Samsung F300 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Frank Lewis

Reviewed on: 17 May 2007

Tags: Samsung, Samsung F300, 3G, profile, SIM-free

We like:

Slim design; large, crisp screen on the music player side

We don't like:

Fiddly controls; short battery life; tiny screen on the phone side

You might also need:

A pair of headphones

CNET UK judgement:

This twin-face approach just doesn't pay off with this handset -- the oddball design makes it confusing to use. Matters also aren't helped by the phone's sluggish feel and poor battery life. There's little to recommend here

Full review:

Being two-faced certainly isn't a trait that you'd want in a friend, but is it one you'd want in a phone? Samsung seems to think so because that's what it's offering with the F300. On one side it looks pretty much like a standard mobile phone, while on the other it looks like an MP3 player styled along the lines of the iPod nano. Continue Reading...