Samsung X520

  • Released 2006, October
    80g, 18mm thickness
    Feature phone
    2.8MB storage, no card slot
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  • 1.9"
    128x160 pixels
  • 0.3MP
    No video recorder
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  • 750mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung X520 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2006, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 89 x 42 x 18 mm (3.50 x 1.65 x 0.71 in)
Weight 80 g (2.82 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.9 inches, 11.4 cm2 (~30.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 128 x 160 pixels (~108 ppi density)
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook Yes, 1000 entries
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 2.8MB
Main Camera Single VGA
Video No
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser WAP 1.2/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 IrDA for Phonebook contacts only
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 20 min
Misc Colors Black, Blue, Red, Green
SAR 1.36 W/kg (head)     0.24 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.85 W/kg (head)    
Price About 70 EUR

Samsung X520 - User Reviews

  • The design looks a bit cool

  • Radiotoy. Having this found out something better is to remind an early 8800 model Moto, but as a fact true embeds many possessities of a Hitop - Irda, Fine Camera regasrdless of the listed resolution, bring squeezed downn to kilobytes of snippet material, and fine colourized... This obtains a recorder, GPRS java standard to bulk on software mini-clienting, via cable, space for gaming as java capable, short calls, Styled in Dunhill design custom look. Of course not a platform mobile.

  • Still going strong, repaired with gaffa (elephant tape) and a lot of street credit where i live in Copenhagen.

  • i like this unit very much, beautiful and handy, hope samsung will remake this phone ......

  • where did you find it?

  • I have one, works fine still:) not for sale, way too cool. Good luck with your search!

  • Where can I buy this phone I like this so much. . . ... .

  • still using ,awsome phone ,bought brand new in 2006 ,cost about 250$ still working perfectly,changed acc in 2010 , still same body ok some scratches but Dirt,rain,punches,fall etc (at sea,military) didnt do nothing at all,ill opened even my beerbottles with that,no problem at all,probably best small dumbphone ever!! 5++++++

  • this was my first phone. but it has no usb slot and it contains only 2.8mb in which only1.2mb is available for use. but good looking, more than this its camera in night mode is more better than any 5mp camera without flash according to that time it was the competitive cell over the market. so dont feel sad if you use this phone.

  • having this phone is like getting world's beautiful girl as a wife but without option to have children..i have this phone for 3 years now.still running.outer casing worn out in first year itself.no usb port .have to purchase one

  • my samsung x520 phone not working with sim card ..when the i inser sim card in my phone start & switch off after when the serching network...plz help me..

  • i stll have this unit...working very well..im planning to sell it,,

  • please help me find where to buy a new casing for this type of phone... thank you

  • Absolutely loved this phone.......had two of them. Wish I could have them now.

  • i ahve one here for sale its used but working condition only thign is the housing has a lot of scratches

  • can you help me where to buy this phone? what store could it possibly be?

  • the case of this phone can be changes. of any case

  • Is it sold in Singapore

  • How much is it. : /

  • It's not THAT easy. I've been having a lot of trouble with opening the lid... I couldn't remove my SIM card from the phone for three years

  • all you need to do is to slide it to open the back lid and change the battery and the sim card..it's that easy:)...(slide it upwards)

  • Please tell me how to change the battery and how can I open it so I can change the Sim card? Thank you in advance

  • sir how to use gprs... i cant connect gprs

  • Plz check the specification, IrDA port is for only to transfer phonebook contacts. There is no use of it for other purposes. Thank u & thank God I don't use samsung phones...having fun with my Sony Ericsson K800i.

  • why does the infrared doesnt work? please teach me how to do it need much of my photos, but i can not pass them to another cel.moro in brazil and cel came u.s.

  • sir can u help in activating its infrared i have tried a lot.

  • hello sir, could u plz help me in actiating its infrared,it does not work i have tried a lot.plz rly for this query i will be thankful to u

  • why does the infrared doesnt work? please teach me how to do it!

  • hey, how can i send mms?? ive tried it many times yet i cant send one.... y is that so??? is this unit has a memory card??? how many song will i be able to download??

  • i've had this phone for like 2 years and it works great. and i've dropped it like a million time but its still working gr8. :P

  • were did to find the housing of x520..

  • were did to find the housing of x520..

  • please help me~~ i have this phone and my phone's monitor was destroyed...now i want to buy another phone. but all numbers i saved are in this phone,not in sim card...please help me to find out solutions.. i can see nothing. so just help me to press what buttons can i change numbers in phone to sim card. my e-mail is [email protected]

  • hey its written that it has usb... but i cant get it

  • what about mobile tracker application which is pre- installed in this phone? i have it; but i forgot it's passcode what i do for change passcode?

