Samsung E690

Macbeth

Samsung really released a lot of phones back then, many unnecessary

Anonymous

Don't buy this phone...because it has VGA camera....

Anonymous

i used my fon e690 for nearly 2 yr n accidently it felt & had stoped working... it starts but hang on the initial stage... could it be repaired..???? there is any other way to retrive my fon book 4m it...???

Saiyajin

Check G400 (Which I now Own). This is the updated version of the e690..

Saiyajin

I used to have a phone like this one, a white one. After one year of use, I gave it to my dad who is still using the phone as of today. It is now 2 years and 4 months old, no repair/s whatsoever, still works like a brand new phone. There are a lot of scratches and dents on the housing though. Very nice phone.. How I wish Samsung would make an upgraded version of this phone..

evilsquirrel01

I have been using this phone for over two years now and it works fine for me. I have dropped it accidentally many times and its so durable. It also has great functions like camera, mp3, video, though not so high quality pictures and video. Its also great because not too many people have this kind of phone, its a kind of a special edition in my country. Great!

Rehan

By look its good than use

himanshu khanwal

i dont think this phone will be fullfilled our need. its totally useless

queenie

can put memory card???

YNCA

i dont have one. and ive never had a phone be4. a couple of da coment made me tink dis da best phone eva but som gave me a little dout like if it aint in that many stores we can i buy it?

diane

is it capable with the charger for u700?

Rene

So this phone is realli facing out? even in S'pore? Ohh.. this phone is so love at 1st sight!

may

i know a lot about this cellphone because i use it. yes, there is usb available. u cannot use mp3 as ur message tone but okay with ring tone. it's so stylish and i love its color--white

charie

seems u know a lot bout d fone..can u help wid dis?: 1. can u use mp3 music as ur message alert tone? 2. is der any hole for fone charms? 3. how 2 send & receive mms from oder fone? 4. s der any usb cable available? 5. y is it every now & den my fone turns off by itself? i hope u can help me, i stil have lots of questions to b asked...ty in advnce

carlo

to: 94trisha a.k.a. Fara haha were experiencin the same prob. tahts it....

pinky

its a perfect phone for some 1 looking for a cheap n in tech wihtout megapixels cam but nice outer look, light weight, small n sleek plus it has really nice screen when de music plays..has been using this phone for almost a year..no prob so far but a tiny reception prob when i dropped it few months ago n sent to repaie..no prob after tat...soft volume but mind u ..is not a music phone but a very good professional looking clamshell phone...i'm using the pink coloured 1 but i would prefer the white..it has fm radio n bluetooth too..bought it for only rm600 with earphone n 1gb sd card..good bargain but heard tat is facing out..no more in market though

saiyajinxx

In June 15, 2008, my e690 turns 1 year. Still no defect. Still works like a brand new phone. After a year of using the music player and after 1300+ pix using the vga cam. It still works perfectly. Thank you Samsung! ^^

Saiyajinxx

Hello Jayson, I won't be able to compare it with those models accurately. Since, I do not own or have used any of those models. I have a friend who owns a Nokia 5610 though. Based on experience, the 5610 have a higher volume compared to the E690. But, as for the price the 5610 cost more than 2x compared to the E690.

Jayson

well sayanjinxx is it d same as d other phones dat have hai volume lyk 3110 or is it lyk e250??

saiyajinxx

To Jayson, This phone has a decent volume( I would rate it 8/10 for a single speaker phone). But it is not a music phone like the Nokia 5610.

pranav

wow.....a nic fone 2 me...its been abt 1 year m havin dis fone....m vry happy wid dis one...good bluetooth,enough space to store muzik...n all stuff....d most positive point is dat its a vry sleek n strong fone...so ol dose hu r planin 2 buy nw fone...dis is d rite option!!

pranav

wow.....a nic fone 2 me...its been abt 1 year m havin dis fone....m vry happy wid dis one...good bluetooth,enough space to store muzik...n all stuff....d most positive point is dat its a vry sleek n stronf fone...so ol dose hu r planin 2 buy nw fone...dis is d rite option!!

