Samsung Impact

  • Released 2008
    17.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    20MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 1.77"
    128x160 pixels
  • NO
    No video recorder
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Samsung Impact - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2008, June. Released 2008
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 95 x 47 x 17.5 mm (3.74 x 1.85 x 0.69 in)
Weight
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type CSTN, 65K colors
Size 1.77 inches, 9.9 cm2 (~22.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 128 x 160 pixels (~116 ppi density)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 20MB
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio FM radio, recording
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3 player
MP4/3gp player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Battery   Removable battery
Misc Colors Black
Price About 120 EUR

Samsung Impact - User Reviews

  • Seriously, no one has posted an opinion/comment on this phone in 6 years??? MIND = BLOWN

  • mine stays charged for about 2 weeks. I talk about 30minutes with 8 to 10 calls.

  • Question - I have had this phone 4 days and the battery dies within 8 hrs each day. I have done less than 20 text messages and only 3 calls. The dealer advised that this is normal and the phone needs to be charged each night. Does this sound right?

  • it does not have bluetooth!!!!!.

  • ich will das handy danke f�r iht verst�ndnis

  • use samsung data cable with samsunng pc shut, u can load the song extra, chip is open in usb mode. i done it . enjoy..

  • To:Gsmarena Team Sir, there is no doubt that you guys review a mobile in the best possible manner. Even you have almost all models of phone throughout that a person can think of through out the globe. But the most imp thing you guys dont update is about the avaibility & expected price range. most of the samsung phones have being launched and even some of them are out of the market but they are still in your coming soon list. So i think you should be working on this.

  • I recently bought this phone going through specifications and 3.5 mm jack. I have kept all my .mp3's on the SD card. Phone recognizes the .mp3 files and also I can play them one by one. But can not create a playlist with the files in SD card (seems I can add a song which in phone memory to play list - but not the song which is in SD card memory). Whenever I select any song on the SD card - add to playlist option is disabled. This is becoming annoying and feeling I have been cheated with the specification which is not valid :( If any of you have any idea on how to create the playlist for the songs on SD card - please let me know. Thanks, Kumar.

  • I got this phone yesterday. Some of the things that I liked about it are: 1. 1000 contacts 2. Very good screen backlight (was able t0 view clearly in bright sun too) 3. Handy dimensions (just right for my hand) 4. Easy to send text messages - buttons of just the right size. 5. Sound loudness and quality - very good. Some of the things that I am neutral about: 1. Looks could have been more elegant Some of the things that I did not like: 1. The menu display could have way better (compared to a sony erricson or a nokia menu display) 2. Lack of themes for the phone display... But overall I am quite happy with the buy... a good phone for the price.

  • it is better than e1410 because e1410 looks a 1000 rs phone from its plastic,,,,my dad giave me more mony for b520 and said dont nuy that one..

  • In my country this fone is also known as b520.The sound its quiet loud.Via headset i think moto 230 is more stereo.Coz i have the u800 headset so the sound out put its so cool!Its depend on ur headset.But still tru loudspeaker is loud n clear!U can create playlist up to 4,in moto 230 u cant create playlist.But each playlist can only load to 30 songs n it cant play all songs.Its only can play tru playlist.Mem card reading is fast (4 songs not 4 big size image)

  • Basically am planning to take a new handset..So,can anyone suggest me whether to go with B520 or to go with the E1410..But 5this phone is my pick over E1410 becoz of its look...!Now, howz the performance of this handset? Howz the sound quality? Prior to this i was using Motorola W230 n i was satisfied with its sound quality..does this phone match with the w230 quality? Secondly, howz the battery life? Will be waitin for the reply....Thanks..

  • What kinds accesories includes in standard pack?

  • yes data cable is included in the standard pacK

  • Hi, Can anyone tell me if USB cabe for this phone is availabe. Thanx

  • why not, what else u need!!!!!?????

  • sorry dude!! it does'nt hve

  • are this phone have bluetooth? coz i ask the seller said it has, but in spec it doesn't. so which one is right?

  • It's Value for Money.

  • it is worth the price we pay ..........good one

  • fm radio,yes mp3,no

  • if you search for good but cheap music phone, you'd better choose i-mobile 318, Why? -same price with samsung impact b520 -3.5 mm audio jack -bluetooth -vga camera -yamaha amplifier for great quality sound -great loud speaker (loud and clear) -huge internal memory (121mb) and micro sd up to 2gb -music and video player(avi,3gp,mpeg4) -private menu to save your private data(phone book, message, file(music,video, and all) ) I already have this i-mobile 318, and i'm very satisfied....... just buy and try.... in the name of God

  • Thank's for your brief explanation. For additional information, m4a & acc will result clear and higher quality audio than mp3.

