Samsung Z300

  • Released 2005, Q1
    115g, 25mm thickness
    Feature phone
    50MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.0"
    176x220 pixels
  • 1MP
    Video recorder
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  • 950mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Z300 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2005, Q1
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 89 x 47 x 25 mm (3.50 x 1.85 x 0.98 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.0 inches, 31 x 39 mm, 12.6 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)
 Second external OLED display, 65K colors (80 x 64 pixels)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 50MB
 4 MB for Java applications
Main Camera Single 1 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.1
GPS No
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/MPEG player
SyncML
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 180 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Dark Black
SAR EU 0.70 W/kg (head)    

Samsung Z300 - User Reviews

  • is a very son

  • the alarm is really loud and annoying in the morning! plus you cannot choose your own tone as alarm..you have 2use the ones that come with it

  • yeahh you can . . . but you haw to use midi format tones . . hehehe

  • This is not true, you can download music, videos and Java games and apps. Perhaps it is your carrier that is not allowing you to do this.

  • Overall good but you cannot download java applications,games or themes. Another disappointment is that you cannot do your own message or alarm tones..you only have the ones inbuilt to choose from

  • The samsung Z300 is a execelent phone work from 4 years whitout problems

  • i have the same phone with a micro sd of 4gb, but it doesn't recognise it, i guess it dosn't support it

  • I have this phone about a year now, and I may say is an excellent phone, although it hasn't got themes and stuff it very loud and excellent sound on hands-free.

  • this phon is very good but stand by is not good just 180h and talk time 3h

  • i have that mobile and i have the 2GB !!

  • i need some help on the z300, im on t-mobile and for sum reason i can't change the skin/theme if u can help email me at [email protected] thanx

  • As far as I know you can use 1GB card and I've heard of people using a 2GB MicroSD, I think that's as far as you can go.

  • Does anyone know what is the maximum size transflash card that this phone can accept? because I thought it was 256mb but have any of you guys used a 512mb or 1gb card??

  • Hello, is it possible to execute a J2ME game, using the Samsung PS Studio to download it. I downloaded a .jad and a .jar file on my phone in the 'Other files' folder. But I don't know if i can run it . Please help !!!! Tav

  • How do I enable the equalizer?

  • This cell phone is good but i can�t insert any java games by usb, infrared or by bluetooth

  • The best phone I ever had..

  • Please can anyone tell me if .WMA music files play on this phone. If not, if someone sends you a .WMA song by bluetooth will it save into your phones memory then you can copy it onto your pc via usb?

  • i've just bought one z300 and i'm very glad i bought it. about the battery life, i've turned the 3G off 'cause i dont use it so often. does any one know if there's possible to save text messages directly in the phone memmory? how? if i buy i transflash card will the 200 avaible spaces for the messagens in memory get bigger? where can i find applications to use in the phone? it's a nice phone, great sound and looks. the camera is also good!

  • sameone know if is possible to save files directly in the additional memory,or if there is a new software version ? tank Maurizio

  • Yes the bigest problem is the batery for me one day ,i do talk alot but one day.HM.And yes ZM60 and Z300 are the same phones BUT ZM60 has been ruind by t-mobile they put they software and icons and it loks uf ugley

  • One more thing. It's worth installing Opera's mini browser on this phone - then you get great and fast Internet surfing; for now downloading unavailable, but Opera claim to be working on that too. Try it out, turns your phone into a tiny computer.

  • Really great phone, only major gripe the battery. Also you have to spend some time checking through all the menu options. Plenty of great java games - love Revival, just like civilisation on PCs. Camera fantastic. MP3 player great, shame the headphones are so wierd (OK, guess my ears are non-standard and that's why they keep falling out....). I'm using a 512MB transflash card for all my MP3, photos, videos; no problems whatsoever; just quicker to download to computer via a card reader than via the cables supplied.

  • can the z300 also b known as the zm60. plz repli asap....cheers

  • HI! i have a z300 but i don't know to change the themes...it is possible? could u help me?pls

  • I have the same bluetooth problem, my computer can paired with Z300, but cannot transfer files etc. My same computer can transfer files with my friend's samsung e730 and e730 can transfer files with Z300. It is strange! Pls help.

  • I have a problem connected my phone with the computer via a bluetooth dongle. The computer detects my phone, but when attempting to connect, it says : connect failed. Please, anybody familiar with this or know what to do ?

  • anyone knows what`s the limit of the memory card you can put in the z300? there are of 1 gb even but i don�t know if the tel recognize it.

