Samsung F300

  • Released 2006, December
    77g, 9.4mm thickness
    Feature phone
    128MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.1"
    176x220 pixels
  • 2MP
    240p
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  • 720mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung F300 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2006, December
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 103.5 x 44 x 9.4 mm (4.07 x 1.73 x 0.37 in)
Weight 77 g (2.72 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.1 inches, 33 x 42 mm, 13.9 cm2 (~30.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~134 ppi density)
 Second TFT display, 65K colors, 176 x 65 pixels
Dual face and sweeping touch
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 128MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video 320p
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games No
Java No
 MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 720 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 155 h
Talk time Up to 2 h 30 min
Misc Colors Black/Blue, White/Orange, Red
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.31 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)    
Price About 180 EUR

Samsung F300 - User Reviews

  • I need the battery for the F300, anyone can help me?

  • My smallest phone ever, I got it in red and loved for years, so slim , so tiny , it had a good camera for it's time and a nice big screen on the back to see videos and play music. Loved it

  • please write me Samsung f300 up stage there is no place for sim card how to use sim in this mobile

  • yes now i use it.

  • it will be hard to find a new one. i have one, and it's 3 years old. battered and weathered lol. some functions are quite annoying. the touch pad on the other side doesn't respond like the ones on ipods. and the middle button that keeps connecting you to the internet when you accidentally press it thinking it's the menu button.

  • i really want this phone,, gggrrr,,, whre can i find one.

  • I need a display if any one plz inform me

  • You need to remove 4 screws and carefully pry with a swiss knife to split it open. When opened, there is one cable that could easily broke. Battery connector can be disconnected and battery replaced.

  • Can it be used for surfing d internet.

  • if you got its betery then please inform me how you got it.! thnx

  • I have it, but it does not accept 2go.

  • this is da best phone ever.The psithurism the speaker quality holds creates a phantasmagorical atmosphere, yet it also bestows banality. It is so awesome, i wish i had one. It is as indecisive as a monoecious plant.

  • very good cell phone

  • ya i like tis mobile, superb sound effects.......... i need this phones cover battery pack and keypad also, if anyone knows pls reply me

  • Hi. I'm from Lithuania and sorry for my english.But hope you'll understand. I have the same problem my SAMSUNG duos D880.I brought my phone to repair shop and after fixed phone (all files,photo,music ...etc disapear), repairer said that I transfer a virus with music file in MY MUSIC folder.Second time I transferred same music files and of course I have same problem but till now I do nothing...

  • How much the samsung F300 ?do we have available spaire parts ?

  • im selling my f300 if you want..!! contact me tru yahoo messenger lanlies thats my id pm me

  • How do I get My Sumsung F300 battery replaced!?

  • e bun telefonul, are multe optiuni

  • There are some for sale at e-bay.

  • I luv this phone i wish i could buy one right now. Is it anyway that i can purchase this call i use to have one but sprint stop making them please start selling them again or sell them please i will be the first to buy one thx.

  • Why can't i make or receive calls they're being rejected F300

  • sorry i forgot to say that when i create folder " Music " i put my songs on that folder and restart phone, help please , cheers

  • i have problem with this phone, i create a folder in my memory card named " Music " and i turn off phone, i start phone again and music player it says update playlist i wait till playlist is updated, when finished i still cant see my songs on music player, can someone help me please? , cheers

  • Can I get Samsung SGH-F300, And at which cost?

  • i want keypad of the phone samsung f300

  • phone lcd is not working where should i fix it

  • my mp3 has not worked i dont know why but when i try to work it the ultramusic does not work (mobile track) so how can i use the ultra music after i enter the password

  • this phone is really..... but my the screen on of my has been damaged pls do tel me ,where i can buy a new one,just cebu pls... i really need it i cannot read my messages..

  • how can i play my mp3's from my memory card? because on its music player side it doesn't appear my songs.. please help me.. thank you.. waiting for your response

  • how does it work internate??? If you know how pls tell me what to do via this adres, tnx [email protected]

  • hey this phone is really nice bt if smone knows from where i can get the bigger screen of this is phone then plzzz do tell me.... n yah in delhi zone only i really need the screen...

  • it is nice but its not better than nokia Xpress musi series

  • Simple put, buy this phone only for it's VERY compact size. For any other reasons look elsewhere. For me, the size was important - put it in the jeans pockets and forget is there. Very sturdy, I've seat several times on it, it never broke. For its size, it has decent voice quality in quiet environments, excellent typing - though texting is impractical, excellent camera in bright light - amazing color rendition. Front camera lens will do real time self portrait on the front screen. The image quality is then stunning, almost cinematographic. Cool feature. Very fast charging time. Poor battery - charge every other day, poor antenna reception. The F500 version is the same size, has twice the internal battery and twice the front screen. That's how the F300 and the M620 upstage should have been. The rear screen and touch pad are so useless, flipping is a non-sense, could use the space for a better battery backup. The external battery wallet is ridiculous. Samsung, please discard the features on the back of the phone, put a better battery and larger front screen, forget about playback and internet, put the 3G, and I'll get this phone again because there is no other basic ultra compact cell phone on the market as the F300-M620-F500 series.

  • That is the coolest music phone i have ever had. But this phone has few bad features... first of all it's the camera... Camera will take pics in light very quickly but in little dark camera will go slower and it'll be very hard to take pic. But records video very good quality. Second in MP3 side, scrolling in music files is hard. It'll scroll 2 by 2 and it's possible to scroll quickly in 1000 songs. Hope that samsung will fix it. 3rd this phone's memory corrupts very easily. FM radio signal is bad... Oh yes IT DOESN.T HAVE JAVA!!!! Oh man what do we do without java? And typing in the web browser is damn... But i love that phone Sound quality is extremely good including 3D sounds and FULL TREBLE and many equalizers. Volume is not loud... that's the problem kkkk

  • it is super except inback side music player memory card can not worked

  • Having photographed and merged it does not recognize the picture does not count as a transfer from another phone still does not count

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  • I have been using F300 for 3years now. Recently, my phone went on silent making it impossible to hear incoming calls. What should I do?

  • I have been using this phone for the past 2 years and its a sweet phone. I love it.

  • I have changed my computer. But i lost my samsung CD for computer. Is there any dounlowds for F300 on internet? thank you.

  • Create a folder in your Micro-SD card named Music. Then put your all mp3 songs into the Music folder (not put in other named folder). Then re-start your phone (simply Off your phone and then turn it On). Now you can find music on your phone's music player as well as you can play. Your phone can automatically detect music only from Music folder. Enjoy it!!!

  • my songs is not playing in MP3 but its playing in phone side but i have to play it one by one means its like manually not like in MP3 that it will continously play. pls. help how can i fix it? and it showing in MP3 side that file not found!!! i hope ther somebody who can help me..

  • You need to change you micro scan disc card...the one that comes with the phone has very little memory...you can get a 1 gig card at walmart for around 10 dollars....this will probably get you more than enough memory...just open the side of the phone (opposite of the battery side) and take out the old one and insert the new one...this is easiest done with a pair of tweezers

  • In the left hand corner of your small screen...there should be two batteries shown...when the phone is being charged...they will show filling up...kind of in slow motion...they show one at a time...because there are two batteries...

  • two spaces above your end bottom...are three dots...hit this when talking...and the first promt will ask you if you would like to turn on the speakerphone...

  • Your external battery the the samsung upstage...is cheap...you can buy them on amazon.com for less then 10dollars...delivered to your door....samsung upstage...model sph-m620....

  • I m having da same prob.my external battery is nt working.im jst using it 2 make nd receive calls.its only been 5 months.

  • there will not be any games why?

  • f300 is goo but i can't locked the keypad and adjust the ring volume.

  • How can I use the amplified speaker in a phone call ?

  • Friend just change the name of folder in music files are present to (Music) the move to msic player. it will automatically ditect that folder.

  • Hi How i can unlock the sim card for t-mobile ??

  • Hi...I bought an F300 in 2007 but now when my battery is flat and I try to charge it,it does not respond.Its not even switching on.What do I do?

  • Good DAy,, im a new user of f300..i would like to ask some users of this phone, whats the purpose of cover battery pack? and how will i know if the phone is charging? pls acknowledge..thanks

  • I love the design of this phone. I am keeping this phone for a while now. It has a good quality. exceptional sound quality and i like to keep the phone since it is not every bodies phone. Checked with samsung philippines they mentioned that this series is a limited edition. Its really a basic phone with a multimedia player.. Certainly a head turner I love the flashy mp3 player. Im not much of a gamer in mobile phones since its not that appealing for me. Camera is surprisingly clear and the only thing it is lacking is the flash.. all in all im pretty satisfied with the phone.. If samsung will do an upgrade version for this model I would certainly go for it

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  • Signal is not good....How to make it better?

  • I own a Samsung cell phone and had it for 2 yrs now then right now it's on silent mode and trying to get off it.

  • i can't download anything on my phone, from mxit to facebok what can i do?

  • im the new user, i dont know how to change the sim. i hope your help? this is my e-mail [email protected]

  • i am a new user to the sumsung F300,how do you reject incoming phone calls?

  • I have a Samsung F300 phone i am unable to view any of my photos and play songs. It says my memory is full, so i deleted all my photos and songs off the phone but the message is still saying memory full. I have tryed sending new songs through to my phone the same message is still showin. I have also reset my phone but ** luck. What can i do to get it fixed? Please help.

  • Hi... I think there's a problem with my phone... everytime that I turn into the music side, the external battery indicator dissapears! actually it dissapears when I'm on the phone side also!... which one is failing, the phone or the external battery?

  • how can get java game on my phone?

  • how can i go to defoult setting of memory of this phone??hope you help me

  • I really like that phone. Its so cool and goodlooking but ive some problems with it!! i cant send music from other phones with bluetooth. it says 'not enough memory' !! but i deleted all songs videos and photos.. i also cant play musics which are in my memory card.. and doesnt play some of the songs and says 'not supported file' !! samsung f300 is designed for mp3 but i cant use that side for that cuz i cant move songs from memory card to phone!! i want to buy another phone but i really like that phones design and some of functions

  • Does anyone kno if this phone can be turned into a sim card phone if it started off with a carrier that doesnt use them?

  • hey...i've used dis phone less than 6 months and the extra battery is not working???without which the time of mp3 playback is less and the charge finishes in no time.i cannot get this spare bettery in the market as the accessories are not available,what to do??this phone has become a complete nuiscance and its of no use now!!!

  • this phone is crap. how can you have a phone with no java platform. NO GAMES!! oh come on. plus its so hard to type when using the browser. kinda sorry i ever got one!!

  • I've had this phone for nearly 2 years now and found it pretty good overall. The only main things missing is that it doesn't have a loud speaker option, which is a bit naff. You can listen to the radio/mp3 player out loud, just not phonecalls. Also, no JAVA means no games. Not really a problem, but it's always good to have a game to play! The music player is a little tricky. In order for the player to pick up the music from your memory card, you must make sure your songs are in a file called "music". Otherwise the mp3 player will not pick up the songs. Oh, also, this phone is not compatible with windows vista, this means you can't upload pictures....which is a bit naff too. Apart from that, i still love it, even after 2 years....

  • i would do so accordingy.

  • hi friends i have same model but music player is not working properly pls help me

  • i love this phone tooooo much ....but it so week i have many problems with it the last problem is the radio don't work but at bast was work i don't know what happen please help me

  • how much is this phone please?

  • this phone is pretty good . my mom has one and it has nice features.

  • I strongly agree, I'v missed a lot of important calls bcoz of the low sound of this phone.

  • how do we use the speakerphone for calling/talking purpose there is no option to switch it on or off, but when listening to mp3/radio the option of speakerphone is there????????

  • This phone doesn't support JAVA, so there will be no app's for it.

  • hi can any1 plz tel me how to install softwares n games which i hav downloded in jar as well as compressed zip folder type but on transfering to mem card or phone memory it says file not supported plz help me up my e mail id is [email protected] any suggestions will be highly thankfull

  • buy a new phone

  • i got a problem with my samsung f300. i music player aint working anymore. how can fix this?? pls help

  • my phone fell and it has been having problems with the power on and off,sometimes it on and sometimes it does not.if it on it would not last for 5 mins.what can i do..........