Jayson

is the volume of this fone high??? like a stereo???,,, pweeezzz answer!!!! fifol of d world!!!... *_*

94trisha a.k.a. Fara

I think it's wonderful!! But after a year i've been using it, the phone kinda like .... Became unfriendly with me... HahaXD. It shuts itself off when i'm in the middle of send tex messages to someone, or calling someone... And then it ons itself again, but in limited service profile. Hmm... Maybe it's because i dropped my phone too much.. Haha.. XD!!!

Vkm

It is not compatible for games software cant be downloaded

saiyajinxx

I had this phone for almost 7 months now. It's great, only damages are a few dents in the caseing. The Good: 1) Very nice Bluetooth 2) Sleek design 3) Very nice set of features 4) I really like the how the cover display shows the picture of the caller. 5) Very durable ( i dropped it accidentally more than once, but still works like a charm. 6) The music player is cool. 7) Battery life is very long. I can listen to my mp3s for more than 6 hours without charging, especially while sleeping ^^ 8) Its a clam shell. 9) I am now a Samsung fan (goodbye Nokia ~_~) 10) SGH E690 (hehehe) The Bad: 1) No A2dp 2) Only 1 port for the data cable, charger and headset >.< 3) Cannot customize the mp3s for the txt message alerts only for phone calls. 4) Headset is not balanced in length, one side is shorter. 5) Camera is Vga, @_@ The Ugly 1) Its no longer available in most stores. 2) Most people prefer Nokia.

Anonymous

my lcd cracked afther 10months n i got it repaired.. 2months after repair it cracked again.. vry fragile.. when you're talking on the phone, others can hear the person on the line says

silence

it's the best phone i ever had,the music player n the speakers are..oh my god,fabulous!n yes,u can set ur personal ringtone,such as files in the mp3 player or watever,it's juz great

iema

i bought the pink E690 (its red for me since i love red!) on august 07 and i am quite satisfied with its performance..FM radio,MP3,camera..suits me well! i wonder why some of u said that u cant received mms from other phone model since i can received the mms from nokia and sony-e.. TO someone who ask about the EXTERNEL SCREEN, yes..it will be dark after about 3 sec..however you didnt have to open the flip to look at the clock since u can just press the up arrow keys on the left side of the phone about 3 sec and it will show u the clock

Kenneth

SOMEONE HELP ME .. I was wanting to get one of these phone .. when i heard that we cant use ..our own MP3 songs as ringtone .. and the sound so LOW? PLS URGENT

RETTA

Why cant I receive picture messages

Kat

love it! the phone is so sleek! i love the white/silver, it looks like so eerie! also i love the clock display on the external screen. looks so victorian. 'had this phone for 3 weeks so far and no problems. well actually i'm trying to put ringtones on it but thats probably me, not the ph0ne. =)

katsky

i lyk this phone im using it 4 5months.but the prob it cant receive picture message or mms with the nokia....is it normal 4 d samsung unit??

Anonymous

to saehee, as far as the philippines is concerned, this phone is being phase out already.

Anonymous

where can i download games for this phone? samsung phone is not compatible with most games unlike nokia. by the way, this is a vga camera phone and not a megapixel phone.

debbie

It is a good phone but it will not receive MMS from other phones. They come but cannot be opened. Does any one have a solution?

Saehee

Also i was wondering... im not that good with the VGA stuff for the camera..could someone please tell me how mny megapixels it is?

Saehee

Hey! i was wondering why it was such a good price when it has everything.. it doesnt seem to have any faults but its so cheap. And also, how much longer do you think it will be in the market for? I dont have the money right now... Someone Help!!

Anonymous

its a nice phone..i am using it from january 2007..my handset is of black color..256mb memory card was free with this..but no data cable has been provided..it has a drawback that all types of java games are not downloadable in it..