  • it is good but if it would have bluetooth, better.i like designs

  • it dosent have bluetooth there is only infrared and the infrared too is not working why i think they sould think about it

  • I have this phone in red. The design is awesome, probably the best one I saw. The keypad looks really flat, but very comfortable. The phone works great. Doesn't have that many features, but calling and texting it does perfect. Better than all those loaded with features phones. The phone's navigation is simple and very easy and fast to use. Great phone for the price.

  • hello dear hi how r u? inside x520 infrared use only for contact transfar... if u wanna transfar picher or other data to your computer so use usb cable only this solution Best regaurd

  • its an sexy phone but dirty phone

  • My X520 is working excellently. But, I have problem in connecting infrared to my pc although it is activated ..and I am unable to transfer my photo from my cell to PC through Infrared activate with PC option. Could you give your valuable suggestions.

  • sir i have samsung x520 not active infared port how dose the active it pls help to me thank best regard cooray

  • ya hot phone but it doesnt have bluetooth and no memory card space.. and u cant send pic messages. wat is this??

  • This phone is sucks. Samsung company should think about the market. There are so many options they can add in this phone. We feel that the technologist of SamsungMobile are living before 10 year ago from the current time. They doesn't see the current expectation of people. See, Benq C30 has more & more options than the Sumsung X520. But the overall cost is much higher than the Benq C30. I hope, Samsung Company think about it.

  • How does the infra red work?

  • Can anyone tell me how to extract photos taken with these mobile. Where i can get the data cable. Pls reply.

  • very hot! :) scratches easily!

  • i have problem in connecting infrared to my pc although it is activated ..bcz of of it i am nt able to transfer my foto plz somebd help me out

  • i just bought one but then it doesnt have any reception/service with ATT. is there a way to fix that or should i return it. help me out. thank you

  • I have this mobile. it is very nice but I cant use port and its only one of problems. It have no mp3... but in returne the phone has many good sides. I lice my phone very much, it is very lovely!

  • Hi out there can someone help me with my voice mail. it's not working, and can't hear my messages. thanks so much

  • I wanted to change my ring-tone, and tried my IR port, but got nothing. Does that port really work? I wanna change my ring-tone

  • really super phone. good voice clarity nd fm. Very slim nd hot phone,but the problems are wide open. Customers wish to have atleast some basic features but the features offered in this phone is NIL. Atleast try to provide us the file manager software which wil atleast enable us to download the pics to the PC. There is no use in keeping the photos in the phone itself. Please mail me the solution for this. Please

  • Infrared work only contacts transfer. and No photocall. its mistake of this site

  • hw 2 activate photo call? n even infrared is nt working.

  • i bot the fon but the infra red does nt work and you cannt do anything with it. this haox if you use one lets sue the company

  • This handset is good but some problems like infrared is not working properly & they are not provide IR software

  • how to activate photo call...

  • *amazing cell*

  • its very cute...i loved it the moment i saw it.i wud hv definitely bought it if it was mp3 instead of polyphonic.mayb samsung could come up wit a same model but with xtra features such as mp3,bluetooth n camera...d basic at least

  • this mobile isnt my cup of tea...it looks stylish but its got nothing interesting.........

  • I say this phone looks really good, feels good, plays music radio only in a headset. final score. C- I dont recommend it. unless you like talking to friends on the phone and it sounds like you are outside a concert. every call. final score. NO DEAL

  • hi samsung x520 users, i would like to download polyphonic ringtones on my x520 how do i go about it please let me know a.s.a.p

  • the IRDA on this phone is only for messages and phone calls, becouse samsung turn the IRDA into messaging stuff. New model, but no functions ... don't like me

  • hello!! i have purchased x-520...i have taken pics from this mobile ...can any one tell how to transfer the pics to computer... when i use the data cable the samsung file manager software says the mobile is either not connected or is in offline mode.... inshort it doesnot recognize my phone model...plz help

  • No Bluetooth, no Card Slot, and the cam is only on VGA on a very unreasonable price. Dont waste money buying this phone. I'd prefer buying SE phones.

  • i'm planning to buy X520, d reason is flip fone wid camera n infrared ,so can anybody help is good decision reply fast n plz mention price thanks

  • does it has answering machine??

