Samsung E380

  • Released 2006, July
    77g, 16.8mm thickness
    Feature phone
    40MB storage, no card slot
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  • 1.9"
    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 750mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung E380 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2006, July
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 93 x 46 x 16.8 mm (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.66 in)
Weight 77 g (2.72 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density)
 Second external CSTN, 65K colors display, 96 x 96 pixels
Wallpaper
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 entries
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 40MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB 1.1
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AMR/AAC/AAC+ player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 320 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 50 min
Misc Colors Champagne Gold, Scarlet Red, Ice Blue
SAR 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.91 W/kg (head)    

Samsung E380 - User Reviews

  • Working just like a dream. over 4 years now and still continue..:)

  • One of my favorites not to advanced but easy to use light compact not to big..i just broke it one unfortunate night and could not find another till now..wish it had a sd card slot other than that best phone in my opinion....

  • i like this phone....myne is red....and works very good...i have ih for 2 years...

  • That happened to me too!

  • phone wroked fine until after two months then either the battery wont charge or the charger broke and now my phone is dead and i cant charge it!!!!!! im pissed

  • ...what I like about mine is that I'm able to restrict access to pictures, videos, phonebook, call log and SMS.. then one doesn't have to worry about others snooping around..

  • ...mine has worked great for 6 months - only the battery doesn't last so long.

  • Got this phone a couple of days ago in Kenya. Great slim design, and a brilliant screen. Was an upgrade from a C series Samsung. It has great features (but lacks radio and voice dial if you are keen on these). The navigation shortcuts make it easy to use. The phone lacks a card slot, but has a good bluetooth features. I am a samsung fan and I am not disappointed. Issues: Screen stays illuminated throughout charging! I am still not used to this. Outside display does not stay on long enough and you cannot adjust this. Otherwise a brilliant Samsung phone.

  • Is it possible to have T9 turned off by default? I don't want to manually turn it off every time I start typing a text message. Also, can I change the sound the keys make? I set the key sound in the Settings, but it only applies when dialing a number - everything else (directional keys, typing a text message) has this ugly (and loud!) beep beep sound.

  • I bought this model,and I was plasent surprised with its options. Everything is gone good for about 3 months, and than phone started to restart all the time. At the and this device was unable to service. A man from service told me that CPU is broken, even the phone is never fall down on the floor or something like that. I lost all my data from this device(new contact that was stored in phone, pics made on the phone etc.) Think twice before U buy this phone. Also, this phone doesn't have the remainder if you have mised call, sms or calendar event, and external displey dosn't show it anless you turn it on to see it-unbelievable.

  • Good 1.3 camera and a big bright screen. Nice to handle, slim and beautiful. Samsung is getting better and better. BUT the battery is no good. In my case it does never last longer then 36 hrs if I talk approx 1:30-2hrs total over the day:-(

  • Features and userinterface is good. Screen bright and clear. Good Mp3 quality. But BATTERY liftime is terrible. If you�re using the mp3 player... the battery will not last the day :-( and you must have the charger in your bag... BAD BAATTTTERRY!!!

  • It is a great phone I have it but the memorz is to little 4 me

  • Hi! Question - sound in the earpiece while making/recieving a call is hich-pitched (voice of the caller is in too high tone) with minimum bass, it is quite unpleasant. Is it normal, do you have the same experience? Thanx.

  • Sarah,your provider should have a phone expert so go to a Vodafone shop!

  • this phone does not have a slot card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • How can you activate the MMS mode? Went to my providers website (Vodafone) but the E380 is not in the list.

  • hi, i wanna buy this phone but i'm not sure if it supports sd card of 1gb because i have heard that some pepole had bad expiriences with sd cards but i heard everything else is great tnx anyway =)

  • How about battery life? Pls :-) Thx:-)

  • I had 1 of des fones b4 xmas n im telin u its a brill little fone coz of its large screen n slimness n gud features i ave a k800i at da min an i really h8 it if it wozn 4da camera i wudn of bot it

  • Its a great phone but to bad memory and no fm radio but anyway good pictures

  • I bought this phone for my girlfriend and I want to tell you that I'm thinking to buy it for myself too. The good things: - 1,3 MP camera - nice bright colors - bluetooth - 40 Mb memory - slim - U can delete or send more than 1 file at the same time (u can select the file that U want and then do whatever U want with them) - nice sound quality (u can put mp3 if U like) - it has vibration and ring at the same time (not vibration and after that ring, like other models) - normal battery life (3 days, if U are a person that takes a picture from time to time and talk aprox. 8-10 min/day) The bad things: - it doesn't have a FM Radio ;))

  • hi i got this phone the other day but i think their may be a problem with it. what appears on the external screen when you open the phone can the clock still be seen because mine goes blank until you close it again. thanks any help would be appreciated

  • I have had this phone recently and I'm very pleasant with it:)

  • i've got a samsung phone with 500 on the back of it but on here it says that it is a 380 is mine a scam of some kind i would like know to because i paid alot of money for this phone i would like some answers to this

  • With a datecable. You can buy one by the shop were you bought the telephone or on the internet. (Netherlands)

  • could someone tell me does the cover dispey can stay active for some time longer. Can the clock be visible longlasting, and if I get call or sms to bi visible on the cover display long not for the couple of seconds. Thanks

  • i bought the e380 but i have this problem. when i put the phone on charge while still on to receive calls and sms, the cover and main displays stay on. i tried another phone same model and the problem is the same. is this normal to happen? please can someone tell me about this. post a comment.....thanks

  • yea i own dis phone but i wanted to kno somethin....how do u get your music on the mp3????

