"Slides up, user friendly. Notepad, Calendar w/ Alarm reminder. Currency converter and tip calculator. I have lots of photos stored on my phone. Have dropped it about 50 times and it still looks brand new, no protector is on my phone. LOVE MY PHONE!!
Downfalls:Camcorder only records for 30 seconds. Can't see objects after photo taken when lights are out."

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 2 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

churchlady

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

5 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

5 out of 5

Great Phone!

PostedNovember 6, 2008

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedNovember 6, 2008

"I have had this phone for a few weeks and simply love it! The call clarity is great (my biggest concern) and the reception (inside local stores) is much better than my previous Motorola. The speaker phone feature has mixed results, callers hear me clearly, I hear them with a tinny sound which is only slightly annoying. The camera feature is very good as well. I do wish it offered file transfer. The phone is a good size, easy to hold. I also wish that you were able to end a call with the slider closed. Overall, I think the Sway is a terrific phone and suggest everyone try it!"

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 3 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

Poline

from CT

I have used this product for:2-5 years

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

5 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

4 out of 5

Good phone

PostedNovember 10, 2011

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedNovember 10, 2011

"Samsung Sway is my second Samsung cellphone. I really like the reliability of their products."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 4 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

MrRyanian

from Virginia

I have used this product for:less than a month

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

4 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

5 out of 5

Rating:

4 out of 5

Great phone, great size, not so good support from Samsung

PostedOctober 23, 2010

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedOctober 23, 2010

"First of all, this is probably my favorite phone that I have ever had. I came from a Windows Mobile smartphone to this, and it was such a refresh. There's something to be said for simplicity.

First: it is slim and sexy. I just got a black rubber case for it, and it looks great with the silver phone. The screen is gloriously bright except in very bright sunlight, which is forgivable. I used to have a Motorola RAZR, so the keypad on the Sway feels very familiar. There really isn't much I don't like about the Sway.

Second: the things I don't like. This one is really a personal complaint, but I would really like to have had the camera on the outside of the of the phone, not hidden by the slider. That way I could take videos and pictures in landscape orientation. The next is that I wish there was a 3.5 mm headphone port. I can understand why Samsung didn't include one because the phone is so small, but I think they could have done it. And the last thing I have to gripe about is a lack of software support from Samsung. Many other phones (particularly Nokia phones) have loads of downloadable content, including the content I would like to have the most, themes. Now, Samsung did release a firmware update, which is good, but I would like to see more.

Other than these 3 complaints, I really can't think of anything else I don't like about the phone. Good job, Samsung."

Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, slim

Cons: no downloadable content from samsung

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 5 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

Kian

from Elk Grove, CA

I have used this product for:6-12 months

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

3 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

4 out of 5

Rating:

4 out of 5

Good Phone

PostedDecember 12, 2009

I would recommend this to a friend!

PostedDecember 12, 2009

"I bought my Sway about a year ago, and I really like it overall. The slider is nice and I like the ability to play music. I also like being able to take pictures and videos. One minor drawback was the slow response- I would sometimes have to wait for a second for the phone to catch up.
Overall, this is a very good phone."

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 6 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

MadRockgirl

from Sacramento, CA

I have used this product for:1-2 years

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

3 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

It's ok but with some issues

PostedDecember 7, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedDecember 7, 2010

"I've had this phone now for almost 2 years and didn't really have problems with it, besides its battery life. I used to have a Sony Ericsson that could go for 1.5 weeks before a new charge, and it was hard for me to get used to charging almost every other day. Another thing I missed about my Sony was the timer. The Sway doesn't have a timer. I used to use it for cooking and was quite helpful.

What I like about the phone is that it has good reception (in my experience compared to the Ericsson), and that the pictures I take from the camera at its highest resolution are quite good. Also, the speakers are pretty good for a phone (my friends think so too). One of the problems I have with it is the slider design. As many people already said, there's nothing to help you slide it up but the screen itself. My contract will be up in 2 months, so I really don't care anymore. Also, about 3 months ago, the screen started pixelating with vertical lines, but I can fix it by pressing on the camera button, and it goes away but it's quite annoying. The problem is that when I'm getting a phone call, I can't see who is calling with all those lines. I thought the reason why I was having those lines was because I dropped the phone in the mud, but after reading these reviews, I know that it's the phone.

I would not recommend this phone as it is. If they fixed all the bugs and design flaws, then it could have potential."

Pros: Built-in speakers, Lightweight, good high-res pictures

Cons: pixelated screen, battery life, lack of a timer

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 7 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

anonymos

I have used this product for:6-12 months

Expertise:intermediate

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

1 out of 5

Performance

3 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

durable isn't always a good thing...

PostedAugust 19, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedAugust 19, 2010

"ok so yesterday i was at my bf house and one of his friends pushed me in and of course, i had my phone in my pocket, so i ran home with my friends asked my other friend for some rice bc no one was home at my house, and let it sit out for a few hours at about 87 degrees and lower. i was secretly hoping for it to be broken and i get the samsung reality, but this phone is too durable. way too durable for my liking. so unfortunatly i am stuck with this phone for anotherrr........like SEVEN MONTHS!!!!! and idk if i even want to put in my memory card bc idk if there is water in there too..."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 8 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

HJ46

from Fairfax, VA

I have used this product for:6-12 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

2 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

2 out of 5

Value

2 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

The Last Samsung

PostedApril 20, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedApril 20, 2010

