Samsung Z710

  • Released 2006, February
    108g, 20.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    128MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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    240x320 pixels, 2.15 inch
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 880mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Z710 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2006, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 96.7 x 47.5 x 20.5 mm (3.81 x 1.87 x 0.81 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 2.15 inch, 4:3 ratio
 Second external display TFT, 65K colors (96 x 96 pixels)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 128MB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
 Dual speaker
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB 1.1
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 TV-out
MP3/AAC/AAC+/RealAudio/WMA player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 220 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.43 W/kg (head)     0.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head)    

Samsung Z710 - User Reviews

  • can we get dis phone in d market now

  • looks like the lampshade in the Pixar logo

  • The model is so nice..sme 1 tell me how s the model feed back

  • Why has this phone been discontinued?I had one but lost it.Where can I get another?

  • I would like to know the price please in �s

  • I have this fone for more than 1 and 1/2 years and did not experience any problem using it wether in my country and roaming to other countries.this fone really is one of the greatest that i had and will never change it or sell it.this phone records a very good quality mpeg4,can play full movie(DVD converted to mpeg4 using pinnacle studio) which most phones has no capability to play,has fm,stereo speakers,with flash,mp3,can use downloaded themes and wallpapers and great design.

  • are the speakers louder than on 6233? in serbia this phone costs about 190E!

  • Hi guys im writing for any one who buy this mobile i want to know the price of this mobile in france,advantages,disadvantages,it sound low or high comprative with d600,nokia n73 and what about it battery the same of d600 or no please any one have any information about that send me on my e-mail:[email protected] sorry for extend

  • thank's philm for your answer but i wanna know the price of this mobile in france

  • This has beeen my dream fone for a year now but it has never made it uk,,its got everything i want in my favorite design clamshell..I could have got it sim fre from expansys but they were asking over �400 for it.Does anybody really know why some handsets get chosen by carriers and then they flog them like mad yet some really brilliant handsets like clamshell n92 never make it to uk and the likes,,but like the d600 the d900 are pushed to death here in uk and every carrier just so happens to choose all the same models,,do they put them in a hat and draw them out and say rite we will stock this model..Make the z710 mass markwet

  • Hi gays l wanna know any things about these phone please my e mail is [email protected]

  • This is my dream phone.

  • its a very good phone we can hit nokia n93i

  • this phone will not released anymore because this was only exhibited in France. i have this phone and the style is magnificent. tv-out, FM , video call, one hour video recording.. this phone is versus with Nokia N95. i have the n95 but z710 is more stylish..

  • it is a very good cell i like !!!

  • Hi arman.did u find this fone?i don't think it has 3.5mm jak out put and i300 in very good but the battery of this fone is not good.

  • The display is not just analogue. you can put whatever pictures u want. check out the video if you dont know.

  • The best online store is World electronics and its 699.99

  • wel..it's damn coooool..i wanna have one of them...how much does it cost??....

  • How loud it sounds the mp3 ringtones?

  • weird looking

  • i hate this phone. dont buy it. i used to own it and everything stopped working. the speaker, buttons, screen, and camera. i only had it for 3 weeks.

  • hi shahriar.my name s arman and i m from iran too.i m seriuosly looking for this phone,but i haven t find it yet.i think i can find it in tehran.i realy love this phone but the only problem is that i don t know about the user interface that it s the new samsung ones or the old ones.and the other problem is that i m not sure about finding 3.5 mm adapter for it.if there were no 3.5 mm adapter i m going for i300.

  • Is it in iran?may not!!!what is the size of video capture?i hope CIF or QVGA.and why dose it play WMA? make better by getting advice of users. thanks

  • The only bad thing about this phone is the analogue external display :S it is a flaw in its design, and a digital display with message received icon would have suited it much better.

  • Just want to mention to the dutch readers in here that I just ordered one in the Netherlands, so it's available here too! I will recieve this good looking phone somewhere next week (19th to 25th of march). Can't wait! Will give review when i have it.

  • Samsung, launch its ASIA version ! Taiwan/Singapore/China/HK/.... no matter what country, just launch it ASAP !

  • This phone is cool...When is its release?

  • wow this phone is looking awesome. can't wait for it to be released here in singapore. How fat is the phone?

  • to all users of this phone can you please post some shots at the esato.com i just wanted to see some shots taken by every autofocus phones. tnx in advance!

  • Can someone mail me the original battery code used in the Samsung Z710, [email protected]

  • Hi Guys,I like this Set And it is so cute and so nice I Like That!

  • Hey guys!!! Yeaah I live in Mauritius, an island found in the Indian ocean.... The only thing i want to know is:::: Does the samsung z710 have mpeg 4 or a format which we can watch movies, clips and so on???????>......... Please someone e-mail me... Thanks By the way, Which one is better? a sony ericsson w900 or the samsung z710?

  • I hate this very much, because it doesn't launch Asia (Chinese) version. This makes me wait for over half a year but still not selling in Asia Market !!!!!

  • this is actually the most stylish and sexiest phone at the present. yes, it is true that the picture is not good but in personal it is so beautiful. The video recording will take up until one hour. you choose resolution by 320x240 which is very quite good you can connect to TV, FM function also. your video can be transferred also to your Ipod Video. If you buy new, there are no tv-out cable or headset but it is the same accessories with samsung d900.

  • can anyone please tell me the video size of the z710?

  • I know motorola is crap but i like the ROKR E6. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIZE OF VIDEO IT TAKES PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! Trust me when I say this, I hate motorola with a passion but the E6 caught me. If you tell me the video size I'll probably buy this one instead of the E6.

  • i have this phone and i shall say this phone is very beautiful. this phones is a little smaller than samsung d600. the phone in the picture is not quite good but in personal, believe me, truly magnificent.

  • i just bought this phone in france and i think this is the best phone in the world ever. 3g, tv-out function, fm one hour video recording. 3.2 mega pixel. this samsung z710 is very far beautifuk than samsung d900 or z720 as the latest. i am an english and i wonder that this phone didn't sell here in united kingdom.

  • aj...... You cant seriously put this phone in the same category as a motorola, can you? Trust me pick the Samsung,pick the motorola and hang your head in shame for the rest of your life. This or the SE K800, definitely mate.

  • please please can anyone tell me the size of video it takes? very curious to know, its between this phone and the new rokr e6.

  • 3g enables video calls, improves your signal strength and allows for quicker internet speeds you wallies! Can u change the message tone to an mp3 does anyone know?

  • 3G means a video call and enternet functions such as watching TV online

  • 3g means 3rd generation...

  • 3g means 3great games !

  • 3G means 3Games

  • What's the 3G..?? Can anybody please tell me about it?

  • eLow Guys, My onLy question to this fone is "can we download themes for this fone???" as far as I know, unlike the sonyericsson and nokia, samsung does not have any theme creator to customize the fone... Don't know why though... Samsung only concentrates on the Looks of the fone which is reaLLy top class... But can't they also focus thier attention on the capabilities of the fone???

  • i went to France and i grab to buy this phone for about 600 euro. Very nice . Perfect phone, it has all the everything. 3G , FM , Tv-out, 3.2 megapixel and so on...

  • this phone is the most beautiful phone of all times but only available in France, Germany and Italy but not in UK or USA. they will not sale or release this phone anymore. They will sell this phone only those countries mention... beleive me......

  • I just called SamStores and they said they are currently out of stock, but will be stocked up in 2-3 weeks. They are not sure what the price will be.

  • I read the specs already but can someone advice me if this is A2DP compatable.

  • can u change the message tone to an mp3?????????someone who has this phone please answer 4 once!!!!

  • No, not serious bout gettin it in Australia as I never said that.It was Aus chick who said that coz thats where she lives!Just checkin if u could change the message tone unlike all the other Samsungs, I would never buy a Samsung for that reason!But u are correct it is only available in some of Europe ( not UK unfortunately) !!!

  • tom, are u serious about getting the phone in australia? at the moment i can only find it being sold in the western areas of europe...

  • it is a best handset what i am looking for so could u tell me what i have to do take this mobile phone and this is the best handset what the feature i am looking for so i will wait for u

  • hi,i wud lyk to share what i discovered w this phn.i converted a full length dvd movie to mpeg4 and it plays amazingly till the end,almost 2hrs.

  • Aus chick can u change the message tone on this phone?or do u just have the standard crap ones? Oh yeah one more thing, are u fit?

  • How funny, come and live in Australia and like me get it for free for being a loyal customer of Telstra. Gotta tell ya how over joyed I was when they called to me to advise they were giving it to me for free!!!!!

  • Hello, does nyone know if english is one of the languages on the phone? thanks

  • Does anybody knows whether this phone supports the stereo Bluetotth headsets?

  • it's very unfair that this phone released only in France, Germany , italy and why that they didn't released this phone in UK since UK is center of Europe. i believe France has the best city in the world but i believe London is the center trade and industry in europe.

  • you can get this phone at www.pixmania.co.uk at �389.99.

  • this phone is only available in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. they will not sell anymore this phone.

