Samsung S400i

  • Released 2006, February
    88g, 20.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    13MB storage, no card slot
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  • 1.8"
    176x220 pixels
  • 0.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 900mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung S400i - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2006, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 91 x 45 x 20.9 mm (3.58 x 1.77 x 0.82 in)
Weight 88 g (3.10 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 1.8 inches, 10.2 cm2 (~24.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~157 ppi density)
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 13MB
Main Camera Single VGA
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes
GPS No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser i-mode
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, DoJa 2.5
 AAC/M4A player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by Up to 150 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)    

Samsung S400i - User Reviews

  • why this samsung cant recieved mp3

  • I had same problem, couldn't bluetooth transfer

  • Try dis: www.samsung.com/Trans_fr/manuel/Samsung S400i

  • does anybody knows where i can find the french manual? thank you

  • can i use this fone to surf sites like bbc and cnn?

  • This phone is okey for your first phone.It cant read mp3 only mp4.But its good that it has bluethoot

  • dis is a good phone but i think they said dis before but it hasnot enuf memory time for video recording pooh

  • i like this phone.it stylish and compact.iv had no problems with the wap or the bluetoof.one set back is that theres no mp3 but u can play 3gp and mp4 allso i thinck u can play aac files not sure.with this fixed it would be a better phone.

  • HELP! how do i change the time on the phone???

  • hiya i had this phone and i loved it but the only set backs were the fact that mp3 didnt work, now it a stylish phone but i have it stolen in december last year how can i recover my phone.

  • my phine is restricted-the blootooth is not working and there is no mp3 in this phone !!! it is some peace of sh** !! how can i fix it?

  • ihammed waliulah adekunle,am using samsung s400i,ilike de product.but i wont somthing onit how to connecting I-,THANKSMODE

  • does dis fone have speakers?

  • Its quite good apart from there is no MP3 tunes :( .. Camera is ok but where do you get a usb cable for it ?? Good memory for picz though :D

  • well. this phone is okkkk!! but it would be alot better if it had mp3! the picture quality is amazing and all the different affects that come with it are great but the recording time isnt too good, it last no longer than 10 seconds and if you want longer you have to go through and delete some photos!! tut! but overall it is a good phone! i would rate it 7 out of 10, it loses marks for lack of mp3 and not long enough recording time! MY QUESTION IS: CAN YOU NOT BUY SOMETHING THAT WILL ADD MP3 PLAYER TO THIS FROM LIKE A SHOP OR SUMMIT? I REALLY WANT MP3!!! WRITE BACK PLEASE ASAP! THANKS

  • i think this phone was quite good until i it was stolen, i would have preferred it if it had mp3 because it had music file but u couldn't send music through bluetooth i never tried using an usb cord. I think this phone took good pictures and had a good screen quality but like someone already said the amount of time it video recorded for was terrible it could have been a lot longer say about a minute long but other wise i liked this phone and wish i still had it, but i won't be bothered when i get a new phone.

  • I have SIM DRM problem with this phone. No Mp3 player. video recording is too short clipped.

  • heyy i used to hav this fone till recently i bought the samsung D900 as you see my faith in samsung is still strong! =D It was okk bit of a shame the no music thing and 10 second video =[ ohh well thts wot a music player and a video cam r for [do like the music and video on the D900 tho lol] The camera is meant to be VGA but i'd say it was probs 1.3 MP even tho tht cant be posible its just what i think =P If you need any help post it in and i will be happy to answer! Gd review or what?!

  • i am stuck i dont no will i get dis fone can it record songs is du memory big (i dont mind bout du mp3 i have an ipod)can u take godd photos basicaly is it a godd fone

  • i loved this fone first of all but it dont accept music n it dnt come wiv a usb cable yoo gotta buy it and it dont last that long coz mine always goes funny on me

  • i didnt get a usb cable with mine!helooooooooooooo n wt is up with the mp3 it should have one because it says MUSIC!! n all the recorded music goes to sounds what is up with the fone???wb asap

  • it sucks that it dont have mp3 but i aint complaining as it have camra, video, flash and effects aswell as intenet access and bluetooth.