  • I bought this phone from T-mobile in England, but it's called the ZM60 (full name is SGH-ZM60). The camera looks really good, and the mp3-for-ringtones is great, but I cannot change the calendar schedule alarm away from a really loud cuckoo clock + ringing sound!!! This makes the phone useless for me as I use the calendar even more often than I make calls. Can anyone help? I could even write my own java calendar program that would play mp3s and put it on the phone, if this is even possible...?

  • Hi, I like the cellphone but the battery last for such a short time, I think it's because been 3G but I recomend this cell phone

  • well i got the phone.. looks good, but my god what a terrible phone.. let's start in the small.. no stop watch or timer ?? i cant choose mp3 files as an alarm or as sms sound but i have 2 convert the mp3 files 2 mmf files to make it work (meaning very reduced sound quality) ?? no way i can install java ?? and the earphones fit all size(yeah right) ?? framerate sucks in recordings.. i could keep on going, but my god.. what a dissapointment..

  • Hi!!! This cell phone is very regullarly. Because the LCD extern always be on(Iluminity all day)!!! The battery last half-one day.I recommend Sony Ericsson K600.It�s fantastic!!! I�m Spanish.

  • is it possible to listen the mp3 player during hours and still use the phone at the end of the day ?

  • hello i thinking to take this phone but the battery seems very small. is it possible to listen the mp3 player during hours and still have battery at the end of the day thanks

  • I've tried to delete original themes installed on this phone but they seem locked, aren't it?

  • Hi raven, can i know where exactly is the shop? whats the disadvantage? 550 as in without plans?

  • yeah, great stuff! it's sound is better than my mp3 player! Now, i just need a memcard! i dont know why it called ZM60 in Hungary, it s just harder to find it in the net

  • can somebody tell me if z500 has any advantage over this phone beside the size and look?here it costs a bit more than z300...its price now is around 200$,do u advise me to get it?i hear much negatives about samsung mobiles ...how is the screen?can u watch downloaded movies(like football clips) without problems?(i used to have this with my SE z1010)..i would be thankfull if somebody who bought this device can advise me about it

  • This phone is sold in Singapore, chinatown for S$550. Only 2 stores carry this at the time. Careful though, it's an import item. Looks really sleek. The one I saw was in off white color, very fashionable. Tested the video, and I must say pretty good for a small phone. A little bulky, but overall nice design. Thinking of getting it when it's officially released here.

  • its a great phone!!! i love it its the best! u have to read the manual carefully before you use this phone it can be a bit tricky but its still cool! i mean 50mb internal + 256mb= 306mb of memory.! the mp3 is pretty cool. it sounds better that cheap mp3 players. get it!

  • www.samsungseriez.com how to upload java games and more !

  • i like z300 but mine has a problem with time and alarm. Time runs sometimes late, and even when runs ok the alarm does not work properly. i wonder if there is a solution.

  • Hi, i bought the phone 3 days ago and till now im enjoying every second of it. i have only one problem: GAMES... how can i d/l to the phone Java Games??? plz if anyone has a solution let me know. thx

  • Hi! Pleas help me! I've just bought this phone and I love it but there are three things I'm wondering about! 1: after I put my pin code it takes a while to turn on, is this normal? 2: when people send me messages that exceed the limit of 1 message I recieve the messages separately, that never happened with my nokias, I always recieved them as one long message only, can i change this on samsung? Also, is it possible to change the blue on the bars and stuff of the screen? thanks!

  • does anyone know if there is a flash available for use on Cingular 850mhz band? OR will this work on Cingular UMTS that will be rolling out later this year...?

  • Hi! This may be a stupid question but could anyone tell me if the z300 has the flash animations that you can use as wallpapers like the z140 has? I have a Nokia 3650 and I'm thinking of buying Samsung z300 as my next phone, would you recommend it? Thanks!

