way Samsung serves it's customer is just nothing but horrible (it is with every service provider in my country I know, still).... DO NOT BUY THIS.

  • Greetings. Whats the phones default password?

  • Season Greetings. Was given a SGH B520 samsung red in color, a slide up phone. Love using it until few days ago until battery went low and off. Got battery charged again and swithced the phone on but a message of "Enter Password" am confused. Dont have a password. What must I do to gain entery to using the phone? Please help.

  • is any video play in this phone is it accepting the themes

  • this cell has ruined my life.. it gets hanged once in every month..... it doesn't work properly.... there are problems with browser as well...........

  • Dear miza, better get your phone flashed. It must be the O/S problem.

  • the phone is good and everything but this morning when i turned the phone off it didnt turn on plz help me

  • I used this phone for several months and i dont like it because it has problems with the sound during conversations. i was enthusiastic when i bought it(actually got it for free for extending my contract), but now i have changed it for an older phone. Conclusion- do not buy it!

  • backtrace mode ???????

  • No

  • no blue tooth

  • this is a great phone for a first phone! i got my daughter a pink one and liked it so much i got myself one for a backup in the car lovely in the hand and easy to use A+

  • Do i need to do follow this option for all messages. are there any settings that messages are saved automatically in Sent Items?

  • Thanks. But do i need to do for each and every message. Does this phone have setting where all sent messages are automatically saved in Sent items? Please reply.

  • After composing the message, press the left button(beside the OK button)and there's an option called "Save and Send". It will be saved in "Sent Items" if you select that option.

  • wen u complete writing ur msg go to options which appear on the left side of the screen nd choose save and send option..msg will b saved..

  • Can anyone help me with this???? When i send any message same is not saved in Sent Items nor in Outbox. How can i change the settings so that messages sent can be saved in Sent Items.... Please Help.

  • its battery backup is not soo good

  • Gr8 and cool cell.. liked it very much..:) very decent look, everyone liked it..I used costly cell before this, but still liked this also:-) Superb features at such a low cost amazing.. Plus points.. 1. Sound is really gud in earphones nd 3.5mm Jack 2. screen clarity is also good with slide.. 3. Battery backup is optimum, for those who doesnt speak for hours together 4. very user friendly if u know to handle.. :-) 5. u can record FM in MP3 nd MP4 formats, and use as ringtones, tats really gr8.. Drawbacks.. 1. No background play for MP3 player, though FM canbe played in background 2. No personal profile setting is allowed as in Nokia 3. seems to have some software problem, sumtimes get switched off automatically, needs to remove battery nd then put again.. especially when using MP3 player.

  • In terms of sound you might not get the right effect which you get in other cell phones. i suggest you not to try out this cake.

  • Its almost a year i bought this cell. Dude i tell you all this phone is realy bad in terms of battery back up. if you have lots of call in a day then this phone is not for you. and the buttons also (especially call end) doesnot give the right response.

  • How is the sound of the Samsung B520 compared to Motorola W388? What phone has the best quality, the loudest speaker volume and the longest playback time?

  • Hi, I'm currently using this phone since10mnts.Can I enable playing Music on the bkgroung,which actually this model does'nt supports,also I wish to upload themes on it too.Can any1 suggest me wth any available software for this Samsung model.Overall I like the feautures on it !Plizz any1 help me out.............

  • hey guys...i got this fone abt 5 months bac...and m still searchin for the default screensavers and themes...help me outta this...!!!!

  • Nice and cool mobile.This is my first cell and I love it.

  • Nice phone..... cool sliding phone..... m luvin it...

  • Hi guys, I have nought this set recently and I don't know how to set the memory card as default memory location. My songs are directly loaded to phone memory. Help me out!!!

  • Hi guys, I have nought this set recently and I don't know how to set the memory card as default memory location. My songs are directly loaded to phone memory. Help me out!!!