  • you can store more than 120 audio files there is no limitation about that but the matter is the music player supports 4 playlists with 30 songs assigned at each of them so you can play only 120 songs of your audio collection. And even, if you want to play a shuffle of that 120 songs it is not possible neither cos shuffle is working only for one playlist and again you are hitting 30 songs barrier, which i find unpleasant and stupid. But you can play songs one by one manually and directly from the memory card.

  • Whats the reason for storing only 120 audio files?? Reply

  • Sure, you can use any kind of audio file(mp3, m4a, acc) as your ringtone or message tone. The vibration is quite strong. Unfortunately, vibration+ringing is only available for ringtone option. For message, there is only 2 options, which is tone or vibrate only. Btw, do you want to use your phone as a massager with it's vibration???LOL

  • can i use mp3 for massage tone, how about the vibrate to strong?

  • Goodness: Cheap price Small and expensive look Solid & smooth slide mecanism Inculde 1Gb free TF card Radio and audio player closed to walkman quality. Radio support background play back 3.5mm jack( good option for audio output) Responsive keypad Weakness: Small display Can't support multitasking Only support 120 audio file( 4 playlists, each contain max 30 songs), so what's the use of 1Gb memory? I didn't list bluetooth and camera in the weakness because�I don't need that feature. Come on man! We are talking about low end headset that only provide extra feature on audio. If you need hi-res screen, bluetooth and megapix camera, just go a head to another headset!

  • the new zealand version of this phone has bluetooth can someone please tell me where the microSD slot is on this phone on the nz version there is no fm radio that all for now cheers

  • this phone is cute . too bad ther's no bluetooth . but i like it . it's small and cute . it feels very light . :] xoxo ,, gossip girl S.C.

  • you can use phones features while you are listening radio like writing message or using java applications, but you cant use phones features while you are listening mp3.

  • this phone have multitasking feature or not?if we write message can we listen the radio or mp3 player or not?plis answer my question...thanks

  • under LCD display... :P

  • i m using this phone for a month, its okay, the reason for my to bought this phone was it pretty fast to use as modem with my notebook. since i already used SE C702i, so i didn't to complain abaout the features... but 3.5" jack is superb!!1

  • hey i have this phone just brought me one yesterday pretty ok i guess 1 question wheres the card slot for the memory?

  • Today i bought this samsung impact with 1 gb mini sd as bonus, then i put my 2 gb mini sd. It works and phone detected 2 gb mini sd. I turn off and plug mini sd to card reader and copy around 120 songs. Then i attach 2 gb mini sd to Impact but the music player shows no file of music. What's wrong? Simple, you must put your mp3 file to music folder on your mini sd. Then i remove those mp3 files to music directory via pc then Impact can play my songs.

  • np 3gp videos on this mobile :/

  • why nobody is posting

  • Does it suport different themes, or i have to use only the default theme all the time. Anyone used 2gb card?? please reply

  • Hi, I also cant able to add music to playlist from memory card, when i tried it is showing memory card is empty ,even the mp3 files are still there. If any one got solution please inform me [email protected] Thanks

  • Its not playing 3gp files. I have this mobile.

  • i have a problem to instal java application from microSD, can someone told me how to do it?

  • can we play video clips in 3gp format in the indian version tht is samsung b520?

  • Does it have speakerfone (built in handsfree loudspeaker)

  • Anyone used 2gb card?? please reply

  • Does it suport different themes, or i have to use only the default theme all the time.

  • may be due to signal problems also some times the battery drains very fastly.once check ur cell phone signal strength.

  • Can we watch videos like mp4,3gp etc... Please reply

  • Can i use mp3 for message tone

  • Hey this comes with a 3.5jack...so you can even fix your ipod headphones and listen to music...i wish this had bluetooth too..

  • can i play 3gp videos in this phone? how?

  • Tell me some weakness of this fone, so that i will buy other fone..

  • you must put mp3 files to music folder in the memory card for being able to add them to playlists otherwise it is not possible. also there is 30 song limit for each playlist so you can add all the songs in a memory card to one playlist if anyone is knowing a workaround about this issue please share.

  • pls advice me how to add song into playlist from memory card.

  • i bought dis phone before two days, im not satisfied with battery, after battery is fully charged it got lessed within four hours since im not using it for call or music, i cant able to add music to playlist from memory card, when i tried it is showing memory card is empty but really it is fully. someone pls help me how to resolve this issue. [email protected]

  • Hi, this phone looks good..but does it have conference call facility ?? if yes how many members can I add to a call...??? can someone using this phone please clarify... thankx in advance..

  • if the earphones doesnt fit your ears and if they tend to slip usually, what is the use of increasing the sound.

  • is there any way to increase the sound output thru the earphones?