  • I bought it few months ago. It works fine, but I'd like to connect it to a Mac OS X compute. Does anyone know about any software for Tiger 10.4.x ? Thanks, Daniela

  • hi SIYA u cn set d alarm by going in organisor n den go in alarm's option n den select once alarm n den set d time n den press d ok button dnt use option button

  • I think taht this phone is ok, the most important thing for me is that battary at calling is up to 6h. Becouse i've got other phone with all nwe stuff :) bluetooth, good cam, mp3 player, radio etc. And price of this phone is good :)

  • where to insert usb port

  • well i have this phone. it looks nice but there are not much you can do with it. no music player and no bluetooth. i have the pink one. the color is nice but its easy to scratch...be very careful. the radio and the looks are the only good thing. and its thin i guess. well i suggest not to get this phone :/

  • hi, m using x520, but can anyone tell me how to set alarm,and how to put photo call.??????????????can naybodu tell me

  • I am planning to buy this phone .. is that a good decision . pls suggest

  • it's real pretty, isnt it? but.. VGA camera? doesnt that lousy? and no bluetooth.? and so little memory.? tell me i can get over these details if i buy this phone.. but it IS real pretty isnt it.

  • ive already hav ds fone last august, i thot dt it ws gud enuf 4 me coz it is said that it has an iR port evn w/o d bluetooth.. u knw wt d iR doesnt work wid any other fone.. evn in my pc..it works only in sending numbers in ur fonbuk via iR.. i bought a usb 4 ds but it is not compatible. sounds doesnt work also! hmp ds fone sucks!!

  • If it had bluetooth it would be perfect!

  • I love this phone. I would be very happy if it have more memory, EDGE and bluetooth. If Nokia 6080 can offer this, why Samsung cant. I wonder. Otherwise, it is a good phone with excellent functionality. It is THE FEMININE phone, BEST GIFT FOR GIRLFRIENDS..

  • Its quite a cool phone. I have a maroon one, a present om my hubby. I really love it.

  • Dear Samsung Users, Here's the solution for your alarm problems. After setting/adjusting the alarm time -- Once Alarm / Daily Alarm / Morning Call / Autopower -- press the OK/i button. And alarm will be activated. And after getting out of all the menus you will get the bell graphic logo on top and middle of the stand-by screen -- provided that graphic logo display is enabled within Display Settings. Congrats for having a SAMSUNG mobile device. SAFE electronics with innovative designs at par excellence. Hindustani.

  • hi swaroop....... you know what i havejust lost ma samsung phone

  • you can send the photo via mms to other phone that have the capability of making it transfer to the computer. like for example with a memory card.

  • Visit the Support link on samsung.com For specific X520 software go to www.samsung.com/ph/support/productsupport/ Without the softwares pc-link cable-kit won't be able to exchange data between PC and phone.

  • i have bought a samsung X520 mobile recently. Its good but i am not able to download the camera pictures to PC. I tried a data cable from the market. They say the software is not yet available in the market for X520. When i connect the available samsung data cable from mobile to PC, it doesn't recognise. Now what to do with the camera pictures ? can anyone suggest?

  • Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call." What is Photo call. Anybody tell how to do that??? tanx

  • Thanx A Lot "christine" ..

  • I hav jus bought ths set its good n hot n the camera result is perfect the only prob is that it don't have a bluetooth therefore i hate ths set

  • hi swaroop... u cn set d alarm by going in organisor n den go in alarm's option n den select once alarm n den set d time n den press d ok button dnt use option button

  • I can't send it (jpg) picture format from the computer

  • "Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call." What is Photo call. Anybody tell how to do that??? tanx

  • I am Facing Prb in "Alarm" Not able to Fix the alarm or cannot remove the alarm ...can anyone plz help me out .. ?? Thanx in advance

  • i bought this phone last april..my friend tried to send mms but why is it i cannot recieve any pictures =(..can you help me to this matter..?? thanks..

  • I am unable to find the cable for this and drivers

  • EYE CATHCHER PHONE ONLY. please... please... please... don't buy, don't buy. I am plnning to throw away.

  • Don't BUY this phone. b'coz it have no facilities no blutooth,not available USB cable MP3 not works iR works only PhoneBook transfer No Re-sale value. they told me: "it not move" >

  • so...there is no way to put ringtones in this? I thought it was MP3 compatible..if we can only get it IN the phone

  • Dear All I m just purchasing this mbl........my all fnds & my family member also too like. I have face one problem the mbl alarm not removing...i don't know which setting....their happen.......plz plz send me solution.......

  • well its a nice phone...

  • just tell me we can upload the photos from mobile to PC

  • Infrared works perfectly, just have to download the software. Samsung x520 doesn't have mp3 ringtone though.. that's the most disappointing thing about it =( I think it supports MIDI and some mmf or something like that.. look at samsung's site for full details. Although the phone just looks tooo good to pass.. good phone for those that don't care about any features.