  • Yes it's normal, mine does that to. Alarm also isn't working well, most of the time it doesn't work at all, (a known samsung bug) in fact I think it only works when plugged to the charger. There are only 2 things I don't like, batery life doesn't last much, if you watch many videos on the phone you may have to charge it every day, and the other thing I don't like is that it's not possible to upload java games on it from your pc. I've searched everywhere with no luck. Other than that I LOVE it. Video quality is superb if you upload a movie with a good bit rate and a fast frame rate (25/29.97 fps). To bad pc studio has a video file size limited to 6Mb

  • hi i bought the samsung z300 but i cant reaaly find were to change the ring tone for the sms can anyone tell me pls ? another thing when i close the mobile the front lcd pic or clock goes away and the digital clok on top remains. is it normal ? Thanks

  • hi BC, i wish i can help you but i dunno as well, i been research on this 2 hp for quiet a long time, but still in the same situation as you, considering between z300 and z500, what i found out between z300 and z500 is more or less are same, but z300 got camera flash and z500 doesn't have, this is the problem that bothering me, coz i like z500. bcoz the design is nicer than z300. i am very confuse now, sigh, why samsung do this thing to ppl. lol

  • About the ALARM this option is not working and it is strange because this is a 3G phone, that don't have an option to turn on automaticly when is turned off? About Z500/Z300? Z300 has dual speaker and a bigger screen, it has a flash for the camera. Z500 is smaller and looks better but i think that for that zise , Smasung had to "damage" things like reception and the smaller screen that is useless for a 3G model

  • i'm from poland ...telefon is good ..very good ...i've question ..how i can change default number in address book ??

  • Hi, I am trying to make up my mind about wish phone to buy, I am between samsung Z300 and Z500 I have tried to compared them, read a few opinions about them but it is steal unclear, can anyone help out and give an opionion if you know about wish would be better.. I appreciate it alot. :) BC.

  • I need HELP! It is a very good phone but i have a problem with the alarm function. I've read in some reviews that this phone turns on automatically if its switched off and an alarm is set. However my phone can alarm only if its switched on. A review told that it is up to a user to indicate in the settings whether the phone would turn on automatically in the time of the event or not, but where?? I can't find such menu point. Please help me!!

  • to the person below: im sure the pictures on this site is of z300. get ur facts rite. do u really think the ppl here wudnt have noticed the mistake all this time?

  • The Samsung Z300 and the zm60 is not same!!!!! These pictures is about the ZM60!

  • Hello, I have Windows 98 and PC Studio 2.0.9 don'run. How can i resolve the question ? Please tell me. thanks in advance. William Masoni

  • this is a great phone. great display great sound the sofware is stable, a bit ...limited but it is good.the internal memory is very good. batery is it a bit "quickly dier"..run out to fast mp3 sound it is just fantastic camera is very good, with a lot of adjustments ( iso "100-800" brightness, matring spot, wite balance.. etc) video is normal, the antena its not so good as nokia internal antenas. this phone if doesnt have the entire network gets a bit ...ploc..ploc..ploc..ploc. the second display its funny. the second camera is very good to. much better than nokia 6600. and thats all!

  • Hi I'd loke 2 bye a fon that must has a very good video color nd stereo mp3 sound.If ny1 know abt plz let me know. Thanx Shafi

  • hi!!i would like to know if somebody know any samsumg pc studio or similar product for samsung z300 and with windows 98 compability. thanks and i,m sorry for my level of english.

  • I like samsung mobile phone. I got one of it but i don't know how to use it, can you pls send me all the detail about it into my box or full manual of how to use it pls, am in need of it.

  • hi 1st im not english(im portuguese)so if i do any stupid language mistak plz sry... i bought this phone and i love it!amazing sound quality looks like a radio!good camera mode and we can take pict with the phone closed -we can do almost every thing(anwser and dial music control etc...)with the phone closed!i only dnt like the batt only 2/3 days.i only want to ask plz some one tell me:how can i put more games in the phone!?i send java game's (.jar) and the phone dnt recognise the (.jar) files...did some one knows?tnx

  • Hello. Can anybody please tell me if there is a limit for the transflash card capacity? I mean, can it take a 1Gb card or is it limited to 256Mb, for example? I'm thinking of buying a new phone, and i like this one better than the Z500. Thank you very much. J

  • Does anyone can tell me if in the outside screen we can see photos or even take photos with it without open the phone

  • This phone have the same features of E530 And nearly the same design but the only diff that this one have Card slot which is better But Does it have another colours?? Like pink colour or orange???? Coz its nearly looks 4 boys like z300 for boys and e530 for girls???? Lol i dont know.

  • In Israel it is sold by Orange and named Samsung 990. I jumped from 1G phone to 3G phone and it is phenomenal. My friend owns the e720, and the Z300 is 3G where the e720 is NOT. The screen on Z300 is Larger, and Stereo speakers. Options are immense. Where can I get a carry-on clip for this phone?