"This will be the last Samsung phone for my family. When our contract was up for renewal last I got an Omnia and the wife got a Sway. In less than three months I got rid of the Omnia because it was junk and replaced it with a Blackberry. The Wife's Sway makes phone calls okay but nothing else works very well. The latest disappointment is that Sway's bluetooth does not work with her new vehicle's built-in hands-free bluetooth system. It seems that if Samsung advertises a feature as a selling point, it should work. Now we're stuck with this junk for another year and a half unless we want to pay a premium for another phone. To be sure...it will not be a Samsung."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 9 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

emilou

I have used this product for:1-2 years

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

4 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

5 out of 5

Value

3 out of 5

Rating:

3 out of 5

DO NOT GET

PostedApril 18, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedApril 18, 2010

"Okay so Ive had this phone for eh about a year. and the screen messes up. its my first phone so i don't notice the slowness but when it gets cold the screen gets lines on it and you can read anything, i used to just be able to press the picture button and it'd work again but now i have to turn it off and back on again, Ive had to get it replaced once because of this unfortunate feature. I DO NOT recommend."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 10 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

ElJefe

Features

2 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

1 out of 5

Value

2 out of 5

Rating:

2 out of 5

Looks can be deceiving

PostedDecember 17, 2008

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedDecember 17, 2008

"This phone looks good, feels good but looks can be deceiving. I bought this phone and was excited about it. I have used other Samsung phones and have really enjoyed them, but not this one. As a slide phone there is no tab or spot to help slide the face and all you end up doing is smearing the screen or hitting the buttons, gets annoying. Also functioning, if you miss a call you will not know as screen goes dark and will not notify of missed call until you slide the face open (hit buttons and smear the screen) to make a call. Other options I am not to sure as I use my phone as a phone and not an mp3 player or camera. I would not recommend this phone unless they remedy these problems."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 11 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

mserin

from SLC, UT

I have used this product for:1-2 years

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

1 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

1 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

AAAK

PostedJanuary 17, 2011

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedJanuary 17, 2011

"This phone looks good, but that's it. The music library feature is extremely slow and very hard to use. The phone's screen goes fuzzy anytime it runs out of battery life, which is at least once every day. The sliding feature has been picky for a while and stopped working two days ago, i.e. the phone no longer shuts. I can't wait for this contract to end so I can go back to using a trusty, hardy, user friendly, full-of-useful-features Sony Ericson."

Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations, breaks easily

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 12 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

haterofthesway

from you dont need to know

I have used this product for:1-2 years

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:1-2

Features

1 out of 5

Performance

3 out of 5

Design

2 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Hate It Don't Buy It

PostedOctober 8, 2010

"The phone looks nice but if you drop it, not so much. Dings and scraps really easily. Does not have many nice features. Also i have had 2 problems with the screen getting lines and blurring up till you can't see anything. Once i had to get a new phone and the other fixed itself somehow. Battery life is also not longer than a day if that sometimes. Also camera does not work in dark. I would not reccomend this. DOES NOT LIVE UP TO ANY STANDARDS."

Pros: nothing

Cons: Did not meet expectations, screen problems, camera stinks, dings easily, battery life is horrible, keys make loud noises when texting, numbers and letters paint peel off keys

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Review 13 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

Terence

Features

3 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Inherent problem with battery life

PostedSeptember 26, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedSeptember 26, 2010

"I've been a Samsung cell phone owner for a long time. I like the User interface. However, this phone has a design flaw. Battery life is two days. Between my son and I, we've gone through five U-650 phones, and they all exhibit the same problem. My older Samsung phone, with the same features, lasted in excess of a week on a charge."

Cons: Did not meet expectations

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 14 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

tortor

Features

2 out of 5

Performance

2 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

horrible

PostedMay 12, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedMay 12, 2010

"this may be the worst phone i've ever owned. in the last two years i've owned seven or eight simply for having to send one in on the manufacturers warranty because the charger port will stop working oal ltogether on the phone. not to mention how during the colder months, which there arent many of in my side of arizona, the screen will start pixelating out and get lines running across its entirety so i cant read or distinguishing anything. i'm going in today to get another one of these phones due to the same charger port problem. i would never suggest this phone for a friend. perhaps a preson i wish to lose contact with their loved ones. but never a friend."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 15 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

nigel

Features

2 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

4 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Never buy

PostedFebruary 28, 2010

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedFebruary 28, 2010

"Absolutely terrible. I Had eight of these in Eight months, and I never had the same thing happen to a single one of them. It texts really slow and lags really bad if your a fast texter.

Terrible value."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 16 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

fernando

Features

1 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

Horrible

PostedJune 23, 2009

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedJune 23, 2009

"All I can say is that I am very disappointed of this phone for the first time a Samsung product let me down"

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 17 for Samsung Sway™ Cell Phone

Jaoming

from Peoria, IL

I have used this product for:3-6 months

Expertise:expert

# of SAMSUNG products I own:3-5

Features

2 out of 5

Performance

1 out of 5

Design

3 out of 5

Value

1 out of 5

Rating:

1 out of 5

i have this for two whole years?!?!?!

PostedFebruary 16, 2009

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

PostedFebruary 16, 2009

"on day one that i bought this phone, i was soo excited. after that, i found out this phone was terrible. when i text or navigate the phone, i press the buttons too fast and the phone has to catch up with me. it restarts for no reason during calls and on mobile IM sessions. ill give it that it does look pretty sexy, but if you drop it, forget the sexiness, this thing dings and scratches really easily. for being a music phone, its speaker is not that loud or high quality. for just a phone, the call reception is pretty decent. i am now on my third phone of this same model because i did not run into most of these problems until my swap date expired with verizon wireless. one of the poorest choices i have ever made. i am ashamed that samsung would put out a product with this many bugs. i usually think of samsung as a great company that manufactures excellent products but they really dropped the ball on this phone."

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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