Samsung E250 Slide Phone mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.3/10

1328 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points. “This is my second sumsung 250 as my dog chewed my last one. however, as i am 59 i…” Mig Man, London Borough of Hillingdon View all 1328 real customer reviews

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1328 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
85% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (1315)
Battery life7.8
Design8.3
Ease of use8.4
Features7.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.1
Overall rating8.3
Basic text and chat user (140)
Music and entertainment lover (18)
Style and looks come first (14)
Business or web user (4)
retired (2)
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Mig Man, London Borough of Hillingdon , “Speak as I find”

Score 8.0/10

+ This is my second Sumsung 250 as my dog chewed my last one. However, as I am 59 I found it to be a very easy and user friendly. I also read all the reviews and found most of them good and this is what made me choose it. I like the bright white background screen which makes texing easy to use and the contacts menu clear and again easy to use. Finding your way around is easy and straight forward.
A good phone and good cheap price. Would reccommend.

- The first 250 was silver and I found reading the keypad very difficult. In particular when in bright light. So decided this time to have a black one which is much better. Bad points. I found the back very difficult to get off on the first phone and the same on this one. Reviews had also commented the same. The sound quality is a bit tinny and camera poor. People have complained about battery life is poor but it depends what you use it for and if like myself just calls and texing I found it to be ok. What do you expect for a phone at such a cheap price with so much on it.

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purchased 26 Jun 2008

ahmed, london

Score 7.0/10

+ the phone is well design and as a great music feactures

- the camera not sharp

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purchased 16 Jul 2007

Tara, Coventry

Score 10.0/10

+ The phone is easy to use, hence my 8 yr old twin daughters having this model.
The are lots of features including camera, music, picture frames etc, which you wouldn't really expect for a phone of this price.

- The only thing i can really say isn't that good is the lack of memory without buying a memory card.

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94 of 99 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jan 2008

jean, orpington

Score 9.0/10

+ the phone looks good and does everything it said it would,the mp3 player is very good

- the navigation buttons are a bit tricky if youre not very careful u can sign on to the internet very easily by mistake wasting a lot of credit

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82 of 86 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2007

victoria, carmarthenshire

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use ,very stylish

- camera has not got enough pixels and the music sounds a bit tinny

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purchased 18 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser , “busy mature woman”

Score 9.0/10

+ as I have poor sight the option to enlarge digits on the screen is very useful
I like the directory - easy to add to and quick to search
Functions easy to master - even for a technophobe like me
This is my second purchase of this model (first one lasted two years without problems and I liked it so much I replaced with the same model

- Sound level could do with increasing
Charging port can be difficult to engage at times

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73 of 74 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Sep 2008

Siji, London

Score 8.0/10

+ Small,elegant

- Battery life very poor

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purchased 10 Oct 2007

Rachel, Morecambe , “I don't do complicated. ”

Score 8.0/10

+ It is good value for money. The camera is perfectly adequate for the price.

- The bad side is definately the extremely short battery life and long recharging time.The short battery life (could do with recharging twice a day) really spoils what is otherwise an excellent phone and good value for money.

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55 of 58 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2008

Trudy, Doncaster

Score 10.0/10

+ This is a great phone especially for kids. Its inexpensive, easy to use, has all the features kids need these days plus very sturdy and lightweight. We've had 3 of them. There good for adults too who just want a phone to talk and email with and maybe take the odd photo.

- There are none.

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53 of 55 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2008

Hazel, Forres

Score 8.0/10

+ Nice fashionable phone thats easy to use.

- Ringtones and wallpapers are awful, if you want a decent one you have to buy it.

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57 of 64 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2007

Vita, Southend-on-sea

Score 9.0/10

+ Compact,small,web,camera,video,that`s all is good!!!

- Too small buttons!

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purchased 03 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ I like the size & look of the phone, texting is easy, and the keys are easy to use. The camera is good on a phone at this price and the screen is a good size too. I do think it's good value for money, and it has a radio which is a plus if you don't own a computer to download (yeah, some of us still exist!)

- Firstly, the memory is tiny so you WILL NEED a memory card. I thought my memory card was bust because it still wouldn't let me take any more photo's and the instruction book was unclear about the memory card etc a mate went through every menu until he found what might be it but it still isn't great. I think you should be able to take photos then be given the option of where to save it to, as opposed to having to move photo's about all the time to the memory card. The battery life is also quite short.