Anonymous

samsung usually do not include free cables or memory card or other type of accessories except for charger and earphone.

anthony whyte

the samsung phone is good but my phone was not sent with a cable.is it a manufacture problem or it was taken out .i love this phone i wish if i could have gotten a free one for my girlfriend

Anonymous

am using 1gb memory card. don't know about the 2gb.

Anonymous

if no one ask i would not have notice it but no, there is no hole for putting phone charm. the internal screen ain't that bad. typical samsung screen which is good. bought the black one and only to find out later that it was missing one of the plastic cover for screw at the back. geeez. seller won't admit its their fault and samsung does not sell them.aaaargh!

Anonymous

just wana ask if e690 is expandable up to 2G?and wana ask f d resolution is good..plz email me [email protected]!

Anonymous

I have a question about this phone and was wondering if someone who has it could help me. Is there a place on the phone that provides that little hole for phone charms?

Mike

dis mobile phone looks awesome! it has great features.. i am deffinitly buying one for my girlfriend 4 her b-day!!

Anonymous

Aaaargh! i have decided not to buy this phone coz it was available only in white and red. but now, not only did they introduce the black one, they lowered the price further! just when i was thinking about of buying another brand. DOH!

rupali

hi i am looking forward too buy this phone . before buy few question 1. can we store sms in memory card . if no how many number of sms we can store. 2. how is qualty of camera

busted4reality

There is a Micro SD card slot for memory and you can personalize ringtones for each contact at your will. Email me at [email protected] if you have any further questions on this phone.

busted4reality

Everyone calm down! This phone has very good loudspeakers that can play your music. The sound quality is excellent. The rumor about not being able to set your own ringtone is a complete lie. You can 1) record and set your own ringtone 2) use your own music as your ringtone 3) use the default ringtone. There is FM radio and GPRS. This phone is very easy to use and incredibly slim and sleek for a flip phone. I would definitely recomend this phone to anyone who is highclass and likes to show off. It can come in many different colors and for girls, the pink one is incredibly glamorous.

cha

hi im planning to buy this phone but i heard that you can't personalize the tones like in nokia you can only use default tones is that true??pls reply asap..thanks

Anonymous

i have a question to those who own this handset? how's the speaker quality?? i have samsung E900 and the speaker quality on these are dyamn good.

hdhoria

Hi, In the phone book can u save multiple numbers in one name ? Can u switch off the keypad tones ?

Ann

im planning to buy one. But I read something in the previous comments that you cannot personalize the ringtones so u must use the default tones... is that true??

san

Yes , same problem I am facing. Do anyone know how to resolve the same. Then reply..

sam

Call waiting and minute minder alerts are not working anyone facing the same problem....???? msg back

Anonymous

here in the philippiines, one stores was selling this phone for P7,750.00 while most sell it for 8T and above.

gits1134

you can only use e690's default tones can't even personilize ringtone and message alert tone, manual transfer of file from celfone only you can't use memory card as default file storage.

Anonymous

to shrmaine, did you activate your wap and gprs from you cellphone provider? if not, take your phone to ur cell provider either its smart or globe or sun and let them activate it first,its free and it take only a few minutes to do it.

sharmaine

hi... im sharmaine im from philippines... ryt now im using this cellphone im 12 years old...i hav one question to ask...can ur E690 mobile phone down;load contents...coz mine can't/..please reply A.S.A.P.

=)

It's so little memory. T__T Compared to E730. But I know E730 is outdated. But still, E730 has 90MB! T____T

Anonymous

e690 is much better than x670. it has bigger and better screen. it has external memory. definitely, e690 is much better.

Anonymous

how many games are there in this phone and what are they? tnx!

