Samsung Galaxy S

marcus antcliffe02 August 2010

Just acquired the Samsung Galaxy android phone and i think it is absolutely fantastic.Well done Samsung on converting me to your handset.

adam03 August 2010

phone you got to buy even better when update come in sep

Martin03 August 2010

The Samsung Galaxy S is the best high end phone on the market, The 4" Super AMOLED screen is Samsungs latest technology with improvements over the standard AMOLED screen, Improved power consumption and around 80% better in direct sunlight so viewing and using the screen outside on a sunny day is no longer an issue. It really has to be seen in person to appreciate how good it is, when placed side by side with an iPhone 4 it makes the "Retina" display look dull in comparison. The screen size and widescreen ratio also make reading text very easy and it's perfect for watching widescreen standard or HD content on. But that’s not where it ends; this phone has a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, 512MB of memory, video recording at 720p@30fps, a fully featured 5MP camera. Now remember this is Samsung, they know they to make cameras and both video and camera come with a wide array of settings and modes you can use and configure, plus HD TV OUT using USB to HDMI cable. Also comes with flashlite, so you can visit websites you simply can't with an iPhone or other android devices, you can update to version 10 once 2.2 is released in September. Last but not least, it also includes a Power VR SGX540 GPU which offers more than twice the graphics processing performance of the SGX535 which is used in the iPad and iPhone 4 so 3d gaming and HD video on this phone are silky smooth.

bertie03 August 2010

this phone is once dubbed as an iphone killer (iphone killer indeed)

Adam T04 August 2010

I work in the mobile phone industry and i'm due a upgrade in a few weeks and i'm getting this bad boy

Kate Villis04 August 2010

Upgraded to Galaxy S over I Phone 4. The phone is beautiful and so easy to use. Only 1 quibble is there seems to be no way to disable the 3G! so don't forget to geta bolt on!.

Elliot F04 August 2010

Had phone about 2 weeks,Absolutely fantastic best phone Ive ever owned wipes the floor with the I phone.....

ste08 August 2010

I sold my 3G S for this. Oh what a good choice. I prefer it by miles, it may have stolen a few ideas from the look of the iphone but for usability and overall features it is the phone to have right now.

jeepman01512 August 2010

I've been a Samsung phone user for many years, the pixon m8800 was ok for my first internet phone, price wise, but was always out shone by the iphone, When my contract was due for renewal in july I looked around for a good replacement phone, my nephew has always sung the praises of the iphone, as he's had the 3g then the 3gs, I hunted down all the new models of smart phone, read reviews, specs etc and was going to wait for the Iphone4, as it seemed to have it all, abet at a price, then the reports of problems with the iphone4 convinced me to stay away, anyway I stayed with samsung and got the Galaxy S, What a great piece of kit this phone is, I ordered the Zagg full Body kit to protect the gorgious screen and back of the Galaxy S, so the great looks should last a long time, Android is brilliant, plenty of good apps are available for free, I think theres an app to turn off 3G and use 2G if you wanted too, plus with this phone the Android can be updated to Frogo 2.2, Sept I think and its free, It has a very powerful operating system, Does more than I thought a phone could, Voice search being my favourite App, be it searching the web or for Navigation, its fantasic, I'm so glad I didn't fall into the apple trap, to top it all my Nephew is seriously thinking about the Galaxy S to replace his Iphone in a few months when his contract ends, Last week his Iphone 3GS wouldn't hold a charge, He's had to send it away to get the battery replaced, where as the Galaxy S takes seconds to change a battery, I've ordered a couple of spare replacement batts with wall charger, £12.00 I think it was, so if I do run the phone hard I will have the option to slip in a fully charged battery no matter where I happen to be, enough said I think, get the Galaxy S and ENJOY.

A.W.B. 13 August 2010

How much is this? I've got a Nokia 2630 (i think!) but was wondering if I could switch? The Gadet Show is the best EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adam18 August 2010

Samsung has launched its new handset the Samsung Galaxy S which is now available on the internet with various Samsung Galaxy S contract deals that are attracting customers .The Samsung Galaxy S is launched by Samsung that has a big 4.0 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that supports 16M colors that gives the clear detail of the proceedings. And configuration is Awesome !!!!!!!!!! # Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus # Data Storage: 8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM # Features: 3G,Bluetooth,GPRS,EDGE,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n # Entertainment: MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player # MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player # Weight: 118 g I've read it's features and compare its price with it i.e very less as compare to config. .... u can also compare ... freecontractmobilephone.co.uk/Phone_Deal.asp?Ph=Samsung--Galaxy--S

Adro18 August 2010

Pile of junk. The screen quality is rubbish compared to the Iphone4, and Android just kept crashing. Epic fail. Sooo glad I didn't go with this after using one. Iphone Killer? You must be kidding.

the1beard18 August 2010

This is no budget phone why is it listed as the best budget buy when it's virtually the same price as the htc and the iPhone?

