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Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: SPHM550CRA
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- Bottom Line:
- The Samsung Exclaim is a welcome addition to Sprint's handset line. Its dual-slider design, feature set, and good call quality more than compensate for its shortcomings.
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CNET editors' review
Samsung Exclaim SPH-M550 - raspberry (Sprint) price range: $64.95
- Reviewed by: Kent German
- Reviewed on: 06/26/2009
- Released on: 06/22/2009
The good: The Samsung Exclaim has an accessible dual-slider design with easy-to-use navigation controls and a comfortable keyboard. It offers a media-friendly feature set and admirable call quality.
The bad: The Samsung Exclaim has a nonstandard headset jack and small menu text. The external speaker is unimpressive and the frame size of the streaming video player is tiny.
The bottom line: The Samsung Exclaim is a welcome addition to Sprint's handset line. Its dual-slider design, feature set, and good call quality more than compensate for its shortcomings.
User reviews
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Not reliable
by jpfitz0316 on July 26, 2009
Pros: Dual keyboards
Cons: Not reliable; screen/phone freezes up and does not always rotate screens.
Summary: Returning second one in two weeks.
Returning second one in two weeks for; screen freezing and not always rotating, pour performance, low available memory for ...
Updated on Jul 27, 2009Summary: Returning second one in two weeks.
Returning second one in two weeks for; screen freezing and not always rotating, pour performance, low available memory for surfing internet, email disappearing after being read or before it can be read (maybe a Sprint issue), garbled text messages being received. Back light does not always stay on to time set.
Updated on Jul 27, 20093 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not a good phone choice
by ElizabethTravis on April 14, 2010
Pros: There are no "PRO's" about this phone. It's an oversized piece of garbage
Cons: My 8 year old doesn't even want this phone. I was cpersuaded by sprint into upgrading to this but I'd rather have my old Sanyo Sprint SCP-3200. I would rather use my Asus Eee PC 4G to access MySpace & Facebook ect. The phone is over rated.
Summary: Bad choice. If you want to do all the internet apps on a phone go with the Apple iPhone 8 GB. I purchased the Apple iPhone 8 GB after giving ...
Summary: Bad choice. If you want to do all the internet apps on a phone go with the Apple iPhone 8 GB. I purchased the Apple iPhone 8 GB after giving my 8 year old child the Samsung Exclaim SPH-M550. It's a good first cell phone for a small child though. Good to learn on. I would recomend this only for a child to mess around with because thats about all it's worth.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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looks good but thats aboaut it....
by dhightide on March 29, 2010
Pros: nothing good
Cons: not reliable....lots of problems...replaced several.. about to replace again...freezes...lots of glitches.."ghost" textes...so i dont know if i'm missing any...wont update software - so i always have 2 bring it in...not worth my hard earned $$$$$$$$$
Summary: totally un reliable.. dont rely on if u may need to call for help... u may die.....
Summary: totally un reliable.. dont rely on if u may need to call for help... u may die.....
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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At first it's great, but just you wait...
by cadonger on October 27, 2009
Pros: I loved this phone for the first 2 months. I could text for days, access everything on a decent sized screen with good clarity. Loved it. Until...
Cons: A few months in, a message would pop up once in a while - "XX slots left. Oldest deleted when full". It wasn't full at all, but it was blocking all incoming texts! Then the warning frequency increased to every 2 minutes. It was going off constantly.
Summary: It's a texting phone. After a few months, it blocks incoming texts. It wasn't retaining texts. And it was going off CONSTANTLY with the bogus alert mentioned above. ...
Summary: It's a texting phone. After a few months, it blocks incoming texts. It wasn't retaining texts. And it was going off CONSTANTLY with the bogus alert mentioned above. I couldn't have it in meetings. It went off while I was on calls. My kids' teachers couldn't text me (only option while in meetings). It is useless. I found scores of the same complaint documented online. I had the same experience they did - I went to Sprint, they reset it, and it started doing it a few days later. It clearly has a bug. I've been warned that they will try to fix it several times, then will give me a replacement of the same thing. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. It starts out fabulous, but this problem is a big one. You can't even use the alarm clock because the thing goes off all night long with the "slots" message. Stay away! You'll lose your mind!
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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crack heads must have made this.
by T_R_C on December 4, 2010
Pros: looks good, other than that none.
Cons: everything about the phone is terrible, name a feature it and did not work right, the sorriest excuse for a phone I've ever seen, only people Id recommend this phone to are people who like to waste money and time.
Summary: This company should recall this product and apologize for it. you'll have better luck sending emails then texts. and shouting across the city instead of calling, use the home ...