  • Hi! Just wondering - according to your experience, how long does the battery last? I�m thinking of buying it, and the standby time is of a great importance to me. Thanx.

  • You can set your mp3 as ringtone by going to the mp3 song in your files (menu-my files-music) and then go to options-set as- ringtone I'm quite happy with this phone, although it cannot hold as much mp3's as I would... But that doesn't matter, I have my Ipod with me ;)

  • I just bought this mobile phone 2 days ago and I must say I'm pretty pleased with it..I mean the battery life isn't as long lasting as I'd wish it to be..but then again since it's new I've been using it much more than usual since I'm still so happy with it hehe. Anyway, it may not be EXCELLENT but hey it's brilliant for those like me who just want a stylish,efficient mobile for everyday use,rather than to parade around with it:P from Malta

  • hey can anyone tell me how to use mp3s as my ringtone? it wont let me.. thanks!

  • i got this fone 4 xmas, soooooooooo pleased, this fone is sooo gud, people say its not that gud, my mum has the e530, just as gud as that, if not better, the screen quality is brilliant, the flip mechanism is very strong, very bright colours, disappointed with ringtones, but i luv the flip tone, it is very sturdy to hold and puts every other fone i've had to shame. memory not brill. and everytime i try 2 make a call, it always cuts out by itself, although this fone is fantastic.

  • i got this ohine today and although it wasnt the phone i was after it was alot cheaper and the only difference is a pewr resolution screen and no memory, oh well its a phone that makes texts and calls therefore it will do me, iv always liked to have the latest phone but im not bothered anymore, if your worried about the screen just transfer your pics to a computor and your problem is solved besides you dont need to see them in ultra high definition on the go anyway, good phone and cheap.

  • can some 1 tell me if this phone has video and good memory

  • this phone is nothing special, and you can get loads more handsets for the same price with tons more features, e.g, memory card, radio, ansd lets not forget that samsung have not yet realised that people want to be able to customize there phone with display themes and such not just have there fav mp3 as a ringtone, get a sony ericsson,, some handsets are pretty cheap now and there are alot better

  • I beleave this is a very nice cell phone and i am thinking about geting it to help me out at school my friend has one and loves it I have a Lg phone its okay but i love it because it was my grandmas and she passed away 10 days before my birthday and it was my gift from her anyway i most likly am geting this and am loking forward to it (thanks for your grate service)!!!!!!!!!

  • im thinking about buying this phone its �70 in the argos!!

  • its very very good well done boys. this mobile is the best mobile of all over the world. buy it and you do not regret it

  • Argos is selling this phone for �99:

  • is fine phone. But I have problem with camera. In the photo mode on the scerene I see like in the miror. Now I don't know how to fix that problem.

  • I just got this phone 3 days ago. Not the best phone I ever owned, but it'll do. Tmobile (USA) carries it (model T619). Very slim (close to razors thinness), and way lighter than razor, or any phone i have ever owned. Pros: +Screen +Camera +Fast menu scrolling +Text/ picture messaging (rich flavors) +Keypad +Sidekeys are locked incase you accidentally push on the camera button +Call quality (best samsung voice quality phone i ever owned) Cons: -Very low speakerphone volume. (i dont really use this function though) -You can't create shortcuts -Battery life (not as good as nokia's) -Outter screen (you can't change the color of font/wallpaper. all you get is a black background, and blue font analog time/date) -Easy to get finger prints on outside of the phone (outter lcd is) -It gets uncomfortable in your ear after being on the phone for an hour (im a huge talker) -When emailing yourself pictures from an email account, the pictures come out shrunken. VEry small. There is no way you can edit and make them larger. All in all, it's 3.5 out of 5 for me. I got this phone for free from my exboyfriend. So im keeping it. Maybe ill sell it in the near future, to make extra goodies.

  • I recently upgraded from the samsung D820, this phone lacks the memory card slot of the slider, and the screen is slightly lower resolution. That said, this phone's design is much better, very comfortable to hold. The audio quality and reception are outstanding. Battery life is slightly better than most samsung handsets on the market. If you don't need ALL of the newest features, this is a very nice phone.

  • why bother with such a old spec phone. i thought they already got a 3.2 mp phone. it doesnt even have expandable memory. Good for the beginning cellphone user. LIKE KIDS

  • It's a great phone, I own it for two days and it is the best phone I ever had. However the option to expand your memmory would be fine to have.

  • Its a classic handset with many feature & a good fantastic design IN short its a sexy handset

  • The memory is to small to realy enjoy this phone. I don't understand the e350 has 64Mb memory you would think that teh e380 has even morememory. At least it has bluetooth.

  • what does built-in handsfree? is that a speaker phone or is it voice dialing?

  • it is a gret phone dont get me wrong but it is to basic and its hell boring! oh yeh how much did every else pay 4 theres coz i think i got ripped of!

  • I'm the first, wahehehe.. this phone is ok.. the sad part is its too basic..