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purchased 29 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ easy to use and the unmber are a very good size on the screen

- Reviewer left no comment

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44 of 46 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Nice and easy to use, looks nice.

- Expected ringtone choice, but not really any. No memory card but as phone was cheap expected that. You need memory card beacuse the phone doesnt have much, you have to move any photos, vids, or music over because not enough memory to store them. Have had difficulty putting music on but keep trying.

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39 of 39 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2008

Gordon, Whitley Bay

Score 10.0/10

+ Just about everything

- N/A

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purchased 19 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ East to use.
Looks good.
Good camera

- Lots of steps to navigate through the options.

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35 of 36 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2008

Kirstin, Gillingham

Score 10.0/10

+ The phone looks great is a good size and is easy to use the graphics are very colorfull

- The ring tones that come on the phone are very poor

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36 of 39 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2008

Annette, Rainham, Kent , “I am trustworthy”

Score 8.0/10

+ For a cheap telephone my family think the phone is brilliant. It has all the gadgets of an expensive phone. It is a good make and let's face it if it were to be lost then you haven't lost loads of money! The phone is especially good for young children who like to think they know what they are doing.

- Haven't got any as yet. thanks

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purchased 16 Dec 2008

ROBINA, PORTLAND DORSET , “LIKE A BARGAIN”

Score 10.0/10

+ so easy to use and my husband can use this model as well as it is simple to use

- only one thing no variety of tunes for messageing

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

jane, scholes

Score 10.0/10

+ Good navigation, excellent organiser, good sound on mp3's easy to use

- The battery doesnt seem to last long and needs recharging more than it should

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32 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2007

Caroline, Chelmsley Wood

Score 10.0/10

+ i bought two of these phones for my children and they both love their phones...they play a lot of music,bluetooth and play games....i had to purchase a good memory card for this though....for the price of the phone you get very good value

- the only down side is the memory...it doesn;t come with a memory catd and you are best off to get a decent one for this phone...

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28 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jun 2007

Louise, Outwell , “I'm a mum”

Score 8.0/10

+ It works, which is more than the one it replaced did. It's easy to use but I did have to read the instruction manual.

- The mp3 player isn't very user friendly. The instruction booklet that comes with the phone does not mention that it can only take a memory card upto 2GB. I bought an 8GB card & had to ring Samsung to find out why it didn't work.

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purchased 27 Jan 2009

sharon , south molton, north devon , “youngish lady”

Score 10.0/10

+ i hardly use a mobile but always carry it with me. it's tiny so it fits in handbags or pockets. i only wanted a basic phone with text and phoning facilities and it suits me fine.

- slippery casing and i've dropped the phone several times.

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Very simple and easy to use, perfect to use if you need to ring, text or take the odd picture or video.

- Nothing.

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ looks pretty

- no memory

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29 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything about this phone is good - perhaps camera could be improved but
do not have a problem with any of features. Good buy!

- No faults as far as I can see

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jul 2008

Barbara, Lewes

Score 8.0/10

+ Quick to get going and easy to use. Being able to shut keypad away. Nice big clear screen. Takes good pictures for a low mega pixel camera

- Haven't found any yet.

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purchased 18 Oct 2008

Jill, Billingham

Score 8.0/10

+ It is reasonably easy to get the hang of

- I still don't know how to do a reminder (or whatever it's called) I would just like an alarm to go off at a certain time and a short message to say why I needed the alarm.

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purchased 14 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ the phone is small very easy to use

- you need A memory card to save more than 3 items onto the phone

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23 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Great for children as a starter phone or adults who are not that great with mobile phones

- Reviewer left no comment

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23 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2007

Derek, Herstmonceux

Score 8.0/10

+ Very good overall.

- None to speak of.

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Bought as a gift for an older relative who isn't gadget-minded. Easy to navigate menus & decent camera for their needs.

- Reviewer left no comment

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ I got this phone for my 10 year old daughter and it is perfect for her.

- Reviewer left no comment

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Its small, easy to use and fairly stylish. I like the slip up to answer and the fact that I can connect it to my blue and me in my car.

- Reviewer left no comment

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22 of 23 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2008

Jacqui, Tadworth , “busy working mum”

Score 9.0/10

+ I LOVE my phone. It looks good, it's easy to use and the battery lasts forever.

- The memory is rubbish without a memory card. It 'locks' automatically when you close the slider which can be a bit frustrating constantly having to keep unlocking it.