Summary: This company should recall this product and apologize for it. you'll have better luck sending emails then texts. and shouting across the city instead of calling, use the home phone if you have one.The camera is pathetic and the camcorder is even worse! if you have a voice mail 1): you are lucky to listen to it 2):you will not be able to erase the Voice mail, filling the mail box, if you send a text there a 80% chance it would not send, instead it will put the text in the draft box, and not give you an option to open the folder, then send old or unwanted texts3 weeks later out of no where, random calls,the phone requires a special pare of head phones that the cheapest Ive found is 75$ for the off brand products! Also if you don't format the Micro SD card the right way and get lucky, downloading a song will erase anything and everything on your phone.i had to use this for 10 months sadly. I regret ever purchasing this phone, even for looks, still not worth 4$ in my opinion. the internet was pathetic and takes 30 minutes to load the sprint home page, videos on you tube were even worse and for the most part wouldn't play any videos, the quality of sound from the speaker in the phone was dismal.. The bottom line is the exclaim has to go down as one of the worst products this company has ever made.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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You will want a new phone one in one month.
by currcla on December 1, 2010
Pros: Camera and battery life.
Cons: The texts show up when they come in I end up accidently calling people all the time. This is my third one of this phone and i have had it for 10 months. I have called dropped all the time. My screen freezes up and i can't read anything.
Summary: Do not get this phone! It has to be the worst phone i have ever purchased. Thats period. Look for a phone with better reviews. You cant set songs for ...
Summary: Do not get this phone! It has to be the worst phone i have ever purchased. Thats period. Look for a phone with better reviews. You cant set songs for ringtones.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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HORRIBLE PHONE!!!!
by fletche1 on October 26, 2010
Pros: It is a pretty color.
Cons: Dials numbers without owner knowing because lock is faulty. Can cost owner lots of money with unauthorized web surfing. I have had it call friends while supposedly locked in my purse. Friends were able to hear my conversations and I hat now idea!
Summary: BE FOREWARNED!!! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.I hate this phone. DO NOT BUY!!! It cost me almost $100 extra dollars when it surfed the internet without me knowing it! ...
Summary: BE FOREWARNED!!! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.I hate this phone. DO NOT BUY!!! It cost me almost $100 extra dollars when it surfed the internet without me knowing it! It has called friends without me knowing it because the lock feature doesn't always work when it was placed in my purse. I have already taken it back to the Sprint store twice (I've only had the phone for 5 months) once because the battery would not hold a charge and second when the keys refused to dial. Now I just want another phone - I don't trust this one. I am afraid of it. WORST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD!!! SPRINT PLEASE REPLACE THESE PHONES. They Are horrible!!!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Nice Telephone until you had it for six months.
by dlmack66 on September 27, 2010
Pros: When it is working properly... its a pretty nice telephone.... good to text with.
Cons: What I don't like is when you have it for maybe three to six months, it locks up on you, you can't charge it up nor turn it on, you can't make or receive phones calls, CS at the store gives you the run around, and tells you the phone is outdated.
Summary: No comments
Summary: No comments
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fancy phone with ZERO performance
by medesmond on August 11, 2010
Pros: keyboard, large display
Cons: call quality is extremely poor. gets super hot within 10 min. While charging the battery overheats. Battery drains completely in 6 hours even in the sleep mode. Very poor reception. No service bars 90% of the time. Dropped calls every time.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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THIS PHONE SUCKS
by volleyball12959 on July 22, 2010
Pros: it slides both ways thats it!
Cons: my phone freezes. the phone will just turn off when im using it. and it needs to be replaced after a couple months.its my first phone and i just got it in April! &now the only way it turns on is if its plugged in a charger! what do i do!?
Summary: dont get it
Summary: dont get it
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: SPHM550CRA
- Description: You like to call and you like to text. And you like to do it all as fast as possible. That's exactly why Samsung created the Samsung Exclaim. This stylish dual-slider has a dedicated numeric keypad, plus a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. That means, whether you're calling, texting or updating your Facebook page, you're doing it as quickly as your fingers or thumbs can take you. That's the beauty of the Exclaim; it's the best of both keyboards.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Form Factor Slider - Dual sliding
- Integrated Components Voice recorder,
Digital camera,
Digital player - Antenna Internal
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.4 in
- Weight 4.7 oz
- Body Color Raspberry
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Software Platforms Supported Java,
Java MIDP 2.1 - Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services SMS
- Messaging & Data Features Text messages,
E-Mail - Downloadable Content Music
- Mobile Services Sprint TV
Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Profiles Serial Port Profile (SPP),
Object Push Profile (OPP),
Dial-up Networking Profile (DUN),
File Transfer Profile (FTP),
Basic Printing Profile (BPP),
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP),
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP),
Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP),
Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP),
General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) - Communication Features Internet browser
Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Conference call,
Speakerphone,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features TTY compatible,
E-911 compliant,
Intelligent typing (T9) Organizer
- Personal Information Management Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock
Memory
- Supported Flash Memory Cards Micro SDHC
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 1600 x 1200
- Self Timer Delay Yes
- Features Video recording
Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Display Languages English,
Spanish Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Run Time Details Talk - up to 285 min
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible)
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Product series
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Samsung Exclaim SPH-M550 - raspberry (Sprint)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 285 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
4.7 oz,
2 megapixels
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Samsung
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 - Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001
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