Samsung E898

  • Released 2006, October
    82g, 14.6mm thickness
    Feature phone
    80MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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    240x320 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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Samsung E898 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2006, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 99.5 x 50 x 14.6 mm (3.92 x 1.97 x 0.57 in)
Weight 82 g (2.89 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio
 Handwriting recognition
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 80MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + Java downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
MP4 player
KINGSOFT bilingual dictionary
Organizer
Voice memo
Wireless / PictBridge printing
Battery   Removable battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 50 min
Misc Colors Silver
SAR 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.53 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)    

Samsung E898 - User Reviews

  • this is a cool phone

  • my phone gives trouble now when i touch the screen.when i press a num,it a different one comes up... how do i fix this problem????

  • Can i have the Pen (stileys) for my E898.

  • deadlly phone

  • deadlly phone. buy it,buy it. u must buy it.

  • for the sony ericson bluetooth headsets, it's 0000 if u want to use it for this phone

  • yes it can

  • is there anywhere to store the retractable pen? or does it have to be attached outside of the phone?

  • The phone is great as many people who sees it with me confese, but my only problem is getting the USB port. Another thing is a suggestion on adding RADIO to the applicfations

  • i think this telephone is great...and i wish to have one...

  • Any diff between e898 and e890 ?Is it the flash for camera? Can this phone use mp3 as ring tone and sms alert? thks

  • love this phone! anyone know if this holds 4gb micro sd>? i know it hold 2gb for sure to all hater of this phone... u just dont know wut this phone is capable of...

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  • WOW! this phone and i love it sooo much! I've never had a cooler phone. I bought it in hongkong, china last march. the only think I can't figure out is how to upload my mp3s and ring tones. otherwise, i recommend it highly!

  • how do I find the orignial cover to replace the old one?

  • What is the code to use a bluetooth headset?

  • Samsung E898 what's the OS????????

  • I used this phone before It's cool.to try and solve the problem of Ma Ma it may be either saved on the SIM card, why it's locted at the bottom onf z. Bless Up

  • does this phone have korean language?

  • Love the phone but any1 know how to fix this problem: I used the chinese tradition Ma Ma for a contact name. But the phone lists it as a letter beyond Z but it should be under M. I know its a glitch because my chinese Mei Mei is listed correctly Thanks in advance

  • Can anyone tell me if this cell supports mobile office?

  • to maal:now find the page of e890.Then start to read opinions.There you will see a people named petros.According to Petros say change your telephone settings.i had same problems but now i havent.i hope this is good to you too.

  • Does anyone try to fix the echo problem? It's becoming very disturbing. Thanks.

  • it is great phone . it is beautiful and useful phone. buy it now!

  • Lols true, samsung fones really have terrible batterly life abt 2 hours of music playin n the battery goes dead not only does the battery life sux, in the samsung d820, if the songs were to be stored into the memory card, THE FONE wunt play the nxt song, so it means dat somehow dis every few minutes, u mus take out ur fone to choose another song that u wish to listen to, and oso theres horrible heat up EG:if u charge ur fone while playin musin usin the loud speaker the fone will heat within a few minutes, so wads the point of gettin a fone wif all dis kinda pathetic function, PLEASE SAMSUNG GOIN SLIM WUN GET U ANYWHERE

  • Samsung phones are just plain rubbish.....my P310 & this E898 are just two good samples!!! Very poor battery life and terrible heatup!!! Reception quality became very bad after one month.....the opposite party can't hear me well & vice versa!!!

  • so which phone is better the e890 or e898 i know the difference that e890 has flash and tv out and less memory while the e898 has the dictionary and more memory so which is a better choice???

  • does anyone know how to install games onto E898??? i tried installing games with .JAD and .JAR extension but it doesnt work...

  • caller id is supported by the network so u better ask your network provider what's wrong with it!

  • I have the same echo problem and by taking the skin off... it does reduce the echoing but not gone completely.. does anyone know how to get ride of it completely??????? if do please help...^^

  • I wonder how to install JAVA games?

