Samsung B2700 review: Tough and geared

11 September 2008
Samsung may be flying high on INNOV8 but they sure have at least a toe on the ground. Just recently they spilled the low-to-mid-end bag, so we don’t forget a flagship is only as good as the fleet behind it. No handset in the handful they just...

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  • Tanis64
  • T4x
  • 28 Jan 2021

One of the best rugged phones back in 2008, but with one big material failure.
After a few years, the parts of the phone which are made of a rubber-like material became very sticky and porous. The phone is then simply no longer usable, dirt sticks to the material and you have sticky fingers afte using it.

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    • meyo
    • nSR
    • 07 Jun 2011

    Hello i have question about my samsung b2700. i have a samsung b2700 where, i move games which folder
    then its work ? it says:Unsupported File Type

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      • Ande
      • wvV
      • 11 Apr 2010

      Had one... Pulled it out my pocket hard, caught a thread from my jeans on the D-pad and it ripped the D-pad right out the keypad.

      Not cool

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        • butch2452
        • s5j
        • 07 Jan 2010

        arkas2004, 12 Jan 2009can anyone answer how long the battery lasts?get about 4 to 5 days i reckon its the only downfall with this phone

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          • Daveo FNQ
          • vCW
          • 10 Dec 2009

          Mmmm, good video marketing tool. Like how it was run over by the car and washed down with water. This could be a phone that may fit our lifestyle here in the far north of Queensland. Getting into wet season now and if phone happens to slip from pocket into a puddle of water and still be ok.....that would be good. Will ask some tradies if they have one. The kind of concept we are looking for.

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            • Vassilis ipsilantis
            • 0TJ
            • 03 Dec 2009

            I use mobile phones from 1991.already have a collection of 223 devices.I use a B 2700 from july,under very bad conditions.The most crazy was that my phone droped from my pocket while i was driving with my motorbike and a Mercedes Srinter van drive allover it.Nothing,not even a scrach!!!!!

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              • Anonymous
              • vaQ
              • 30 Oct 2009

              compared to samsung b2100...which is more durable in terms of water resistance?????

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                • Anonymous
                • m2p
                • 06 Jun 2009

                Akela19, 20 Feb 2009I made some tests concerning the autonomy. Tests condition... moreInteresting comment. Just taken the microSD card out of my D600, as the battery life's awful on it. Hope this makes a difference!

                Good review, might be just the phone I'm looking for, seeing as:-
                a) My Orange contract's due up in three weeks.
                b) Orange coverage here has gone abysmal, so looking to move to 3/O2 network.
                c) Phones that give me trouble need to be tough. Samsung D500s and U600s don't like walls.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • wfC
                  • 03 Jun 2009

                  surfaman, 18 May 2009Im a surfer and I just bought one, waiting for delivery now... moreWhy would you post a comment about a phone that you don't even own yet? Hope to hear from you after you have used it though

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                    • surfaman
                    • wgk
                    • 18 May 2009

                    Im a surfer and I just bought one, waiting for delivery now...cant wait!!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0F{
                      • 13 Apr 2009

                      andry, 12 Sep 2008it's about time they released rugged phone with 3G network ... moreYou are probably correct, by who knows when we can expect the next version?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mb%
                        • 21 Mar 2009

                        I wonder if it's bulletproof...

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                          • info plz
                          • mxR
                          • 24 Feb 2009

                          Hi, where could I buy it online to be shipped in EU?
                          thanks

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                            • Akela19
                            • iBx
                            • 20 Feb 2009

                            arkas2004, 12 Jan 2009can anyone answer how long the battery lasts?I made some tests concerning the autonomy.
                            Tests conditions: 5 minutes calling per day, mobile switched on 24x7, no other function used.
                            - without MicroSD card: ... 14 days!!! Really great.
                            - with 4GB MicroSD, empty (no file) and formated by the phone: ... less than 3 days. Is there a problem?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0xi
                              • 11 Feb 2009

                              dabengou, 11 Feb 2009Hello every one! I want to know whether we can see the time... moreno you can't see the time in standby Mode, screen darkens completely

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                                • dabengou
                                • PC@
                                • 11 Feb 2009

                                Hello every one! I want to know whether we can see the time when the phone is in the standby mode. ths!!!!

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                                  • Jimmy z phone
                                  • vnJ
                                  • 04 Feb 2009

                                  Just bought a B2700 as a replacement for my nokia 5100 which has lasted 5 years with zero problems. splashproof, rugged and long battery life is everything for me - with heaps more tech than the old.
                                  Will a bluetooth GPS unit sinc with this for google maps etc?

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                                    • arkas2004
                                    • 001
                                    • 12 Jan 2009

                                    can anyone answer how long the battery lasts?

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                                      • Seb
                                      • nsn
                                      • 29 Dec 2008

                                      anderfo, 16 Nov 2008Yes, it's possible to sync with MS Outlook (or Outlook Expr... morecan´t help you with the internal browser, but you should try the "generic" version of the Mini: http://www.opera.com/mini/download/generic/generic_advanced_midp_2/

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                                        • usingb2700
                                        • Dyu
                                        • 27 Nov 2008

                                        Does anyone know if it's possible to change the sorting order of the contacts? From to