Samsung E870

  • Released 2006, Q1
    85g, 16mm thickness
    Feature phone
    80MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 800mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung E870 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2006, Q1
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 92 x 42 x 16 mm (3.62 x 1.65 x 0.63 in)
Weight 85 g (3.00 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
 Second external display OLED, 65K colors (96 x 80 pixels)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 80MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games 3 + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/AAC++/WMA player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Voice dial
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Misc Colors Silver, White, Pink, Blue, Champagne (T-Mobile only)
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)    

Samsung E870 - User Reviews

  • This my 2nd phone. Best phone :)))i miss sgh e870...

  • the best phone :D :D

  • it was one of the first phones i held and i was the only one who had it in uganda, it was a very nice, unique and portable phone. I miss it so much

  • why the home browers is not working.

  • hi! i had this phone from the moment it was released! sinse then i change few phones, but honestly this is my favorite af all times!! i,m still looking for it! lets say i want to have this phone amways!!

  • i used to have this phone and i love it! now i have a new phone and i miss it i say def get it

  • I like the look and style of this phone. It looks very basic and has quite a few features to. I also like the colour to, and the way it flips open to show the nice keypad. I like phones like this that have two displays.

  • yes

  • i like this phone i is very nicely shaped beutiful look at but a bit plain i reckon. but overall its pretty LOL.

  • does anyone know the trick to read new messages from the front screen display without opening the whole wide screen? my E870's LCD was broken! I only have the front screen to keep me going... help anyone. thank you.

  • when u type txt.. press long they star kay it shoudl switch the T9 on, u shoudl see the icon on the top right of the screen. hope it helps!

  • Hey! I was just wondering if anyone would be able to help me out a bit with the SMS. I can't seem to figure out how to turn the T9 on for texting. It's a little too much work to enter each letter in everytime because I text ALOT. Thanks in advance!

  • I really wish Samsung would re-release this model.

  • hey, I have this phone over almost 2 years and I must say, it's probably the best phone I ever had. There are a few things that aren't right in your reviews... There is a flash, you can put movies you make on the wallpaper, you have over twenty standard polyphone ringtones and then you can self put mp3 tracks on it (what's so cool!) and if you want to listen to your MP3 while doing other things... like reading your texstmessages, you have to put by options of mp3 'above all' on... I really still love my phone! And the bluetooth works perfect with my laptop. x

  • I have this phone with me but I have busted the Inner Display can some please tell me where I can Buy a Display for this Mobile Phone E870

  • hi all, if possible, i just want to ask bout the quality comparison between this phone and philips xenium 9@9r which seems like their price also not much different..

  • Hi , just got this phone from a friend , it has only 1 choice of ringtones(which is horrible) or maybe theres more just cant get it . when in sound settings /incoming call/ringtone there are no choices to select the melody i want , when the ringtone part is highlighted it just plays this one ringtone and when i press the cursor s left or right it just doesnt do anything like give me more options of ringtones or melodies . does it come with just one ringtone.? how can i get more dont have usb cord too? cheers

  • Hi, About to get this second hand and am very excited :). I've read the comments, and have gathered that: 1) no way to customize themes? 2) No flash wallpapers? Will I be able to add languages other than english with the Samsung PC Media? And are there any mac users that use this phone? Thanks

  • why r u not launch to this cell in market if u launched so why ru not add. in tv or news paper i like the mobile b'coz of his colour &his dimation & weight

  • this phone is lovely. but finding it for sale in the UK is like finding a needle in a haystack. they go and discontinue the one phone i'm desperate to have. typical.

  • Is it possible for this phone to use flash files as wallpapers (like .swf)?

  • where did you get the housing case? i can't find it anywhere! i'm trying to replace mine because it's getting awfully old-looking. please help me out! thanksss

  • the biggest memory card allowed by this phone is 1G.B (if it's not original don't usse it, it makes problems) but I preffer 512KB (even if it's not original it works). it's my best advise on this phone.

  • 1st, there is no offline mode because I have seen all of it options. 2nd, you can not open office documents because it's not a symbian OS.

  • yes, there is a light led behind the camera in the front, you can use it when you take photos and videos. and when the phone is closed you can use it as a normal light by pressing the (-) volume .

  • I have this phone, I really like it, I will reply about the mp3 player: Yes, you can minimise it, and do other things but not bleutooth and camero.

  • Hi gusy please any one can tell me if you can use other features while you are listerning mp3? please please i am about to buy it soon.

  • i have one and everybody who see it loves to snatch my phone! but unfortunately, i broke its lcd while i was wrestling with my friends... and so i can't find any repair shop to fix it because its parts is abroad. samsung e870 wasn't released in our country so.. i'm very disappointed and causes me disquiet.

  • this phone almost the same as motorola KRZR K1 dimensional and features

  • this is just sleek and easy to handle. the portability is a plus for the designers. it has a large enough memory to store my stuff. my only worry is the speaker. u hardly hear any sound in just a little noisy environment. it would have been better if the ringtone signal had a different speaker on the outter.i love this phone

  • I have this phone...I love it..it's the best:X:X-->but the display dosn't work yet because I've let him doown on the floor but i guess it would be better to give it at service...

  • hi someone said they escpecially loved the light feature does this phone come with a light of some sort if so where is it at and does it light up when you get an incoming call and can anyone tell me if you can set an alert to go off every 1 or 2 mintues when you get a voicemail as well as text messages thanks to anyone who answers my questions

  • hi,seriously this piece ic 2 good nothing t complaint about it.i m user of this piece it is having harware problem and no one is ready to repair this piece,even samsung service centre refused,please suggest me proper place where i cn repair.

  • wow, so long since someone has commented on this phone! I got this phone for my bday last year on o2 pay as you go. i only got it because my N73 did not support A2DP (at the time, now does with latest firmware). It didnt come with a data cable or software disc. Also regarding the memory card as far as I know its 1GB max, as I have put a 2GB and it did not work! Use it as a spare now, love it,

  • I so perfect & so sexy! My friends commented on how cute it was and got in trouble for screaming so loud about my phone. I escpecially love the light feature. When I bought mine, to save money, it was used on ebay and the seller suggested that the quality was poor. The only thing that was poor was the scratches but it was in perfect working condition. My advice: buy this phone with no questions asked. Buy a used one and save some money to save $50. P.S. I bought new housing for that phone and it looks brand new!

  • Hi claire, the title 878 is just a chinese habbit of putting "8" at the end of any samsung model name, its a lucky number. And also, you are not able to put recordings as a ringtone straight away, u might need to convert it and place it in the "music" folder.

  • Hi, I was wondering if this phone has an "offline mode", because on the Europe Fun Club website, it says that the E870 has the offline function that can be used on the plane (without receiving any calls). Also, how do you add word/powerpoint documents to your phone and how would you connect the phone to the TV?

  • ive bought the asmsung 878 recently in beijing . i havent got it yet . but im wondering wat is the differnce between the E870 and 878 . another query i have is the ringtone . are recordings allowed to be ring tones ? please reply ASAP. desperate to know .

  • This Phone Looks Delightlfully Lushh =) It Looks Fantastic&&Got Alot Of Good Sides T It. Well Done Designers, Good Job! Lots Of Love To YOu This Christmas, Miss. J x

  • You'd need to buy a USB lead if your phone hasn't come with one already. They're usually pretty cheap on ebay, have a look there first to see if you can get a bargain. No point in spending a fortune if you're not gonna use it that often. As for the memory, not sure how big it holds but i'd assume it will take whatever size memory card there is.

  • whats the biggest memory card this phone supports?

  • but what if mine didn't come with a usb cord. what can i do ?

  • The phone does usually comes with a USB lead. It plugs into where the charger goes, on the left side. Very easy to use when u connect it to the samsung mobile studio thingy on your computer.

  • did a usb cord come with your phone when you got it? if so, where do you plug it on the phone ?

  • It will save your messages if you choose that option when you come to sending texts. You either have the option "send only" or "save and send", just choose which you prefer each time you send a text. Your texts will stay in your sent items until u delete them. Don't forget they count towards how many texts u can have in your inbox.

  • dose this phone save your sent messages?

  • 2) I don't think you are able to change the colour of the display menu... I CAN! there are 4 options blue green orange/red and purple 4) I believe the languages the phone offer depends on where the phone was bought in. well samsung always offers lods of languages id doesnt matter for which market the phoen wil be released, for example polish is always as one of the factory build in languages 8) You can save your contacts only in your phone, by clicking on the phonebook, and selecting "Management", clicking on the first option to change your settings! U can choose to save a contact into ur simcard, u can copy all contacts from simcard to phoen and vice versa

  • This is soo soo soo kool i have had this nearly a yeear now and updating my phone and getting the new cybershot :) i love this fone its hard as nails :)

  • had this phone for a while and to be honest it really is a solid performer. might not be able to compete with some newer phones but i don't care. it does what it does and does it well. apparently it has a speaker :-) enough said peace

  • yes it has a speaker phone!!

  • yes it does have a speaker phone

  • yes, it does have speakerphone

  • does the E870 have speakerphone?

  • hi! if someone wishes his phone to ring and vibrate simultaneously, than you have to download special tones for it (MMF type). i think this wount be deemed as commercial:

  • Here are some of the questions answered: 1) If you download the Samsung PC Studio, it will come with a Multimedia Manger, which can be used to convert a video (say wmv) to 3gp or mp4. You can download the phone's program at Samsung's Digital World - Global Download Center. 2) I don't think you are able to change the colour of the display menu; it's set to blue. As for the display picture, you can enlarge the icture by pressing the side buttons (for volume too) and then setting it as the display picture. The part you enlarged to will become your display picture. 3) The music quality is fair; although when compared with SE and Nokia phones, its' quality may not seem much, and also, sometimes files cannot be read. Files with long names are not accepted either! 4) I believe the languages the phone offer depends on where the phone was bought in. 5) As for the phone battery, I think you can try using other batteries offered for different models for Samsung. I think D900 works, but ask for more information! 6) Cell phone chains can be put on the top right side of the phone, which is at a very discreet place - not too obvious or flashy. 7) Although it seems to advertise for girls, I've seen many males owning the E870! =) 8) You can save your contacts only in your phone, by clicking on the phonebook, and selecting "Management", clicking on the first option to change your settings! 9) Yes, you can transfer the songs downloaded into the computer to your phone by connecting both pc and phone with the included USB cord, or inserting your memory card (not included). Download the Samsung PC Studio first when connecting via USB cord though! 10) The phone has a phone security and phone privacy, as in it will require a password whenever you click the buttons (not number pad), OR clicking your files and/or your messages. While everyone has their own preferences for cell phones, I think you should take a while to research on the phone before buying it, to see if you will be satisfied with it! The phone is elegant and simple, with many basic functions. There's not a lot of room offered for customization (as in themes) though!

  • had this phone for 1 week, and the battery went wrong, it wouldnt charge fully. i phoned the network provider, who told me they couldnt send me another, as the phone had been withdrawn !!!! - has anyone else had similar problems ???

  • It won't ring and vibrate at the same time, but it will vibrate for a few seconds (quite a strong vibration) and then ring afterwards.

  • can this phone ring and vibrate at the same time?

  • There is NO EDGE on the E870. Samsung has lied to everyone. Check your speeds and it will show GPRS speeds and not EDGE speeds. It is 4 times as slow as my other EDGE phone and there is no EDGE option in the data menu. Very sad.

  • Answers to 2 of the questions.... 1) if your phone wont accept multimedia it's to do with your service provider, not the actual phone. You'll need to ring whichever service provider you're with and they will set it up for you, usually takes around 24 hours. 2) no you can't use mp3 tones for message tones. Unfortunately the only messages tones you can use are the ones that are set in the phone. Not brilliant but it's one of those things. That's the only thing i don't like about this phone, the fact you can't have different message tones, but it's one tiny thing, the whole phone itself is fab!! :)

  • Which languages does this phone have?