  • I use this phone for the past 5 months. Phone was with the service centre and with the dealer for service twice (it was with them for about one month's time). Once when I closed the slide the display went off and didn't come back until I restart. In another case it was totally dead and I got it repaired in 15 days time. I am not satisfied with Samsung service. About the phone: For the price of Rs.3300/- I find it a better choice. Being a BPO employee my office only allows me to use a no-camera phone. This is the best of that kind. (Basic phone without camera but with music player and other good options) - Easy to use SMS (bit diff from Nokia, still user friendly). Group messaging is possible. 10 groups / 20 contacts per group - it's great man. - MP3 player is okay. Though you are suppose to save all files in Music folder to play them as playlist. Only 4 play lists allowed (30 songs per playlist). No background play possible. Audio output / ringtone clarity is okay. - when a call comes the fm/mp3 player stops and not resuming automatically, asking our permission. - You cannot create profiles to change the ringtone modes to your need (like meeting / home / outdoor). But you shall assign shortcut with the arrow keys for changing the ringtones. It's easy. - No background playing - FM recording is a gift in this phone. You can convert them as MP3 files and use as ringtones. - some of the audio types are not playable (something like recorded thru other phones) - SD card slot is inside the phone. you need to remove battery to change it....uff...sorry Samsung. - No blue tooth. If this phone doesn't trouble me much for another year, I will feel good for buying this considering the initial trouble this gave to me are case sensitive. Bcas I don't hear any complaints from my friends who use this fone.

  • IT WAS NOT ANNOUNCED IN DEC, 2008 as I bought one from the mobile store on 29th december 2008

  • Whats the difference between this and E1410. Which is good?

  • The user interface is very bad.... if you are a Nokia user then forget about this phone... Samsung should improve on user interface....

  • Not only 4GB Memory, but this phone is also capable of playing M4A and MP4 files. The only problem is that those files can not be added to playlist and needed to be played directly through file manager. sound quality of this phone through 3.5 mm is exceptional. Sound quality easly the same as i450. The only differance is later has more volume.

  • Jai, You can use even 4GB Micro SDHC as well. I have tested on my mothers one. It has absolutely no problem. Sound quality is good too plus ultimate backup of battary.

  • there is a B520v a similar phone(looks exactly the same) but it hasn't a card slot and B520v has bluetooth instead

  • i have a B520V (from vodafone) and this one looks exactly the same but with two differences: 1)it dosen't have a card slot, memory user availble only 3.2mb and 2) it has bluetooth (the right key near C is dedicated for bluetooth). My phone has the logo VODAFONE under the screen otherwise is like the model in the foto. The screen is smal but the resolution is decent, is a smal phone, nice looking(the silver frame from the foto along the screen is a nice shiney metal), fast respons in menu, decent battery, it has only one speaker(for hearing and for ringtone so it isn't loud), has a good slide(a stable slide), on left side has a double key for volume, in the right side has a coverd slot for charger, handsfree and USBcable, it has only WAP but for this price tag....the battery is good

  • it has the memory slot and you can add the memory near to the SIM slot.... yours one may be wrong model

  • I have purchased this phone last week and price is about Rs.3250. From my usage i found that phone is good looking and backup power. Only sometimes i feel that speaker is not good for listening. There is no spearate speaker for hearing. Don't have bluetooth or infra. but yes i has the memory slot and you can add up to 2GB. Overall i can say that this is handy and good looking. Value for your money.

  • ha ha ha i also gat the same problem.....and i find no solution ....go to phn shop gave a little bit money he will solve ur problem

  • hell!O r u sure about the rate of this phone?

  • yes it can record fm.. phone performance is good .. price is 3293 rs it can support 2 gb card also..njoy

  • yes its a god fone

  • does it can record fm ? and how is the speaker sound quality ? tell about price! please.....! thank u..........! tc.

  • Yo... is there samsung b520 have cable data usb? where i must find in Indoensia.

  • this phone does have bluetooth, i have one myself! and no it doesnt have a memory card slot. QUESTION- does anyone know how to set your background (a downloaded image you have via bluetooth) as your background without the photo cutting off just above where it says menu? if you could change that i would really like to know how! thanks :)

  • hay guys wats the phones default passwor.the fon is bst 4 the prize ..but could hav bluetooth,& a good sound...headset..r superb...tanks 4 tat..is tre any way 2 increase sound...

