Samsung Gravity 2 SGH-T469 - metallic pumpkin (T-Mobile)
Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: GRAVITY2SGHT469TMB
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- The Samsung Gravity 2 offers a lot of features for a very low price, making it a great deal for T-Mobile customers.
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CNET editors' review
Samsung Gravity 2 SGH-T469 - metallic pumpkin (T-Mobile) price range: $349.99
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 08/24/2009
- Updated on:09/25/2009
- Released on: 08/19/2009
The good: The Samsung Gravity 2 is thinner than its predecessor, plus it features several upgrades, notably 3G support, a 2.0-megapixel camera, GPS, and a full HTML browser. It has pretty good quality and is quite affordable.
The bad: The Samsung Gravity 2 has rather tiny navigation keys, and the streaming video quality could be a bit better.
The bottom line: The Samsung Gravity 2 offers a lot of features for a very low price, making it a great deal for T-Mobile customers.
The Samsung Gravity was one of T-Mobile's first messaging phones, and while we liked it, it did not have a lot of features. It had no 3G, no GPS, and only a 1.3-megapixel camera. However, its sequel, appropriately dubbed the Samsung Gravity 2, fixed all that. The Gravity 2 not only has 3G, GPS, and a 2.0-megapixel camera, it is thinner and sleeker than its predecessor. The Samsung Gravity 2 is available for $30 with a two-year service agreement, which makes it one of the most affordable 3G messaging phones around.
Design
The Samsung Gravity 2 retains the same overall design as the Samsung Gravity. It has a candy bar appearance when viewed on the front and slides to the right to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. However, it is a bit smaller and thinner at 4.5 inches long by 2.1 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick (Compared to the 4.53 inches by 2.07 inches by 0.7 inch measurements on the Samsung Gravity), the keypad layout is slightly different, and the display is 2.3 inches diagonally instead of 2.1.
Speaking of the display, it has support for 262,000 colors with a rather nice QVGA 240x320-pixel resolution. The screen looks bright and vibrant, which shows off the colorful animated images. You can adjust the menu interface to either a grid style or a circle style. Other display settings include brightness, the backlight time, and the dialing display. For the latter, you can adjust the type, size, and color of the dialing font, plus the color of the background when dialing. You can also adjust the greeting on the home screen.
The navigation array on the Samsung Gravity 2 is markedly different from the first Gravity. Instead of simple rectangular keys, the Gravity 2's array is a mix of tiny buttons and big circular ones. The two soft keys, the dedicated messaging key, and the Clear key are all small, while the Send, the OK, and the End/Power keys are big. While we were OK with the big round buttons, we found the small ones a bit hard to press without using our fingernails.
The aforementioned messaging key can be mapped to one of five functions--a new message, a shortcut to the messaging in-box, a new audio postcard, the e-mail interface, or the instant-messaging menu. There's an outer circle around the OK key, which acts as a navigation toggle. When on the home screen, the up and down directions of the toggle lead to the call history list and the contacts list, respectively. The left and right directions toggle through your five T-Mobile MyFaves contacts.
Under the navigation array is the number keypad, which is well-spaced with keys that are raised above the surface, so it is easy to dial by feel. You can choose to type out text messages with the number keypad as well, but of course it is far easier to type with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. On the left spine of the Gravity 2 is the volume rocker, while the charger/headset jack and the camera key are on the right. The camera lens and external speaker are on the back. The microSD card slot is inconveniently located behind the battery cover--it's along the right side of the phone, underneath the SIM card.
If you turn the phone 90 degrees counterclockwise and slide the phone up, you'll reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The display orientation automatically switches from portrait to landscape mode once it slides out. Flanking the keyboard are two soft keys to be used when the screen is in landscape mode. There are arrow keys on the bottom right for navigation, plus a dedicated OK key, a Shift/Symbol key, and a .com/www key, which is handy for entering URLs. The keyboard is overall quite roomy, with raised keys that make for quick and responsive texting.
Features
The Samsung Gravity 2 definitely has a few more features than the first Gravity. But first, let's take a look at the basics. The Samsung Gravity 2 has a 1,000-entry phone book, with room in each entry for four numbers, four e-mail addresses, three IM usernames, a URL, a birthday, an anniversary date, a street address, and notes. You can categorize your contacts into groups, and pair them with a photo for caller ID, or one of 21 polyphonic ringtones. Other basics include a speakerphone, a vibrate mode, a calendar, an alarm clock, a tasks list, a memo pad, a calculator, a tip calculator, a world clock, a unit converter, a timer, and a stopwatch.