  • this phone is good. i have had it for the past 1 year six months an di have not had anyproblems. coming to the question of sending music by bluetooth, when it says pairing, enter at least 4 digits say 1234 and teh othe r4ne that you are sending music to, enter the same 1234, then they will pair. next tym it ll not ask you to pair cos that other phone ll be registered on yours. i think its a good feature. for those tht games n all, its not ideal for u. this is strictly business and music on the other side.

  • I've got this phone. Everythings worked fine until recently...I can't open my pics and music. I can see them but the music won't play.

  • I've been using this phone for 1 year and 9 months, still i have no regrets on buying this phone, it works really well. And as for me, I really don't have any plans of replacing it with any other unit. I love Samsung in fact my two phones are both from samsung. F300 is very unique. (",)

  • This device no good. i used 3 days and sell it. Mp3 no good Function no good Touch sensor no good Screen no good My mp3 sound quality better then tis phone. Bad phone bad function.

  • Hey all, just want to know: Is there ANY way at all to use java apps on this fone, I don't have one, but are planning on getting one... I saw on some sites that it doesn't have java, but on Samsung's website it states that it DO HAVE java... Please help, anyone. If there is anyway that I can use java on this phone, please let me know... Thanks My e-mail address: [email protected] (please respond to my e-mail address, if possible, if you can help me) Or if you've got any advice for me about what other phone I can buy, but it MUST be cheap, have bluetooth, java and MP3 support. Tanx all...

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  • Beyonc� Has This Phone To But Its To Cool For Me And Its A Artist And Music Phone.

  • anyone..pls...ans...i just bought a f300 and i want to send songs via bluetooth from my other phone to my f300...phone asking me to type pin code to pair with my phone..doin that but i cant seem to connect...anyone>>>pls...thanks

  • I hav dis fne.. nd itz alryt but am gettin kinda bored with it.. :S... so nt sure wah to do.. :S

  • ure right

  • what the advandge about this mobile

  • Even though this phone is 2 years ago But i still bought it yesterday for collection I like the stylish design of this phone, the small screen look unique, the button look elegant, slim and the leather pouch feel class. Who care the function, i just like the design. So Classy and so sexy.

  • I have been using this phone and only find its looks cool and the features inside are not very good, and there is No Games and Calculator inside!

  • who da hell said there's a calculater and a calender!!!...it does not support java,so how can it support games,and there's no games download available for this phone,moreover it does not support mig33,operamini,and other applications...the sound is comparatively low,so guys THINK before u really want to buy this phone....WARNING!!!!!

  • I've had this phone for a year now, so I've become very familiar with it. The Pros: - It's fairly easy to use in regards to texting, calling, browsing the internet, etc. - The camera has special effects and produces fairly good photos. - There's a lot of room for music. I have 300 songs on it, and there's still room for more. - It's small - It has video recording, as well as photos. It also has playback, with sound. - The battery pack offers an extended battery life. The battery lasts for up to 3 days, with this on. -There are games, a calculator, a media player that comes with a ton of little clips to watch, room for applications, etc. The Cons: - The smaller screen is very small, and makes little room to customize. The larger screen however, allows for custom backgrounds. - Texting on this phone is horrible. You're limited to 140 characters. Unlike other phones, this phone does not automatically begin a new text message should you go over your 140 character limit. This is very frustrating. - 3 way calling on this phone is a supposed feature. However, no matter how many times I try it, it will not work. - There are very few cases for this phone, especially not in Canada. Enjoy your phone shopping ! :) Good luck. I hope this helped!

  • there is a calculator. it's not easy to use, but its there. and yes, there are games too. it comes with one game, i believe, but you can download more. :)

  • there is a hole in near where the reset is type see the hole use a small pin n in side to hole n ur phone will be reset

  • how much music storage does it store

  • guys you should think first before buying this phone,calendar isn't that good can't connect to internet using this...WARNING...

  • Pls advise.. IS THERE REALLY NO CALCULATOR? and NO GAMES? i am fully dependent on calculator,, especially going on shopping.. Can we also download applications on this?

  • i want its handsfree........... can any one give me .............. please yaar............

  • The tiny screen is a PITA. especially for texting. if your going to get it get it more for the music aspect not texting

  • theres no loudspeaker on this phone

  • How to increase the volume of this phone...and how to make a loudspeaker..plz help...anyone willing to help can mail me at [email protected],ur help will be greatly appreciated.thanx

  • excellent phone that looks a bit like a calculator on the phone side BUT its has NO calculator!!!

  • Save track in folder " Music" in your card!next on player.

  • Good points: Very cool looking!! Good battery life with attachment pack. Does everything with ease!! Reliable. Bad points: No loudspeaker!! No games!! Awkward to browse internet with touch screen buttons!! Front screen can be too small at times! Overall rating = 7 out of 10

  • well, it depends on how you take care of your phone. some has their f300 in a year and a half and didn't have any damages/problems. if you are easily pissed, you might aswell just return the phone. but I'm getting this phone.. and I will surely take care of it and yeah :)

  • just press play

  • Hello.Please help me.How i can listen songs from my memory card on th emp3 side.pls help me

  • hey what you do is just move your finger from left to right on the touch pad and then select all! I have the same trouble too but I try moving my fingers in all directions and the music appear!!

  • yes it uses sim card...if you look from the front the compartment is at the left.

  • hello there. when you put the f300 in your battery case it must show you two batteries icons. if not make it to be checked!

  • he he, well what you have to do is just squeeze your finger from left to right and select "all" music will be there.

  • plz i need anyone to tell me about this i was watching a vedio then its stopped and i cant make anything the phone dont need to close and dont need to do anything its jst open and nothing can make in it i tryed the reset key but it didnt make anything its now 2 days open and i cant make anything on it plz any one answer me

  • can i put games into it?

  • menu then ok then 6 preses down then ok then 1 press down then ok then 1 press down then ok then 1 press on left key(menu)

  • Got it for 6 mths. Seem to be having some issues with. One agent told me that they are having many people returning them to get it fixed.

  • front l c dis too smol i m upset abt it

  • Its a good mobbile phone, I m using it for almost 1&half year. it has good functions, good camera quality, and also a stable phone.

  • hi im considering buying the f300.any comments or advice for me?

  • well i dont even know what to say... its actually not that bad.. i had it for almost a year... and what i hate about it, is the battery. and the way i had to flip it everything to see the text messages... besides that its a cool phone

  • Can somebody please give me directions for how to copy all contacts to the simcard. Because my display is broken so i need you to say. press: left ["..." buttom]then[left]then [left]then[down] for example. Thank you very much, if someone could do that for me i would be very thankful! thnks //Markus

  • iv had my fone for months now and dont have major problems with the fone, bt just dislike the fone side and adore da music side.i would like to know how do i edit my pic after taken it andto set my radio well cuz still today i dnt play it

  • I am due for and upgrade in 3 months and will not be upgrading to a samsung again. My exp. with this phone was that it is crap and I will be going back to using nokia.

  • My phone tops any other although therz no mxit,wats up wit dat

  • i have tis hp.. love it.. wont change to other hp..

  • I recently got an f300 and i fell in love with it. however i dont see y it doesnt have a built in handfree considering that u can play music without a handsfree set. I also dont like the fact that u have to use the same port to charge,listen to music and listen to the radio. In short u cant do the 3 at the same time which is frustrating.. LOVE THE PHONE THO!!!

  • got a problem with ma fon, got switch to silent profile cant undo it..i erased all files but cant add new songs and pics..it says memory full

  • actualy it is not a phone with musicplayer, it is a music player with small phone features! limited wap browser & bt is extra bonus. it's like cool but there is an another cool phoon in the world & that is nokia 6300. nokia is more batter than samsung.

  • hi there first of all thanx for the great work i jus need your help my young sister has a samsung f300 but she says she forgot her password she cannot remember it we have tried to set up a new one but all has failed i cannot help any more and my mom says she cannot get her a new phone now please i need your help she is so frastruated because she loves that phone thank you

  • How is the music of this phone ...is it friendly....does it creasts problem in reaading in that small screen

  • Hey......i've got this phone for 1 year...and nothing worry happend to it...........in fact you must take care of your phone...if you drop it.......it's normal to do not work any more.......it's all i've got to say.......i love my samsung f300

  • i've had this phone for almost a year and have had no problems but to answer your problems... maybe you havn't put them in the right folder. the music should be either in the music folder on the phone or on the music folder on the memory card. then when you turn over to the music side it should come up "update folder". guys below that... there was a batch made with faulty batteries so basically your battery is dead so you have to go exchange the phone for a new one

  • hello ive got a problem with ma phone. its that the music player cannot detect any song although all my songs are in the right folder at the right place. so i need to reset all my settings for it to be able to play but to do that i need a password. ca anyone tell me what is it?? plz

  • the same thing happened to my phone about tha battery what the hell how do u charge that thing again it doesnt wanna charge nor turn on again man wtf this phones hellla gay now...=p

  • hi. i just need ur help my samsung f300 just got off automatically and im trying to on it again but sad to say the fon naver get on.. i dont no whats the problem coz at the first place the fon never been droped... just send me ur rply at my email: [email protected] thnx

  • phone batterry is very low.how can I use batterry provided with the pad. pls answer

  • how big can it support a memory card, have anyone try more than 2gb.

  • The code for that phone is 0000000 eight times cero.

  • im having hard time using this phone coz of the battery always low battery, how do i use the spare battery from the case.is there any switches or code to use it

  • this phone is so boring ........ after a while the music player on the back side stops working .

  • try 99999

  • when you remove it from the case it automatically switches to the battery in the phone

  • actually sir i have a problem that is i dont know the phone lock code its new and i tried to find in in the booklet but it was not written there i already tired 00000 ,12345,etc plz kindly let me knw its defult phone lock code

  • is no one else having a problem with the switch on the side locking the keypad? even when my nails are long i struggle to move it up or down. is there any other way to lock the keypad? im gonna chuck it out the window if i have to keep struggling like this

  • The f300 is a nice phone the only problem is when you switch the internet in the small screen it shifts to the wide screen and you cant write anything. plz help.

  • eLow..how to use the mp3 player? i can't use it. could someone help me....

  • can i use the built in case battery?is there a switch to use the other battery?

  • the phone is alright..the mp3 is good, but the screen is too small.

  • I got an f300 close to a year ago n im Crazy bout it da only problem is u cnt get mxit-WHO CARES!!Samsung did a good job:)its a two in 1phone wit gr8 features

  • mortis, you really help me, i almost throw out this phone.

  • You can play your mp3 files from the memory card if you make a folder named "Music" and put all the mp3 files in it

  • yea charlie. it uses sim card it is at the side of the phone ok. nyee and take care.

  • Is perfect phone for me ... I only use it as a phone and i paid usd 150 for a two month old unit, so i'm happy with it .... Compare with my old SE J200i(same prices), this phone more stylish, battery last longer and come with camera + a2dp .... enjoy using it as phone, nothing more, gaming, gps, organizer i use u 1000 ... :)

  • Except ironically this phone has no calculator application. (Only one of the many, many weaknesses of this phone - stay away!)

  • It looks good, quality of sound picure and all good , but only thing i cant import songs at music player, anyone can help me please..

  • hello :) im really hesitant to use this phone. i hope it's not a waste of money. thank you for replying about the loudspeaker option. you have one of the most substantial answers. you said that f300 doesnt have that mode but it can play music in loudspeaker mode. may i ask how? thanks, heaps.

  • this how you would describe this phone. its calcurator with an mp3 player.

  • The phone is good...but the firmware succks hard...It gives the same errors as to anyone...tried to firmware it....and even the NAND codes sometime don't help.......gives errors when firmwareing the cts file........dont know what to do....

  • This phone is cool, Just really wish that the phone screen was a tod bigger its to small.

  • Damn! I didn't know that phone is only beautiful on the outside.. I was going crazy for it and dying to get it but now my mind is made up. hope they come out with a better version of this phone as it is stylish...