  • When they will release this phone in Cannada

  • y this phone never sell in singapore??? Does this phone's ring tone n virbrition work together?

  • its very koool

  • i hate samsung, tehy released this phone only in France and Germany. please released now here in UK, we are waiting for a time to release here.

  • stfu Prestige

  • can u actually change the message tone on this phone unlike all the other samsungs??????

  • ohh my god ... im in love wif this phone... love it but i live in nz so it hasnt even com out yet buy this is just amazing...3.15 mp cam wif 3g and bluetoothe... i relli want this phone anyways if i bought this in hongkong and put the simcard and try to connect to 3g vodafone in new zealand would it work?? thx (p.s this phone is the best phone!! beta than p850!!)

  • A phones a phone. nothing special about this phone. its just like any other one. Normal phones FTW cause if you lose it meh its only like what 50$ a year? you lose this phone oh you'll be crying all night

  • Does anybody knows whether this phone supports the stereo Bluetotth headsets? What is the maximum size of the memory card? Thank You!

  • samsung please, release now this model. i've been waiting for a 9 months and i feel like tortured if you don't sell this in UK>

  • this phn has fm,bluetooth as well as sim card slot since it is a gsm and umts.everything that was written in the specs are true.i really like this phn,don't have any problem specially when roaming,reaallly great.using this phn for almost 5months and did not encounter any problem.

  • Hello, Please i want to know these about Samsung Z710: -Does it actually have am FM? -Does it have bluetooth? -Does it use a sim card or is it sim free? I want to buy the phone but read on gsm arena's review that samsung lied about the bluetooth and fm. It doesn't do either of them. Please let me know .

  • Bring it out for xmas in uk ,,,come on carfone etc you big giblets lets get this fone out ,,,its the right time as well as 3 mp is the standard now & its got the features i want & i love clamshells & to be perfectly honest clamshells are thin on the market & even rarer still with these perfect specs..Its probably too late BUT thats the uks fault they buy millions of lower class fones there even sold in our local Savers store.I they genuinly read these forums they wud have an almost secret weapon in there future profits by getting first class info on what the british ( rest of world also)really want

  • this phone is 101%/100% when it comes to beauty and excellent but samsung didn't want to sell. all samsung coming out right now are so cheap. all, d900 e900, z400 and so on.. cheap. samsung will is now losing to sony ericcson and nokia. poor samsung....

  • It is realy amasing......

  • It is the best phone in the world. 10 out of 10 in the design nice clock on the front of the phone. good camera 3.15 mp it is 3G and that makes it better again. 10 out of 10 all over

  • Who would like a normal phone? Me! I have a 6230, but my wife wants to sell it an get something new. The only thing I use on my current phone is the camera, and even that's a gimick. Normal phone FTW!

  • in US is known as a990 i got it but the best option is the camera(3.15MP) and the price of the phone with 2 year contract is $400 u wanna buy a camera or a phone ? or with $400 buy digital cam with 8.0mp :)

  • Hey, I'm on a 3g plan in Australia, and as the z710 is also 3g (umts), could I buy this phone in Hong Kong and then just put the simcard from the existing 3g phone into the new one, as they're both 3g? Thank you!

  • yes, but then, who would like to have a common cellphone

  • why that this phone they didn't sell in the UK? this should be the most powerful. sony ericsson k800 is sellingly hot. sorry, samsung, you lost. if you sell this z710, this should be the hottest, number 1 selling phone.

  • This an awesome phone, the only problem is it isnt available in all countries. You guys are saying that its available in Europe, unfortunatly its not in the UK. It sucks. I work in a mobile retailer and the z710 isnt even on our systems, for me to get this phone, it means a daytrip to france. and when i bring it back where the roaming rates would be stupid. Maybe i should move to france...Oh i wish i had this phone.....The best samsung we have is the d900. le sigh. x

  • Hi,I have seen that it has the usb v.1.1 instead of v.2. Does it mean that it works more slowly to download photos than for example the v.2 that does have the SE K800i

  • Hey,Mihail My name is Adina and I'm from Romania! I'd like some more information about this phone. I've been expecting it since January and I did't find anywhere to buy it...including USA (they don't deliver in Romania!!!)So, please tell me more impressions about it in my mail(you told it's fantastic!!) and where from did you buy it? Thank you very much!

  • i bought it last week for 380 Euros It is fantastic

  • ­ samstores has then for under $400 shipped, that is cheap!!! i check 2 months ago and it was $600+ has anyone gotten it from anywhere else? And if i get this phone, will it work with Cingular/T-mobile service? Thanks in advance

  • just kenny again its �380 simfree wich is fair but its got a ccd sensor wich means its in sharp 903 territory but no supplied tv out cables i wonder if i email samsung ill get a definite answer ?????

  • it has all the features to be fully utilised in the uk where i live but no one has taken it on as yet & is as widely available as free gold nuggets .It does have tv-out but like my d900 ive bought you have to trawl the dingy side of life in back streets & unknown 3rd party persons to get the tv out cables,,its bloody awful ill tell you ,,,they do not supply the cables & then they dont seem to rudy make them & many times ive emailed samsung about tv cables for the e770 that in the end i never bought the fone.I love clamshells but getting one with tv output is limited to n93 sharp 903 but samsung have got it made right here but will it to be without tv cables & judging by this forum it can only be bought at pixmania so im off there now to see

  • why until now this phone is not in the market. only in pixmania but lack of specifications like tv -out and fm . samsung cheat again.

  • what languages does this phone have? Also, is this a good mp3 player? thanx a bunch

  • Can this samsung phone vibe and ring at the same time ?

  • what languages does this phone have? Also, is this a good mp3 player? thanx a bunch

  • exactly like sharp 903sh except sharp is way better lol

  • Usualli "i" at the end of Samsung model number means its "iMode" phone, comes with iMode Browser. Hope this help.

  • Does anybody know ? What's the diffrent between Z710 and z710i ? I saw the Samsung z710i (samstores) Please let me know

  • this phone is only avialable in France and Germany.

  • a990 is cdma while z710 is gsm

  • Samcung can't have lie to us. Of course, Isaw this mobile phnoe in the Samsung's europe offical hompage. But There are no chor for z710. I don't understand. Why Samsung did not sell this phone to us ?

  • cant they think of ther own design have to copy sharp 903

  • wutz the diffrence of z710 and A990?????????????????????????????? I GOTS TA KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

  • Is this a really good mp3 player?

  • yeah z710 cant be found

  • Is this a really good mp3 player? Help please.

  • We can't buy z710 at this moment. There're no z710 in many internet websites. I also tried to buy it. But I failed. I'd really like to buy it.

  • what are the competitor phones for this?

  • @RI 3.15 MP, interpolated to 6MP--means the camera takes a picture at 3.15mp resolution and then enlarged it to the size as big as a image taken by a 6mp camera by adding new pixels to it (they use some advance calculation to pick up better pixels not just add the one next to it, that way the filan picture looks smooth not just an enlarged one). Note that the amount of photo information hasn't changed its still same as 3.15mp. You can do the same in photoshop. I dont know whats the deal with xCute phones. the calmshell looks funy lesser gun type IMO and Im not sure if their screen has VGA640x480 16m colors.

  • @kal Interpolated??? I saw them here, but none of them has egde, 3g, bluetooth, etc.??? I�m referring to: Xcute DV2--3.15 MP, interpolated to 6MP Xcute Dv50 & Dv80---5 MP, interpolated to 8MP

  • @kal Interpolated??? I saw them in this site, but none of them has egde, 3g, bluetooth, etc.???

  • Hi kal B500 is fake picture or v8200 was canceled trust me. becaus im korean

  • Does anyone know how long the shutter lag is at the camera's highest setting?

  • Oh I forgot to add: Xcute DV2--3.15 MP, interpolated to 6MP Xcute Dv50 & Dv80---5 MP, interpolated to 8MP

  • Ricky: here is a list. LG KG920--5MP --------------------------------- Samsung SPH-v7800----5MP 3x optical zoom, 24mm thin. Source:http://www.slashphone.com/102/2069.html ---------------------------------- Samsung SCH-V770----7MP 3x optical zoom Source:http://www.slashphone.com/102/2181.html more: or ---------------------------------- Samsung SCH-B500----7MP 3x optical zoom and still 18.5 mm. Source:http://www.slashphone.com/102/3499.html ------------------------------------ Samsung SPH-V8200----8MP and still 18.5 mm SOurce:http://www.slashphone.com/102/3178.html ------------------------------------ Samsung SCH-B600----10MP 3X Optical zoom Source:http://www.slashphone.com/102/3844.html All those Samsungs are for Korean Market.

  • i like this phone very much. can you give me the names of the highest megapixele phones.

  • correction: Carl-zeiss or any optics for sure..

  • SE,Samsung,Sharp, and Lg have applied CCD sensors in their mobile phones already.. i saw one of the pics of them by SE S700i compared to Nokia 6630 and i found out the real thing about CCD's effectiveness... Surely once CCD is installed in a mobile phone camera, it will be gorgeous.. one fault i saw in Nokia is they use Carl-Zeiss without using CCD sensor.. if ever any Brand applied CCD to all 3mp to higher pxel cameras. it will blow up CCD for sure...

