Just when you thought that the VK2000 was the new slim, light mobile phone for you we have to confuse you with another mobile phone that has more gadgets packed into it than the VK2000.
Ok, so it looks like an old Texas Instruments calculator from 1985, but it’s Samsung’s latest mobile phone the size of a credit card. This will certainly prompt other big name manufacturers to start making smaller mobiles, but how small can they go.
The Samsung P300 has a 1.3 mega pixel camera, 90MB worth of flash storage on board and Bluetooth so expect a heavy price tag for the first few months then hopefully it should drop in price. The P300 also features a battery capable of 2.5 hours of talk time, an email client and is able to hold up to 1000 contacts. The only major downside to this mobile is the dated design…we would have expected more from Samsung’s design department. In fact we’d wait until they change the design a bit, or at least bring a black version out which is inevitable.
How ugly is that from Samsung. Given the choice i’d give up the camera and blue tooth and go with the VK2000
The phone looks great! Do you want it to look like all that new hardware currently appearing on the market? Well I prefer it to be unique (or in this case – 1985-calc-like).
Martin, I suppose you have a point that being different is beautiful too!
Sure that’s what I mean! Show me anything like this phone. There’s nothing like that out there is it? From now on – that’s the phone of my choice!
Currently I am using NEC N930, and really thought VK2000 will be the next target. Not really until I see this P300 which has a vy nice spec!! I do agree with Martin, really prefer to be unique when everyone is having W800i (boring).
I am trying not to like it, but when I read the review and see all the features you can’t help but like it. It has a style all of it’s own.
The Italian website Cellularmania.com is saying this phone also plays mp3s!
Btw, this is a brilliant, elegant design.
There is a dedicated MP3 key.
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http://www.kataweb.it/cellularmania/dettnews.jsp?id=41621&s=60000&c=11314386
When will it be available in the U.S.? Which service provider will feature it?
It does seem that the P300 does have an mp3 function as well. There is an mp3 button to the right of the zero key. Thanks Sandy for the extra images.
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Hi Derrick, we’re getting some tricky questions from our readers today. We will see what we can find out from our USA sources.
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Does it have a memory card slot? Please say it does, cause in that case I will definitely buy this toy.
I don’t care what everybody thinks, This phone rocks. I like the Retro thing they’ve got going on here.
Hi Martin, looking at the images on Cellularmania there are some very interesting looking slots/covers on the side of the phone. Also on the images where they have taken a photo there is SF and M on the screen, maybe to do with the extra memory? We’ll keep looking for more info for you
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Just found some more specs on the P300
SGH-P300
GSM / GPRS (900 / 1800/ 1900MHz)
1.3 Megapixel Camera
176×220 262K Color TFT LCD
Video Recording and Messaging (MPEG4, H.263)
MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / e-AAC+
Speakerphone
Bluetooth / USB / SyncML DS
Dimensions – 86 × 54 × 8.9 mm
Weight – 65 g
Alas they sacrificed low weight for features, its almost 20g heavier than the vk2000. Unless someone can come up with weight, price and features i will stick with the vk, after all features really are just a bonus extra, something to play with on a quiet day – now when was the last time i had one of them
am i seriously the only one that does not love this phone and thinks it looks like a calculator?? and not a pretty calculator at that…
well Laura, that is funny ins’t it? they’ve integrated a phone into a 20-year-old calculator!
I just wish to try it out to see if it’s any good
I think this is a cool phone… would love to know when it will be available in the UK
That´s my phone!!
I need this. Now.
Lucky Janne!
Anyone know if this will be launched in the UK launch? Haven’t been able to find anything anywhere saying it will. Grr!
On my desk at work next to my Nano this would look ace!
it looks like a calculator!
I work for samsung in the Uk and its one of the first samsung I have hankered for, Oh that and the i300, sorry I dont know when it will be here though
Thanks Gray for coming to Techlounge. We are all waiting for the P300 with great anticipation. If you do hear anything in the corridors of Samsung then please let us know.
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seriously! what is the appeal? it looks like a CALCULATOR! actually, my calculator looks NICER!!!!
keep an eye out for this phone in your local o2 shop.
We have more information on the Samsung P300 – SGH-P300 for you.
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i’ve seen the phone in the flesh. it looks fantastic, really simple, sleek and comes with a great leather pouch. i’m changing my phone soon and this one is now up near the top of the list!
ive owned it for two days and wow, had every top phone going but when people see this there mouths drop and thats the point there is nothing like this phone its even better in the flesh than in pictures i highley recomend this to everyone
Is this phone ever going to come onto T-mobile, I hate switching networks.
I like the calculator look… it’s cute. reminds me of the fashion rave over those old old casio watches.
hey mikey… I got my P300 last week and wow… it really is a show stopper. Not many people have heard about this phone… well not in my local pub anyway. I had the comments about it looking like a calculator (but yeh heard that all before). The size of the phone is really impressive. I love it
Just got it today – very cool indeed – almost everyone in the shop was asking questions about it, how many more do you have and wanted to hold it! Definitely a crowd puller and I didn’t even intend to buy a phone! Anyway, there is one annoying thing – it beeps everytime you press the navigation keys whilst modifying the settings, etc – anyone know how to turn that off?!!! Otherwise the most revolutionary phone since the v-series (startac replacement) came out – has the same, “OMG I MUST GET ONE IMMEDIATELY! the first time you see it in the flesh” effect! ‘Surprising Samsung’ is my quote of the day.
just ordered mine will give you feed back after I have fully tested it can’t wait, it looks great and i’m sure all my mates will be speechless.
For people in the UK, its only avaliable at phones 4 you and only on the O2 network, I m getting this phone friday, I think it looks great, completely different to anything on the market.
i got mine direct from O2…
I have just picked my P300 phone up. Just got home so gonna play with it tomorrow. Car Phone Warehouse are doing it on O2 contract or their “SIM Free”.
So got it SIM Free. I am aiming to use it on T-Mobile, as we allknow CPW phones are all sim free. Check that their supplier has put in UK mains adapter, had a scary moment with the D800. They give you this tatty plug for it.
Only question I have is currently T-mobile not tested on their system so the auto setup for mms not available. Anyone got any ideas?
This is a must have phone. Last week thru CPW joined T-Mobile and got the D800, did not have the mag or the phone in store so did not know it existed. After saw it liked it so much D800 in box, and SIM free P300 bought. No hope eh? LOL
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just got my p300 today, what a phone!!
theres a great deal on the onestopphoneshop website, only on 02 but a very good deal.
I know it looks like a calulator but you really have to have this phone in your hand to judge it, it is beautiful. Small thin and has a good weight to it!
Can anyone tell me if you can assign your own tune to the text alerts or do Samsung still insist you use their standard 6 ? P.S. Phone looks great not ugly!
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