  • anyone can help me, i cannot play mp3 from memory card. please teach me how to play it

  • My friend has this phone the only bit I like is the design the rest is rubbish ( Get real Shannon!)

  • this is a totally expensive very useless phone, ive been using this for 8 months only and my key pad starts cracking up, no games too, is there a posible way that my keypad be replaced?, at first i thought it was so durable and they even told me its scratch proof but 2 week after i bought it i was totally dissapointed.

  • this is a totally expensive very useless phone, ive been using this for 8 months only and my key pad starts cracking up, no games too, is there a posible way that my keypad be replaced?, at first i thought it was so durable and they even told me its scratch proof but 2 week after i bought it i was totally dissapointed.

  • this is currently is the phone i own and i love it sure there are some downers but it always makes up for it firstly the screen is small but it works perfectly and the second screen is HUGE and wallpaper and screensaver wont fit on the small screen either.Secondly the battery is not the greatest but it comes wit a stylish case which serves as and extra battery which turns the not so impressive battery into and absolute beast the case is well suited and i never ever take it out of it.yea the touch pad is sensitve but thats wat the hold button is for its a great phone my best phone ever and i have been through a view i recommend it for anyone who dares to be different its loud its cool its small sound quality is GREAT

  • this phone is the best phone i have everr seeen ..or used

  • hi the only thing i want to know is how do i put songs in the mp3 player. the manual is not in english. thank you

  • i bought that phone and paid a lot, it will make u mad coz the screen is very small! and NO SPEAKER PHONE, if u want to have stylish mobile, have it but remember, its not practical phone at all!

  • i have had this fone for 7months now, and it is such a useless fone, the volume is low now and i do not understand why it does not have a loud speaker.

  • to those asking: no you can't install apps or games. only the built in ones are available. (if not in firmware newer than mine) anyways now the commonly stated "no track" error of the mp3 player has happened to me too. it seems to be a pure and likely-to-happen code bug as it seems it usually happens when users simply add or remove stuff from the card. I removed most or all (can't remember) of the tracks to make a clean restart of the playlist so I could have it resort everything alphabetically (it's all sorted by update. if you have Music\artist1\ and these are sorted in middle of playlist and then add another track to Music\artist1\ that one will be added to the end of the list totally unrelated to how you've organized the tracks. after that I updated playlist and I'm stuck with this error disabling the mp3-player alltogether. (I can listen to file by file manually in file browser though but no substitute :/) will see if I can fix it with the software or if I'll have to reset it or send it for service again :/ I wonder if a further updated firmware version will have fixed this or if it's still there :/ will fling an email at samsung but won't expect them to answer... don't think it's likely you can get through the thick wall of unintelligible support monkies and actually have a technically informed person give you a straight answer as to which firmware versions there are, if a sertain bug (which probably support is oblivious about) is fixed or so... will post back here if there's any result.

  • just bought my f300...i only need to know if this phone uses sim card..? i didnt get the english manual email mi pls..! gansta 4 lyf..!

  • extremely beautiful and unique

  • i think the phones fine quite brilliant really all you f300 bashers need to read up on something before you buy it IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN (stop moaning)

  • Can't take MXit....WTF?!Very dissappointed!!! :-(

  • This is my fone .. and its the best fone i've ever used !! The sound is excellent and its GREAT !!

  • Look at it, feel the quality build. just DONT BUY IT. I wanted a slim music phone and loved this phone on paper. Using the phone side is a joy with great keypad and build quality. Once you turn it over however thing are very different. The touch sensitive interface is awful. Its a nightmare to use. This makes using the music player, camera, web browser a complete pain. To enter a web address in under 5 mins you have to flip it into phone mode type it in and flip it back.... It does not have a standard headphone jack, but does have stereo bluetooth - but even that is complicated, as to get the music to bluetooth you have to "transfer sound" even when connected. if that isnt enough once connected you are not able to control the volume??? You also can't use any equliser settings with your BT Headset connected... Just rubbish, beautiful well made rubbish.

  • I recently bought this phone and I did not get a English user manual, I only got a French (of which I don't speak. Could u please e-mail me a copy of the English User manual. I really love this phone. I would also like to know where is the battery for the phone, and if it give any trouble where can I service it. Thank You

  • please help me, i 'm still waiting for help, i want to listen to music on de ipod side but i cant. i need help please...

  • plz anyone can tell me how can i play the songs on the memory card on the mp3 face.

  • PFFFF i had this phone but after 6 months it's dead both screens are turning white as soon as i turn the phone on! and if i want to make me it's gonna cost me 150 euro's that's not normal!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • please i need help??? please. i cant listen to music, everthing if gone, when i copy to the memory card it does not appear in my music-player.when i go to my music player it says: "no track" please help me?? please?

  • please tell me if the phone has a LOUDSPEAKER feature in such a way that i dont need to attach the headphones to my ears and just keep the other end of the line attached to my phone. Please tell me if this feature is available and how i can activate it. I would really appreciate your help.

  • The phone is good, the service is bad...now I'm sitting with my phone dead, unable to power up because of a broken firmware, the "HAT Romania" service told me that they don't have firmware available for this model and they cannot do anything, NOT even change my phone...meh. 400Euros wasted...I'm very disappointed with the service...and I'm not the only one, I found out many other people on the net having the same problem with the firmware...but no help...

  • There is no Speakerphone (handsfree) in this model and no calculator .. screen resolution is not up to expectations .. dealing with the touch keys is not easy ..in fact the whole thing is disappointing.

  • hello,how do i use my picture as a screensaver

  • Menu is not user friendly. Has 2 batteries but when the main battery is flat the phone dies. This phone is a music phone, otherwise not a wise choice. Still prefered the D500.

  • f300 is not bad but f500 is better the diffrent between them is the f500 350 mb internal memory and 3g and the front screen more wide and there is games in it and accept more codex but the only thing in f300 not in f500 is the fm radio

  • sending back for repair again as will not recognise mp3 on music side only anyone else had this problem? comes back from repair ok but then happens again after hours of setting up playlists, problem is I really like the design and build quality, sounds good too when it works

  • How is the sound , and the camera ?! battery life is long ?

  • hi,can anyone explain specifically about F300's sound quality,whether is it loud,its clearity,thank you.

  • this phone is ok!!sound is not up to my high standards, i would like samsumg to sort it out!!!as i always but samsung and i love samsung phones especially the e770!!as i found the mp3 far better than the f300...

  • the major problem is Firm ware,i don't know must up date or not,now i like it and need to buy.

  • hey. i think that the f300 is a cool phone bt i woouldd like to know if you can get games on this phone?

  • i have had it for like 5 months and i refuse to use it as it is outdated and uselees. it is a very sleek phone but it does not have mxit. wtf

  • this my phone now..and i love it..♥

  • this phone is superb!!!

  • I bought him in december and he's already broke. the keybord doesn't react anymore!! I'm so pissed right now! it has never fallen or something like that so i don't really know what i did wrong!!

  • i have this phone for 6 month but still i don't know how to put program or game on it. anyone can help me pls.Tks.

  • Good one!!!i like this model

  • I am having trouble with saving pics. it will take it but when you try to save it you will get an error message... Help.....

  • I Love this gadget, it's exactly what i wanted from my phone, and the sound quality is amazing. But i have 3 major issues with it, so i hope someone would help me resolving them if possible. 1-the wakeup alarm only have presets that doesn't work for me, why can't it have like a check box next to each day u want it to ring. 2-i can only set the phone to -ring- -vibrate- or -vibrate then ring- it's obvious that there should be a -vibrate AND ring- option !!!! 3-the extra battery that came in the cover is useless. just now my phone turned itself off because the main battery is empty and did not use the cover battery even though it is plugged in ???!!!!! Can anyone help. do i need a firmware update or do i have to live with these fatal flaws T_T

  • i lOve THIs pHoNe iTs soOpeR!!!!!!!! AnD He iS ReAlLy uLTrA MuSic!!!!!!!

  • I bought mine in sweden in november and had the firmware updated recently (only way is to hand it in for service). now everything on it works, as of yet seemingly flawlessly. Was sort of hoping though that new firmware would add some more software features (like app installer.. or atleast some more baked in apps like calc, gps viewer etc) but it was just a bugfix update. so I have the latest firmware for my hardware version (probably mid-year 2007 (if there are more than one)) available to sweden. perhaps other hardware versions have firmware enabling installable apps? or was that just fake advertisement comments?

  • listen I have the same problem as you & I like my phone,it's preety unique you know & I don't realy want to change it so... I was wondering,have you find out what was the problem with it & did you find any flashing tutorial,or just the damm firmware files & the optiflash file cose I know the rest of it,I have flashed before my old Samsung E900 & it's preety much the same...soo...if you find any firmware please please tell me ok?! preety preety please

  • does this phone have a speaker ? so u can play music out loud ?? ? please help "!

  • Hello Laura, Unfortunately it is not possible to set any picture as a wallpaper

  • hii its me again im really getting annoyed with the fact that i cant seem to get a picture up as a background is it even possible??

  • I have this phone but im abit down on the fact that i cant seem to put my fav piks as a wallpaper or background. Does it not do that like every other phone?

  • for me SAMSUNG F300 is a great phone why? because it has great features and design its very unique and samsung F300 is for music lover not a cellphone to play games and if you do not know how to use it properly you can't enjoy it the phone is sensitive to cold temp. because the internal parts will malfunction because of the moisture!!!! so give it a best damn try!!!!

  • Hello to all.... I have a problem so please if anybody knows about it let me know...!! Problem is ..Some times my mp3 side screen flickers. but i only happen somne time not regularly basis..i am very worried..is that a very serious problem? please pleaselet me know about it..!!

  • It's a goob phone but the firmware is bad. I used it for like 1 month and some day I woke up and realized that I couldn't take pictures, video, voice record, etc. It said 0kb available so I immediately deleted all the music I had on it (aprox. 20 mb, 3 tracks) and it still said that I have 0 kb available, and it still says the same thing today, AND I HAVE NOTHING ON IT! not even contacts, NO-THING, and lately the phone is acting crazy, I can't answer my calls because the phone freezes, I can't browse the net, I can't write a phone number because the screen turns white and stays like that until I reset it... Somebody know a good firmware for it and installing instructions? I really need that, please mail me at [email protected] if you have one. Thank you. Astro.

  • Hi ALL!! Samsung F300, is a very nice;stylish n sexy phone 4 a lady!! I had this phone 4 about a week ,but unfortunatly it had a software problem....i was afraid to get myself another one....coz i lost all my pictures and media!!! The only thingy you cant get on this phone is MXIT?? Its very stylish ....beta than the U700;X830 n the F210. Neva mind 3G..Radio..Mxit and all that.. Take 4rom me its a nice phone tho...

  • Hey all. I bought this phone for my girlfriend and i got to tell the truth the phone is so bad i use it just for receiving calls. I can't browse the internet then it switch over, can't download mxit or other applications. This phone is really a nightmare taking pictures or video's is complicating.

  • i'm interested in buying it.. but i have a questioen.. does it has calculator? thanx

  • this phone is so cool.. i have this type of phone and it's really a lot of fun using it.. no wonder why bey0nce promote this phone.. it's the best phone of samsung.. a phone like no other..!!

  • I got f300 one month ago. but i m so dissapointed by the phone. Before i had moto ming it was great phone. Can any body shut out these problem. I can't play anything at the music side. I can't take videos. It takes pics but corrupted. Can't copy media files to phone's memory. Can't record voice. Please help me..

  • jason: can you confirm that? do the new firmwares allow you to put applications (of what type?) on it? as you say you can download and put games on it manually? I'd love to install applications like gps viewer and other. Turned mine in for firmware upgrade.. appart from the samsung service reacting to my mentioning of this secret term "firmware" like lockheed martin might if you came up to them and said to their receptionist you wanted employment on their anti-gravity black projects, it seems I'll have a new firmware when I get it back so hoping for some improvements.. The manufacturers service seems more important than the phone for it's critical reception in this phones case as the hardware itself seems really great and the only problems are due to premature firmware versions making release... so hope they'll provide the service..

