Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #112669 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Samsung Phones
• Model: SamsungE720O2
• Released on: 2005-05-03
• Dimensions: .71 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Mega pixel Camera with Flash-Led;The well-defined, built-in Megapixel digital camera gives you the power to make every shot your own work of art.Experiment with picture-taking modes like multi-shot. Zoom in or pan out for the perfect shot with the 4x digital zoom. Decorate your favorite pictures using photo effects/frames or add a twist to your image using vertical flip.View your images in vibrant color on the 262,144 color, TFT display (176x220). You can also choose the size and format, from SXGA (1152x864), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) to Mobile (176x160).

Video Recording;The E720 offers impressive MPEG4 video recording and playback in amazing 352x288 resolution.In fact, you can record up to 1 full hour of your greatest moments in MPEG4 video. And with the E720's built-in microphone, you can even add your own unique soundtrack.

Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+) with External Keys;Your favorites tunes are at your fingertips. The E720 features the distinctive external music key that gives you easy access to sound. Instantly play your stored audio files just by pressing a button on the external cover.Rewind to hear your favorite song again, or fast forward to find the best beat for the moment.Samsung gives you the power. Now you can control your MP3 player without even flipping open your phone. That's innovation.

Timeless Compactness;The sleek, timeless folder design of the E720 creates quite a stir.The compact, stylistic phone is just the right size for your mobile lifestyle.At only 90g and 91x45x23mm, Samsung's compact E720 handset encourages spontaneity in capturing and sharing moments. You'll be connected to the rest of the world, while showing it your own exceptional style.

High-Capacity Memory : 88.5MB;With 88.5MB of internal user memory, the high capacity E720 can store all of your precious memories. Go ahead, record live video and capture your most memorable moments. The E720 always meets your storage needs with its extensive internal memory the greatest in its class.

Dynamic shared memory;Store up to 88.5MB (Image, Sound, Video: 80MB/ Java:4MB/ E-mail:3MB/ MMS:1.5MB). Capture 60 minutes of vivid video. Save 15-20 MP3, AAC or AAC+ files. Enter up to 60 minutes of voice recording. Send and receive important video, images and text.Bluetooth connectivity & Mobile Printing.

Let the E720's Bluetooth wireless technology empower your channels of communication. It makes data sharing and synchronization simple. Samsung offers Bluetooth solutions in wireless headsets and hands-free car kits that keep you comfortably connected. It also offers ground-breaking mobile printing solutions. With Bluetooth wireless technology, you can instantly print and share your favorite photos from your phone.

64 Polyphonic & MP3 Ring tones;On top of the 64 polyphonic ring tones, the E720 offers you MP3 Ring tones.The E720 can store MP3, AAC and AAC+ audio files. High capacity memory lets you save your favorite music for playback anywhere.Plus you can access your tunes with the simple push of a button on the external music keys.

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Customer Reviews

Great All-Rounder
There is no denying that the Samsung E720 looks cool - it is one of the best looking clamshell phones on the market right now. Samsung are becoming a major player in the mobile phone market and this is another solid entry.

It is well-built, has a good quality screen and is nice and loud, call quality is generally quite clear although can sound be a little muffled at times. The phone has a built-in MP3 player, of which the sound quality is not surprisingly just about OK but no better, and it strictly only supports MP3s, no WMA tracks here.

The Megapixel camera is no better, from what I have seen so far, than the VGA cameras present in a lot of other phones. Image quality, especially indoors, is quite poor and frankly it's a disappointment. The video component, however, works very well, with lots of different quality settings you can shoot some good stuff as the phone's internal 96MB of memory can comfortably cope.

Video can be downloaded onto a PC via Bluetooth or data cable and played using a proprietary Samsung player. A quick search of the net will reveal other third party players and convertors if you wish to make an AVI or whatever from your phone video.

Recording video to send in messages is a joke - not because of the phone but due to network operator limits. Most do not allow multimedia messages of greater than 100K, and at the lowest quality setting this means you can fit in about 8 seconds or so of video. Not much!

As for the key phone features, battery life is good (and it charges quickly too), the 262K colour screen is fine, key layout is excellent and it is small and very light. Ringtones are well produced (although the included tones are generally rubbish) and there is a great calendar function, calculator, alarm clock, games and more.

Unfortunately for the E720, some of its core features are disappointing. There are no call profiles (although in fairness, changing ringtone and setting silent or vibrate on are very quick and easy to do), messaging is too fiddly and slow - especially T9 predictive text, the phonebook can be a little cumbersome and for some bizarre reason a third of the main screen is taken up by the clock and menu. But I will admit I am perhaps being a bit too picky on these points.

Overall, the E720 is a great-looking, solid phone. Don't buy this for a great camera or MP3 player, it does an acceptable but not tremendous job. It's a good all-rounder and certainly one of the better clamshell phones around at the moment.

This is a good phone
I have now had this phone for about a week, and must say that it is still a good buy.
It has a camera which is good enough for some nice photo's, the built in MP3 player is good and the system itself is good.

It has a little bit of an echo when you speak to someone while on the phone, but this is not as bad as it's made out to be. As mobiles never have a crisp clear sound anyway. The bluetooth connection is so easy to use, but the phone doesnt come with any software whatsoever, so this must all be downloaded and installed.
Overall a good phone for a good price.

EXCELLENCE IN A PHONE!
The samsung e720 is the best phone i have ever had. It is light, and basically indestructable. The first day i had it i dropped it down a bowling alley, and it was fine! I have had it for a year now, and dropped a good 20 times from more that 4 feet onto concrete, without barley a scratch.
People say that the call quality is a bit 'dodgy'! I think those people are completely wrong, and that this is probably because they are used to phones with amazing quality. I know for a fact that the phones dont vary in call quality, and that it is good.

It has amazing colour, it fits in your pocket, and music can be played on there.

If i had to suggest 1 thing to improve, i would say that the usb cord that comes with it didnt have an installation disc, because this way doesnt work. I found that to put music onto my phone, i have to use my families k800I, with a usb cord for sharing files, and bluetooth the files between them. Also it only takes MP3's, so i have to convert the music from WMA to MP3 before i can use it.

Also, if charging up, the charger says it is ready to be taken off hours before it really does. I made this mistake, and because i thought it was ready when i first got it, i took it off cgarge after 20 mins, when it needs the recommended time. DONT BE FOOLED!

Overall, i would highly recommen this phone! It is a fabulous phone, that no matter how old it is (2 years this year!), it still looks amazing. I would definately give it 10 out of 5 stars!!