Anonymous

im torn between samsung x670 or samsung e690...which one's better?plz help me!;)giv me some opinion..

avinash

the looks of this phone are very nice you can put a picture on the front flap also. the clarity of the screen is good and i found the sound clarity of the caller very good. nicely priced for the features it provides compared to others costing over 10K for the same.

chiqui

Dawn, I suggest don�t buy Samsung e-250�It has problem with the battery

jen

I bought this cellphone yesterday. When I tried to register in the Fun club and aks what my phone model was, its not there I tripple check it wala tlga only E600. Is this phone still available?thanks

andrew

does anyone used this phone with i-tech clip 2 mini. i'm having trouble with the sound quality during calls. it seems that the other party can hear well but u can't. another question is must all samsung phones used back their own bluetooth headsets?

Anonymous

anyone from the philippine bought this phone? i just want to know how many games there are in this phone? and what about battery life? tnx.

Bhuvnesh

I have used 4 Nokia mobiles. Pretty happy with them. Still bought this phone 2 days ago at INR 8000 - good picture quality in 65K - camera although VGA provides sufficient clarity. User memory + microSDcard gives sufficient space for more data storage - OS is fast - looks are sleak & good, great for professionals - good features - cool music player - sturdy at a decent price. Disadvantages - low sound volume, can't created profiles like Nokia, can't assign ringtones to individual contacts or groups like Nokia. Good bet for those aspiring to switch from Nokia.

Bhuvnesh

Sorry Raja, My reply is for dawn.

Bhuvnesh

Hi Raja, This phone's kit contains a 256MB microSD card. Along with an internal memory of around 12MB (i think). Audio and Picture quality is really good. Volumne is slighly lower, prob because its a very sleak & small set, so small speakers.

faye

i bought one in bubblegum pink.... i love soooo much :) i like the features. i still don't have the pc suit/link so i'm stll using the saved music,and all ;)

Anonymous

I'm torn between the E690 and SE z550. Which one has better sound quality/function etc? From what I heard the ringtone sound of the E690 was soft and you couldn't hear it when you're at a busy place. Dunno about the SE z550 though.

Raja

HI This mobiles Usb Port Direct Connect to system or software via....please reply my mail id [email protected]

dawn

Hi guys, I�m thinking to buy this phone in a week or next. I was just wondering If this phone has a memory card included in the package?? - And another thing, which hone is better? Samsung E250,Motorola V3i or this phone?? I need suggestions and answers guys...Thanks!!!

candyfloss_

I going to buy this phone soon, and just asking is the radio and MP3 functions pretty good?

Anonymous

i recently bought this phone and i've been satisfied so far. however, if i'm already on a call and a second call comes in, there wouldn't be any alert and i would end up missing that second incoming call. is there anything i can do about it?

Rishi

I recently bought this phone for quite a low price INR 8090 - picture quality although 65K is awesome - camera although VGA provides sufficient clarity. User memory is a bit less 16MB but microSDcard gives sufficient room for more data storage - OS is fast - messaging has T9 although i dont use it - looks are great - overall a great buy - great looks - great features - sturdy at a small price.

Anonymous

I just bought this phone and i am satisfied. If you want to view the clock on the external screen, just press on the up volume button for about 2 secs or until it lights up...The camera isnt that nice bec its only VGA but the features of the phone great. It is also quite cheap compared to other phones that offer the same features.

Melv

Hi, I'm about to buy a mobile soon and i would like to know if this mobile phone has good perormance as an mp3 player? i have just bought a nokia 5300 last week but unfortunately someone stole it from my bag and i don't wish to buy another expensive mobile.PLS HELP ME. thanks.

Anonymous

How to view the clock on the external display without the need to flip open the phone? everytime after I closed the phone the external display will become dark after 3 sec. Is it normal?

Anonymous

this phone looks nice and im thinking about buying it but now im not so sure cause people are saying the camera is bad. and i also dont know how much it costs yet.