  • The fone it self is very sleek and modern!!! but not for me more for younger generation me in 50's i cant work it but my grandson will apprecate it

  • this fone crap it doesnt let you have mp3 songs on it or have poly as a ring tone so i rate this fone as a 0

  • i think its a legand fone its gorgous nd it has a lot 4 such a small fone.i reat it 10!!!

  • i have this phone and am happy with the bluetooth and all that appart from that it wont play music :( thats a bummer! also can its photos be copied to the computer? im not sure how 2 do it can you help me plz

  • cool fone it waz very good til i found out there waz no mp3 and had a bad camera.how do you use the i tunes ? ive tyed every way but it was no use

  • Hi I just got the samsung s400i and think its great and like everyone a bit disapointed by not having mp3 file. I am going to sound like a total spaz now but what is Imode and what does it do? is the internet conection?

  • I had this phone. It was great til I accidently flushed it down the toilet....oops... Mal x

  • the reason why b tooth dont work is cus its v1.2 not v2.0. That means that it wont accept mp3 files or movie files. If you do want music on it u can do it but it has to be .acc and .m4a file extentions. Movie files must be .3gp as well and really small.

  • You can't receive mp3's as this phone does not have the facility to play them! AAC files only...

  • the reason that no one can recieve music files - is because the phone does not have the facility to play mp3's - DOES NOT HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER!!

  • this phone is really good although a usb lead sdid not come with it =( its really small and neat works well- so far

  • got a samsung s400i phone for christmas i cannot recieve songs from other phones via bluetooth i get a on screen message saying not allowed does anyone know why ? please help! i can recieve pictures

  • its a very sleek and stylish phone it can hold mp4 tracks btw and u can use vids fopr ringtones and the free tiny lipglosses are an inspired touch to anyone who wants this phne buy it

  • Hey i was wondering about the ringtones how many is there and do u get a cable to plug nto d computer so u can get photos off the internet r put them on so can u?

  • I think that this phone looks cool and chic, I havent used it before but it sounds really good and my friends have got it as well.

  • i will receive this phone tomorrow... pliz tell me if is a good phone or bad?

  • Becky you can take it back but depends on how long you ahve had the phone. Im not sure on woolworths returning policy you will have to check that. But if its under 28 days they might but check first.

  • To ellen pinchen, If you want this phone for the music player dnt get it you will be sadly dissappointed as it does not take mp3 songs. Only those on imode but you cannot send these to anyone these are exclusive to your phone. The camera is ok however and the bluetooth is fine on it!

  • worst fone ive ever had dont get one! it wont hold any music files the battery doesnt last and the camera is crap!!!!!!

  • I want this phone 4 christmas does the blootooth work because thats all i want it 4 email back as soon as possible plz

  • i want it! hello �50 off!

  • well i am getting this whone for christmas and i am really on edge incase this phone is the one i dont want but i am sure it is . i read information about this phone and it sounds really good if this phone has something rong please send back

  • i really like the phone bur i really want mp3 player. please let me knoe if it vould be converted. i want to be able to receive file from my friends phone. please let me know as to how i can convert it. Thank you

  • I got my 4one a bout 3 months ago ..The 4one was ok to start with i go t pic from i mode oan tho the computer but ...A was really angrey tho about the fact tht i cant get mp3 files ...Ive tryed converting it to other things but it still doesny work !! Y does it say u can get music but thn doesny let u accept any !! A wuld tell No wan to buy this 4one ...Wat kind of fone is it with out music

  • it has everything i wanted part from mp3 i thought it had it but obviously not i am really angry!!!!! i bought it frm woolworths do you think i could take it back because my family said they won't only if theres somnething wrong with it please reply and tell me your opoion and if you think i could take it back

  • i havent bought it yet i like it as it is funky. should i keep looking for a different one?

  • hey guys, does anyone here know of any software that will allow you to store your contacts on a comp, without the data cable, cus i dont think there is such thing as a data cable for this phone. also, is there anyway to transfer your numbers from the phone to the sim. i looked but cant find one.

  • does dis fone have loud-speaker

  • what a poor phone bought it and taking it back no mp3 player cant down load music suposed to be a top quality phone but its not not happy at all!!!!!!