  • i can't receive multimedia messages...when someone sends me a multimedia message..my phone says"unable to retrieve multimedia message". Is this because of a setting on the phone or is it my phone service?

  • plsss can anyone email me, can i put any software or application on this mobile and can i put any java games....

  • hi, i got some enquiry on this phone. just got it. Can I change the message tone to mp3 tones?

  • i got the phone as a gift few days ago, thought it will have average or bad quality sound but when i used mp3 player with the headphones on.. IT SOUNDS SURPRISELY GOOD, or course its not a music destined phone like some SE or nokia 5300 tho the mp3 player is ok, and it snot true i cant listen to the mp3 player when the phone is closed!!!

  • hi, i would like to get a e870. but i m concern about it music quality? is it bad and soft????

  • the 1.3 megapixel is not good enough to take some picturs with move action

  • does this phone has msn on it? or can i install it?

  • also, one more question!! (SRY) um. i can change the menu and all to my desire color, but the main display color won't change ... it's always blue ! is there any way i can enlarge the pictuer to fit the entire screen? or how can i change the color ?

  • hi i've been trying to find out the video encoding to view videos on this phone. i understand it's in mp4+h.263 format. i tried encoding short videos, but i only got audio, i couldn't get video on it. i am wondering if anyone knows how i can convert .avi to the mp4 that's compatible for the phone. thanks much in advance =]

  • attractive,but very similar to the motorola fones.

  • You can turn off keypad tones, and you can also turn off the sound that the phone makes each time you open and close it. The keys aren't very sensitive, you do have to press them to make them do anything, only gently but they're not going to do anything if you breathe on them! ;)

  • Hi, I'm thinking of getting this phone and need to know two things: Does it (like so many other Samsungs) have the irritating tendency of sounding a tone every time you do anything, even if you switch the keypad sounds off? Also, are its buttons over-sensitive like those on the E900? (I have quite a light touch but I found the E900's buttons react even if you breathe too close to them!) Thanks

  • I got this phone last summer and i love it. It's the same length as the Apple iPOD nano. And yes, you could attach a phoone cord. It comes with a Samsung cord, but u can easily take it off and put ur own.

  • hi!! I want to know if is possible to use a ringtone as "contact ringtone".

  • can you put cell phone chains on this phone?

  • Im in seattle phone works fine for me tmobile.

  • can someone please please tell me how to add more emotions to the E-878 phone? because when i write a SMS message, it shows i can insert emotion, and there is a folder called: my emotion, but for some reason i cannot add anything to it. does anyone know how it works?

  • really nice looking phone, no problem about it yet!

  • Yep the phone does only have options for ring, vibrate only, or vibrate THEN ring. It's not as bad as you think though, it vibrates for a few seconds and then rings. I've set my phone to ring for 30 seconds before it goes to voicemail, it's always long enough for me to be able to answer it before it goes to voicemail. The vibration is quite strong too so i can always feel it if the phone's in my pocket or bag.

  • Anyone know where id be able to get the E870 firmware

  • Turns out the E878 is a crappier Chinese firmware version of the E870 so basically you get no voice recon with it. So would anyone know where I can get the E870 firmware to overwrite the E878 one.

  • to those that lives in the states...is the phone working well for you?

  • I recently bought the E870 but it was shipped from Hong Kong so I have the E878 version. I have two questions for this phone: How can I change the regional settings because when I open my phone it says China and I want it to say Canada because I think its messing with my voice dialing. If the regional setting has nothing to do with voice dialing(I thought it might had something to do with it because of the languages the voice dialing recognizes) For some reason when I follow the manuals instructions, I go into Menu and Applications I don't have the Voice Dialing menu option that the manual says should be there. Would anyone know why?

  • hi guys, i heard that this phone only offers vibrate, THEN ring, not vibrate AND ring for when calls come in, and that it seems kind of useless because by the time the phone finally starts 2 vibrate the call goes to voicemail and you can't catch it. i know a lot of the time when i'm on the bus or something i can't hear my phone, but i can feel it, so having it vibrate and ring is really important to me. any feedback? thanx!

  • It may look like its deisnged for a girl, however the big buttons and easy readability make it easier for males to use. I dont know about you but i hate the tiny buttons that are common on most phones.

  • I never have problems with the reception on my phone either, it's almost always on full reception. The phone will save sent messages if you want it to. When you've typed an SMS and you go to send, it gives you the option of either just sending it without saving, or you can save and send, so just pick the option you want. I always do save and send, it's just easier that way, then i can delete my sent once i know they've definitely got where i wanted them to go :)

  • Hello, Does this phone automatically save messages to a 'Sent Messages' folder? If not, is there an option to have it do so? TY

  • response to shai Ive had this phone since october as well as many of my other friends and ive never had better reception. I think maybe you should contact your company and/or just get a new phone because i don't see anyone else complaining about this. Very good phone. Probably my best phone yet!

  • The reception on this phone is horrible. I've had it for 7 months. Anytime I put it next to my pebl the peble has full or half signal, and this phone has half or 0 signal respectivly. So be careful!

  • does this phone only have one color?

  • Hi, can someone please tell me how to add more emotions to the phone when writing text messages? thanks a lot~

  • hey guys..is this phone for girls ?!?!...

  • Does anyone know how to make a task or "to-do" within the calendar function to appear "completed"? Mine always shows as "not done yet", something like that. Can someone please give me a hand? thank you~~

  • Hi How do i select to view my contacts that are saved in my phone only and not phone and sim. I cant seem to find an option for that. Thanks

  • where can I download the newer firmware version?

  • the red e870 is very noticeably RED. red all around and black inside. VERY NICE i might add.

  • Can you transfer the songs you download onto your computer to the phone? and do you know if its compatible with T mobile?

  • Yes the phone does have privacy. There's the option of privacy for: the whole phone; "my files" (photos/videos/music etc); text messages; or text messages & "my files" both together, which is what i use. Very handy!!!!! :)

  • does this phone a phone security and a phone privacy n stuff like the other Samsung phones?

  • it"s beautiful, very very very

  • ive been considering on getting this phone. would you guys recommend it? Cause its pretty expensive?

  • Does The Red E870 Look Pink Because You Cant Tell On Pictures And Im Worried That I Will Buy It And It Will Look Like The Pink E900 Can SomeOne Please Help !!!

  • Doesnt anyone know what the difference is between the E870 and E878? I purchase the E878 thinking it was the E870. I cant seem to get the phone to see the 1gb microsd. Can I use E870 firmware on the E878?

  • To Steve, Yes there is a fix, you just need the right cable! ;-) I don't know if you can buy these cables, but they are quite easy to make if you are handy... You CAN by USB-charge-only cables though, e.g. on ebay. But they doesn't work as USB-data-cables though...

  • olivia.... now do u know this for a fact because you have the phone?or your assuming? i just want to be sure...thank you

  • Hi Olivia, to enable the 3D messaging, you need to go to your messages screen (option 5 from the main menu). Select settings (option 5 of the message menu) followed by Text Messages (option 1) and finally Receiving Options (Option 2). Once the View in Vivid mode is turned on, the 3D messaging is activated. Anyway, its more like certain predefined words in your incoming messages being replaced with 2D/3D pictures. Hope this helps :)

  • Hi, hope this helps =) Steve - nope, I don't think this phone allows you to charge with the USB, SE phones can certainly tho Shady - I'm not sure about the answering machine...I've had past experiences where when the phone's turned off, it doesnt indicate any missed calls Lynn - there's a 3D enabling messaging function? where can you get it/enable it? And for the alarm clock, which is annoying, cos it doesn't allow MP3 sounds, but midi files will work =) - the quality of the 1.3MP camera isn't too outstanding, like you can see it definately, but the lighting and sharpness isn't too great..this phone is like one that has a bit of everything... yy - I think you can go to the local provider, or other phone shops where they can install languages (asian) for an extra amount of fees. Crizzle - There was an USB cord that came along with my phone, but when I first plugged it in, my computer said it couldn't find it too. So I downloaded the Samsung PC Studio 3 that's like a file manager for the phone.

  • i bought this phone for my gf and she loves it...she loves everything about the phone except the fact that it DOESN'T charge w/ the usb. now i'm not sure if it's just my phone or if its just the e870 model. can someone tell me how theirs is or how to fix this.

  • hello, has it answering machine? i could not fint if.;(

  • MP3s can be pretty soft in volume (depending on the song I think). Music tones on the other hand are loud enough to be heard from 1 floor below. This phone is extremely light & small, chic & beautiful, and pretty easy to use that I fell in love with it instantly. You can also enable this cool 3D messaging function which will animate certain words when you read the messages in your inbox. Super fun and a very nice eyecandy. However, my gripes with the phone is that it can't ring and vibrate simultaneously (can either ring, or vibrate, or vibrate first followed by ring). Also, the alarm function doesn't allow the use of MP3s for the alarm tones which kind of sucks because that would mean having to use those dreaded music tones which are so so so loud and will usually wake you with a fright when it rings. This phone only has 4 games and only 1 of them interests me (the bunny puzzle game). It would be nice to have more games to keep me entertained while I'm waiting for my friends to arrive.

  • ok i have a question, when i send message or when i end a call, it always play this short sound, can somebody tell me how to turn off them sounds please?? thank you so much if you can help me (^,^)

  • yes, the phone has a clear picture. it's great. i have the phone i love it. it's so pretty! i love texting on it. texting goes so efficiently and smoothly. the buttons are nicely spaced apart (^_^)

  • IS IT LOUD ??? someone please tell me

  • i was in china couple a month ago and bought a bluetooth wireless plug which allow you to transfer any pictures and music directly from ur comp to ur phone. its amazing

  • hello.can anyone tell me how clear is the camera?i'm really into the sleekness of samsung phones,but im not quite sure about the performance...and,is this phone available in india?

  • heya there, I've mistankenly bought an E870 with euro firmware instead of asian firmware... is there a way to upgrade to asian firmware?? any helpful comments would be appreciated ^^ thanks!

  • Hi There I got a E870 for Christmas and would like to know if Ihave to do something to it so that I can link it to my computer to download songs and upload photos. There is no usb lead with it and the one from my brothers fone wont work with it as the computer "cant find" it. Do I have to buy something specific to use it or do I have to format it of summink? dloes anyone know Thanks

  • To "thismiss." on silent 20061201, just press and hold the # Works PERFECT on both my e870 (different firmware versions) :-)

  • The maximum memory the phone can USE is 1Gb. It ACCEPTS a 2Gb card though, and shows the size just fine, but when data get beyond the first Gb it just doesn't work... At least not in the Mp3 player, haven't tested if other things works...

  • Does anyone know whether I can change the sound settings for incoming call so that it vibrates AND melody at the same time instead of the preset Vibration THEN melody when using mp3 songs as ringtone. thanks!

  • Anyone know how to set the voice-dialing feature on the E870? I also need to know if voice recorded sound can be set to a ringtone.

  • does anybody know how to jeep track of texts

  • Does anyone know how to load java programs onto this phone? or chat programs. Thanks

  • I got the white/pink Samsung e870 2 months ago. I like it but there are the goods and bads to this phone. The appearance is very simple and nice, very thin and light. The settings doesn't allow you to change it to silent which i can't stand. I like how it has so many variety of languages you may choose from. The settings for wallpaper is weird and the camera pictures confuse me. But overall, i like this phone

  • hy! i've just got my samsung e870 and i'm very pleased. but i have a question: do i have to format the battery? how can i upgrade my soft?

  • hi.. can anyone tell me, is it when i put on silent mode n the alarm will not sound out?

  • The sim card will store 20 SMS. The phone itself will store an extra 200 SMS and i think 50 browser/push messages. It's a pretty decent memory for SMS. I don't have a problem setting the wallpaper from a picture i've downloaded, it fills the whole screen. I've just found out how to fill the screen with a photo that i have taken myself with the phone camera (because normally there's a blue line at the top). If you open the photo you've taken, with the volume button at the left hand side press it up to enlarge the picture. Then select 'options', then 'set as', pick whether you want to use the pic as your main display or your cover display, then click on 'yes'. Then your picture should cover the whole of your screen. As for the battery, sometimes i need to charge my battery everyday, but i've found recently that if i turn my phone off for a little while during the day, or at night when i know nobody will be texting/ringing me, my battery seems to get a little rest and lasts a lot longer and i can go 2 or 3 days without my battery running out. Hope all this makes sense and helps someone! :)

  • hi all, can anyone tell me how to set the whole wallpaper size on the screen? cause there will be blue colour line

  • anyone had problems with this phone??