  • @Rick Z710 uses CCD matrix. there are very few camera phone with CCD matrix lense like Sharp 903SH..which is one of the best camera phone.but well never been reviewed or compared. The majority of competitors like K800/K750/N73/N93 even D900 apply CMOS solution..the quality is said to be nearly the same but energy consumption proves to be less in CCD.Thats why I wanted to see a comparsion between CCD and CMOS solutions. and NO website did that yet. Some interesting features in D900:it has a inbuild mobile tracking freature. Incase its been stolen and that person uses another sim card it will send a sms to a pre-assigned number (set by you) telling you whats the new number...but getting your phone back will depend on which country ur from and what kinda technology your police department uses to locate it..hehe. but im sure it will give you some relief. next is, it has a interactive background that gets darker as the day passes by and becomes night scene at the end of the day..impressive IMO.Someone says it has some heat sensors or something. Dont know for sure. You will be buying the phone , so you should be the one to decide. Here are some links to check the camera quality of D900 and Z710. Camera review of D900 Review of Z710: Last point: There are many people who bought D900 and there are serious discussion going on in D900 foroum here or in mobile-review site. you can find most of the sloutions if you read them thoroughly. But Samsung is paying so little attention to Z710 so much so that it didnt even make an impact in the market. Those who has it, not posting anything good or bad. If you buy it and (I hope not but)face any problems..chances are no one will be there to halp you sort out..you have to call service center. Personally I loved both. I never had a calm shell with Swivel screen, so i dont know how stable they are but Z710 looks so adorable. Its your call now. Cheers and best of luck.

  • Kal i saw mobile-review's n73 camera review and it ties up with K800, and n93 as i was very shocked... makes blurry macros while D900 performs good in every department.. really if you see D900's color it's just similar to K800 which both makes natural photos... but then i was happy with the results.. though it's the first cybershot from SE, they make it good.. and Samsung did it's job for balacing everthing so that people cannot call it only a digicam but an excellent mobile phone...

  • @kal Thanks man, you were very helpful, which one do you think takes better pictures, I ddon�t know what a ccd lense is, is it better?? Between d900 and z710 which one do you recommend?? Thanks again!!

  • @Rick You asked a very difficult question. Z710 is a calm shell camera phone with ccd lense. No one compared its camera with anyone other brands. I dont know why. It looks pretty much like a digital camera. D900 is a slim slider with 3.2mp camera and its already tested against N73 and K800 and in my opinion it did great considering its slimness...the color is ok..sometimes not good enough..you might have to adjust it in photoshop.over all nice phone..there are some confusion about the sound volume...you need to take off the plastic screen protector..coz its blocking the speakers. N73 is a dull looking bar phone in my opinion..but its s smart phone. Its 3.2mp CZ camera takes vivid colored pictures...nokia fans going ga-ga over it saying its the best ever..little did they know that its post processing the pictures..taking out all the noise and grains in the pictures and filling it up with same color..making it look like its clear and clean...sometimes adding too much color though. But as a phone this will surely have advantage as its a symbian smart phone...will cost you $100 extra as well. so its upto you. about Z710 and A990...A990 is CDMA version of Z710...and its carier specific..so the service provider might take out certain features..or make you buy their own services.

  • oh sorry not radio, but nothing.. hehe weird right?

  • i do like z710's design, and i hated n93's design though it has a good camera, forget mentioning K800 which is a real digital in terms of it's equipment. it's a puzzle for me before coz K800 has xenon flash, cybershot programs, high ISO sensitivity and bestpic which is found at my DSC-S40 only lacks good video(my s40 has VGA recording at 30fps), N93 takes all Carl-zeiss technology(including VGA recording which sends it to be the best video phone) and this Z710 which uses CCD, if those camera technologie were put into one phone in NOKIA or SE, or even SAMSUNG, then this will be a real all out war of camera phones.. i've already saw those pictures with my eye from my NOKIA/SAMSUNG/SE lover friends, save it in my computer and compare it to my S40 and still, DIgital camera is Far better than any of those phones, if ever SE will put all cybershot features including video then it's a real challenge for all phones out there for sure,.. but i remember that those are not digicams but cellphones...hehe SAMSUNG is doing good with Z710's overall features, only lacks radio.. hehe!

  • diz is a wikid phone but,is it out in uk coz non of da shps hav it in leeds man!

  • xolgravy, where did you buy it?

  • i wanted to buy this phone today. i have been waiting for it to come out for so long.the people in the shop today told be though that i could not use the 3g functions of the phone because it doesn't have vodafon live. that sucks! does anyone know if you really can not use the cool features on this phone in switzerland?

  • hey, does this front screen rotate all the way around like the nokia 6260?

  • what is the length of video record for this phone?

  • I have owned it for 3 days now. It's by far the best mobilephone so far i ever have purchased.

  • @tarantula, some of the websites listed on the left ..CITiMiami,WElectronics already have the GSM version.. NOT the CDMA A990 in their product list and they are selling it. Its already available if I'm not wrong.

  • Hey Kal, as the name of this site says: GSNArena, it isnt CDMAArena!, only make reviews of GSM handsets and Z710 isnt in the market. A990 is the CDMA version of Z710, it means that: If you live in USA you can buy this phone and you have CDMA2000 1x 3g services, it means: is better than UMTS and WCDMA in data transfer speeds, its an advantage... its a pity because the most used tech is GSM

  • Hi, please let me know where you purchased the Samsung Z710 from? Is the Samsung A990 identical to the Z710 (incl. 3g/UMTS etc)? Thanks a lot.

  • This is like one of the best camera phone that Samsung has to offer..and there is only 267 comments so far.. No, GSMarena will NOT have a review for it. ,...if it is so. Its a shame that they did a camera review of D900 (which is actally a fashion phone) with N73 and K800 and not this or P850.

  • it doesnt't have independent music buttons

  • I want review!!!

  • It is the best! Very Happy with it!

  • Does this phone have symbian os 60?

  • I really like this phone and i m also thinking of buying it, but i really would like someone to write a review about it

  • Can anybody tells me that, that phone comes with flash or not...?

  • ASLAAMLIKOM!its back is cpy os se s700i !!!but overall good phone

  • This has a flash and it has a CCD lens, putting it on the same level as the 903SH and KG920 in terms of lenses.

  • is z710 camera ccd or cmmos ?

  • These pics are impossible!

  • for anyone that already has this phone or has some knowledge of it: does this phone have independent music buttons like the a990. thet samsung a990 has play fast forward and such. i was wondering if this phone also had buttons such as those. thanks

  • that s a true cellphone come on it s perfect has �tv�.... is the perfect cell to people who loves tecnology. i like samsung and i like nokia but i like v3 i !!!!!!!!!!am i confuse?

  • can u take pictures on this phone without making it look like a digital camera(fliping the screen)?

  • Looks absolutely gorgeous! Wonder when's it coming to New Zealand. Hmmm...hope it won't cost NZ$1000+ :(

  • ok, a few questions on this phone: 1. Can you change the bootload animation? 2. can you place animated gifs as wallpaper that still animates? 3. Do animated gifs lag? 4. Can you change the wallpaper on the smaller screen on the cover? 5. Can you flip the phone open with your thumb and not twist the cover? Yes, I know these questions are very trivial, yet considering how my V3x can't do any of the things i asked for (except for no. 5, obviously), and older phones can do them effortlessly, it'd bring peace of mind if I can get a phone that at the very least runs smoothly, since I like this phone very much.

  • can u take pic on this phone without making it look like a digital camera(fliping the screen)

  • if its not perfect den its close to perfect. awesome fone. it'd b da fone ov da year. wts its price in UK?

  • it's amazing how people misunderstand and conjure up wrong information and disappoint themselves....i've never seen a person who gets disappointed at dual stereo speakers cz it's not 3D....i mean 3D speakers are basically normal speakers with software dat tweaks the sound to give 3D feel, right? pity pity...

  • I think if this is the correct price in my opinion it's very expensive I will not buy if its the same price !!

  • I bought it in Singapore last week for S1010.The design is superb and the keypad is great.Texting is easier compared to samsung local phones that I have here in Korea.The package has no english manual which I hope will be available soon.

  • can u take pic on this phone without making it look like a digital camera(fliping the screen)

  • We are waiting for this mobile here in Saudi Arabia from 6 months and if it's available in Europe these days I think it will need extra 3 months to arrive to the middle east.

  • Found a shop in Singapore selling this phone... was quoted a price of S$1050.00!!

  • Does anyone have an ETA in Australia???

  • this phone does come with flash

  • 3.2 meg camera but no flash... come on.. how about mp3 , does it any good , no 3d speaker only dual speaker realy a bit disapointed.....

  • somebody tell me if i can use that phone in colombia..thanks a lot

  • does this phone have english text? does anyone know?