  • i have this phone it comes with no data cable yet it comes with a headphone port no headpnones and you cant download music onto it come on samsung every kid wants this phone then realises it doesnt alow mp3 u should be able to get it converted to mp3

  • that is becouse u dont have mp3

  • BLUETOOTH! where the hell is the bluetooth? its not a bluetooth phone is it, we cant decide, and the mp3 player? this is a top of the range phone that does noting atall, id like to congratulate samsung on such a useless handset.

  • cool fone,everythings ok except 4 the fact that it doesnt support music.weird-such a fone and no music uuhhh!and i wanna kno whenthere it comes with a data cable or not.

  • i have this phone but i cannot recieve any music or tones through my bluetooth. i can recieve picture but thats all anyone got anything to help??

  • i bought this phone and the only problem is no mp3 player and aac files have to be smaller than 500kb for the phone to accept them

  • I'm thinking of buying this phone and I'm not bothered about there being no mp3 player....but is it a good phone apart from the fact that there isnt really an mp3 player on it? Like is the camera,games,screen view,features good?

  • well ive told me dad i want this fone but i want it cuz it is slim, slidey n bluetooth so i can listen to music but now i av luked on dis webby every1 seemz to say it dnt but i reli lyk this fone n i wana no if u can listen to music plz plz plz email me plz plz plz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • hey jess sorry to say dis phone won't let you have music i was well anoyed when i found out because they advertise it and give it a music list but the truth it this is what the samsung company told me "the phone doesnt have enough room!because of i-mode to have songs" i tried everything and i mean everything so i've got my money back and am now looking at the samsung D800 hope that answers your question xx

  • how do i put music on my phone ( s400i samsung) plz get bk 2 me cuz i need my music :D lv jess xxxxxxxx

  • can i receive mp3 ringtones and songs via bluetooth on the samsung s400i? PLEASE EMAIL ME

  • Is the battery gd on this fone and how long does it last for ?? xx

  • Greeat phone no problems so far love it

  • can someone tell me if i can receive mp3 tunes via bluetooth on the samsung s400i please email me

  • read the manual or look on the internet to find out how to use aac(itunes)

  • Could someone please e-mail and let me know if the samsung S400i can send and recive images, videos ect Via Bluetooth? Thanks

  • How Do you get mp3 or itunes on the phone

  • does this phone has mp3 player on it ??

  • Just thought i had beeter let you know that..... it does not have a mp3 player but it DOES have AAC which means you can use itunes on it. You CAN still place music on this phone but its from AAC/MP4. Doesnt have MP3 player xxx

  • i love it!! my mp3 is so usefull thanx for making this brill fone xx

  • it duz ave an mp3playa dunnit? enyway it s a gud fone

  • good phone but no mp3 player and that suck . tesco's robbed me !!!!

  • Good phone but where can you download ringtones, cause all the ones on the internet say they don't provide to this phone?

  • very good phone but battery sucks and no mp3 ...

  • i fnk tht the phone is ok i spose bt i cant believe there is NO mp3 playa n wats the point in it bein usb wen u dont even get the usb cable with it dos ne1 out there no where i can get 1 from coz i rlli need 1 n doz ne1 no where u plug them in

  • its cool, bad battery though

  • well the samsung s400i iz a gud fone bt it only az blue-tooth bt i supose thats not that bad bt on other fones were u click menu or phonebook wen u flip or slide it up instead on thiis fone it alwayz ses i mode or summat n it gets on my nerves bt it iz very easy 2 slide up xxxx

  • It's a good little phone, but i'm prefer E630.

  • it has an 0,3 megapixel cam on it and doesnt have an mp3 player onboard :) but cool nonetheless :

  • Camera is roughly 0.3MP. There is NO MP3 player.

  • Does that s400i have a mp3 player on it?

  • Does anybody know what megapixel camera the s400i has got?

  • Hi to the person who was wondering if the keypad flashes when closed, yes it does but apart from that it is a great phone and have no problems with it at all.

  • great phone, love it!! :-)

  • Does anyone elses keypad keep flashing periodically when the handset is closed? I am worried it is wasting my battery out.

  • Hi just got the s400i , its great. Got a cable to put pics on the pc but cant find any software the disc with the cable did not have an ident for the s400i, can anyone help?

