Samsung S5600 Preston

  • Released 2009, June
    96g, 12.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    80MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.8"
    240x320 pixels
  • 3MP
    240p
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  • 1000mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung S5600 Preston - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2009, March. Released 2009, June
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 102.8 x 54.8 x 12.9 mm (4.05 x 2.16 x 0.51 in)
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~43.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
 Gesture lock
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 2000 contacts, Photo Contact
Call records Yes
Internal 80MB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP
Features LED flash
Video 320p@15fps
Selfie camera   Videocall camera
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
 DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes (market dependant)
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
 MP3/WMA/AAC player
H.264/WMV/MP4 player
Organizer
Shazam Find Music service
Turn-to-mute
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Absolute Black, Pearl White, Lilac Violet
SAR 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head)    
Price About 90 EUR

Samsung S5600 Preston - User Reviews

  • My first phone.. I commented this almost 9 years ago!!! 🙂

  • This phone is best used in Preston

  • I want to open up afacebook account on my GT S5600 preston icon but it has refused

  • Help me to unlock my phone to access internet services like google and facebook

  • U Need to buy unlock code

  • U Need to buy unlock code

  • i need yur help,i need to unlock my s5600 samsung phone,i want to use it in any sim inside of it. which procedures will i use?

  • phonelock

  • good internet is fast camera is good

  • Works well, good deal of year 2009. Preston was master as samsung star.

  • good

  • without any reason there is a password, after pginving in anew SIM card. how can that password being removed? José [email protected]

  • Wifi

  • Howtomakeskypecallmygts5600

  • No wifi, No skype call facility & how can record the calls ??

  • or d code is *2878*3855#

  • 2 reset d code is *2762*3855#

  • GT-S 5600 Orange tim

  • Nope, no wifi

  • Dis phone did not use whatapp i cant download.

  • how 2 open an menu and futions

  • Does this phone have wifi ? I've read above but was just wondering since it doesn't say and I was wanting to get this phone for my little sister. Cheap, simple and easy.

  • how can i use whatsapp and skype on this phone....?

  • This was my first phone and i was very happy with it until cheap smartphones started coming out. Anyone who thinks that this phone can run whatsapp or skype is wrong because this phone is running Samsung's own OS which is very inconsistent and unreliable and is not android or windows phone. Do not buy this phone unless you are happy with the limited umber of apps that you can get that are in java. This phone does nott have wifi either.

  • Hi there i would like to knw if i can download whatsapp with this phone? if so how do i do it? Thank you

  • With 3G internet, how can I use skype in this phone?

  • how i can use skype in this phone

  • no it got no wifi

  • How do i restart (factory reset) my samsung gts5600 phone?

  • press down volume key to mute key sound...

  • yes it have wifi

  • if you got this phone 2 years ago you realy should no if its got wifi .i got this phone and no it got no wifi

  • goto menu >setting>phone profile> phone sounds> turn phone sound volume zero. i did the same. it works. hv a nice day. ;-)

  • it have wifi or not. i get this my uncles sister. reply me fast. ..

  • I can't find a way to switch off the keytones of this phone, It drives me insane. It beeps with EVERYTHING I do. please help!

  • hello,contact your service provider for wap settings

  • I can't access the internet with this phone., help?

  • no it there no wifi

  • this phone is very laggy after some time and cannot access the internet, even with 3g. and it is not android or wifi certified

  • Is there wifi ?

  • Is this an anderoid?

  • hi i m using this fone from last 2 yr but now the screen blinks the display is not giving properly plz help

  • y show off who wants to know what got recently

  • Its a good phone I having it for 7 months. Better experiance for me.

  • You can't really compare it, it's a nice little phone and it works perfectly and you'll be happy if you are upgrading from an older phone. I had it for 3 years or something like that, was very pleased, but I bought HTC Evo 3D 3 months ago and I'm just bumbed out when I have to use the Samsung (I now have two phone cards so I'm still using the Samsung S5600)

  • it was simple to use but complex to activate flash light with fast..can u know how to activate through keys.

  • this is one of the worst phone I have ever had in my life. A Nokia from 2003 would be much better to have, than this. There are no thoughts behind the design. The interaction design of the phone is horrible. My experience with this phone tells me to never buy anything from Samsung products. If they can't implement the most basics features of interacting with a phone, they won't do that in the next products neither. Lot's of small details that makes this phone a piece of trash.

  • Hi guys, i would like to buy samsung S5600 next week so tell me how good is the phone when u compare it with todays smartphone e.g (samsung galaxy gio) and so forth and how fast it is to get to the internet?

  • Very easy buddy... »tap your screen »now, your widget tab will open »touch the"no even" icon & drag it to the widget tab... you're done!!!!

  • my sister bought me this phone in Israel last year as a Christmas gift but now the charging pin does not want to charge the phone and I dont want to change the phone I love it too much, should I buy a new charger?, cause I was using a black berry charge to see if it was gonna work and it did not work, and how do i download whats up on this phone

  • my sister bought me this phone last year in Israel but now the charging pin does not wanna work what should I do?, cause I love his phone too much to change it again, and how do I download whats- up on this phone.

  • Does this phone Samsung S5600 Preston support Whatsapp messenger ?

  • u hve to download "NEW SAMSUNG PC SUIT" 4 Conntng 2 pc

  • This phone is an awesome one. I recently bought it from ebay. Search item number 251014323577. Seller is good one. You can trust him. Mine is superb. Its 7.2 Mbps modem is superb and never hang up till date. I am happy with it.

  • any call record application for this?

  • You have to download touch screen compatible games for 240x320 screen or so

  • nope

  • does it have wifi/wlan???

  • Hello plz help me how to switch off the keyboard while playing touch screen games

  • Is there threaded messaging or updates to give this phone threaded messaging? Thank you

  • i like it very much. its total responsive for 3g net user. its download and video calling is amazingly fast @ 7.2 mbps. i am using this beauty for last 2 years.

  • This is a great phone, I've had mine for 12 months and it has been ultra reliable and relatively cheap to operate. It has good reception, voices are clear and the Camera is excellent. I put on a cover on the glass which was a good move. I don't think I'll retire this phone just yet.

  • after 2 years it is not avliable yet. but its a true performer by samsung. i am using 3g network via cable connection it is really fast to acess and watch live internet video films promos etc. it is a good decision for me to choose this one. thanx a lot SAMSUNG.

  • its too good to use

  • I got this phone 2years ago and now there are all the phones with WiFi .. does this phone have Wifi?

  • i am having problem to connect mob to p.c. but the mob is fine..i told poo to take this handset bt she said i want dual sim if in this dual sim so its better......

  • I thing it may be some moisture on camera part so it is better to go service

  • hey my camera display is showing white graph on the screen while taking photos or vdos but after taking the photo that graph don exist but it happens while taking photos whats da prob.....plzzz help !!!!

  • im on o2 pay as you go & im having problems setting up email accounts ?? broswer is fine, but i cant get email. keeps coming up with connection failure. can anyone help ??? i have o2, gmail & orange account. PLEASE HELP !!!

  • It has proprietary JAVA J2ME operating system

  • No it do not have Wifi Lan connectivity option i am using the same phone for last 1 year... but certainly you shoul buy.. it you will definitely like it...

  • it's without wifi and without GPS too

  • the "no event" notifcation only shows that u dont have any missed events like new msgs or mis calls.... juss drag that widget into the widget slide bar and that will stay there........

  • does this one got wifi..the specification says it dose'nt have..but a shopowner told me it have wifi..someone plz give me an answer

  • What is the OS of this phone ? please tell me or mention in specification.

  • for front camera use code *#0*#

  • from where to download the antivirus in this phone

  • My bluetooth won't exchange with my macbook computer, please help.

  • what is the ram for s5603??? anyone?

  • Will u exchange it for samsung s5233 star nxt

  • How can i get connected to LIVE TV in this mobile, Pls heplp me.

  • og thats gr8.... but i havent tried 3G yet......

  • hmmm my 5300?? quite good.. im planning to borrow your fone, your preston,,, cud I??

  • hows your fone?? =)

  • yur... hows your preston fone??

  • this is really cool phone i can easyli download any content in 3g speed.for me its a very very cool mobile

  • Just drag it to Widgets Dude

  • hai last augs21 2010 i perchase samsung s 5603 but am not satisfide your campany mobile because this 10 month my cell get 7tims softwere problem but service center not salve my problem so they telling other resgion so your service am not satisfide am & noy satisfide this product

  • how can i remove the samsung ringtones and (background)pictures from my phone, thus enlarging space/memory ?

  • U can go in wiglet setting and disable the event option via un marking it

  • I use this phone every day (I like it, but I also don't think a QWERTY keyboard in the software is too much to ask). Anyway, I have have just one issue: Can anyone please tell me how to get rid of the "No event" message that keeps appearing after text messages?

  • Does this handset has 1Ghz processor ..........????? Thx in Avd.........

  • Hey can som1 help me wts the cpu clicked at.......???

  • mine preston was in the pool for 20-30 mins and it still works fine ;) !! x

  • Amazing phone. some codes front camera-*#0*# Internal code -*#07#

  • i have been using this phone for approx.. 10 months.. great phone, in every aspects, whether you talk about music, video, camera quality, it's touch is just awesome... since it's a 3G phone.. got awesome speed while using internet or viewing you-tube videos, social networking websites shortcuts available, directly upload your pics, and videos to your Facebook account, many of things are hidden in it.. high processing speed makes it multitasking phone, can access lots of things while doing other things. It also has gesture lock, and speed dial which work on making alphabets on screen.. awesome phone rate it 8/10..

  • i have been using samsung star from a year almost i need some help about how to activate the front camara of the phone ????????

  • This phone is absolutely amazing,by just downloading some useful applications you can enjoy watching youtube videos,surfing the web and chatting with your friends.I really LOVE IT..,!!!

  • how to donload Samsung S5600 them plzztell me

  • throw that mobile phone into the dustbin and stop using mobile phone now on..........

  • I have been using samsung phones since long time. Got this 1 as well. One of latest wonders. Its dual camera with led flash is really amazing. N the touch works wonderfully with Social networking apps n the music navigator. Good buy.

  • no turn-to-mute nor gps

  • can you download themes for the samsung preston?

  • go for Galaxy Ace...wil cost 15k...bext in its range..with 5mp cam ....

  • you want many features for little cash look in the chinese phone direction but bear in mind if the phone starts loosing features after a while then you get what you paid for hi-tech crap in a box. a motorola, nokia or samsung phone with those features is gonna cost more than that so prepare to spend for a good phone.

  • Can you use Whatsapp with this mobile?

  • i am using this handset from may 2010. this handset is awesome, the picture quality is very very good, and video is also quite good.and the looks are just mind blowing. the flash is also amazing. i want to share something for the people who are having problem with the zooming, go to the settings in camera and set the resolution to 2 mp, or 1.3 mp or 0.3 mp then the camera will zoom. i have also used 5530 xpress music and 5233 and corby which fall in the same price range and the STAR 3G is above all. they all are very far from STAR. so if u are planning to buy any handxet in this pricerange , just go straight ahead to the SAMSUNG STAR 3G,, I LOVE THIS HANDSET AND THANKS SAMSUNG/////

  • Guys, i have been trying to buy a touchscreen phone below 15K, it must have 3G and Wifi and also a good camera with flash and a videocall camera too. Please suggest me the best phone i can get. . .

  • hello friends! how to check the version of this phone and how to update it

  • It sucks. Here are my reasons. 1. The touchscreen is so bad. Typing messages is a nightmare. 2. The PC Suite is extremely lousy compared to Nokia's. 3. It can only hold about 100 odd messages. After which you have to delete to receive more. 4. It scrolls down long lists really slowly, so if you want to look at old messages, it will take a REALLY long time. 5. There's no way to remove words that you accidentally added into the T9 dictionary. 6. The controls when playing games are really lousy. 7. There's no way to lock the widgets on the screen, such that it is likely to shift them around unintentionally. 8. No earphone jack for normal earphones. These are the ones I can think of offhand. I'm certain there are more.

  • more than one year i am happy for its performance and durability. the buttons and d pad gives excellent comfort to fingers. 3.1 mp camera is ever best for brilliant shots (much better than my nokia N86 (8MP)thanks samsung.)overall this is full featured cell, only one thing i miss that is less talktime.

  • Just use volume up/down key while using camera.

  • hey, i just have a question, how do you zoom in while you`re taking a shot? i hav this phone over a year but i still havent figured it out.

  • Can anyone tell me what format does the phone support for games and software. because it is not supporting .Jar format. Also tell me how to stop repeated incomming SMS alert.

  • I am not able to play youtube video plese help

  • Guys i have a problem i am not able to play youtube video .when i tap on video to play it opens the video player it shows �conecting � but dot which below conecting dosent moves what should i do Plese help

  • the camera of this phone is very very good. the flash is awesome and the streaming function of this phone is too fast for all video formats. i m using this phone since one year and its overall performance is very very very good and i recommend to buy it.

  • what is market dependent in gps

  • which is better lgviewty smile or samsung star 3gs 5603?

  • [1] ***Setup GMail Account in Star 3G*** Account name: Gmail SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com SMTP port: 465 secure connection: SSL Inkoming server type: POP3 POP3-server: pop.gmail.com POP3-poort: 995 APOP login: marked secure connection: SSL Download limit: 500 IMAP4 incoming e-mail: Inactive retreiving options: normal keep on server: marked My adres: @gmail.com User name: @gmail.com Password: gmail password POP before SMTP: marked SMTP auth.: marked Same as POP3/IMAP4: marked User name: inactive Password: inactive [2]***Setup Yahoo! mail Account in Star 3G*** Account Name: Yahoo SMTP server: smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com SMTP port: 25 Secure Connection: off Incoming server type: IMAP4 IMAP4 Server: imap.next.mail.yahoo.com IMAP4 Port: 143 Secure Connection: Off Download limit: 500 IMAP4 incoming email: New or ALL (depends on if you want to download only new emails, or everything you have) Retrieving option: Subject only/text body/normal (your choice) Keep on server: checked My Address: your email here ([email protected]) Username: your user name, not full email Password: your password SMTP auth: checked Same as POP3/IMAP4: checked

  • Hi.. I Wish you HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011, In january 2010 i purchase this preston s 5603, till now it work very well and i impressed its overall performance and its easy widgets. Thanks... SAMSUNG

  • how to configure mail in this? As it ask for incoming server and outgoing server????? PLs help..........

  • very good phone; good compromise betwenn price and features; good value for the money;

  • I am using this phone since oct 09. I am completly satisfied. The performance, size, weight are ideal. I dont need qwerst as typing on it with fingers is difficult. t9 is faster. For those who insist, they can have it thru opera mini. The battery is good & U tube plays well, music is good

  • i want 2 buy dis phone but everytime i go 2 samsung mobile center and ask this unit they said that this unit is phasing out here in the philippines? how true it is........ what u can recommend 4 me nokia 5530 or samsung wave 525? tnx

  • Yes i am a user from one year and three months. i don't found any drawbacks in this set. i recommended you to try it.

  • Now one year and three months passed using this samsung S5603. the cell gives overall very Impressive performance.all functions in this set are still working. samsung much better than faulty nokia.

  • in dis? can v minmze de browser..nd...open de othr application?????? plzz reply.,.,,i want to take dis fon..wats de opinion...?????

  • go to dis url:www.operamini.com/dowload/wap/ & U can download operamini 5 from here. Revert if u have any issues

  • Hi guys!! can anybody try *#782872#? its a very nice. u see a gr8 change whn connect with a pc as a modem or simply samsung pc studio. try and share ur experince.

  • Just go to m.oper.com from ur phone browser and install opera mini 5.1

  • my phone is 5603 how can i stall opera mini beta 5 in this handset

  • If you feel so I have a complaint my Battery doesnt stay for more than 1/3 of a day any solutions could you please reply me with the details of your battery

  • How can i use the smart unlock

  • Pl'z help me how i can use de smart unlock

  • Does this have voice dialing?

  • Just type *#782872# and u will find Qualcomm usb mode...Try and share your experience....

  • samsung s5603 preston: my summary; Touch screen response= very good Camera= good Battery life= excellent Browser speed= excellent Mobile coverage= very good Call quality= good File browser speed= average Photo browser= very good Virtual keypad= good cusomization settings= excellent Overal score= 8/10 (very good)

  • okaay go to your keypad and type *#0*# remember the code and then press vga cam and you camera works :)

  • How do you get the front camera working ???

  • yes it does

  • hi... wat is d exact sms memory of ur samsung s5600

  • FANTASTIC HANDSET, can not say anything bad about this handset its great !!! :)

  • Hi, 1) The battery life is short, not adequate for a phone with its features. 2) The battery life indication is not reliable while charging. After two mins of charging it will show two bars increase. Not realistic..eh.. 3) SMS storage capacity is very very limited. You cannot transfer messages to memory card :( thats really sad.

  • Kapil: can you list the top few problems with this phone ? I'm planning to buy this so it'll help me if you can point the main problems. Thanks.

  • i am use this fone last one year.tish is very useless fone.plez dont purches

  • does this phone have free facebook??....

  • no wifi....

  • too bad, it has no WIFI function... :(

  • im planning to buy a phone.. and this samsung star 3g seems pretty good... but i've read it has an average camera quality?? and there's no night mode? what do you think? should i buy this one?? O_o?

  • nice phone guys his touch screen is overall very gud but costly.

  • kk please tell me that can i open excel, word, ppt and acrobat, plz answer me.............

  • Can any one tell me, is this is phone is having the facility of documents viewing like excel, word, ppt and acrobat, plz answer any one...

  • I've been using this phone since last year October. It's really great. I like the 16m colour and i can convert any video and watch it using this phone. The touch-screen is also sensitive also we can even unlock this phone by drawing alphabets on the screen. It's more on the fun side. There are also youtube, facebook, twit and more apps in this phone.

  • Ive been using this phone for a little over a month now and i absolutley LOVE it. ive been previously using samsung star and i can say the preston outrules it!! The preston's touchscreen is really sensitive, the browser is incredibly fast, the camera is awsome, the battery life is also good! i recommend this phone to everyone!