  • thanx a lot

  • it's the first samsung to be released only in europe, but as usual, we can buy it anywhere unlocked

  • neil tolerton ass manager loves this fone

  • Ah..I have been waiting this phone for 6months, But I can't buy it. Beacuse I'm liveing in Australia. So I'm looking for GSM mobile site...I'd really like to buy it(Unlocked)..But I can't find web site... WElectronics site only sell in USA... How long does it take to have it..

  • its way too expensive

  • its way too expensive

  • Why 350 ???

  • As usual the price on release is way too high....wait for a month..and it will be close to $350

  • herz the link

  • ohhhh myyy goddddd, i have been waiting for this phone since february, i cant believe its finally out on the internet

  • hows the menu?!?! i mean is it like the old samsungs menu or like their new menu like in the e900(black and white themes)?!

  • This phone is extremly cool. However, do you guys know if there is a mp3 player at all?

  • When is this phone coming out in the US?

  • i wish i cud find out if this is coming out sim free in uk because they cancelled the z700 so waiting for this now & its toooo long..If its not out in uk at least i can cross it off my list & try for the p850 IF that comes out or cross that off my list and go for nokia n80 or nokia n93,,im more video capability type phone wanting & my d600 was excellant but poor batt life arhhh as they say

  • The CDMA version a990 is available in the US from Verizon wireless for $349.99. Good to see a new model came out in US..lol.. But well its not GSM.

  • theres a phone similar to this its samsung sch a990 and its release date is q3 of 2006 check out these sites and

  • Price Samsung SCH-A990: 349,99$

  • Response to Imran... On come on yar its a time of new technology like bluetooth who cares about infrared(old technology) oVERALL IT WILL BE the best from Samsung...im waiting for that cell to arrive soon....

  • oh i like this cell so much(not so much as you re thinking)but where is the infrared port i miss it,but is a nice n coll cell

  • I Consider Sonyericsson the father of all phones but this time im really disappointed with the design of K800. There is,nt any doubt about its performance but design sucks.Well on other hand Samsungs Z710 Is Gr8 with beautiful design. Im exteremly waiting 4that phone 2arrive.Why Samsung is still waiting....Can anybody tells me when this phone will arrive...?

  • Im waiting for that phone. It have a beautiful design...I think its the gr8 achievement from samsung...

  • CAN Someone just warn samsung that looking through websites and shops, stores and whatever that samsung is sooooooo behind that theyr not in any top lists of phones and stuff

  • I need this phone now i've been waiting for 7 1/2 month im soooooooooo annoyed grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • what is samsung waiting for??!!

  • aRghhhhhhh need this fone NOW... samsung needs a 3.2mp fone NOW!!

  • Samsung really need to bring this phone out now - they have stiff competition on the market now. If they fail to bring it out in a month or so, it will be too late. Many of the current phones are at this standard. Samsung are falling behind the 8 ball.

  • SAMSUNG has nothing to show to SE and NOKIA fans but the extremely stylish design,.. all other aspects are inferior in comparison to the best of SE and NOKIA NOKIA phones are brick, SE phones are Boring, but excels much in features and communications, that's the truth,.. and the worst of all phones is Motorola(that's because of my painful experience with it)...

  • SAMSUNG Z710 looks awesome! currently using V3X... : ( extremely dissapointed with motorola this time : ( I love samsung & never tried Sony E.. but thinking about getting the W850 .....I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE ...

  • Is it possible to download dictionary to this phone?

  • theres one thing i have noticed about samsung phones first d800 has a 1.3mp dand then samsung released e900 with 2.0mp and now d900 will be out soon this july or aug. with 3mp. Now notice that camera stength is going up everytime 1.3 2.0 3.0 well i am expecting z710 to come out on the 4th week of aug or sometime during sept.

  • theres one thing i have noticed about samsung phones first d800 has a 1.3mp dand then samsung released e900 with 2.0mp and now d900 will be out soon this july or aug. with 3mp. Now notice that camera stength is going up everytime 1.3 2.0 3.0 well i am expecting z710 to come out on the 4th week of aug or sometime during sept.

  • Also, k800 may win when it comes to headphones but if you haven't noticed,most k-series phones don't have 3.5 jacks.That's because k-series phones were meant to play music through loudspeaker mainly to play music while using the internet.If you want a music phone just get a walkman.

  • well said gagbag!i dnt know about this tarantula..K800i's design sucks..it's plain square & bulky, there's no argument about that..Z710 may not match-up with the features, but still, it has d features u can find in K800i..i dont hate SE, my previous W550i is great..and i wont be surprised if i get a W810i after a few months when its price dropped..but in K800i, there's nothing special about it..really..

  • @Gagbag Sorry Sorry SORRY!! My intention was write to "jojokulit", excuse me, its an error... I am a human! I confuse the jojokulit comment with one yours

  • @Turantula As said about 100 times before*gasp*K800 IS A PHONE FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT FEATURES FIRST!We all know k800 wins in features.What you fail to understand is that although k800 is loaded,it is bulky and looks quite boring.Comparing k800 to z710 is like comparing n93 to slvr.When people see z710 and k800 side by side for the first time the majority of people will go for z710.We both know that.I am an SE fan but i'm sorry to say that i'm too dissappointed with the k800 design to even bother to purchase it.

  • this is a better copy of LG.7110

  • @Abe First of all, you will have arguments to say that SE phones are a garbaje. You must known that sony dont make phones, the company that make phones is a joint venture between sony and ericsson and named sony ericsson. Ericsson is a leader in wireless tech, and for it have the most list of patents in the world, follow by nokia Ericsson sells technology to your beloved samsung, sells circuits maps, wireless tech (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, Bluetooth), and like samsung other manufacturers buy tech from ericsson like LG, sagem, etc. Your beloved Bluetooth is an ericsson invention in SIG (Special Interest Group), ericsson develop this tech and brings bluetooth phones long time ago (the excellent ericsson T39m) The clamshell and slider design were first in motorola and siemens respectively, isnt a samsung property and i say that motorola make a revolution with RAZR series, for it samsung, LG and others follow this successful design. You have your own tastes, but overall K800 is a better phone than Z710

  • First off, Sony is a great brand!!! IN TV'S and RADIO'S and other home electronics. Not in phones. They're phone's are garbage!!! Just cause the camera is slightly better in the K800, who cares. They're both 3.2 megapixels. Thats what Sony's known for, their camera's. But Samsung is known for their quality phones. They're better than any other phones out there. They look better, perform better, and are more unique than other phones. I mean who the hell is into bar phones these days. It's lame. It would annoy the hell out of me if i had to lock the phone everytime i wanna put it in my pocket or case. Clamshell is the way to go and to sthrengthen htat, they put a twist on it. Samsung basically came out with the first megapixel rotating camera and sliding phones. And god Nokia's are huge. Nice but huge. Samsung kills any other brand out there. Just cause there Samsung doesnt have IR who cares. Who the hell needs IR these days. Everything is bluetooth, computers, cars, headsets, etc. You dont see a headset with IR lol. I mean people get with the program, SAMSUNG has better quality phones and they sure are better lookin than most phones. Ok i admit that Motorola stunned "the world" with the Razr and Slvr series but the phone's are terrible, camera sucks, and its the slowest phone possible. EVERYONE has the razr, including me (Dolce and Gabana V3i) and i think it SUCKS!!!!! The only reason i got it was to get a phone no one has in my area and i'm waitin for the Z710 to come out. You better believe that i'll be one of the first to have it. Thanks and ALWAYS choose SAMSUNG. Abe

  • When the hell is this phone gonna come out!!! Why is samsung STALLING on this phone!!!!

  • @Gagbag Z710 is YOUR better choice, not the better choice. Both phones have the same features, but these features are better in SE K800, K800 is more orientated to camera than Z710, this is the reason of image stabilizer, xenon flash, best pic and others. Z710 has CCD camera matrix, but it isnt indicative of better job in a camera, I remember to all people that professional SLR cameras uses CMOS matrix, and K750 in comparing with samsung P750 2MP CCD camera, K750 wins in all aspects. The new JAVA Plattform (JP-7) MIDP 2.0 in SE K800 allow to programmers write java aplications to manage camera functions, and make games in QVGA resolution with 30fps without hardware acceleration. And about screens, Z710 has bigger screen (2.15 inch). In comparisson the screen is in the same level in colour rendition with K800 screen (2.0 inch) Bluetooth 2.0 EDR in SE vs Bluetooth 1.2 in Z710 Conclussion: If you want nice design with average camera and functions go with Z710, otherwise, if you want better functions and better camera choose K800 or the upcomming nokia N73

  • In z710 features it says nothing about the camera having flash.But in the pics you can see one diode of flash.Rather poor when comparing it to the two diode xenon flash of the k800.But it is still not a huge disadvantage.As earlier said,k800 is a phone for people who put features first.But basically both phones have the same features.Simply stated,z710 is the better choice.