  • >>>1. no radio Not a big deal, since it's not necessary when only listen to mp3.. :) >>>2. caller ID does not work 100%. So far so good, it works perfect here >>>3. speaker phone for MP3, yes. for hands free, no. strange?? This I agreed but now I am using bluetooth so problem solved >>>5. touch screen is not user friendly. You must be very FAT or have huge finger? The touch screen feature is very user friendly & easy to use at least better than SE z558 that I previously have for a few days >>>6. poor standby time of less than 2 days. It's about the same as the other phone & it's already good enough unless you are homeless >>>7. photo from the 1.3mp camera is never sharp, image looks flat. I agreed, if 2.0MP or above it would be better! But if compare with other 1.3MP such as W550i, this phone is not bad at all especially at night because its ISO feature helps a lot with low night area >>>8. a very basic phone which costs a bomb. It's more than basic so the price is reasonable

  • >>>>i'm wondering.. do ALL the makes of this phone say "Anycall" on it? Anycall logo only on E898

  • >>>>what is the difference of the e898 and the e890 let me knoe plz cuz i want to buy it bought dont know which is better E898 supports chinese & have more built in memory 80MB E890 is english version & only has 54MB built in capacity!

  • You must have something to cover the mic, that's why other party will hear echo....!! If you use skin case, then you have cut a little hole for the mic...otherwise there will be an echo issue! So far this is really a good phone, I like the touch screen & dictionary, also I love the mp4 player which can play full screen....so I can watch one hrs movie on the train when I am the way to work or home.., good phone!! If there is other color option like the x838 & the camera will up at least 2M or above, then this is a prefect phone!

  • this phone is really good

  • I dont use the flexi-cover at all. This is getting annoying. BTW I called Samsung here in the US and they were not able to help me at all because they dont support this model "it is a non-US model". I am returning the phone tomorrow.

  • Hey, Mus. Do you use a flexi-cover for your phone? After posting my review, the echo issue (other caller hearing his/her own talking) was gone right after taking the flexi-protective case away from this phone.

  • I am also experiencing echo issue with this phone being used in US, the problem happened about 2 weeks ago and does not go away. It's a pain for other people talking to me thru this phone, even though I can hear the other callers clearly without hearing myself talking. Anyone knows how to fix it?

  • Did anyone experience echo (voice) problem with this model. I have E890 and if you read the opinion on it a lot of users experience this problem.

  • I notice one big problem with this phone.......it heat up quite badly after continous conversation for about 15 minutes!!!

  • can't wiev office documents but can connect to tv...

  • it's a very good phone. and writing with pens is so easy

  • how does the kingsoft dictionary work? is it a chinese/english dictionary?

  • can anyone who owns the phone say if it is easy to text?

  • Can anyone tell me how to save text messages onto the SD micro card?

  • I do recommend this phone. First of all, the person who does not recommend this phone wants a radio on it. "Go get a phone with a radio then". No other company hardly has it. Samsung has other models that have radio. This model is popular for other specs than radio. Samsung is just ahead of its game. By the way. the caller ID does work.

  • The E898 and E890 (i bought in Singapore) have the same features. I do not recommend this phone for the following reasons: 1. no radio (is it tough for samsung to incorporate such basic feature??) 2. caller ID does not work 100%. 3. speaker phone for MP3, yes. for hands free, no. strange?? 4. power adapter, data cable etc using brand new connection from current samsung phone. you have to pay thru your nose for all these new cable. 5. touch screen is not user friendly. you may want to get rid of the included stylus pen. 6. poor standby time of less than 2 days. 7. photo from the 1.3mp camera is never sharp, image looks flat. 8. a very basic phone which costs a bomb. 9. a phone with great look but cheap features. 10. other samsung basic phones like x210 and x510 work better than this one.

  • what is the difference of the e898 and the e890 let me knoe plz cuz i want to buy it bought dont know which is better

  • This is an awesome phone. Two things. Does anyone know how to set up the email capabilities on it and does anyone know where I can get a good case for it. The silicon ones look kind of cheap.