  • Anyone has the battery issue? After I turned on bluetooth and inserted the MicroSD, the battery drain very fast. Now, I have to charge it everyday, otherwise it will comepletely drain out at the end of day.

  • does it have polish menu? cuz im considering buying that phone abroad

  • hi all. can this phone support chinese?

  • to: john hi, can i know how many msg can this phone store? n can i save them into my sim card? is it true that when charging is hot? n also how long can the batt last for full charge? Thanks

  • how many sms can i store in the phone? n can i save them into sim card?

  • can anyone tell me is it true that when charging is hot?

  • hi.. i would like to know,how long can the battery life last? n the bluetooth can detect other phone? cause i know that samsung always have problem on detecting other device...

  • hi everyone, jus wan to know whether is the camera clear? is the ring tone loud?

  • Wow, every single time i come back here I always learn more stuff about my phone! =) Thanks guys ~ Anyway, I've been playing with my phone for some time now, and I'm glad to say that I've found out how to select my own "melody" for the alarm instead of using the 16~ default ones. Apparently if you have (or can go download it from the Samsung website) the Samsung PC Studio 3, and the usb cable (it should be included in the kit), you can directly upload any MIDI files to your phone 's "favourite songs or downloaded ones" ~ =) In addition, with this PC studio 3, you can sms directly from your computer, add songs into other files, etc etc ~ In addition, for sms notices, there's usually a sound that you can change (it's in the settings and #4: Sounds), there you can change the sound or you can mute it. I'm not sure about missed calls. I've also realized that I cannot send or receive any multimedia message, I suppose it's got to do with the actual cell phone company? =S And also, I'm also wondering if this phone supports any downloadable Samsung themes and visualizations? Apparently there's so much more to learn about this phone as the manual only covers the bare basics ~

  • Btw: Anybody know how I can get this phone fixed via samsung? I've tried calling and emailing them (samsun USA and ASia) and I have gotten nowhere with them.

  • No Idea about downloading anything from the internet to play mp3';s I thought it plays mp3's straight out of the box.

  • Is it true that you needto download something from the internet before you can play mp3?

  • like omg this phone is awesome. im from USA but got this in some Idian store in London.The features are fabolous....its a Lady phone...and the camera shoots good like the Samsung D807.My boyfriend told me this phone would be awesome,he owns the Nokia N80 and is impressed with my phone....This is not a flip phone it is a folding phone which in my opinion makes it easy to text....also this phone is not white but more of a pearly silver.....my rating over all is 9.25 out of 10.

  • Does this hp have reminder? For example i have an unread sms or missed call...will it beep?

  • Planning to buy it soon..looks pretty nice..

  • Excellent phone have it a few months now and always had a nokia but its so much better...! Samsung much better make and lots more settings in the phone...! Its also so GIRLIE!!

  • im frm sg and its probably with contract.the price is too low for such a phone

  • there is such phone sold in sg... it cost $480 but im not so sure if its with contract or not

  • I happen to see this phone down here.... find it pretty neat but i nev see it on sale in singapore... Is it selling in singapore? abt how much?

  • how come i cannot retrieve a multimedia message? do i have to set something or what?

  • how good is the music quality using its loud speakers? and also the headsets.

  • I need a new phone and this one is so cute. Anything bad I should know about it before buying? Anyone?

  • well, there's no such thing as pure white, and the e878 is exactly da same as e870, it is only cuz chinese likez da number 8, so the chinese samsung company puts a 8 at da end. and also, for da song playlist, you just need to go in ur player first, and then you can see ur playlist(there are 4 total), just choose one randomly, and then put go to get ur songs from ur memory sticks(but 30 songs is the max for each playlist).XD

  • There is a pure white version of this phone. As for the mp3 question... the only way i can think of getting more mp3's into the phone is to buy a bigger micro SD memory card.

  • Yeah i recently got an E878 from china, it looks exactly like this phone. its made by the "any call" logo instead of the samsung. im just wondering if there is an actual pure "white" cover for this phone, because when i ordered it the whitest they can get is silver... and i didnt really want it, so im planning to change the case. and also wondering if the e878 is much different to the e870. and wondering if you can actually download a different visualisation for the boring mp3 player. thanks.

  • Anyone knows how to add the song files from my microSD to the playlist? I have too much songs and I cant possibly add them inside the phone!

  • Thank you for the person who posted the reset code, but how do you get to the screen to type it in if the phone is stuck on the logo screen and won't go further in the boot process?. I can't even turn off the phone. To turn off the phone I have to take the battery out, otherwise it will be just on all the time of the samsung boot screen.

  • hi Caroline Smith, i been searching around for ways to make the wallpaper work. even try your method and it still didnt work. hmm, is it something wrong with my phone?

  • please help am desperate to transfer music mix to my phone but is too big and has to go straight onto my memory card which it doesnt let me select this option in the files list???help

  • hello i am thinking of getting this phone, i really like it, does it have good memory for songs, and is it worth getting?

  • Full Reset : *2767*3855# Be sure your battery is fully charged Worked great for me when the memory got mixed up

  • URGENT HELP PLEASE!!!!! My E870 is stuck on the "Samsung" logo boot screen. Does anyone know how to reset the phone or know where I can find out how to reflash the firmware or reset the phone to factory defaults.. I don't care about deleting whatever data I have inside.. I just want my phone to boot up again instead of being stuck on the bootup screen. I can't even turn it off unless I pull out the battery. Suggestions? Please email me and i'll check this forum whenever possible. thank you so much..

  • I've got had this phone for about 2 weeks now. Only problems is the fact that it doesn't the the ( ' ) sign when texting. Also the cover for the charger and headphones socket is quite a nuisence, as it doens't come off! Also i've read that this phone has flight mode? I can't seem to figure out this feature! Correct me if i'm wrong but i can't find this feature mentioned in the manual either?

  • omg im being to hate this phone. It has really bad battery quality and when u charged it for a while its very hot. It takes forever to completely charge. I recognize people don't buy this phone. If you do you must to play with all the features especially bluetooth and pictures and email messeges.

  • is there an option on this phone where the phone automatically deletes your read msgs when your inbox is full?

  • Can anyone tell me if the 870 is dual- or tri- band?

  • How big is the text when sending SMS plz?

  • sakura: but its kinda bad.. there aint any usb cable provided... =(

  • wao.. thanks Caroline Smith.. you answered my question too.. i cant figured out how to put my picture so it fixed the whole screen.. but i jz cant figured it out.. thanks.. for sharing.. (=

  • does anyone know how i can get different clocks for the outside lcd screen? and is there any way to set a .gif as a wallpaper or on the outside screen? when i try it just says not allowed... does anyone know? thank you in advance!

  • Caroline Smith: If you read previous posts you would know. Dont worry, I had the exact same question and was so sad because I thought I cant change that. But I figured out how. When you select a picture, make sure you zoom it in using the up and down arrows on the side of the phone. Then "set as" main display and it will ask you if you want to view it in "standard ratio view" or soemthing, do not check the box and just "save". And you've got your main display filled with your whole picture. And about the 2 blue bars, its set like that, I've read that it cannot be changed and I've tried and played around with it, just blue lines. About downloading music into your mp3. I dont know if your kit supplied you with a usb cable and a Samsung PC Studio software, if it did, upload the software and it's pretty straight forward from there, then you connect the usb cable to phone and computer and I think you know the rest. If not, just read instructions after installing the software. If your kit did not include usb cable and software, I'm sure your local carriers are able to provide you with some. Check those places out.

  • Hi people! I am really hoping someone can help me. Does anyone else have problems with the wallpaper function on the e870? I want to set my wall paper to my own pics but they don't fit the whole screen, instead I have 2 blue bars at the top and bottom of the page. However, if I set a photo to wall paper straight after taking it, then its does fit the whole page. Does anybody know how I can change it so all my pics fit the enitre screen whenever? Or alternatively how I can change the colour of the bars that appear at the top and bottom of the screen? Also I know other people have asked but how do I download music to my mp3 player? I have no idea and I want some music on it? If anybody knows the answers then i'd be so grateful for an email. Thanks so much!

  • Samsung E870 Is So Smart Mobile Phone P.l Sent me Information

  • Do you know how to sms to many without going through the phonebook each time you want to choose a recipient? The only way I know is to go to "options" then "phone book" and select and then back to "options","phone book", select. Don't they have a checklist function? Thanks

  • Well, I've had this phone for about a month now, and for sure, it's not the most-it-has-everything-type-of-phone but something that has the bare basics. Overall everything is "ok" - like mp3 player, camera/video. However, there is one thing that I dislike which is that the alarm does not let you choose your own ring tone. I found this a tad bit tedious just 'cos of the lack of custimization one is given upon the purpose of the phone. Nevertheless, the design is stunning and simplistic for those who wants a trendy phone.

  • Hello! Can anoybody tell me how I can connect my phone to PC / via bluetooth? How do I get my music onto my phone? Am I missing something, to connect my phone to the PC? I have a USB plug, but it's too big for my phone. I just want to download music from my PC to my phone. Help would be so much appreciated. Thank you, guys.

  • For anyone looking for bluetooth for this phone, I got the Jabra BT-350 and it worked flawlessly, initially I have an unknown Sony Ericsson and it didn't work at with each other meaning I can't switch from phone to headset during a call. I also have a sandisk 1GB and loaded with mp3s, before playing make sure you create album so it'll play the whole thing not just one song.

  • yes the outside lcd screen shows a digital clock which you can set it to always on or not does anyone know where i can find some themes for this phone?

  • I'm partially sighted, could anyone please tell me how large the text is when you are typing and receiving SMS please? Also Does the small window on the front display a digital clock please?

  • Regarding the playing the Mp3 from MicroSD it has been explained clearly previously a few pages back. Pls check it out yourself.

  • hi guys, so i got this phone around 2 weeks ago. over all i like it, it's very slim, but i've also found a few bad things about it. first, u can set 3 different alarms, and if u leave ur phone off over nite and u want ur alarm to go off, u'll wanna turn the auto power on; or else the alarm will not work, trust me, i found out the hard, hehe good thing i got 2 other alarm clocks. anywho, then there's the ring tones, i used to have a sony ericsson z520, i loved that phone! the z520 allow u to have mp3 ringtone set for text msg alert, alarm, and normal ringtones. but the e870, it only allows u to use mp3 for phone call ringtones, but not msg or alarm. so that kinda sucky, since the fault ones r kinda gay. last but not least, i have a lil problem with the memory card, and wondering if anyone can help me out with it. i just bought a sandish 1gb transflash micro sd memory card, i put songs on it from my laptop, but when i put it in the phone and tried to open it from the mp3player option, it said the card is empty. but when i go into memory card from other options, it'll show the files i have in there. and it only plays one at a time, and u cant add it to the play list. what can i do to make it work??? pls help me!!!

  • ARG. it's not working. okay how do you add symbols such as the equal sign and all those in your txt messages?

  • how do you include symbols such as '

  • just discovered something new... when in Music player, u can use the number pad (1~4) for shortcuts like the equaliser, 3D sound, wave patterns and "repeat" functions. That's sure useful, I wonder why it isn't include in the manual... at least the camera shortcuts are stated inside the phone but not this.

  • It supports up to 1GB MicroSD Card.

  • does anyone know how high the phone support on the memory card?

  • I was wondering if it applies to everyone: is the battery quite short? Like, I remember reading a previous post about lasting 3 days. And mine does ONLY last 3 days but not standby, I do play with it during the 3 days. Does anyone last longer? like 7 days standby?