  • is this phone can be also use for facebooking?....uhmmm

  • i wanna to buy a touch screen mob from 6k to 10k, good music, msging features needed. 3G, camera(5 mp) wifi will be addtional priority ...plz suggest

  • Hi.. i have GT - S 5603. i am unable to sent long SMSs in a single SMS, it is spliting in to 2 or more depend upon the lenght.. can anybody help in this

  • plz let me knw that how can i set the wallpaper

  • i recommend everybody to buy this set in white color.nice n perfect.no qwerty bt if u use opera mini tr u wil get it.

  • nooooooooooooooo

  • hi...... Just wanted to know that is there any software update for this fone.......... If yes........ cud anybody let me know from where can I get a software update for this fone..........

  • Heyy its available.. .i saw it a few weeks back in Croma.

  • beautiful...............

  • Is this model still available or obsolete/discontinued? I forgot to mention my country is India...please i want an answer as soon as possible!

  • Is this model still available or obsolete/discontinued?

  • whats the difference between s5600 and s5603? does s5603 has wifi?

  • it also knwn s5603 it supports live tv with bsnl 3G 100% sure...

  • Phone supports live mobile tv with bsnl 3g 100%, sure

  • OMG!!! Lovelyy The price is cheap and the feature is OK even i think the price is too cheap to balance with the feature!!!!! Love it

  • I'm hoping to buy a new Battery for my Preston could you the user's of this mobile reply to me with the battery specification please

  • I have only those two options UMTS an Automatic

  • could you pls text reply me with the specifications of your prestons battery cuz am hoping to buy one

  • could you pls text reply me with the specifications of your prestons battery cuz am hoping to buy one

  • could you please reply me with the specifications of your S5600 battery cuz am intending to buy a battery thanx

  • Am using a preston and the battery doesnt last for more than a day some times it's dead even within 24 hours could any of you please help me with it

  • I have S5603 and Touch sensitivity is not much, camera is okay for 3MP, problem, when you call it locks the screen. bad!. and until now, no firmware update.

  • battery backup is good. u can buy this phone. very nice phone. i have been using for the last one year

  • Are there games that come with this fone or do u have to install them yourself???

  • Does it have a qwerty keyboard within the touch screen??

  • Gettin dis cel for 3500 bucks..9 months used..is it worth buyin..5600 users..plz help me..

  • hows the battery life?? i love u alice ^_^..

  • no...it doesnt have qwerty keyboard..it is just full touch screen

  • hey guys, i need your opinion, im planning to buy this fon, but im a bit confused, is the battery long lasting? bcoz it says that the talk time is only 3 hrs. god. is this for real. preston users please help. thanks guys..

  • Dude... better buy samsung Monte..... It has got wifi too..

  • dude... If U can shell out a few bucks for an Internet connection. U can surely watch you tube videos.......

  • I am planning to buy this unit.. i personally amaze the comments of those who been using this phone. hope all of those comments are true.

  • can it play youtube videos fine? i'm having a hard time choosing between nokia 5230 & this phone can anybody give me advices..

  • and how do you expect me to watch youtube on this mobile since it hase no WiFi?

  • heylah. does it support full qwerty keyboard ? thanks! :)

  • Its a very nice phone in all aspect..am using it for more than a year..i recommend to buy..

  • i got this phone for my dad today, its okay but NOTHING compared to my htc hd2 XD XD!!

  • i think samsung prston is perfect the touch screen is amazing and music sound is very loud and it have facebook , twitter , my space , picasa , photobucket and youtube applications and the camera in this phone is good because it have a flash and 3.2 mp it's slim , light and stylish

  • i own this kind of unit and im having problem with the sms storage capacity is there any other way to keep my 500sms in the phone? coz it says sms full delete some messages already reached 500sms inbox please help thankyou.

  • If you want a magnificent phone, go for S8000. The best phone I ever had.

  • can i have it without an credit card, but i have ana atm account...

  • i dont know wht phone 2 buy this, Nokia c3 or nokia 5230 any idea what 1 is best ?? i realy like the Nokia C3 but is it a gd phone ?? x

  • i got it i hate it it is the worest phone i ever owned i warning you go not buy it

  • ya bro i am using dis set since oct 2009 widout any single problem despite its rough use.

  • the set is Samsung S5600 is very beautiful hand set. and its LCD touch is very sharp and my favorite is Samsung S5600.

  • contineous LED work to enter*#0*# nice set

  • star 3g is nice phone. clr support is so good. video call work so clear. Good decision to bye this phone.

  • try and format your memory card ,also try your card in another phone and see what happens.

  • Im also having a hard choice on which phone to buy.. monte or preston?? I like Preston because it has a LED flash while samsung monte doesnt have a LED flash.. But Monte has windows OS and wifi capable.. please give us your thoughts on which is better between these two phones. thanks guys! :)

  • Can I see TV on my mobile? I am not getting TV after all types of setting on my mobile.

  • help... which is better, this phone or the samsung monte S5620?????

  • I had the same problem with my Nokia a year ago... I worked out what the problem was... Did you delete files off of the memory card via your computer? I did. Instead of just deleting the files, it created a recycle bin trash folder on the memory card called .\Trash100 or something like that... when my phone was detecting the memory card on startup, it just couldn't handle having a folder of this type on it and would just restart. So that is my guess... you have a folder type on your memory card that makes the operating system on your phone go stupid. TO CHECK... HAVE THE PHONE CONNECTED TO YOUR COMPUTER AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE "SHOW HIDDEN FOLDERS" SELECTED FROM YOUR "FOLDER OPTIONS" (FOR WINDOWS)... NOT SURE ABOUT MAC/LINUX. IF YOU FIND ANY SUCH CRAZY FOLDERS ON THE MEMORY CARD, JUST "CUT" THEM OUT RATHER THAN "DELETE" THEM. HOPE THAT HELPS !

  • Can anyone tell me how can I set my mail????I dont know abt proxy address.

  • Please do not buy this phone. You can't zoom camera even if it is 3.2MP. The voice quality is not so good. It doesn't supports stereo sound. To make it silent you have to bring VOLUME to 0. Before buying didn't checked for all this that's throwed it in water not even in dustbin. Regret on buying this phone.

  • I have installed Opera Mini Beta 5 version. It is working fine and speed is also good. Have downloaded film songs, news items, pdf documents, etc.

  • does this phone have bluetooth??

  • useless for net browsing..does not support opera mini5 beta 2.

  • the phone is cool based on the reviews i read and watched... i'm planning to buy one, but the price in davao city is ranging from 12k - 12.5k...this totally pissed me off since in luzon areas...this phone is so affordable.

  • how to use the internet connection and email in samsung preston.. pls pls help me

  • 1) I have configured Gmail in Samsung S5600 Preston (Star 3G). Can anyone tell me guide with the configuration / setting instructions for Yahoo! I am unable to set up Yahoo mail. 2) How to send photos by mail in Preston?

  • Hi guys can u tell me which one is better star3g or samsung monte(s5620)

  • Does it have a touch qwerty keyboard? Thanks sounds like a good phone.

  • hey buddy thanx 4 ur concern, i check it and it costs rs 9500 in ma city, jst wanna knw hws da experiance wid da phone and which one is better star 3g or samsung monte(s 5620)........

  • this handy phone is very good if your travelling, why? the energy or the battery can stand bay not only for one day but can also take for more than 3 days, if your watching video or movie, so i love it

  • is it the best touch thats not too expensive ?

  • If you want to use the front camera just type *#0*# in the keypad then choose #8 or VGA Camera...

  • wats the baterry backup of dis phone??? i mean after full charged how many days does it survive????

  • i love this phone i've had one for about a month or so and i friggen love it but i still cant figure out how to get the front camera working?? any suggestions

  • no it doesn't have a qwerty

  • Hi I had this phone from last 7-8 months. To me this is excellent phone till last week. Last week, when I restart my mobile, it won't get start properly. After getting home screen, it again restarted. and this goes on and on till I have removed the memory card from it. After rmoving mem card it started functioning normally. Again I tested with Mem card, but no luck. Does anybody faced same problem, and what's the solution for it ? Or do I need to replace my handset itself ? Please reply. Regards Shashi

  • hi, i use this mobile since last feb'09, back then it was rs.13,000. may be by now it should be 10,000. its a really cool set

  • yo brother i m facing the same problem, my phone is in service center from last one month and it is still not repaired, i don't know how to deal with this people, phone is fine but the service is really pathetic and because of this i will not recommend anyone to buy any samsung phone.

  • Hey frnds, what is the current price of this phone in india and what will be the xpected price in october...plz reply...

  • how to install game to my phone

  • I'm brazilian and here the samsung star 3g is the gt-s5620 with display 3.0, 3g and wi-fi.

  • I bougth this phone before 5 months but can anybody tell my how do i ghange my broswer profile?

  • very good phone!..., 3,5 G, Google maps, good photo, good radio...just needed a mate back panel to avoid the horrible fingerprints and a replace the front chrome buttons by something more discrete!...

  • The minute it is switched on, my chest tightens and after holding it for few minutes, texting or online, my hand goes numb up till my shoulder! they say the radiation is only 0.96. disappointed with it coz i really like the touchscreen phone!

  • really love the phone such modern technology

  • such a good phone amazing technology

  • had this phone for 8-9 months,,, it was an excellent phone with nice responsive touch screen,, also feature like gesture lock is really helpful,, The problem that i faced was that the phone stopped charging and when i took it to the service center they said that the motherboard was faulty and could not be replaced,,, the phone was under warranty so i asked for a replacement but thanks to the stupid Samsung service i have not got a replacement or my money for about 2 months now,,, Belive me the phone is good but the service is too bad atleast in India ( Delhi )

  • Has anyone had this phone for 5-12 months without any problem with the screen?

  • INSTEAD of preston look out for samsung MARVEL S5560 wonderful set as compared to preston. marvel have 5 pixel cam with flash , autofocus, smile detection , face detection , blink detection.etc.. touchwiz 2.0 great for resistive screen. PRESTON is only 2.8 inch where as marvel is 3.0. marvel price is 10k. as similar to Preston. JUST CHECK OUT MARVEL IN THE STORES.. you will not get disappointed

  • There is Black-white theme? Not in moviestar or another, just in simple S5600?

  • is this phone has on screen qwertyboard?? answer me

  • Does it has any software bugs? Because I want to buy this awesome phone ;D It looks very simple and good. So, my friends, told everything what is bad about this phone. Thanks

  • I wanted to buy this phone but my Dad is worried that it might end up like his old Samsung Omnia i900. He said that Samsung is great but he's afraid of touchscreens. His Samsung Omnia i900 screen turned black on one side and 2 green thin lines going down on the right side of the screen. Has anyone had this phone for 5-12 months without any problem with the screen?

  • Please users answer me, -does it have a 3.5mm audio jack? -does it have the copy/paste feature in messaging? -how much is this in the philippines?

  • Please users answer me, -does it have a 3.5mm audio jack? -does it have the copy/paste feature in messaging? -how much is this in the philippines?

  • Please users answer me, -does it have a 3.5mm audio jack? -does it have the copy/paste feature in messaging? -how much is this in the philippines?

  • Samsung Preston or Samsung B3410? Samsung Preston: - Touchscreen - 3 mega pixel - Flash Samsung B3410 - Touchscreen - Slider - 2 mega pixel - No flash

  • Does it have a 3.5mm audio Jack? Please answer me. And how much is this phone in the philippines? Does it have a 3.5mm audio Jack? Please answer me. And how much is this phone in the philippines?

  • im planning to buy a touch-screen phone in samsung,,pls kindly help me,,im into good set of phone & cam,as well for music.i like samsung s5600preston & samsung f480,but which is much better to buy?

  • i have the s6503 in Egypt since 1 month now the mobile is a great phone the touch is super the Internet is very speed sound is great not very much loud but not quiet too :D and the buttery life in stand by mood is about 3.5 days and 2 days if u r love to play like me ;) so u all should get this phone coz it's great 1 salam :)

  • Hi, I like this phone. Is it this phone available at Malaysia? I tried to find at Samsung website but can't get. This phone is original or not?

  • i want to buy this phone!plz tell me how is battrey life & music?

  • ....i own a Lilac Violet Preston (im a lady ofcourse)all i can is that i am in love with my Samsung Preston...well done Samsung....no complaints at all...

  • hi,i have this phone ,i am in mumbai.and in india this phone comes with google map and does not have GPS

  • awesum phone/smooth functioning/if ur lukin for the best touchscreen phone at cheap price this is the 1/its been six months im using the phone/it also fell from the second floor on th ground but still no complaints//only 1 pblm is that the flash is not gud enough..

  • Why the GPS is market dependent, is it available in Indian market? also plz suggest me how to use GPS on it.

  • gsmarena,time to write a review!

  • Samsung star 3g has got the awesome touch screen, its highly sensitive.

  • No sorry i couldnt say anything in comparison. But what I can say is that Preston comes without GPS in some countries so be careful and look for spec. in your country.

  • Hey Mario, I'm thinking of getting the preston or f480t to listen to e books maybe gps if I can use gps with no charges. Have you got any advice ie comparison ? Many thks cheers.

  • Yesterday I tested the Nokia 5800 and the HTC Touch2 agains my Preston - i was looking manly at the music capabilities - and I am surprised to say - that I'm sticking to my Samsung for listening to music - DNSe wins for me - I won't say that I don't want an Equalizer to boost up the low frequencies, but even with this in mind - the sound is a lot more natural coming from the Preston. I really don't know what's all the buzz around Nokia's sound - to me it aint that good. Samsung with DNSe wins for my taste.

  • dude ur battery is a crap nw u hav to change it kyoki vo kharab ho gaya hai i also faced dis prob so i bought a new 1 nw itz fine

  • 1- go to phone profiles 2- click " >> " 3- then click the drop down list at top right 4- then select " new message " 5- then goto message alert tone 6- then click " sounds " at bottom right 7- then select your desired ringtone

  • does anyone know how to change the message tone, i've tried with no luck, please help

  • dude.................. jus try downloading opera mini by using the URL : www.operamini.com/download/wap/ Reply me if ur facin any further problems.............

  • Wonderfullfone.. quite touch sensitive,good handset.

  • the battery is not charging....after 10-15 mins of charging it say battery fully charged..someone plz help...

  • got this phone about six months ago and i love it.:)its really good its my first touch screen phone and its so easy.for all you samsung lovers out there its good. get it, gt it now......... urgent

  • Man from carphonewarehouse was very bizzy with many consumers, he tried best to sell phone but got confused, he say you need chip and pin to make buying of phone went away said credit style ckech needed for pay-az-u-go. He did not come back, me think he went to wash-room and had brake-down, poor gentleman. Not sure about this compony now.

  • Doesn't work mini opera on my phone!Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?Thanks

  • no..no fm recording...!

  • buy this phone its so reliable,well done samsung ..make sure your you come to carphone warehouse for impartial expert advice

  • No, there is no FM Recording available.

  • use 3g network to get the front camera working ...

  • Can anyone tell me whether FM Recording is available in Samsung Star 3G (otherwise called S5600 Preston)?

  • A gr8 fone well u see...

  • Btw..does anyone know how to get the front cam working so like it can take pix?

  • You can zoom when you want to take a photo lol took me a while to figure out but all you need to do is go on to camera mode and settings and find resolution and set it to 640x480 then try zooming :) Even though i do agree with 7 lol the tilt thing is annoying!

  • does this fone support flash lite 3.00???

  • I forgot the phone lock code. The code has been changed from the default code'00000'. Now any way to find it? I'm not interested in flash. I have tried *2767*3855# but it didnt work.....plz help me any1!

  • cool phone! i have one ;)

  • If ur budget is around 10000 then go for nokia 5230 instead of star 3g. the touch screen of both the phones are same, 5230 supports variety of softwares whereas this has very limited capability. the 3rd party software support is as gud as any series 40 phones of nokia. i ve 2 agree its camera is brilliant, its led flash is mind blowing. nw coming to 5230 , the phone has got everything except secondary camera. its has a decent 2.0 mega camera with a flash. in short if u r lukin for camera phone go for star 3g n if u r lukin fr softwares go fr 5230

  • any viruses when u download from this site?

  • please anyone suggest about battery back up... mine says 4 an hour or 2. and problem in charging...it shows battery full... HELP!!!

  • Samsung Star 3G comes with great flash light, which helps to capture quality photos even in bad lighting conditions.

  • Just wondering if there is a difference in the Samsung Preston S5600 and the Samsung Preston S5603T ???

  • Right, someone needs to help me lol...Why doesn't the zoom work when i want to take a photo? Seems to work fine when it's recording a video...

  • can anyone plz tell me how d sound and camera(includin video) quality of this phone.........i will be really grateful if i get an ans..............reply soon...

  • can you change your ringing tone and alarm tone into different music? I mean the one you uploaded from your computer to cellphone? :D

  • does s5600 preston suppoert android software

  • so which one do you recommend me to buy it

  • hi, m trying to run some jar files but it says unsupported version can ne 1 of u help?

  • latest software firmware n games for 5230/5600 Feel free to visit smobile . tk

  • Dear friends, This is Star 3G (S5603) in India. Can any one pls. tell me : Is it superior to Nokia 5233 or 5230 ? Does it come with Stylus ? Is it comparable to LG Cookie KP500 or LG Cookie PEP GD510 (except 3G)? How is overall sound quality and quality of FM radio ? Your early response pls. And last, how much is the price NOW ? Thanks ........... Shubham Shree, Borivli, Mumbai

  • oh come on. smaller screen but it's a capacitive screen rather then a resesitive which means that no stylus will do you any good, but this also means that the screen is more responsive. Plus it has 16 mil colors compared to 256 k that Star has. Battery life? - This data is about call time in 3G network and is therefore less battery life, but if you don't use the 3G with every call, you get the same battery life that that with Star. Plus S5600 has 3G+ (way faster browsing), a secondary camera and a flash. It's not a Star upgrade, it just a phone that is one class ahead of Star. And it's a damn good phone.

  • I continue to be shocked at how this is supposed to be an update to the STAR/TOCCO LITE but it is THICKER has a SMALLER SCREEN and has HALF the BATTERY LIFE of its predecessor. Who would pay extra for this as long as the STAR is still out.

  • I like this mobile, but i have no much money to buy it.If any one wants to present me this mobile i will graceful to him/her.

