Samsung E1190 allcarriers, 32GB, SIM free mobile phone

As the Ronseal advert goes ,"does exactly what it says on the tin" Have given my wife my HTC One X because I was not using Facebook, Twitter etc it was being wasted on me. I decided I wanted to turn back the clocks and have a simple no frills mobile. I wanted a mobile phone no bigger than a key fob to throw in my pocket, I don't care about apps, camera, internet etc. I just want to make an receive calls and send the occasional text. I am very happy, the battery lasts an eternity and more without apps and Wifi sucking the life out of it. It is also so small if you have hands like me you can literally hide it in the palm of your hand. Being small it is very easy to flip open and make a call with just one hand. I think these sort of phones will make a comeback as more and more people use tablets, and portable net books for their social media. The small basic mobile phone still has a market. Much better walking around with this in my pocket, I forget I have it, carrying the HTC One filled an entire pocket and was uncomfortable. Very happy with this little fella.

Bit of a "culture shock" after a few years of carrying smartphones with functions that I never used. This little belter, however, is compact, light and not unattractive. I can text with it, make and receive calls and set my alarm for the morning. It's all I need and all I really want. The phone is a piece of very functional kit, not a badge of status, although it's somewhat retro look might be a talking point in itself. Easy to use straight from the box, battery life, as other reviewers have noted, is amazing. There's less to break on this phone and no need to worry about upgrading to the latest operating system, etc. Absolutely delightful and just what I was looking for.

I bought this phone as a replacement for my somewhat temperamental smartphone. I needed something to see my to the end of the contract. I already had a tablet computer so did not need anything fancy. This phone fits the bill. It is very small and I have to remember where I put it as I have lost it in several bags already, it is so dinky. Going back to texting the old fashioned way is still something of a novelty, although it does take a lot longer to create a text now. I have not worked out some of the keyboard functions, but then I have not bothered with the limited instructions so that is my own fault! The only reason I have not given this 5 starts is that it has dropped off the network a couple of times, but that could be a fault with my SIM card. I have only needed to turn the phone off, take the back off (a darn sight easier to do than my smartphone was) and take the SIM out and put it back in again, generally after a good cure all blow on it and it works fine again. Overall good little phone, good value, just don't lose it...it is so small!

Not as good as the GT E1150 - the calendar only permits memo notes. On the 1150 you can add repeating anniversaries and also alarms etc. As just a phone though its great...

I have now been using this phone for over a year. It is easy to text, you don't even have to look at the keyboard to text unlike a touchpad phone as once you've been using it a while you'll be able to type without looking, avoiding being that annoying person that bumps into people while texting. It's comfortable to use while calling. It allows you to block specific numbers for calls and texts which more sophisticated phones I have owned did not. You can password lock specific menus like messages or phone book. The battery lasts well over a week on one charge. I have also dropped thus phone many many times, it has sustained many heavy impacts and apart from having to pop the battery back in nothing else has happened. There is no internet or camera but that's really no issue. The phone is perfect for my needs and knowing it will cost next to nothing to replace if lost just makes it even better.

For the price this is a reasonable phone, the build quality is decent as is the sound quality, however it has some problems. The first is that the screen is very small and Samsung do not make best use of the screen size; when you are texting, the active screen area is extremely small as they show an address bar above the text area. Also when texting, the background colour is black and the text white...there is a flashing white cursor that covers the current letter or word making it very difficult to see what you have typed. This is a particular problem when you are trying to insert a word from a list of possible words. The predictive text function keeps turning itself off (after you have added a symbol for example) and you may have to turn it back on several times in one message deleting the wrong letters as you go. Also when texting, the letter selection can give the wrong letter, for example for a single button press, the wxyz button gives a 'w' when in abc mode but gives an 'x' when in predictive text mode. The phone has an circular ok button surrounded by a ring to control the cursor...the slightest touch of the ok button when using the cursor control will send your text before you have finished typing it; trust me you will do this many times. This is probably the worst feature of this phone; as an ok button is normally used to confirm a selection, you instinctively press it to confirm a menu selection...and it sends your text with no confirmation or the chance to stop it. This is the worse phone for texting I have ever had and after two weeks of ownership I have had to buy a different phone. If you like to send texts this phone will drive you insane.

