Samsung Galaxy Light

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AnonD-338344
kR7
08 Feb 2015

Anonymous, 29 Oct 2014I have been reading bad reviews about this phone which to m... moreI don't know what many of these reviewers are expecting from a phone that costs less than fifty dollars. I have had a few problems with freezeups where I have to restart the phone or take out and put back in the battery to reset it and a couple of lost calls but nothing major and I don't expect the quality of a five hundred dollar phone which I would get if I could afford one. You get what you pay for and I am happy with what I got for my fifty dollars.

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q8t
01 Feb 2015

Anonymous, 15 Dec 2014I live in Tampa metro ( great market )... Anyways , my dad ... moreWe also live in Florida, ( Jacksonville ) and looking @ same phone, so I am thinking you are so right about the location. Thanks for your input.

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RbX
30 Jan 2015

I bought this phone and have had problems especially as the internet 8 GB internal memory got close to being filled. From a previous phone I purchased. I found out a Master Cache Wipe on the galaxy light cannot be accomplished. It's a feature that is part of the Android recovery system that you do while the phone is off. I found out what that was when I purchased my first Android phone which had a low internal memory and because of having a bunch of music, which I did transfer onto an SD card I got but after a while I got a low memory and low server icon and the only way to get rid of them was by doing a master cache wipe petition. On a Galaxy light you do it when the phone is off by holding the power button down, volume button up and the menu button down. You'll see a few things go by like the name of the phone and so forth and then you'll see the Android recovery system in blue letters and with that you'll see a list of like 5 functions from reboot to master reset and one of them is wipe cash petition. When I did that it says processing and then you see error real quick at the bottom with the Android on its back its stomach open and a red triangle with an exclamation point and at the bottom of the screen it'll say error, failed. I've came across seven of these phones at various stores and sent mine back twice and the same results. Samsung told me to bring it to Best Buy and have one of their techs do a software reflash which is nothing like a software update and after the tech put it on the laptop he said it can't be done. He unplugged this phone and plugged in another samsung and showed me exactly the difference. The Samsung phone he plugged in and showed me the difference was a different Samsung and said the light is a lemon. Since most people out there don't know what a master cache wipe is if you have a galaxy light, please do this. I play guitar I would bet my left pinky finger that every galaxy light that anybody tries doing this to will fail! And if you find the same thing. Please bombard Samsung with your complaints because they said they wouldn't own up to the phone and this is all within 6 months of me buying and owning this phone. T- mobile just kept passing the buck and so forth and I've been getting the runaround. So please check this out and inundate Samsung and
T- mobile with these complaints. I went out and spent good money for the accessories and I don't buy the cheap ones thatnsell for less. I'm getting a Samsung Avant of which I've heard pros and cons on but I'm getting with T Mobile postpaid and they have a lot more room to replace your phone with equal or above equal phone phone not something lesser. After replacing it twice and if it's defective and still hascthe same problem. I paid 269 for my galaxy light phone and now they're phasing out this phone with the Avant. I don't have the money to get a better phone. The Avant is practically equal to the S4. So check it out for yourself galaxy light owners. I have found out and pretty much came across this on my own by trying to do a master cache wipe. When it comes to getting rid of junk that your CM Clean Master app, which is an excellent. If anybody that doesn't have it get it for their phone from the Google play store. It's free a does alot of good for your phone but the master cash wife is 10 times better than doing the cache wipe in your settings and that frees up a lot of things with your phone like drag. So forth if you have a galaxy light you're not going to be able to do it, that is a Master Cache Wipe. If anybody out there has one where it can be done let me know, I'll be surprised. Sincerely, TS.

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AnonD-357879
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30 Jan 2015

I bought the LG motion in 2013 and unfortunately it started to become outdated by mid 2014. I bought the Samsung Galaxy Light in November 2014 and it's best performance was below par with my LG Motion at it's worst performance. It keeps freezing and forcing me to remove the battery, The brightness changes sometimes without any interfering, it would take a while to make phone calls sometimes, it is very unreliable so far. It works when it wants to work. I'd say don't buy it, stick to something else for a little more next time.

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29 Jan 2015

anonymous, 03 Dec 2014Is this phone ok?? I'm thinking of buying this for my daugh... moreMy wife and I have had a bunch of android cell phones as well as the the Iphone. The IPhone far outperformed every single android we ever owned and I hate Apple products because they hold you hostage with their products by being unique in every aspect of operation. But, in all fairness, the Iphones work nearly flawless and their photo quality is second to none. The one and only major problem we had was when talking we were constantly told by the party on the other end of the line that they couldn't understand what we were saying because our voice audio sounded as if it was o verdriven in volume. As far as Android phones. Well, the list of problems is endless. Battery life sucks. Licks up. Slows down. Camera photo quality sucks. Dropped signals. Missed texts and calls. And on and on to no end. My choice the next time? I honestly can't say but I'm sure I will find plenty to complain about.

