Samsung S8000 Jet review: Airborne

08 July 2009
It's that time of the year and the living is easy: pool parties, blockbuster movies and new gadgets. The Samsung S8000 Jet sure knows good timing and gallantly promises a bit of everything...

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  • 24 Jul 2009

Anonymous, 22 Jul 2009"can anyone tell mi am i the only one experiencing bad batt... more? troll? wth r u talking about? i'm asking is there any others experience bad battery life...

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    • Anonymous
    • PyN
    • 24 Jul 2009

    I have had my S8003 for about a week. Here are the problems:
    >new pc suite does not support the phone when you try to use the nps firmware update utility
    >new pc suite does not recognize the phone when you open the tool box and backup the phone
    >video only records sound in lousy amr
    >voice recorder also only records in inaudible amr-virtually useless voice recorder
    >battery life is so so for an AMOLED device
    >browser is a bit buggy
    ..I've also read at various sites that owners are having trouble with the widgets..

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      • Anonymous
      • nEL
      • 22 Jul 2009

      Anonymous, 21 Jul 2009can anyone tell mi am i the only one experiencing bad batte... more"can anyone tell mi am i the only one experiencing bad battery life...cos i jaz bought Jet recently but it only last less than a day"

      Nice try troll.

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        • Jdub
        • 0HG
        • 22 Jul 2009

        Hi, i REALLY want this phone but I was just wondering if you can change the language settings to either French or Korean, because before with my sgh-u600, it could only type in english, not e with accents and stuff lol and the titles of my korean songs would show up as boxes -_-;

        also, not that i'm a stalker or anything but can u shut off the shutter sound? coz sometimes i just get embarrased when i'm being a poser lol..

        I really regret buying the arena over this : (

        -Jdub.

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          • Anonymous
          • uH$
          • 21 Jul 2009

          can anyone tell mi am i the only one experiencing bad battery life...cos i jaz bought Jet recently but it only last less than a day

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            • Anonymous
            • 2@y
            • 18 Jul 2009

            skunkpussy, 12 Jul 2009Really? Then you haven't read the review here: http://ww... moreAnd YOU haven't read the review here:

            http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsung-s8000-en.shtml

            "My attitude towards this phone has changed from indifference to affection by the end of the first week and now I can't imagine my routine without it. I think you'll agree that not every phone can get to me like that."

            "Also, it's extremely challenging to find any rivals for the Samsung Jet, for it is in a league of its own, and software-wise represents another step forward for Samsung."

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              • Anonymous
              • 2@y
              • 17 Jul 2009

              dee, 15 Jul 2009there is no recall... that poster is just an iphone lover ... moreWould agree with you there, but it's the nature of iPhone lovers, whenever a touchscreen phone comes out, to try to put it down, to try to find faults with it that don't exist. They can't stand anything that threatens that overrated junk called the iPhone. They'll always blabber on about a "laggy UI" or an "unresponsive screen" or "badly programmed software" or any BS they can come up with. It's in their nature.

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                • Anonymous
                • 2@y
                • 17 Jul 2009

                dee, 15 Jul 2009there is no recall... that poster is just an iphone lover ... moreWould agree with you there, but it's the nature of iPhone lovers, whenever a touchscreen phone comes out, to want to "piss all over it," to try to put it down, to try to find faults with it that don't exist. They can't stand anything that comes close to, stands level with, or threatens to equal that overrated piece of shit called the iPhone. They'll always blabber on about a "laggy UI" or an "unresponsive screen" or "badly programmed software" or any bullshit they can come up with. It's in their nature.

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                  • harry
                  • PU8
                  • 16 Jul 2009

                  SAMSUNG OMNIA, 13 Jul 2009well done samsung. well i can say that its really fast hec... moredont even think of LG Arena...It sucks.
                  Its doesnt play regualr divx files of vga
                  No flash support for browser
                  many many more
                  Only thing impressive is its screen and audio quality (bobcat enhancement was impressive)

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                    • m}U
                    • 15 Jul 2009


                    Do samsung Jet has inbuild refrigerator??

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                      • Anonymous
                      • TqM
                      • 15 Jul 2009

                      Do you know if and how you are able block incoming text messages on the jet??

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                        • dee
                        • MA8
                        • 15 Jul 2009

                        there is no recall... that poster is just an iphone lover


                        emailed samsung.. been informed NO recall on samsung jet

                        very happy with mine

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                          • nxG
                          • 15 Jul 2009

                          skunkpussy, 12 Jul 2009Really? Then you haven't read the review here: http://ww... morePlease understand how a CPU works! Omnia i8910 does not have less processing power than the Samsung Jet. What the hell is happening with the world? Is it populated by morons who don't know the ABC of computing or is it something in peoples water? I have even seen reviewers stating the Jet is the most powerfull phone out there. Well it is not! Using Mhz as a direct speed-measurement across different types of CPU's is just very, very dumb :-(

                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megahertz_myth

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                            • R3D
                            • 2xg
                            • 14 Jul 2009

                            Did this guy actually ask which is better, LG Arena or Omnia HD... xD

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                              • M{3
                              • 13 Jul 2009

                              well done samsung.
                              well i can say that its really fast hectic feedback vibration hmmmmm its cool, slim pls. come up with the white version, but the only thing i don't like its nottttttt aaa windows mobile for g-------d sake ewwwwww... i hated that.... the more fast the more consuming battery charge after charge ewwwww
                              im still looking for a nice windows mobile i will change my OMNIA coz its has only 65 TFT COLOR DISPLAY crap.... not good......

                              some body help me witch one is better LG ARENA or samsung omnia HD i8910...

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 3J7
                                • 13 Jul 2009

                                [deleted post]Mine is also fantastic. Quick and reliable.

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                                  • 2Z4
                                  • 12 Jul 2009

                                  throw around ur opinions all u want, u dun have the phone, u never used he phone... i got this phone n been playin non stop wid it, i got no probs. no lag no hangin just the speaker needs some bass.. maybe the 8000s got recalled dunno. i got the 8003 and it's just kool

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 2@y
                                    • 12 Jul 2009

                                    Anonymous, 12 Jul 2009I didnt understood properly from below comments: Are all Sa... moreThere is no fault in any handset.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PId
                                      • 12 Jul 2009

                                      I didnt understood properly from below comments: Are all Samsung JET being recalled back to the factory? Is their sum kind of fault in every handset ?

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                                        • skunkpussy
                                        • mmv
                                        • 12 Jul 2009

                                        Anonymous, 12 Jul 2009In that case, there seems to be a problem with the Jets at ... moreReally? Then you haven't read the review here:

                                        http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-jet-611815/review


                                        And there are other points where the processor seems to have up and left, leaving its wheezing understudy from an old Samsung D600 to take over. When scrolling through the photo list and browsing music by album cover (*cough*Coverflow*cough) the whole thing judders along badly. What is weird is that on other phones using the same(ish) UI, such as the Samsung i8910HD, which has less processing power, they manage the same tasks with much better speed.