  • how can I transfer my music from pc straight to memory card how come the memory card is not listed on the phone files????? please help!!

  • I juz got my phone last night. I can't import photos from computer to hp but i can import songs from computer to hp. Can someone pls help me??

  • Oh, I think there's some problem with the phone. I suggest that u consult your dealer asap. Hope there's no problem for u.

  • Hii. I Got My Phone Today, I Love It. It's Ace. Just When I Try & Play An MP3, It Just Makes A Ticking Noise, And Won't Play. Is It Faulty Or Is There Something I Need To Do? If Someone Would Reply, That Would Be Great : ) Thanks.

  • i have a problem with my phone too. i dont know why bluetooth wasnt work while i device to other bluetooth.

  • i used to like this phone. awesome

  • thanks wendy. Damn,that sucks. Now, thats the ONLY thing i dont like about this phone. That it has no reminder of missed calls. And, well, Ive had the phone for 5 days now. Still awesome. I'll prob post more info later for people who want this phone and want to know more.

  • yes i have tried to connect my phone before i open the pc studio, but it still says 'not connected'

  • To Smee: No it doesn't beep to let you know you've got missed calls. Recently i left my phone upstairs and missed a call while i was downstairs. I didn't realise til about an hour later that i'd missed it, i only noticed it when i opened my phone and saw it.

  • yes it has a silence button as well as loud speaker

  • have u try connecting your phone(must be turned on) before u on the PC studio?

  • how come i cant connect my phone to the samsung pc studio? it says 'no connection' even though my phone is plugged in usb.

  • hi, im thinking bout getting this fone, just wondering, does it have a loudspeaker on it? and a silence button?

  • To Ycbx: U have sure provided a great information regarding the Full screen wallpaper. Thanks!

  • does anyone know if i recieved missed calls, is there a reminder or some sort of beep that keeps beeping to let me know i've got missed calls?

  • :S i dont know what phone to get :( i cant decide arrrrrrrrr im at a bad age i guess :P

  • thanks! good to know. and actually, i found out i COULD use previous pictures to fill up the whole screen in the main display. just zoom the picture. so yah, nevermind.

  • Smee, i've got this phone for 3 months + already and yes it's like this :( you're not the unlucky ones. I think it applies to everyone

  • I just got this phone and I've been playing with every single feature. It's really awesome! Except ONE thing which I cant figure out. The wallpaper. It was mentioned in previous posts but I was wondering if it happens to everyone or just some of them. Once I take a picture, I "set as" main display immediately and the picture is able to fill the whole screen in the main display. BUT once I want to use other pictures as my main display, I would go through the previous pictures I have taken and "set as" main display. But they do not fill the whole screen. And this blue border shows up (standard ratio view). Making the picture much smaller and its really ugly. I was wondering if it does the same to everyone? Or am I just one of the unlucky ones? Can anyone please tell me how to get rid of that border/standard ratio view on my main display? It'll be the world! Thanks.

  • Quoted from Page 5: Reply to Wendy, Wow thanks alot for that valuable information. Actually I have tried that before and have successfully closed it and it fits nicely. However, when I open it, the card just pop out. This is because when I actually thought I have closed it nicely, the cover has just make the card ejected out, but because the covers fits so well, the card still remain in it with its mechanism device in "Eject" mode. And I'm afraid that this will spoilt the phone in long term. But after u have remind me again, and after a few tries. I discover an easiest way for me to make it closes well without spoiling the MicroSD Card. This is how it is... AFTER u insert the card; But BEFORE u fully inserted it(before the locking mechanism locks the card), adjust the cover slowly letting the the 2 pairs of protruding plastic to "sandwich" the the Card(it's kinda hard, maybe u would like to lossen/widen the gaps of the protruding plastic before inserting the card. That helps). After the plastic fits into the card well, gently push the cover until it fits with the locking sound of the mechanism. That's it. I just wonder why the manual doesn't include such important point

  • Hi Guys.I just bought the phone.Basically,its a basic hp.If u are looking for the top notch,then look for others but i highly recommend this hp.Its user freindly n has a very basic look.Good work samsung.The only thing i have trouble with is closing the memory slot with the memory card in it.Does anyone have a solution to this?

  • yo gize. con any1 tell mwa if availbil at cpw. thx, calz.

  • and also, what's the max size flash card i can use in this phone? it plays every type of mp3 right??? last question, is there a way to only show the list of numbers from the phone, instead of both sim and phone??? b/c i have them on both, and it's annoying! thx again guys

  • i just bought the phone online, and got it today. but i forgot to check what's the voltage for the charger >_< can anyone tell me what it is???

  • Has anyone else had problems with the mp3 player? Have had my phone 3 weeks, yesterday it would play music, and video with sound, today it just makes a muffles clicking noise...

  • Inorder to play the MP3 with the phone "closed", u have to play the file in the Music Player instead of playing it straight under "My Files". Start the Music Player and select the option " add music" from either your phone of your menory card. If u wish to add music from the menory card, u CAN'T have sub-folder in the "Music" Folder in the MicroSD card. If u still having doubts u can check previous pages of reviews, I remember someone teaching me it.

  • Hi, Does any one know how I can listen to MP3 without having the phone open. I don't like to have it unfold and listen to music. Thanks

  • thanks for your help . anyway , how can i install the java game using bluetooth ?

  • I not sure whether u made a silly mistake like me... do u activate the Blue-tooth at first? If yes, by the phone default, the sender will need to key in a password inorder to send to u. The default password should be eight zeros [00000000].

  • Do any of your guys know how do received the file by send using bluetooth , as it always show fail when my friend send thought its O2 mini . and also how to install java using bluetooth ?

  • hey i was wondering.. do anyone know when this phone came out and when they going to have like a full housing for it.. casue i don't like my valentine pink.. i got it casue i like the style and all.. but i don't like the pink.. lol.. thanks

  • his pocket was fyn its this fone it is massive

  • Reply to below, the current highest menory for MicroSD card is 1GB. My phone brought for about 2 months has never freeze before too.

  • I would like to know.What's the maximum memory card that it can take?1 Gig or 512 megabyte?Thanks for your help guys.

  • I've had my phone since May 06 and it's never frozen on me, so it maybe is something to do with your sim card. Either that or you do have a faulty phone. Maybe you should contact Samsung, see what one of their technicians say. They might be able to replace it. I've definitely had no problems with my phone anyway. And i don't think it's a big phone either, it's certainly not huge. It's small and dinky, very slim and easily fits into a pocket (unless you have teeny weeny pockets) looks a bit like an ipod. It's so small i've lost it sometimes!! :)

  • To give an example of freezing - you lose network and the phone displays "searching" which is normal, but thats where it stays until you switch the phone off and then on again to get a signal. Or if you put on silent and then try to use another function the phone will switch off or lose "network" and display "limited service" only. Anyone else had similar problems? I've been told that it might be because my sim card is old and needs replacing?

  • Reply to below, It only means the pocket is too small and not the phone is too big. =)If this phone is consider really huge like u said. I believe there're many monster gigantic phone out there. =p

  • hi this fone has so much kwl stuff on but its huge((n i mean really really big my m8 has it n it dnt even fit in his pocket he had to but a lanyard thing davidxx

  • does anyone know how to put AIM on this phone? =/

  • This phone works with EasyStudio3 on the PC The data cable is an USB cable you can buy from Samsung. Works great

  • you can buy this phone at: www.exoticcellular.com

  • Reply to below, the photos are saved in the phone menory in default and this setting can't be changed. u have to move your photos manually to your SD card to clear space. u can either connect your phone to your PC with Blue-tooth or USB Cable. Do take note that the USB cable for this phone seems to be different from the others.

  • I am going to purchase this phone tmrw and i was wondering if anyone knows the following 1. Do you pictures save automatically to your microSD card or can you set it too? 2. How can you connect it to the computer to transfer photo's and such?

  • Does anyone know where i can buy any software for this phone? I've seen the phones for sale complete with software cd and usb cable, but they weren't included when i bought my phone. I've bought a dongle, which is fine if i want to transfer pictures etc from my phone to my laptop, but for some reason i can't transfer anything from my laptop to the phone. I'm wondering if anyone knows where i can buy a USB cable and the software cd so i can transfer MP3 files to my phone.

  • Sending picture messages (MMS) is really easy and straightforward, so if your phone is saying 'service unavailable' it sounds like you might have to contact T-Mobile as it might need them to set it up for you. I had that problem on another phone, i had to ring O2 and they had to set it up, as my phone at the time wasn't set up to send or receive MMS. So the best thing to do is ring T-Mobile, i'm sure it's something simple that they can do, then you're away sending picture messages like they're going out of fashion!! :o)

  • does anyone know how to send picture messages? i tried but it kept on saying service unavailable.. i have t-mobile .. please help!!!!

  • how does it freezes? what did u do that causes the phone to freeze? I have not encounter any freezes yet.

  • Already returned one phone (limited edition red o2) due to it freezing but second one is freezing as well. Does anyone have any solutions?

  • does anybody know how to delete "RECENT RECIPIENTS" in the text messaging option? it gets confusing when you've sent texts to a lot of people, you have to scroll down and search for the person you want to send to. I just want to delete all the recent recipients and keep maybe one or two. Any help will be appreciated!

  • nice phone!!! can minimize,play wma and memory slot... camera not bad! Sound LOUD!

  • thats what i did, it just shows a blank blue background

  • Automatically your first 20 SMS will be saved to your sim card (it will only take 20), then any following will be saved to your phone. It's possible to move SMS from sim to phone, and vice versa (if you have the space on your sim). If your sim is full and you want to move an SMS from your phone, you'll have to make room on your sim by moving some SMS to the phone. To do that you'll need to open one of the SMS stored on your sim (you'll see the little grey symbol at the right hand side of the message in the inbox). When the SMS is open click on options, scroll down to 'move to phone' and press select. The SMS will then be saved to your phone. Then you do the same thing to an SMS you want transferring from phone to sim. Sorry if this seems long-winded, i'm pants at explaining things! :) Hope it helps a bit anyway. And to the person asking about wallpapers, it sounds like you might need to contact Samsung, as i'm not sure why it won't accept your pics as the wallpaper. It should do, so maybe there's a problem with your phone. Go onto the samsung mobile website and use the 'contact us' bit, ask them a question about it and they'll email you back within a day or two. I've emailed them a couple of times with queries and they've been really helpful and sorted me out.

  • That's exactly what I did, but it still doesn't show as a wallpaper, just a empty blank blue background.

  • How do you make your text messages to be saved on your phone instead of the sim card and vice versa?

  • To set a photo as wallpaper, find the photo/picture you want, go to options, scroll down to number 3 'Set As', press the right arrow key and select where you want the photo (main display on the phone or on the cover when you close the phone). Click ok, come out of the pictures and you should see your photo as your wallpaper. What i really like about this phone is the ability to lock away texts and pictures/files so nobody can read/see them if they pick up your phone. I never had this option on my previous phones. Now nobody can see my SMS/pics unless they know my pin number, i love it!!! :)

  • Does anyone know how to fix the wallpaper problem? I can't use photos I've taken with the E870 as a wallpaper, or pictures that I sent to my cell phone from my PC. It just shows blank blue background when I try. The only wallpapers I can use if the wallpapers that came with the cell phone.

  • How Come My E870 can't play MP3 (no sounds, but i think the file is loading)?

  • just read back about 2 pages n u will know more about its battery life

  • Do you think the battery is used up very quickly? For example, It is fully charged in the morning and it is already low in the next day afternoon. This is my 2nd same style phone already because my first one had the same problem and I changed it. It doesn't sound normal??

  • 4tjZ: just press 'OK' button after you finish writing the sms to 'save and send' the text message. it will be saved to sent box folder automatically.

  • For those of your bitchin about the phone camera quality, you're picking at thin air. Invest in a decent digital camera with flash and a SD card and you're set. Now ..you can enjoy occasional, non professional photos on ya samsung phone and maybe professional looking photos on your camera(mines a samsung!) Cheers!