  • 3g is used for video calling. and it is faster than gprs.

  • What is the 3G?? please tell me i do not now

  • preston has flash but montedoes not have flash. preston has 16m colours which is better that monte which has 256k. with monte the advantage is WIFI and GPS(gps depending on country). Battery monte is better. monte also has 3.5 mm jack which is missing in preston

  • This is supposed to replace the Star/tocco lite but it has a smaller screen AND no stylus recognition! what were they thinking?

  • i compare between this phone and Samsung S5620 Monte can you please help to find which is the best i need to buy one of them i need to know which is practical . 1- about the battery 2- flash 3- support application 4- performance

  • this phon is awesome the battery on mine last alot for up to a week the internet is great and txt messaging is good aswell. the phone has very good signal. and i think its a very nice, cute phone to get games for this phone you can go to getjar.com and umnet.com good luck looking for games am sure you will find really good games.

  • samsung has released one more star in india today. Star 3g superb which boasts 5mp cam with flash, 3g obviously, and wifi as well. All this for 10.9k inr. GSMA can you please review this set. And samsung also released jet2 here, jet has been there in our mkts, i would like to knw the differences sply both of them seems to have same specs

  • i compare between this phone and Samsung S5620 Monte can you please help to find which is the best i need to buy one of them i need to know which is practical .

  • THIS THING CAN BE MODDED. =) firmwares are available. check this website: / /

  • check wap.in for games

  • I have one for some time and tested the intenet connection and it was fast; tested the email and it worked and tested google maps and worked; camera is good; radio and sound are good; phone and sms work well too; a good phone; just whished thta it could be more descrete; black mate without the chromes would have been much better; but except looks it's excellent;

  • hey can ny 1 plz tell about its message memory...whoever is using dis phn.. plz reply..

  • can you suggest some links for games 4 this phone

  • No querty keybord for messaging. Download thelatest opera mini and you get one for browsing with Opera.

  • Does it have an on-screen keyboard (qwerty)?

  • Unable to play youtube videos?????? samsung mobile moderators, plzzzzzz help...

  • try waptrick.com 4m ur fone.....

  • Is this a good phone? Because I'm thinking about asking for a new phone, and I want a cheap, good phone that will last and not break. Is it worth asking for?

  • its good on voice calls. so clear. an elegant fone! good features. and load fast. i have this one right now. ^^

  • Guys this phone is simply awesome...only exception is battery performance.I have been using for few months have noticed battery last only 2 days on average use. Any suggestions on how to increase the battery performance...? Otherwise this phone is run for money.Quiet late i have found a lot of games for it and enjoying it.On googling u may find a lot of wallpapers for this one and also wallpaper creator.COz yesterday only i found one. I am simply hooked to this machine,,...

  • Dude. Cud U Plzzzzzzzzz........... tell me any websites from wer I ciud download free games 4 dis fone........... THANKS..........

  • Den U must be lucky.............

  • Hey hi this is avinash. I'm planning to buy this phone. Hey can you tell how is the voice quality of this phone whle talking

  • I think the info about battery life is a mistake.. cuz the battery life is quite good. It lasts me 5 days with full use of internet, music, calling, smsing, bluetoth

  • hows the battery life cuz itz given as 3hrs talktime only.....pleaz someone help me with this

  • its an awesome phone!! i m loving it, more when i found how to run java games.(.jar type) see this video..it has links on the right for the softwares u need- this is for samsung-tocco, but works for s5600 or gt-s5603. thanx ppl for posting interesting features like- advanced settings, using flash as a torch(my mobile flash glows for a long time) the front side camera i thought these features were not available.. now i love my mobile!! keep posting interesting stuffs...

  • Kevo.g by the way I am a grandma&have this phone as well as Nokia 5530XM,both r touch phones,some people dont know how 2use their ordinary mobiles...

  • this phone is cool.my fiancee gave it to me as a gift and i prefer it to an engagement ring.tanx samsung you are the boom.

  • it is d bst fone i've eva seen,, really no probs at all, i m using dis fone frm d last 6 months n havnt facd a single problem m proud of samsung

  • this phone is just of the hook hey... love it to bits... slim stylish n great features... the music player is also lovely

  • Something about DNSe equalizers... go check it out: it's a big link, but it is the right one, don't worry

  • is there call recorder?plz tell me!

  • Very capable lightweight mobile,average reception in strong signal areas,although light can be slippery to hold.Hspda is fast and efficient.touchscreen very good and sensitive better than f 480.Found is more user friendly than f-480.screen can be tricky sometimes for quick texting .Overall i give it 8 looks ,4 signal call quality,internet 8,overall 8/10 but don,t buy for grandma.

  • This isn't a ridiculous product - I have one of these as a backup mobile (I'm also an engineer) and it's reliable and clear,feature rich and stylish for it's asking price. This phone would only behave that way if in a bad reception area or if it were faulty. Its a solid design that will last at a budget price

  • Yes i figured it one last night... preety useless to have it on you desktop yes i would agree

  • hey attention every one, its for all those who r planning to buy dis phone........... plz dnt buy this phone as thers a new launch of samsung *star superb* its mch better dan dis one, i bought it for rs.10500 n it worth it. low cost more- features, jst 3g is nt der, evn tho 3g is nt available so wats d use, i wud recomend evry1 to go for *star superb* i.e s5560. friends jsst go 4 it!!!!

  • where to find firmware updates for this fone and how to install them?? plz help....

  • @mario heyy when yu get an sms notification or call notification, u drag tat notification to widget bar.. .voila u can see tat "no event" has changed.. . but must say... it's useless.. .

  • Well i always get the "no event" sign :) anyways... it sais here that it has 'turn-to mute' i turned this phone in all directions but could get it to mute :) i persume there is no turn-to-mute right? about the phone reception... no problems with me.. it probably got a lot more to do with your service provider and settings (3G, 900/1800,..) then with the phone itself.

  • I bought this phone thinking that it is a no frills phone that can serve basic functions (sms & call). To my horror, after some of usage I am deeply disappointed. To be fair, I must say that the screen is beautiful and the interface is quite nice to use. Unfortunately the phone has horrible reception. Several times a day, I have to actually 'reset' my phone networks so that I can either send out a message or make a call. I think for most of us, would expect our phone to actually work (be able to sms and call) without any problems. So I think the level of reception is not acceptable. After 2 months of usage, I think it's not a functional phone. I can't wait to rid myself of this ridiculous product.

  • @ ashay, nope no trick.. but i hope newer firmwares have an option to copy messages to memory card jus lik in corby pro.. . so watch out for th new firmware.. .

  • @juno, nope no onscreen qwerty.. .

  • @ mario, that symbol is "!" when u have no missed call nor msg unread.. . i.e., suppose u get a message an u don read it nor exit... in such a case that widh\gets changes to message icon.. .similarly with miss'd call.. .

  • is that any trick to change sms phone memory to memory card?

  • does it have an on-screen qwerty keyboard for messaging?

  • Use the * and the led will glow on as long as you don't go back. That is what it does with my phone. Want to ask another question -- among the widgets there is a widget (with a green sign !) that you cannot remove from the bar, if you drag it onto the main screen it says NO EVENT. I tried every thing on the calender, notiications and everything and it always says NO EVEN. 1. What is this widget for? 2. How can I remove it from the bar 'cuz it's annoying as it gets to the first place on the bar automatically?

  • how to use led as torch??? using *#0*# and hitting the 7 option makes my led glow only for a sec???

  • U can use the front camera(VGA) for viewing yourself by typing- *#0*#. U can also turn on the flash for using it as a torch! MINE ONLY GLOES FOR A SECOND?????/

  • about the photo calls - I thing it stores them manually to the last contacts used so it canges all the time. But you can set your favourite 5 contacts on the desktop with an installed widget. It's a nice looking widget and if functions for fast dialing and calling your favourite contacts. about the battery - I also got the 960mA so it's a bit of shame, but I turned off the 3G option and I hope this will make the battery a bit better.

  • about the advanced settings.. i found something type in *#6984125*# and you get to a new menu where you can change some things, but if you go to the INTERNALS and type in *#9072641*# you find a test mode where there are some interesting things you can play with, but I can't save them and it's difficult to know what they are and how to change them. So play with them a bit and let me know if anything improved :)

  • I am having this phone for quiet sometime. All in all good phone with reasonable price and added WiFi would have done wonder to this phone. AnywaYS it's specification as mentioned on gsmsrena and Samsung site says it has 1000mah battery.But for my shock my box came with 960mah.Initially battery seems Good but nowdays it's performance is decreasing.In this case i would call Samsung guys cheater... Next thing i wanna ask is, i am unable to use photo contact feature.I can't store my choices of photo contacts manually.It stores some contacts itself.Manually some is added while not all.Plzzzzzzz help... And yes some guys were discussing here about advance setting so plzzz tell me how to access it. THANX in advance !

  • @jay you can't see what you are shooting @ night.. .once you take the pic u'll gettu see wat u ve shot.. .Flash is good.. . btw no zoom in 3.2MP mode.. .zoom only at lower resolution. .

  • @Jay 1. It is a Good phone.. .not bad.. not awesome. 2. this phone records videos @15fps.. .so it plays videos smoothly recorded by it.. .and incase u want to play music videos etc.. . conver it to .mp4 @15fps.. .it plays smoothly with this spec. 3. picture quality and video quality is ok.. .not the best nor bad.. .pic and vdo quality good to view in this phone. 4. Sound quality is not loud through the speakers (though u can change by accessing the firmware) but through headphones it is really good.. .I use corby's in-ear with this phone and is really good. 5.msg limit is 500 but u can copy it to pc via Samsung NPS... however i was testing corby pro the other day.. .it has this feature of copyin msgs to micro sd.. .(hope samsung adds that feature to this handset in the next firmware update) but must say corby pro is insanely slow ! ! ! + resistive screen :( 6.For your budget of Rs11000/- i would not recommend you to go to corby pro now as it is very very slow.. .go for some handset tested with time.. . this phone is pretty fast compared to corby plus and corby pro.. .

  • Plz any1 tel me whethr dis phone is gud for photos shot at night, howz d photo quality if taken in dark or in low light, does d flash helps??? as it has only 1 led flash????????

  • Any1 who know abt dis phone or is d user of dis phone plz i need ur help, plz guide me. 1}is it a nice phone bcoz m planning to buy dis phone 2}D recorded videos whn played, plays vry slow vry low frames/sec??? 3}Is d picture quality n videos gud??? plz guide me 4}IS d sound quality gud in speaker? n in headset? wat if compared to N73? 5}D msg memory is only of 500 msgs its too low for sch a phone, i heard dat d msg capacity can b increased to unlimited i.e on mmc, using a software, is it possible??? 6}If according to u, if dis phone is not gud den which phone i shud buy, my budget is upto Rs.11ooo. plz suggest me a gud phone, thanks in advance

  • i knew this feature, you have to know that after receiving the call, we can also here the voice, which is prerecorded by us. tell me the new one

  • i think 250..

  • great phone, has everything, great widget possibilities, OK internet conectivity, fun to use, camera would be better off with an auto-focus option, music player is decent (i would use it if i hadn't had a Sony walkman, which sound quality is just unbeatable), sad to say that there is no qwetry keyboard for messaging (you get it by downloading opera for net-browsing). All in all AN EXCELLENT phone with not great camera and music player.

  • advanced settings? how can I get to advanced settings?

  • can any one please let me know how many text messages you can save in this phone. network I use is Vodafone. Please it's urgent. :-)

  • 5603 is for Asian Market 5600 is for US is guess. same with 5230/5233

  • @karthik, dude in ebay.in we get a 3.5 mm adapter which is th length of th finger.. . we get normal ear phones wit th set.. . however 'm usin my frn's corby's in-ear its pretty good.. .th interestin thin is u can change th sound level in dB in advanced settings.. .

  • ok! and how was music?

  • @karthik, no 3.5mm jack

  • @jay, dude 56000 is same as 5603.. .in india its called 5603 els where its called 5600.. aka star 3g in india.. . this phone is good... not so gr8 no zoom in 3.2MP mode... though present in 2MP mode and 1.3MP mode pic quality is pretty good... vo is vdo quality... can record videos at 15fps... also u can play music videos ripped @320*240 15fps mp4

  • @patrick, crap!!!!!!!!!!!! s5603 and s5600 are the same... s5603 also has 3G but no wi fi

  • what was the music! it like an xpress music or not (is there 3.5mm audio jack?)

  • Who said its not gud? Its a very GOOD phone with an affordable price

  • do u knw there is also a very specific feature in this phone. that is fake call. lock the screen n press n holdthe volume down key for some tym. after tht u dot a call lyk unkown nuber calling n when u rcv d call there will b no voice!!! tell me honestly do u knw abt this feature.

  • s5600 is 3G enabled mobile n no WI-FI bt in S5603 there is WI-FI bt no 3G enabled. picture quality n video both r gud zoom is nt there in 3.2mp mode bt u cn access it in others pixels lyk in 1.3. there is facility to change the pixels. overall the mobile is worth to buy!! u cn go for this mobile istead of S5603. the design is much better in S5600.

  • M plannin to buy dis phone so can u plz tell me y its not gud

  • wats d price of sony w995

  • hey dude u r some1 i think who has gud knowledge abt dis phone so can u plz tell me 1}Is there any diffrnce btwn s5600 n s5603, m confused. 2}n also is it a nice phone bcoz m planning to buy dis phone 3}Doesd camerahav zoom function??? 4}Is d picture quality n videos gud??? plz guide me

  • i would like to buy this mobile but i didn't find it in jeddah .. i need to know where i can find it?

  • I am now posting on my s5603. It's a good mobile worth its price

  • I've got this phone for about 8 months. I got tired of it. It's really not worth your money. Even if I want to change this phone, I can't because the contract is not up yet. It needs another year and a couple of months before I can change. If I had a chance, I wanna change to Sony's W995 phone with a 8.1 mp camera.

  • @ mahesh, change your sim

  • @ rakesh, no idea about bsnl 3g tv, but yea there are lots of java games and applications.. .

  • @Chiara, yes yu can add contacts to reject list.. .

  • I am planning to buy this phone so please tell me: Any disadvantages about this phone? Does it support downloaded applications like iPhone and where can I get them?

  • the person who gave an opinion on 2010-02-08 13:17 anonymous, i thought that he/she doesnt know the features of this phone,she/he said that the phone doesnt have the option to silence the call,but the phone has that future, just press the volume down key 7 times. we can also read the message while on call, just we have to long press middle key while on call then we can utilise several options. what my request is if the people doesnt know the features of the phone, ask someone for help. but dont write the review that the phone doesnt have that features. if u do so, that means u r misguiding some one and also it is not good.

  • one of the best phones ive ever had

  • hey I'm planning to buy this phone, plz tell me it sopport bsnl 3G TV or not and also about java game and software comatibility.

  • Does anyone know if you can block numbers for incoming texts AND incoming phone calls on this model? Thanks

  • not gud at all.............

  • u can change msg tone go to profiles and see the right corner

  • The phone doesnt have an option to silence the call...either recieve it or disconnect!!no zoom option in camera..cannot read msgs while on a call!! I thought these were supposed to be basic functions to any phone??Samsung...you listening??

  • i have dis crap from oct'09 it has very serious problem of call receiving,next person can't here my voice perfectly . anyone have this prob.? all my friends telling me that u change your cell. what can i do? reply>

  • does anyone know how to select a message tone for this phone,I have tried all sorts of things but cant change the default beep?????

  • love dis phone supperb phone to use

  • love dis phone....but on the sms part, it is not multitask capable.

  • u need to copy the tone first to phone memory before you can use it as tones

  • I have this phone, and I can´t change the sms tone...Thats possible? How?

  • my s5600 good but sound is very low????????????

  • only touch wiz good ............camera

  • I couldnt find any method to record an incoming call from this model, is there a way to record incoming calls?

  • no this phone sucks it does not allow to install additional apps. but u can get it vai ur phone wap browser

  • Hi friends, I am thinking of buying this phone.I have some doubts which can be answered by the users. 1.Which os is running?. 2.Can I install additional applications like pdf reader etc?. 3.How is the battery backup?. 4.How is the call reception quality which is the most important one?. 5.Is it possible take contact list while on call?. Thanks in advance...

  • Crap version of a F480. And more expensive!

  • cannot record calls

  • hey i bought this phone ystrday... pls tel me what all types of videos i can play on this.. and any site from whr i wl get video converters... thanks in advance.. :-))

  • plz tell me how to install software in star 3g like dicitonary

  • hey I'm planning to buy this phone, I like it otherwise. it fulfils all my specifications and its pretty reasonable. its around 10k in India ryt? but i just wanted to know if its possible to save the messages on the memory card? coz 500 msg memory is very less. I'm using a sony now nd I have over 11,000 msgs in my fone. nd since I'm nt into the habit of deleting msgs, 500 msg memory is very very less.

  • u hav to press # for a long time

  • hello.. actually 500 sms memory is in all together.. 250 for inbox 200 for outbox and 50 for folders.. so i give u an idea to keep 300 msgs. u can keep 250 in inbox and 50 in my folders so altleast u get increment of 50 msgs..

  • bdw, i'm considering between star 3g and corby to be my next phone as i'm satisfied with my present SAMSUNG phone. 3 years without changing battery & no major problems etc, i think that's good enough for me. tq.

  • hi guyzzzzzzzzzz I M usin samsung star 3G,the thing is that the text msgs memory in my fone is showing 500 SMS storage capacity. whereas my fone's showin SMS memory full even if der is only about 275 msgs........... anybody plzzz help............. thanks in in advance............ i'm using SAMSUNG X700 presently which i bought 3 years ago. 500msgs means u should include all the msgs in inbox, draft, outbox, sentbox, email box and also msgs that u save in my folder. other than that u should check ur msg which is one sender but used 2-3 pages. i think SAMSUNG phone counts that as 2-3 msgs, not as 1 msg. correct me if i'm wrong. :)

  • Hi, I have internet connection. I am using my mobile as 3G modem. I can connect thru the phone using my laptop. Do I need to do any setting in phone. Please let me know. When ever I open browser it says, no network available. Thanks

  • hii..does anybody know how to tur of vibration alert completely? it is irritating at times!