  • hey!the samsung F300 is a great phone,it is not a phone for children who want one which has games,rather this is a phone for people who have a statement -the 2% of this world who have the right attitude,focus and who know exactly the fact that they can be and do anything that they put their mind to.Samsung thankyou for F300,continue keeping us happy even as 2008 unfolds!

  • TO :carol_23 This phone is the same as the "B-Phone".... I dont know if your talking about the GSM F300 or the CDMA M620, but they are relatively the same thing. Love this phone btw.

  • i boutgh the samsung f300 a couple of weeks ago it is the best phone i have ever had it is amazing and it might say it doesnt have any games but u can download them for free if you search on google and then transfer them on to ur phone. dont know wot u guys have been smokin but it is the best phone ever

  • yes buddy,this is not a good phone.but the interesting thing is that its bluetooth hacking technology.by this, you can browse others mobile easily!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • i think my opinion wud match most people here.. yeah its a disaster.. i cnt believe this smart lookin phone dont hav games & doesn't support JAVA.. its ok if ur a music freak,otherwise dont buy this phone.

  • First of all, none of you know how to spell "phone" . & Second of all, i really love it, it's great. What is there not to like!? FYI it's much prettier than the "B-Phone"

  • i've had this phone sins june 2007 at firt i thought it was amazing i've had a beyonce phone!!! but now i think it's the worst i've ever had!!!! think twice before you get this phone! GROETEN UIT HOLLAND!

  • does the background color change from purple to anything else???

  • i want to know how to delete on the music side when it says no track coz you cant skip or delete

  • i got the samsumg f300 and is great phone and ipod. for games can buy a PSP, and for internet can buy a computer. and if u want internet, games, and other buy a smartphone.this phone is not for children.the display is ok but if u dont know how its works is hard, normal. SO THIS PHONE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. READ THE MANUAL AND AFTER PUT HERE U OPINION. is very hot phone and very chic. elegant. the batery is very good, i talk 3 hours a day and the life time of the batery is 4-5 days because the phone works with 2 bateries in same times. FOR THE PEOPLE HO DONT LIKE THIS PHONE: LOOK AT VOTING RESULTS, IS THE SAME LIKE NOKIA N95

  • iport

  • The only advantage of this fone is the looks, but with the features its a total dissaster, i personally wouldn't recommend anyone to purchase this fone, getting Beyonce to advertise this handset was a clever move, i salute you because most of us as her fans bought it on that account, was so upset to find out that it doesn't have a loud speaker, it a hastle if you browse, the whole process of scrolling down the alphabets when i log on to my mig33, its a no no, i could have sworn i heard that its does video calling otherwise i wouldn't have bought it but then again i couldn't return it because on the first day when i busy checking it out, i placed it on a table and the screen was scratched so easily like that, i am a laughing stock at work, am the only person who can't video call on a 3g area.

  • hey this phone is not that bad but the new version of it is availble and it's named "The B'phone" and it's a lot better since that the multimedia screen shows beyonce's picture plus battery meter, the hour, date, gprs, unread Sms, sound mood ...instead of that boring purple background and it's on burgundy and gold centralkey and sidekeys version with Beyonce written on the top of the phone plus a change in the pachage I don't really know if it's availble in your area but it's already on the "Sprint" and "Wal-Mart" stores since Nov.4th

  • I won this fone and wanted to return it the day i received it. The "flip-over" design is a nightmare! The built-in wap browser is horrible. If you browsing google, u need to scroll through the entire alphabet to select your letters to make up a search word. You can't install any 3rd party applications like mxit, mig33 or opera mini. I gave the fone to my wife, and after a week, the fone couldnt play any videos or mp3's and couldnt even take foto's anymore. I kept getting a warning of "no space" even tho i deleted everything off the memory card AND fone. The fone randomly switches over to the large screen and browses the net! I am now stuck with a paper-weight, and the only think i could salvage was the 1gb card. Anyone want to buy my Samnsung F300? it's in the rubbish-bin, to the left.

  • BAD PHONE!!! I'm serious you guys,this phone is just an freaking experiment! I mean,I bought it from a week or so & I am more than bored with it! Plus that I now can't use it's MP3 function because the phone won't refresh his playfuckinglist & I can only hear songs through that mini-player from the phone side & that is like soooo frustrating! I hate this phone,I hate it just how I hate the fact that I bought it instead of waiting for a better phone or something like that! I mean it,it's horrific to see all the things that enoy you in daily usage & I'll be dammed if I will advise anyone to buy it,no matter of the love for music,or mp3 players,guys,this is not the phone for you,belive me & belive all the guys who are telling you this & mind the fact that all the LOVERS of this phone are just ''Averege Joe's" that would love even a nokia 1100

  • to all those who owns this phone, is the battery life ok? up to how many hours can you play the mp3?

  • can u ply games on it and can u watch video on the big screen

  • I got f 300 it working very well, because calc and monthly calendar specialty is not available, so you can able to add the feature please do need ful.

  • I really can't believe all the bad feedback on the f300 in majority of review/comment. sure you notice it's limitations right off but using all of the mobiles features I'm still very pleased with it and I'm not the least tech-retarded.. actually rather picky. you just have to like the phones design concept.. if you do, you should go see it irl cause it really is sweet despite many minor design (not as in esthetics) misses (mainly firmware). the only thing I really got disappointed on was that out of all samsungs it doesn't support smaf (only midi) because I'm a fm-synth geek (smaf is crazy cool format but then.. it's closed...) and I even chose this over other phones (s-e) mainly b/c of smaf but I'm still happy with my choice (despite that s-e had messenger and email (can still read gmail through wap though)). then there are no games which I found out after purchase and I'm a gamedev student considering the mobile market but I'm still not that disappointed about that.. all of this is to say that I like this phone so much that these things don't overweigh the pros of the phone for me. though.. I am getting a portable battery (for psp) which' cable I'll cut and refit plug with samsung plug (mind you, the included extra clip-on battery is fine too! (leather's just not my thing)), I'm either modding a pair of bluetooth headphones to refit with better phones or modding the cellphone to fit it with a 3.5-phono female, and I don't have the money to use the wap so extensively that I'd need a quicker input system (wish you could use keypad.. wouldn't be so tricky)... but most of that wuldn't have arised with this phone only.. I think it's worth the money if you like the ideas behind it, just be sure to try it out first for gods sake.. reviews based on dissapointment from not trying out first aren't fair reviews..

  • F300 is useless.howcome i will say like that,coz now i am using it.i think this phone actually is for listening music only,for other thing u can to do with this phone.like a exmaple. when i want watch video at f300, i just can watch it at the smaller screen, can not use the 2.1 inch to watch. for now if i want busy the music mobile phone i will choose other brand music mobile phone than samasung.

  • i have now had my f300 4 a cuple of months nw,and out of nowhre it turned off, but the battery was fully charged. i cannt open it n chek so plese can anyone tel me what to do or how to fix it..!!!!!!!!!!???

  • pls, i am having problem with the switching mode of the F300. At the moment i dont know where the manual is and am having serious prob operating this phone. pls is there a way i can be guided coz whenever am receiving or calling it automatically switch to the ipod and i tried to check (phone information) same problem . pls help me out.

  • where is mixit how can i get it?

  • I wanted this phone so bad and finally when i was able to get it, No one had any good things to about it.I am stuck and don't know what to do?Please will someone help me make my decsion

  • this is the worst phone i have ever bought , if any1wants 2 buy this phone dont , it cant take java , or a calculator and the wap is very hard 2 work with , the big screen at the back cant take screen savers and i also found that the screen scratches easaly because any way u put it down 1 of the screens are at the bottom...it has a music side almost like a ipod ,and another with a small colour screen , but it gets iritatin after a while.If anyone wants 2 buy the phone dont. Rather buy a phone like the sony ericsson w880i , my brother has one and ir has all the functions and nore.

  • Are you guys all sure you can't mxit from this phone.It has a internet function so i'm sure we will be able to.Maybe they just don't have gprs settings for us yet.

  • this phone is amazing!i love it!it`s so great that he has double screen...and that he have double battery is so cool!i recommend it to all!i love samsung!

  • about this fone... well theres a good and bad about this fone... lets start with d good 1, it has a cool design.. a counterpart of ipod..has two screes that a head turner to everybody see this fone, has a sweaping style, the sound is cool, not that loud but its ok with headset on it, and now, the bad things, cant use the mp3 tunes for msgng, u cnt use the mp3 while looking at the pixes, u cant see the whole calendar, u cant also use the mp3 on alarms, but it has a long life battery life, beause when they sold it to me, it has an extra battery pack witch is cool with it... but maybe in six months.. ill change my phone and buy the sony ericsson k850.

  • can i put security locks on phonebook or for media and messages like other models?

  • what vidoe files does suport f300? 3gp or mpeg-4? thnx...

  • Does the f300 have java?

  • I just got the phone & it sorta buggs me that it has no games . i don't mind about the calculator thing cause i got my own calculator.

  • another thing I really want to know is how you set a wallpaper on the big screen? that's if it is even possible!! please someone (preferably the people who sell this phone) tell us more and answer our questions??please

  • I got this phone from my mom because she couldn't use it. I din't want it simply bacause i can't get MXit, one of the most important functions I look for in a phone. I've been trying so hard to learn more about my phone, it's all been a waste of time. recently I got songs transferred to my phone from a computer and that was cool, yesterday i transfer all my music on my phone to my memory card then today all I try to go listen to my music and literally half of it is gone! Why? And I always go to these sites where i can post a question but samsung never gets back to me, I simply want to know the simple things like why it doesn't have loudspeaker, and why I can't get MXit, the F300 is not on the database and my mobile always says "unsupported file format" Is it because of the screen?Is it MXit? Do i have JAVA? It's a really good phone and i'd love to keep it but because I can't get MXit, I might want to change it, I also am finding that so many more people are discouraged by that and they don't want to get the phone anymore.Maybe if all the things I could get on my old phone(SGHE340) i could get on this one with a better everything, I would never want to leave it alone! the simplest things I can't get,I'm willing to go back to my old phone and I don't want to, maybe I'll have to settle for a nokia then, please do something, e-mail me, I am struggling to cope! I don't even know why I'm posting this, I most likely won't be getting a response.Plz will someone help me????!!!!

  • what is mixit?

  • i got the phone last friday, it was hell using it im sorry but it was a big mistake to get this unit, navigation using the mp3 mode is bad, phone mode is worst, dont get a samsung F series... have mercy on yourself...better get the D900i or U600, normal phone layout is still the best

  • I love this phone f300 it is fantastic! i thought the small screen would be irrating and hard to use but i was wrong i found it easy and this is one of the best gadgets i bought in my life! i am so happy with this phone!!!i love everything about it and its double screen is awesome1!! flippy phones are so last year! this is such a good buy i recommend it to everyone! i love my F300 you will too :D

  • hi i'm thinking about getting this phone on a contract, after reading countless reviews i have decided against it, i was looking for the phone to have an okay camera, games, mp3 ringtones, mp3 msg tones and most important a good battery, but after reading reviews i have decided against it as it has none of the things i am looking for.

  • okay everybody i was about to get this f300 so off i went to the shop and my first question was does this phone have mixit and the answer is NO NO NO , you can not even get some one profeesional to put it on for you. It is a 2 in 1 as we all know hense the price of the phone, but the music side is great but the phone side is average it has no colour screen and no games, calculater ect so if you want a very simple phone with no mix it , but a very attractive looking phone with a high teck music system then this is ideal for you it looks so nice though i dont know why they didnt make it colour phone with mixit...ediots haha!! ENJOY

  • um i am about to get this phone, it looks really coo but can you get mixit surely it is possible?

  • irritating phone, no calculator...not straight forward when interfacing it with your computer. small screen ok but too much hassle to flip it constantly to big screen. all in all....the novelty wears off very fast

  • Awful phone, I seriously do not recommend it. A bad creation by Samsung who usually produce good quality. The camera is awful. Along with the use of the two screens - the smaller screen is just terrible to work with. Not good at all. I hated it straight away. It got worse!