  • @Kal Sorry,I seemed to have speed-read the z710 features.I now realize why z710 is somewhat better than k800.The only disavantage is not having infrared.However,it is not such a big deal and can be excused by the cool design and excellent features.It is simply more innovative than k800.I would much rather this than k800 or N90.I'm not 100 percent sure abuot N93.

  • well the writeup on slashphone says that it does have symbian, but samsungs own page does not say anything about the "os" at all... as for when its out, in norway atleast it should be out next month. other then that i dont know...

  • this phone is absolutely amazing. it looks good, bluetooth, radio, 3MP camera, mp3's. brilliant. cant wait for the release. anyone got any ide whaen its out? mail me

  • It doesnt't have Symbian OS ???!!!

  • Samsung Z710 is soooooo cool!!!! i will buy it the moment it comes out. i also like the samsung z550, which has not come out yet either.

  • why are people arguing over which phone is better...btw....this is the samsung z710 opinion page, not the sony ericsson k800 advertisement page right? stop arguing.... anyways...i find it odd that there are no official websites for this phone...i looked it up on a german website, and was happy to find that "strahlung" (apparently radiation...) was pretty low...SAR level 0.5 :]

  • i think personally that the k800i is better than this because it luks better and they both hav kind of the same qualities. this phone is for people that show off

  • "Lazari" sounds like those Romanian scamming people. I've lost money once. So be carefull.

  • 500 euros???

  • @ tarantula : I dont really have this phone (and im doubtful if this will be released soon :-))& I currently own a D720. But ok, let's compare these two phones : Weight/Size : K800 is 8 grams heavier & 10 mm wider. That's a lot. Display : Samsung is known to produce quality screens than SE, since both hav a QVGA screen, Z710 should hav a btter display than K800i. MP3 Sound : K800 is better with the headset, Z710 has the advantage in speakers. Design : Undoubtedly, Z710 outclasses K800i. Camera : SE is known to produce quality pics but Z710 uses CCD Matrix which is better than CMOS which d K800i uses.So we cant tell which is d better one. Video : K800i is still with the ancient QCIF res, while Z710 will most likely have a CIF, like other samsung phones. K800i has infrared, Z710 has TV Out. Z710 has document viewer (excel, word) while SE has none. Z710 has 128MB internal memory, K800 has only 64MB.M2 cards are still unpopular, only 512MB will b available this year while micro-SD will hav 2Gb at the end of d year. So which is d better phone?Z710...

  • The point is...samsung is making phones that are slim and good looking and they are compromising on the quality a little bit. Its not the best but good...and they have customer for that... This days they are coming up with models thats needs to be carried in shirt pocket not jeans pocket. Like me if you are ok with it, then go for it. SE, Nokia is focused on features and they don't care about the design. Do they have a model slim enough and still having those features???.. NOO. They simply cant do that at this time. So if you are ok with it and wanna cary your phone in your jeans pocket..go for it.

  • I have laptops and computers from 90s none of them have ifrared port...and Im sure there are many people like me who doesnt need infrared in phone. when you have USB you basically do'nt need it at all. Nokia, SE still putting that feature so that no one complains. The day Smasung will decide to launch there models worldwide and not just in Korea...you people will have no words. Its just a matter of time.So watch out.

  • @jojokulit Quality of pics in K800 are equally to a regular digital cam, it isnt a professional camera, its enough to many users. And K800 and Z710 weights almost the same. Your problem is: K800 is a better phone than Z710 If your statements are true, �why samsung make phones like i series with HD?, its only to compete with iPod, nokia and SE music phones. If you follow your own statements you will buy a very cheap phone, with basic functions and no more. You will buy an alcatel or nokia 1100, only to make/receive calls and send sms. Samsung launch Z710 to compete with nokia and SE cam phones, putting 3,2MP CCD with autofocus only to make competence with other models, and obviously enter in a comparisson with these models, in addition share almost the same features. �Why not compare Z710 with K800 and N73?

  • K800 is a HUGE phone. If samsung would make a phone which has d size of K800, they would probably put all possible features that you can ask for.Samsung has 5 or 10 Megapixel camera phones (CDMA) but their size are still small.That's what people want in a phone. Only stupid people would prefer a big phone with so much features than a right-sized phone with enough features. Y?because a phone is for calling/texting, not for camera or mp3.No phone can replace a digicam and an ipod.Well, some can, like SE & Nokia, but that would make their phone so BIG, like in the case of N91 & K800i.

  • @Kal Many laptops have IR port, a lot of cheap and mid range phones of SE, Siemens and Nokia have IR. ���Why dont put an IR to change photos, tones or others??? Only samsung and motorola refuse to use IR but the others manufacturers use it in almost all handsets including the latest advanced phones like N93. And if you talk about Bluetooth SE phones have better bluetooth compatibility and A2DP with EDR for energy saving.

  • @Gagbag You dont have to use the smaller external screen as viewfinder..you can use the big internal screen just by rotating it. Why dont you people read something before posting? Clamsell design protects the screen and you dont need to lock-unlock the phone every now and then. It has more advantage than candybar design. Can anyone post why they still need Infrared??? I would like to know why we need it..blutooth is the future. and I dont see equipment with infrared to work with a cell phone. Please post.

  • This is first camera fone from samsung that has autofocus... So we'll see can this compete against k800..

  • Best pic is patent of sony, so samsung can't use it...

  • This is a pretty good phone,but I doubt it will beat k790/k800 because of these simple 'flaws': 1)No infared 2)No bestpic which k800 has 3)the fact that z710 is a clamshell and the external screen used as the viewfinder is rather small. And that k800 is the first cybershot labelled phone.

  • The "normal" people dont buy K800, buy Z710. The people whom know about tech and choose your phone according to their requirements, the people who wants quality and better characteristics than others, these people choose K800. For the nascents and ladys is Z710. And K800 is for tech freaks and people who know about technology. jojokulit: ��how do you say that Z710 is better phone if it is behind K800 in every area?? And i have a T610 and W800 and never had joystick problems. This is samsung, always is behind Nokia and SE in features, but is over these trademarks in design terms. And i really impressed with the latest models like D830, X820 and D900, i think that this phones are excellent!!

  • Z710 beats K800 in display & in the design category handsdown..their features are almost identical, neither handset can claim huge advantage over the othere..SE K800 to have a better camera, better bluetooth, better mp3, but samsung is a better phone.. SE puts too much attention on camera & music functionalities, but "normal" people wont buy a phone becoz of that..they buy a phone because it looks good & can do a lot of other things..hey tarantula, even if u put those 2 handsets side by side & ask the people which is a better handset, Samsung Z710 will be their choice..Y?becoz it's a "BORING" handset with exagerrated features & while Z710 is good-looking hadset with nice features!by d way, I had K750i b4 and the joystick screwed up after a few weeks!see, SE focuses on features other than the hardware!how can u operate the K800 when your joystick doesnt work!

  • I say boring because samsung release a LOT of models with almost the same design long time ago! This is a fact, it isnt a opinion. SE produce candybars, simple design, minimalist, a practical phone with great functionality, top class camera and features. And K750 isnt an ugly phone, is black, sober design and well sized phone, i wait the same about K800. I share with you the opinion that samsung has the best designs in the phone industry, but it isnt enough for me when i buy a phone, but this is a valid market strategy (moto V3i case, a best seller with poor features and good design)

  • heard your points "Tarantula"...just don't call samsung sliders "boring". Your beloved SE has just came up with one sliders...they so far has one bar phone design and one clamshell design..and till date neither nokia nor SE or Moto has such eye catching sliders that samsung has. Its about preference. When it comes to cell phone, I look for design first, features next. For you its featires first. But whatever it is, saying Samsung sliders "borning" you are simply making yourself funny.

  • K800 beats Z710 not only in photografic part, is better in bluetooth compatibility (2.0 with EDR), better in mp3 player (like w800/w900/w810), better in java performance (MIDP 2.0), better in sound quality (package comes with top class headphones). Comes with a true flash for night shots and image stabilizer, best-pic, pict bridge, infrared port, netfront web browser, radio with RDS; and combines all features with cyber-shot technologies and branding. With these qualities i think that Z710 only beat K800 in design, but for me it isnt important, most important is the feature set in a phone. K750 is a best seller in top class, no other phone can compete with it, including Nokias N90 brick with carl zeiss and samsung boring sliders hahahaha!!

  • just spotted a SCH-A990 over at engadget.com... basicly it looks to be a CMDA version of the Z710, with one vital diffrence. multimedia keys! basicly they have put a trio of keys on the right side of the phone, right under the hinge. back, forward and play/pause. i only hope to the gods of mobiles that samsung did a last minute addition to the Z710. and btw, yes there is a photo light on this mobile. but i fear that it will be not much better then any other thats currently available.

  • SE K800's design sucks. It's not worth comparing it to Z710. It's a typical bar phone with a horrible joystick, it's huge. If you compare these two handsets side by side, K800 will look cheaper. Let's give K800 the benefit of d doubt on camera results but it still not enough to outclass Z710.Samsung is still the best when it comes to incorporating advanced features into a small phone. Nokia & SE may have the first in innovations but putting it into a good-looking, compact phone is another story. Until now, no model from SE/Nokia can match Samsung E730/D500's size & features.Think about it.

