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Samsung SGH T809 (Unlocked) 
Samsung SGH T809 (Unlocked)

 
Samsung SGH T809 (Unlocked)

Manufacturer: Samsung
Phone Model: T809
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
Product ID: EPID51658076
Description: The SGH-t809 is the latest mobile innovation with Bluetooth wireless technology, megapixel camera, speakerphone and it's confined in a slim design that is sure to turn a few heads.Go wireless and connect your SGH-t809 without wires to yo...
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  T 809 Pros and Cons
Review created: 06/24/06(updated 06/24/06)
32 of 33 people found this review helpful.

I traded my RAZR V3 for the Samsung T-809 because I wanted a better camera and MP3. Here's my opinion of this phone and features.

Pros:
1. Screen display is excellent. The color and clarity is much better than the RAZR.
2. MP3 player has good external speakers. Once you figure out how to download .3gp's, the player works very well, although it drains battery.
3. Camera has variety of settings- from black/white, sepia, custom frames and funtools.
4. Design is eyecatching. More people positively comment on this phone than the RAZR. It is nice that you can operate phone without having to slide it open.

Cons:
1. Reception is worse than RAZR. Dropped calls, no bars.
2. Battery drains very quickly. TMobile sent me a new phone because of this- the new phone is just as bad. TMo Rep admits that it is a known problem for T809. Recommend buying car charger if you plan to use this phone, as when the battery bars drop, they drop fast. You can go from 2 bars to 0 bars quickly!
3. Camera shutter speed is slow- causes blurry pictures either by subject moving or your hand moving. Also, camera takes very poor pictures inside. Very dark and grainy. Both T-809's I have took poor indoor pictures.
4. Buttons are difficult to text message. They are smaller and slippery. I make more mistakes texting and it takes more time. If you have long fingernails, and if you plan to text alot, this will frustrate you.
5. Selecting options involves pressing more buttons. Not simple process.
6. You cannot download games easily. It won't accept jar files. The preloaded games are demos and you have to buy them. If you want to download games, you need to go to a modding site to learn how.

Overall, I would recommend waiting until the bugs are fixed before buying this phone. If it had better reception and a longer battery life, I would highly recommend this phone.

If you still want this because of the look and the screen, buy the Samsung D820, which is the exact same phone - from what I understand, it has better features in camera and reception. You can get it unlocked and use it with any carrier. (or if you buy the t-809, you can also flash to the D820 software if you want.)


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  Cutting Edge Phone From THE Mobile Handset Company
Review created: 09/01/06
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11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

After working with cell phones for a while, i was usually a fan of "phones" not TOYS. A phone should be used for calls, what good is a cell phone if has "bells and whistles" but its reception is terrible, the battery dies right away? If you want a digital camera, buy one not a cell phone, if you want so many features, get a LAPTOP not a Blackberry, unless you are one of those few people who actually require one for business, where a laptop is too much. I actually fell for the T809's toyish features, but SAMSUNG is THE manufacturer of cell phones nowadays. Reception is great on their phones, battery life is at least above average, and they are user friendly in design. Knowing this myself i asked others who also worked in the cell phone industry and they all agreed that my new phone should be a Samsung. The T509 was also enticing because it was a candy bar style phone, which usually have much better reception to begin with as opposed to a flip phone, the "sophomore's" primary choice of cell phones. Those who KNOW and worked with cell phones tend to back away from flips ;)Well the T809 is a "slider" phone and helps maintain a small(er) size by sliding instead of flipping. The Phone is very light and quite thin considering it is two "layers". Also factor in its HUGE plus, the Amazingly clear and large screen. Everyone who looks at my background picture is absolutely amazed by the picture quality. The 1.3 megapixel camera provides the sharp image. Overall, considering the phone is somewhat sensitive to movement (shaky hands / or the object being captured moves) and no flash and sometimes dark images, i am more than pleased with it. I think one if this phones greatest features is the fact that it can record videos of up to an hour. Couple this with the fact that you can put a SD Micro memory card inside, with with sizes of 1, 2 or even 3 Gigabytes, this phone can do alot of recording. I have taken entire 4th of July firework shows so i know that the phone can at least record for close to half an hour, as long as you keep all you data off the phone memory and put it to you memory card as soon as possible. The 80MB internal memory is more than enough for the average user. Multimedia nuts, like myself, NEED a memory card to store all the videos and pictures and MP3s. Another hint is that this phone "allows" the use of MP3s as ringtones. The secret is to copy the file you want to the MUSIC folder of your memory card, but RENAME the file extension from "song".mp3 to "song".3gp, unplug your data cable which came WITH the phone (Another BEAUTIFUL plus with this phone, and the fact that you can charge your phone from the USB connection!) and then find that .3gp file on the memory card and "MOVE TO PHONE". find the file in MY MUSIC on the phone it is a usable ringtone, DRM has been defeated >;) . Basically, i never liked "fancy" phones, but this phone actually performs as a PHONE, texting is easy with T9, and it remembers your custom entries. Nothing is really bad about the phone, just that it doesnt have a "Memo" or Notepad type deal that you can specifically keep notes in like a Nokia phone would. But it DOES have calendar with reminders, It features AUTO POWER ON for the 2 alarms AND the wake up call, which snoozes every five minutes up to five times. and you can wake up to your favorite MP3. Anything that this phone isnt 5 stars on, as far as missing or degraded features, the OVERALL phone makes up for it all and then some. 5/5 EXCELLENT!


