SamsungE1200 Sim Free Smartphone - Black

What a great little phone this is! Its unlocked to every network which makes it so versatile. The phone is very basic which is perfect for me and its so easy to use. The graphics look really good as well and it exceeded my expectations as the phone is so cheap. It has some nice little applications on it such as a torch, converter and stopwatch. If you want a simple phone this one really fits the bill.

Purchased to replace my wife's 9-year-old Nokia which had suddenly decided to 'lock-up' repeatedly, this little Samsung has found favour. My wife is not a 'power user' and simply requires straightforward device which - wait for it - just makes 'phone calls. She is not interested in being in constant connection with the rest of the planet's population (doesn't even bother much with 'texting') but she likes the bright, clear display and keypad.The functionality is fine and the battery life good, but it lost a star for the rather flimsy back panel which comes adrift rather too easily, and also for the fiddly placement and access to the charger/comms port. And why does it need such a large connector? - twice the length of the Samsung Galaxy range!Update - after about 9 months use, the device failed - it would frequently display "SIM Refreshing", wipe any text being entered (annoying!!) and flatten its own battery. It has been binned, so a complete waste of money. Rating reduced to zero stars!

This is an absolutely fantastic phone to use, it makes phone calls and receives texts. Using this phone compared to a new smartphone may take some adjustment but that would be expected. The charge on this phone is excellent it lasted over a week with light usage without needing to be charged so is fantastic for someone on a busy schedule who lacks time to constantly charge their phone. As the title states there is only one flaw and this is that when the battery runs out of charge the phone resets the time and date, so if you accidentally let the phone run out of charge you will need to re-enter this information.

Having been very frustrated with a very high tech, all singing, all dancing (apparently) high end touch screen contract phone, I decided to go back to the tried and tested, simple, call and text phone. I just want to make calls and text messages with a phone. I don't want to use it as a camera, I don't want to carry my entire music and video collection around with me. I don't want to watch funny cat clips on Youtube on the way to work, or be forced to carry my charger around with me all day. I just want a phone that has plenty of battery power left even in a few days time, and is easy to operate in strong sunshine, without having to guess where the dialing "buttons" are on a touch screen. It ticks all of my boxes, and represents good value for money. If you want a plain simple phone to make calls and send texts, then this is great value.

I needed a new phone without all the extras so that I could have an extended battery time and just for text use and occasional calls. This phone is just simple like the old-fashioned phones and is ideal for all I need though maybe a little over-priced. However, I don't think there was enough product information and I most certainly wasn't prepared for a phone preset in Spanish with all the instructions only in Spansh which wasn't particularly helpful!! By trial and error and a borrowed Spanish dictionary I've eventually found the English setting in Language mode and have been able to sort out how to use the phone and change the unhelpful (to me!) default predictive text mode! I'm still not able to decipher whether I am covered by a guarantee or warranty from the sellers or Samsung the manufacturers-can anybody read Spanish?Couple of minor irritations in the phone's set-up:- when starting a new sentence there isn't an automatic change to Abc format (initial capital letter) and when replying to a recipient one has to choose "Send" as the default is "Add recipients" which is odd as you are sending a reply to an already named contact!Having read previous reviews (and getting helpful replies to my enquiries!), I was glad that a UK charger was included (it came with a a EEC charger in box) and that I could use my Pay-As-You-Go O2 sim (as "sim-free" does sometimes preclude certain sim cards). This light little phone is just like our old phones when the idea of mobile phones was still fresh - when cameras and radios and computers were separate items altogether! And because there are no "extras", the battery with (I think!) 5 bars will last longer thus reducing the need for constant charging and the irritation of losing phone use when you need it the most as happens with these battery-hungry touch-screens etc.If you are a bit of a nostalgic recidivist like me then this phone is ideal and call reception is excellent and clear too! But there should have been caveats on the site to warn us to get an O' level at least in Spanish!