  • Is there a camera Flash? The description dosent say anything about Flash

  • may i know how big can i use for external memory? 1G?

  • Nice... when's it out? i hope it will be able to have vodafone sky mobile tv on it... *looks wistful*

  • you're wrong, it wont cost $1000,000 and its not out yet so stop making up stupid lies....what kind of a ridiculous comment is that...many houses don't cost that much

  • Hey this phone is really nice, but does anyone know if and when it will be sold in the UK and what price on which network? I have the Sharp 903 at the moment but this is a smaller and better looking version of the same phone i think!

  • this fone is already out is for cingular and tmobile price are at $1,000,000 each

  • why do you say no wlan samsung says it has wifi (wlan) i have read it today in thier internal paper coz i work in a mobile shop

  • The phone looks great, of course the phone has mp3 ringones!!!

  • Hey, does this phone have mp3 ringtones? Why does it only say polyphonic? But it has a mp3 player though. So I don't really get that

  • Is it possible to download dictionary to this phone?

  • Damn i'm still waitin for this phone. Cant wait. Samsung is the best phone manufacturer out there. Motorola can't compare!!! Nokia is alright but i dont like they're style phones. Samsung is the BEST!!! Someone let me know if this phone is ever gonna come out cause im waitin for this one!!

  • To the unknown, Yes I like Samsung phones. Why not? As "ABC" said it depeneds on personal prefrenece..to me samsung gives us lot of options in form factor and designs to chooose from.To me Samsung is best is designing good looking phones with features. The features might not be the best in market..but well to me its a phone first...so it has to be presentable. And about N80??? as the review says "N80 is the jack of all trades"..and i do belive that. Thats the only Nokia phone so far That I liked. It has got everything that one can think of.

  • is a good phone and is final.... different company makes different phones... there have different quality and different market... is all up to personally preferences... there is no need to keep bragging about which is better..... we like different items and if we like it then is the best in our opinion... that opinion shouldn't concern any of you as i picked the item i paid for it... there is no need to say that i have something better than you... we are not kids....

  • Hi, Kal. I am new here. Sounds that you love samsung. Is that true?.. ^0^ Have you eva check N80 before? In my opinion, it is a good phone. How about your opinion?

  • they dont do comparisons with samsung phones cameras because the batterys dont last long enough to do a test!!!!!!

  • @Tarantula I said some of the pictures taken by Samsung p850 looks better than some pictures taken by SE phones.. but still we say SE phones has best camra. Im not an expert and I wondered why no one made any comparison so far. I never said p850 beats k800 in camera qualtiy. please note that.

  • You fall in the same mistake, you tell me that i couldnt say SE is better because i dont view a comparisson side by side between Z710 and K800, now i repeat the same to you kal, ����how you compare both phones (P850 and K800) and say that P850 is better if you dont view a direct comparisson???? And mobile-review camera test of K800 is in beta firmware, i wait the final version to make my conclusion.

  • Then please dont post expart comment like "K800 beat Z710 in camera features..." Nobody did a side-by-side comparision. I wonder why all these site do camera comparison between SE and Nokia phone?? When it comes to camera Samsung is just after SE. Nokia is way after Samsung. They should compare SE and samsung camera. I have seen pictures taken by Samsung P850 some of them looks way better than even SE phone. Why there is no comparision between p850 and K800??? If they dont compare them...they should not claim Se ca,era is best.

  • Today I dont view any comparing side by side between K800 and Z710, but probably K800 beat Z710 because Image stabilizer, xenon flash, best pic and other cyber-shot technologies. Z710 has CCD sensor but it isnt indicative of better quality in pics. K800 is a great phone with a lot of other features like walkman player, better work with java, better work with bluetooth devices and others. The only disavantage is video recording, that is in QCIF mode, but the standard user uses camera a lot more than the video record function.

  • To KAL Ok let's compare K800 and Z710 camera capabilities : Photo: K800 : 8/10 Z710 : 6/10 Video recording : K800 : 1/10 Z710 : 6/10 Total : K800 : 9 Z710 : 12 Easy ! :D

  • @Tarantula I would like to see the comparison...where did you get it from? As far I know mobile-review didn't do any side-by-side comparison, they have just thought that its not as good as K800. If camera is so impotant, then why there is no mention of Samsung P850? Why ther is no comparison..just becoz samsung didnt release them worlwide or diditn do much publicity??Have you seen pictures taken by P850??? hare are some Persoally I look for a phone with other features. Not a camera or mp3 player with phone features. May be k800 has good camera but SE has only one bar phone design, one calmshell and now one slider design. Samsung beats every one in designing. Its a good looking phone first and then the rest.

  • K800 beat Z710 in camera features and quality. Please, dont be blind!

  • No flash in this phone???

  • want to do a self-protrait? extend the screen and flip it 180. ok so it will be a bit to the side of the lense and at a angle (i dont think it bends fully back), but you can still see what the camera can.

  • Whattt??? Z710 has a bad camera??? How can??? What's going on by putting a mirror beside it? haw musc is the price of this phone?

  • I like the look & weight of this phone. It doesn't have the best camera, video or OS but it's quite stylish. I myself am going for the N93. This phone is rather ordinary in comparison. Nice phone though because more contenders in the top range of camera phones can't be a bad thing, espeicially when the N93 is gonna cost a lot more money.

  • you have to use the small mirror next to the lense.

  • mmm sorry I didn't read ur post properly. There seems to no self potratit thingy. Its more like a regular Digital camera.

  • To the unknown. You gotta be kidding me if the screen cant be turned. All you do is flip it open..trun the screen 180 degrees and close it.. now you got a digital camera with big sceen. Here have a look:

  • YhXG: well if you say sharp has better features, then can you count any features in that 903 compared to K800 3g,xenon flash,af camera with cybershot technology,n93 3x optical zoom,carl zeiss vario tessar lens all in one symbian,n80 upnp wifi all in one,k790 xenon flash,edge ,z710 same CCD sensor with 903,d870/D900 slimmer and stylish than your 903, hmm NOKIA put all features in one device... SE put all camera/multimedia features in one device and samsung put all the most stylish design combined to their unique technology in one phone, and sharp 903? this phone is the first 3.2mp CCD but this is the right time for it's camera competition to all brands including samsung, samsung fans dont believe in early conclusions in mobile review.com z710 camera review. i know that it can outcome carlzeiss lens too,,,

  • Can this phone be turned (the screen see at the back?).. I mean as it can be used as self-phooto that we can see oyrsself in the screen as we take a picture. If it can't be used as a self-photo phone... why should Samsung produce this phone that can be turned???

  • Yes is got mp. IS say that where you got detail about camera

  • does this phone have MP3 ringtones, cuz it says its only polyphonic, can anyone confirm?

  • Snoop... do you ahve any digital camera that is slim like what sony or casio or any other brands has???? If you do, then according to you..you are gay as well...you need to do some self accessment and find your orientation in my opinion.

  • Hi..Finally a phone with all features in ONE I am desperately waiting for this phone man.. Does anyone know if this phone will be available in Middle East. Else if it is available in any other parts of the world, I will purchase it online. Pls. reply if anyone knows when is it gonna be released. Thanks.............

  • This phone is just a great a nice one, good luck SAMSUNG

  • This is definitely my dream phone. It was every single feature I would want my phone to have AND it's small, sleek and absolutely gorgeous. I would buy it in a second. One problem though. Does anyone know if this phone will be released in the US? I've seen articles about a "Samsung A990" for Verizon Wireless, which seems to be the US version of this phone. Can anyone confirm this and if it's so, does anyone know when it is supposed to be available?

  • this phone is going to be the bomb guys,that is if it's ever released and it's reasonably priced i think samsung stand to make a lot of money from this one. can't wait to lay my hand on one.

  • they will probably cancel this??? Lets develop a pretend fone leave for a year then cancel it,,rudy hell samsung your batts are tripe & most of your stuff never get to the uk,,so go away & get yourself sorted

  • this phone is better than sharp 903 because, not only is it smaller and lighter, it also has 120mb more internal memory, in addition to it's external screen.

  • Sharp 903 doesn't have A2DP and is a huge brick with a cam that doesn't have protection. Also, we get to enjoy local warranty with this unit. =)

  • Why waiting for this phone when you can get the same spec.... with Sharp903!!!!!

  • story from samsung is summer this year. so maybe in the next months or so?

  • nokia has never been able to produce a phone with a half decent camera (even N90) with a reasonable size, and prize. Also, the LCD of Nokia models are rubbish and the same goes as well for their phone's sound quality (check reviews from www.mobile-review.com)

  • it will not be too good by the time it gets released, rather go 4 a multitasking phone like the nokia smartphones - NSeries

  • hmm, its as if samsung took one look at the LG P7200 and said: we can do better. still, they missed the external mp3-buttons :(

  • Now this phone depicts the quintessential aesthetics of a mobile phone. CCD Matrix, Pentax module, Auto-focus and macro-mode, 3.2 mega pixels. The lense looks much bigger than other samsung models, this will enhance angle flexibility and light reception. This is definitely my DREAM phone. You can twist, swivel, fold, or even close it on the opposite side so that the external screen would be in an enclosed position, that will make it look like a real digital camera whereas they have big 2 inch screens on the back. That chrome-grip also prevents you from shaking it while snapping pics. Cheers.