  • hay guys wats the phones default passwor

  • i want to buy this phone is correct r not in which it is correct

  • This specs are incorrect. This phone hasn't got card slot. Under the battery you just have the SIM card. I have one like this.

  • yes. it has a card slot. just open the battery , the slot is beside the simcard

  • samsung b520 is a nice and the best phone in it's price category. it has some expanded features like- java world, music player,card slot, openwave browser etc.

  • guys where is the card slot on this fone, under the battery?

  • U can save the particular no to the black list option in the phonebook then u can't recieve their call

  • This is an excellent phone for the price guys. That 3.5 mm jack is precious, not to mention the support for microSD cards. The music interface may be clunky and outdated but who cares? This is as good as it gets in this price range. (Same goes for lack of bluetooth.) And I don't know about you guys but I LOVE this phone's keypad.

  • I am using this phone for last on month. There are lots of disadvantages as below: 1. Play list is limited to 30 songs 2. You cannot create new play list 3. If I run the music player for more than 1 hr or so, Mobile is getting switched off automatically 4. Opening at the back side (for battery replacement) is opening often 5. Key pad is not convenient as in other phones. 6. Music -> "Add from memory card" option does not recognize the folder under Music. Means, in a memory if you create a new folder under music and if you try to pull these files to music player, it wont pull. it says Music folder is empty, You need dump all the files in a single folder Music

  • Guys the phone SGH-B520 does not have bluetooth and cannot play a video player;however if you buy this same phone in the middle east it has the infrared option

  • it has! all Samsung sites state it has! Post link to proove me wrong!

  • This phone doesn't have a Micro-sd Cardslot!

  • where is d bluetooth option in this mobile.

  • Battery Back up continuously 7hrs is it true?

  • I would like to know about the battery life of this mobile.. Is it ok??

  • no, u cant view video.

  • dont cheat the people,bcoz this phone has no bluetooth and it has mp3 player.................

  • I use this phone its a good phone music vol is little low, No bluetooth, other then tht its a good phone clear sound. has speaker phone, FM, Mp3 player, and MicroSD slot. OVER ALL I WOULD RATE IT A 7.5 // 10

  • can we see video in this handset(b520)

  • samsung B520 handset is good but not bluetooth devise is problem

  • this fone indeed is impact

  • I can't find any default Screensavers in the SAMSUNG SGH B520. Within th display settings, there were no Screensavers and no Themes. At first I thought they were not there, but that's impossible. Moreover, how can I stop receiving calls from a certain number?

  • It has microsd/radio/mp3 player/3,5 mm jack as per your reqmt in Bangalore. I am using it for past 3months.

  • can you tell me jpg fille supported or no ?

  • samsung B520 mobile is very butifull but no bluetooth divice it problam.

  • Hi alex11, The specs you got there is not B520, it is another model of samsung phone that looks just exactly like it. The model that you are talking about is Samsung Impact, you can search it on GSMArena if you want. B520's specs is actually depend on where you buy it from. The only thing i disagree with in that specs there the card slot and the FM Radio. There is no card slot and FM Radio. If you want a cheap Samsung Phone with Music Player, Bluetooth, Card Slot, FM Radio ect. check out Samsung J750, J700, F250, Impact, E250, E251, L760 and ect. Good Luck.

  • yes no blutooh

  • There is no bluetooh in samsung B520.

  • i'cant get confirmation of its real specs.. on the official site it says it has microsd/radio/mp3 player/3,5 mm jack... that's what i want :D but some say it doesn't have this or that .. i'cant find any real photos or 360 view.. pls can somebody confirm . thankyou

  • it doesnot have bluetooth u can check on official samsung mobile site

  • Does this have bluetooth? Can somebody confirm this? Thank You

  • how long does the battery life of the phone last 4 is it 2 days or 3 days?

  • what is the battery time of this phone. and also whether buying due its weird screen and colour.

  • This is a very good cell phone compared to other non-camera phones, besides its body is also very stylish i have this phone & i love it......