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  Awesome Phone
Review created: 04/03/06
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13 of 21 people found this review helpful.

I love this phone!!! camera, mp3 player, bluetooth, video player, everything you need and more................................... .............................................................


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  SGH-T809 Ultimate Style with Ultimate Features
Review created: 04/20/06
7 of 11 people found this review helpful.

The SGH-t809 is the latest mobile innovation with Bluetooth wireless technology, megapixel camera, speakerphone and it’s confined in a slim design that is sure to turn a few heads.

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology



Go wireless and connect your SGH-t809 without wires to your Bluetooth enabled computer and headset.




1.3 Megapixel Camera




Take and share pictures with family and friends with the built-in digital camera. Get even closer with the digital zoom.



MP3 Player with Stereo Speakers




Play your favorite songs and store them on the phone or a memory card so you can take your tunes with you.



Speakerphone




Gather your friends around for a group call for a hands-free conversation.



Multiple Messaging




Send recorded speech with text messages or use Wireless Village for instant messaging including AOL, ICQ and YAHOO.



Video Media Player




Play your MP4 or 3GP videos on the crisp 262K resolution QVGA screen.

Dimensions: 3.98” x 2.09” x 0.61”

Weight: 3.3 ounces

Main Display: 320 x 240 Pixel, 262K TFT Color

Color: Black

Continuous digital talk time: Up to 4.3 hours*

Standby Time: Up to 130 hours*

Mode: GSM Quad-Band: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Wireless Protocol: GSM

Service Provider: TMobile

The Samsung t809 is T-Mobile's gorgeous new fashion phone, and it certainly is the light around which people will crowd. The t809's display is hands-down one of the best we've seen, and particularly in such a svelte phone. If you find yourself texting occasionally, sharing photos and video, or just using your phone as a flashlight, the t809 will surpass your expectations. However if you plan on using the t809 as heavy texting tool or a camera replacement, it won't stand up to the job.


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  A pretty good phone with a very slick design
Review created: 12/15/06
6 of 11 people found this review helpful.

The first thing that i really like about this phone has to be the screen, great size and with very good quality, the other thing is the size of the phone itself its very small with a very slick design.

I definately recommend this phone eventhough it has a few cons to go along with it, like the missing flash on the camera, if its dark the camera its pretty much useless.

But at the end of the day the phone its definately worth its price i defiantely recommend it.


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  Samsung T-809 Review
Review created: 12/06/06
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

The bad thing about this phone is the slider is hard to push up. Great thing is you can watch movies sideways widescreen style.


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  samsung sgh t809
Review created: 11/02/06
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

the phone has a very nice clean design i like the slide feature. it has almost everything that you could want in a cell phone and it has more bars {service} than other brand phones with the same carrier but recently about one month into owning this phone it has started to turn itself off and not ring when getting a call all of which can turn the best phone into a two hundred dollar paper weight. their is no good reason why this phone should be doing this because it is in mint condition, it has never been dropped or damaged in any way it might still have some bugs that need to be worked out or something because it is in too good of shape to be doing what it does.


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  Had The Phone For Two Years!
Review created: 11/01/07
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Like I said, I had this phone for two years and I love it. The only reason I got rid of it is because my dog chewed it up.


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  Must Have Phone , Great Phone !!!!!!!!
Review created: 08/01/07
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

i have been using this phone over a year. i got it from T-mobile and it is unlocked now. It works like New.
Pros :
1.Good Reception , no signal issues, or call drops.
2.stylish,always modern
3.Bluetooth, MP3 ringtones, Music Player.
4.Bright screen.( clear wallapers)

Cons :
1. key pressing sometimes irritating. You sometimes miss the keys and slide your fingers to the other key since the keypad is smooth.

Didn't find any other fault in this phone yet.