  • Thanks, for the info. I was going to either get her this or the E370 but seeing as it is quite simple. Then I will get her this instead

  • i agree! great little phone

  • excellent handset far better than my d500! i love it and id reccomend it to anyone!!! gr8 ringtones and pictures on it too

  • Is this phone any good for a casual user? I'm getting a phone for me mum for her birthday & I am planning to get her something simular to the D500. I know this is a i-mode phone so I was just wondering if there were any main differences with the interface between this & the D500 Thanks in advance

  • i agree, this phone not only looks good but has the added benefit of imode. didnt think i would use it really but love it!

  • dont know what your all moaning about! this phone is great!

  • iam dissipointed it dsnt have a mp3 and it was that lot of money and it weas for ma birthday but i crnt be ungrateful when i wanna be .wats the point of paying that much for that amount for that phone

  • I was wondering - WHY do they provide a mini-UBB port when they do not actually include a data cable in the box, there is not one available from their website or indeed any other site! If anyone knows where I can get a data cable, please respond. Thanks :)

  • this phone is amazing because it just is u cant describe how good it is

  • I recently got this phone from O2 as an upgrade from a Nokia 6230, overall I am quite happy, its got a great display, amazing quality camera and looks really good. I am disappointed that it does not have infrared nor an mp3 player (as this website says it does have both), and other faults include not being able to receive files which are over a certain size and it does not put pictures in alphabetical order which can be annoying!! It does lack some features, but its a very nice looking phone.

  • it's a good phone, easy menu, good audio quality, camera is good for a phone imo and has a flash, video same, has 13MB internal memory, so will hold quite a few contacts, messages, pics, audio etc. it is an i-mode phone. i'm just getting used to i-mode and don't think i'll use it, i have fast internet at home, i-mode is very slow (in ireland, but apparently they're using ancient technology). i-mail is handy just becauase it works 'out of the box', but i think i wouldn't like to get dependant on the i-mail address as i have yet not found a way to access the imail without the phone and don't think i could 'bring the address with me', in a similiar way that it used to be impossible to keep your phone number if you changed network. Perhpas this will change also. The basic functions of the phone are good. There's a good deal of memory in in. I like that it can play any audio as a ring-tone, e.g. a small clip of audio converted to mp4/aac (with itunes for e.g.) and sent to the phone. But though it can record audio, it saves that in a different format and can't play it as a ringtone ! i wrote a little about adding your old contacts to it at if anybody is trying to do the same

  • is imode good

  • i got this phone 2 months ago and i am in love with this phone the features easily embarrass the likes of the w800i and the d600, and it looks better too much more lightweight. it may not have mp3 player but the standard on the aa player is super dooper. if anyone wants a world class phone this is for you.

  • This is brilliant slim pocket size smooth. and the camera/video is great and better than the D500 camera

  • The phone is rubbish! It's the worst phone I've ever used. It won't accept videos over a certain size.

  • Nice little handset. Very impressed with it even tho you can't have mp3's on it. Glad I bought it!

  • I have found that u can't have mp3 ringtones but u na have m4a. but to do that u have to have someone that cna put alla ringtones on there fone via usb put a m4a file on there fone adn send it via bluetooth. T o downbload m4a tracks go to a downlaoding syt either limewire e.t.c

  • I am thinking about gettin this phone but can you store a lot of videos on it or cant you store many on it. and i am hopin to be able to put enough mp3s on it

  • Does not support email excpet for the poor quality i-mail service. I am thoroughly disappointed with this phone as it will not browse most wap sites including Yahoo mail.

  • hi i am looking to buy a new fone but i want to no two things 1. can u have mp3 ringtones on the handset 2. and does it a mp3 player

  • i have recently got this phone from o2. my advice to anyone thinking of getting this phone would be not to!!! there is a total lack of features. Having had sony ericsson phones in the past, I couldnt believe the lack of ringtones. going oldskool with polyphonic ringtones. Just arranged with o2 to return the phone and instead to have the sony ericsson w810i. look forward to having features.