  • gud for users who dont mind abt camera..trendy ,also not heavy on wallet

  • The battery life is actually quite good, better than my other new samsung phone. In this samsung website it said the standby time is 390 hours and talk time is 7 hours. you can check it out in this site ­

  • Is a good phone, but the only bad thing about it is no camera. this mobile is also known as Samsung B520. This phone is good for people who just want a basic phone that have a mp3 player and a slider.

  • Please check below link for this cell in features they have written below features: Features Messaging: SMS, MMS Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML Games: Yes + downloadable Colors: Black Camera: No Java MIDP 2.0 MP3 player 3.5 mm audio output jack MPEG4/3gp player FM radio & recording T9 Organizer Built-in handsfree But i am afraid there is no camera and they are saying it has "MPEG4/3gp player " player. If anyone has this phone can tell me what about 3gp files? Pleasssssssssss..........

  • @Anonymous!Battery is preety good,lasts quite long,I get this recharge after every 2 days that's too on normal usage conditions(Calls & Muzik on average usage).Samsung has the best battery............

  • Hay..how about its batary life.?

  • great phone.... actually, i was supposed to buy n6111 but then i was amazed by its features, trully a nice celphone... bow

  • and some answers to question, its radio can be minimized but music player cant. as it doesnt have any video player and there is no video folder in its folder structure i dont think it supports video files like 3gp. It supports java applications and its performence about java applications fine i install jimm with all of its modules and it worked flawlessly, and also it supports minimizing of java applications. And one more thing about java applications, it supports java applications to run while radio is on so you can use java application while you are listening to radio.

  • Music thru the 3.5mm jack with a good headset is awesome..much better than the Nokia N70m..Good musik phone compared with the price........ Wow...............

  • Have been using this Mobile for over a month. It has an amazing battery,usually get it recharged after 2 days,muzik thru the loud speaker is crispy clear stereo.. Ahh..Gud Phone..With the price.. A few Q?'s need feedback are as; 1.Available only 4 Playlist,not sufficient to copy all tracks from the MemCd.Need some help in this matter. 2.Msg log unavailable 3.Call log with duration not shown Plizz some1 help me...

  • there is a review of the phone in this link but it's in russian ansd not translated by google very well.

  • This is a great offer by samsung instead of putting a useless vga camera to every phone they are manufacturing, manufacturers consider to make music devices without camera and instead having a memory card slot and universal earphone jacks. As much i know there is no such offer in any mainstream brand having a memory slot and no camera. brilliant.

  • Yes Brother. It comes with 3.5 mm jack.

  • @ Sweet!I've a gr8 upgraded suggestion 4or ya'....instead of Impact go 4or Samsung J250.This is 4or ya,cute & sleeky type of fone with good features.....

  • It is in fact called SGH-B520. It's not called Impact anywhere

  • It is called by the name Samsung B520 in India

  • does it have 3.5mm jack?

  • What about jar appliaction? and 3gp files? Please tell?

  • @ Sweet, unit in $US..Thanx again!!

  • This would come to you in about $90-$95 with serv tax.Don't have idea about the Opera Mini Sweet..Am sorry can't assist u on this...Thanx anyway.........

  • Will this support 3rd party applications like 1. Opera mini 2. Mig33 3. Games

  • does this phone has minimize option for music player & radio??

  • What about JAR application?

  • Can this phone play 3GP files?

  • Hay..grim & justin..thanx 4 ur ans. After reading ur comments it is clear that its a very good music phone..isnt it.? I'll buy this phone nxt month..anyways, guys plz tell whats the price of it.? & can i use opera mini in this phone.?

  • @ Grim...Thanx for ya' help..I've did that...Now it's working preety fine...I think the musik thru the earphone (got a real gud ear-phone from Nokia)& loudspk is much better than the Nokia N70.This phone is simply too gr8.........Cheers...Thanx again..

  • @ Grim...Thanx for ya' help..I've did that...

  • @ Sweet ! The 3.5mm ear-phone jack is built-up on the top left corner of the phone,you know the musik quality is stunning,doing preety much much better than the Nokia N70,with a good headset..moreover in the package it is provided with Samsung 1GB micro sd.Also, earphone that comes in the package is the fixed one with the Mic piece..Musik thru the loudsp is crispy clear stereo sound..That's all 4now.. If u've any problems..further I would be there to assist you...Cheers...

  • Does this phone has minimize option for music player and radio??

  • on allan jac, why don't you try adding your music files on mem card on the music player's playlist. there it will play on continuous or shuffle mode whatever is your preference.