So far - I've only had the 'phone a few weeks - I have nothing negative to say about this 'phone at all. It is exactly what I want in a mobile 'phone. It is small and being of the folding type doesn't dial phantom phone numbers whilst it is in your pocket. The screen and numbers are well lit and the numbers are large which is good for my clumsy fingers. The battery charges quickly and seems to last a long time. The menu is excellent, being both clear and intuitive. No bells and whistles but brilliant for 'phoning and texting - just what I wanted!

No cable supplied with phone

Per qualcuno, magari anziano, che usi il telefono soltanto per le telefonate questo cellulare è ottimo. Sinceramente non vedo perché uno dovrebbe comprare uno di quei telefoni progettati esplicitamente per anziani, che costano anche 4 o 5 volte tanto, dal momento che questo è l'ideale: tasti grandi, semplicissimo (aprire per rispondere, chiudere per riattaccare), tasti da 2 a 9 configurabili per i numeri preferiti (e basta tener premuto il tasto per far partire la chiamata), suoneria vigorosa e vibrazione. Volendolo usare anche per gli sms forse il display è un po' piccolo, ma nel mio caso non era una funzione richiesta. Come detto da altri arriva col menu tedesco, ma metterlo in italiano è immediato.

a force de caresser un bout de verre s'en aucun résultat ayant marre des plantages successif de mon smartphone. j'en suis revenu a mon vieux samsung e2210b a clapet âgé de 6ans et a un forfait a 2 euros de chez free. la batterie commençant a faiblir je me suis offert ce modèle plus récent mais carrément beaucoup plus simple. y a rien a en dire de spécial très simple d'utilisation paramétrable a souhait très léger petit pratique une menu déroulant qui ajoute encore une facilité d'utilisation déjà grande sans cela . juste une petit défaut le sons du micro n'est pas top mais rien de grave. si vous cherchez un téléphone facile d'utilisation simple c'est ce genre d'appareil kil vous faut. mise a jour 26/10/2013 l’éclairage du clavier est partiel seul la partie numérique est rétro éclaire ce qui de nuit est gênant pour envoyer des sms. j'ai trouver d'autre commentaire sur le net sur se problème.

NO TIENE IDIOMA ESPAÑOL. Se lo compré a mi abuela porque no sabe leer a si que el idioma no es un problema, funciona muy bien, no se ha colgado ni una vez. Ella pulsa el número y le da a llamar, así de simple.

Je l ai renvoyé l autonomie en veille 12h

Sehr kleines, einigermaßen robustes Handy, das in jeder Hosentasche Platz findet. Habe mir das Klapphandy besorgt, weil bei meinen alten Samsung-Billighandy sich ständig die Tastensperre deaktivierte, bzw. sich das Handy wohl deshalb oft ausschaltete bzw. der eine oder andere Anruf zustande kam. Diese Problem gibts hier naturgemäß nicht. Wecker, Timer, Stoppuhr und sonstige Funktionen sind dabei. Ausreichend Speicher für Kontakte, für empfangene Anrufe hätte ich gern mehr. Wenn der Akku mal raus muss, sind Uhrzeit etc. gelöscht, was mir weniger passt. Klang ist okay, besonders laut geht das Handy nicht, aber passt schon. Klingeltöne und Weckgeräusche könnten angenehmer sind, aber das ist ja nicht so wichtig. Auch was den Empfang betrifft, hatte ich schon deutlich schlechteres. Bedienung gut, übersichliches Display, das man seinen persönlichen Bedürfnissen anpassen kann. Bildschirm auch im freien halbwegs lesbar, durch die Klappfunktion nach Monaten keine Kratzer, die das Ablesen ja auch nicht gerade erleichtern. Fürs Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ideales Mobiltelefon, wer mehr will, wird halt mehr zahlen müssen.