More advanced users will like the voice recognition, stereo Bluetooth, the RSS reader, and the addition of A-GPS support with TeleNav turn-by-turn direction software provided by T-Mobile. We were also pleasantly surprised that the Gravity 2 comes with a decent full HTML browser. It supports JavaScript as well as a version of Flash Lite that let us view streaming YouTube videos. The Gravity 2's small screen size wasn't too great for surfing the Web, though; we had to scroll around a lot more, especially in large Web pages. Resizing pages was a pain, too, as you had to use the magnifying glass zoom controls, which require several button presses. On the whole though, we were happy that the Gravity 2 has a HTML browser at all. It definitely takes advantage of the Gravity 2's speedy 3G.
Since the Gravity 2 is a messaging-focused phone, it was only fitting that it comes with several messaging options. Not only can you send the normal text and multimedia messages, you can also send instant messages (from AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live), audio postcards (which are framed photos with an audio attachment), and e-mail. You can create e-mail accounts from a variety of providers, like AOL, Yahoo, Comcast, and more, but bear in mind that you can't just enter in a POP3 or IMAP server address, so your provider may not be supported.
The Gravity 2 comes with a rather basic music player. The tracks are organized by artists and albums, and you can also create and edit your own playlists. You can tweak the visualizations during music playback, add up to nine sound effects, which include "Wide" and "Surround" sound, and set it so that the music plays in the background when you're in other parts of the phone. Of course you can also set the tracks on repeat or shuffle. You can load your music via a microSD card. The Gravity 2 supports MP3, AAC, and AAC+ file formats.
We were also pleased to see that the Gravity 2 comes with a slightly better camera; a 2.0-megapixel instead of the 1.3-megapixel on its predecessor. It can take pictures in four resolutions (1,600x1,200, 1,280x960, 640x480, and 320x240), three quality settings, five white balance presets, and five color effects. Other camera settings include a night mode, a self-timer, three shutter tones plus a silent mode, three metering modes (Matrix, Center-weighted, and Spot), and five shot modes (Single, Continuous, Panorama, Smile shot, and Mosaic). Panorama mode stitches photos automatically as you pan from left to right, and Smile shot automatically takes a photo as soon as the camera detects a smile.
Photo quality was decent. Images looked sharp without a lot of blur, though the colors did seem a bit muted and overcast. There's also a built-in camcorder on the Gravity 2. You can record clips in just 176x144 resolution, in either normal length or limited for MMS. You can also choose to record with or without audio. Other camcorder settings are similar to those of the still camera.
You can personalize the Samsung Gravity 2 by adding wallpaper, screensavers, and alert tones. It also comes with a few games, like demo versions of The Sims 3 and Tetris. You'll have to purchase the full versions of the games to play further. To buy them as well as additional graphics and sound files, you can go to the T-Mobile store via the Web browser.
Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1,800/1,900; UMTS/HSDPA) Samsung Gravity 2 in San Francisco using T-Mobile's network. We were quite pleased with the call quality overall. On our end, we could hear our callers very clearly with hardly any static or noise. Their voices sounded quite natural as well.
On their end, callers were quite impressed with the call quality. They said our voice sounded clear and natural, though they would've liked a bit more volume at times. In speakerphone mode, we thought our callers sounded slightly tinny, but with plenty of volume. Callers could hear us loud and clear as well, but with a heavy echo effect and a low hum in the background.
We were also impressed with the 3G speeds. We managed to load a full HTML page like the CNET front page in around 15 seconds, for example. We also had no trouble getting a 3G signal in our neighborhood in downtown San Francisco. We also managed to stream video with hardly any buffering time at all. Still, streaming video quality seemed pixelated and choppy.
The audio quality from the speakers was all right, but nothing spectacular. The bass was a bit too light, and the music overall sounded harsh. We would recommend using a headset for better audio quality.