  • That's strange, shouldn't the USB data cable came along with the phone package? Mine came with the box.

  • i really like this phone its great, i have no problem with the camera i think its pretty good enough for me, obviously not the best quality but way better than my last 1 mp camera phone, i love the 3d vivd messaging thats worth a look. the person with problems with the messages in sent box, they are only saved if when you go to send a message you click the send and save option, hit the send only option if oyu dont want it saved does anyone know where i can get a usb data cable for this phone, many places dont make one and say i have to use bluetooth only,, which takes forever to download files!!!

  • For anyone thinking about getting this phone for its camera. This is not the phone for you, the camera is less than average in my opinion. I did a thorough comparison today with nokia 7610, both are 1+ megapixel. e870 is way more blurry in the highest picture quality regardless of object and lighting. 7610 is more than a year old and it still beats 870. So if camera is what you're looking for than this a bit stylish phone isn't for you but no other complains about this phone.

  • 4TFY: My headset works perfectly fine I don't have the problem you're having. Did you mute the call (When in a call, go to menu and make sure it's not VOICE OFF) 4tjZ: my phone keeps everything I sent (i only use sms) in the SENT BOX automically. I didn't change the settings and I can't find a setting for that too.

  • Can anyone help me verify the following problem I posted here a couple of days ago? ---- When the headset is cennected to the cellphone, I can hear the other person's voice but when I am speaking on the microphone, the person can NOT hear my voice. ---- Thanks

  • How come this phone doesn't show my sent msgs in the "sent messages" folder? Can I turn this option on..or is there something wrong with my phone?

  • thanks diziak, it works.. :) i think i tried all the button available BUT that one..

  • Just click on the buttons(volume-up/down) to zoom, in and out. These are the buttons on the left of the phone, with up/down arrows. : )

  • hi,when we display images, can we zoom it? It looks like there is a zoom icon at the top left but don't know how to do it.

  • is there a site or something where I can download games and/or themes for this phone?

  • Reply to 4TFy: It's probably the headset problem, not your phone. Try connecting it with another headset. If this doesn't solve the problem, look for your warrenty card. Reply to hwaj: The settings of the GPRS, MMS etc are depending on the country and subscriber that u are in and u have subscribed to. Maybe someone from your country can help u.

  • Reply to jkze: The PC studio can be used without the Internet connection; however, once it is connected, the software will download a bunch of updates. What symptoms do you have? The software cannot recognize the phone or anything else? Reply to 4tjz: As my understanding, yes, the battery icon on the screen is the only indicator of remaining battery capacity.

  • Does this phone tell you how many % of the battery is left? Or is the battery icon the only way to show you the battery status?

  • anyone know how to set up the email account for this phone??? I can't send email. please reply =)

  • ok i have a problem with the phone freezing on me as well. but i never figured out why. anyways, its a nice phone and everything but i can't seem to be able to use the samsung studio on my computer. does the internet have to be accessed to use the pc stuido?

  • HELP! When the headset is cennected to the cellphone, I can hear the other person's voice but when I am speaking on the microphone, the person can NOT hear my voice. Anyone has the same problem?

  • My phone is a little hot when charging.

  • Is it normal for the phone to get a bit heated while it's charging?

  • yes, its ringtone is mp3 compatible. but its sms tone has only a selection of 5 default tones.

  • Can you set an mp3 as your ringtone? Or do you have to stick with the presets in the phone?

  • Hi, i'm sorry I made a mistake, the border is always blue. =) it can't be changed i think.

  • hi there! :-) thank you for your reply on the silent mode thingy & the wall paper dilemma. I think I'm having some problem with my phone. When putting on a horizontal wall paper (eg. photo taken from the phone itself), the border that comes our is ALWAYS BLUE in colour, even if i have changed the skin to orange/green/purple. Is the border suppose to be BLUE?? or should it change colour together with the skin?? Other screens (eg. Settings, Phone Book, etc)are OK, as in it is in the chosen skin colour. Pls help... :-( i really hope my phone is not "sick".... thanks!

  • Just recently got the Limited Red Edition from O2 UK: the phone works very well, if you've had a Samsung before it's just like all the others, the new features are great, and the phone itself is very durable; it's survived the streets of Leeds (literally!) Def worth getting if you want something a little different...

  • is there a USB port to connect to the com?

  • Sorry, can't help u on the memory card and java game, I have no idea at all. Maybe u can seek someone else help. As for the last question, it's perfectly alright. After u enabled the safty removal; and after u plucked out the USB cable, it's normal that the Studio software still display Connected. This won't spoilt anything.

  • k, here is my option on why the phone freeze, it might cause by the slow processor, For example. If you are trying to load a webpage, while it's loading, u hit cancel, the phone will freeze there, i figure out just don't press anything and close the flip and it will be back to normal, it will also freeze when you are doing several thing at once, like playing mp3 while you are web surfing and someone just call you. and it will freeze.

  • How do I disconnect the USB from my phone when I'm using 'Samsung PC Studio 3'? I tried from the 'safely remove hardware', but on the samsung studio, it says I'm still connected. What can I do?

  • how do you put games from the PC to the phone? Since there is no "game folder"..?

  • i have tried to insert the memory card into my digital camera to reformat it. When I put the card back into my phone, it works fine. But maybe a few minutes later, it says that the memory card is unrecognized. Is it something wrong with the memory card or the phone?

  • I believe there's no custom themes for this phone. btw there should have a software to add vibration to the phone so that it can ring n vibrate at the same time. does anyone has that?

  • can someone answer my question please!!!!!!

  • First, replying to kath, U are only able to add songs from your menory card IF only your songs are place directly into the Music Folder of the memory card. If there's sub-folders in it, u wouldn't be able to do so, though u still can play it but not with the flip closes. Try again after u have format your memory card. As for regarding the freezing, it don't have any idea for now... Reply to geo, 1)By holding the # button for half a second, your phone will be in silent mode. 2)U can't get rid of the borders if u are using a horizontal wallpaper, the most u can change its skin with other 3 default skins choice(orange, green & pink). However if u use a vertical wallpaper, it will fit your screen perfectly. But this cause another problem, which is, the date and time on the main screen blocks the wallpaper. Does anyone knows is that removable?

  • hello... i just got my E870 last weekend, and i loveeeeeeeeeeeee it!!!! i have some questions, hoping someone out there can help me please? 1) how do you go on SILENT mode (while in movies, or meetings, etc)??? 2) when i put pictures as wall paper, i always get a blue border... how do i change the border patern/colour/no border?? thanks!!! :-)

  • Does anyone have problems with the phone freezing? Can anyone give me any tips on why it freezes, and what I can do to prevent the freezing of the phone? THANKS! :]

  • I had a similar experience as the memory card could not be read nor formated by the cellphone (not E870). What I did was formating the card by my "digital camera" and then formating it again by the cellphone. You may try to format the card by any electronic device and then format it again by E870. Good luck.

  • sorry for posting so many times... i have a problem with my memory card. when i first turn on my phone, the memory contents are there when i click "memory card", but then maybe a minute or two later, the phone says the memory card is "unrecognized", and it says me to format:yes or no. even if i click yes, it says 'failed'. can someone please tell me why there is this kind of problem? your help will be GREATLY appreciated

  • how come i can't choose any songs to play on the music player from my memory card? when i go to music player > options > add music from > the 'memory card' option is not clickable..

  • how do you save things on the memory card?

  • does anyone have problems with the phone freezing? this phone has froze 2 times in 2 days

  • Reply to below, By playing the mp3 through the Music player instead of playing it by selecting the mp3 files from the phone or memory card, u can close the flip while playing it.

  • how do you play music when the flip is closed?

  • Great phone.It's Stylish, small, simple and got everything i need. I had an SE W800i, and time for a change, I looked through most new phones, i came down to the Samsung E870. first this phone looks stylish, like an ipod, actually it looked like an apple phone after i put the mac logo as the wallpaper. haha. and it's very small and thin. Pro: -Stylish, small, easy to use, -A2dp bluetooth support, works great with my itech BT stereo earphones. -nice 1.3mp camera, speaker phone. Cons: -not so user friendly OS compare to my SE, files name can't be longer than 32 char. and you can open a subfolder's file. -slow processor, will crash occasionally. -short battery life, max out 3 days. -so so music player. SE walkman still the best i ever use. I highly recommend this phone for people who just wants a simple phone that comes with all feature. even not the best feature, but does up to my need.(BT, Speakerphone,Camera).

  • Just ordered the phone of ebay for �140! Its the red one it looks really classy i think! But when i get a new phone the minute i get it i always want to customize it with themes etc, can any give me any links to themes, external clocks etc? Cheers Curt

  • I think there's a lot that the manual doesn't include. When you think about everything the phone can do, the manual doesn't cover everything, so there's some things you have to work out for yourself. :)

  • Reply to Wendy, Wow thanks alot for that valuable information. Actually I have tried that before and have successfully closed it and it fits nicely. However, when I open it, the card just pop out. This is because when I actually thought I have closed it nicely, the cover has just make the card ejected out, but because the covers fits so well, the card still remain in it with its mechanism device in "Eject" mode. And I'm afraid that this will spoilt the phone in long term. But after u have remind me again, and after a few tries. I discover an easiest way for me to make it closes well without spoiling the MicroSD Card. This is how it is... AFTER u insert the card; But BEFORE u fully inserted it(before the locking mechanism locks the card), adjust the cover slowly letting the the 2 pairs of protruding plastic to "sandwich" the the Card(it's kinda hard, maybe u would like to lossen/widen the gaps of the protruding plastic before inserting the card. That helps). After the plastic fits into the card well, gently push the cover until it fits with the locking sound of the mechanism. That's it. I just wonder why the manual doesn't include such important point.

  • does anyone have a picture of the white e870?

  • I had trouble closing the little cover once i'd put the memory card in, but after a couple of tries it closed with no problems... and i didn't have to cut anything off it! I'm really happy with this phone. I'll admit to having my doubts when i first got it, but i stuck with it and i love it. It's so slim and light, really trendy. I know it only has 5 default SMS tones, which i think is a bit naff, but apart from that everything else is great. One question though.... does anyone know how to get SMS messages in date order? All mine were in order up til this afternoon when i accidentally turned off my phone. I've turned it off before and had no problems at all, all SMS have been exactly the same. But for some reason today when i turned the phone back on all the SMS are all over the place, they aren't in date order. Can anyone help????? :)

  • hi i just got this phone and am in a 18month contract so cant upgrade this phone now til oct/nov next year so i need to know im gonna b happy with the phone for abit. ive read a lot of bad comments on the phone and so far its just like my other samsung phone e530 feature wise and more. Its nice looking altho i think the valentine pink might be better! But i got 14 days now to change the phone and there IS NO GOOD PHONES OUT AT THE MOMENT!!!! the only other phone i like is the LG chocolate but that has had equally bad comments on the practically and features of the phone and i dont like the sound of the touchscreen coz its way too sensitive. Which do you think is better the lg chocolate or this one...is there any other good nice looking phones out at the moment. slim phones are the best in my books but i guess that means you have to skimp on features!!!

  • Reply to below, I consider it long than big. It's sexy

  • is this phone big.

  • TXT message my phone holds 30 txt msg on Sim and 200 on phone. I can't save a txt msg onto the memory card but I can save multimedia msg to the card.

  • Reply to below: Yes, the cover fits perfectly without any looseness when closed after I cut those plastic things. I suspect that even if the four protruding plastic things are cut, the cover will still fit well.

  • Wow thanks alot 4TGb.=) but can the cover of the MicroSD still fits well when closed after cutting those protruding plastic? Will they be loose? Thanks again for correcting me on those 2 points. =) Reply to Below: The phone in the picture is Sliver. Sms that can be stored on your phone is determine by the storage capacity of your SIM card. I see some other countries do sells black color of this phone... it's very nice too.

  • how many txt msgs can this phone hold?

  • in the e870 picture on this website..is this silver or white?