  • hi........... firstly U shud have a mobile Internet connection in order to use internet & google maps. So I wud suggest U to contact UR service provider.

  • hi guyzzzzzzzzzz I M usin samsung star 3G,the thing is that the text msgs memory in my fone is showing 500 SMS storage capacity. whereas my fone's showin SMS memory full even if der is only about 275 msgs........... anybody plzzz help............. thanks in in advance............

  • does it have a on-screen QWERTY keyboard?

  • Hi, Could someone please guide me on how to connect to internet and to google maps on this phone. When I click on google maps or gmail or browser it simply says no network available. Do I need to do any settings. Please let me know. Thanks

  • Hi, In India this mobile comes without built-in GPS receiver. Can anybody tell me in which country has this phone with built-in GPS receiver released? Thank you,

  • preston has 3g but doesnt have wifi while star wifi has no 3g but it contains wifi...

  • Hi! I'm really decided to buy a samsung touchscreen phone. Im just not sure which is better, star wifi or preston?

  • Settings..language...welsh (:

  • how do u change the language 2 welsh?

  • go to virtual key board and long press the # key.

  • go to settings, profiles, them choose silent.. :)

  • today I experience problem with msges my memoery shows only 226 msges but agen & agen phone indicate me to delete msg as msg is in weting am not getting what to do please help me for same

  • hi all, this is my frist touch screen phone and its really good. i must admit at frist i was a bit scared to get one but someone told me its either you love it or hate it, and guess!!! I LOVE IT.easy to use. the best.

  • how do you put samsung preston on slient ?

  • I am from India..recently bought Samsung Star 3G for Rs.9900=00 with 2 GB Memory card. The main thing making me buy this fone was the preview by GSMARENA ..and how thankful I am to them fo' helping me make right choice. The handset is an excellent performer all features working exactly OK.The camera snaps very good shots, Video quality is just fine. GOOGLE MAPS gives high quality guidance system even in small cities in India..video & music player excellent too.

  • if i use an unlocked s5600 on att, will i be able to send/receive mms?

  • can anybody plz tell me the unlocking codes of the games in this phone

  • orange has on their site but if you want another network i suggest play.com best online retailer with easy returns aswell

  • samsung phones are sometimes choosy when it comes to memory card.. i also experienced that problem with my G600, i thought the problem was on the unit,what i did is i use a different memory card and then it works.. problem solved.. hope that you'll have the same result as mine..

  • which is the best n safest website 2 buy aq fone online???

  • yeah... i have the same problem did u found anything ?

  • guys......... i have a serious problem... my fone's not detecting my memory card.... anybody plzzzzz help............ thanks in advance.......

  • Hey guys I just this mobile. I want to know how to install anti-virus for this mobile. does it support third party softwares? guys give me reply.

  • 1. GPS function of this h/s is region specific....so in India the h/s doesnt come with GPS. 2. Google maps comes pre-installed on this phone, however, it requires active internet connection, so it wont work offline. 3. Since the h/s doesnt have any hardware GPS receiver, GPS wont work on it even if u manage to install any GPS software. Ideally, google maps detects the onboard GPS (if any) and works pretty well, except that it doesnt have voice navigation.

  • I like This Phone Very Much.this phone Has a Good disinged,style.fitures,etc..........

  • plz dont buy this phone........no extra theams.....no zoom.........no recod while talking......no extra games.......only u can store 200msg...not good bettary backup

  • Hi, could anyone please help me with the following. 1. I bought this mobile in India, it does not seem to have GPS receiver. I want to know, how to use google maps on this mobile. 2. Can I use maps offline? Like download maps and store in it. 3. Can I install any GPS software on it. If so how? Thanks, Sri

  • Samsung gt s5603 ( Samsung Star 3G) support third party softwares like opera 5 beta. It is a very good browser than the phone own browser. You can try it by typing www.opera.com/mini/next in ur phone's browser.

  • it has no GPS, but it has google maps. however, i think that the google map isn't as accurate as GPS.

  • Hi ,can someone tell me how to remove a sim lock on samsung s5600. Thanks.

  • Hi, Can someone tell me if this model has in it's setting a french configuration ? Or do i have to download a language patch to have this phone in french ? Regards,

  • is there a way to put some games into this phone? i tried downloading some from the internet, but when in the phone it says incompatible format or something like that.

  • it has GPS or not?

  • Ohhh...thanks for enlightening me. That difference skipped my mind.

  • Ohhh...thanks for enlightening me. That difference skipped my mind.

  • mr.sudeep, the main difference is samsung star 3g has capacitive touch screen, where as samsung star has resistive touch screen, due to capcitive touch screen samsung star 3g has better response to touch.

  • Yes it does

  • hi.......friends kindly reply to my questions quickly........does samsung s5600 preston/samsung star 3g supports any kind of documents like word,excel,powerpoint.......and does it has any doc viewer like samsung s5230 star has?

  • the phone really sucks nd i m dispointed by its performance it totally resamble like chinese phone !!!!!!!!!!!!man wht the crab

  • hi, the main difference between the Star and the Preston is that the preston is 3G enebled and its camera has an LED flash, while the Star lacks both. The Preston has 2.8" screen while the Star has a 3.0" screen.

  • alothou the is fone is more expensive is the samsung star better??

  • Hi........ does anybody knnow the unlocking code of the asphalt4 game... Pls rply....thanks.......

  • its a crap phone ,im a user and very disappointed my earlier samsung s500i was a much better phone than this one... cons: * got a awful battery life.. * the buttons are too tacky....can accidently recieve phones while in pocket or might switch off.. * no wifi,gps * no themes * just 200 msg inbox memory * wallpapers can't be set up 4 diff. screens... * call reception aint no good either... * no querty keyboard .. * no navigation while msging.. * cant access menu while taking a call.. * no java installer inbuilt.. pros: * just luks....any other phone with this price range would have the other features...

  • thanks dude

  • installation of games: HI, to install games or other files, u need to install them over the air. Meaning, use ur phones GPRS to search for games and then install them while online. Please note, if you send games through data cable, the phone wont recognise the files and 'unsupported format' message will appear.

  • hi, the phone comes with 2 pre-installed themes, but u can not install any additional ones. the call reception is very good, but sound through the ear piece is not satisfactory, if you are inside your house then it is ok, if at a noisy place, you can hardly hear the person on the other end.

  • Hi, you can save 500 messages on the phone. Plus some on the SIM card depending on your SIM capacity.

  • Wallpaper for S5600 - you should select the wallpaper like you said with this rectangular ....but after this you should enter in setting - display - wallpaper and from there to select a wallpaper and to set it.

  • can anyone help me cause i cannot install games on my samsung s5600 preston.i've checked it many times but it only says 'unsupported file type'.plese help......

  • i want to put a wallpaper but i couldn't be able to put it because it appears a rectangular screen that i have to select a part from the image to put it as a wallpaper and this part they stretched it . So please i need a solution soooon ..

  • More questions: Can you add/save new themes? Is the display scratch-resistant? Is the call quality very good? Does this phone support flash? Thanks.

  • where can i buy the housing of this uni????,.coz i was not aware that they do have lilac purple and pearl white..hmf just got the black one.

  • Hello. How many messages can you save?

  • i just bought this phone and it's just amazing..but i have a little problem needs solving..whenever i cancel any call it automatically sends an auto replay msg to the number i cancelled..i tried to inactivate this feature but couldn't..can anyone help me..??!!

  • I think it is Samsung's User Interface& it has improved a lot&easy to use.For example when u receive business card it is automatically stored i your contact list&if u receive calendar note it is automatically stored in calendar notes.This phone is easy to use once u get the hang of it.

  • What operating system is used in this mobile?

  • Am trying to connect Internet on my P.C through Bluetooth but unable to get connection its work on handset fine plz help me to sort out problem

  • Thanks!!

  • Yes they are the same! the same model is known by the following names: Samsung Halley, Samsung Player, Samsung S5603, Samsung Star 3G, Samsung Player Star and also Samsung Cara. Depending on your location.

  • well the bandwidth that it supports for 3G is quite high, but the performance of 3G also depends on your service provider

  • I am not quite sure about Ebuddy, as i dont use it myself, but probably it does support, as other users have reported. Yeah i do know that it supports youtube, facebook, picassa, google maps etc.

  • it supports Ebuddy aplication

  • Does this phone support aplications and games becaouse i downloaded some aplications to my phone and i cant open anything...PLEASE HELP!!!

  • Is SamSung S5600 Preston The Same As The Samsung S5600 cRA Lilac ??? Please Answer Me !!!!,,...

  • can u suggest me abt d 3 G network of preston s5600?

  • Does this mobile support Ebuddy application or not ??? plzz answer me coz i wanna knw be4 buying..!!

  • Does this mobile support Ebuddy application or not ??? plzz answer me coz i wanna knw be4 buying..!!

  • To Sudiph Rohit,thanx 4 your accurate&precise review of this phone.I just bought mine a month ago&I like it.

  • no, it's not yet wi-fi ready

  • I bought this one 4 days back, in Patna,Bihar, India ofr INR 10.8K, a little more than what others in the country might have paid, i am very bad at negotiation. Anyways, i am very happy with my decision of having purchased the Samsung star 3G, as they call it in India, mine is Samsung S5603. So here are my ratings: Brilliant Screen 10/10 (quality is amazing, colours come alive) Screen Responsiveness 9/10 Camera 8/10 (at par with nokia's Carl Zeiss) Customization 7/10 (only 2 pre-installed themes,not downloadable) Motion senser 8/10 (can be a pain, when you dont intend to use it, inspite the phone feels a change in motion) Audio Quality through speakers 8/10 (clear but not very loud, but wont dissapoint you) Audio Quality through headphones 10/10 (clear and loud, with good bass, there is also a standard 3.5mm wire!!) Call Quality 8/10 (call volume is a little low, but reception is good) Battery life 6/10 (average usage would last you 2 days) Retail Package 8/10 (mine included handset, an extra cover, headphones, charger, battery, leather case, USB cable, software CD) Widgets 7/10 (this new feature by samsung is good only for looks, core usage is low, but that is a completely personal opinion!) User Interface 8/10 (a bit unintuitive, but very lively and full of colours) Games 7/10 (comes with 4-5 pre-installed ones, but they are all trial versions, and there is a lack of supported games for this phone, though you may install java games) QWERTY keyboard 0/10 (no on-screen QWERTY keyboard) Thats about it!. It supports micro SD card, which is of the non-hotswappable variety, its very light weight and is very sleek. You may ask me questions if you have any!!

  • is samsung preston wi-fi ready? i am looking forward to buying this phone but having doubts.

  • Hey ...GSM arena guyz...........Plz review this phone......bcauz iam going to by this.....

  • Preston is unable to download third party software. Only windows mobile phone or symbian operating system are able to. If u're not knowledgeable to software at all,preston suits u then..

  • this phone support third party software or not ..........??????? can someone help me

  • Generally youtube needs 3G connection.It hangs up in 2.5G connection due to buffer problem.

  • I have recently purchased this phone........whenever i try to watch a video thru youtube on my phone, i get an error 'try again'. I have tried it several times and even with a sim from another network....but still the same result. It's getting quite frustrating.......someone please help me with a solution!! Is this a h/s fault by any chance??

  • GPS Yes (market dependant ) what this means? Can I install Garmin? Does this phone has GPS or not?

  • Take ur phone to service centre they will solve ur prob. Even i faced the same prob.

  • Help needed pls any body tell how can the browser be minimised on this mobile.And can the browser b added among the widgets in the screen

  • Hey pls tell me can the browser be minimised on dis phone as in nokia mobiles

  • i have the samsung gt-s5600 it keeps coming up that sms memory is full so i deleted all the sent messeges yet it still comes up. when u check how many messeges there on the phone it says 218 and u can have up 2 500 , it still comes up thet memory is full & i cant receive more messeges

  • How to activate call waiting feature in S5600.... Can anybody help me on this........

  • i think samsung phones are better than nokia music phones..just got this samsung preston and its cool i love it..it's like im using an iphone:)

  • Hi guys, I am planning to buy this phone..but just wanted a feedback from users about the music on this phone. I am looking for a handset which has good music..i dont want to buy a Sony..so deiceded to go for a touch screen by Samsung..

  • Reply plz... Can we record a call while speaking?

  • can anyone tell me the type of input method i mean does it uses qwerty keypad or regular 3x4 keypad also suggest me a touch phone that has qwerty keypad like coockie in range of rs10000

  • just a suggestion... if you are on the business side i recommend you using Samsung touch screens but if you love music i suggest using a nokia xpress music phone :)

  • Hey Althalus, I like the f480 but I heard many negative comments and I am in dilemma if i buy it.....

  • Can thmes be set !!! if yes!!! What extension dothe have... like .thm on any thing else

  • Hey Djd Depends on what you want it for, id go for the F480, better look and camera, though the S5600 is cheaper (though Telstra in Aus has just relised the F480t in the pre-paid rang for $299) and the internal look of the F480 seems more sharp and clearer also... could be just me though. Happy choosing =] Al

  • I have a GS5603 and connect through bluetooth to my car kit. Each time I start teh car the phone asks me if I want to accept the connection. Can I make the connection automatic so I don't have to accept every time I start the car? Cheers

  • I have recently purchased this phone........whenever i try to watch a video thru youtube on my phone, i get an error 'try again'. I have tried it several times and even with a sim from another network....but still the same result. It's getting quite frustrating.......someone please help me with a solution!! Is this a h/s fault by any chance??

  • Hi to all you good people of the world I have S5600 Preston and I`m quite satisfied ,except for the lack of the auto focus ...preety bad thing Now, I`m dying to know is there a way to install some mobile divX player that will work on Preston ??? please give me some hope that it can be done :(

  • is there any auto focus option in this cell?

  • Can you allocate tunes to txt message alerts.

  • i fill very good after buying the preston. naw i very happy....

  • hey...... this fone has mob tracker......

  • yes it does have. but u need to go to settings>resolution>den change d resolution from 3.2 to 0.3/1/2 MP & den try....... bye T.C...........

  • go for samsung star S5233.....anytime....superb phone

  • this phone has no 'zoom' function.

  • Hye camera has the zoom and it works with the side volume key but it works only when picture recognition is less than 3.2 mp like as 2mp, 1.3mp

  • hi, i have to buy a new phone, and i'm doubting between the Samsung S5600 Preston and LG KU990i Viewty. anybody knows which phone is the best?? why?? thank you very much!

  • Apple LOL. all 3 you ask are different,5530 s60 wifi, 5800 bigger but has all, samsung small &cheaper phone no wifi..

  • I bought a brand new one for 9490..... Can anyone tell me if the browser can be minimized on this phone?

  • hey hs,you have to change the resolution of the video you wanna get played on your phone,use a convertor,download from here:

  • samsung preston is better

  • Most cameras have digital zoom, which is pretty useless and best not used. Optical zoom is very rare in mobile phones.

  • Most cameras have digital zoom, which is best not used. Optical zoom is very rare is mobile phones.

  • Does this phone have capacitive touchscreen or resistive one?? gsm arena is the only place where its mentioned as capacitive...........all other website show it as resistive. please help!

  • Hi. I have uploaded mp4 from the net and when I try to run there is a message that unsupported resolution. Can some body tell me please how can I play the mp4. Thanks

  • I have replaced it with my Nokia 5800 Music express. And it is very better than that becuse I have no need of Wi-Fi but I want USB charging feature and alos GPRS setting configuration auto change with SIM and these functions are not available in Nokia 5800 and nor any other Nokia Phone. So I have replaced it with Samsung Star 3G and moreover it have better speed of 3G-7.2 mbps. Let us see what position it takes in future. SK.

  • hey,i currently have a nokia 5800 xpressmusic and it sucks,the cpu is so slow,the camera quality is so low and you cant type easily,i believe you better go for something like samsung or htc(of course if you can afford it)but im gonna buy a samsung next week i'm in doubt between B5310 CorbyPRO and B7330 OmniaPRO(the price is about $360) and also samsung s5600 is a great phone too but the choice is yours,there are a lot of cool phones that you can find here with proper prices but never buy nokia...

  • the default security code for samsung is 00000000 ... :)

  • hi, can anyone tell me which is better? this samsung preston, nokia 5800xm or nokia 5530xm?? and may i ask hich brand of mobile phone is generally the best, is it s.ericson?lg?samsung?or nokia. thanks alot!^^

  • Please can someone tell me if the camera has zoom? thanks.

  • Hye I according to my remmemberance there is no any security code given default. you have to create security code first time. it is so easy if u go in the security option then he asked a code what u want, after ok u have to filled the same value. thats solve and if u forgot ur security code than i m sorry but i will solve ur problem within two days. first tell me r u forgoten ur code after creat or not.

  • Hye

  • thank you so much for replying to my post. :)

  • hi Amit, can you please tell me what is the default security code for this phone. I tried all possible combinations and dont remember setting any. So can you tell me how to reset the security code. If its nokia, i know what to do but in samsung, i dont have that knowledge.

  • does anyone know what is turn-to-mute and how does it work on this phone??

  • a) i. Don't know the exact number. sorry.. b) i. audio is clear and loud, u won't be complaining abt that. ii. sound quality on the speaker is excellent, but the headphone is less than so. atleast its not as good as an xpress music. c) i. 500. ii. i didn't find as such option. if anyone finds plz let me know. d) i. mp3, mp4 & wmv. e) i. yes. f) i. no, bcoz is doesn't come with a stylus. but the touch screen response with fingers is above par. g) i. picture quality is perfect for 3mp. ii. yes, LED flash but not of best quality. iii. yes. iv. yes. hope this helps.

  • does this have a document reader for word, excel, ppt, and pdf files? thanks...

  • Hello, I'm planning to buy a new phone next month. I'm torn between the S5230 Star and the S5600 Preston. For the S5600 Preston, what can you say about its: a) group SMS sending: i. what is the maximum number of recipients per group SMS? b) speaker i. is the audio clear and loud enough? ii. is the sound quality comparable to Sony Ericsson phone speakers? c) memory i. what is the maximum number of messages that can be stored in the inbox? ii. can you store messages in the memory card? d) media files supported i. can it play mp3, mp4, mpga, wmv, wav, flv, avi files? e) ringtones ii. can you use media files (e.g. mp3 files) as ringtones? f) touch screen functions i. does it have handwriting recognition for texting? g) camera i. based on the corresponding megapixels, are the pictures clear/vivid enough? ii. does it have flash? iii. does it have video light? iv. does it have a secondary camera? Your answers to the above questions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much. I hope you can help me decide on this matter.