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Anonymous
Ibx
27 Jan 2015

TM, 13 Jan 2015I hear you, having the exact same problem and I'm pissed off.Great first phone,but battery time sucks.

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4$4
16 Jan 2015

Anonymous, 15 Dec 2014I live in Tampa metro ( great market )... Anyways , my dad ... moreMine Samsung Galaxy Light was working fine until today. It doesnt work anymore....

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Ibx
13 Jan 2015

Anonymous, 14 Nov 2014i just got rid of my Lg Motion a few days ago and hate the ... moreI hear you, having the exact same problem and I'm pissed off.

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Ibx
13 Jan 2015

Anonymous, 09 Jan 2015Both my husband and I had the LG Motion, small phone but no... moreMy Metro LG Motion did stop working four months ago. It had been a totally reliable phone, and I prefer it to this damn Galaxy Light.

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Ibx
13 Jan 2015

dano, 13 Jan 2015i wanted a smaller phone because i hate how big phones are ... moreI have the same problem with my phone freezing up. It has become intolerable as hours have gone by when I unknowingly have missed calls.

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dano
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13 Jan 2015

i wanted a smaller phone because i hate how big phones are getting now. i wish i liked this phone but it gets slow for no reason, and freezes a lot. i dont know if it's t-mobile or what but it also likes to update apps during peak usage times and that slows EVERYTHING down

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Anonymous
qNn
12 Jan 2015

Have used this phone for almost 2 months. Works fine, screen looks good and I like the size of it. Performs well enough for everything I use. My guess is that this is plenty of phone for 90% of people.

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Anonymous
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09 Jan 2015

Anonymous, 20 Dec 2014The LG Motion will no longer have service after Dec 31,2014... moreBoth my husband and I had the LG Motion, small phone but no complains, his still works after 1/1/15 no issue, I changed to Galaxy Light in November since i wanted a new phone, it is newer but no big difference, dont buy into Metro saying your old phone wont work after Jan 1st

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Ibx
02 Jan 2015

Don't buy this phone. You'll be wasting your time. It's very small, horrible quality, takes horrible pictures, keyboard randomly disappears and music randomly stops. I've only had this phone for a month and it's already acting. This phone is the main reason why I decided to leave android. I JUST CAN'T TAKE THE STRESS ANYMORE.

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Anonymous
Ibx
28 Dec 2014

I have had this phone about two months, and by now I have stopped receiving texts from 2 different contacts. I can send them, but I don't receive their messages. I bought it for $120 and now it doesn't work well. I haven't asked for a return, but I definitely will.

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Anonymous
Y24
20 Dec 2014

Pet, 13 Dec 2014Better keep the Motion. We bought a Galaxy Light and had to... moreThe LG Motion will no longer have service after Dec 31,2014. You'll be able to use it with Wi-Fi, but not Metro PCS.

That is why they are having a huge sale on phones. I bought my Samsung Galaxy Light for only $30 after instant in-store rebates. And on that note, I've had this phone for about 2 weeks and never really had any problems. When you reset it, it states that it's Running on T-Mobile network. The only problem I've had is a few texts weren't immediately sent, but it only happened twice.

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Anonymous
Y1B
15 Dec 2014

AnonD-320052, 17 Oct 2014I bought the phone thinking it was going to be good but i w... moreI live in Tampa metro ( great market )... Anyways , my dad and several other people I know have recently switched to this phone with absolutely no problems . This phone works great . Maybe its got something to do with the area you live in . Here in Pinellas/Hillsborough countys , Metros phone reception is reasonably good , with minimal dropped calls and very decent internet connections ...

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Ibx
13 Dec 2014

hoonyaguy, 06 Nov 2014I have a lg motion, good phone. But have been thinking of a... moreBetter keep the Motion. We bought a Galaxy Light and had to reconnect back to Lg Motion because the signal was horrible even paying the 60 dollar plan. Metro pcs has given entirely to a company (Tmobile) that is not yet ready to provide as it says to metro customers, particularly out from big cities.

I wish we could do something on that phone to make it take the other towers' signals as the Lg Motion takes from CDMA ones.

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E8U
11 Dec 2014

i just bought 4 of these threw metro pcs(which gives a 7 day window to get a refund) on the 26th of November and every single one has been horrible with call signals. i drop calls all the time,went back to the store two days later(as they were not open thanksgiving) and was told that they will replace it but i had to go to another store,went there and they had to order a replacement(i had one broken out the box so i sent for one),which took over the week allowance for it to show up. so it seems i'm stuck owning a 7 inch tablets as this can hardly be called a phone when i it just wont catch a signal. when talking with metro saying how my lg motion was never dropped a call they said its because there still changing to the new T-moble network and that there signals just don't pass threw structures like buildings,houses, or cars. REALLY!!!! the new network your SWITCHING TO doesn't go threw walls, whats the point then.

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Anonymous
RbX
11 Dec 2014

AnonD-336094, 28 Nov 2014Does the audio jack also have mic support? The specs do not say.Yea it does
have Mic support for calling

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