Like the Trace, the D900 is extremely thin and designed with high-speed Internet and some unique features including uGo, which changes the background image to a local landmark depending on your roaming country (it works better in Europe, obviously) and uTrace which discreetly sends you an SMS if someone ganks your phone and puts in their own SIM card. This model is GSM-only and is unlocked.
The UI is extremely interesting for one small reason. The menus have “pop-up” sections, so when you select something, a little window appears allowing you to drill down without leaving the original screen. This saves a few clicks and is considerably more friendly than the standard “deck of cards” UI which requires you to pop back and forth between two separate menus. Too better understand the difference, imagine submenus in Windows or OS X under the main menu options. The general feel is more elegant and less cluttered.
The packaging follows Nokia’s lead in creating a full, exclusive package as opposed to generic box. This is definitely a status phone, although a lack of shiny materials might work to its disadvantage. It will also come in multiple colors including red and silver.
This is an interesting move for Samsung, paralleling with Nokia’s flagship store model involving direct phone sales to consumers and by passing the carriers almost entirely. If there’s one thing you feel here in SK it’s that we’re seriously behind the curve in terms of cell features and handsets. Luckily, moves like this will bring us a little closer to the 21st century.
I feel realy sorry for u yanks (Pardon the lame-ass pun), but we have had the d900 comercially avialliable here in the UK for at least a few months.
I am actualy upgrading to this fone tomorrow, i got an n80 now *Cough* Brick! *Cough*.
Regards,
Mike
I got the D900 import online a couple of months ago. Its a really attractive phone with a pretty good camera. It is very slim and light, but feels solid. The sound quality is just average though. I still like it a lot.
I live in the US, but I don’t wait around for T-Mobile or Cingular to tell me what crappy phone I should be using. But then, I’m a phone junkie and get a new one almost every 2 months. Hey! Everyone needs a hobby right?
I’ve had the D900 for a few months myself. I got it after using the X820 (yet another brilliant Samsung phone) and its really a good phone. I put it away for a while to use my new KRZR K1, but as pretty as the K1 is, it just doesn’t compare with this phone.
I love the UI and the ease of use. I don’t like that you can’t make your own message tones though, but you can’t have everything :^)
Aside from the UI, is this obviously slimmer than last year’s t809? From the outside, they look nearly identicle.
I too live in the U.S. and have been using the D900 now for about a month. .love the phone mostly though I wish the speaker was a bit louder. All the features are working save my outgoing test messages do not end up in the Sent box….I don’t know why and would like to know if anyone knows how to remedy this. I have ascertained that receipients are getting text messages I send but I have no record of them.
does anyone have any comment on the battery life of this model? i’ve been wanting to get one but i’m not quite sure if the battery life would fit my lifestyle..
I’ve had mine for about 2 months now. Battery life is about 2 days. I too have the same messaging problem as GW and it seems like there’s no way to save them automaticaly so you have to select “save & send” everytime.
Looks lovely, seems lovely but it is really a dreadful piece of kit. The battery is hopeless. 40 minutes of calls, 10mins playing about trying to get the phone to do things other phones do and flat as a pancake in 36 hours. If you’re texting and you want an apostrophe, on a Nokia it’s three presses on ‘1′. On the D900 it is a multi-step process. You want to send the text? Two or three button presses on a Nokia but an obstacle course on the Samsung. So the user interface is awful. I can’t find a way of making the alert tone for text messages any louder so I never hear when one has arrived. The ringtones and alert tones are awful but that might be Orange’s doing. The camera is quite good if you can hold the camera still enough and mostly you can’t. So it looks good. It’s an expensive acccessory. A toy. But a crap phone. I’ve got a Samsung LCD telly too and the user interface on that is crap too. Good picture but I wouldn’t buy another Samsung product on the grounds that it hasn’t studied its users. You want an easy to use phone? Get a Nokia or Sony Ericsson. You want a decent LCD telly? Get a Philips or Panasonic or Sony or Toshiba
well your a dick cos it is good just cos your too dumb to workout shot cuts for messages and making your sounds louder through the system volume settings!!!
Its true the texting is really bad if your used to nokias/SE. You have to first put a little tick by the persons name in the phonebook, then press options-> select. which takes you back to the sending screen, and instead of showing the persons name – it only shows their number so you cant be 100% you picked the right person. Its too long winded (badly designed). Its still a great handset though.
i have sgh d900.its a very good scrap
my speaker has gon gay
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Is there any way that a sofware can be downloaded to the d900 so that the whole display can be changed, instead of actually using the preset skins (black and white). And also, can it be upgraded?
any idea how to change the txt msg ringtone or have you to choose from the preset ones
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