Samsung SGH-A737

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battery life bad?

8 Sep 2009 mark69

9 out of 10

Reading the reviews it seems like some people don't know how to use their phone. They must be doing something wrong as all the negative comments don't make any sense. Had the phone 15 months now. Battery life is extraordinary. Maybe if you are using a bad network the phone needs to boost power to make up for bad tower reception? Sometimes it has difficulty with changing towers or networks. But I think this is a problem with most digital phones. Analog always better at this. Often it is better to set the phone to "manual network selection" and it will improve reception a LOT. Should mention I got this phone because the Sony Ericson phone was completely unusable if you actually move while using it. Like in a car. Sort of why you own a mobile phone? Samsung vastly better.  I usually travel 600+ km per day in and out of network areas so my battery life should be poor. My battery life is over 4 days with bluetooth enabled. (Even after 15 months). Phone does get hot on long conversations but lasts several hours, even after days of standby. If this is a problem you should probably use a wired or bluetooth headset anyway to reduce microwaving your brain. Features easy to use and many useful things I use everyday. Simple to learn without manual. Video OK. Screen resolution could be better. Never shutdown. Often abused. Many times left in back pocket and sat on. Not something you should do with a slider, but slides beautifully still. (Remember 15 months of this!) Reliability of this and previous Samsung phone caused me to buy several more Samsung products of several thousand dollars. No complaints on brand. Only complaint is that screen should be hardened against scratching. Should have either a coating like on glasses or a plastic cover like they sell for iPod. Sound is good but not great like my previous Samsung BUT it supports stereo bluetooth. 

I would recommend this phone.

Pros

many features I use everyday
mp3 works well
very good reception
excellent battery life
durable phone
easy to navigate menus
T9 texting works well

Cons

screen can be scratched

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A Great Phone

11 Aug 2009 Anonymous

9.3 out of 10

I've Had this phone for 1 and a half years, and it's a great phone, the design is cool, i dropped it multiple times, 3 times on sidewalk, once on grass, and dropped it in a small amount of water, and still worked. I normally don't use texting, but the buttons are a little too small. Battery life is great, it lasts for at least 3 days on my regular use. I only use it to call for an average of 5-10 minutes of talking, and sometimes playing videos and music. Music Quality is Good, but video quality could be better. Features are Alarms, allows you to set your days when it would ring, Calculator, Calender, tasks, and much more. It never froze , or shutdown on me. Camera quality is fine, just has a delay on taking pictures, around half to 1 second. To get the BEST picture, you need to be very still. Camcorder Quality is Fairly Bad, it's blurry depending on the lighting, weather, etc.

Pros

Battery Life (1-4 Days)
Design
Features
Camera
Good Signal
Expandable Memory (4GB Max; MicroSD Cards)
Music Quality

Cons

Voice Calling Volume
Camcorder Quality
Small Buttons
Battery Case MAY Fall off when Dropped
Video Quality Playback.

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Solid, durable, but nothing flashy

16 Jun 2009 Anonymous

6.3 out of 10

I've had this phone for well over a year now, and I've just abused it.  I drop it all the time onto hard floors, and it's even gone through the washer/dryer.  The screen's all scratched up, the paint's chipped off, and there's dents all over, but this baby's still holding together for me.  It makes calls and texts reliably, and does what a phone is meant to do. However, if you're looking for something fancy, this is not the phone for you.  Problems I've had with the phone include a battery life that seems to drain too quickly when talking on the phone, the phone getting really hot when under heavy use, and difficulties in going from areas of no service to areas of normal service (often have to restart phone). 

 

Basically, this is just a phone that's managed to hold together, regardless of what I've done to it, and it has served me well.

Pros

Durable
Reliable
Good clarity when talking on phone
No lag when texting

Cons

Seemingly short battery life
Phone gets hot
No email, "extra" features

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