  • How do i reset the password to my b520 if i forget. i cannot go beyond this password entry when i switch on the phone

  • The major drawback?Ithink this fone doesnt have bluetooth,music player cant do multitask n only have 4 playlist that can only add 30 songs each playlist,4 me seems better with black theme.Think thats all.Beside that all seems fine

  • I ve this fone just 4 my 2nd fone.Since this fone 4 my office needs n music.The fone just fine 4 me.The design so elegant n the keypad so soft to use.I dont need bluetooth coz my main fone samsung u800 have it all 4 multimedia used.If only the skin is black n user interface not to cozy to use,coz the font is very thick.I not recommanded this 4 old folks or ppl who have eye problems

  • Hi Kishore, If u want a Good looking Music phone w/o Camera then it is best Choice in that range. I like its Headset Quality but it doesnt hav Loud Sound. BLUETOOTH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS PHONE, 300 msgs mem Only.Thats it

  • It doesnt hav Bluetooth it comes along with USB so Connect it to yr PC n Transfer yr Data.

  • It Comes with Approx 300 Msg Memory.

  • Can anyone tel me how many msg'es can we store in this mobile?

  • Can anyone pls tel me howz the battery life of this phone? Am planning to buy this phone..have i made the right decision? Whats the major drawback of the phone? Will be waitin for the reply...Thanks

  • I do not found the bluetooth option.Please tell where it is found.

  • i have no idea to use the bluetooth option in B520. Actually the bluetooth option has been specified in model. pls inform

  • This is the Basic B520, does not have MP3 player as some of you suggest. There are 2 models that look very similar, but here in New Zeland we sell the basic one with no MP3 Player etc

  • no habeeb here no video play back in this phone

  • can any one tell me where is bluetooth?

  • Can anyone tell me do we have video facility in this mobile??? I tried to upload as many formats as I can to view in this mobile, but no use......... do you guys have any idea????/

  • is there any BLACKLIST system on it's phone (reject call)? like my phone right now,samsung j200i? thanks...

  • Hmmmmm B-series... so, it will be a rugged fone, right?

  • hey people buy Samsung's E1410 better than this handset

  • the specification given here is incomplete, - it has mp3 player 3.5 mm audio plug/jack fm radio upto 2gb exp memory Samsung impact is another name for B520

  • This handset good,better than moto w270 & w230. it's really good. i like it

  • ppl should be doin upgrades but this awful downgrade very nice of samsung

  • this phone is very nice!

  • hey people buy Samsung's E1410 better than this handset

  • still i'm confused about the bluetooth thing, but thanks for the answers. :D

  • dimmie it does have bluetooth

  • No Quad band and No EDGE

  • From the information i got this phone ahs a music player and has blyetooth and has a memory card max 1 gb Thanks

  • dont buy the phone for bluetooth, if u buy it means you have lost your Rs.3999

  • there is no bluetooth in the mob B520

  • this phone does nt have blutooth n price of this cell is 3229

  • Hey team, don't you realize this phone is samsung Impact. It's the same.LOL. I've owned it for about 2 months and it works great. It's only provide simple texting and voice call. multimedia is limited to audio player only. no bluetooth and camera. Price is lower than $100.

  • This is one of those nice back to basic kidna phones. Its a good first phone I think, it lacks the extras that i like, but it would be a good back-up phone or something you buy a kid. Its a Samsung so it'll hold out forever an a day. It looks good but kind of out dated, If this phone had come out maybe 3-4 years ago, i would have thought that it would have been the core design of the D900's. Its nice though pretty simple and just to the point. One can call and text, thats what most people do anyways no need for 3G, with GPS, and a Data sync program if you don't use any of that stuff.

  • :D can anyone tell how much this phone costs? And also does this phone really have bluetooth? thanks. :D

  • Hello every one does this phone have a MP3 Player (music player) because i will be buying this phone this week possibly and really need to nkow if it has one thanks"

  • But it's only a dual-band phone. Most businessmen would want/need a quad-bank world phone for travel.

  • Sort of basic & serious phone. So it would be a very good attraction for businessmen and executives. The attraction of elegant design and addition of memory card are the key selling points. A very good gift for my father on his coming birthday.

  • Why cant samsung learn from nokia to make long lasting batteries. Which is most irritability factor.