  • 3.5mm jack is built-in on the phone, you can use your usual set of headphones, which is much better quality sound than the supplied headset

  • Hay..i want 2 buy this phone..but i have 2 questions.. (1) Can it run opera mini & mig33.? (2) does the 3.5mm jack built in the phone or on the headphone that comes with this phone.? Plz help me..thanx

  • Got some problem with this Impact The music files stored in the Mem Crd can be proceed one after another(next function does'nt work)but it works well on music stored on Phone Memory,why is this so?Can any1 help me out with this..........

  • The pictures stored on the Mem Crd can't be viewed in sequence, afterall screen resolution is rather low, pictures does'nt come out clear..In call history recieved calls duration cannot be viewed as well.Like the clarity thru the voice recorder & Fm recording.Well good phone compared with the price..Thanks to Samsung.....

  • The Samsung (Impact) has got a real good battery back-up, I had this for a couple of weeks!Ear set provided in the package is horrible,& lacks compatibality with human ears slips of easily, may be Samsung should work on these for an improvement,& this time would come up good like the SonyErricsson does.Also Samsung sould come up with stronger body construction like the Nokia.And all round Samsung would come up to the best ever level.This is all 4 now.Thank you................

  • it has 3.5mm earphone jack, i guess, i can use a nice earphone other than one that comes in package

  • the samsung earphones - thats what i am scared of...

  • @Sagar!Oh forget 1ne thing.. This phone has unlimited (30Min approx)stunning Voice recorder,can also record Fm,with mindblowing clarity

  • @Sagar..Mp3 player & the ringtones are preety clear,good loud enough..The headphone provided in the package is not that appreciable,often slips off from the ear..Well this phone takes precisely 5Hrs to get completely charged,battery life's preety good.Hpe this phone would have a real good long lasting Battery for years cos it charges slowly.If u already have a good phone & looking for another one you can go for this.Also comes with ori Samsung 1GB Micro MMC.Can try this man..no doubt..this's a cute slider phone from Samsung..Cheers

  • I have several questions for you. 1.How is the mp3/ringtone quality?Is it loud enough to be eared in busy road traffic? 2.What is the earphone model number that comes in the box? 3.Are the earphones good enough? I mean are they painful to be inserted in ears? 4.What is the battery life you got while using all the features(mp3,fm,messaging etc)? Please answer

  • This is a good Phone, the 1ne that you can rely on,if u're not looking 4or a cam on phones, don't bother for absece of BluTh, this could be conected to Computer to upload your desired files.Or another option is,u can also check out for SonyEricsson W950 (Touchscreen,3" screen,4GB inbuilt Mem,Bluetooth V2.0,Track ID).Do check out if u're a Muzik Lover!You know currently have these two phones using,& Love'em a lot.Cheers......then......

  • Just bought this cool phone a week ago,well it takes 5Hrs precisely to get this fully charged from the null meter battery.How is the battery strength?Got along with 1Gb card happy with,but a bit disappointed that it's has'nt got Bluetooth!Otherwise,overall a good phone like it a lot.Thanx to Samsung..

  • it is called sgh-b520 in india

  • i think in India big bazaar is selling it.. i want to know the performance of the battery.. after that i'll decide buying or not

  • pls bring in to singapore market, i believe those who need without camera who wish to buy this type of phone, so i hope my dream will come thr.

  • Kinda cool looking for budgety phone. Btw, heard this is Impact S .. not Impact.

  • such a tiny screeeeen.....

  • I really like this phone...It looks cute and definitely wont hurt my pockets...

  • Well its not really a bad phone. Despite the lacking features. the thing is that if everyone was fully loaded like say the U900 Soul then no one would buy them because they'd cost to much. This is a nice simple low end phone for someone who just talks and needs something to get the job done ya know.

  • Very Good Mobile And Also Mp3 Player Mp3 Player More Than Mobile But What The Capacity Of External Memory Card But No Bluetooth

  • Why are people always complaining about a low range phone. This would do well for people who do want to listen to music/radio but dont want anything else on the phone.... And yeah, no bleutooth... who cares? If you have a cardreader (and almost every computer has one) you can put images on it, music, funny sounds.. So who needs bleutooth? I only use it for my headset! I wouldnt miss it that much on my phone! The specs are quite good if the price will be low. Good work Samsung!

  • Comping soon???, from where is it coming? from the 19 century?... ok, No Problem. but just let me know who's going to buy this mobile,if any one bought it.

  • where's they put the bluetooth? such a turnoff ... mmc support but no bluetooth.

  • no bluetooth because is low-range cell!!! it's a phone for those peoples which need phone just for calling and sms...

  • It's just one of those phones that if the price is really low it will do very well. Though having a camera is the 'in-thing' at the moment but people still buy camera -less phones. I appriciate the radio and cardslot. Reminds me of the C300 in design + specification. Wonder why they called it 'impact' though??

  • What's with this phone =))))))))))))))) ?

  • No Blue-Tooth?! wtf....?