  • yes yaar. it surely does.....

  • hey can anybody plsss......... tell me which type of game files does tis fone supports........

  • hi cn i use skype or nimbuzz on dis mobile??? cn we use stylus on dis mobile???

  • the only way to have Zoom is to reduce the MP change to 2 or 1.5mp and then u will be able to zoon while taking a picture

  • In Mumbai (India) the cost is 10400Rs i just bought it last week

  • Hey just wondering if you would be able to help me im trying to put a wallpaper with the phone but i dont know how to make it so you can have 3 pictures one different one for each just like how it has with the ones thats already set with the phone. Hope you will be able to help thanks.

  • Hye if u want to use full screen wallpaper then u do follow. on ur main screen u will found widget screen on left side of ur main screen. in this a photo icon u find which support only phone memory picture. if u want to use wallpaper than first u move ur pic. to phone memory and choose from it. if photo icon is not in ur widget then u can add it from setting-widget setting-photo(5th option) enjoy it.

  • Hye if u want to use smile shot of camera then it is very easy yaar. first u open the camera then u find a shoting mode button on the screen down the camera mode. in this mode u fine smile shot in 2nd number, click it and now press the button of camera front of ur any person face but it will take photo only when the person really smile for 10 second. bye

  • Hye, everybody i m using samsung 5603 from 3 months and it is best. before this i used nokia 7610, moto roker, s.e. w959, n73 and many more in only 2 years but didn't satisfied because i would something more because i was crazy about multimedia set. i havebeen always using gprs in my phone. but at this time i m very happy with my cell. i don't want more in my cell. it is best in all the fields like camera, video, audio, gprs, game and many more. if anybody have any problem from this cell then he can ask me i can solve his problem.

  • Hi just purchased this phone for the mrs and for all the people who live in australia want to know what the call quality is like there is no problems with it. Seems to be nice and clear to me.

  • how can i fix full screen picture to a wall paper?

  • does this phone come with the office viewer/editor?

  • does it comes with any leather jacket as f480

  • yes, try at big c show rooms

  • Can I use anti-scratch plastic layer over capacitive screen??

  • frndz plzzz plzzz any body tell me what type of software i can download in this fone axept JAVA

  • frndz plzzz plzzz any body tell me what type of software i can download in this fone axept JAVA

  • hi liz........ sorry that u can't buy this fone due to budget.......... but I got dis fone from my DAD as my B'day gift.

  • hey guys......... how to use the smile detection menu in the camera........ please help me......

  • is this wifi capable or not? Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD No EDGE Class 12 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps WLAN No Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 thaT'S it!

  • Yes

  • the baterry is 960 mha.the baterry is very bad because of 3 h talk...if you enter to internet your baterry will die on 2 h.the gps is the google maps...not a gps ! execpt all of that the phone is very nice.and the price is the best !

  • yes georgia u can use any screen guard available in the market...........bye.

  • how i wish i can buy this phone...don't have budget at this moment..very sad!i want this to be my birthday gift for my self..

  • hey............ I bought this fone today itself.... tis fone rocks...........

  • is this wifi capable or not?

  • Hey Friends those who are confused which one is better Nokia 5530 XpressMusic or Samsung S5600 Preston ... Let me make it clear, Samsung S5600 is lot better than 5530 coz, u get all features in low cost rather than shelling out the same price for 5530 that lacks 3G,GPS Price Of Samsung S5600 in India is Rs.11500/-

  • try to un install and reinstall..it worked for me

  • Thank you!! I'm now an extremely happy bunny! Been trying for hours to change this. Found your posting and done in seconds! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!

  • I bought it for INR 11000/- 3 months back with bill from a samsung authorized store..

  • How many messages? 500 or unlimited? Been planning to buy this but decided not to because of the very limited message capacity and smallish screen.

  • at least 500

  • 4.7 billion

  • good day, can anyone tell me how many sms's i can store on this phone?

  • good day, can anyone tell me how many sms's i can store on this phone?

  • hello I,ve just bought a s5600 phone and have stuff on the screen which i cant get rid of. also when i try to load my disk it tells me that i need an nsp, I already have one otherwise i wouldnt need to load the disc, no sarky comments please just constructive advice....thanks.

  • is this phone used as modem?

  • with bill or with out i brought the same at 12500/- an month back

  • Hi, In Indian it is in Rs.11,700

  • Please someone tell me how to turn off the damn 3G, its sucking my battery dry.

  • 9450

  • frndz plzzz plzzz tell me what its cost in india. what type of software i can download in star 3g. PLZ. guide me. Thnx in adv.

  • Hello All Those who required to install any application on S5603 phone, you need any internet plan activated on your SIM card account. From your handset go to m.getjar.com and download the applition you want. It worked on my phone. No seperate installtion requred after downloading form above site. Let me know if you still face any problem. Happy Browsing :) Shashi

  • can i download s60 n sis software in my s5600

  • can i download s60 n sis software in my s5600

  • what is the operating system in this phone and in star wi fi

  • Upload latest software to your S5600 for free. It will also debrand your phone! Check out

  • Help!!. Where is the best place to buy this, I need it pronto!!!.

  • Um..Pratik do u mind tellin me where you purchased your phone and what colour it is.

  • this phone is worth buying dnt waste too much time go n buy it.......!

  • how can i look the current firmware version of my phone. what's the latest version. where can i find it? what's the goodness of the newest firmware. thanks in advance

  • how to install java games to this phone from Computer. give ma ways to install or just a link to read

  • does the camera have any zoom?? I am not able to use it..when I press the volume keys in camera mode, the zoom bar appears but does not move. it works fine in the videom mode though

  • I have recently bought S5603..the problem is that a 3g icon is always displayed on the top adjacent to the network icon..how can i remove it?? Also whenever i restart my phone " A Temporary error" occurs

  • sorry dear, its 11500

  • I have installed Opera min from Opera site, it got installed too. But i dont know where it is getting stored and how to use opera browser instead of default samsung browser..

  • the battery time is set to 6h (gsm) and 3,5h (3g) on samsungs homepage...

  • You state this phone has GPS - I think you'll find that's incorrect.

  • What ? 115000 Rs. did you mention ? Is this such a precious phone studded with diamonds or precious stones and made of gold, that you say you want to shell out above 1 lakh Rs. in India for this Sir ?

  • Its not only good but tremendous within d rate.... crystal quality dispaly and camera is exellent & battery back-up is not bad... Don't waste your time... Go and buy now...

  • Undoubtfuly nokia 5530 is beter than samsung s5603

  • frndz, plz tell me can i invest my 115000 Rs. on this fone or suggest me onther model.

  • whos best SAMSUNG S5600 or NOKIA 5530 XpressMusic plz feed me back :)

  • i just bought a s5603 that i never use samsung before someboby can help me.. 1]can samsung or my model can received data direct to memory card that from bluetooth?? i did't found it.. 2]why my pc cant detect my phone as i pluged in n select mass storage but no response on my pc but other phone is ok..??

  • When you try to activate mobile tracker on this phone you must enter + before the number

  • I brought Samsung Star3G (GT S5603) for about 15 days. The GPRS feature is quite good and also i tried Opera 5 and Bolt web browser. They work fine. But I can't connect to the computer for Internet browsing proposes. An error 619 always happens.It says that the port is disconnected. I can't connect the internet through blue tooth or Data Cable, but other phone like Nokia 6300 work fine for connecting internet via Pc. how can i rectify this problem.

  • Hey, i live in Australia and I'm thinking of getting this phone but have heard the call quality is terrible. Does anyone have this problem with call quality? Thanks.

  • How to adjust message to 160 char long instead 2350??

  • Battery opinions?? 1000 mah is good??

  • try to change your camera resulotion.. go to camera settings

  • how's sound qality of s5600? is it 3.5mm jack?

  • I got this fone couple of days back and i'm very happy with its features and performance so far. Though I have a problem with activating the mobile tracker...when I am trying to put the 2 recipient numbers, its asking for a country code. I have got no idea what to put there...I have tried 91,+91 but none worked....if anyone knows this, plz help me...I am in India. Thanks

  • I found great site that offers free firmware download for S5600.

  • How do you get a QWERTY keyboard while writing text msg?? I have seen in Samsung Star the moment you rotate screen goes QWERTY.. Is there a setting in Star 3G??

  • Very simple just go to message setting and change the setting according to you like. Really this mobile is wonderful with absolute clear images,camera quality and every functions available in it.Thanks to samsung for this great technology. Technology of samsung is far ahead of nokia.

  • HI can anyone tell me if this samsung S5600 or the samsung jet allow you to block text messages?

  • S5600 is problem free because it has i think a flash based UI and not an operating system. It has got an excellent speaker, nice responsive touchscreen and is generally pleasant to work with. Unfortunately, it has no wifi (but it has 3G)and installing java apps is a pain in the @ss. Battery backup is average to good(for me it lasts about 3 days with moderate use). I cant comment on the camera, since I never use the phone to take pictures. 5530 on the other hand, is symbian powered,with many available applications,and many others to follow. It has a bigger display with higher resolution. It also has wifi,which is great. It should also have an excellent speakerphone.What it doesnt have is 3G. I dont know about the battery,since I dont have it. Also, expect it to get slow/stuck at times due to the O.S. In my country,5530 is cheaper. I say, if you want a simple,stylish phone to communicate S5600 is your choise. If you want smth a bit more advanced, go for 5530.

  • You can change the ringtone in different ways, one is you can got to menu> settings> phone profiles> then select ex. Normal then click the ">>" > you can see on the top-right if you want to change the Incoming call, new messages or Phone sounds settings.

  • Ross: go to menu, Config, Phone perfils (first option), touch the arrow that says "normal".. then in the top side select "new message" and it is...

  • nokia 5530 or samsung S5600? i just need your opinion guys. please.

  • Menu > Settings > Phone Profile > (Choose one) > (Drop down menu) > New Message.

  • I bought this phone two days ago and still can't figure out how to change the Message alert tone. Any ideas? The phone pretty good for it's price.

  • @Shannu: installation really depends on the phone's firmware. Mine has an open one so I could install java files w/o problems. You can search around the net to find out how to install on your's. you can try www-dot-smobile-dot-tk for instructions.

  • i dont know what you mean by leads to TV. but you can use the phone as a modem via 3.5g hsdpa. all you have to do is install the software that came with the phone.

  • S5600 will support only direct installation from net using GPRS/EDGE in Phone .

  • hiii guys!!!! plz do help me on the supported format of games n applications for the s5600 i've been trying .jar and .jad but it says format not supported waiting for a reply

  • I just bought this yesterday and i love it!! i had lg cookie and it was so bad compared to this one..lg froze many times and just felt like crap fone..and this one is juts perfect!

  • Does anyone know if you can get TV leads so I can use my preston with internet but on my laptop?

  • also you can take a look to Samsung S5230W Star WiFi, then you can have the wifi,wich is a BIG +...also a very good phone

  • headphones sound is just perfect :)

  • I would like to buy this phone , what interests me the most is the headphones sound quality . Can anyone tell me how it sounds in s5600 ? Thx , Alex.

  • Dont Go For LG products coz its battery life is low besides its Camera is poor (both Viewty and Cookie) it shows pixels while zooming.... i recommend you to go for Samsung Star 3G

  • have to buy a phone....i'm confused which one...from C510 sony ericson or this samsung star 3G...can anyone help me...plzz..

  • Its does'nt have screen QWERTY Keyboard and Handwriting detection...I am not sure abt the processor? Overall its good phone and but not a complete package. No Wi-Fi.

  • does this phone have a built in gps? samsung told me no... i'm totally confused can someone explain pls?

  • I buy dis phn 2days ago. i cant be able to zoom da camera while takin photo. plz help me how can i zoom da camera?

  • is this phone is good in data transfer?

  • It's superb. A QVERTY keyboard would be nice, but it can do well without it on the other side. I love this phone, the touchscreen is very soft and sensible, and you can customize all three backgrounds. I love it.

  • Which handset will you recommend to buy-s5600 or s5230?There is no 3g network in our country...I need a good looking,having a large and quick workable touchscreen,fast internet,good camera phone among Samsung in an affordable price tag...

  • i need to know how to use the smile shot???? pls

  • The Google maps application isnt working. does anyone have a solution? And whenever i open any application it says-unable to open. not enough memory. even though the memory card is almost empty. can someone pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee help me??!!

  • hi, In settings->SmartUnlock u need to set gesture unlock to "on" and in unlock only set and alphabet to unlock the phone. After setting a character to unlock. When the phone is locked, the display shows the lock button, write the alphabet on the display to unlock the phone, even applications can be directly opened by specifying different alphabet to different apps.

  • this phone does not recognize stylu...this is a heat sensored phone...its not a really good phone...but the camera is better than n5800

  • samsung star3g is better but not excellent only look is their in phone. and very tough to use

  • Love:d Degsing Smile shot 3g Led flash 16m display Hate:D Bad camera power Without autofocus Without 3.5mm jack Totaly:d Nokia 5800 best

  • nokia 5800 is better

  • Im going to buy a cheap touch phone.I am wondering between star and preston and also cookie an viewty. which one is better in terms of responsibikity of the screen and camera,buttery life speed and durability?

  • can someone please tell which one is better htc magic android or samsung s5600??? i want to buy a cell phone but i don't know which one of these two...

  • im goin to buy this mobile very soon n i cant wait,,,please tell me whether star 3g has good battery backup for general usage,,? coz in spec, its given less battery life when compared to star,,, so please rectify me,,,, thanks,,,,,

  • every thing is good..nice camera,sound is also nice..grapics r clear better than 5800..but batterry sucks..and sum wat slow...other than its nice..in india star cost 8600 and star 3g 12000..

  • in a recent study,i saw tat star excels 3g,is its true,, im meant for buying 3g within 2 days, but im confused on seein this,, so clarify me verysoon guys,,,,

  • Good news! According to reliable sources, a new FW will be available by next month. Hopefully it would be better than the Corby's!

  • the graphic not good . and the camera also . totally crap .

  • which one is better? star 3g or nokia 5800 xm

  • what about the stylus option in star 3g? it can be plugged in like 5800 or simply to be hanged out,,?

  • can i install ne games and softwares in that phone i have already got it

  • yes you can read PDF.

  • im very much confused about star and star 3g.. which s better,, im in india,,,,,,,,

  • sound quality is good.. but the inbuilt player is very bad..

  • and btw , is the graphic clear ? i heard ppl say that the graphic sux ? please reply me ~~ !

  • wat is the message capacity in this...

  • errrmm , may i know whether the music player is loud and clear ?

  • errrmm , may i know whether the music player is loud and clear ?

  • i have it, it looks nice, the only bad thing is the flash, everytime i use the ledflash, the picture is too white, i think the flash is positioned to close to the objective of the cam..

  • can I install the document viewer on this phone like star..... or can I read pdf/doc files .... plz held.. Plan to buy this one...

  • i'll get this phone tomorrow!!!! i can't waitt !!!!!!!

  • @Janish I'm from the Philippines and bought my phone locally at a Samsung store. Yeah I would like an updated FW, specially the one from the video.

  • Can anyone tmme howz d battery life and is it good to write messaeges as it doesnt have querty keyboard

  • I am using this phone, and this question is to those who are using it. From where do I set password for each individual application (say messaging)??? There is an option to do it because I have already set a password, but now I cannot find from where I have done it.

  • Go for this one, it's better than the Star (even though you will miss the QWERTY keyboard in this one).

  • SHld i go for this phone or star and wht is d message storing capacity in both of thm

  • hi this is faraaz. any person in india if needs info or any info of any brand contact me. im using this phone currently. its best in its price range. more details of this phone and any other phone text me my num is 09993992000 and 09098411115.

  • I just want to know about the loud speaker quality of this phone. what about the sound quality when you play the songs through the loud speaker?. When you get the call at the time of traveling whether you can hear it or is there a chance of missing it

  • Ya, cool man.... and please post if u find any software update for the phone. Where r u from Fakuryu and from where did u buy the phone???

  • hi evryone !!!! man !!! m cnfused wich fne to buy !!!! Star or Star3G !!!!!! does STar 3g Has QWERTY or not !!!!! Cn any1 pLz explAIn how does This Gesture Lock wrk !!!! w8ing 4 ur replyz !!!!!!! thnX!!!!!!!!!

  • Good news! There might be a software update for the Preston. Go to Youtube and seach "Samsung S5800 menu". It is the Preston with an updated FW and hopefully it will be available soon for us Preston owners.

  • Could some one pls explain to me how the gesture unlock feature works?? havnt figured it out yet.....

  • dont buy this pone in india (s5603) as the gps receiver is remoed in this model...i bought this phone and was disappointed on gs function.... the internal memory is also downgraded to only 57mb and not 80mb..... instead buy s5233 with same configuration with bigger screen and low cost than s5603 .. except for 3g

  • And for people, who got scared of all such comments : These all are minor software issues, not hardware ones. The firware updates may be made available by the samsung, if they think those really required. So keep enjoying ur handset and have fun :)

  • Mr. whoever, Thankx for bringing your "discoveries" to us and establishing the fact for the preston, "a mobile which has not been thought through during the development process". For ur very kind information i must tell u, i use SGH-L700, and leaving apart the "in-call menu" and "msg copy-paste" thing, my cell firware behaves in exactly the same way as u mentioned in ur post about S5600. So do that mean i too use a copy of "a mobile which has not been thought through during the development process"??? Oh come onnnnn!!! I can't comment on "in-call menu" and "msg copy paste", since i haven't tried it myself as of yet. And u know it sounds so funny when u say a quickly desinged handset :)) Kindly be clear on your points and stop abusing the state of the art Samsung S5600. I m buying this beauty very soon n will definitely comment on it later :) So, people who wanted to buy it, please do not change ur minds and go for it :) So cheeeeeeeeers!!!