Matt Crawford23 August 2010

It is a very good phone, worthy of 5 G's. However something is wrong if the best deal is £1,500 off ebay.

Jordan Howe26 August 2010

is this phone worth having other than the iphone 3gs

Martinb27 August 2010

Just so we get the perspective right on cost: I got my SGS over 24 months with 300mins/300text/1GBinternet for a total of 510 pounds. HTC desire was 20 quid cheaper but wasn't available for over a month on the same bargain deal websites - which is a dealbreaker for me when iv'e got the gadet fever in my blood. iphone cheapest equivalent was 900 pounds.....

Natalie29 August 2010

I have had the Galaxy S for about 6 wks now, love the phone, hate the battery life, but what do you expect when you just simply can't put the phone down. I love that you have to enter a pattern to unlock the phone rather than numeric code. Its not as hard to use as I first thought, even my 6 yr old can operate it. Has some pretty cool apps pre-installed 'Allshare' being one of my faves at the moment. Its so easy to snag files and photos from my lappy or desktop to my phone and vice versa. In my opinion, this is the best phone Samsung have ever brought out. Well done Samsung, glad I am not an iphone follower, i would of missed out on this smart android phone. 9/10

spike6629 August 2010

in my eyes this is easily the best mobile in the world all we have to do is wait and this will be better than the iphone 4

bennyboo31 August 2010

@Kate Villis you can use the pull down menu from the tip of the screen to manage all of your connections...wifi/bluetooth/3g etc. The only issue I have had is getting it to sync with my pc. That took me ages to find a soloution. It also seems like a lot of other users world wide have had the same issue. Other than that it's just a shame it has no flash on the camera. That aside I love it...screen clarity is awesome, the browsing speed is fantastic in comparison with my previous Nokia 5800 xpress music. Also the android app store is now rivalling Apple which is great.

James02 September 2010

It may be worth mentioning, which the reviewers did not, and that is the Samsung Galaxy S' screen uses Gorilla Glass! It's tough as nails, go on try knocking on the screen with you knuckles. Fantastic phone, I've had it for 2 days, and can't put it down.

RichAndo06 September 2010

bought 1 about 3 weeks ago as i've been a Samsung user for years. i'm not an iphone fan. have been using it and can only comment on 2 faults i can see: - 1) Samsung always seem to go out fo their way to make the message tone hard to change. i managed it but what a run around. 2) you have to make sure you actually press the "phone call end" because if you press the button at the bottom that ends everything else you do, it leaves your conversation running. apart from that, Video is awsome, pictures are good and the phone itself is well fast. so happy with it i have bought 2 more.

nigel pugh06 September 2010

just acquired the samsung had it for a few days now the screen is much better than the i phone 4 and the camera is perfect the quality of build is fine as first to contend with iphone if this is what to come of samsung then i think the i phone should start to worry,internet is so quick and the apps might not be as many as i phones but still enough to go on with,dont get me wrong love apple but way over priced and i dont think any one could take them on i lap tops but this phone is great great work samsung love it

nottingham rulls07 September 2010

that phone is rubbish get a better phone that is worth the money

Mikey11 September 2010

This is not a budget phone! its way more expensive then the htc legend and its not far off the iphone 4 either, i own this phone and love it!

Hollzer14 September 2010

@nottingham rulls (not) people are alowed their own oppinion , i think the SGS is really good. I'm sick of the Iphone cos they milk ur money, they come up with newthings on them to make them better and when you get ur hands on the newest modle they make another one! LOVE SAMSUNG GALAXY S

Tony stevens18 September 2010

I have just got the galaxy s. I have had it for two days now and can't put it down. A friend of mine has got an iphone 4 and after playing with the galaxy s, now wishes he had the galaxy. Have always had nokia in the past but so glad I opted for the galaxy s. o nly one fault in my opinion, wish it had a flash on the camera. This is a real alternative to the iphone 4. Full marks to samsung! And swype has changed how I use my mobile forever.

Narkdup19 September 2010

Easy to use interface, large crystall clear screen that out performs the iPhone, not as many Apps as the iPhone but the market is improving. The iPhone4 is overpriced compared to the galaxy and is only worth the extra outlay if you are an Apple purist, so it's down to personal choice, they are no doubt the market leaders in the Android market.