The Samsung Gravity 2 has a rated battery life of 5.5 hours talk time and 12.5 days standby time. It has a tested talk time of 5 hours and 55 minutes. According to FCC tests, the Gravity 2 has a SAR of 0.547 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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outstanding for the price
by merino07 on August 29, 2009
Pros: 1. Excellent sound quality
2. Excellent battery duration
3. Very cute structure
4. Fast response time of software.
5. size of QWERTY key is good for easy texting
.Cons: the only demerit i find with the phone is the proprietary charger and headphone which requires a unique connector for its port. I feel this is a marketing strategy by samsung to sell headphones and chargers
Summary: To start with, this phone is far much outstanding for the $29.99 i paid for it, i.e with a t-mobile 2 year contract. I'm not a marketer ...
Summary: To start with, this phone is far much outstanding for the $29.99 i paid for it, i.e with a t-mobile 2 year contract. I'm not a marketer for samsung, but they seem to have proved me right for years. If you talk of picture/graphics and sound quality, samsung, sony and LG are three products i can vouch for. They bring their picture and sound quality experience to play in all their products be it in home theaters, plasma tv and now in their phones.
Call/sound quality is very clear so don't worry about you getting your voice muffled. I transferred some of my favorite tracks from my laptop to its mp3 player using bluetooth, and they sound cool. The picture quality of the camera i.e 2.0 Megapixel, is okay for the price. If you need a better picture quality, get a digital camera or a higher pixel phone.
The response time of the software is fast, it's interface is sleek and very easy to use. You should understand that this phone is an upgrade on the Samsung Gravity, so one must expect the software and hardware flaws of the Gravity to have been corrected.
An issue that may be seen as a disadvantage is the location of the SD card at the back of the battery. One can get around that with bluetooth, as long as you are within about 20 feets of your PC.
The size of the screen is okay, but would prefer it to be a little bit bigger. The full QWERTY keys are large enough so you won't be typing "hello" as "hyello" or "ghello." This is a very good texting phone.
The battery duration depends on what you are using the phone for. When fully charged, and not using heavy application on it, including not making heavy number of calls, it could last more than 72 hours before fully drained.
I could go on and on, but this is a smart choice if you don't want to go the way of a smart phone. It has every thing from 3G, bluetooth, video capture to a very high call/sound quality5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A great all-around messaging phone!
by arrow24 on November 24, 2009
Pros: -Has a relatively large and bright screen
-Overall spaced out keyboard with large keys
-Good picture quality for a 2MP camera
-Easy to use UI
-Unexpected features in a phone in this level: GPS and 3g HSDPA data speeds, a basic HTM web browserCons: -Space bar on the keyboard sometimes feels like it double clicks on you
-Micro SD card slot is behind battery cover (at least it isn't behind the battery though)
-Soft keys, messaging key, and clear key are too small for my likingSummary: I just got this phone yesterday (upgraded from a Samsung slider) and have been using it for a little while now, and so far 1st impressions seem VERY good.
To ...Summary: I just got this phone yesterday (upgraded from a Samsung slider) and have been using it for a little while now, and so far 1st impressions seem VERY good.
To start off with the design, I definitely like the orange color, and also it feels like it can withstand a few drops since it has a heavy weight and a solid build.
I already mentioned some of the performance and features in the pros and cons section, though just to add: the phone also has IM clients (AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo in this case),email (supports pretty much all POP3 and IMAP email clients), an organizer (calendar, notepad, stopwatch, etc),and a basic file browser which is practically built into the menu system.
Overall I think this phone excels at what it's supposed to do, and even better, adds some features that you wouldn't expect on this type of phone. I am very satisfied with the phone and commend Samsung on this one.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Pretty decent phone
by Human_Kind on September 7, 2009
Pros: -Decent keys
-Comprehensive owner/operator manual
-Decent screenCons: -No way to resize loaded images for your background: center, tile, ect.
-Music tags don't update in the phone. You're left with the actual file title rather than whatever tags you have implanted into the file with winamp.Summary: Overall this is a very decent phone however do realize that I am upgrading from a bottom line traphone to a Motorola Renew to this all in the space of ...
Summary: Overall this is a very decent phone however do realize that I am upgrading from a bottom line traphone to a Motorola Renew to this all in the space of a week. I have little experience with Iphones, Blackberries, enV Touches, or whatever else is the new hot gadgetry these days. I find the user interface to be functional enough, if not necessarily streamlined. The screen is very bright and sharp but the major downside is that the end user is not able to resize a photo to fit the screen. Scaling is also a problem as larger images tend to gain lots of artifacts when downsized to fit the screen.
