Samsung E590 review: Simple on purpose

28 August 2007
Designwise, the Samsung E590 is stunningly different from pretty much everything you would expect in a modern mobile phone. Yet, its armory includes a high-quality TFT display and a decent 3 megapixel camera. Plus, it’s delightfully minimalist and comes at a...

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  • MR.BAMBANG
  • wr0
  • 23 Jul 2008

can not modify message ringtone............
borring with message ringtone, only 4 sound

    • j
    • jorge
    • UD%
    • 22 Jan 2008

    The display is excellent. At 220X220 in that small square, it is relatively better than the display of Nokia 6230i (with 208X208) which GSMArena praised a lot in the review...

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      • Anonymous
      • nFg
      • 04 Dec 2007

      in the review it specified that the mobile could hold up to 1000 messages..how is this possible? is there a way to enable it? thanks!

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        • Anonymous
        • iIg
        • 12 Nov 2007

        is it made of metal?

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          • Anonymous
          • P5P
          • 15 Oct 2007

          In my opinion, it's the best, smallest and affordable camera phone on the market. However, it's equiped with a limited capability media player. The player has only 4 playlists. It doesn't allow you to create new playlist though. Moreover, you can't add mp4 file to the playlist which is supposed to be only for mp3. The video file can only played through the file manager. What dissappointing me is that the sound of the video does not go through the a2dp bluetooth headset. If you can live with this limitation, the rest of the functions work just fine.

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            • Shivam
            • Uqq
            • 01 Oct 2007

            Dear whoever said
            "if the screen size is square 1.8 inches (45.72mm)& phone is 42mm wide according toyour review, huh?",

            The 1.8 inches means that it is diagonally 1.8 inches and not horizontally or vertically.


            Anyways, on the features part of the review, you guys say the screen is 1.8 inches 220 x 220 resolution. On second page it states 1.9 inches and 210 x 210 resolution. This needs to be fixed.

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              • cris
              • nNu
              • 27 Sep 2007

              anybody help me find pc software for this phone?
              Thanks in advance.

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                • separit
                • mGJ
                • 04 Sep 2007

                how does this phone looks childish if i may ask?
                it's clean and industrial looking to my eye.
                and a very welcome sight too, in a sea of bling phones. (or should i say childish?)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 0@2
                  • 03 Sep 2007

                  if the screen size is square 1.8 inches (45.72mm)& phone is 42mm wide according toyour review, huh?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • nAS
                    • 01 Sep 2007

                    i just got it yesterday and i already really like it!
                    - good camera
                    - good mp3 player
                    - good fm
                    - micro sd storage up to 2GB
                    - tiny
                    - weightless
                    - edge
                    - bluetooth (even stereo)
                    - etc...

                    for those who had a samsung, menu will be easy to navigate in and well, for others too in fact i think

                    the design is not the one of a U600 or U700 i admit it, but in fact i really like it: simple but with quality

                    it has all "necessary" things i think for a today phone, without all unnecessary things that made other phones so expensive

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                      • MC Hammered
                      • Ycq
                      • 31 Aug 2007

                      The phone rings and vibrates so I don't know what you are talking about.

                      I was looking for an ultralight pocket phone that wouldn't snap in half if I accidentally sat on it and this phone is it. At 65g it weight less than my switchblade key for my car and having a 3mp camera is just a bonus.

                      I just wish the phonebook search methods were a bit better.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Rbq
                        • 30 Aug 2007

                        Excellent basic phone. I like the buttons, the display, form factor and simple elegant look. Now, give me one without the camera and I'll buy it immediately. Not ALL of us want cameras.

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                          • sdfs
                          • 0Bi
                          • 29 Aug 2007

                          What does "and STILL no ring+vibrate." mean?

                          Even D900 can ring and vibrate simultaneously.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • mse
                            • 29 Aug 2007

                            Good review. Nice looking phone and good features, but I would never get it because they still use that awful UI that you can't change. Those icons are too simple and the menus very crowded.

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                              • TyTN
                              • n$0
                              • 28 Aug 2007

                              Almost forgot:
                              I only saw it in black or gray, too. No white.

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                                • TyTN
                                • n$0
                                • 28 Aug 2007

                                Not a design marvel, but a nice little phone with a cool camera.
                                For only €198,55 (unlocked), it really is cheap.
                                Voice dialing still missing =( and STILL no ring+vibrate.

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                                  • simon
                                  • pJf
                                  • 28 Aug 2007

                                  yipee first comment,i think this is £99 from cpw which is a bargain but i saw it in black and silver no white.