Ben Norcutt24 September 2010

Had the Galaxy S for a couple of weeks now. Swype is such a cool way to enter text. I got mine for free on a £20pm contract on vodafone so can't agree with the people moaning about the cost. Due to the fact I'm always using it at the moment the battery needs charging quite often but all the features are brilliant, notifications of things such as twitter and facebook work well.

highlander452326 September 2010

I have around 14 phones these include htc, desire,legend, wildfire, hd mini, i have the i phone 3gs and i phone 4 the galaxy s, blackberry 8520, 9300, 9500, 9000, 8900 so have a varied knowledge of smartphones and must say i am seriously impressed with the galaxy s and would consider this to be a i phone killer, yes you can disable 3g by selecting to use just 2g and it still connects to the internet pretty quickly, also if you use task killer you can kill apps in the background that use the battery life i can get about 3 days usage out of mine before having to recharge, on all the above phones i have disbaled the 3gs to save the battery life and it works a treat the wildfire used to die in just under a day now it lasts at least 2 and a half days. the galaxy s is amazing too in the fact if you ave an led tv series 6 wireless enabled you can download an app to use as a remote control AMAZING and has to be the best phone i have used and owned apart from the acient nokia 6310i 5 day battery and that was with never being turned off needless to say i still have. well im sure theres plenty of you reading this either getting bored or thinking im a well leave that for you to fill in lol. take care all and enjoy whatever phone you have that works for you we can all suggest phones but its never going to be a one size fits all now is it.

sasha2427 September 2010

I've had my samsumg galaxy s now for a few weeks and I love, love love it haven't had any problems with it. I did want an iphone 4 but it was way out my price range and so glad i didn't go of the iphone with the problems its got. Bad point on samsung Galaxy s is the battery life...well thats because i'm never off it as well I my 3yr old daughter who can work it better then myself!!!!!!!! *******Phone free, on 24mths contract 500mins/unlimitedtxt/1GB internet £32.50 on vodafone, £10 prepaid visa card free plus £25 cash for cancelling on O2 30day contract and a accessories pack.********

Jake28 September 2010

Ok, this phone looks amazing. but i have just bought and getting on thursday a orange-made san francisco. Please google it. it is only £99(+£10 top-up) and it has android 2.1 (Éclair) And it is amazing, i cant wait till it comes. it has an OLED screen with wifi and all you need for a cheap smart phone. i think they should change the cheapest smart phone to the orange San Francisco. :)

Al01 October 2010

Ok, had the Galaxy S now for about a month. Cost me about £430 as an unlocked phone . Screen is good - and being able to add a simm to it is very useful. The plastic case does mean that buying a protective cover is a must - I got a leather lined metal case for about £12. Also look into getting a prtective plastic covering for the screen. But basically a good , solid bet for an android phone

dannieboi09 October 2010

am stuck in dilenma,i use a simple nokia phone but i just got my paycheck and i want to go for samsung galaxy s but i really dont know much about this phone also with it can i be able to access foreign websites because i school in ghana

jeff12 October 2010

how is the galaxy s budget??

mark perry14 October 2010

The best phone i have ever owned and i've owned a few i can tell you.

EReilly14 October 2010

I think the samsung galaxy s is a brilliant phone

Kev15 October 2010

This Phone is a nightmare!!!! I have had two brand new Samsung Galaxy S upgrades within the space of 5 days. This first one had a faulty headphone jack socket, and only worked through one earpiece or 'No Earpieces', depending on how you jiggled it, but at no point did you get sound through both earpieces. I complained to the supplier and got an immediate replacement, only to find that the internal speaker was faulty, and therefore it was so faint, you could't hear anyone speak when either making or receiving a call!!!! I have had enough with this phone and lost faith. I have therefore insisted that it is replaced, but this time with an HTC Desire. I can't believe I have been so unlucky to get the only two faulty phones in circulation. Samsung's 'quality control' must be virtually none existant!

Russ6915 October 2010

I've had my Galaxy S for a couple of months and I love it. No problems. Prefer it to the I-phone

Mark Henderson15 October 2010

I have always been sony ericsson until nokia released the X6 which converted me and i then said i would never change from nokia but i just upgraded to the galaxy and the phone is stunning they use the same technology in this screen as they use in their t.v's i thought the screen was good in the nokia x6 untill i seen this galaxy i have got the 8gb model which is a good memory. But i think the only thing that lets this phone down is that there is no flash on the camera. Iknow its not a major thing but if u were out in the night and u wanted to take a quick pic andvthis is all u got then its a bit useless realy.