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21 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “older person, non technical”

Score 10.0/10

+ ease of use ,clear screen

- none

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purchased 15 Apr 2008

Sarah, Sedlgey

Score 8.0/10

+ worth the money

- none up to yet

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “busy single mum”

Score 10.0/10

+ i bought this phone for my son , he is over the moon with it , it has everthing he needs on it and more , i would recommend this phone to any one

- there is no bad points about this phone

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Oct 2008

jacquie, doncaster

Score 10.0/10

+ i bought this as a first mobile for my daughters ninth birthday, she has found it very easy to use and for the price i think its is excellant value

- Reviewer left no comment

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2008

Rossanna, Southampton , “very happy mum”

Score 9.0/10

+ The product is very straight forward to use, clear instructions, quick to charge and easy to navigate around. Within minutes of unwrapping the phone my 8 year old daughter had put calling credit onto the phone and taken a photo and used it as wall paper. (she has never had a phone before and i thought she might be too young, but it's an ideal first phone, but suitably small, trendy and PINK !!!)

- none so far

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purchased 08 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ I got this as a first phone for my daughter age 11. I just wanted a nice simple one and this one seemed to have good reviews. She loved it when she got it and taught herself to use it with no help. The camera and video capturing are suitable for her needs and it is quite nice to look at etc. The only problem is that she's lost it now! So I will be ordering another one the same. Camera - Great!....Daughter - could be better!

- Didn't have it long enough to find any!

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purchased 17 Dec 2008

April, Worksop

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to use for basic phone requirements. Purchased for my 9 year old and she loves it.

- Battery fairly good but had better and display is designed more for a child

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purchased 02 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “26yrs old female”

Score 10.0/10

+ For the price of this phone it is excellent value for money! It does everything you would want from a phone and it is very easy to use. I would definetly recommend this phone to anyone who wants an up to date phone with everything on it and for a small amount of money.

- Camera could be better focus but for the price its excellent!!

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purchased 14 Dec 2008

Eve, Cotswolds , “I am very fussy!”

Score 9.0/10

+ This is a good looking phone....compact size, lovely colour .....very "girly".... easy to find in my handbag - I could never find my old black phone in the deep dark recesses of my bag!.....It is great for travelling - with the FM radio, MP3 player, games etc. - I don't get bored waiting for the train anymore ..... The camera is very useful for shopping....I have a bad memory and cannot remember where I have seen things I like or need that I am unable to purchase at the time - I just take a picture of the item / price and shop - it saves hours at a later date. The message reminder is particularly useful to me and the price was very reasonable for such a lovely phone with so many features!

- I haven't come across any as yet!

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purchased 10 Jan 2009

DAVE, NORTHANTS , “retired”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use smart

- battery life

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purchased 20 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ A great phone bought for my son who is ten. Has a lot of features without being too complicated.

- Camera is ok but not fantastic but good for price of the phone.

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Its a great littlle phone for my daughter to carry around and was excellent value with all of it's features.

- Reviewer left no comment

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jul 2008

Karen, Paisley

Score 9.0/10

+ Attractive and stylish phone with all of the features that I was looking for, bluetooth, mp3 capabilities and camera. Easy to use and was the perfect gift for my niece, she loves it!!

- Very small internal memory so had to buy a micro sd card to expand the memory.

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purchased 14 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Compact good looking little phone. Perfect for what I need

- Can't think of any

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purchased 21 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ small and looks good. exellent value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2008

sharon, blackpool

Score 10.0/10

+ my phone is slim easy to use and i love it

- nothing really just cant hold as many photos

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purchased 29 Oct 2007

paula, inverness

Score 9.0/10

+ I am very pleased overall about the product it is very easy to use. I had no problem setting up personal setting etc. Music easy to download, radio excellent. the slide cover protects the keypad.

- Not enough information on how to set up the MP3 player, where you get software etc.

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purchased 19 Jun 2008

Edwina, Dawlish , “59, non-technical, ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks nice, safe from making unwanted calls by mistake, reasonably good pictures from camera, battery seems to last a long time.

- No particular bad points - does what it says on the box and performs it well

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purchased 10 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The flip/slide cover is ideal as I cannot press buttons whilst in the handbag

- Reviewer left no comment

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Middle aged housewife”

Score 9.0/10

+ Just slide up to answer. Large numbers on screen and every thing is very clear.Really easy to use.