Overall , this is wonderful phone. i am proud of having it.


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  phone
Review created: 05/02/07
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

i really like the fact that it's different style, but i don't really like how when i text someone, my thumb is limited on space on the bottom. But the lock and unlock feature is cool. The bluetooth works very well and the sound quality is awesome. I love the samgsung software. Very good phone


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  sgh-t809
Review created: 02/19/07
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

After working with cell phones for a while, i was usually a fan of "phones" not TOYS. A phone should be used for calls, what good is a cell phone if has "bells and whistles" but its reception is terrible, the battery dies right away? If you want a digital camera, buy one not a cell phone, if you want so many features, get a LAPTOP not a Blackberry, unless you are one of those few people who actually require one for business, where a laptop is too much. I actually fell for the T809's toyish features, but SAMSUNG is THE manufacturer of cell phones nowadays. Reception is great on their phones, battery life is at least above average, and they are user friendly in design. Knowing this myself i asked others who also worked in the cell phone industry and they all agreed that my new phone should be a Samsung. The T509 was also enticing because it was a candy bar style phone, which usually have much better reception to begin with as opposed to a flip phone, the "sophomore's" primary choice of cell phones. Those who KNOW and worked with cell phones tend to back away from flips ;)Well the T809 is a "slider" phone and helps maintain a small(er) size by sliding instead of flipping. The Phone is very light and quite thin considering it is two "layers". Also factor in its HUGE plus, the Amazingly clear and large screen. Everyone who looks at my background picture is absolutely amazed by the picture quality. The 1.3 megapixel camera provides the sharp image. Overall, considering the phone is somewhat sensitive to movement (shaky hands / or the object being captured moves) and no flash and sometimes dark images, i am more than pleased with it. I think one if this phones greatest features is the fact that it can record videos of up to an hour. Couple this with the fact that you can put a SD Micro memory card inside, with with sizes of 1, 2 or even 3 Gigabytes, this phone can do alot of recording. I have taken entire 4th of July firework shows so i know that the phone can at least record for close to half an hour, as long as you keep all you data off the phone memory and put it to you memory card as soon as possible. The 80MB internal memory is more than enough for the average user. Multimedia nuts, like myself, NEED a memory card to store all the videos and pictures and MP3s. Another hint is that this phone "allows" the use of MP3s as ringtones. The secret is to copy the file you want to the MUSIC folder of your memory card, but RENAME the file extension from "song".mp3 to "song".3gp, unplug your data cable which came WITH the phone (Another BEAUTIFUL plus with this phone, and the fact that you can charge your phone from the USB connection!) and then find that .3gp file on the memory card and "MOVE TO PHONE". find the file in MY MUSIC on the phone it is a usable ringtone, DRM has been defeated >;) . Basically, i never liked "fancy" phones, but this phone actually performs as a PHONE, texting is easy with T9, and it remembers your custom entries. Nothing is really bad about the phone, just that it doesnt have a "Memo" or Notepad type deal that you can specifically keep notes in like a Nokia phone would. But it DOES have calendar with reminders, It features AUTO POWER ON for the 2 alarms AND the wake up call, which snoozes every five minutes up to five times. and you can wake up to your favorite MP3. Anything that this phone isnt 5 stars on, as far as missing or degraded features, the OVERALL phone makes up for it all and then some. 5/5 EXCELLENT!


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  Simply amazing
Review created: 10/03/06
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I love everything about this phone. I love how it is so compact. I also love how this phone does everything a pocket pc does but is only a fourth of the size.


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  Excellent Service
Review created: 09/07/06(updated 04/10/09)
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

First of all, I was looking all over for this phone but the other sellers had it too expensive. When I saw this seller and my phone I did'nt think about it twice to buy it. It was the perfect match for me.


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  Would Not Recommend !!
Review created: 07/15/06
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I returned mine due to the battery life. You will only get about 90 minutes of talk time and about 24-36 hours of standby time. I thought maybe it was just a bad battery so I got another brand new phone same problem. Returned it and traded it for a Razor. Much better!!


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  BE CAREFUL, fragile phone BUT a great phone
Review created: 05/23/06
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I opened my phone which was in my pocket and the inside screen is damaged and not usable. I can say it is the most delicate phone I've ever owned. My point of writing this is to tell other people to BE CAREFUL.

bob


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  Average Phone
Review created: 05/02/06
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3 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This phone is alright. Just after the wow factor of the slimness wears off the phone does not have much of a novelty. This phone is actually the T Mobile version of the world phone D820. I think if you can choose, get the D820 which is not crippled by T Mobile firmware and also has the TV Out function.