  • this handset does not have an MP3 player, it will only play AAC files or MP4 - does anyone know how to convert mP3's into AAC or MP4

  • this phone is crap! no expandable memory, no usb, one ringtone on it. I have always had Nokia phones, and thought i would change to the samsung, as i asked for a phone that had all the techy things on it. This has the least! the cam quality if good tho, with a nice flash. The other downside is that the keypad is too hard to get at. No good if you have large fingers, or even normal size fingers! Its light and small and sleek, which is nice. Shame really cos it LOOKS a nice phone, but is letdown greatly by performance. LOOKS can be deceiving!!! Not recommended

  • I got this phone about a week ago now. I like it, menu is clean and easy to use, regardless of your previous mobile. I do have several big gripes (and one or two smaller ones) however, if I'd known about them first I would never had bought it. 1) Another poster mentions an O2 deal, and sure go for it if you don't want ANY content on your phone - and for some dumb reason that includes normal ring-ring tone. O2 flatly refuse to put the phone model as supported into their content area [even though it's Java, ie, thats why it's portable]. 2) The support from Samsung is below acceptable. Case-in-point: the phone has a power-save mode that you can set the time for, but cannot setup a screensaver [eg the TIME]. Getting support on this from Samsung, has been like a visit to the dentist for Root Canal. Painful and Messy. 3) SamSung have no support for I-Mode yet. So forget about getting stuff off their site even if another model is compatable. 4) Text layout is a bit hard to get used to, but it does work nicely if you can use your left hand, or don't mind using both hands to text. All in all I love my phone, but had I known about these things I would never have bought it.

  • i got this phone 3 days ago, its bril!!! the vga camera is loads better than a mp camera receiving pic messages is quick and easy,bluetooth is great, the phone is also small and is an excellent design however my only problem is i cant seem to find the infrared but apart from that this phone is definitely 10/10

  • best phone of the year so far been stuck in to the i mail (email) makes sending emails with picture attachments dead easy and foc till spetember blue tooth games great design what more can you say

  • this is an excellent mobile, would highly recommended it to anyone. check out o2 offering a bluetooth headset foc with this handset!!!!!!!! who needs 3g when you can have i-mode, better, more on it and quicker than 3g.

  • i love my s400i the shape, the smallness it just fits nicely into by bag lol. the only thing i have problems with is receiving pics from my mates 6230i they all come out black. they also send my phone loopy (a bit like me) does anyone else have this problem or is it just me. xx

  • not a bad phone, however the ringtones are useless. Does anyone know how to get simple ring -ring. Cant find any info on Samsung fun club web site about this phone. Find this very confusing!!1

  • O2 are running a good deal on this phone at the moment. Phone is free with any contract and you get a free bluetooth headset (RRP �49.99) and a free bluetooth printer (RRP �99.99) Phone is also imode capable and is so exclusive to O2 in the UK

  • how is the video on this phone?

  • How can you download full songs onto the phone as it does have a music file but no usb so does anyone know how to do it?

  • I just bought the phone today and there is no USB nor infrared, and the phone does not accept MP3. But still, I got it for 30� with Bouygues (in France) and I think it's still a good phone with normal but not outstanding features.

  • this phone is realy good the i mode feature (exclusive to O2 customers) is outstanding, im able to bid for items on ebay while on the move so i never miss out on any auctions!! would defo reccomend this phone to any 1

  • The phone is a good phone but on the website it sais it has infrared but i cant find it and i cant get mp3 tones using bluetooth. ratin briallint

  • Ive had this phone for 2 weeks now. the only thing i miss is not having voice control like my last phone (t630) find it very easy to use

  • At the moment I have the D500 and am due to upgrade it this week; I intended on getting the D600 as my upgrade, however after speaking to O2 this morning they suggested the S400i� my main concern on this is the memory doesn�t seem very big and I�m worried if I go for the S400i I�m not getting such a good phone (although you get a free Bluetooth printer I�d rather have a good phone than a freebie); can you give me a bit of advice on how you are getting on with the S400i��

  • This phone is outstanding, for a vga camera its amazing would have thought it was a 2mega pixal,has got a brillant range of ringtones, i would definly choose this over the D600 any day.

  • this phone is the smartest and easiest phone to use that i have ever owned! everything about it is quality camera,sound, ringtones and the battery life is amazing!!!

  • this is a great phone. battery life is about 3-4 days with regular use. camera is very clear for a basic vga camera and the price of �199 even on speakeasy is definitely worth it. even though the s500i has a 1.3mp camera i would still choose this over it.

  • Brill phone! 10 x better than D500!