  • i want to that about USB port x520. plz let me know earlly.

  • hi again , please can some one tell me how to download ring tones in this , i would really appreciate if someone can email me thanks

  • hi very nice phone , camera quality very nice . options in camera too good but i am not able to download ring tones at all. also infrared is a waste, i read its about phone book, i don't know how infrared helps in phone book , but then the overall phone quality is very nice.only if i ws able to download ring tones

  • Very good looking, nice to handle, Infrared option is waste.....

  • Hi Everyone, was just going thru the posts and found that most of u guys have problem with infrared. let me tell u that the Inrd is only for the "PHONEBOOK". Thanks....

  • Nice phone, only drawback bluetooth

  • This mobile is grate generally and it have full options but it need bluetooth , large memmory ,video option and 3g option

  • I cannot send picture I've made to my e-mail. When sending it - there is no option to write an e-mail address - I can only send it to another telephone! How can I transfer pictures to the computer?

  • just got this phone and it's really really cute....it's really slick which makes it really handy.

  • this phone is cute but im having problems sending and recieving pictures through IR and how do you use the alarm clock??� and also the MP3..just email me...pls...thanks a bunch.. =)

  • a love this fone ....

  • does this have distribution list?

  • cool design and simply to use. the vga-camera is not to bad.

  • i have this phone but just like lots of people the infrared won,t work what can i do

  • my other phone breaks SOOOO easily can u tell me if this is sturdy thanx

  • great phone for design it look attractive n shine the fm alsob cool n clear voice n the handphone is uniqe.but the only one problem is infrad it dose not work what can i do.so if you have money around 100$ to by a new phone don think alot buy it from sal.

  • great phone for design it look attractive n shine the fm alsob cool n clear voice n the handphone is uniqe.but the only one problem is infrad it dose not work what can i do

  • this is the one of slimmest phone with economical cost having th e great features like camera & the mainthing is that the fm is so clear& crystal

  • i dont know how to download mp3s in samsungx520 plz send me the deyails about it thanking you

  • What is PhotoCall. How to do this?? Anyone Please Help me. Please HELP, HELP. Thanks

  • This is a nice device. However, i m not able to receive nything via Infrared. Also can any one tell me he to get MP3 on this Fone?

  • i jus bought it...its got a sleek look...but no bluetooth n dats really sad.. now can u pls help me by tellin how i can put mp3 songs in it..pls...thanku..

  • A comprehensive review is located here :- enjoy :-D

  • can someone please tell me how can i put mp3 song on this phone? thanks.

  • it does have fm radio..... What have you bought ?

  • well i got this phone and i luv the way it looks and all but the features are disappointing...there is very less memory,infrared doesnt work that well & it doesnt have bluetooth

  • This is really an awesome set which is really attracting everyone.

  • It has NO FM Radio !!!!!

  • the radio n speakers r good bt infrared is not efficient with pc. style nd look is nice.

  • ir doesnt work.no mp3 facility.

  • I've got a pink one, it's freakin hot. I love it. it costed 99� nd is much much better than those crappy (but beautiful) motorolas which are more expensive.

  • This is a nice phone all that i wanted .... I was FEDUP with SONY ERRICSON :0)

  • Is it really so that this phone does not have any external lights (like some Samsung phones) to alert the user about missed calls? I'd hate to have to open the phone every time I want to see if I have missed any calls or text messages...

  • I want to download ringtones on my cell using infrared via my pc. Does anyone know how to do it? The instruction manual does not mention method of using infrared after activating it.

  • Chris: I just bought this cell phone today. No mp3 facility on it. It has FM (sound quality is great) but camera seems to give blurred images. I might just go and give it back for another model. The look is so sleek and awesome.

  • This phone only allows you to infra to other SAMSUNG phones, it won't work with other brands.

  • This phone is the best out there for almost anyone. It's very stylist and small in many different colors. They your dealer to order them. The only thing it lacks is a micro sd card slot to expand the memory to use it as a mp3 player. Love it. If you need a memory card slot then go for the Samsung E870. It's also very nice, looks like an ipod.

  • it's like a super model. it looks beautiful on the outside. not much on the inside

  • can someone please tell me how can i put mp3 song on this phone? thanks.

  • It's a really stylish phone , for business man it really suites, but cant connect to a pc , and too other phone too Irda , that's not ok , Irda is not working at this model , that's a shame

  • this is a goodlooking phone period. i mean smsing has been a pain. if u want to send a long sms u had it...its sooooo slow...the letters come at snail pace and other thing is there is no sent itmes in sms. its a sleek phone with very basic features...good for people who need a phone just need to make and receive calls,

  • can someone please tell me how can i put mp3 song on this phone? thanks.