  • Reply to the second below: 1. I can listen to MP3 stored in the MicroSD card with the phone closed. Add music files to an "album list" and try again. 2.The cover can be closed completely after you "cut" two small protruding posts (do not know how to call them) located at the bottom of the cover, where ther are about four such things. Not a big deal though.

  • hi guys~ i wonder will the key pads get dirty after some time as it is white? Thanks oh~~

  • Here's some additional CONS of the phone. u can't listen to mp3 that are stored in your MicroSD Card with your phone "closing". This is really annoying. The "cover" that covers up the MicroSD card slot CAN'T be closed when a card is sloted in. Damn this is so stupid. But still I like the phone alot... =)

  • Reply to below: Yes, it has only 5 default sms tones. And they are all too soft n short, unlike previous samsung phone with loud n long sms tones.

  • recently had decided to but this phone...but then is it true that the message tone cannot set as the mp3 songs?

  • Thanks below for the Battery life information. =) Reply to ningmeng, are u in SG? Starhub is having a promotion till 1st Sep for a 2 year plan contract for S$110. It will be even cheaper if u have any voucher or trade-in.

  • I just bought the E870 a couple of days ago from a U.S. retailer. I had done some research before buying and this phone met all my expectations with addition to its small size and fashionable design. The digital camera is OK but not great; other than that, I am satisfied with most decent functions as what people have said. About the battery life, it lasted for 2 and half days after I played 5 MP3 songs, made 10-minute-long phone calls, transfered files through Bluetooth "over" 40 minutes, and spent some time playing with the phone.

  • to the guy who bought the phone for S$110. where did you buy the phone from? i tried looking for cheap ones and they were still quite ex. considering the fact that i am still a student, and it cost me around $500. ): sad case.

  • I just bought this phone in the Valentine Pink and it's a really nice looking phone. It's got a decent camera, bluetooth, expandable memory, also comes with a phone strap, head phones, wall charger and USB cable. The only problem I have had with it is that I can't change the keypad tones, they all sound the same, but I think that might be a fault only in my particular handset. Otherwise it is a ver sexy and small phone, particularly for women!

  • I've had this phone for about a month now - the battery life on mine is fine, although I don't use the mp3 player that often (I have an iPod) but I love this phone! The camera is great and the bluetooth if great. My only major complaint is that when you dial, the numbers on the screen are HUGE and there's no way to minimize this. Oh well, I still think the phone is great.

  • can someone who have purchased this phone tell me how more about the battery life? My batt with full charge fully depleted within 40 hours of opertaing with 10 songs play through speaker and a 30min chat on phone. Is my battery or phone faulty? Those who own the phone pls reply. Thanks =)

  • Just brought it for S$110. It's nice n cheap. yeah the camera shutter speed is kinda slow. The phone is kinda lag as well compare to other Samsung phones. Too bad it only support MicroSD, it's the most expensive among all sorts of memory cards. =( btw, my battery finished within a day! is that normal? i only played 6 songs with its speaker and the batt finished within18 hours!

  • @ kath...i duno about that but i will buy the water product of this phone in HK for 2180...hopefully the price have dropped

  • This phone is nice, well designed in my opinion. The camera is decent among other 1.3 megapixels. The flash comes in handy only in close range. It also doubles as a flashlight. The phone plays mp4 flawlessly. The mp3 player is, again, decent among other mp3 phones. The phone can play both video/audio from memory card. The screen is about average. Samsung T809 has the best screen I've seen on a cell phone. Other features on the phone are great. I have no complaints for this phone. Some might say it's a girl phone...but what's girlish about this phone?

  • does the camera have a slow shutter speed?

  • the phone is a chic phone and is great for people who want something small and light. however, the applications still seem quite simplistic and are compareable to the time when the nokia 3390 was out. the camera also sucks cause there is a huge lag time on it. the graphics are ok, but for games and such, it is terrible, reminds me the old 8-bit atari games...

  • Can this phone download any program like Realplayer to watch any videos that are on the microSD card? Pls answer if u know. Thanks alot. =)

  • can this phone be able watch music video?

  • wendy! hihi! i got this hp le! everyone sayin its nice!! thx for answeing my questions the other time!

  • is there a headphone jack???

  • Anyone knows where can u find those black ones and those gray ones here btw anyone know where to get the software to convert ringtones to make them vibrate n ring at the same time?

  • The only options it's got are vibration only, melody only, or vibration first then melody. For the last one it vibrates i think either 2 or 3 time, quite long vibrations, then you get the ringtone. I think it has slight vibration along with the tone aswell.

  • Hey, Was just wondering if this phone can vibrate and tone at the same time, because I know half the time I can't hear the tone but can feel it vibrating, and having both are essential to me! Thanx!

  • You can set MP3 ringtones right?? Only you cant set MP3 for msg tones

  • there's an MP3 player but you can't set the mp3 for ringtones?

  • Guys you probably won't believe this but picked phone up in Scotland 4 days ago . Got the phone for Free 18 month contract ( 20 pounds per month ) AND 50 Pounds in my hand cash to spend on whatever I wished . Buying Power Rules lol !!

  • just recieved my phone today and have been playing around only for a while (usually a new phone will take me a whole wk to get it nicely setup and personalised). my 1st time owning a samsung (although played around with previous models b4). really dissapointed with the lack of customisation that can be done on the phone, it dosen't even vibrate with ringtone simultaneously (options: 1.tone 2.vibrate 3. vibrate then tone which is useless since by the time the phone starts ringing the call would of ended) no mp3, only preset tones (which r crap) can be used for msgs alerts, alarm alerts ect. overall design and size of the phone is nice (thats why i brought it) but a little longer in length than expected (looks shorter in the pic). camera function and picture quality is excellent considering its a 1.3 mega pixel cam. many restrictions on file transfer and access to sum up, the amount of customisation and personalisation that could be done on the phone is really low (and i thought sony-ericsson was bad). the layout of menus, features and function is simple, YET, frustrating to use. only if nokia or panasonic came up with this design =( anyone know if firmware could be upgraded for this phone?

  • does this phone have good games?

  • I got this phone a few days ago, it work with Cingular, but the signal is not so good campare to the other Cingular phone.

  • i think i'm getting this phone...does anyone know if the shutter speed of the camera is fast? and what is the keypad made out of?

  • Is the casing metal or plastic???

  • Hey Just got the phone. Love it! How do I use call forwarding with this phone. Any links on wallpapers, screensavers etc too? Luv to all! Obgrigado! N..

  • this phone will work in the usa but not in cingular cali. since it is 850MHZ. and therefore u need a quadband phone or a dual band north american phone, sorry.

  • hey lotus np i did hope that link gave you abit of help. i still havent got this phone yet so i cant say it would work on US but it should because its a tri-band. mms and wap/internet? what phone did you had then? i've done abit of research before i buy this phone and hopefully soon so i can share the specs and any positive/negative points about the phone.

  • hey kj, thanks for the link! it was very helpful. have you gotten this phone and used it in the US area? the reason for these questions is because i have brought a phone before and the picture media messaging and internet did not work in the US and i was very disappointed.

  • hey lotus i dont have an exact answer for your question. the phone supports Tri Band (900/1800/1900 MHz)and i think it should work in cali, but not 100% sure. you can always ask the stores within your area about it but heres a link that might give you an answer. i hope this helps

  • kj or anyone, did you ever found out if this phone will work with Cingular in the US (mostly in Cali)? i would love to get this phone but i want to make sure that i can use all the fun stuff it can offer here in Cali. thanks!

  • Can anyone guide me how to upload the java games into the phone via USB? I have trying to figure out but so far not successful. Help is very much appreciated (email me if possible). Thanks

  • I went in with a motorola or Nokia flip in mind and came out with a Samsung, How did that happen! : ) End of the day, couldn't have made a better choice! The Menus are quite intuitive, the displays are vivid and crisp, the sound quality is stunning for a handset. Tried the camera and the motion video recording, and can expect nothing but this as the benchmark for competitors! I'm a 27 yr old guy, not the most tech savvy, but bought the phone in toronto, paid $380 for it, with 512MB MicroSD memory disk. Will update with future ravings or peeves.. Cheers! Neil Keep Talking!!

  • Hi fangness, So far nothing has jammed for me, and fingers crossed it won't! The screens move really quickly. I've yet to find a fault with this dinky phone, i love it! :D

  • hi wendy! i was wondering if like when u use it, will it jam n u hav to wait for another screen to be display? thx alot!

  • Hi kj, i've found the phone to be quite smooth, really easy to use. I've picked it up quite quickly, and i thought i'd find it complicated compared to what i was used to before - a motorola - but it's simple to use. And the camera is really good quality, my pics have come out excellent. You can adjust the zoom and the lighting, and you can have the photos in various colours. Also the video quality is excellent. I have to say this is the best phone i've had as regards photo/video quality. Hope this helps :)

  • hey wendy, i like to know is the phone laggy or is it smooth when going through menus or txting etc? and i also like to know is the camera quality good? thanks for your help about the sms last time

  • I haven't actually seen one of these phones in the shops around me so i don't know an exact price. I upgraded on my O2 contract so it was free for me, but if i was on pay-as-you-go it would have cost me �199.99 to upgrade, so i guess that gives you an idea of roughly how much it will cost in the shops. I've seen them for sale on ebay at around buy-it-now prices of �239.99. Uma - this phone really isn't big or thick, it's a really neat and dinky phone. When i first saw pics i thought it was going to be bigger than what it was but it's so cute. It's really thin and very lightweight, it looks more like an i-pod than a mobile phone. You really should give it a go, i don't think you'll be disappointed :o)

  • hi! i checked with the handphone shop. the lady told me the phone is quite lagging. is it true? is it easy to upload the pics? abt how many pics can the internal memory carry? thx alot bec i am thinkin of gettin it. pls reply.

  • I first saw it from the ELLE magazine. It looks so cute and suit for a woman. I am kind of like it sooooo much. But after I had checked for the size. I think it is quite thick and big for me. If it was smaller and thinner. I would buy it for sure.

  • Help! - Will this phone work with Cingular? I know they merged w/ ATT so the towers are 850 and 1900. This phone only has the 1900 band (plus the other bands from abroad.) Will I get the coverage I need here in the US? Is this phone going to be modified for US distribution? No answer from Samsung. Has Anybody got any experience with tri-band phones in the US?

  • Music can be minimised, but needs to stop in camera mode. It can also be played while closed. Music quality is nice. Compared to my nano, of course I will choose nano, but this is a very nice alternative for short term. Headphone jack does not exist. only can use its own handsfree(stereo). Recording is in MP4, but can also record in 3gp. Flash can be turned on during video, but don't rely on it... When recording as 3gp, limit was 9 seconds. When recording as mp4, 10 minutes and still going...I ddn't want to waste time anymore. Display is absolutely fabulous. you have to see it to believe it:P Picture of the Number pad from the old posts is totally different. the number pad looks delicious:P If this also supported 3G, it would have been the best phone ever... Just got it today and I love it. Hope you do too.

  • thanks for your answer ch3ck and wendy. was curious about sms because nowadays phones can store decent amount of sms, previous samsung phone can store about 200 sms on he phone, was geting worried when many say it can only handle 20 sms. thanks for the detail explanation.

  • I just got this few days back and it simply works! the logic is like previous samsung models and w large internal mem + expanded storage, reasonable 1.3M cam and is small and light. Can to your ipod companion due to the silver n white colour scheme.. hahaha!!