  • Speaker phone?

  • I didn't see in the manual how much Java memory there is. I'd like to see about 10Mb, enough room for a comprehensive dictionary. Does any one know the Java specs? thx...stephen

  • i dont now hhow much it is but it very beatifl

  • The security code is.....Well, you will have to seek some help from Samsung or any phone retailers.

  • 00000000

  • What is the default security password code?I want to change it but the fon won't allow coz I've got to enter the defauld code first.

  • I have been using this phone for 2 weeks now....so far so good... no slide touch screen ( u can use the pen or ur thumbs. digital dial pad) camera is great as well as sufficient amount of lighting is around a little slow on the mp3 loading what else do you guys wanna know?

  • Does it slide up or do you have to do everything by touch screen

  • i believe the phone does not have radio but it does have a touchscreen keyboard for texting (i hate writing each letter as well)

  • does it have a keypad or can u only use the pen?

  • the 1.3 camera was ok but if it comes with flash it can be more attrative for those who wants it

  • i'm wondering.. do ALL the makes of this phone say "Anycall" on it?

  • i like it, i like it, i like it like crazy

  • this phone looks really nice, its all sophistimacated. if it had come out earlier, then i would have chosen this phone over the d900. i dont see whts the big deal about 1.3 camera, the d900 has 3.0 pix camera, and the only time i can tell the difference is when i'm taking faraway, or super large pictures. seriouslyy, just go buy a digi camera if u want a nice "camera" oh, i also like the touch screen feature mucho much

  • Hello people. I was hoping that the reviews would help me out but all people talk about is "Camera this, Flash that" Well... isn't this a phone? No body is talking about the phone but the fact that it only has 1.3mp camera and no flash. If they add the latest MP camera with flash autofocus, the phone will be more thicker and more $$$. So please can anyone please tell me about the phone not about the fact it lacks camera. For everyone who thinks the camera is not good on this phone, go buy yourself a real camera.

  • i think 1.3 mega pix is more than enough for viewing photos on ur phone... all ya people out there looking for a good "CAMERA" phone....u aint gonna get one with out dishing out a at least $600+.....i dont even know why people are complaining for....but for all you noobs out there...doesnt matter how many mega pixel there you have.....if u have a crappy small lens u aint gonna get good quality even with 5 mega pix....save up some money and invest in a actual digital camera. nooobs.

  • 1.3mp is just hilarious =.=

  • y cameras only 1.3 pixel?it totally outdate in the market....should atleast 3.o pixel....1 more failure...

  • Hi there. Can anyone tell me, if the E898 has a radio? Thank you!

  • is the camera in this phone good or bad as in final image?? i really like this phone and would like to hav one i love ouchscreens also if it means handwirting recognition does it mean tht u can handwirte wwen ur txting?? thx!!

  • come on samsung you have 3g technology and a 3.2mega pixel camera already why cant you put them in these kind of phones?its like your taking a step backwards ,1.3mp what a joke if this was released 2 years ago maybe but not now.

  • i think they should just use an onscreen keyboard instead of writing recognition ..... friends of mine who use PDAs hate to have to write out each and every letter

  • This is very fantastic mobile, any body will be interested in, when looking at this mobile. There is no opponent for this mobile. I like to take this one, but in my city there is no complete mobile shop providing such this mob. Thanks

  • great phone...now needs 3G, better cameran(3.2mp or better please)with FLASH and autofocus, different colours to pick from and more internal memory!! I like the dictionary. Good idea. Good size, very thin. Touchscreen and handwriting recognition is good too!

  • gud phone from samsung

  • Hmm, large and not too thin with no real keys... Not even a smartphone, so I don't see much potential in this phone. At least the Z558 is smaller and has a real keypad.

  • This is about the time that something like this stops being a cell phone and starts becoming a mobile device. Can I get an Amen?

  • this looks like a great phone, the only bad thing for me is that it has no flash on the camera. i dont mind no 3g, because i live in canada. EDGE works for me. I really like that dictionary idea.