Other than the proprietary headphone and charger jack, I have few issues with this phone. The call quality is great and reception is still very good. Strangely I have noticed that reception quality is not as great as simpler phones designed exclusively for calling such as the Renew.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great buy for the price
by frankel1205 on September 2, 2009
Pros: Great sound quality.
Nice battery life.
Very good resolution.Cons: Qwerty keyboard is not totally qwerty.
Vaccilates between 3G and Edge.Summary: For the price, this little phone is great. I got the berry mauve and it's cute. I did not want a smart phone, and this offers some features that ...
Summary: For the price, this little phone is great. I got the berry mauve and it's cute. I did not want a smart phone, and this offers some features that are very smart phone-ish.
The browser is fine, but will change from 3G to Edge a lot. Bottom line: I would buy again in a heartbeat.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Very pretty phone!
by betbull8 on September 1, 2009
Pros: Personally, I think it is a really cute phone ( I have the Berry Mauve color). The keyboard touch is very soft and nice to use and my favorite thing so far has been the keyboard change because now it doesn't stay on shift when I try to use an !
Cons: While I love the new keyboard, it is really taking some getting used to since the phone seems so much like my Gravity before that I keep hitting the wrong buttons.
Summary: I really am very happy with the phone so far. I love, love, love the color. I love the new screen and better camera, now things aren't as blurry ...
Summary: I really am very happy with the phone so far. I love, love, love the color. I love the new screen and better camera, now things aren't as blurry as they were with the Gravity. I keep typing the wrong letters because there is a "p" where there used to be a backspace but it will be great once I get used to it. Overall I am so much happier with the Gravity 2 than the Gravity.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Much better than the original gravity!
by rachelm920 on December 4, 2009
Pros: QWERTY Keyboard
3G = Better reception
2.0 MP camera
Can customize messenging ringtones
Better web browser
Battery life A LOT better than the original gravity!Cons: The 2.0 mp camera can't use zoom
The SD card is hard to access
The charger and headphone use the same jack so you can't charge and use handsfree simutaniouslySummary: I own the mauve and berry version. I like this phone a lot better than the original "gravity". I don't miss calls anymore due to poor service. The only ...
Summary: I own the mauve and berry version. I like this phone a lot better than the original "gravity". I don't miss calls anymore due to poor service. The only reason this didn't get 5 stars are the cons I mentioned above. The handsfree/charging isn't a problem if you have a bluetooth.. I'm just too cheap to get one lol. I really like being able to customize my messenging ringtones, and not have to use the standard boring ones that the gravity 1 had. Now when my phone gets a message, i know its my phone not the other million Samsung users in the room lol. If you like to text a lot like I do, this is a great phone for you! I reccomend this phone hands down over the gravity 1..
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It's a Winner with QWERTY board and cheap web-browsing!
by harryXstamper on November 11, 2009
Pros: The slide out keyboard works well on the phone for all your messaging needs. The web-browsing feature is a shocking $9.99 per month through t-mobile, and most all web pages will display. It has the T9 predictive text with addition of words option.
Cons: The phone sometimes sporadically powers off when you slide the keyboard back in. It lacks wi-fi for even faster web-browsing, even though it is 3G enabled. It lacks applications.
Summary: The bottom line is the Samsung Gravity 2 from T-Mobile is a mid-level shelf messaging phone. The features are good, the cheaper web browsing is nice, but it lacks wi-fi ...
Summary: The bottom line is the Samsung Gravity 2 from T-Mobile is a mid-level shelf messaging phone. The features are good, the cheaper web browsing is nice, but it lacks wi-fi and application development. The auto-power alarm is great, the T9 word with addition feature is nice, but the quarks with the slide out keyboard are a bummer. Overall, It's a solid choice for a phone. It won't run you a whole lot of money to buy or upgrade, and it should last the 18 months to 2 years that you'll use it for...until the next popular thing in wireless communication arises.
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I guess I got a lemon too!
by eeyoreluver on October 25, 2009
Pros: Fast and has nice features. Good sound quality.
Cons: Shuts on and off randomly!
Summary: I got this phone the last week of August and after about a month it started shutting on and off on randomly, then altogether. Called TMobile's CS and they ...