  • NO games, NO calculator

  • Let me just get this right, you say it has NO Java games?

  • hey can this phone load games ?????????

  • I have an f300 for a month now for 350 USD in the Philippines(converted php to usd) -It has a loudspearker but not as loud as the SE or the nokia, but very decent -You can play movies on full screen, can also play dvd format(vob to mpg to mp4 or 3gp) -MP3 files can be set as ringtones only if the mp3 is saved on the fone not on the memory card.cannot set mp3 as the alarm for the alarm clock -Loudness of the loudspeaker could be really loud dpending on the setting of the mp3/mp4 (can be set on the PC studio) -Cannot play music while browsing through images -can play music while on wap,mms,others.. -f300 is worth the money than f500

  • THis phone is good its not bad i own 1 of these though you cant set ur mp3 as a ringtone this is what sucks about it But sthill a very good phone

  • Wery puoor phone with no JAVA and no possibilities to display movie on big screen. Hard to arrange contacts and sms`s on small screen, not worth mony

  • Does the F300 play SMAF MMF files? or is it only midi? 64 voices poly sounds like the SMAF MA-5 (YMU765) but I've found no confirmation on it. Is there a list on chips inside the phone? I wish GSMA would specify type of polyphony, or which chip :/

  • is this stereo?

  • ok, today about 16.00 the first beep some minutes later the second one happened at19.00 the phone was off. and i needed it! again, is it such a problem to warn the user let say 10-20 hrs before the battery dies? ok, a2dp: recharging. activating bluetooth (6+ keystrokes!! depending on the setting of the hot-keys). pairing with motorola s9. (another 3-5 keystrokes) pressing play on the headphone. nothing. phone display says: this not allowed in phone mode. taking the phone, turning it... pressing a button on the phone in order to switch to the media player site. pressing play on the phones again. now phone asks if i allow it to play through the headphones. yes. (this was already keystroke nr. maybe 15?? or 20???) ok, connected. finally listening to music, started by the �play button on the headphones! listening to music. stopping it through the headphone. 20 min later headphones and phone ring. pressing the Accept button on the headphones. connection lost. need to go to the other room, find the phone, accept the call again, brrrrrrr, and! no way to switch back to the headset mode! why did i invest 120 into the wireless headphones if i cannot use them with this "perfect" phone? so, guys, the phone is for sell, i am in austria, bringing it to hu, cz, sk is not a problem. mail me: mrn-at-post-cz

  • c'mon guys, do not try to convince people that this phone has a loudspeaker mode if it does NOt! ok?!? further bugs: . radio does not work in offline mode! must be a joke . pressing PLAY on a stereo BT headset first displays a message on the little screen saying that this is not allowed in phone mode. okej, switching to MM mode: pressign PLAY again: the phone asks a question if it is allowed to play through the BT headset!! Was not it paired a min ago???? . ok, sometimes you need to re-send the music to the BT headset even you never switched back listening on the phone.... . btw, yeah, it plays music in loudspeaker mode, but NO option in the option menu to make phone calls loud. maybe no echo canceller implemented? . what else: listening to music through the headphones, pressing accidentally the Phone/Player button JUST exits immediately the playback without asking!!!!!! maaaaan! . no playback (not even MP3) while checking the calendar, etc.... simply you cannot use the phone side while playing . no calculator . sometimes does not accept my tmobile card, while the old SE does!! mrn-at-post-cz

  • I think that samsung has outdone itself with this fone oh God I love it 2 bits thank you samsung...

  • is it possible to put games on the phone?

  • It does have loudspeaker but it's not a soft key it's in options when you make a phone call click right soft key for option and hit okay for turn on speaker. it there but wierd to get to

  • what about loudspeaker guys??????? this fone does not seam to support loudspeaker, how is that possible these days?????? If Im mistaken someone please help me!!!!!

  • Hey guy, i plan to buy this phone, pls give me advice- good and bad pls!

  • this is amasterpiece fone.its state of the art samsung company had better be thanked.its stylish and above all for afew well informed persons

  • I've been trying to search the net for a firmware upgrade but I can't find any. This phone sucks big time!!! I transferred a file to the mem card but know I cant see it on the big screen even though the folder I placed it shows a file. Samsung should recall all this damn phone's...

  • hey this is a music phone...then why we people discussing on sms,java...why dont on music...

  • really sux.hard to use. buy it = waste money. i used it just for 1 day and i had enough the crap. returned it already.-_-

  • > No! the phone is not, the HW is amazing! It is only the user interface. Symsung could easily enhance the phone SW, release a new file that we could flash (update the old OS) and therefore get a much better device. The HW is ready, and I personally do not believe there is a need to change it (except to increase the battery life and the speaker loudness a bit). So, all-in-all, if samsung would make a page where we could download the lated OS release (as Nokia does with the 770 and 800 devices at maemo.org) than we would have a device with a long-long lifetime, couz it is mostly SW what matters!!!! cheers! mrn-at-post-dot-cz

  • i think that this phone talk time is too short. the ringing volume on this phone is too low and you cannot set mp3 ringtones as text message alerts.it is difficult to use and the baterry life is too short sumtimes the phone does nt want to end the calls.

  • is this phone really that bad? i so want the phone:(

  • part 2: 6.The text input is reaaally really baaad! I mean the text input for the browser! How long does it take to type "google.com"? roughly 50-60 keystrokes? ok. here is a concept for a 12-13 keystroke version: Samsung, pls consider the feedback on this forum this is the only way you can enhance your products. Your user interface is just not good enough!!! 7. No MP3/Radio playback while searching the Calendar or watching photos! 8. No notepad reader on the big screen side! 9. No sms writing on the big screen side, however it would be fun by using the keyboard from the previous point.. 10. No Bluetooth Keyboard support: the phone just does not recognize my Nokia SU-w7 wireless keyboard!!!! 11. Only a short list of predefined functions can be assigned to the hot keys (in this case the cursor arrows). Example: Bluetooth on/off cannot be assigned, but searching a BT device: yes. Why???? Do I do pairing more often then activating the BT? ok, more will be coming soon. Hope this helps to decide people before buying the F300-F500 line, and also hope, Samsung is listening! aND WILL enhance their machines.. Still, as said, the HW could have a muuuuch better SW!!! ciao! posted by mrn-at-post-dot-cz

  • hello. do you know why some people like the phone and others not? coz the HW is good but the SW (more precisely the User Interface) is really baaad. yes. bought the phone a month ago for Eu 400 and here is a short list of bugs I noticed till now: 1 the big screen is meant for Web Browsing, but when the machine is switched to the big screen and the touchpad side (only one disply can be active at a time!) there is no option to start the browser!!! simply no icon for it on the apl list of that side. so you need to reactivate the small screen, go into man� and stert the browser. then syou are redirected to the big screen again. ok. 2. the Yes/No buttons on the MediaPlayer side are as follows: Yes = |>| (forward) Why is the Yes pointing into the past and No in the future? 3. let'assume the phone is in silent mode. but you switch to the media player side, choose the media player, try to start it and te phone asks: "Play Music in Silent Mode?" - Why? Oh, Why this question everytime? 4. Scrolling is very-very slow when searchin a song from a huge list! search by click mopves the cursor one down, search-by-crolling moves 2 items down!! is not it a LITTLE few in case of a huge amount of titles? Why not to move 5 or 10 down when sliding the finger on the touchPad? 5.the Escape button's position is really baad and can be touched accidentally when finally scrolling to one of the 1200 songs as in point 4. Now there should be a question "quit?" And the Yes button should be on the right side BELOW the LCD and not the |

  • why o why samsung, ive had this handset in my shop for far to long now, only just today was i able to give it away with a low tarrif just to get rid of the thing!! the phone only has a 2 line screen read for text msg's, the MP3 player is fun but come on, its ugly and shameful to own one, not the best phone from samsung and IT SUCKS BIG BIG BIG TIME!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE

  • It is the best phone i ever had.even today i still wake up to make sure it is still by my side.the sound of the music is very nice and the pictures very clear.i also love the battery backup pouch

  • According to the opinion I posted on 2-august, I got the phone back from Samsung. The upgraded the firmware for the 2nd time and the issue is fixed now. So it confirms there are issues with the firmare. The problem you can encounter : - The tracks disappear from the MP3 side - The pics stored and taken cannot be displayed - Failing when trying to capture videos Hope this will help.

  • Can you store wallpapers in any of these two screens coz I hate the purple colour on the mp3 side and why doesn't this fone have option of ring & vibrate?

  • LOVE the phone, its small and looks good but i'm abit dissapointed that it has no games and no calculator and also its got a calender but it just has the dates and no days so i think thats pretty useless. i've also had it for about 2 and a half months and i still cant figure out how to text on the touch screen side. other then that i love it!

  • yes, you can take and browse photos with the mp3 side of the phone...good quality..i get mine in a week....wooohhooooo!

  • i really want to know if the mp3 screen can bee also used for the phone pics plz before i buy it

  • hey everyone im thinking of buying this fone but i'v heard it doesnt have speakers? is ths true? if it doesnt, how does it ring???? thankyooooooooo x

  • This fone sux!!! Theres no mxit or games on it!!! I love MY old V360 ;(

  • I have this phone and it is absolutely beautiful! The music is very clear and you can hear it! Wow!

  • Samsung, pls listen! What I'd like to propose is to implement this Fast On-Screen Keyboard to your F3xx and F5xx series.(I mean F300, F500, F520, whatever with that squered-like touch-pad) This would allow to TYPE ANY CHARacter in just 2 CLICKS. The thing was proposed by me for the PSP 20 months ago, and got a lot of positive feedback.

  • Does this phone take mxit? i really need 2 know before i buy it

  • This Phone Is Great =]

  • I hate this phone i got it for 21000 php and after a week its only 15000 in greenhills. My god! They instantly lowered the price after a week... maybe no ones buying it since its a crappy phone... I'll never buy another samsung... come on 3G and HSDPA are the latest technology and it doesnt have it. Too pricy for its features! If it wasnt for beyonce this phone will never sell.... She says "IRREPLACEABLE"?!? Whew! replace your phone right away... I dont want you guys to have the same nightmares that im experiencing with this phone. Its a major loser! Well if you like it then suffer the consequences!!!

  • Can anyone tell me if this phone is compatable with a 4GB microSD card, I know the spec says max 2GB, but maybe this was the max available when the phone was released? And whats the latest firmware version?

  • Can anybody tell me why this phone does not install MXit????????

  • This Phone SUCKS big time...I'm sorry, but Beyonce's pretty face does'nt do it for me!! I have this phone for 2 months now...and will soon be selling it for something better...I have'nt experienced any problems with software as yet, and don't intend to...However, If this phone is so MODERN and stuff...why does it not have video calling and why does'nt it have a speaker???...THIS PHONE SUCKS...Samsung...You're going down...

  • Yes, it is a major problem but I am convinced all these issues are firmware related only. I think the agent said Samsung will change the motherboard, because, he was having nothing to say, since the firmware was already upgraded. I will keep you informed by posting here next week, once I will get back the phone.

  • the problems u mentioned - i have them too on the F300..song names will appear on phone side but not mp3 side this is because the playlist sometime didn't update..another samsung software bungle... now changing the motherboard seems like a major problem to me...

  • Hello, I use the phone since 2 months now and I encountered the same software bugs, i.e randomly removing songs and sometimes the songs are not seen from the mp3 side but seen from the phone side. There is no firmware available on the net. I brought the phone to Samsung service center and they upgraded it the new firmware. And this introduced a new bug, the pics are not displayed anymore and impossible to use the camera for taking videos. I brought it again to Samsung and they said they are going to change the mother board which does not convince me it will solve the issue. It will take one week. To be continued....

  • i've the F300 for nearly two months now. Likes - great design - really slim and looks great - great keypads - great mp3 sound Dislikes - no speaker phone - overly-sensitive touchpad on mp3 side - the need to press a key to switch side. - difficult to use the mp3 controls as u need to take out one end from the cover (which contains a battery) - sound equaliser are all presets and sounds terrible when turned on. Problems - memory card sometimes cannot be recognized by the phone. happens quite often. - software bugs - keeps removing songs from playlist for no reason????? Does anyone know where to download the latest firmware with all those fixes? thanks.