Stainer17 October 2010

Best phone ever it has everything its so sharp and light just such an allround good phone and best of all its indestructible went through a 2 hour was (by accident of course) and everything still working after a dry on the radiator phew

George Rowan19 October 2010

Budget?

Jeanette22 October 2010

We upgraded to a GalaxyS phone and gave it back after 2 weeks. If you want to use it to make phone calls, text, use the internet, play games or watch video, it's definitely great and probably rivals the iphone. HOWEVER, if you want to get emails on POP3 or use bluetooth, don't bother. We set it up for emails and when one occasionally came in and I clicked to open it, it deleted it before I could read it. Thankfully, I could still get them on my computer. Also, bluetooth devices don't always work with it. It would connect then disconnect when you were talking. On top of this, you couldn't voice dial through your bluetooth and if you wanted to voice dial manually, you had to go through too many menus to get there. Gave up and went back to Blackberry.

Cooldude99928 October 2010

a bit simiar to Iphone 3gS but still gr8

Jaqueline29 October 2010

I wanted a new phone but had no idea where to look, so, here I come to the gadget show website to help me out. I wanted budget, deffo, and here I come to fine that the budget phone is over £300! Yes, that to me is alot, I love the show and all, but I was kind of hoping for a cheaper alternative? Especially since its the budget catagory :/

Anonymous29 October 2010

NOT BUDGET LUXURY!!!! iPhones Suck!!

Qasim31 October 2010

how is this a "budget" phone!?!?

Richard09 November 2010

I signed up for a Galaxy S, but returned it after 7 days as couldn't get the software working after trying 3 different computers. Pay attention Samsung, if you can't get the whole package right people will leave. Now got an HTC Desire HD without the problems.

Anonymous12 November 2010

Have had the phone for about a month now... and LOVE IT! Am only miffed that the guy at T-Mobile said it would play flash content (It doesn't), that I would have no problem with iPlayer, etc (I do!). Now I realize that some of these problems will be sorted by Android 2.2 but where is it!? T-Mobile said a few weeks from purchase (WRONG AGAIN!), then I heard '...end of October...', no, now I hear '...first few weeks in November...'. Does anybody know when it is due for release? Please!

popsie12 November 2010

hey magick_man - i got my 2.2 upgrade the other day with Orange. Try going to the support section on the samsung website and download the latest version of kies - it will solve all your flash and iplayer woes

Anonymous16 November 2010

Had the SGS about a month now. Totally excellent. Screen outperforms the iPhone retina display in every area. Just upgraded to Android 2.2 via Samsung as my phone is not simlocked. Completely trouble free and easy to do. The main selling points for me is I can do what I want with it with no interference or restrictions from Samsung. I can expand the memory if I choose to, I can change the battery if i choose to, I can completely personalise the device if I choose to. I find Apples control freakery annoying. As a consumer, what I do with a product once I have bought it is my choice to make not the manufacturers. The choice seems to be these days is whether to join the Apple flock or be an Android individual!

Andy Law18 November 2010

I've had this phone for a month now - and I think it's great and would not swap it for anything else - BUT: * Certain things available generally on Android seem to not be available for this phone as shipped (Eclair 2.1) - no flash support, no Skype, as two examples. * The Android update (Froyo 2.2) is available now, but only through the PC software "Kies" * Kies seems to have big connection problems - I have tried using four separate PCs now, all of which fail to detect and install the right drivers for the phone. The software reports "Connecting device..." forever. Internet searches on forums for solutions to this suggest that I am not alone in experiencing these problems. So, before you buy may I suggest that you make sure that it will be delivered with 2.2 pre-installed!

phil20 November 2010

samsung galaxy s is a great phone but like the review says the plastic build quality realy lets it down, compare this to the samsung wave which is the phone i currently have the build quality is excellent but the apps you can down load lets its down however its a great phone, if they have improved the build quality with the galaxy s i would of brought one..after all we all expect a phone to take a few knocks and drops..

Anonymous15 January 2011

I recently exchanged a faulty (4 day old) HTC Desire Z for the Galaxy S! At first I was blown away by the vivid and sharp screen, superb! Having owned and used the phone for just over a month now I have to say I am glad I took the option to have the Samsung and not a replacement HTC. It is very easy to use and set up, the screen is responsive and the processor copes well although it can slow down a bit on occasion. The only criticisms I have are the lack of a flash for the camera, would have been handy and the poor battery. I have to charge mine every day and I am staggered that manufacturers bring out these feature packed handsets and then put batteries in them that just cannot deliver long term power which ideally you need to make full use of the many many features this phone has to offer. Great phone, best I've had and I'm very pleased with it, I would recommend it for sure.

william23 February 2011

Hi I bought my samsung galaxy s about a week ago and it has to be the best phone i have owend so far. No problems at all, very easy to use and apps are great. Use the wifi at home and its just like using my laptop. Very fast indeed, would have no problems in recommending this 10/10 Only downer i found was lack of flash on camera.