- It only has one ring tone,and the battery does not last quite as long as I expected

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purchased 01 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “concerned parent”

Score 8.0/10

+ Cheap, ideal kids phone

- non really

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purchased 25 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ easy to use, and slimline

- battery power runs low quickly

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purchased 25 Jan 2008

Matthew, Norwich

Score 7.0/10

+ Great slim, light phone, excellent value for money

- Screen could be better quality. Java functions for online banking dont work, couldnt resolve issue.

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purchased 25 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ easy to use stylish and compact

- none really

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purchased 13 Aug 2008

mandy, norfolk

Score 3.0/10

+ colour

- worst phone ive had to be honest, keypad is too small, and not easy to switch between functions, sound quality is pants and volume not loud enough

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purchased 28 Oct 2008

Beau, Huddersfield , “Choosy high maintenance girl”

Score 10.0/10

+ Great keys for texting - not flat like so many other phones, so you can txt one handed and without looking. Love the colour but it's def more metallic red than metallic pink

- You can't chose one of your own sounds to show a text has arrived. Stuck with the generic Samsung ones, tho you can load your own ringtones. Did hope after so many generations Samsung would have sorted this.
The memory on this one is also worse than my previous D600 Samsung but it's not the end of the world and at least it makes you delete some of those old pics!

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purchased 30 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Good clear screen. Compact design. Reasonable price.

- No usb lead to connect the phone to a PC. Instruction book not as clear as it should be.

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purchased 27 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “retired 58 year old”

Score 10.0/10

+ Not bing very technical, I found it quite easy to use.

- none

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purchased 01 Feb 2009

jessie, coggeshall , “i am over 50”

Score 10.0/10

+ very easy to use, compact, good camera, easy to send messages, easy to download

- have not found how to turn off the key lock !!!

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purchased 30 Nov 2008

bob, dumfries&galloway , “age 50+”

Score 7.0/10

+ easy to use if not used to mobiles

- need earphones to listen to radio

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purchased 24 Apr 2008

HARVEY, SWINDON

Score 8.0/10

+ EASY TO USE

- NOT MUCH MEMORY FOR MUSIC WITHOUT MEMORY CARD

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ looks great easy to use and has a keypad lock stops you making unwanted calls and using up all your airtime and just one press of a button to activate silent mode ideal when you need to keep your phone on for emergencys but dont want to disturb other people

- not enough memory for music pics etc

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purchased 08 Apr 2008

Marija, Derbyshire

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic phone for the money has all the basic features you need in a phone

- The sound could be a little better

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purchased 15 Jul 2008

Kathy, Marske-by-Sea , “Love to text friends”

Score 9.0/10

+ Great phone especially for the price. Pictures and videos are good quality. Love the selection of frames. Truthfully, all the features are good.

- numbers and letters on keypad are hard to see.

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purchased 05 May 2008

Ben, Chessington

Score 9.0/10

+ Gift for 12 year old son and he worked out how to use it in 10 mins flat.Simple and easy to use with enough features for kids

- None for what we want it for

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ features are good,compact,easy to use,had all the features i wanted

- only thing bad point was you carnt change message tones to your own

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purchased 24 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ user friendly, good looking phone with easy to use buttons.

- camera is not so good, but u can't expect it to be so good in this price range

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice and easy to use.

- Does not take a good photo

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “day to day housewife”

Score 10.0/10

+ excellant value for money - i have recommend this to a number of people - if you are just looking for an easy to use phone with all the addes extras like a camera, video and email etc this is for you!!! i love it - ive had mine for a year and just bought my dad one!!!!highly recommend.

- no bad points!!!!!!!!!!

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purchased 07 Jan 2009

pete, london , “I want value”

Score 10.0/10

+ very versatile good looking phone at reasonable price

- cant get my son to put it downi

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purchased 10 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ compact, lots of features, good value

- not many bad points

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purchased 12 Jan 2009

Bill, Hemel Hempstead

Score 4.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Can not hear text messages - and can not add your own mp3`s as text messages

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purchased 11 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ This phone is extremely good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Nice design, slimline, scrumptious colour, big, clear screen.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ This phone is really simple but that is all i wanted- I have a good camera and a computer & don't need to incorporate features from those into my phone- I just want to make calls & send texts. It looks good, is built really well & the battery seems to last well. the camera is good enough for a phone in my opinion- all i use it for is changing the wallpaper. my last samsung, which was stolen, was built like a tank too which is good for me as i'm quite clumsy!
the interface is well designed- very user friendly.