Kishore Kumar

Yester day I bought this phone. This is nice and good looking one. It has good features at a reasonable cost. The only problem is not having mega pixel camera and resolution. But this is samsung, So clarity is ok...

jutin

i like the design.... the functions is OK.... but the problem is when i on the phone there is a new message ... so i read it and this is the massege that i had read few hours ago. why show it again???? Isn't the phone got problem..????? help me....

samsung

dis fone has a fm radio!!!!!!! im sooooooo getting it!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

i don't own this phone but i can definitely tell you that this phone have T9 dictionary coz all new samsung phones have it. actually, all phone have this feature. it standard feature.

sach

Can any one tell me whether this phon has T9 dictionary option???

stephenr

I bought the e690 for 800 ringgit (malaysia).Stylish phone but a big letdown. The ring tones are terribly soft. When U download ringtones it's worse. There is no warnong of a loww battery and suddenly the phone goes flat. Soft alerts of incoming SMS. FMG did a lousy job when I had these complaints. All that they did did was to merely sercie the phone and politely returned it to me. I managed to trade it in, losing 500 ringgit and bought a Nokia 6085 Nothing like motorola or nokia - just superb.

dana

got mine already, only in white though. pink is out of stock, lolz. anyways, this is a great fon but the font in message is too large for me since im used to see small fonts in my nokia& ericsson cellphone. great fon for me, only lacking is megapixel camera. overall this fon suits me well.

wackko

hi... i jz gt tis fon... can i put my own personal ringtones as my messaage tones??? and wats the max memory tis fon can support??? thx in advance...

ashok

Hey it consists CELL CRACKER facility which helps if ur mobile losts.

Anonymous

this is a cool looking phoe ok features i hope it comes out in sa south africa

Anonymous

this phone aint bad looking and it's not that exp[ensive either considering the features. too bad it's not a megapixel phone.

a

any cable provided for uploading of photos online?

Kumar

Hey dudes can any one suggest me how to install new softwares for this phone n say first does it supports new software installation do reply buddissssss ny 1111111111111111111

gan

i'm interested in buying this phone but i need to know more about it other than the specifications. its cheaper than the nokia 6151 which is my primary choice. please help. thanks!

Funny Teja K

WTF! srinivas, u wudnt need to insert the sim every time u need to make a call. or u prolly suffer from epilepsy or have large fingers

Anonymous

does this phone have mpeg4?

dana

Jen, where did you buy your bubblegum pink samsung e690? tnx!

Srinivas

Phone is good but insertion of sim is inconvinient

jen

i love its bubblegum pink color! for the new users, fyi - the batt will deplete immediately for the first few moments of use based on my observation. however, it goes better after that. i am glad that i finally found the phone that suits me. =)

Anonymous

it's a great phone indeed.............but i haven't found its data cable in the market.......... another thing i've noticed if u create any empty folder ( in memory card or phone memory ) each folder takes place around 16-20 kb of memory ( I don't know whether the same thing happens for other cell phones....) anyways a smart phone in a very reasonable price

Shakz

Hi i just bought mine yesterday, It seems to have the same prob where the batt dosent last, but according to the Supplier it might take a few days up to 5 days of full cycle of charge and discharge before the new batt start to function fully, so lets hope for the BEST, just wondering cant the MP3 in the memory card been used as a ringtone without transfering it to the phone memory? Nway A cool Phone

pramodsinghrajpoot

its a good mobile for students.

stephen r

I just bought my sgh e690. Why does the battery goes flat very quickly. Is there something wrong. Please let me know as the phone is just a few days old.

kuldeep sharma

i was going to buy nokia 6085 but when i saw this phone on net it attract my mind and when i compare it to nokia i find that tha memory is equal to nokia n72 so i decide to buy samsung e690

Anonymous

thinking of getting E690 except that the camera is vga.. any idea if the fm radio is built-in? i am looking for a phone with radio that doesn't need a headset if i don't want to, just like my previous SE 700i.

gusi_gurl

cool phone!

sri

Somebody, Please let me know how to install midlets on this E690.

this phone is great!

Great!!!

I like it!

I like it!

faisal

Hmmm... Looks beautiful :-) oh yes... Finally a FM radio !

Rival

nice design !!!

Brainiac

...no...i�m the last....till now....btsh

Anonymous

i'm first and hop not the last!:)