Adnan124 February 2011

dis is epic phone man! i lov it just wot i need for wen i start high school. forget iphone dis is da same but with more capabilities

Minimi7206 March 2011

member of my family got it yesterday and i have had a play! It is so cool and i love it:)

kieren warren14 March 2011

i love the samsung galaxys forget the i phone this is the best phone ever

Grow14 March 2011

I love my galaxy s I Dunoon what I wud be without it and my IPad

Cald12314 March 2011

I've now had this phone for a while now and it's fantastic. I think this is just as good as an i phone, i mean maybe the i phone has a better store. I have an i pad and someone I know has an I phone and it's just as fast and the I phone doesn't have as good a screen. On the whole this phone is great, I love it :-):-):-):-)

Jason White14 March 2011

having had the 3Gs iPhone i was due an upgrade, IMO the iPhone 4 is not worth the extra so i started looking elsewhere. I have had the SGS for about a week now, it was running 2.1 when it arrived and was sluggish and locked up a few times, having upgraded to 2.2 i find it a lot slicker, smoother and more stable.

UKDemon14 March 2011

I know its a year later but wil have to say this has got to be the best phone I've owned, ease of use, fantastic screen, loud audio, battery is ok not the best but as Iv seen the S2 has sorted that problem, programming and changing the phones screen and theme looks are easy and pritty kool. overall 10/10

shorty0016 March 2011

Ilove this the apps r amzin

shorty0016 March 2011

I LUV ANGRY BIRDS

Charlie Parsons17 March 2011

Hi, I recently won a Galaxy S and couldn't be happier. It does everything I iphone4 does (just about) and probably just a s good with added features as well. I love the Swype texting. You don't take your finger off the screen to text. It means it very quick in deed. It is a shame that the Gadget Show didn't have it in the test for Best smartphone of the year because I think it would have beaten the iphone. I think the show is a bit biased to Apple products anyway.

Steve_J_23606 April 2011

I've had the Galaxy S for just over a week now, and the only time I've put it down is so that I can sleep! It's the best phone I've ever owned. I'd give it 6 Gs if I could! I tend to agree with Charlie Parsons about the Apple bias on the Gadget Show. It is rather obvious.

chris07 April 2011

just got one on free upgrade had it two days and returning it ! poor battery life after only 6 hrs of light use ie approx 20 mins of talking and about 1.5 hrs surfing the net no game playing or vidio use as not got any battery low warning comes on done this on both days of use so whats the point !!!!

Martin28 April 2011

I'm curiously, the Galaxy S2 is now available in UK and there’s no review here Seriously? you can bet if the Apple 5 was released they would have a review up straight away But they barely bat an eye lid at probably best smart phone ever released, because it's not made by Apple.

Middnight25 June 2011

A little difficult to hold in one hand if you're a girl with small hands. But otherwise great. Screen is wonderful and clear, never seen anything like it in a phone. And smudge and fingerprint free. Internet browsing is smooth and quick and the many apps make everything possible. I reccommend checking out a few "top android apps" to really get the best out of your phone as I browsed the android market for half an hour and still missed a lot of useful aps. Syncs with my google calendar and to-do list like a dream making it the perfect companion to my laptop, and later my tablet once I buy it! I've had a little difficulty with texting, hitting the wrong keys quite a lot, but that is probably because I'm not used it using it yet. Like any new phone. Media player is lovely and the memory is huge. Not fully tested the battery yet so can't comment but most jam-packed smartphones of today will only last a day. It's not acceptable but it's just how phones that can do so much are today. Especially is wi-fi and bluetooth is left on. I love the pull-down menu that comes from the top of the screen. VERY useful! It's little things like that that really make a phone. Something you'll use everyday and makes something so much quicker. A definate iPhone contended and for a much cheaper price. I got it free on £25 contract by going through Carphone Warehouse.

rob03 September 2011

hi bought the phone in march 2011,good fast processer like the iphone screen is excellent bright and neat.crashes a few time maybe due to old software in phone, which i now updated to 2.2 you need to buy the phone to really gets the benefits if your a i phone user the swap to this phone far better screen size