- not many... it's hard for a right-hander to send texts from it while it's charging because of the placement of the charger connection. that's about it.

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

dave, romford essex

Score 8.0/10

+ easy to use smart design good size screen

- not really any bad points good value for money

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purchased 30 Sep 2008

Jay, Oldham , “Not very technical”

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to understand and use

- Text ringtone is very quiet and unable to change it for more suitable one

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purchased 11 Dec 2008

Peter, Tyne & Wear

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent stylish all round easy to use phone - Very reasonably priced - very good features including note pad & organiser.

- Camera could be a little better but still good for price

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purchased 30 Nov 2008

Emma, Birch , “I Like My Phone!”

Score 9.0/10

+ This phone is really easy to use...It looks good, and its just overall a great phone!

- I havent yet found a bad point to this phone...other than the fact that you cant use your phone for multiple things whilst using the music player.

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purchased 28 Mar 2008

Marie, Glasgow

Score 9.0/10

+ Good basic phone easy to use and value for money.

- Limited ringtones user has t download ringtones at a cost.

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purchased 07 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ I love my new phone, its light and pretty.

- Hard to remove the battery cover to insert sim card.

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purchased 13 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ LOVE THE LOOK/ GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Aug 2008

pauline, merseyside , “wanted for basic use”

Score 9.0/10

+ Ease of use, menus, clear screen
good battery life

- None so far

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purchased 13 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ It's compact & easy to use. Battery lasts well

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purchased 29 Jan 2009

lynz, Wigan

Score 7.0/10

+ It is very easy to use and has a lot of features for an average spec phone.

- The screen resolution quality is very poor, making pictures that you use for wallpaper very wishy washy and pale.

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purchased 16 Feb 2008

Lisa, Sheffield

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use. Small and compact.

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purchased 09 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ For a small price you get a lot for your money. I brought this for my 10 year old son and he thinks its fantastic.

- I did have to buy an extra memory card for my son to hold all his video clips and ringtones, but this was a small price to pay for such a slick looking phone.

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purchased 06 Mar 2008

ANDREA, BALLYMENA

Score 8.0/10

+ LOOK, COLOUR, FUNCTIONS

- BATTERY LIFE

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purchased 25 Oct 2007

lee , bedfordshire

Score 9.0/10

+ Havnt had this very long, but am gettting used to it now.
Really like the phone havent been throo everygthing yet, but it is great

- Found it hard to navigate as i had had my old phone for a year or so, keep switching on WAP by mistake.

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purchased 18 Dec 2007

susan, dewsbury

Score 8.0/10

+ the phone was a present for my daughter, but she loves it, she can ring text and use the camera all she wants the phone to do.....

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purchased 16 Apr 2008

YVONNE, CARLISLE , “I AM AN OAP”

Score 10.0/10

+ VERY COMPACT AND EASY TO USE

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purchased 27 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ I bought this as a stop gap because my dog bit through my phone! I have been really pleased with it - for the price it is much better than I could have expected. It's easy and straightforward to use, has some nice features.

- The reception seems a bit patchy - not as good as other phones I have had.

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purchased 09 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ sleek desine

- weak batery life

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purchased 12 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Like size and display facilities.

- Seems to drain full charge in 24hrs. Erratic recharge, some recharges last longer than others

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

David, London

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice phone and great value for money with all the basic features you'd expect.

- None come to mind yet.

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

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Product Features

3G No
Touchscreen No
Type Slide Phone
Band Tri
EDGE Yes
WiFi No
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 0.3
Screen Resolution (pixels) 128x160
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
Email Functionality Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 80.8
Talk Time (hours) 5
Standby Time (hours) 250
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging No
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 99.5x49.5x14.1
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 0.70
Games Yes
HTML Browser Yes
Phone book capacity (names) 1000
Colour Multi
Networks T-Mobile
Networks Vodafone
Networks Orange

Also known as: O2 SAMSUNG E250, VODAFONE E250, Samsung, VIRGIN MOB E250, Mobile/Samsung E250, Vodafone Samsung E250, Orange Samsung E250, Samsung E250V, Samsung E250i

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Manufacturer's Description

Thin and compact, just the way you like it. Show your true flair with the smooth but sure gliding action of the SGH-E250’s slider design. Optimal in efficiency and functionality, its ergonomic grip is unbeatable for comfort.


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