  • I've posted a couple of questions on here about how many SMS this phone will hold. I've been using this phone for just over a week now and i could only see that it would hold 20 SMS, so i contacted Samsung and their technical team told me how to find the amount. Look at the memory status option in your messages section, it will tell you how many SMS your sim card will hold. For mine (i'm on O2) it will store 20 SMS. If you click the right arrow button at the top of the phone you'll see a screen which tells you how many SMS the actual phone will hold, which Samsung say is usually 200 (mine is). Click the right arrow again and you'll see the memory available for MMS, then again for Email memory, then again for Broadcast messages, then Push messages, then Configuration messages. So it does hold quite a lot of SMS and i'm a lot happier about it all, as i text A LOT!!! :) I really like this phone, i've got used to it quite quickly. The only thing i don't like is that there is only a choice of 5 message tones, and i can't use any downloaded tones as message tones. Apart from that though it's a brilliant phone, very light and very smart! :D

  • Help - will this phone work with Cingular? I know they merged w/ ATT so the towers are 850 and 1900. This phone only has the 1900 band (plus the other bands from abroad) will I get the coverage I need here in the US? Is this phone going to be modified for US distribution? No answer from Samsung.

  • hey kj: it can only store inbox sms inside sim card, so if for instance your sim card can have 20 mgs (as mine does) the phone can only that amount! it this dificult to understand? someone says here that there are sim cards with 200 sms storage space..here at vodafone (pt) don't...

  • many of you said it can store certain amount of sms, some say 10, some say 200 and some say 150 etc does any of the users out there can give an accurate answer of how much sms the phone can handle/store? thanks

  • hello! i love this phone for a while; i've been reading almost all posts and i get the feeling it is not so good as the exterior looks. i have a panasonic VS6 and it's very functional. the software is amazing, very intuitive just like some new nokias (yes, close to symbian os) and it's fast! i can write a sms message very fast with it. it's sad that this samsung has not space for sms messages as i am very text-dependent =) to TXRM: panasonic VS6 has space for 500 sms messages (inbox+outbox), but of course try it before you buy it. mine is unlocked so i don't know if operator locked versions has this space at all. cheers jc

  • is there a headphone jack???

  • Is Cingular mostly in the 850 band? Will it really work in WA? and Calif.?

  • @ k.s. - It's not available by any US carrier, you can get them on Ebay or the import shops listed to the left of the phones profile on here.

  • @lotus - Yes it works in the US. On T-Mobile and where Cingular uses the 1900mhz band. Setting it up for messsaging isn't very difficult at all.

  • Does any one know if this phone will work in the United States? Can you send picture message in the United States? Thanks!

  • Well it is a little stupid on actually USING the microSD-card. Things can be manually COPIED to the card, but I haven't found a way to store them directly on the microSD. I don't think you can even move sms to the microSD. Might be a speed problem, might be saving battery - or just stupid firmware. Another stupid firmware bug. If you turn on broadcast messages on channel 50 (that is display current gsm-cell), you will see that they pile up in the incomming list, where you may manually remove them one by one!!! At least that goes for firmware E870DXFD6 Check firmware version: *#9998*1234#

  • looks like a nice fu**ing phone :D good memory and nice design. standard camera AND bluetooth. real nice..

  • Thanks for your comments re: messages. I've gone over the 20 mark so it looks like so far so good. I've bought a memory card (i think it's 512MB???) so hopefully i'll be able to store a decent amount on mine. One more question... does anyone have any problems when speaking on the phone? I only started using it yesterday so i've only made one call, but it was quite hard to understand what my friend was saying, it was either too loud or too quiet, nothing inbetween, and i was having to ask him to repeat everything! Is this normal or just a one-off??

  • Hello All, I have managed to get 219 SMS in my Inbox before it backed up. This is a wicked little phone. I love it. I am definately recommending it. T x

  • Hi, i wanna know if the msg tone will be able to set as the mp3 which is store in the phone?

  • Btw if you're looking to get the Valentine Pink it's not really pink but more of a matalic pink/lavender I don't know how to explain it. But I thought it was going to be more pink.

  • I just got a Valentine Pink E870 a couple of days ago and I love it. It's simple but has just enough features.

  • Well, by default incomming sms are stored on the sim, and outgoing in the phone. I haven't found a way to change that. The max-number depends on the sim card, some got 10, many 64K cards got 200. I got one with 200, so I'm lucky to be able to have 200 of each kind. Be aware when sending to multiple reciepients that this phone stores one sms per receipient - making it tiresome to cleanup...

  • Hello, I was wondering if someone can tell me how i get my E870 to store more texts/messages please. I've just upgraded to this phone and i really like it, it's so light and compact and has lots of features. The only thing i'm not happy with is it says i can only have 20 messages. That's no good for me, i need it to store far more than that. Reading someone's review further down the page it says they can get 200 messages stored on their E870. How do you do that???? Thanks for any help. Wendy :o)

  • Should have read: Nokia has generally hopeless hardware, but the best software and displays. With Motorola it's the opposite, and Samsung comes in with a wide range of usefull compromises...

  • Hi David. Well, your height would not pose a problem, the phone is easy to lift... :-P But I could not recomend it with heavy use. Especially if you are sending sms to muliple persons. The functionallity are there allright, but it takes a lot of superflous keystrokes. Almost as bad as Motorolas software, but far from usability of Nokia. But if the alternative is another samsung, well then this is good... I'm a happy user at least. A thing like a display that works also in sunshine is a blessing compared to my old hopeless razr. As I usually say: Nokia has hopeless hardware, but the best software. With Motorola it's the opposite, and Samsung comes in with a wide range of usefull compromises... ...Could we only have nokia software and Motorola workmanship...

  • Hi, Im trying to decide between the E870 and the E900. My main concern is that i have always had nokia's and love the simplicity when when sending a text. I have heard that the E900 is very awkward to text on (cant hold down cancel key to delete a few words at a time, touch sensitive keys easy to press by mistake and cancel the text etc) and also the inability to have ring and vibrate at the same time. Please can you offer any advice or guidance. I am a very high user and am on the phone for a couple of hours a day and send 20+ texts a day. Many thanks, David.

  • Hi, i've just upgraded to the Samsung E870 but they haven't provided me with a memory card, and as it stands i can only get 10 SMS on the phone without one. Does anyone know where i can buy a memory card and what sort of card i need please? Hope you can help :)

  • i have just ordered the e870, and waiting with anticipation. this year i have been having trouble deciding what phone to have, cos they all look so boring. i am hoping this phone is not to big, and just really wasy to pick up and text with. i will let you all know when it arrives.

  • Hello, I was wondering where I could find a long review of this phone. Also, what phone do you think is better? This or the D820?

  • Well just looked around the web, can see i've been forwarding the same rumor as everyone else on the colours... It's almost correct, but if you google with site:.samsung.com You would end up with Giving a slight variation: Basic: White Silver / Mirror Silver Option: Ice Blue, Valentine Pink, Champagne Gold, Platinum Red, Coral Orange

  • OOOOPS should have been: There should be six variants �White Silver� and �Valentine Pink� Both available (eg. checkout ebay), and �Mirror Silver�, �Ice Blue�, �Champaign Gold�, �Platinum Red� Sorry for any confussion....:}

  • To Dan: Well the 'white' version is -to my knowledge- the version you can see at the picture on the right called �White Silver�. White interior, and light gray front and back (so called silver). There should be six variants �White Silver� and �Ice Blue� Both available (eg. checkout ebay), and �Mirror Silver�, �Valentine Pink�, �Champaign Gold�, �Platinum Red� Haven't seen thoose for sale anywere (yet). I can recomend the phone highly (even though I bought it with wrong firmware).

  • Great small phone! Howqever I errornously bought it with asian firmware. I found the european firmware s3. Can anyone tell if it can be flashed using : a) the microsd (like many cameras) ? b) the accompaning usb cable (this does NOT power the phone) ? [I've tried a handfull of different softwares with the usb-cable]

  • you can keep it uptodate i think. i dowloaded the software from the website and i have got a bluetooth dongle that i used. i've seen the option in the software to sync it but i havn't used it as i don't need to.

  • Does this phone come with any SYnc Software? can I keep it upt to date with my outlook contacts/calendar? Thanks

  • it can hold 20 on your sim, and then 200 on the phone. this phone is all about simplicity and functionality.

  • i have a question. how many sms-messages can hold this phone?

  • this phone has one of the worst designs i have ever seen it looks like a casio calculator.

  • got the phone today on O2 in the UK. all is good. I wanted a small light functional phone to replace my bulky 6680 and this little beauty is. Its light and small and does exactly what it says on the tin. the best thing i like about this samsung is that in quiet mode, you can turn the vibration off so it is totaly silent.

  • Hey, was wondering what it's like to use? I've currently got an Ericsson K750i but I've ordered the Samusung. Are the features as good? How about games and the fiddly stuff? Thanks

  • Can anyone help me? I have the samsung E530 and am thinking of upgrading to the E870 but does it allow T9 predictive text to always be selected as on the E530 u had to always change it when creating a message.

  • Hi everyone, I'm going to the States, specifically to the north. I was just wondering since the E870 is a tri-band phone...it should be able to be used there right? I'll be buying it in Singapore though..

  • can anyone hav a mini review of this phone? lyk how's d video recording?is it unlimited?is it in MPEG4 or 3GP format?can u watch video/photos in full screen?hows d quality of d mp3 in d headset?and is it true it can be minimized?and last, what's d dimension of d display, i mean the actual physical size..tnx guys..

  • no i dont tink you can enter msn messenger with it. i currently have the phone. nothing really bothers me except that when i put in my memory card, the cover for the phone (that covers the memory card section at the side) cant close unless i take out the memory card. other than that. the phone is lovely!

  • hey guys!! it seems to be a really good cellphone, but it is very expensive here in brazil and i wanna make sure i won't be sorry if i buy it. x] i have some questions!! could someone answer me plxx?? -is it possible to enter msn messenger and have instant messaging? -is the flash good? can i keep it turned on while i film a video? -which one is the best in your opinion.. motorola v3i (with itunes) or e870? thanxx a lot!! =]

  • Hello All, My Inbox is currently holding 120 SMS. T xx

  • help me guys!! I just got this phone and I am loving it! But...monster problem.... I am not able to connect to my car(Acura TL) I have been connecting with Motorola V 600 V3 Sony Ericsson T610 S700 and Samsung D500 D600 ...Yet I am not able to use it with my car...I am able to pair up but then it gets disconnected right away...Please help me guys...

  • Hi Genetico, Thanks for your questions - Only too happy to help. As yet I have not experienced any problems with the navigation keys being too close together, surprisingly as the "cancel" key is soooo slim its hardly there. I am not quite sure what you mean about the phone snapping at your fingers but I have not come across anything problematic when opening this phone. At the moment I amjust getting into opening it with my thumb rather than the opposite hand - if you know what I mean. I hope this helps ?! Its a great phone and I am loving it. Thumbs up to Samsung! T x

  • Hi Terri, thAnks for all the helpful info. :o) I tried a dummy model at one of the handphone shops. The navigation buttons (4-directional ones + the OK button) are spaced quite closed together. Do you experience any problem when SMS-ing ?? (as you might accidentally pressed the OK button when you press the navigation buttons or vice versa.) Does the hinge-joint snap at your fingers if your fingers are placed at the top of the phone when you flip it open ???

  • Hiya Irma, I only got the phone yesterday but I had around 35 SMS in the Inbox and it was still letting SMS in. It did come up once or twice that the SMS memory was full but it didnt create any problems and it let more SMS in after that. My old phone - Samsung E530 -used to have that message appear but sometimes I could have up to 150 SMS in the inbox. The odd time I ended up with a flashing envelope which prompted me to take out some messages but I have never really had an issue with the Inbox backing up. With regards to your vibration question - the phone has a setting whereby it vibrates 3 times before the tone comes through. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more help. T x P.S I am no longer deleting messages so I can see exactly how many it will hold.

