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Geeky Gizmos: Samsung Star S5230 Review – A Touch Screen mobile for the masses.

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  • Z! · 5 months ago
    Y Samsung Star is better !!!?

    Simple and clear comparison between Samsung star and lg cookie !




    STAR


    Cookie









    Looks -


    Star anayday as it looks more stylish


    Cookie looks like a plastic box !



    Performance – touch interface




    Fast ad very responsive –

    Star has glass touch technology which is same to the one in I phone


    Cookie has fibre touch technology which tends to heat up with over usage and in the long run cause problems



    Sound clarity


    Very good- loud - and clear …




    The clarity is good no doubt but when you play songs on high volume it tends to distort the sound output ..



    Video clarity -


    It is very decent for the price


    Same as star

    Memory -


    240 mb internal phone memory

    Expandable til 8 gb


    The offer as of now in Bangalore is 2 gb free memory card but I think it dosnt really matter as performance wise Star is much better

    Display clarity -


    Star is better as it looks more polished


    Cookie looks cheap



    Weight


    Star is VERYYY light weight !!


    Cookie feels much heavier

    Widgets -


    The widgets are very user friendly and apt !!


    U might have to touch the cookie a little to much for the touch to work smoothly !

    Stylis


    Provides one in the box !


    The cookie has the stylis in the phone itself !

    Camera –


    Good quality for the price…

    Pretty fast and responsive


    The quality is nice but a little slow

    QWERTY


    Both the phones have it … but star seems more comfortable


    Both the phone have it

    Security -


    - On the security front you have Mobile Tracker technology and you can password protect various parts of the phone like Messaging, phonebook, your files, SIM card etc.






    Advantage

    Looks very classy -

    Good Display quality

    good Call quality
    Good touch interface – can b compared to the one in i phone
    Battery (lasts 2 days with moderate to heavy use)

    Music and video player does its job
    Camera quite good
    Web browsing
    8GB memory card support

    Messaging / smsin is simple and easy !

    Games are fun

    Samsung New PC Studio s/w works well with the phone

    Has widget option which is very useful for fast access to any application !

    Lets you select a picture of your own as background for menu !


    Price

    The screen automatically gets locked when u make a call, Unlike other touch phone example sony Ericsson G 900i

    the photo editing s/w is awesome! lets u have great fun with photos - can create a collage usin the phone !

    Smart lock feature

    Disadvantages
    -Cannot view SMS's while on a phone call. Can only write SMS's and emails during calls
    -Document viewing is a pain
    -Stylus cannot be attached to the phone's body
    -File Manager can be much better
    -Have to buy a separate screen guard as default one already is on its way out when you're buying the phone
    -Design decision related to wallpapers in topmost screen

    -Default browser link clicking is a bit iffy.
    -No 'Back' button in the touch interface

    Final Word - Buy the Star to experience its awesome performance !!!
  • deepu · 5 months ago
    how to use lock system to photo album and sms can u tell me in detail
  • Z! · 5 months ago
    Advantage

    Looks very classy -

    Good Display quality

    good Call quality
    Good touch interface – can b compared to the one in i phone
    Battery (lasts 2 days with moderate to heavy use)

    Music and video player does its job
    Camera quite good
    Web browsing
    8GB memory card support

    Messaging / smsin is simple and easy !

    Games are fun

    Samsung New PC Studio s/w works well with the phone

    Has widget option which is very useful for fast access to any application !

    Lets you select a picture of your own as background for menu !


    Price

    The screen automatically gets locked when u make a call, Unlike other touch phone example sony Ericsson G 900i

    the photo editing s/w is awesome! lets u have great fun with photos - can create a collage usin the phone !

    Smart lock feature

    Disadvantages
    -Cannot view SMS's while on a phone call. Can only write SMS's and emails during calls
    -Document viewing is a pain
    -Stylus cannot be attached to the phone's body
    -File Manager can be much better
    -Have to buy a separate screen guard as default one already is on its way out when you're buying the phone
    -Design decision related to wallpapers in topmost screen

    -Default browser link clicking is a bit iffy.
    -No 'Back' button in the touch interface

    Final Word - Buy the Star to experience its awesome performance !!!
  • Onion Insights · 5 months ago
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  • deepu · 5 months ago
    can some one tell me how to luck or put the password to photo and sms
  • murali · 5 months ago
    How many contacts can i store in this mobile? Pls let me know
  • Logesh Kumar (Admin) · 5 months ago
    @Murali. You can store up to 2000 Contacts ..
  • ypiprem · 4 months ago
    Samsung has upgraded this model with S5233 in lieu of S5230.. price is around 9k by now.. try that one out instead!