  • can any one tell me about battrey back up for this model?????????????

  • can any one tell me about battrey back up for this model?????????????

  • It's such a great design by the samsung i hve ordered one for me but i want to know abt the battry and there should be all the photoes of the handset on the web page if sb could tell me abt the battery so plz

  • does e battery run out fast??

  • I bought an X520 two days back It looks nice and performs well. How do I set up the network location in the display? Could some one advise? this feature is helpful when someone is traveling by train at night?

  • I make a presant it to my girlfriend. The phone is super stylish . Also the menu looks very nice, it is on black background, and this makes it very fashion.

  • Nice hp that was light in weight n looks awesome, suits businessman who dial/receive calls easily, simple, limited features & internal memory. In conclusion, youngsters nowadays keep complaining abt tis n thinks de negative way of it but had u ever wondered if a businessman would care so much? I bet they only care about de external design instead of internal features. So stop discriminating abt this hp, if u hate tis hp, u mus well dun bother to look...

  • very nice,indeed no brizz-brizz fuctions I can't connect it with PC or another phone via IrDA port...somebody help me plz on this forum or e-mail buy this phone it makes every penny sal!

  • Is really a sleek n must hace design!! but its functions are really limited. Samsung should combine its design with the functions of E690!! Such a waste!! So my finally choice is E690, more practical .. haiz..

  • Also available in yellowish-greenish:

  • Card slot microSD (TransFlash) ?!? That's not true. We have it in our shop and it have not card slot

  • There is no card slot in this phone.

  • hey.. anyonw how is using this phone. i saw a pink colour x520.. i love it.. but .. a very impt qn.. does it have card slot? cause the guy who is selling isnt sure of this.. and i read the comment.. there is a person who say there is no card slot..

  • In My country this phone is 130 euro's,that's about 110 dolars...

  • SAR value anyone?

  • that phone looks so cool i hope it will be under $150

  • finally... a disappointing design by Samsung... hadnt seen such an ugly one for ages... or had I ? ;)

  • greate phone and nice price in belgium 129� simpel phone and classe

  • This phone is really a design phone! I really like it... Here stand that there are two kinds off coulours: blue and black. But I have checkt in the store (in Belgium) and I saw the phone also in red! He's so much beautiful! I love it!

  • I actually like this phone :-) Simple Functional Refined Send me one please :-)

  • i think its the crap phone of the year 2006 .. the samsung designers when they make this phone they were probably drunk ...

  • watch out!!!! this phone does not have a card slot. only an internal memory, 2.5 mb

  • In belgium it costs 129 euros - which is around 160 dollar.

  • crap phone... wap 1, slow browser, very limited memory same icons in the menu as the new models like e900 but it's using the oold OS from the e700 etc.

  • is it under 5k to 6k .tell me i'm crazy about it1!!!

  • this phone has no external screen nor any lcd indicator but it has a card slot? i rather have it the other way around. there should be a law that requires all clamp type phone to have an external screen! :)

  • may i know the cost of the mobile its having all the basic needs its really sexy and cool samsung concentrate on lower end models its good news.common samsung

  • this is a good looking phone with tft screen at that! Too bad it has no external screen and no video.

  • Would considered if it had double screen...

  • Excellent phone!!!!!!! Looks great, has nothing!!! The way a phone is supposed to be! Pity it has a camera could have done without one. Email me if you'd like to see my homephone that i turned into a mobile!

  • people must understand that there are some phones meant for poor people like me. you cannot expect 3G, 5MP Camera, super memory when people only have like 150 dollars to spend.. honestly..

  • it's like a super model. it looks beautiful on the outside. not much on the inside

  • I guess they're just experimenting with designs??? Uhm if what really mattersin the mobile market, whether people would buy a phone coz of its design and the basic functions of a phone or coz of its so-so looks but so great capabilities... samsung is starting to lose its wickedness in their mobile phone, u can guess how their latest phone would look like ^_^ thwey should just think out of the box and make phones that can WOW both worlds!

  • using this phone last 5 yrs. not problem waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  • Finally, a nice design from Samsung, but why is this a low end phone?!

  • wah cool degsing i like it .. but this model will not make double screen ?

  • No Bluetooth ??!!

  • very nice design.. maybe due to i love clam shells..but i don't like samsung haix. try selling the deaign to SE or Nokia? might sell better than your black sea of phones.

  • i like the looks alot but on the inside it's really low end or mid.

  • so nice design, and samsung put it in low end phs features???? samsung must be crazy..

  • This thing is attractive! Cant wait for it.