  • plz i wanna ask how's z wap(internet) on zis fon??? does it work???on wat screen??

  • the phone part of the F300 looks like an early 90's design. the music part looks modern but when you flip on the other side it looks crappy early 90's. Samsung is that intentional? LOL! its like, "hey look at the modern design of the f300 music player," *flips it* "whoopeedo! welcome to 1991" LMAO!

  • ah man.. i am so confused and can not decide to go for F300 or K810i. i have a question for f300 that how's the speaker quality with the headphones and without headphones. also can we listen to songs as phone is charging in wallet thing? and also can we talk as welll? thanks and help will be apreciated.

  • I love this phone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • the phone has no reselling value here in the philippines... who cares about the dual screen! The sweeping key is just an imitation no originality at all... phone is too heavy for its size when you have the spare battery with it. you cant use your headphone when charging only one port for charging and headphone. Stylish? i dont think so... the phone is full of crap... limited inbox. Whew! Just another trying hard imitation from another brand... Iphone is way better... Ewww!!! trying to imitate ipod but compared to ipod, ipod is still the best... Loser phone... Guys just ko for nokia or SE...

  • Cam facing keypead but cant do video calls, SMS tone only defaults, cant personalise profile & kaypad locking system works exactly like ipod.

  • SCREEN ISSUES I'm traditionally a nokia person but after using the D820 I'm beginning to love the samsungs especially the black ones. When the F300 came out I loved it till I saw the screen on the phone side. I'm an avid texter and felt that the 3 line display would just kill me when readin texts. Tha was until I got to handle one in person. I borrowed a friend's F300 for the night to text it and discovered that when u get a text u can go to options and switch screens so that u read the text on the larger screen behind! That floored me! I was like wow! thats better! I know its boring to text and send using one side then flip to read using the other side hut hey its wats available so why not use it for those who have it?

  • the phone look like a beauty.I like the phone but wont buy the phone for my self.

  • Hey vin, please get your facts right. you do not text using the 'sensitive' sweeping key to text. The F300 does not have much personalization but comparing it to a similar phone such as the W880i, it has better sound quality and originality. This phone is about design and simplicity. Also, on the small-screen side, the keys are so much easier to type with as compared to the W880i. You can use the earphone while using the pouch, you just need to adjust the cover for the earphone a bit. Anyway, about the sensitivity, the later firmware version of the phone doesn't make it so sensitive. And yes, you can put a sim card on it.

  • dont waste ur money on this phone. Just imagine small screen for texting a sensitive sweeping key... Whew!!! Ipod keys are way better!!! You cannot personalize the phone... u cant use the leather case when ur using the earphone since the cover for the earphone and charger is hanging. Whew! what a waste of money! I just got it for a week and nahhh!!! I sell it out!!! Loser phone!!! I'd still prefer SE and Nokia. It lacks features for personalization... Yah i know its slim!!! But... dont waste ur money on this phone...

  • perfect! its really a hi tech phone! i loveit! because i ever had n6300 before!

  • WOW! thats a wow kind o'cellphone.I really have to get it.Me and music are inseparable. If I couldjust get the nearest dealershop.Polokwane-south Africa in the Limpopo Province.

  • I see this phone will solve many of my problems. I needed to install a CD player in my car, but the ipod will sort that out. So can I get the connector to the car sterio with the phone?

  • well after using the f300 to see what it is like tbh its a tacky rip off of the iphone looks like some one has got an ipod and glued it to the back of a 3310

  • I have tried the advise from Blake but my phone does't have the "speaker on" function. what else could i try???

  • The music on the memory card has to be placed in a folder named "Music". The phone only recognizes this folder as the music folder on the memory card. After doing so, just go to your player and it will update the playlist automatically. Also, i know that there is a speaker phone. However, it only works with the mp3 and the FM radio. What i meant about the phone not having a speaker phone is that when a call comes in, there isn't a speaker function to enable you to talk unlike other phones such as Nokia etc.

  • People people... Please do not get confused with the F300, F500 and the F510. The upstage a.k.a. F500 or later is a video phone and not a mp3 phone. F300 - MP3 phone F500 - Video phone F510 - TV phone I have thoroughly checked out all of the functions of the phone am definite that my comments are of quality. Please do not get yourselves confused with the later models of the F series.

  • i got this phone and it says on the internet it has speakerphone and calcultor can any one tell me where thanks

  • Can i put javagames in this phone? Can i personalize the message alert tone? Can i use a wallpaper for the music screen? Is there a way to just use the phone memory contacts and not showing the sim contacts? Can i save the inbox to my phone memory or memory card directly when someone sends me a message? Do i need to use the extra battery pack even if the phones battery is still full? Is there a way to use both ringtone/messagetone and vibrate? This is my first samsung phone. Im a nokia, sony ericsson and motorola user. Im having a difficult time adjusting to this phone. Please answer all my queries or email me [email protected] THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

  • What do you guys mean by upstage? Thanks

  • does anyone know how to play whats on your memory card,in the music player?i know you can copy the music to the phone from the memory card but the the phone memory is not enough.

  • Also, the Upstage DOES have speakerphone, Mitchell... When you're in a call, hit Options->Turn Speaker On... It's a decent volume speakerphone while not the loudest.

  • The Upstage is simply amazing. 9.5/10. Samsung really outdid themselves. And I saw someone say they were having troubles (not sure how old the comment is) with putting an image as a screensaver. If it was taken with your camera, after it was captured, go to Options->Assign and you can figure it out from there. :]

  • hello,can anyone tell me what is/are supported video format(s) for this phone?cuz ive tried playing avi videos,and they're x supported..please tell me!!~

  • Hey... If you think that the small screen is a hassle, you should think again. Imagine if the phone had large screens on both sides. What would be the purpose of 2 sides then? There wouldn't be a difference. Might as well have one side only right? The F300 does not have a speakerphone. You need to buy a separate bluetooth headset or use the wired-hansfree that comes with the phone. Mp3 tones cannot be used as message tones. If you need to know more about the phone space, read the specifications. For those who feel that the phone life isn't long enough, you need to charge the battery properly when you get it. You have to fully use the phone till it dies out and charge it for eight hours after that. Do this at least 3 times for a longer battery life. As compared to other phones, i feel that this samsung model is better in a sense that there is the extra battery pack which can last for another 2 days with normal phone usage. I have an F300 and a W880i. Both of them can last about 2 days with normal phone usage without the mp3 playing much. But the difference is the extra battery pack that samsung has.

  • I would like to know if its possible to place an image as a screen saver on the large mp3 player screen. please can anyone help me coz im strugling. ecept that the phone is cool and im enjoying every moment....i call it music world.....it gives me a company i never thought ill get from it........

  • siju- This phone really is a bit of a love it or hate it handset. The calling and texting is fine, but if that's all you're after then I wouldn't recommend this phone. This phone is designed as being more of a gadget with the mp3 player side of the phone, so unless you're going to actually use that then there are many other handsets on the market that are more appropriate to your needs. Personally, I'm undecided. The swap over onto the touch control mp3 player side can be sluggish, the phone side screen is small and annoying. It's not a bad phone, and I like the ambition behind the design, but I'm still not sure if it's really worth it. I guess I should look on the positive side - at least it isn't another boring silver slider!

  • Hello, I have had on samsung model,i think its features and options are great. pls have a look on my queries and advise if u can.. whether speaker phone option is available how we can download a song from net whats the total space on memory card like to know more about take video shots

  • i thinkin of gettin this fone. do you fink it is a rwally gd fone. i only wnt it 2 make calls n 2 txts ppl.

  • dont get this phone the battery cant last a day and a half

  • Hello, I have this telephone and i do not know how to use an MP3 tone for the messages. Also is there a speakerphone? Please enlighten me!

  • I just bought the phone yesterday. i'm very much delighted to hold this beauty by samsung. After looking at its features i couldnt find the hanndsfree function.pls email me how to use the handsfree while talking on the phone if u all know ..pls email

  • I really want this phone but im using it as a ipod replacement. Is that a good idea?

  • Ive just got this phone am just getting useed to it very pleased so far. In terms of the case do I charge the phone up in the case? then when i go out anywhere with it leave the phone out of the case and as soon as the phone starts running out of power then put it in the case when it needs charging? Also how do i change the music from normal to 3D sound?

  • Well, I've used this phone for over a month now. Personally, i think that the phone is great! If you haven't had the chance to use the phone for a bit, you wouldn't really be able to see its good features. It took me a week to fully utilize and understand its functions. I do not find that the touch-pad is too sensitive. It's just that you have to know how to handle it the right way. The phone book can be read by the large screen and calls can be made there too. Messages can also be read via the large screen. The music quality and the sorting of the music is very convenient and great. Internet surfing on the phone is a breeze except when you need to type something out. But you'll get used to it fast. Calls can also be taken while listening to music on the Multimedia side. The downside of the phone would be that the battery eats up real fast. But the extra battery pack covers for its short battery life. I could listen to music with my wireless headphones connected via bluetooth for an entire day. The maximum i got out of the phone was 48 hours on standby with a few calls and messages. Many people find that the calendar is not very good. The month cannot be seen as a whole and the day of the week cannot be seen too. I find that if you synchronize your phone with your computer often, it wouldn't be a problem. I know many people will not be able to accept this new phone concept but i find it very innovative and interesting.

  • I really love this phone, one of the things nobody mentions is that the music player has the very best music quality compared to any iPod or SE phone. The SMS and EMS work perfectly and easy and on top you have a 2Mp camera works perfect when you set it right. I use a 1Gb MicroSD and the phone gets me a very pleasurable experience.

  • Dis phone really suck,believe me! It wont mxit, internet browsing is dificlt. Im going to trade the thing tomorrow. When u first c da phone,its WOW I GOTTA HAV 1. When u use da thing 4a while u will also feel da same. Its got only a few apps,um ja! The name say everything, just a plain stylish gadget, whith a music playa to blend in. If u ar concidering to buy one,think twice!

  • No, it is not bad at all in fact, this is the most stylish and most unique phone in the world in terms of features and design. Only that mostly Nokians and SE fans are paranoid and insecure. You cannot put a very good phone down.

  • i realli wna buy dis fone ryt but all ya'll comments puttin me off it, is it realli dat bad, it lukz well cool ta me, well guess me gna hav ta buy sumat els init...

  • Ok... So I have had this phone for about 6 weeks now and now feel I have used it long enough to comment. I really do not think the previous post has used the phone. The phone is excellent for making calls, texting and as an MP3 player. In fact you couldnt ask for any better for those utilities. The small screen does not affect texting at all, it is very easy and clear- also texts can be read on the larger screen at a touch of a button. Also the keypad is excellent and easy to use with responsive large keys. However... Do not buy this phone if you want a camera. The camera is of a poor quality and the slightest movements make it difficult to achieve a clear photo. Also in dark conditions the camera is literally useless, it is not even worth attempting. I used to have a nokia 6280 and that was an excellent camera so I was disappointed when I tried the F300. The touch controls make the camera difficult to use also. Secondly, if you enjoy using WAP, the phone is not ideal. Again the touch keys frequently cause cancelling and backpaging when not desired and vitally the text input is a real effort with a scroll system. Applications and games are virtually non-existent, in fact they consist of a world clock and calendar that are useless as only one day can be seen on screen, not a whole month; the alarm feature and a voice recorder & memo. That's it!! Overall I am pleased with this phone because I wanted a very slim phone to make calls, text and replace my ipod... This does exactly that. The MP3 player is excellent quality and easy to use... I actually prefer it to my old ipod. It is just a shame the the phone side operating system is so basic with minimal utilities as I would have liked a good calendar! This phone does exactly what it says on the box... Ultra Music Edition Phone.

  • After having this phone for 3 days I swapped it for an SE W610. Its not good for texts, calls, MP3's, or anything for that fact! Its only good point is the camera is quite good. Seriously do not get this phone!