  • Does anyone knows how can I install java games in this phone? Ive tried everything and nothing! Please send a mail

  • thats a fun comment as transflash or micro sd is the smallest format memory card(about postage stamp size) and compact flash is the biggest memory card going about size of milky bar.im in uk and cant find a site about this fone or anyone selling it ,,any one help

  • is transflash the same as compact flash?

  • Jessica, I think the Z300 has a very good MP3-player, however it doesn�t come with a heavy bass. I can�t compare with the Z500 but I truly enjoy the MP3 in my Z300. But I suggest you to buy a TransFlash card, because that the 50MB memory built into the phone wont last that long, it doesnt cost that much.

  • The outer organic LED-display does show a phone in different colors when it is ringing.

  • The Z300 is an amazing cellphone in all ways. It has an excelent display and it is easy to use. Several features comes with it and the Z300 invites to take "good enough" pictures for the purpose it is built for.

  • Hi. Does anyone knows, if the LED outside the cover flashes in different colors when the phone rings? (like on the E600) Or is it just used for Cameraflash? Email A

  • I would really like to know the sound quality of the mp3s. and is this better.. or the z500? thanks!!

  • the phone samsung z-300, is good.

  • i am going to buy here In italy cost "only" 289 euro

  • does the fone hav 2 flashes + the one below the screen or jst the one below the screen? the italy TIM site has a pic with 2 flashes lit nxt to the camera module but mobile-review does not mention them. and y r ther so few reviews of this fone? can some1 comment on it if u hav one?

  • Is out in Portugal, on Optimus network. It costs 400�. Don't know anybody that has already bought it, but I really want to try it cause it looks very nice..

  • I got one of these, and it is ok. The display is bright, but a little small.... The speakers are OK too. Some things just made me mad!!!! The equalizer is not really an equalizer !!! It is always the same for all songs and tones !!! The viewfinder only shows 1/3 of the actual picture taken, that is an absurd !!! I will return this piece of crap !!

  • This is an amazing phone, i have now the e720 but i need a phone with an external memory,i had a lot of samsungs and i'm a samsung fan. Can anybody that has a z300 tell me if the video recording and playback is in 352x288 as the e720, because i didn't find any info about this, pls email me about it's video recording quality. The video quality of the e720 is amaizing 4 phone i hope that the z300 has the same capabilities

  • im tryin to decide btwn this and E730...i like the design of this but i love d outside buttons on E730...but then agn this isnt evn out except in italy....dilemma... but wen i read the review of D600 i just get astonished by the file viewer and QVGA AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

  • Hi.. have they released this phone anywhere?

  • what shops actualy sell this phone and how much

  • The T-Mobile version is called SGH-ZM60.

  • 329 euro but whit promotion (-50euro) 279 euro... in which states does it out?

  • hello,i'm italian and so sorry me if my language isn't perfect...in italy the z300 is in tim's list but isn't still goes out...and in uk? bye

  • It's out in Italy with a price of 329 � I'm waiting for the first opinions about it...

  • This Phone looks lovely does anybody know when its out on the British market?

  • does anyone know where this phone is sold?US?UK? or some where else?

  • its realy great.i use it and i know how its work.i love samsung mobile.i have 2 samsung mobile.1- n620, 2-z300.

  • its cute!!! first time samsung ever had this kind of phone. Great features!Im looking forward for this.

  • Hi, does anyone know when this product will be available for retail in the US? thx

  • Speaking about the weight, what is 110g equivilent to? I;ve currently got a 89g phone and i think thats an "ok" weight. Is 110g TOO MUCH? Looking at the majority of the the motorola phones they range to about 120g!!

  • Samsung products remain the best in the whole world today

  • Does anyone know if this phone supports chinese? As in, can i read n type chinese words? thx...

  • one of the best company and one of the best product this mobile wich in my opinion is more for people who have some money and they are interested to spend some money on quality product wich earns only pleasent emotions. design one of the best so the performance and features too.

  • ahh! This phone is great, look at the spec! I agree about the weight being heavy :( But what can you expect from a great spec? hehe When will this be out? Please tell me prices aswell!! GBR Pounds plz

  • Woah~.. looks hot hot hot~!! though weight quite heavy, the specs there are good enough to overlook it. EDGE? nah, if there are countries not using it, it's something i'll pass. Good all-rounder. CheeRs~!

  • wow~! this must be the best samsung ever! i'll be waiting for this masterpiece from samsung.. mp3 player included! but i don't get it.. why won't samsung integrate EDGE or PoC?

  • Finally a combonation of bluetooth, memory expansion on a samsung!