  • Dont think this one has Symbian. However I wanna add that I have a D720 (symbian series 60).Samsung doesn't have expertise in symbian OS. They are using nokia licensed symbian in D720/D730 and its kinda slow.There is no support from Samsung either. I'm getting help from Nokia forum. You can have a lot of features even without symbian,..like in D500/D600. In my opinion it would be much faster and better if this doesnt have symbian.

  • A CDMA EVDO version destined for Verizon Wireless, US called A990 has been FCC approved on 14th April.Interesting. Read here.

  • ok so I am totally confused now, some say it has the superb Symbian OS some say it doesnt. It would be a damn shame if it didnt have this operating system!!! Please Samsung make this model SMART ;)

  • is the phone with Symbian OS - Series 60 UI or not. you can look here-

  • hey guys. i don't thnk that this phone will be coing to singapore, cause no singapore website has it. the websites only have se k800. I really want this phone!!!

  • does this phone vibrate+ring at the same time? I know D820 does ring+vibrate, i hope this one too.. Samsung should continue with ring+vibrate thing or it sux

  • this phone is gr8. about the www.mobile-review.com review i think its because it was a premodel, if u know what i mean, it is not the one that will hit the market. the same thing happened with nokia n90, remmember

  • hi friends! I think this mobile is great! buy it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • it can play mp3 ringtones!!!

  • yes it supports all of these : * Bluetooth * TV-out * 1.1-inch external display * dual speakers * MP3 and AAC support * 128MB built-in memory * microSD expansion

  • I first thought wow this ph could be a decent pic taking ph from samsung. then they say if its too good to be true then its prob true. :-( read the review it has worse pic than a 2mp I wish I could get a SE K750 pic quality in a Samsung flip with expandable memory please Samsung listen up.

  • Almost perfect for my liking...too bad it cant play mp3 ringtone.. =(((( wat a major turn off..

  • 3.2 megapixel camera ! wow amazing well done Samsung

  • this is a fab phone! it has everything and looks great!

  • can it have mp3 ringtones if it doesnt less people will buy it

  • does this phone haave flash for when u take pics? i know my samsung sgh-p777 has a light that shines hella bright when u take pics. u can turn it off. anyways i was wonderin whoever has this phone, does it have a bright line that shines or flash when u take pics?

  • To unknown: As long as it's GSM it can work in Singapore.

  • is coming to MACAU........MOP5200

  • Great looking fon. Great performance and package. UMTS=3G

  • Will this handphone be available in Singapore? And even if it does,can it work in Singapore? Im asking all these bcos ,basically i dont know what is UMTS.

  • Samsung Z710 was Announced before Sony Ericsson K800

  • according 2 spec, z710 does ve AF.

  • Samsung have tried to compete with the Sony Ericsson.K800 with this model but having just read on www.mobile review .com an its camera function looks better than the D600 but it seems to be on the same Quality as the Nokia N80,Come on Samsung get the auto-focus functions on your cameras sold in Europe an not just Korean models you would easily then take the Number 1 or 2 spot i am sure

  • kal, glad u found e 2 versions finally! : ) i sincerely hope tat e beautiful 1 is e true 1.... btw, i agree w u it's so much convenient 2 c e internal screen able 2 twist n turn 2 external surface. wow! tat's a huge viewfinder!!! :p_

  • @kiki I found two versions of this phone as well. One in mobile-review site has cool keypad. But mobileburn has a different picture and the keypad looks ugly. I dont know if mobileburn has got the right picture or not. Anyone has any idea?

  • I dont get your point. Carema always has lense on the left,shutter on the right (when you are using it horizontaly as a cemera). ...and about using that small external screen as view finder??? why you need that? I think you havent noticed that you can flip the screen 180 degrees and use it. Check the pics in the link and you will know what Im saying: IT'S NOT A MISTAKE!

  • It's great... EXCEPT one fatal mistake! take a look at where the camera lens is located, then the angle of the screen, now imagine how awkward it'll be to shoot pics with this cam phone... FATAL MISTAKE!!! Of course you can shoot with the phone closed using the external screen as the view finder... but that's just not such a good idea either...

  • I think its important as I use my phone more and more for the camera. and the images are good enough to get developed. Just need a phone with zoom and a good flash

  • It has a 3,2MP CCD Matrix, which is quite important... The quality of the pictures taken with the camera will be awesome.

  • @kiki Hey where did you find the pics? send the link. I saw some, couldn't find anything worng wiht the keypad design. Looks ok to me.

  • i saw test pics of these phones camera. IT SUCKED. the edges looked pixelate. the colors were good but the focus was awful. the pics were all blurry. check mobile review for more info

  • hell-ooo people, u needn't have 2 hav a 10megapix cam, as u cannot see the quality of it on the phone. 3.2 megapix is more than enough. furthermore i hope samsung is going 2 correct a few tiny things on this beauty eg: put optical zoom, ring & vibrate @ the same time, and do more functionality with the mp3 player(like w800i) i think this phone is going to b a all-time-eater. Can�t wait 4 this phone 2 release in South-Africa � I�ll be the 1ST 2 have it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • hell-ooo people, u needn't have 2 hav a 10megapix cam, as u cannot see the quality of it on the phone. 3.2 megapix is more than enough. furthermore i hope samsung is going 2 correct a few tiny things on this beauty eg: put optical zoom, ring & vibrate @ the same time, and do more functionality with the mp3 player(like w800i) i think this phone is going to b a all-time-eater

  • has anybody taken a look @ e internal surface of e fone? on mobile-review report, y is there 2 version of internal keypad? 1 very ugly n other graceful. n may i confirm is tis fone meant 4 korea only or worldwide selling?

  • But samsung's 7-10mp will not be launched on the gsm market whereas lg is planning to launch 5mp in a few months.Sharp concentrates only on screen and camera quality whereas samsung has a good overall performance.But we dont know if the cam on this fone will be able to compete with the Sharp 903 and even the SE K790/800i which is also a good camfone

  • the sharp may have a better 3 MP camera, but i certainly believe samsung look heaps better

  • But Samsung already had a 5 MP phone like 2 years ago... last year they came out with a 7 MP phone... now 10 MP camera phone... LG doesnt come close...

  • this fone is very beautiful and funcionally i�m amazing this fone

  • I admit the sharp is not well known but sharp phones will always have the best cameras on the market in terms of image quality.Samsung announces superb phone but the best ones are not released for unknown reasons.Now it will have to face the 5mp camera of the LG phone if it is released.

  • cnt believe the number of ppl comparing this fone to sharp...wonder if they ever heard of 'marketing'...samsung has the tech to even have 10MP (recently announced) bt it doesnt. y? wats the point when no1 wil buy it? c'mon samsung's the 3rd on the list n wher is sharp? its classified under 'others' how pathetic. wonder if sharp knows how to make small and practical fones with features

  • You don't require symbian for a phone to multitask.

  • Strange! I couldnt find any information about the mp3 ringtone. It doesnt say mp3 in any of the sites. If its not symbian...as i doubt..then i assume it doesnt have multi-tasking..so you might not be able to listen to music while typing text message. Lets see.

  • too long to wait. not worth

  • well the spec says MP3/AAC/AAC+ player so i'm thinking you can play mp3 mate ;-)

  • Can you listen to the mp3 player whilst doing other things such as writing texts. I know you can't on the D600. Wondering if it was the same for other samsung fones

  • so correct me if im wrong.. but this phone cant play mp3 ringtones??

  • they need 2 put zoom on the camera

  • when i see this phone i cant help to think this is the allmighty king of all phones, got the specs of k750i and more, but is a clamshell, the best phone style of all

  • this phone is such a good phone, its got everything, even though i'm not a that much of a fan of camera phone by, i swear this phone has everything.

  • Finally a nice camera phone with an operating system. I love my D600 but the one thing that really has me down about it is the lack of symbian. I really love using the camera and video on it and have had a blast but I need symbian in my life. So many great applications, so this phone will definitely be great for me if it turns out well.

  • Just to let you know--here is a list. Samsung SPH-v7800 5MP 3x optical zoom, 24mm link: Samsung SCH-V770 7MP 3x optical zoom Link:http://www.slashphone.com/102/2181.html more: or Samsung SCH-B500 7MP 3x optical zoom and still 18.5 mm. Link: Samsung SPH-V8200 8MP and still 18.5 mm Link: All those are for Korea. Should I say more?

  • this is an amazing phone from samsung!!!!!!but can u produced a phone greater than 3.2 MP phone?when it will happen anyway?

