Samsung Tocco Ultra Review

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In a nutshell: Samsung have combined the two sexiest form factors - the touchscreen and the slider - to create a slide phone with a full touchscreen-driven interface. The Tocco Ultra is a flagship phone with an 8 megapixel camera, class-leading OLED display, media player, GPS, Bluetooth, memory card slot and high-speed internet. A lovely phone, although the user interface could be better, especially for texting.
Best buy: *Free* with £35 line rental reduced to £12.50 from Mobiles.co.uk (Red ) or Mobiles.co.uk (Blue) or free with half-price line rental from Dialaphone.

Review: March 2009. Updated April 2009.

The S8300 Tocco Ultra is a next-generation slide phone from Samsung. Just when you thought that the slide phone could go no further, Samsung have come up with a twist: combine the slide design with a full touchscreen driven user interface. The Tocco Ultra combines the best of the Samsung Soul with the Samsung Tocco to create a new slider for 2009

Samsung F480 Review

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In a nutshell: The Samsung F480 Tocco is a high-spec touchscreen phone that offers fantastic features in a sexy ultraslim package. The features include a 5 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, ultra-fast 3G web browsing and loads of memory! However we have downgraded its rating because of problems with dropping calls and poor voice quality.
Best buy: *Free* from Three (Silver); or £139.95 on PAYG from the Carphone Warehouse (Black or Pink), or £185.90 from Dialaphone.

Review: June 2008.

Samsung are on a roll with touchscreen phones in 2008. First the Armani, then the F490 Nerva, now the F480 Tocco (Tocco comes from the Italian word for "touch".) The F480 is very similar to the F490, and so the question is, what's the difference between the F480 and the F490 and which is better? (OK, so that was two questions.)

Samsung Pixon 12 Review

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The Pixon12 is a 12 megapixel version of the Samsung Pixon and will be released in the UK on 1 August 2009. In fact it's the world's first 12 megapixel camera. Samsung have upgraded a number of features of the original Pixon, adding a fabulous OLED screen with a massive 480x800 pixel resolution, support for DivX/Xvid video move playback, HSUPA for faster uploading of photos and videos, and support for memory cards up to 16GB. We can't wait to get our hands on this one!

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Samsung Marcel S3500 Review

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In a nutshell: The Samsung S3500 is a low to mid-range slide phone with a smart metallic finish. Features include a 2 megapixel camera with flash, a music player and FM radio, and Bluetooth.
Best buy: £49.95 on PAYG from Dialaphone or the Carphone Warehouse.

Review: April 2009.

The Samsung S3500 (nicknamed the "Marcel") is a low-end slider from Samsung, with a Soul-inspired design and smart metallic looks. The features that you get with this phone are typical for the sub-£100 price bracket. The Marcel does come with some extra "safety" features, including a "fake call" facility which is intended to get you out of trouble, and an SOS feature that sends an emergency call. Apart from these features, it's a pretty standard phone, and rather expensive for what you get. But it does look nice.

Samsung i8910 HD Review

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In a nutshell: The Samsung i8910HD is a milestone in mobile technology. It's the first mobile to be able to record high-definition video. It's probably the highest-spec phone currently available, with an 8 megapixel camera, huge OLED touchscreen, MP3 player, FM radio, GPS, WiFi, HSDPA/HSUPA and up to 48GB of memory. If you want to be at the cutting edge, this is the phone for you in 2009.
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from Mobiles

Review: May 2009.

Fwooar! The Samsung i8910HD (originally known as the Omnia HD) is one heck of a sexy phone. It's the first mobile to feature a high-definition camcorder (hence it's name) and it has the world's largest OLED display - 3.7 inches across. It's a Symbian smartphone with an 8 megapixel camera, touchscreen UI, WiFi and A-GPS. Is there nothing this beast cannot do?

Samsung G600 Review

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In a nutshell: The G600 is still a fantastic phone. It combines fab looks with a superb 5 megapixel camera, a fully featured music player and 1 Gbyte of memory. It avoids the touch-sensitive keys of the U600, making it a totally practical phone to use. Available in black, pink, purple and silver. The Belle version is a chic burgundy colour that comes with free nail varnish - go for it, girls!
Best buy: *Free* with a free Nintendo Wii from Mobiles.co.uk (Black); or £49.95 on Pay as you Go from the Carphone Warehouse (Black, Pink or Silver).

Review: August 2007. Last updated July 2009.

The Samsung G600 offers the power of a 5 megapixel camera in Samsung's now-classic slimline slider format. Although it's two years old, the G600 has an amazing spec and a beautiful design to match. Samsung don't always make perfect phones - the E900 and U600 irritated some users with their touch-sensitive buttons - but the G600 gets everything just right and is a real classic. Whilst it lacks the wow factor of newer phones, it's just a fantastically good phone to use with nothing to detract from the experience.

Samsung Armani Night Effect Review

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In a nutshell: The Samsung Emporio Armani phone is a classically shaped phone that has been given an Armani makeover. It's a sleek black bar with the Emporio Armani logo emblazoned on the front, side and back. It's unique feature is the LED edging strip that glows like neon. Apart from the styling, it offers a 3 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, memory card slot, Bluetooth and 3G.
Best buy: *Free* from Dialaphone.