  • Hello All This will be my last post here in this forum. Got the S5603 last 2 weeks before, for 12900INR with 4GB mem card. :) After seeing two weeks perfomance, decided to give my opinion about this phone. Pros 1) Excellent music quality (thnx to DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)), found better than any express music. 2) Good camera stills even in dark. 3) Excellent touch screen, promt response even to slight touch. 4) Files received through Bluetooh goes directly to appropriate folder(music/photo/video), unlike nokia, in which these go to message inbox. 5) Good Battery back 6) Excellent Guesture Lock application. 7) good photo gallery / photo editor. 8) Excellent audio while in calls, seems like person you are talking is just besides you. 9) Excellent audio while in calls through headphone. ( use diff 3.5 mm phone from the one avl in pack). 10) Very nice Widget application. 11) photo contact for 20 contacts. 12) etc etc ............. Cons 1) No zoom in camera (hope will get in next Firmware upgrade) 2) Secondary camera only for Video calls. 3) No user defined Profiles. 4) Very less themes (only 2 with handset) 5) Message mem for 500 messages only (I got my message mem full on 4th day itself). 6) Poor 3GP(videos) quality, poor Video recording quality. In all nice touch phone within Budget. Definately Go For It moblie for budget users.... Happy Browsing..............

  • Which web site offers a good video converter whith little size? I want to watch my movies with my phone? 2-Is there any converter to install on phone instead of pc ? Thanks in advance.

  • does this phone has multi-tasking?plzz reply

  • Hi, can i talk to u regarding this phone..? I thought of buying this phone, and today only i saw your comments. Now I'm very much confused whether to buy this or not.. Of course I have not yet operated this phone. Will you please suggest me, shall I go for this or should I check any other phone..? If possible, please give me your contact no. I want to talk to you. Thank you.

  • Hello GSM Arena Can we have the complete review about this phone ? Coz unable to decide go/ no go for this phone based on Preview-First Look Plz comment on this

  • I was wondering if anyone would suggest that I get some kind of protection for my phone like screen covers or cases? If so, which one? Thanks for your help! Love Georgia

  • What the hell is a widget? please help...... Georgie xx

  • Hi, What was the point of that? Half those things you don't even need and my parents just paid loads of money for the Samsung Preston and now I am worried it won't work! Thanks a bunch!

  • I am about to order the Samsung preston/s5600 and it has got a few bad reviews. I was wondering if anyone thinks it is a bad idea for me to get one because I would use it at school for messaging friends and calling. I would also like a game. I need quite a good camera because I am making a scrapbook. I had the Lg chocolate before but it broke. It doesn't necessarily have to be reliable but my contract is �15 a month for 24 months so I need it to be quite substantial. Open to any form of help! Cheers, Georgie xxx

  • yes there is site known as plusmo.com u can use this site for more widgets

  • i understand that i can download more widgets online directly to my phone...the problem is that i dont have the "more widgets" widget that would help me download...is there some sort of site from which i could be able to download widgets? please someone help...it would be really nice if someone actually answered my question!!!

  • it's for when you get new messages or calls i think... i'm not really sure...

  • Does any1 know what does "No Event" Widget in the Widget bar stand for...????

  • i understand that i can download more widgets online directly to my phone...the problem is that i dont have the "more widgets" widget that would help me download...is there some sort of site from which i could be able to download widgets? please someone help...

  • I agree, it looks pretty and feels nice in the hand, and that is it, badly and quicky designed, with not enough thought, call quality is terrible on any network, needs full signal strength to make or recieve a call, very limited options, the 'touch screen' sometimes is over sensitive and others times you have to really tap it hard, very poorly thought through by samsung, as you said made down to a price....

  • This phone is pretty and has a nice feel in the hand, the camera is good as are the general operations of the device. All touch screens take a little getting used to. But for me the phone in general is not very good at all and I would NOT recommend it anyone, although displaying good signal, you cannot recieve or make a call unless it is actually full strength on the signal display, one bar short and your out of coverage, it is very weak. Samsung assure me there is nothing wrong with my phone so one would assume they're all the same. Not worth the trouble I'm afraid.....Just making a call is a problem. My phone is unblocked but configured to my provider. Very disappointed....

  • This phone is pretty and has a nice feel in the hand, the camera is good as are the general operations of the device. All touch screens take a little getting used to. But for me the phone in general is not very good at all and I would recomend it anyone, although displaying good signal, you cannot recieve or make a call unless it is alctually full strenght on the display, one bar short and your out of coverage, it is very weak. Samsung assure me there is nothing wrong with my phone so one would assume they're all the same. Not worth the trouble I'm afraid.....

  • call customer care

  • i understand that i can download more widgets online directly to my phone...the problem is that i dont have the "more widgets" widget that would help me download...is there some sort of site from which i could be able to download widgets? please someone help...

  • most symbians would get the gprs settings by themselves not ho care with samsung ones anyways you can ask your operates to send the settings which is the easy way but you can manually enter them as well in settings if you still find trouble let me know your operator and i ll be happy to help

  • i understand that i can download more widgets online directly to my phone...the problem is that i dont have the "more widgets" widget that would help me download...is there some sort of site from which i could be able to download widgets? please someone help...

  • and does this mobile hav a motion sensor??? lyk, does the picture or photo while veiwing the gallery rotate wen v rotate the phone in horizontal from vertical???

  • can any1 please post the best buy for the star 3g presently

  • I am thinking of buying this phone, but just a few questions to those who already own it in India. 1)Does the Indian version has GPS? 2)If yes, is the Geo-tagging feature available? 3)About the memory, is 16 GB supported? 4)Finally, is the Nokia 5530 available in India now?If yes, which one would be a better choice?The Nokia lacks 3G and GPS, but has WiFi.

  • not very touch sensitive--low sensitive touch. low batt backup. but very slim.

  • hi friends, i am using samsung star and i activated gprs service on my mobile ...its not working ....when i open any site in my phone browser the 'NO RESPONSE' error came on the screen ...if i insert my sim card in any other mobile it works....plz suggest me any solution...

  • Hi guys! Do me a favour and ask yourselves howcome is Samsung releasing fulltouchScreen mobiles at a really low prices??? For those who are deeply convinced that this phone is great, the answer to the above question is that it costs less money to make a mobile which has not been thought through during the development process!! Just read the critics of the latest Samsungs and see for yourselves how many of them do not have bugs... Anyone still convinced? Please answer the quesions below then... Why are we not able to see the clock when tipping an sms�Can this be solved by the multi tasking? Why is the phone menu not accessible during a phone call? Why do Pictures and ringtones need to be saved on the mobile? Where is the turn to mute function? How handy is it to personalise the background picture due to the 3 screens? Where is the copy paste function (Which was present on the old tocco!!!) Why limited characters amount in the notes? What kind of joke is the tilting function to scroll though the pics? But yeah....Good job Samsung!!

  • no wireless lan ? does it worth?

  • no gay,in samsung phone for games there are two files needed jar and jad file.from jad file youcan install the game.

  • i am using this mob...............this is awesme.........if u just want the style,entertrainment...................dis is the best............camera is too good....resolution very well............touch facility and style is awesme.......video calling is there....bt absence of wlan is drawback..................

  • hi there.i'm usin the gt-s5603...while using the head phones,when a call comes is there anyway to JUST let the ring tone be heard thru the headphones rather than the phones external speakers?

  • how can i increase the message memory of samsung s5600? please help asap... also is it possible to store messages on the memory card just like the nokia's?

  • i'm not sure why but i think this phone doesn't seem to have full qwerty virtual keyboard... i wish it would've had one, makes texting faster...

  • first go to settings

  • Can you set mp3 music as the SMS ringtones?

  • i really love this phone but the thing is there is no WLAN... if there is WLAn,this phone is perfect!!!

  • yar recently i bought this phone it is much better than walkman series in terms of camera clearity as well s sound quality//either you will listen it using headphones or else with speaker you will stand with chest high in front of you friends...

  • May i know how to set speed dial for this phone?

  • u should buy iind hanb black berry bold, its around 15k.

  • 100

  • i wanna buy s5600! hows it? plz tell me about it...

  • @chocochip Hi friend...just connect ur mobile and check toolbox in the PC Studio....which will be listed in left side at first corner...wen u lick on toolbox u can see the video convertor...

  • i didnt set flash swf file in wallpaper...just tried it will played or not in Preston...

  • hi friends, 1) anybody knows the life timer code....i mean to check our call timer by pressing some codes...we have call logs were we see our dialled timing and received timing...but to check our total timer wat s the code...did we have this in this set... 2) Also did we import any Fonts in this Preston???? 3) i know we can't change the themes...but in s5600 i hav only two themes(sub menu)...it listed only two and which is Green and Orange...do all of them hav only two themes... 4) for info: i hav tried to set gif image in wallpaper its good to see with animation...also tried flash swf...a small file size animation are played...

  • janish another question, i cant find the video converter of the new samsung pc studio can you please help... thnx B-)

  • thnx janish B-)

  • what life timer code

  • never

  • in price of rs-9500 lg kp500 is better then simple star. i m using

  • Hi friends did anyone knows the life timer code for this samsung star 3g

  • 1>How is the audio quality through the earphones?? Also does samsung provide an adapter for a 3.5mm audio jack earphone in the box. I am concerned about the music quality as a major use of the phone will be for music.is it comparable with a Walkman series in terms of audio quality via earhones. 2>Does this phone hang like nokia N series while opening apps and folders.

  • Hi, I was just wondering which one is better the S5600,S5230 or LG500. Can someone please help me make up my mine on which one to buy.

  • Does touch techology of this phone as good as iphone? Please let me know.

  • When I set a wallpaper on the s5600 I have a problem the wallpaper only stays on the middle screen if you move left or right with the home screen to sort widgets out the wallpaper is not applied left or right just in the middle.

  • Hey Preston Owners, Does anybody know, what is the best way to use "auto reply" feature under Phone profiles. I have activated the feature for profile Silent and driving and also saved some text msg. not working :-(.. Any suggestions???? Thanx

  • Thanks for the reply. Right now I am looking around if there are any changelogs with the different FW. I found out that some just have language support difference. I will keep posting once I find something more like camera updates... etc...

  • My Firmware- s5603DDIF1(India)

  • I convert the movies in my laptop by the video converter in the Samsung PC Studio to mp4 format at 30fps and then just transfer it via USB to phone.. For the wallpapers- i download 240X320 wallpapers from www.zedge.net (amazing site for wallpapers) and then connect three wallpapers using adobe photoshop to make a 720X320 wallpaper for the phone... But I was unable to download the games in it via PC.I have heard that it can only be downloaded from the phone...

  • bought it from eBay. For Rs.10490. Plus a 8GB card.. Unbeatable deal..

  • I am happy wid d phone.. itz an amazing phone.. small things should have been taken care of by Samsung but that is ok. its a great phone at a really affordable price..

  • I got it from Panchkula (Near Chandigarh) from authorised Samsung Mobile Store.. Now I think its cost wud have fallen to 10,900 INR.

  • Janish sir, just bought this phone last week and just wondering how do you put movies on it?? and how do you divide pic into 3 so it can be set as wallpaper and how do you download games?? thn... pls reply...

  • hi janish where did u got it from as in bangalore everywhere its available for 11.8k. i am really interested in this phone. what is your feeling about the phone after you have purchased it. Are you happy or getting any kind of problem.

  • To all Preston owners, can you tell me what is your phone's firmware? Currently here is what I know: S5600XEIG1 -> said to be the latest (August) S5600XEIF1 S5600XXIE4 S5600XXID9 S5603DXIF3 -> my FW (Asia - Philippines) You can check your FW by pressing *#1234# on the keypad. Once you find out, please post and state where you are from. I am trying to find out if there are major changes or if the FW are just regional.

  • Samsung star has 3 inch display + stylish look and it cost only 9000 rupee

  • i got dis fone+4gb mem card+reebok bag @11800/- from reliance digital(delhi). . . its working gr8. . .

  • Can you have a GSMarena review of this phone. Because till date what we have is just the first look

  • Can we update the software so that we can have QWERTY keyboard in Star 3g? Also I wanted to know about the battery life, because some sites how its 3hrs talk time and some 8 hrs talk time.. !!!

  • I got it for 11,000 INR excluding memory card+ 500 INR for 4GB memory card.

  • I am interested with the FW, but what does it exactly do? And what type of firmware would you need?

  • wait for Nokia 5530 to release it will satisfy ur need xcept battery life

  • no option for to turnoff Firmware for S5600 Preston

  • No QWERTY on this phone. I dont think they will include it since the screen is small and capacitive touchscreen wont let u use stylus. You can go for Nokia 5530. (Symbian OS S60 smartphone, Wifi, 2.9" touchscreen, 16M color, 3.2 MP cam with autofocus, flash). (But No 3g and gps). It will be releasing in india at the end of aug for sept.

  • can this phone turn off the Accelerometer feature. cuz i heard from my friends, the accelerometer comsume more battery. if so, where can i turn it off? thanks in advance

  • Dear users, Is QWERTY keypad available with indian version of Star 3G? if not, can we update with new firmware? i mean is it possible we can get QWERTY with star 3G? plz help frnds, i need 2 buy a touch phone in range of 15k, suggest a gud phone. my needs:-camera with flash,battery life,fast, userfriendly,internet browsing speed and typing e-mails/sms.

  • Thank you so much Janish.. good one, many features by pressing *#0*#

  • the best phone, touch response is very good, worth of cost. smart unlock is the special attraction. maps and music player are good. cam quality superb. nice look. buy it....

  • thank u very much janish.......

  • itz too costly... and poor features...poor screen response... go for nokia 6700 instead itz quite worthy...

  • An interesting fact for all the Preston users- U can use the front camera(VGA) for viewing yourself by typing- *#0*#. U can also turn on the flash for using it as a torch!

  • I am unable to suggest u b/w e63 nd s5603. preston is an amazing phone though.. yes u can play full fledged movies on it. infact i have 3 movies in my phone nd with earphones they r fun to watch... though on loudspeaker their sound is not much loud but it is clear and enough loud on the headphones....

  • Hi Pat, go for star 3g.. its better than star.. looks wise.. also has flash, saprate speaker for music at the back

  • picked up today for 12300 INR (Mumbai) screen guard free... feels good to use..

  • i am confused-what to buy? Preston or star? i dont know how to use 3G but i would want to, and i definitely like the look of Preston than star. what to do? thanks a lot

  • hi would somebody do pls help me.... does samsung preston have a pink color like the samsung star 2g? how about it's camera? is it good? and my boyfriend has a big hand will it not be difficult for him to text bcoz its samsung star 2g its not bcoz samsung preston is much smaller?

  • @NAVEEN - screen is VERY responsive, but there are few moments of lag (just a few milliseconds) after using a program. @Wanderer - as for software or hardware, I think none. Both are the same phones but the blade I thin will be exclusive for a certain carrier. @Robin - battery is very good. Mine last around 3-4 days with abour 1-2 hour phone calls, music player via bluetooth headset and a lot of SMS. @doll - no problem. If you really do have a budget, go for the S8003 instead. Better overall package but I think the battery life suffered because of the upgraded TouchWiz OS v2, wifi, 5mpx AF cam, HSDPA, and not mentioning the massive 800mhz processor. But if you are not really into the bling, the S5603 is the best bang for the buck phone.

  • does this phone has good toch screen response or it takes some seconds to open after toching the screen.

  • What is its difference with Samsung 5600v? Can someone please tell me? Thanks a lot in advance

  • BATTERY BACKUP ??? I'm worried about Samsung battery backup... Could you guys please tell me about Star 3G battery backup. How many days we can get in normal use? Is it better than HTC.

  • thankz alot buddy................u hve some how helped me......now i would be really thank full if u suggest me should i go 4 it 0r e-63 as i dont want anymore of nokia and nokia ph is more virus senstive...............so how will we work if we dont hve a jetter.........can we play a full fedge movie.on it......thankz again.......

  • @ fakuryu thanks for answering all my questions!! it helped a lot!!

  • thanks rip! your detailed answers helped a lot! Thanks! so jet is a better version of preston, right? they are both good phones. i'll probably go for s5600, it's more affordable. thanks again!!

  • thanks for answering all my questions!! it helped a lot!!

  • rip is right, it all depends on our budget. i'll probably go for s5600. thanks!

  • thanks!

  • Doll and Bless... sorry I didn't read well question 2... but yes, I think you can install both skype and windows live messenger...

  • Bless and Doll... It all boils down to your budget... If you have the dough to pony up, definitely go for the jet... It's a buy you won't regret... Otherwise, stick to the S5600 or the Samsung Star... both are budget phones (sort of). In response to your questions... - can you tell me why i should by this phone? Both are sooo easy to use and have a ton of eye candy... the UI is very responsive and fun to use... - can you install windows live messenger or skype in this phone? Nope...not windows. If you want windows mobile you'd have to go for the Omnia II, which is far more expensive... - what is touchwiz v.2? s8003 has this feature.. Yes, the Jet has touchWiz... Its Samsungs user interface (UI)... it let's you drag items such as widgets, short-cuts and includes animations and transitions throughout the whole UI. It's better than the 1.0 - what's the difference of capacitive touchscreen and resistive touchscreen? Capacitive touchscreens are more sensitive, yet can only be used with your bare hands... While resistive require you press slightly to input a tap... However, it can be used with gloves, stylus, or any other object... - is the resolution of the camera (both still and video) clear? sometimes even though the rsolution is high, the pictures are not good... The Jet has a better cam... 5MP and as a user I can assure you both phones render fine pictures... Hope I could help you out a little...

  • me too i want this but most likely is the jet but its too expensive..what do u think u want to buy?jets or preston?

  • - can you tell me why i should by this phone? *must the best mid-range touch phone in the market, but if you have the budget, the s8003 is a better pick but don't also count out the S5603. - can you install windows live messenger or skype in this phone? *if there is a java app for that then yes. - what is touchwiz v.2? s8003 has this feature.. *a newer version of Samsung's proprietary OS. It is the version 2 of the Preston's TouchWiz 1 - what's the difference of capacitive touchscreen and resistive touchscreen? *wikipedia - is the resolution of the camera (both still and video) clear? sometimes even though the rsolution is high, the pictures are not good.. :( * the s8003 has a 5mpx with AF so its picture quality is better than the Preston's 3.2mpx FF but for everyday use, the Preston is okay.