  • good look, really amazing, smart or light weight mobile

  • Wouldn't it have been a better idea to have a slightly larger screen on front and compromise on the mp3 screen? Fair enough a lot of mp3 players have a large display but come on? how often do you stare at your mp3 screen when you're walking to work or running for the train?

  • the phone looks cool to me, im buying it

  • I just wanna no can this phone get mxit?????

  • Is this fobe really that bad for texting as i have recently just ordered it on contract and i have seen that there have been problems about people saying about the text messaging is it really that bad

  • i havent yet got this phone but it looks really good.But i do send alot of txts and as iam going to get this phone on contract i will sed even more would u recommend this phone

  • no there are 10 preset message tones

  • You can't choose a song for the message tone! there are about 15 tones on it already! and when reading texts on the small screen is really not that bad, the writing is big enough to read, and doesent really bother me tha much! just sux cos it can't get mxit:(

  • Can you change the text message tone on the phone as in have a song as a text tone.

  • It is too costly.

  • you cannot download games and it doesnt have them preloaded either

  • This is a waste of time phone. There is nothing much good about this phone and would be no good to anyone wanting to buy it !!!!!!

  • but it says under features that theres a built-in handsfree, wats that about?

  • Why is it that the screen for messages is so small. can the mp3 screen do the texting? It's just too small.

  • cakes, it does work without the case. the case is merely a back up battery and a cellphone cover. when inserted, two battery icons appear on the screen.

  • You can text on the MP3 screen but it's time consuming. I didn't find any preloaded ringtones or games. Can this thing download games?

  • do u txt on the big screen or the small one

  • Does it work in France?

  • hey i think its one of the most sexiest phone ever... and mind it its only for the music lovers coz the mp3 of it is rockin...tis phone is meant for all those music lovers... coz one side it looks like tis cool hons and on the other side u have a much looked liked an i pod player... gosh and dear coz of its dual batteries this phone can go on playin long hours of music...........

  • dont think you can

  • how do u turn on the speaker while ina call?

  • I had same problems: i could't open taken pictures, open videos, record sounds etc. My problems were solved when I did a master reset of a phone. I lost all my data and settings, but phone now works very good!

  • the phone works fine, but the mp3 player is quite complicated and doesnt run smoothly. the camera and video quality is good. it has no calculator or games. the only things you can customise are the ringtone and you can change the background from black to white

  • Software is not fully functional yet! The pictures I've taken with phone camera, can't be oppened. Don't ask me why. And I can't write a meeting into a calendar, it says "Full".

  • No! At least I haven't found any of those kind of settings... I'ts a strange phone, actually very hard or inconvinient to use.

  • whats the softwear like as ive been told its not very good

  • Does the phones menu on the large screen side change colours other than purple ?

  • i think dis phone is class lol

  • indeed they are

  • this is the best phone that i have ever seen in my whole entire life and i am going to get one next month!!!!! i ♥ it it is amazing and seksi xxxxxxxxx

  • 1 question; Are both screens on the phone coloured(colour screens)? Thanks Cakes04

  • Could someone pls tell me if the phone works without the case..?? Cz someone told me that it works only with the case.. It's a really stupid idea..!!

  • the size of the screen on the phone side is pathetic how could you read a text off that?

  • how is the speaker of the fone?

  • i reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want this fone bt where is mxit and games! i mean wat r you suposed to do on the fone! i mean really!

  • this fon is cool bot why is it that the auxillary batt is made in china while the fon is made in korea,can some exoplain why?

  • this phone is one of a kind!

  • hey am thinkin to buy F300 , i saw its dummy today seems good but weird as well,,can any 1 tell me shud i buy it orr not?..plz emial me...thanx

  • its very expensive i m not gonna pay 465$ (USD) for such a fone it should be 250$ at most

  • Its A Gorge Fone..! How Much Is It..? I Cant Fynd It..! Is It Gud For Music Nd Stuff..? Nuf Luv ..x

  • is this phone lowd or quiet?

  • To get mxit go to: wap.mxit.co.za and just install from there.

  • Ive had the phone for about three months now and its ok. I got it because it was unusual. I wont be doing that again because its lack of features it getting on my last nerve

  • Hey! just got the phone and got mixed opinions bout the whole mxit thing! does anyone know how i can get mxit, however complicated it mite be!! Plz help:)

  • Its very nice mobile but it sad that its not use 3G !!

  • very wierd

  • Please can someone email me with how many messages you can store on this phone? Thank you very much! Becki

  • I am bewildered that the Korean technology has surpass japanese in mobile phone.Being a music maniac all along I have being using Sony Ericson phone of various model to enjoy my favourite past time.Along the way I did tried a few Nokia models but not to my satisfaction as far s music is concerned.The design of the phone is best to date beside the fantastic sound it produce in term of clarity and punch.Others features are of medicore and acceptable.The only flaw I detected was the touch screen is not accurate and some time needed to get it right.Definately it is not a mistake to call it a music phone.

  • the f300 blue is available right now at www ctinyc com good price too, similar color to the Z3 Blue, very nice

  • This phone is really cool!

  • how do you get mxit on this phone cuse i dont belive you can

  • I was apprehensive about this handset, but having used it now for about a month, I'm dead chuffed! The main thing is the battery life. When used with the included case/battery pack, I only charge it every 8 days, a real achievement for a Samsung!!

  • why the hell would samsung create such a tiny screen on a moden phone! havent they heard big is hip.

  • @nk This phone does not support java therefore games cannot be played.

  • My friend upgraded his contract and got one of these free. He has had it for 2 weeks now and hates it.It is just difficult to use and has a rubbish mp3 plater interface. Good idea but this phone will only appeal to some people. He is selling it and will by something else as he does not see himself living with a F300 for 2 years.

  • This is to everyone who wants to know if this phone supports Mxit - No No No! BIG NO!!! Mxit is a Java application and this phone does not support Java applications! Please bear this in mind if you want to make your choice.

  • im considering of getting this phone. how do you play games on the phone?

  • SamsungF300, my first time to see the phone was on tv Beyonce's advertisement on the match of 18/May/2007 Fa Cup Final Chelsea Vs Man United on half time. My aunt was amazed, she travelles so much her car radio is a headache she says, now she can load all sort of music in the and drives at the saim time peacefully. She cant wait to hold the SamsungF300 hear in Namibia.

  • its a nice phone...the keys are nice and the music side is hot but the screen on the phone side is tooo small...overall im glad i bought htis phone

  • anyone knows how to switch to loud speaker while talking during a call. please inform thx. [email protected]

  • im not 2 sho about it nw.the screen is way 2 tiny!!!

  • very cool phone, but the screen on the side where you make calls and receive sms is way to small.

  • I'm thinking of buying a new phone. It is essential that the phone has Mxit, a camera, music etc. Would anybody recommend the F300 above all others?

  • Tammie - This phone does not support 3G

  • Does this phone support 3G?

  • a brave and unusual design... but im not really sure about how the matket will react to its uhm... weirdness... kudos to its suberb craftsmanship though

  • thnx so much guys.i'll b getting it soon.do you ppl have mxit?

  • Yes Phindi this phone can support mixit. It is such a nice phone. Hope to get one.

  • Yes, it definitely does support GPRS which means it is compatible with mxit.

  • so which 1 is it? can it support mxit or not?

  • Hey Phindi this phone does have gprs so it will support mxit

  • This phone is not 3G compatible, nor does it have GPRS. So, it will not support mxit.

  • please sumbody tell me if it supports mxit

  • very nice fone

  • this phone lacks features and doesn't support mixt cause of the tiny screen. maybe phone wuld of been ok if screen was bigger

  • ... I understand it now. It isn't 3G. I was mistaken. Then, this mobile phone, it's too bad.

  • Ok. It's cool, it's 3G and it have two displays. However, the secondary video call camera is on the side which display is too small. How you see the other person in a so small screen?

  • wicked phone i want 1!!!

  • i saw this video on youtube abt the samsung f300 fone. so misleading. it showed that we can view the main menu on the big screen with ALL the functions. sigh

  • you can NOT view the main menu on the large screen. there is a secondary menu on this screen which incorporates the music player, camera, album (for photos & video), fm radio, and voice recorder.

  • Hi Can i view the menu page on the big screen instead of the small screen? If yes, how do i go abt doing it? Thks

  • does this phone have built-in handsfree, and how do you use it?

  • Double screen = double crap. Buy a U600 instead !

  • Ugly! Ugly! Ugly! Ewww!

  • Also can you put ur own videos on to the fone ?

  • Is there anyway where you can make your own music into a text message alert tone ?

  • dear jizzy - you can view text messages on the large screen. Go to the Menu > select texts > my messages (02) > Inbox (01) > Options > Switch Screens (02).

  • you cannot read texts on the big screen no matter what you do...one side is a phone and one is a mp3 + video player. It is really bad and annoying when the newness wares off so aviod this phone

  • singapore selling now in shops for $698.00 , really a cool handy phone ! unfortunately , the main screen is for music player ... overall , stylish & ... just good to hold it !

  • kwmengle - The 2nd battery charges only when the phone is sat in the wallet, which the second battery is built in to. It charges via USB or using the charger supplied. craig cpw393 - You can read text messages on the large screen, you need to use the Switch Screen function.

  • do the samsung phones support usb driverless mass storage like motorola and sony ericcsson? tnks.

  • How do you charge the second battery????????????????????

  • i bought it instead of a w880i...the dual face is just a gimmick to cover the phones lack of features

  • iWhat are people saying about this phone is it good??? what does it compare with?

  • i have the phone and you cant read txts on the big screen, the battery life is really poor and there is no calculator and the only thing you can change is your ringtone

  • You can see lots of pictures and real phone interface from here

  • Is this phone user friendly, can it use sim cards? i am planning on buying one soon.

  • I had a go on a demo phone in the Orange shop and it seemed ok. I think that the small screen might be a bit annoying after a while. You can read texts on the big screen though and you can also view pics there etc. I am going to get one I think. I like the originality and hope it works well for me!

  • Can it download mxit?

  • Can thid phne download mxit.

  • does this fone have the privacy function to lock the folders like the d900

  • believe me this handset is the original fault of samsung. bachoooooooooooooo

  • Ho do you change the battery guys Samsung MP3 player or not its still a phone you guys have a long way to go to match the power of the Sony ericsson walkman.

  • Ho do you change the battery guys Samsung MP3 player or not its still a phone you guys have a long way to go to match the power of the Sony ericsson walkman.

  • I have order this phone and will have it in my hands at least to Friday. Since many posts have questions I will make the basics public: It IS a phone with "dual-faces" meaning two sides, One phone side and one player side. It is slim phone, in deed. The "slimness" sure has consequences; ie Built in battery (can not be changed). I have weighed the pros and cons, and I bought it. Will post aditional Rewiev later.

  • i think this phone has up to 11hrs talk time and up to 400hrs of standby time

  • I've been using this phone for about week now. battery life is lot longer then i expacted, and fast response time.(i guess because they split multimidea and phone feature) it's very good phone if you want great MP4+fast but not fancy phone.

  • I went to the vodaphone shop, I got a demo and heres my opinion: The Cons: 1. The main screen is 3 lines only (for texting) then you need to scroll) 2.the battery is only 2h talk time 3. Theres an extra battery, but its a shape of a leather case = +weight + thickness 4. The case is attached to the bottom of the phone (where the socket is) so when you undo your phone, its gonna hang there... 5. The mp3 player is like ipod... the navigation is touch sensitive 6. The cam has no flash 7. Has no 3G 8. The thing is fragile 9. The Pros: 1. Good style 2. The 2mp cam is good! 3. Apparently the leather battery case is a free accessory IN THE BOX 4. Its light WITHOUT the case

  • yeh this phones gonna be about 250 300 quid in america its $445

  • this is a phone for sim cards right? cuz i saw this for sprint

  • old fashioned mobile with small screen!!!

  • Does this fone has a documanet reader?? anddoes the fone really have that short of a talk time i really need to know these info

  • Well i had this lil fone last week and it is pretty cool. i wish they have white or silver in color. well, this fone has a good feature, style number1, camera pixels is totally great and i juz love everything! Can store up to as 1000+ songs and FM Radio is totally brilliant! U can buy tis fone compare Nokia! Samsung rulez!!!!