  • 3.2 camera is not a big deal anymore~~~in korea~~~most recent sansung's phone come with a 8 mpx camera~~(should we call it phone come with camera or camera come with phone?)and also~~they have a phone with 7 mpx with 3x optical zoom~~

  • My point is why you would compare z710 with Sharp903. Having optical zoom puts it in a different category in my opinion. So compare that with other samsungs that has optical zoom.

  • to kal i am comparing sharp 903 with samsung z710 and not with other samsung units. if you like you can also check.

  • @Jaysins Z710 most probably is not Symbian. GSMarena took it off a few days back.Other sites doesnt say it has OS either. But samsung symbian D720/730 are avilable now.I'm waiting for my D720. Anyways enjoy your phone.

  • Well I just got my first samsung phone the d600 and I have been very pleased with it thus far. Camera and screen are great and speakers are pretty good as long as not too much bass present in song (then you have to adjust the equalizer). Only thing I wish the D600 had was symbian, so maybe I'll get this a bit after it comes out. First experience with samsung phone though has been wonderful and exeeded my expectations of the phone and will probably get this one a bit after it comes out. Just my two cents.

  • they other samsung with a 3mpx are not released worldwide yet. when they plan to release this one? 2 years after that one?

  • @kiki... Samsung phone price drop very fast u know. Looking at the spec, this phone will cost quite a lot. But after it launch, just wait another 6 month, the price will sure be down to half. Do consider the nokia N80.

  • Im so much with you "Andy" This Samsung baby has everything in a small package. They just need to release it on time.I Hope they do. And "Mark" please go read some news articles. Samsung had 7mp/8mp camera phones with autofocus and optical zoom in Korea for quite sometime. If you see them, then your Sharp 930 will look just like a red brick.lol

  • I just have one word for it. NICE, when van I buy him (HOLLAND)

  • This phone is really really really good.

  • How can people say this is like the Nokia N90 i couldn"t believe the size an weight of the N90 an this mobile will easily fit into your pockets.the N90 would not fit into your pockets easy.the Z710 will make Nokia panic an realise this camera will easily beat there cameras on there mobiles an with auto-focus this might challenge Sony Ericssons cameras,Just hope its released in Europe an not just for the forgein networks do not let us down please SAMSUNG

  • ya know i'm not sure if i should take this phone it's all nice tough but look how it sticks out looks like a E.T some kinda thing well i'm not sure so........

  • looks like a copy of sharp 903 it only got some improvements on some specs. but i think technology wise sharp is still ahead of samsung. z710 may have improved in terms of smaller dimension, fm radio, symbian OS (not verified yet), and external display. however sharp 903 has 2x optical zoom, larger screen display (2.4"), excellent quality of the screen having sharp's AQUOS technology used mainly for their tv's, and sound technology powered by yamaha. and i think being a japanese manufactured device will also give you additional peace of mind in terms of the quality. but they say that korean phones are great too! this could be a good competition.

  • no offence kindaG but this phone is not out yet so how do u have it ??????????

  • hey i am not a real fan of samsung but they really rocked this model. Not only the appearance but the features tooooooo. i only have two questions:: when will this phone be out ? and can i use it in europe? thx a lot

  • I Have This Telephone And Find That He Not Real Good Is De Chatter Van De Telephone Fast Can Break And Is Not Sturdily Enough!

  • Well it looks like n90 but 3.2mp is real good would surely like to have this

  • o o o o samsung u really have designed a worlds most beautyful cell. o god please make this cell available as quick as possible in pakistan.

  • you can find full pictures for the phone here

  • Looks like the "Symbian OS" info in this site is wrong. No other sites including Samsung, doesnt say that it's a Smartphone. Even without that It's a great phone.

  • does this phone have a flight/off line mode. and does any know if it comes with a dongle with a 3.5 mm jack.

  • I like the design, nice color scheme, this phone rocks! Not sure when it's gonna be available.

  • this is one heck of a good looking fone. it will surely be a hit. it's like the Nokia N90 but much much much BETTER!!! nokia should learn from Samsung. Finally Samsung is back in bussines with good looking fones

  • It Looks Very Very Very Very Very Beauty.. I want to This Mobile... I Like Samsung.. I dislike Nokia... KIN....

  • It Looks beauty.. I will buy this phone.. I like Samsung Mobile..

  • nice phone

  • Nokia follows Samsung, the N90 looks like the Samsung Z700, so come on post some good comments and stop sooking.

  • This fone's main competitor is the LG KG920 if it ever comes out.N90 is out of date!!!

  • hmm... how much ? can install software?

  • With 112 x 51 x 24 mm and 2Mp cam N90 is Big as brick and heavy (173g). This baby is much smaller (95.7 x 47.5 x 20.4 mm/ 107g)and cute.If this comes out on time it would be a big hit. Why saying Samsung is following Nokia??

  • Y does samsung follow nokiaaaaaaaaa?

  • It�s like nokia n90

  • Autofocus!!!?

  • Like the up, up grade to the old samsung P400! wkd phone!

  • Someone can confirm with absolute safety that this telephone incorporates SO Symbian?

  • Very similar to Sharp's 903. But, are those dimensions correct??? I don't think so.

  • Yes supports mp3 ringtones

  • Does anyone know if the Z710 will support MP3 ringtones?

  • to me the z710 enters the fray as the second best phone on the western market behind only the nokia n80. it's only apparent omission being the lack of external music keys, which is the only thing keeping this phone from being perfect.

  • Where did you find that video recording resolution was cif, can't find that info anywhere?

  • cif video recording resolution is the same as D600, only improvement seems to be 3.2mp instead of 2mp camera and FM radio, big deal. LG KG920 has 5mp camera with VGA video recording at 30 fps, that's 4x bigger video or DVD quality. Samsung needs to put better video recording on their phones, no reason to get this instead of LG KG920.

  • my perfect dream phone! god wat a brilliant phone!

  • Cif video recording

  • Anyone know video recording resolution and frames per second? Estimated release date or price?

  • VIDEO RESOLUTION?? Why doesn't gsmarena.com give video recording resolution for all their phones, that's the most important thing now since 3.2 or 5 or 8 megapixels doesn't matter any more. It's unbelievable, some phones have qcif resolution, others are literally 16 times bigger and twice as fast, or 32 times better video, which is VGA resolution at 30 fps or TV or DVD quality. Everything else is terrible, and will STAY TERRIBLE as long as nobody gives any notice to phones that come out with good video. And gsmarena and every other spec sheet on camera phones thinks it's more important to talk about everything EXCEPT video resolution??

  • Wow....samsung's going hardout....

  • Looks like they will cancell Z700 which was bulky and without OS. Z710 got better..damn!

  • I think that this model does not incorporate symbian, this is the only site in internet in which it comes reflected that the movil takes operating system symbian.

  • It looks Gay

  • hmm.. but the date of release phone in Germany faster than my country... worthy for wait a while on this phone..

  • compared to the sharp 903, this phone's screen is smaller. also, it is much more probably more expensive.

  • But this one has symbian and 128mb internal memory its smaller and has a a second screen so i think its much better then sharp 903sh

  • give us that cell Samsung...we need that cell...faboulous...i want it but here in germany is difficult to come...

  • the 903 is about as big a VCR! the Z710 is a lot smaller. compare the specs: 109x50x29 903 95.7x47.5x20.4 Z710

  • Yea right have u ever held a sharp 902? It's MASSIVE compared to the size of this!+ u can only get the daft vodafone operator versions of it.

  • Look like a copy of sharp 902!! technology vise sharpis well a head of Samsung!! this proves it a lot!!

  • Sharp's 903 but Samsung's version lol

  • 1 word : sweet!

  • Looks like they will cancell Z700 which was bulky and without OS. Z710 got better..damn!

  • GO!!! 3.2 mpx CCD autofocus!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This is the BEST phone. 3.2 mpx autofocus with slot and swivel all in under 20 mm thickness. It's absolutely the best. Hope to see more pictures from the back. . . i think p850 will make better pictures

  • actually this is better than the 903, its s60. tight!!

  • this looks just like the sharp 903 but its not as good, the sharp 903 has a 2x optical zoom. this doesn't

  • How wud you konw it's not a smartphone, it's not like you've handled one!

  • The phone is great.But GSMArena aren't correct.It's NOT A SMARTPHONE.

  • OH MY GOD!!!!!!SAmsung 3.2megapixel!I going to buy it!when it will be available in the world market!!But samsung need to improve their sound quality!that's all

  • wicked phone has anyon got any more pictures of it and when is it coming out

  • Wow..after benchmarking a few samsungi have to admit that its the best fone till now...the O.S gives the fone additional features which is great. but for now i think this jewel will be EXPENSIVE. any idea of the price?? any one in dubai can contact me i will buy one

  • it is a great phone goooood

  • this phone is a really good phone from Samsung, but what can i say its korean, they always make the best phones.

  • This phone is awesome!!!

  • wifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why not with a wifi... this phone is awesome ,it's a Nokia N92 and N80 in the same phone...this is really perfect...but it's too bad it misses WIFI