  • Hi Terri, Can you tell me how many sms you can save on the phone? I read somewhere only about 15. And do you know or the vibaration function works at the same time as the ringtones? Some older models did that only with a few tones. Thanks! Kind regards Irma

  • Hi E, If you tell me where I can find this information for you, I certainly will. I probably sound thick. T x

  • hey, does this phone supports chinese input? thanks

  • Hello All, Well I have finally received my new Samsung E870 and it was well worth the wait!! Oh my gosh - she is beautiful!! I have only had the phone 2 hours but have already fallen in love. It is very sleek and extremely lightweight - smaller than what I initially thought - but this is not a problem. I had the Samsung E530 before this and find the functions on it very similar. The display is very bright and clear and the camera takes great quality pictures and videos. It can take a while to get used to the buttons as they are quite spaced out compared to other Samsungs but I am firing out my SMS now after only 2 hours so this issue is soon rectified. The text actually looks bigger to me as well. The ringtones are still quite baz so I have got myself some realtones from my old phone instead. The MP3 player sound quality is great and the volume is really loud. I have used the browser a couple of times too and this uploads really quick compared to my old phone which is good cause I can be a tad impatient. I hope this helps and if you have any questions just ask. T xx

  • question.. how long does the battery last? i have a motorola E398, the battery usually lasts 2 days (maximum). too little

  • Hi Terri, It is very nice if you told us how your experence is with this phone. Thanks. Irma

  • Hello All, I have just ordered this mobile off O2 and I am to expect delivery within the next 2 working days. I will bob back then and give you all an update, if you so wish. I am soooo excited. I have been waiting for this mobile for around 4 weeks. T xx

  • I meant the earpiece which comes with the neck sling. Meaning the phone is hang around the neck with the earpiece attached to the sling. Soo i could juz hang the phone around my neck and use the phone freely... Thanks for the help... Cheers

  • I have a Samsung E730 and it holds 200 sms. Most Samsung Exxx do. My guess would be for sure this one also.

  • I would like to know if the phone support triditional chinese for SMS?

  • Slacker, I am not very hi-tech and wondered if you could explain to me what you mean by the Samsung conventional earpiece hung around the neck etc etc.... Do you mean for the Headphones ?? Thanks T

  • Can some-one who uses this phone tell me how many sms mesages it can save? I read on the Dutch Samsung website only 15. And that is not very many. Thanks

  • Nice phone but the flat buttons are hard to press quickly. Also, the SMS tones are still not customizable! There are only 5 and they are all too soft. The ringtones are REALLY loud though!

  • hey anyone knows if the phone comes with the samsung conventional ear piece hung around the neck or the new ear piece which is not attached.

  • Simple yet exquisite! Samsung will overtake Nokia soon...

  • looks cool! still considering whether to own it or not. can someone give me some suggestions? thks!

  • hi! i was at plaza sing today and saw the phone on display, really beautiful and slim! However, does anyone know if you're able to customise the message tone? ie, use an mp3 song for the message tone instead of those few preset message tone in the phone?

  • It looks great, but it is a cross between an iBook G4 and an silver iPod mini. A must have if you like Apple macs. I would buy it.

  • ya i saw it at M1 West Mall when i was purchasing the D510 yesterday its very nice..but abit expensive for the features.

  • I have seen it on display in Singapore Plaza Singapura basement Starhub shop. White on display. Nice!

  • So sorry. I was talking about the internal screen abit too small cos as u all can see most of the phone now have bigger screen.

  • It's look so chic and cool but any disadvantages about the phone?? I find the screen abit too small should have make us of the space around the screen.. Btw how much does it cost??

  • Read the print ad. Impressed that despite its plain understated appearance, it's able to have memory slot (MiniSD), 1.3 mp camers, 262 tft screen and best thing is able to play mp3 music as background! So far no samsung and LG phones have been able to do that until this model!!! What's more it comes in pink and metalic blue - obviously targetting at the women. Very chic and I can forgo it for not having an FM radio tuner so long as the price is attractive enough for me to get it as a backup phone.

  • is the casing fully plastic or is it metal?

  • This phone is boring... I have a samsung E720 and it has all the same features...I though they were ment to be bringin out better phones not the same old plain ones.....

  • Already available. Get yours on eBay.

  • I've got it sitting next to me as I type this. (I work at a phone shop)

  • Thans Kal for ur help i look for a phone which its botton are big and its easy to dail and has diferent colors which help people to chose in wide range and i guss in samsung phones can inistal answering machine but have no idea about this one and has voice dailer and can make so easy for her if you havebetter choice i woild be thankful to know and one thing more do u have price idea? coz it will be available in IRAN 2 months later. thans again

  • This phone is due for release via O2 on 12 June 2006. This is, of course, dependant on whether the phone stock are deleivered in time for the release date and whether the date gets put back. Does anybody know whether this phone has Alarm Clock and Calender features and the like ???

  • its released in june 06' so it says on the o2 website on the coming soon link

  • can ne-one who can tell me when is tis phone gonna be release out!!!!!!!!! sooooooo very sick of waiting n waiting. i tho it was suppose to be release out in first quarter then sec quarter which is now but still no sign or news bout it yet!!!!!!

  • Well "Meghmik" in my opinion..the amount of money you will be paying for all those MicroSD card slot/ 1.3mp camera, EDGE etc..quite honestly won't mean anything to an aged woman. If you get this phone for less then its worth going for. It looks great, comes in different colors and it has big buttons as well.

  • Hi every1, I'd like to know is it suitable present 4 a woman aged 55??? Do u know is it available in IRAN, Does it easy dailing and answering, how about the battery how long does it work? and the talk time hours? whould u please help me?

  • what type of dealer is it ie.optus, telstra, three

  • OMG!!!!!!! i fell in love with this fone!!! its so fabulous...

  • Wow this is a really great looking phone. Its nice to see a somewhat different looking design from the tipical razr knock-offs

  • More pics at.

  • e870 will be released in 6 different colors. Mac White Mirror Silver Ice Blue Valentine Pink Champaign Gold Platinum Red Check it out.

  • i think the silver is ugly. because the phones is mostly white, they were stupid not to make the outside shell white. i think they also should make the memory larger, and the camera better. --yours truly a phone user

  • from what i see on the other web, like mobileburn, it is actually white in colour

  • it would be nice if there is white or other colours other thean silver. silver's kinda common.

  • this phone looks yummy! it's so pretty~

  • does this have speaker phone capabilities??

  • gosh. too bad im gna get new fone todae and its coming soon for this fone. this fone is simply too gorgeous.

  • Oh MAN! i simply love this phone! At first when I saw it, i didn't quite like the buttons but after a while. I'm falling in love with it. NO! i'm already in love with it! Anyway, i wonder when it will be available in Singapore :) Anyone knows? It won't be anytime soon right? I was hoping that it might arrive in May or June? Cause that's when I can get my new plan!

  • wow... love its simplicity

  • Nice look like our baby time ! Simple and white in professional detail design.

  • @jacko umm this still has mp3 and a camera

  • oh man this phone looks just great no frills frankly who really needs a camera, mp3 players on a mible phone?? a camera that would costs you more than 250quids where picture quality would be worse than 40quids stand alone digital camera. or a mp3 player that can barely plays 2hours music. mobile phone is a mobile phone. they should stick to the original concept. make it lighter, thinner, with battery lasting longer. with user friendly interface. that's all i ask for.

  • response to no-named guy. Samsung is definately ahead of other phone manufacturers for sure! TV broadcasting phones are already a massive hit in Korea. and the best thing about it is, viewing TV is 100% free!!!!!!!!And the trend of having small/slim phones are over! With large screens and massive buttons means eldery people can see it with ease. At the moment, the mobile fashion trend in Korea is = bigger the better~ (personally i prefer small phones)

  • Any earphone jack on this lovely phone???

  • ohh... an ipod looking fone!!! earphones please???

  • I love this phone. It looks perfect.

  • all i can say is, fans to other manufacturer are scrambling into pieces, knowing that samsung is very way ahead of the competition, and that is not all, there is more to come, from slim to swivel screen, tv broadcasting, 3g, and voice to text and more. I am not saying this phone has it all but this is one of the example features shaking other manufacturers to tremble. LOL, I believe on samsung because this company does not have the idea of "ME TOO" behavior, not like other manufacturer which copies one features to another in order to overcome one.

  • OMG, another new phone by samsung, but still no 3g. Samsung should have make more 3g phones, nokia already made dozens of 3g phones. What are those people in samsung are thinking?

  • hahaha.."JJ" thought all the white phones look like LG U880. This baby is much better than that..except keypad design..why Samsung didnt use any of their exsisting ones? I wonder when Apple will start making cell phones with their iPod design. That would be cool isnt it? imagine a iPod nano with cell phone features..people will go nuts.

  • not agree, the keypad look vintage, its very nice like the overall design. Just hope that the plastic quality will be good. The only drawback on this phone is the poor screen definition, I would like to find a QVGA here. But perhaps that is to increase the autonomy of this nice slim body...

  • The cellphone has a interesting desing and has good features, I don�t know the cellphone but looks like a nice phone...........................................­................................................­................................................­......And I love Ricky Martin..........................................­................................................­........

  • To "JJ" You posted "the design is a copy cat of LG U880" Where on earth do you find these design similarities?? ...apart from both being standard flip-up type...

  • Yep, the keypad do look rather ugly... Hope this is prototype-design...

  • PLEASE stop babling about 2Mpixels. It doesnt make much sense with that size of lens!! All you'll get is NOISE. Then you need an algorithm to blur this noise out, and ends up with less effective resolusion. I repeat this over and over, but people just won't listen.... Do you think a 'real' camera have a large heavy and expensive lens-system just for fun?!?!?

  • I really feel sad cause nowday samsung camera and sound quality still lose to sonyericsson!

  • the design is a copy cat of LG U880 lol whats with your number victor?!?

  • if only had a 2mp camera and video call thenm i would marry it

  • victor! what is NOKIA design then? all the phone looks like that anyway... the difference is that this one is slimmer, wider screen, mp3 player and memory card slot what else do you need?

  • anyone else besides me think this phone looks a hell of alot like a panasonic vs3? just by the shape and simplicity...

  • beautiful phone like my sweetheart ...slim and cute love it like my sweetheart ................................................­..... victor 91-9818408384

  • So what? Just the same Samsung phone in a square design. Now they want to copy Nokia design...silly

  • Jeez, just saw this pic (full front, open): The keypad is yucks!

  • Out of all the Samsung phones, this one finally caught my attention. A few suggestions for Samsung: 1) Bluetooth & USB = make sure it's workable & problem free from phone to PC and vice-versa, from E870 to other brand phones and vice-versa. 2) A 2MP camera would be nice, though anything between 1.3MP to 2MP is ok if price is a factor. 3) Videos limited by memory card capacity only. 4) UPGRADE the Li-Ion 800 mAh battery! 5) Flight mode + multi tasking 6) Silver colour is old. Have newer colours. Eg. platinum, gold, mercury...(it helps if the colours/material of faceplate doesn't turn into a fingerprint reader) 7) Price = Don't overprice yrselfs. Below US$250 would be good :p. Would like to commend Samsung for the memory specs, the MP3/WMA player and the smashing looking E870. Will be waiting in anticipation...

  • samsung announces numerous models but they never see reality,perhaps koreans gone crazy. Like s500i was announced 4th qtr05 but nowhere. sam should concentrate on less with variety.Their flip models r so jumbled up u cannot figureout which one.Themes concept is still lacking as was bluetooth introduced very late,even card slot is recent Take Care

  • anyone got more pic of this phone?

  • Wow!!! SO PRETTY!!! I really love white coloured phones XD!

  • wow! accepts WMA formats...its really a good fon!!!!!!!!!

  • Samsung...if you can read this...no camera phone should be less than 2 megapixels...please your ruining your phones by downgrading......work on this...two mega pixel w/ auto focus and optical zoom...in a slider

  • I would definitely buy this if it came out... been looking for a good looking clamshell thats different (everyone has the razr so its boring)... I just hope it doesnt become so popular, then i can be different :-)

  • Gheee this looks promising! Rather thin, and yet not ultrawide as V3 and all the copies. Also not too heavy. Hope they placed the antenna right like the V3 (by the micropjone not the hinge). To bad it hasn't got FM or DAB, but it do have mp3. Keep up the good work :-)

  • According to it has got EDGE

  • cool phone

  • oh! there's nothing change! i can its features to other units..... there is no uniqueness in this fone.... it just change its color from black/grey to White! definitely its GROSS!