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  Great Seller
Review created: 03/17/08
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

bought a tmobile t809 unlocks and works great. even offers a warranty. This seller was on top of thier product,quick shipping, and quick to replying when sending question.


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  Samsung SGH T809
Review created: 02/29/08
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Easy to use, has good color & is bright. Easy to read and understand. Bought this item for my daughter's birthday, she loves it!!!


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  Ahead of its time
Review created: 12/05/07
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I first looked at this model of phone almost 2 years ago, looking for a media phone--one with a camera, music player and expandable memory. Due to the cost and form factor, I selected the Motorola v360. While the Motorola phone served me fairly well, I recently sought to replace it with a Samsung media phone. I did some research and was actually disappointed that the t809 is no longer in production. Samsung now offers the t629. Aside from the fact that it was not offered in black, a spec check seemed to indicate that the t629 was less-capable than the t809.

I do enjoy the t809, though adjusting to a slider is something of a challenge for me--I had grown so accustomed to the flip phones. First, I worry about the screen, which is beautiful on the t809. Also, the thumb-bar on the t809 is almost too small, and I often open the phone by pressing on the screen. Finally, the bottom lip of the slider took adjusting to for texting.

The camera is disappointing; it is a 1.3 megapixel device, but the photos I get from it often seem to be lower in quality than those I got from the VGA camera of the v360. Also, and this may be due to the file size of the photos, I have had a more difficult time sending the photos to other phones.

The battery life is questionable. I understand that the screen uses more power than that of a flip, but I am not used to having to charge a phone every day and a half or so--and I do not talk a lot.

I AM a text-monster; I have worn the numbers from the pads of 2 phones, and I am somewhat concerned about how well the t809 will hold up to thousands of text messages.

But this is a gorgeous phone. There are times that I just look at it and think "I love my phone." Seriously. It is slick and gorgeous and can do quite a bit, and...well, it is just flat out sexy.

It is hard to recommend an out-of-production phone, though. I am looking forward to seeing what else Samsung will produce--and I hope that it is more robust than the t809 unlike the heir-apparent that is currently in production.

If you are on the fence about getting this phone, I would say, "do it." If it is between this and, say, a Blast, a Beat or a t629, go with this. There are, however, some phones that, on spec check and first glance, are sexier.


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  missing memory card
Review created: 08/06/07
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I like this phone because it has a blue tooth comparable and it real sound good the air time does not cut off a lot and it sound clear, it is easy to use, I decided to buy because it is the second one that I own, I still have the first one and I decide to buy another and give it as a gift, the first one came with all the acceceries expect the car charger it included the charger, battery,ear phones, and the cd, and the memory card, with all the instructions, all this was from the manufacture, the second one was missing the memory card, that is why I was not happy with this purchase,


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  Great Phone, so many features
Review created: 08/17/06
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2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

MY HUSBAND LOVES THIS PHONE, THE FEATURES ARE ENDLESS, WE'RE ALWAYS FINDING SOMETHING NEW TO PLAY WITH OR DO ON IT.
VERY STYLISH ALSO.


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  Best slider!
Review created: 08/02/06
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2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This phone has everything that a next generation phone would have, mp3 player, expandable Micro SD slot, 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone.

THE BEST PART OF THE PHONE, has to be the screen resolution, it is better than any phone ive seen. Its almost as this as the razr, and it all depends on if u like the sliding phones or not..

Dislikes: Camera is very sensitive to motion, and no flash. Also battery life is not as good as some of the other phones on the market.


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  It is a good phone but...
Review created: 07/08/06
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

The slide is awesome. My friends love it and is unique at least in my country. I bought it after a commercial spot I saw on Fox. Great resolution, great camara.... the thing is.... when you turn the phone off, the memory that was not saved on the chip gets erased!!!!! that includes new phone numbers, photos, videos etc!!! and the settings go back to default. So you have to reprogram your phone again. In adition, every time it is turned off , you have to dial an unlock code. That is the reason why the phone restarts the memory. I will try to ask my phone service provider if there is a way to avoid that from happeining. Other than that....great mp3 player, great reception , light and the girl that sold it to me was really professional. regards,


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  A pretty good phone with a very slick design
Review created: 06/10/06
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The first thing that i really like about this phone has to be the screen, great size and with very good quality, the other thing is the size of the phone itself its very small with a very slick design.

I definately recommend this phone eventhough it has a few cons to go along with it, like the missing flash on the camera, if its dark the camera its pretty much useless.

But at the end of the day the phone its definately worth its price i defiantely recommend it.


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  GET AN iHPHONE FOR FREE!!!
Review created: 03/10/08
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Get one for FREE!!! Have a look at this video first:

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