  • hi! I'm planning to buy my first samsung phone but I'm having a difficult time choosing between samsung s5600 or samsung s8003 Jet. Both seems to be great phones. But the price of this phone is quite reasonable compared to the other.. - can you tell me why i should by this phone? - can you install windows live messenger or skype in this phone? - what is touchwiz v.2? s8003 has this feature.. - what's the difference of capacitive touchscreen and resistive touchscreen? - is the resolution of the camera (both still and video) clear? sometimes even though the rsolution is high, the pictures are not good.. :( can anybody help me out? I would truly appreciate your comments. thanks for your time!!

  • No, there is no wifi or jotter... I have the phone and i replaced my w550i with this one... i wud say that do think a lot before replacing ur n73 with this one... there r small things that matter and they come in ur mind only when u have replaced the phone. for example- only 100 leeters allowed in each memo, no calender entries update at the standby screen like n73,no manual equalizer etc.. u unknowingly get accustomed to these things.. but on the other hand it is a great phone actually.. the display and voice clarity is very goood. many advantges over other phones.. and it is great at this price. but do use the phone(live models) at the shop before buying any phone..

  • Im using this phone. users currently using this phone pls tell me. is the video recording's brightness less than the still camera mode?? when i record any video the video cam does recording in very dull brightness. pls tell me if u all too have this problem. pls do reply...

  • hey frds do this phone is wifi enabled and do this have a jotter.to use on the screen and should i purchase it as m switchg 4rm a nokia phone..plz help me out as i m stuck and feed up with my n-73

  • Hi I'm from Hyderabad (India) and planning to buy this mobile. I have a few questions, 1. Is the battery backup good? 2. Is the touchscreen receptive? 3. Is the call/reception quality at par with Nokia? Thanks to anybody for your help in answering my questions.

  • I brought it a couple of days ago. My first touch screen phone. I like it. Takes a couple of days to get used to touch screen if you're moving over so be patient! Cons: Bad screen real estate. Most widgets are too big to be placed on the screen. You need to leave about a thumb free cos you need to swipe between the 3 screens. Messaging is bad too. Probably cos the screen is too small. I got the white one and it's very difficult to get rid of scars. So think carefully before you get a white one. Pros: Everything else! Overall, a great phone :)

  • 500 is not enought for me. Too bad. Sony ericsson phones can store practically unlimited number of messages. I guess i just have to skip this phone. Are all Samsung phones have this limited message capacity? I'm talking about the midrange ones.

  • no comment

  • I'm worried about Samsung battery backup... Could you guys please tell me about Star 3G battery backup. How many days we can get in normal use? It is better than HTC.

  • Does this phone's 3G network work in the USA? For At&t? Hows the Video Calling in it?

  • please tell me what will i buy this preston or samsung f480

  • I think the max capacity of 500sms are enough, I think there is a way to save them through the memory card as .txt files but haven't really explored that yet. 500sms are just fine, I delete a ton of sms as I like keeping my inbox clean. The screen is big for a phone that has only 240x320 resolution but the pixels aren't that noticeable. Sunlight legibility is just okay but I don't use it outdoors that much under direct 12noon sunlight anyway. I wish there is a way to add more themes like with other phones but it seems that nobody hacks Samsung phones as much as Motorola or SE or Nokia. If there is a software update, then it could be. Yes, you can add more widgets but I think it depends on the area (Asia, Americas, Europe). Right now, there are just a few widgets from where I am(Asia)but I do think that more will be out since Samsung opened up its system to 3rd party developers. Interface is quite fast. I don't have an 8gb card since they run out of stock when I bought mine and I only have a 4gb card, no comment on that yet and right now I still don't have a need to have an 8gb card. I don't really do a lot of multitasking on my phone aside from playing music thru bluetooth while sending sms. Video is okay, no skipped frames playing at 24fps. I think it could also play 30fps but haven't tried that yet. BTW. This is my 1st Samsung phone after a long line of Motorolas. I am very satisfied with it.

  • thanks u so much for ur very detail opinion. but let me clear one thing. i know this phone don't have qwerty key. so in what place accelerometer act? i mean, when viewing photos or movies or when playing songs or throughout the OS. can it be turned off? i haven't also read the when we move the phone while viewing photos, the phone will show next photo. isn't it? thanks all

  • I haven't seen a working s5600 yet. Only a dummy one. It looks nice. My worries are: A capacity to store 500 messages is very small. Any way to increase this? How's the display quality? Does it look like a bit pixelated? 2.8-inch screen for a 240x320 pixel resolution is pretty big. And also the contrast & sunlight legibility. Only two themes. Can we download another? And also widgets. Can we add/download other widgets? How's the interface? Is it fast even if a 8 gb card is inserted? No lags when multitasking? And video playback. No skipped frames playing a 23 fps mp4 videos? I would really appreciate your response guys. Thanks in advance. This will be my first Samsung phone if i decide to buy this.

  • 1) Is there any sms storage capacity. As in other phones of Samsung it is quite low. - About 500 SMS 2) How much is the playlist size of music player and Can we have mulitple playlists in it? - Yes you can have multiple playlist on it, playlist size is up to your memory card's capacity. 3) Can we perform other functions when music player is ON? - Yes. 4) Can we see slide show of pictures stored in Memory Card? - Yes. 5) As camerea is fixed focus, does it make huge effect on its working? - It is fixed focus, takes good every day photos. 6) Is it easy to type SMS in this phone? - I have big thumbs so I am prone to mistyping but, Yes. 7) How is the sound, Is it loud enough? - Very loud in terms of calling and audio play. 8) Does it provide Themes? Or it has the theme creator like Samsung s3500? - Nope, not yet. Has only 2 built-in themes, 3 fonts to choose from and thats it. 9) Can we play videos in full Screen? - Yes. I think can only play up to 320x240 with 24fps mp4. Haven't tried in WMV format yet. @to the person who claims it is autofocus - do you even own the phone? I had mine for 3 weeks now and there is no autofocus! But the camera is good and fast enough to take pics with little or no blur at all.

  • accelerometer is used for rotating screen in these cases

  • @Fakuryu. no u r wrong it has auto focus im using this phone so i know..

  • Im using this phone. users currently using this phone pls tell me. is the video recording's brightness less than the still camera mode?? when i record any video the video cam does recording in very dull brightness. pls tell me if u all too have this problem. pls do reply...

  • again thanks u all for ur valuable answers. but i've some more info to know 1. what's function of accelerometer on this phone. 2. any themes available 3. can this phone handle java applications and games. thanks all again

  • Hi, I am thinking of buying this mobile phone. However, before buying this, I would like to know few things about this phone. 1) Is there any sms storage capacity. As in other phones of Samsung it is quite low. 2) How much is the playlist size of music player and Can we have mulitple playlists in it? 3) Can we perform other functions when music player is ON? 4) Can we see slide show of pictures stored in Memory Card? 5) As camerea is fixed focus, does it make huge effect on its working? 6) Is it easy to type SMS in this phone? 7) How is the sound, Is it loud enough? 8) Does it provide Themes? Or it has the theme creator like Samsung s3500? 9) Can we play videos in full Screen? Please Answer Thanks in Advance

  • @faraaz - it does not have autofocus but has smile detection. @Anshul - audio quality is quite good, all you have to do is change the equalizer and use better earphones.

  • guys, can anyone tell what is included in the box with the phone, when you buy one?? and can you rotate the phone and use landscape for texting?? thnx guys

  • Still on the learning curve, i just realized that the earphone and the sound quality of the speakers(built in) arent that great, so thats a let off for a nokia or sony user.12k for this phone then seems to be a high price.

  • hello. yes it has auto focus and smile detection. but doesnt have wifi, gps and all. it costs only 11500 INR OR we can say 255 dollars. in this rate it is the best i have ever seen.. i have used all models of sonyericsson, samsung, nokia and all windows mobiles too. any queries any if abt any phone can sms me on 00919993992000. faraaz pradhan.

  • 1 more things what's the use and function of accelerometer for this phone. screen rotation??? (through whole interface or in viewing movies and pictures) any other function??? thanks again

  • i'm going to buy this phone. but it's not available in my country so i'm buying from singapore. so let me know somethings about this phone before buying 1. does camera has autofocus and smile detection 2. does it has GPS onboard (not so important for me) 3. can this phone handle java applications installation 4. anyway to change the themes for this phone (gsm arena don't release any review and i saw controversial issues on other reviews) thanks in advance

  • hey buddies can ny body tell me abt this oh.....do this cellphone have wifi facility nd how much credit will u give this cellphone out of 10

  • Hi. I had an htc phone earlier.. quiet fed up from it!. n now thought of buying d samsung star 3g.. Can anybody please let me know about it. as in compared to htc.. is dis window fone better ?.

  • Yes, it support app for pdf, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Can zoom in & out when viewing the doc.

  • There is a zoom function, which is the button that you use to control the volumn (at the top left side of your phone).

  • Where did you get the new widgets?

  • Yes, same port for earphone & Charger.

  • does this phone have same ports for ear phone or charger

  • is this phone has a new firmware include qwerty support?

  • does this phone have korean interface?

  • well i am shocked at this mobile. it has all the glitz of a pixon. looks great in white. i have this phone. its on par with my old LG Secret. photo wize cant fault it. top notch camera. the touchwiz works brilliantly. the phone is nice and small and pocketable. ok 3.2 megs in 2007 but the touchscreen makes up for it. and now i have new widgets its awesome. a cut down S8000. so it like your phone to be cool looking then i really recommend this. when your using it. you forget its a budget phone, you feel like you own a white pixon. but hey its great.

  • buy from ebay. 8gb card free!!!

  • Just make a canvas with a dimension of 720x320, divide it by 3 and just layer your wallpapers.

  • Download flash player.

  • No. But S5230 has it....

  • can any one tell me does this mobile have big size keyboard for typing message wen we will turn the mobile

  • there's no stylus and can anyone tell me wats d CPU used (OS, RAM, etc) reply will greatly appreciated. tnx in advance!

  • When i view videos in landscape mode the video runs slowly. its not what i expect it to be... is something wrong with the video conversions or star 3g?

  • Thanx Fakuryu bt can u tell me hw to do it in photoshop?

  • It has none :D

  • Does it has hand-writing recognition??

  • Just photoshop it.

  • hi i want to buy this phone but its only on orange i was wondering if software is needed to unlock this phone

  • hi guys, could any of u tell which one is better-samsung preston or lg cookie.

  • Can Anyone plz tell me how to join 3 different wallpapers of size 240X320 to make size 720X320 so that i can use it in my s5600.... also where can i find wallpapers for this mobile???

  • The 2 buttons are normal... not touch!!

  • Is this hp model S5600 Preston 0r S5603 Preston? Cause i juz bought this hp. The hp stated Samsung S5603 Preston.

  • My rating for this phone phone 4.5/5 This phone is the budget touchscreen comes for Rs. 11700/- Mumbai I liked the camera/music/video playback the headphones provided by samsung are simple not so impressive I took Creative EP630 Headphones music through it is excellent and good bass effect. Though it have no stylus included its very easy to navigate as all the icons are big enough for your thumb use. conc: nice phone go for it. beats LG KOOKIE

  • Hi guys,can anyone tell me whether this phone has a QWERTY keypad? if there is no such keypad,is there a software available to install such a keypad? also is there no zoom in & zoom out option in this phone? how is the battery life? how to switch off & switch on 3G?

  • can enyone tell me if the 2 buttons which you answer when someone call you are touch or normal ?

  • Flash Games, Can some one tell me how do i run flash games on this phone. I have uploaded few games i can see them.. but they just dont play. Only java games i have been able to play and that 2 downloaded from getjar.com site.. Please let me know if there is any way to play flahs games.. Thanks in advance, GJ

  • I would like to know, how do I synchronize my contacts from my MAC to Samsung Star 3G???

  • Camera is really good...i'd say its better than n73.. a lil too bright when flash is used but then u can go to edit n adjust

  • is there a way to disable widget bar?dont like it much. also how to change the default green theme color? what other changes can be made to the theme?

  • can the default color theme(green) be changed(to black/white)? wat othr theme options are there in the settings?

  • pls tell me abt the cameraperformance of this phone is it better than n 73 camera

  • No qwerty :(

  • Is there a way to change the alphanumeric keypad with a keyboard pad ? When you have to write emails or a url adress you have to keep press a key until you reach the one you want. That's not funny. Not to mention that this phone doesn't have a pencil.

  • Thank you very much for the feedback but I hate to say that Yes, I am pretty much sure I tried everything... The path you indicated me has exactly the same effect as using the low key volume from the home screen...Once the volume is at 0, the keypad will not sound anymore but neither will the phone when being shut down or turned on...Not a big issue in itself but it illustrate quite well the lack of logic... Please, someone let me know if you have any tips, advice or comments!!

  • Are you sure you tried everything? Because you don't really need to put the volume to 0. All you have to do is edit the profile you are using, drop down the choices to phone sounds and set the volume to 0. Menu>Settings>Profile>(choose one)>Phone sounds>Volume 0

  • Hey, i got this phone yesterday as a replacement to my SE C905 as i was so fed up of the SE breaking down and needing to go for repair every week. So far i love it and for the price i paid (�135) its great. I dont expect it to do anything fabulous just working is good enough which it does.

  • can anyone tell me abt the camera performance of this phone. IS it better than n 73 camera

  • very nice phone . full value of money . every one should buy it.

  • I got this mobile beginning of June in Sweden as soon as it came on the market. After a week I already had lots of issues...(Check my original post from 2009-06-22 21:31) Unfortunately, the situation has not improved despite my attempts to get some feedback from Samsung...I have been writing to their customer support a few times, talking for 30 minutes to a useless customer care representative, I have had enough of this crap, I am changing asap for Sony Ericsson or any other brand!! To reply to the entry from 2009-07-31 10:13, the issue with the keypad sounds is not solved by lowering the volume to 0 as this will also mute the sounds you�re supposed to get when turning on and off the device...One of those very annoying details...Just like the "tilt" function to go through your pics...Are they so stupid at Samsung not to realise that this is more irritating than anything... I really hope that one day, the developers at Samsung will use a bit of common sense to make their mobiles more user friendly. They are quite good looking but the functionality is just so irritating!! Designing things in a logical way won�t cost more either...But for the moment it does not seem like they are interrested by the input of their customers...

  • just got the phone 2 days back excellent battery back up trust me value for money u wont find a better phone in this segment

  • Nopes. It does not have qwerty in any of the modes.

  • What is the CPU on this phone pls?

  • of course, qwerty doesnt make a big difference..n surely star3g is way better than the star

  • Thanks Varun. Do you (or anyone else here) think that qwerty makes a big difference? Personally, I find predictive texting T9 more east as it's surely faster than using a qwerty. If this qwerty thing is ignored, then can we say Preston or the Star 3G is much better than the Star (non 3G)?

  • no

  • no qwerty keyboard

  • Can someone who has recently bought the Star 3G in India (Mumbai) please confirm if it has a qwerty keypad in landscape mode. The basic Star (non-3G) does seem to have a qwerty as posted on gsmarena review (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_s5230_star-revi­ew-372p4.php) Would appreciate an answer asap as I'm planning to buy the phone. Thanks!

  • Since u r using it so pls tell can we see pdf files on this phone?

  • the best is omnia hd of course

  • HELP!how to use it to view pdf files?

  • no u cant edit doc, ppt or pdf

  • The battery life is surprisingly good. From 3.5G>2G Go to setting>network settings>network mode (anything except UMTS and Automatic).

  • which one is better? Samsung i900 Omnia, Samsung i8910 Omnia HD or Samsung S5600 Preston? Thank you.

  • Karen, can you tell me how you switch to 2G pls? txxx!!!

  • How do I cancel buttons at the bottom of the screen while i am playing the touchscreen games?

  • I would like to purchase this phone, but the only thing I am scared of is the battery capacity with such a big screen with 16M colors. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to switch off the 3G ? If yes, it should be ok for the battery. I hope so. Thank you!!

  • That was a great review Fakuryu, thanks a lot.

  • Can it do multitasking?????

  • Are.. it has option to turn offf keepad tones... u need to xplore for dat.. in standby mode press volume lower button ..u wil knw...

  • personally, i don't like its message capacity. it can only store up to 500 messages with memory card. =(

  • My 1st Samsung phone. After 5 days, here is my impression. Pros: - Connects to my old Motorola ROKRZ6 S9 Bluetooth stereo headset (VERY BIG +++ for me). - Capacitative screen, obviously works better than my sis' Nokia 5800xm. - 7.2 HSDPA, very fast inet connection. - Great quality speaker audio due to Samsung DNSe technology, quite on par with my ROKR Z6 and E8 (I have 2 Moto ROKRs). - Excellent screen. - Good call quality. - Document viewer. - Body plastics looks quite good and classy *but a fingerprint magnet). So-so: - Call quality is good, but not as good as Motorolas with CrystalTalk. - Using my S9 headset sounds more on the treble sound, needs a bit more bass but audio is louder than my ROKR and the sound quality is as clear. - Needs more WIDGETS! (Samsung app store... I pray for you guys to answer this!) - Would be nice if it had Wifi. Cons: - No QWERTY. - Cannot use 2ndary camera aside from video calls. - Does not have separate 3.5mm audio jack, but still okay since Samsung provided an adapter. Personal score: Design: 9 (Looks very classy for a mid-end phone, really puts iPhone to shame) Features: 8 (Very very good performance and Samsung's appstore holds a promise) Performance: 8.5 (Just a bit laggy at times but overall performance for the price range is way more than what is expected) I am pretty much very happy with it.

  • Alas.... the only thing lacks in this phone is operating system. Means it is not a smart phone. Samsung pls pls pls...bring a smart phone with all the specificatios of this phone at same price. Or bring new version of this phone with operating system without any change in price. Believe me it will sell like 'hot dogs'

  • also.. 8. option to use front camera to take self photo

  • zoom works when it is in video recording mode..... stupid samsung.. list of features/bug need to b added/fixed: 1. zoom in camera mode 2. option to turn off keypad tones 3. qwerty keypad 4. option to reduce time to press the unlock button 5. change the "lock" button when the display is locked similar to when alarm goes off. use slide method to unlock 6. provide option to have a custom/user defined profile 7. dont use tilt sensor to go to next/prev picture in photo browser 8. ...

