Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH preview: First look

09 February 2009
Known as Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH or simply Tocco Ultra depending on the market, the latest touch phone by Samsung comes in the slider form factor. Beside the killer looks and slim profile of only 12.7mm, the specs sheet of the Samsung S8300 continues with a 2.8" capacitive OLED touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera and a GPS-receiver with Route 66 navigation...

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  • 13 Apr 2009

mario polo, 11 Apr 2009please guys, i wanna buy this phone. so if any of you used ... moreThe bad things: the interface is a bit low, doesnt have wifi but after all is great.
The good things: the touchwiz is very cool. The interface from the phonebook is very similar from the iphone but this is better. In the "photo browser" you can rotate the phone to the right and the photos will pass like if the photos will fall. The camera quality is nice(is not the best) but it has a lot of options in "shooting mode" that are great. The radio is great because you can listen from the speaker very loud.and you can connect any headphones because it comes with an adaptor.
I didnt tried gps because i cant connect to the internet.
This phone has a lot of improvements from previous ultra models. I dont know why but the message interface is so cool, its very special.
hope this help

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    • John
    • L5}
    • 13 Apr 2009

    I bought this phone a week ago, and the interface is a bit low. The touchwiz doesnt come with the three numbers on top to change between pages, instead you can scroll up and down the page so you can put more widgets. The camera is very cool. It has more than a regular camera and the panorama for me is the best. There is one big problem: there isn't an option to configure the gsrm and the 3g, and i cant use internet (and in the manual doesn't tell).
    The phone is great if you want a phone not so big with the best camera and the sound is very loud(louder than the iphone).
    I really love this phone

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      • Annoy
      • Ui$
      • 11 Apr 2009

      I do not think without Wifi is like .......
      You go mac to chat with your friends not instead using wifi .

      I agree that when texting is troublesome .

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        • mario polo
        • M{3
        • 11 Apr 2009

        please guys, i wanna buy this phone. so if any of you used this phone i wanna know the bad things in it, some software mistakes and like this. i have u600, it's beautiful but its software has many mistakes so i'm afraid from samsung softwares from that moment. what about the mp3 quality and camera quality ??? what about the speed of the phone ??
        Please Guys,,, I NEEED YOUUUR HELPP !!!!!!!

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          • juanito
          • Lvv
          • 10 Apr 2009

          Anonymous, 16 Feb 2009i need this phone... with wifi and smart oswith wifi and smart os... samsung omnia hd...

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            • juanito
            • Lvv
            • 10 Apr 2009

            Dias, 01 Apr 2009I´m glad, everyone uses Wifi conection!!!! If you all talk ... morethe thing of the wifi is because in my city 1million population, the entire city is covered by a free wi fi connection, this phone have all, but sadly no wifi to use it in my city.

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              • sameer
              • t}H
              • 09 Apr 2009

              this wonderful phone launched by Samsung shame nokia shame

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                • Alberto
                • ixE
                • 08 Apr 2009

                What OS does it run? S60?

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                  • nx7
                  • 08 Apr 2009

                  Anonymous, 06 Apr 2009I have just got this phone and i love it so far, but just w... moreHi, there is a way to change the message tone. We will be publishing it at fonebox.com later today (8 April 2009). Accessing the memory card is via the My Files icon on the desktop. You then select the Memory card from the drop down menu at the top right of the screen by touching the little down arrow. After you select a file, the 'Send via' and 'More' buttons allow you to do things with the files. If you have more questions, submit them using the field at Fonebox.com and we'll publish the answers here and there.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • MF5
                    • 06 Apr 2009

                    when's the review coming? (hint,hint)

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                      • Anonymous
                      • mF5
                      • 06 Apr 2009

                      I have just got this phone and i love it so far, but just wondered if anyone knows how to change the message tone, and how to get to the data from the memory card?
                      Can anyone help please?

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                        • nx7
                        • 06 Apr 2009

                        Why are people asking for WiFi? What is the point? You have to be at home or in a cafe. And if you're there, why are you playing with your phone and not your laptop? 2, 2.5 and 3G are available in most locations. I just don't get this obsession with WiFi. (The only device out there that needs it is the iPod Touch as it doesn't have phone hardware.) What am I missing here?

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                          • Lee UK
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                          • 05 Apr 2009

                          Wesam El-Maksoud, 02 Apr 2009I have the phone from Vodafone for 2 days now, and i really... moreis this phone worth getting?

                          just released on orange here in the UK . . .

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                            • Wesam El-Maksoud
                            • mEk
                            • 02 Apr 2009

                            I have the phone from Vodafone for 2 days now, and i really have to say that i'm impressed by 4:
                            1) The 8mp camera is absolutely wonderful.
                            2) Capacitive OLED (images and videos looks like HD).
                            3) The 5.1 channel output mode specially when using the headset.. amazing.
                            4) The background can be dealt with as a page so you can scroll up & down while the B.G image is still & you can put any gadgets on it like icons.
                            And i didn't like 4:
                            1) GPS (Hassle to use & Inaccurate)
                            2) Battery life is too short (specially when using the vibration accompanied with fingers touch)
                            3) Accelerometer works only with images, videos and internet browsing
                            4) Memory card is not hot-swappable, and the one you get in the package is just 1GB
                            Honestly, i called vodafone to exchange it with another phone..

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                              • Dias
                              • mi8
                              • 01 Apr 2009

                              I´m glad, everyone uses Wifi conection!!!! If you all talk abou it, you have to use it, even the ones that have Samsung U600. If you want Wifi and all that brands, buy Omnia and stop saying what you would like it to have.

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                                • juanito
                                • LXL
                                • 30 Mar 2009

                                I have a U600 and this should be the replacement... but oh God.. not WIFI.... the 3G connection is too expensive here.... I love the OLED display, the 8mpx camera... but no WIFE greatly disappoint me... and make me think twice what I should do.

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                                  • Lynn
                                  • TIE
                                  • 29 Mar 2009

                                  How many colours is this phone available in? I noticed that the product pictures and the ones below in this review are different in colour?

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                                    • Loretta
                                    • m57
                                    • 23 Mar 2009

                                    I`m getting this fone 2moz hopefully but you know what I`m only getting it 2 phone/text/pictures so as to no wi-fi I dont really care!........infact I`m such a dinosaur I wouldnt know what to do with it if it had it. My point is IT IS ONLY A PHONE.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • m57
                                      • 08 Mar 2009

                                      Does anybody know how much this phone is on pay as you go ?

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                                        • steoh
                                        • n7I
                                        • 26 Feb 2009

                                        Beautiful design, good features. But i agree, wifi would be superb, and symbian or andriod would be great. I kinda fell in love with the design, cant wait to see it first hand.