  • man this phone is a joke, its not small, its big, and its just thin, it looks like the olddd oldddddddddd ericsson phones when they first got out, i mean man to write a text message u could only do on the small screen and thats not annoying? stand out for urself? if i see somebody with this phone i wont stop thinking what a poor person it is :D haha

  • Maan Lunn, Gandoo, Phudi, Lun, Choot and many more.

  • i love this phone man this phone is best for songs if you live in chicago go to popular electronics i think there website is i found them on google if you go in store they will do batter price with cash because we have to pay tax so they will make it batter for buyer i also looked at samsung u600 that looks sweet im thinking of getting that too, but ya f300 is great phone people who says its not try it before saying anything or dont say anything bad

  • why is it a bad choice. It has cool little features, the battey isnt as bad as what i first thought, its cool and not many people will have it so it stands out and it is really small and you dont notice it in the pocket

  • to km This is whay i wrote about samsungs delights on gsm arena d900 board,,, This d900 is just a minor way in wich i like a smartfone in that all my bluetoothed over java games are unrecognised and need other software to install them and there are other items im not going into.. This d900 is still a high spec device and will use my n80,,n73 etc as nessessary..Anyway this is wat im using everyday now thats why i bought it,,samsung dont keep bringing out mobile fones with normal specs like putting in more mega pixels or upping proccesser speed or making mp3 more musically perfect NO they leave all that to others they look outside the box to bring features not even thought about by nokia/s/e like nitetime changes the display to night...Incoming txt !! forget about vibration and tones samsung gives you visual as well with aeroplanes in the day or fireworks at night..They put in the picsel viewer so that not only can you read docs ,,NO they give you the option to view anything on the screen on a tv..so the presentation can be given to an audience or your collegues at a meeting.Plus hellbent on being different they crammed a 3.3 megapixel cam with auto focus & mpeg4 cif video record playback with mirror,,light & big qvga 262k colour screen with memory card & decent battery life into a 12.9 mm frame. The screen must be ultra thin to also get in to that depth the polycarbonate housings back & front & screen cover & spring into that depth !! I get more impreesed with the d900 everyday and always loved the d600 when it came out because they were already building on the award winning d500 that sold out dead fast in uk..Gadget mags loved the quality of its 1.3mp camera & vivid screen but did say it was a shame that it had no memory card.So out popped the d600 with qvga screen,,2mp cam ,memory slot & tv out and still both are selling today with the cheapest d500 still �150 on prepay uk !!

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  • OH MY GOD! i love this! i wish that it would come in different colors too. this rocks!

  • i just got the phone. its cool looking but lacks a few features. If you recieve a text and read it straight away without going into the inbox you cant see who its from. also it is so complicated to use at 1st and the battery life is worse than a sirocco, other than that it cool and works well

  • Hi - can someone tell me if this phone has a flash for the camera, thanks.

  • I got this phone last few days that one of the Vodafone people introduce me to have this fone. i feel that this phone is slim and good. good for mp3 player listening song. and the screen is so tiny and it's so unique. u all have to buy tis fone to satisfy ur life!! I support SAMSUNG to the max!!!! see you......

  • I have this phone and believe me it is a real head turner! Every single person who has seen it has been intregued as to firstly what it is and secondly how it works. I have never been a fan of samsung phones as i have always stayed with SonyEricsson but i just had to get this phone for is fetures (dual sides) and its fantastic look! I have the Sony Ericsson W950i also but find it too big at points, the F300 is perfect for the pocket and once you get used to the mp3 side and controls it is very simple to use. Very impressed with the phone would recomend to anyone who likes music and stylish phones !

  • i seriously think that this forum/opinions session is indeed very misleading to potential samsung buyers. as what some of you might have said earlier on, please get the facts right before posting. this beauty is known as a dual face phone. one side for phone functions and on the other side, music player functions. in order to get quality music, just plug in the stereo headset, this phone is being position as a music player. have you seen anyone walking on the street with music blasting out from their ipod? be rational and logical. if you want good features, good camera, good ringtone quality, huge memory, then get a king kong size nokia n73 or n93 or sony ericsson k800 or p990. samsung cares for design and no doubt samsung has won numerous awards, starting from e800, d500, d600, d820 and now d900. they will be more to come and those experts out their are not sleeping. they have a reason for their nominations. samsung has come out with so many 'world's first'...d500 - world's first semi auto slider, d600 - world's first phone with tv output, d820 - world's first slider with rotating camera & tv output, z560 - world's first hsdpa phone, then we have the 5.9, 9.9 and 12.9 ultra edition being the world's slimmest bar, clamshell and slider phones. i have got a few tips for all the samsung mobile users out there, it might be of good use in your decision making process when buying samsung mobile phones. 1. pay attention to the center button, some of them have got 'i' and some of them have got 'ok'. those with 'ok', the phone can ring and vibrate at the same time for incoming calls. 2. for samsung internet browsers, it can auto refresh the page every 1 minute, compared to nokia symbian phones, you will actually have to keep pressing 'back' and click on option to refresh the page. hope this helps. cheers.

  • are pictures displayed on the small sceen on the back or the larger one?

  • a very unique design, samsung can make a phone only with this phone design and take awawy the mp3 player. it will be a new wide small screen phone....nice design to hav for a phone

  • Even if this phone comes with 20hr battery life for playing music..when you use it for the conversation for 2-3 hrs, most phones battery goes flat...

  • if i want to text to my friend the message will appear on the back side..?? please someone let me know...

  • What if the songs are stored in the memory card will it play the next song after finishing the pervious one can some1 please reply me, does any1 noe how long dis fone will last in music playin, some1 please help

  • Before releasing it to real, please improve the battery life. As a music phone oriented, it should have at least 20 hours non-stop music life battery.

  • i have seen this little phone today and believe you me it's dinamate i love the look**********************************

  • this mopile is very nice design and i will get many one to my family to see what make samsung do and last not lest samsung is beter more that nokia

  • hi this is for james, as for your questions it is not touch screen there is a back side to it which contain a small screen so u can see wat number u r dialing and the numeric keypad is in the back for this model and the f500

  • it is a reallly cool fone i mean it have a nice looking but how much it any one know if it is good or ???

  • ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the thing is on the back

  • hi does any one no how you would type or dial (does it have a touch screen?) thanks

  • This thing looks bad compared to the iPhone, it looks outdated and it isn't even out yet.

  • yup!!seen the back part..nice!

  • wats with the name ??? kingkong and finn?ha! neway if you don't like samsung why are you here anyway.samsung designs are beautiful.maybe ur not into fashion at all.by the way finn are u sure ur talking about f300 ???i min originally frm samsung or samusung?

  • Here are pictures of the F300 and F500. You can now see that the keypad is on the back. ;)

  • Patience people. Samsung hasn't revealed the backside of the phone to protect the design. They will show it during the CES show this coming week. But for those of you who want to see it now, check out the Korean link below.

  • To the unknown person Nothing wrong with it. The usual send/end bottons are at the back along with keys..Dont know why GSMarena still doesnt have any picture of the other side. The music bottons in the front are touch sensitive and glows when activated. Here are more pics and review:

  • I have been using a Samsung phone for years. And I must aggree that the screens do give problems. But then I must add that it only happens to smoe phones. I have a D500 and the screen goes blank and do all kinds of weird stuff. But then a friend of mine also have a D500 and his phone seems to fine for more that a year now. But you will get problems with any kind of make or model.

  • whats happening to phones these days, wheres the send, end buttons!?

  • I like the look of the phone but no 3G Capability makes it rather a bit of a letdown. Nice slim appearence, but needs 3G capability.

  • To finn,,, i've been using samsung phones ever since i've started using mobile phones,,, I never had any problem with displays,,, plz do not post unproven points that are vague and general and can be found in any other models,,, plz put up something useful for the users here,,,

  • The more phones Samsung makes, the more stupid they are. I was waiting for a small clamshell full of features, and got this big calculator. Hope Nokia will do better than that...

  • victorboi this phone cud really send sms of course! it has a stencil! and it can definitely change batt. i already have one!

  • Nice phone! But how is this phone for sms? (which LCD it use) and i don't think this phone can change battery!

  • the phone part of the f300 looks like an ancient mid 90's design. It looks cheap and uninspired imo. oh btw since the phone has 2 screens and most samusung phones have issues with the display crapping out. my instinct is telling me to avoid, avoid, avoid, this phone lol!

  • Wel its a superb model with a good features Bt the Worst thing is it have a Very low backup...... That should be revised in this model. Manish

  • full review: www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-f300-en.sht­ml

  • no earphone jack for earphones?..the factory samsung earphones for my e900 suck.and i dont expect any other ones to sound good either. i like how SE has them.but samsung shoudl really get them. anyone know where to get high quality samsung earphone jacks for e900?. email me

  • No Jenny you turn it round an there is a smaller screen and buttons on the other side!

  • See the review at Mobile-review.com : the two screens have no interest, sound is bad and functionalities worst than most phones. Samsung should wake up and make good phones insead of crappy gadgets...

  • i seen first time on your site and it attract my mind .Befire see this i eas going to buy NOKIA N72 but now i changed my mind and i am intreseted in it

  • do you slide it up or soemthing?

  • a mobile made to came with you in hot nights in clubs,not for performance.beautiful

  • @ff Which part is copied from that monster 3250??? F300 doesnt even fold like that NOKIA you are talking about.Its a dual face phone with mp3/video player is one side and regular candy bar phone with small screen on the other. see here: IMO main purpose of havng dual face is to save battery.Its quit a different concept to start with "kingkong". Get your facts straight before you post some crap dude.

  • copied 3250 720 мАч low bateryy

  • Well nothing special, except for the big crappy design. Typical from Samsung, they just change the design and say it is a new phone....

  • You can watch TV on this phone in the TV in button. Sky channels also.

  • this phone reminds me of an ipod nano xD

  • there's another small screen on the back with buttons.

  • How do you dial a number?

  • I only look at the phone and read the features and I love it, think it is a great phone.

  • how change the batery? how put the sim card? (is have batery includet like 7380 or 7280????)is the sound cuality like 6233 or better because is a music phone?

  • when will this phone be available in switzerland I want it now

  • I think this is one of the coolest sets samsung has ever produced. It may cost round about 200$

  • I'll tell you the truth:The keypad side looks cool, the front side looks much cooler when it turns on.I wish I could have this phone right now. Do you know when they are selling this phone in Asian market?

  • Smart 2 C!! but im wondering how to type the numbers???? where is da KEYPAD actually?!?!?!

  • Can anyone tell me where to find the review of this phone, if there is any? Thanks

  • Errr ... 80s throw back, where the hell were you in the 80s?

  • SalaamZ, Well its seems cool but have any one an idea of the cost of F300?

  • Music player side looks excellent but wow you wouldnt want people to see the phone side; its appauling. hideous in fact. Great attempt though samsung :) but ill stick with the sony ericsson w850i for now :D

  • these are very good idea of new design. for new ultra series. well job Samsung

  • If you have seen the 'Phone' side of this and the F500 then your opion will differ (you will notice that they haven't supplied too many images of that side of the phone). It's a total throw back from the eighties design and not in a cool way. The dual front design is a quirky idea but I fear Samsung are starting to lose their way a little.

  • Think about the technology in the F300 as 'not a phone with an MP3 player' but an MP3 player with a phone, it makes more sense in my opinion. But, the keypad for the mp3 side looks more like the other mp3 players that Samsung have made... :]

  • is this a touch phone???

  • Previously, im really not too fond with SAMSUNG n all copying stuff.But, this time i have to say, this is real innovations.

  • very nice

  • the keypad is on the back side.. it is the TRUE DUAL FACED phone... mp3 on front... phone at the back...

  • It's a dual sided phone. One side is the DAP and the other side is the phone. GSM Arena discusses it in more detail at

  • Probably it would have numbers in the menu so you could select them and dial you number on that way.

  • ...hmm..I wonder... How to type the numbers? I FOUND NO KEYPAD NUMBERS!!!!

  • nice looking but normal features