Is the Samsung Z500 any good?

The thing is I want a flip-phone that looks GOOD. Sony Ericsson make the best phones IMO, but the high-spec ones are too bulky and look hideous. That new W900i would be perfect, but it has that horrible S700i swish thing and is like a brick.

So I'm after style tbh, although it has to be 3G, otherwise I'd go with the V3i
 
Personal preference.

Have you been slagging off the phones for a genuine reason or do you personally just hate flip phones?
 
At the end of the day, I'm not too fussed about whether or not the phone is 3G. I've just seen the Vodafone TV thing in action and I was quite impressed.

As I said before though, I want a phone that's small and stylish. One that doesn't make it look like you've got a vibrator strapped down your pants when placed in your trouser pocket

I thought there was meant to be hundreds of phones, but the options are pathetic tbh.
 
Well I need to reach a decision by Wednesday. After about 30 minutes I managed to get through to someone who offered me pretty much any phone for free, as long as I paid something like £30/month.

Spamalot, would you agree with this?

W900i - features. Although I've actually seen this and it is one HUGE phone, so not my thing really! shame tbh.

V3x - style? I haven't seen this, and many say it looks awesome, whilst others say it looks ugly and horrible.

All in all, the phone industry SUCKS.
 
Many sites are reporting that Samsung's Z510/540 are out this month. If he says they're not out for another few months, then I'll go for the V3x. Battery life isn't really a problem tbh, as I have to recharge my iPod video pretty much every night :(

Although is the v3x a nice looking/style phone?

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Left to right, Z540, Z510.

Now you can see why I'm considering the wait!
 
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Kappa said:
I think the samsungs are quite ugly, but the v3x isnt to my taste too, but when you hold it its pretty solid. The dark coloured one looks really nice though.
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And I'm willing to bet Vodafone only do their "custom made" one... usually the most ugly with a customized GUI which actually slows down the performance of the phone.
 
Well all the reviews I've read say it's very "solid" but they don't state whether it's a visually appealing phone.
 
Spamalot said:
I think it looks big and ugly TBH. Its just another poor motorola phone thats jumped on the V3's sucsess.
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Please don't tell me you're a w900i fan, because THAT is the biggest mofo I've even seen! (Nice design though)
 
Spam.

I've read loads of reviews, and people are saying the V3x is notoriously bad in terms of bugs. However, I won't really be using my phone's "geek" functions:D Just the usual photos, texts, phonecalls etc. Also, I have no problem with charging it every night. With that in mind, I'm going to go for it when the Vodafone bloke rings me tonight. I suppose if it's rubbish I can send it back. Vodafone are quite flexible in that respect.
 
I've ordered the V3x. After a lot of thinking, I realised that buying the W900i wasn't a wise option. Mainly because I've got an iPod, but also I don't really like its design, which is identical to my S700's design. (I hated that phone)

As long as I'm happy with the look of the V3x, I'll keep it. Also got a damn good deal on it.

Also, the V3x may be a bulky phone, but it's NOT when it's just in your pocket. It only becomes bulky once you actually open it up.
 
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