  • this is the best samsung out at the mo

  • this is the best samsung out at the mo

  • Thanks Sam. Are the documents clearly visible? And can we edit word, excel and ppt docs like on WinMobile phones?

  • Have u tried it? Can we see ms words and other things? Or in short can see all the contents available on internet.

  • How do I cancel buttons at the bottom of the screen while i am playing the touchscreen games?

  • this has no cpu xD i would rather coose nokia 5530 instead of this samsung

  • yes u can read .pdf

  • Pls somebody help? Can we see pdf files on this mobile.

  • Undoughtly samsung star 3g is better than lg cookie. U can check out the specifications. In this u'll get 3g with HSDPA,screen having 16 million colours, smile shot and so on which r not in cookie... So go 4 it

  • in india they sell cheap copy phones of samsung preston s5600 preston.

  • I recently purchased the handset in Kolkata. This phone has no GPS feature in India. I got it for Rs. 12,000 from Planet M with 2 years warranty on the handset. Stylus is not provided with this model. So Samsung tried to make the touch screen feature like Apple's iPhone. I like the sound of the phone from the speakers, good voice clarity during calls. 3G compatibility available. The only thing it lacks for me is WLan. But all in all it is good value for the price I paid for.

  • hey guys, pls tel me the msg memory of this phone... can we save messages in memory card too. pls tel me as sson as possible

  • Could we see pdf files on this mobile while using internet? What is its price in india?

  • is GPS available in S5603 (INDIA) ??

  • Can anyone please tell me how to switch 3G On or OFF?

  • Is it possible to operate the cell without using the hardware back button? I mean is there any touch back icon on the screen in different menus or sub menus?

  • yes it can view .doc, .ppt, .pdf files

  • any idea how to set up email account for hotmail, yahoo and singnet?

  • @Mak I don't know about MS documents but it does have an adobe PDF reader. I will try that later. Anyway, anyone know how to switch SMS storage to memory rather than the SIM? This is my 1st Samsung phone after a long line of Motorolas. Currently I can only store 30 SMS vs. my 2000+ SMS on my Moto ROKR Z6.

  • Hi Fakuryu! Since you have bought the phone can you please tell me whether this phone has a Windows supporting app for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, i.e. Any document viewer and what is its quality? Thanks.

  • Just bought the phone and a bit impressed by it. @creepy.chan - nope it does not have qwerty but it is okay

  • can anyone confirm if this really have no sidewats qwerty keyboard???

  • very good work by samsung, nice phone but there is no zooming while capturing picture in 3.2 megapixel

  • in chennai i bought it for 11,800 in hotspot anna nagar

  • Capacitive touchscreen displays rely on the electrical properties of the human body to detect when and where on a display the user touching. Because of this, capacitive displays can be controlled with very light touches of a finger and generally cannot be used with a mechanical stylus or a gloved hand. Resistive touchscreen displays are composed of multiple layers that are separated by thin spaces. Pressure applied to the surface of the display by a finger or stylus causes the layers to touch, which completes electrical circuits and tells the device where the user is touching. As such, resistive type touchscreens require much more pressure to activate than capacitive touchscreens

  • Does this phone have a Windows supporting app for Word, Excel and PowerPoint? Any document viewer?

  • this is technical thing but i tell u capacitive screen only work wiht hand fingers. it is more sensetive and doesnt require pressure. while resitive can work with stick also. its require slight pressure on screen. how and why that i know. for this u have to say your technical qualification.

  • can anyone tell me what is the difference between capacitive touchscreen and resistive touchscreen?

  • Can anyone can tell me about how to download more themes on this mobile. please how can we add more themes....

  • i could have considered this phone if it has qwerty keyboard. going for jet instead.

  • does any1 know how much this wud cost in kerala?

  • hey guys is GPS available in this model??? 4 those who brought it from india.. ?? is it working perfectly?

  • Hi guys, do you know the different between S5600 and S5603 which only available in Asia ? is it the same issue with S5230 and S5233 ? (with and without stylus pen)

  • so this doesn't have a stylus cause it's a capacitive touchscreen.. right??

  • is it chargeable with USB port?

  • ya sure you can go for it,for that cost it is the best

  • I bought this model (S5603 for india) last month (June 09) from Calcutta (Chandani) for Rs11400 (including taxes) & bought 8GB Transcend memory for Rs885 (including taxes). I like this phone & am satisfied with its touch screen & features.

  • i have just got this phone. it seems to quite amazing im a gadget freak. i love this mobile. i have mine in white so it looks quite cool. the phone itself is simple and fun to use. and widget thing is just brill. the camera works very well for 3 meg. and its 3G too. very quick on the net. all in all an awesome phone well recomended. my only niggle is i cant get anymore widgets for this phone. other than that i am so pleased with out. a must buy.

  • karan, could u tell me, if we switch off 3g, really the battery back up is good. how to switch off 3g?

  • its costs Rs.12,300 in andhra pradesh

  • Hi naresh,go for samsung i560 or i550 or i7110 which are in same price range runs on symbian operating system,also got gps works so great.

  • Pls pls pls pls somebody reply... Im a student and want to buy this phone. I will buy it with my saved pocet money. So pls tell me about the defects of this phone. Will it be the right choice for me? Or is their any another option for me at this budget? Friends pls reply soon.

  • hi friends,im planning to buy this phone.im a marketing executive. can any one tell me about the charging life. what is the practical talk time charging? pls any one tell me.

  • the google maps aren't working on my handset in spite of GPRS being activated. does anyone know how to make it work? n what about GPS?

  • please help me guys - how can I change the wallpaper? I mean, it's made out of 3 stages right? but I can't merge 3 of my pics as my wallpaper... how can I make the 3pics as my wallpaper?(one pic each for a stage...) please help me guys.....

  • Friends im thinking to buy this phone. Since im buying this with my saved pocket money so it is necessary that i must buy a good phone. so friends pls tell me about the defects of this phone. I cannot beleieve getting this type phone at such a low price. Buying this one will be the right choice for me?????

  • very nice looking phone, if it ran on symbian Os it'd be perfect for me ... mide it has CAPACITIVE touchscreen :):)

  • plz tell me ,opreting system of dis phone

  • its doesnt have qwerty keys when tilt, interface somewhat same in F480.. price is 300usd

  • Hey, it does not have a qwery. But its having t9 kind of virtual keyboard that comes on the screen and we use like traditional t9 keyboard...

  • Hey this phonr does not have qwerty keyboard.

  • hi der,dis same problem is wid se mobiles... jus keep the resolution of d image low by going in canera settings & you get the option of zoom in & zoom out.

  • its not QWERTY ,its the usual key pad.

  • Hi.. Kindly tell hw to switch off 3G ? Tx

  • zoom is working only while you select camera resolution less than 3.2 Mp ( ie 2, 1.2 or VGA)

  • no qwerty keyboard

  • hi.. please let me know is this phone has Capacitive or resistive type touch screen?? cos Star 2G has resistive type.. so please clear me this..

  • Zoom is not working.. if we press the volume button its showing the zoom option but its not zooming in or out. can anyone suggest

  • Can any one tell me that this phone has a QUERY keybord or not.

  • There is no zooming while taking the pics,thats its disadvantage........

  • You may have to choose the center of the pic, so it won't be blurred ( it will show the pic in center when u unlock the phone). preferably make sure to edit your photo in a size where the exisitng photos ex: resolution 240*320 ( you can merge three pics in same size so it will display in all three slide theme)

  • hey i m thinking to buy the star 3g. so when open the videos they r shown on the whole screen or there are options there.

  • hey! will you recommend this phone for me to buy? or should i buy SE w595 instead? is the touch screen flexible for long use or it will slow down? pls help!

  • I bought this phone (s5603 star 3g) yesterday..awesome battery (to those ppl who keep saying this has poor battery)...the trick is to switch off 3g when not in use.. touch response is great..haptic feedback..great resolution and brightness..camera is very clear..pics are of very fine quality..gesture unlock is very handy...does have a-gps built into google maps... not very slow to read files from memory card..u can view pdf, doc and xls files...

  • to those who already has this phone can it view .doc files? thnx

  • Best phone I have ever had and I've had a lot. Buy one and see for yourselves. Good work Samsung, keep it up.

  • have anyone used BSNL GPRS on star 3G. i have BSNL connection and having GPRS facilty form BSNL. but it doesnt work in star 3G. but others idea and Airtel GPRS working properly... Have any solution???

  • in 3 Mp zoom is not work. u try less than 3.2 MP camera setting.

  • go to setting... profiles, if ur using the normal tap >> then u see normal theres a word "incomin" at its side ul see an arrow downward Tap it then tap new messages..... u can choose mp3 songs that uploaded in your phone... by the way.. were selling this unit for 300usd for more information please drop by at [email protected] +639075555599

  • PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone help...still cant find hpw to zoom in when taking a pic using camera or when filmng a video. Can someone tell me how to do it ?!

  • u need to download both jar & jad files without which the appl will not work

  • excellent phone but is there anyway of using your own ringtone as message alert can anyone help?

  • Is their any cost regarding the use of 3G?

  • hwo to use 3g only in bsnl it has

  • hi peeps, can anyone help me with the function of setting picture as wallpaper? i cant seem to crop the whole pic, and when i always wanted to set a picture as wallpaper, it will auto put me to a page to crop the photo. :( someone pls help

  • This phone doesnot have GPS, can read the other reply in the same forum. Nothing more than 3G, battery backup is not worst when compared to 5230.

  • can u provide direct link of dictionary software which i can downloan from WAP which file is better .jad or .jad?

  • This fone suppor full flash in webb browser ?

  • This support full web Flash ?

  • Hey guys! I'm going to buy a mobile on Thursday and I was just wondering if you could tell me which is better - samsung s5600 or s5230- I have already read that s5600 has GPS and 3G which s5230 does not include. Unfortunately, the battery is not long-lived.. Btw, for GPS or 3G to work properly, is there any extra cost? Thanks in advance:)

  • to trf appl/games u need a software TkFileExplorer_2.2 using the same u will need trf the jar & jad files to the phone by connecting the phone to pc.

  • priced at Rs.11,445 in chennai...it was Rs.12,200 till last week

  • It has GPS activate ur GPRS u will be able to access Google maps

  • You will need to download the files (.jar or .jad) directly from your phone using WAP. It doesn't work if you try to transfer it from your PC to your phone.

  • hi i am user of star 3G (5603) can you tell me anybody how can i install english dectionary in 5603. this dictonary has format .jar and .jad and this is download from getjar for samsung star 3G ( getjar site says that this is supportable by star 3G) but i coundnt please do u have any info related this ,,,,,,,,, tell me

  • hi!! i am thinking of buying this phone,so can anyone tell me about its sound quality on speaker mode aswell as on handsfree and does it includes road navigation or dose it shows the temperature or it includes both of them

  • Hi everyone, I just wanted to know from which website will i be download games and themes for this phone?

  • Please note that there is NO GPS in this pjone.This was confirmed by Samsung Customer Care.Please correct the wrong info.There is the option of only google maps and not an inbuilt GPS receiver.

  • hey, can you turn off the 3G in this phone or is it always on?

  • Hi everyone, I would like to buy a phone + memory card + earphones. Budget 14K. s5233 vs s5603 vs "you tell me" vs s5600v Blade s5233 - beats s5603 for because of qwerty and bigger screen( better aspect ratio) s5603 - 16M colors, Capacitative screen, 3G (will be real handy when it comes, I don't wanna regret not being able to use skype and stuff), It has LED flash *I really want a pdf reader to be able to read ebooks. *I want to watch movies. *I'm planning on getting 8GB. A friend tested with 7.6GB full no problems.. only Symbian phones have that prob.. anyway.. * Creative ep -830 or better..

  • good phone. value for money. touch screen is good. supports .xls,.doc,.pdf files still not able to get .jar/.jad files to work. anybody has any ideas?

  • Those who are waiting to buy a phone.. Have a look at Samsung S5600v Blade.. :)

  • document viewer is there , i was able to read the pdf files ..

  • Rs-12,299/ in chandigarh

  • there is no wi fi & no document viewver ? why

  • this is one of the best phone .guys nd gals u can buy nd use this phone.i am using this phone without any probs.

  • Awesome phone in an awesome price... :)

  • does anyone know how to turn off the virtual keypad in the java appz installed later...coz this is very annoying when i'm playing touch based games...anybody having the same problem or this is a trouble i'm facing alone...virtual keypad doesnt appear in the games that were inbuilt..plz help

  • Price is 12000/- in india.

  • i m planning to buy this phone plzz tell me is it a good phone 2 buy

  • how to load java games to this phone? i copy jar files with ps studio but it says "unknown file format".

  • somebody please tell me wat is the price of this particular phone??? quick!!!

  • Need to ask samsung only. I think the same mobile in european nations sold as 5600 and in asia pacific nations sold as 5603.

  • what is the diffrence between s5600 & s 5603

  • After questioning Samsung costumer service, they confirm that S5600 DOES NOT HAVE A-GPS, although it was announced they have corrected that information. GSMARENA should correct this phone specifications.

  • It is worth buying this capacitive touch phone at this cost. Even the ordinary phones with the same features cost high. screen clarity is the great advantage of this phone.

  • Its a nice phone to use and its not that costly as other touch screen phones are. Its a user friendly phone and its worth the money spend..

  • I agree with you even i m using the same handset till date i have not got anyn problem. But the music is very worst.

  • please dont go for this phone. because me and my friend taken this hand set two week back now we are getting lot of problem with the handsets exept touch screen & look nothing is good

  • Front camera will work only if you are making a video call using 3G network.

  • We need to use Pc studio for connecting as modem. Connec the phone to pc and start pc studio.

  • Excellent phone... i got this from Sangeetha mobile store in Bangalore....

  • can anyone tell how to use modem in samsung gt-s5603 i am unable to find it

  • @nikhil....dude if you want good music this is not the phone to buy.......its touch screen that's the only advantage but for basic use its ok.....

  • guys i got a budget of 9.. i am getting this phone for this price.... i am looking for a phone that has good music.. initially was eyeing on nokia 5130.. but since this is a touch phone i m getting for this price so i thought might as well go for this.. what should i do?? also i heard that samsung is not as durable as nokia.. i mean nokia is able to withstand a couple of falls... so guys please help me out.. should i go for this samsung phone or the nokia 5130.. or something else..good music, decent looks, reasonably good camera and other common features..budget: 9K-10K INR haaallllppppp :-(

  • The photo browser also sucks...........this phone does not open images bigger than 1024x768..

  • The worst phone I've ever purchased.......the sound quality in earphone sucks......the display is average......video playback sucks......pathetic phone......

  • is the battery as bas as its said in the specification? only 3hrs of talktime? can the battery be changed with samsung 5230's which boasts a battery with 10 hrs talktime?

  • SAD... very sad with Samsung. S5600 has no aGPS! Most strange is that you can find (with TkFileExplorer) folders inside like "SamsungNavigator" and "MusicRecognizer"... very strange. Be sure to check for GPS by navigating thru menus: MENU -> SETTINGS -> PhoneSettings -> scroll the menu down and just after License Settings should be "GPS Settings" option, otherwise no aGPS. Mine is going back... but still a nice phone.

  • Thanks for thr reply Falocn....but no luck im afard....when you say put your finger on photo, do you mean click button or do you mean screen....only + or - I get on my screen is brightness ? ?

  • Hi.. I'm having issues in caller name display when i get a call. for an example: number stored as +9198861000 ( name - Mike). i get a call from mike and the number shows as 98861000 and it doesn't reconginze the number from phone phonebook.. any setting should i check !

  • How can I forward my request about this change to the software developers

  • With making a small change they can even convert the keypad to qwerty one also.. It all requires a small effort from samsung to satisfy their customers,which will surely help them to boost their market.

  • To go back on the menu Do I have to use the middle button? Why can not return to the menu using the touch screen? with a change in software will make this deficiency can be corrected later?

  • any link for softwares and games.

  • Hi Does this phone support the skype application for calling? is it able to stream videos from youtube?

  • can anyone tell me, does this phone support Flash Lite 3.0 i.e. Flash videos on the web like youtube desktop version videos? please inform me on my e-mail : [email protected]

  • should i have to use back button to go back in menu? why i cant go back with using touchscreen? i dont like it.

  • Can I know the exact Continuous Talk time ..that is Battery Back up .. And how is LED Flash is it good ...

  • Does this phone can play divx files??and if not then what are the video format that it support?I bought this a week ago and i figured out how to install software and games.if anybody knows a good java software free sites just post it.thanz

  • Does this phone has incoming call recording facility ?

  • how to surfing web

  • how long do we have to charge the phone after first time charge? cause it nvr seems to be full even when i charge for 4 hours.. how do we check the battery life on the phone we had left? thanks :)

  • i bought this phone 2 weeks before........big disapointment...battery lasts only for 2 days,requiring frequent charging......only feature that prompt u to buy it its look.......

  • Hello, I got this phone two weeks before and its really cool in looks and handling. I have a question: I was able to browse internet at good speeds till 2 days before. Now when I am clicking the "browser" in menu it shows "Not enough memory unable to install application". I do not have much stuff in the phone memory. Is it due to the cookies and temp files? If so, How do I delete the cookies and temp files? Request responses from users. Thanks

  • Well my problem is that mine already has a touchwiz... :-) I am not in the need of a winmo and was quite attracted by the design of the S5600 but it feels like the developers at Samsung have a strange way of thinking...I am afraid to find the same defaults on the new Omnia as well...I have complained to Samsung, let�s see...

  • Getting this phone was very difficult in chennai. i managed to get one from hotspot chennai. Even mobile store assured to get one .

  • I hav been tryng to locate the phone since 3 weeks..none of the Samsung Dealers have stock. And the customer care is also no help.. Neither does Croma, MobileStore or Hotspot have stock. Please let me know where you got urs from.. Thanks!

  • I agree with you... touchwiz not a friendly O/s. This phone is not for a advanced user who requires features of nokia E-series or winmo features. The is a perfect entry level touch phone with 3g,3mp camera,bluetooth & browsing. I have got this phone for my wife,This should be a perfect phone for multimedia lovers... Decent battery backup, plays movies, radio & mp3's.