Summary: I got this phone the last week of August and after about a month it started shutting on and off on randomly, then altogether. Called TMobile's CS and they said it was the battery, got a replacement battery and NOPE still doesn't work. I was reading people's reviews on this phone on other websites and they were having the same problem, a couple of people stated that they had it replaced once or twice and after a while it started doing that again! It sucks because either than that I had no problem with this phone. I'll probably just exchange it, thinking about getting the Samsung Comeback, even though I don't like 1in. screen in the front. But I guess it makes up for it when you flip it open... besides call me crazy, I like clunky looking phones. I don't need a Smart phone so I wont get one of those, I just use my cell to call/text/send pictures to my husband when he's at work or when he needs to get a hold of me when I'm out shopping or with family, either than that I have a landline phone which (I live in Houston) came in handy when the whole Hurricanes happened and had no electricity and the battery of all the cell phones died, thank God for landlines huh? ! Well hope this helps someone out there, really think about it when you get this phone!!!! =)
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Maybe I have a lemon Gravity 2
Pros: Qwerty keyboard (if the keys work)
Price (net price only $29 when it first came out)Cons: Qwerty keyboard - keys either don't work or they stick
Call Quality - hollow and sometimes muffled sound
Antenna - numerous dropped calls
Camera - only so-soSummary: I waited and waited for this phone to come out because I wanted a phone for talking, texting, and taking pictures. (I didn't need a smart phone and didn'...
Summary: I waited and waited for this phone to come out because I wanted a phone for talking, texting, and taking pictures. (I didn't need a smart phone and didn't want to have to pay for a data plan.) When I first started using the phone, people said sometimes I sounded either hollow or muffled. I thought that maybe it was due to how I was holding the phone since my prior phone was a flip. Also, I noticed that my Qwerty keys didn't always work and somethings they would stick... Again I thought it was something on my end. But on top of that, I started experiencing dropped calls in areas where I never had problems before and my camera pictures were only turning out so-so. I was getting pretty frustrated. Well, the "no questions asked" exchange period came and went during this time and now I am stuck with a rather lousy phone.... Maybe I just got a lemon but I would take my Sony Ericsson phone over this one any day! Side Note: IF you are a former SunCom customer and are buying a T-Mobile cell phone, your SIM card may not work in the new phone - which was the case with me. However, your new T-Mobile SIM card will not work in your old SunCom phone - which was also the case with me. If that happens and your new phone is a dud, you are out of luck...
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This is a good texting phone, and has a very good price
by Twilight_Ivy on October 18, 2009
Pros: Texting Phone
Qwety Keyboard
Cute colors
Good designs
Slim
Great call/sound qualityCons: None really :) I just got it today, so Ill update soon
They should have more colorsSummary: This is a really good phone in general, and the battery life is pretty good too. If you are looking for a good phone, and you text once in a ...
Summary: This is a really good phone in general, and the battery life is pretty good too. If you are looking for a good phone, and you text once in a while, get this one. You have to get the texting plan in order to get your rebate, but it's a good deal still :)
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: GRAVITY2SGHT469TMB
- Description: Are you the social type? The messaging type? The cool phone type? Then the SAMSUNG Gravity 2 is for you. It's a stylish, powerful messaging phone with a slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard and a full suite of messaging features. But, just like you, the Gravity 2 is about more than messaging. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera, a camcorder, assisted GPS and a full browser. Is that the type of phone you're looking for?
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider T-Mobile
- Width 2 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.5 in
- Weight 4.4 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Additional Features Intelligent typing (T9), microSD card slot, Voice mail, Speakerphone, USB, GPS
Communicator Features
- User Memory 40 MB
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 1000 names & numbers
- Missed Calls Memory 90
- Dialed Calls Memory 90
- Received Calls Memory 90
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM)
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- JAVA applications Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features RSS feeds
Ring Tones
- Polyphonic Ring Tone Voice Qty 72
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats 3gp, H.264, MPEG-4, H.263 video and AMR audio
- Downloadable Content Games
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 2.5
- Features Multi-shots, Video recording
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch, Countdown timer
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3, WAV, WMA, Real Audio
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Headset
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1000 mAh
- Talk Time 330 min
- Standby Time 300 h
Product series
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Samsung Gravity 2 SGH-T469 - metallic pumpkin (T-Mobile)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 330 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz
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Samsung Gravity 2 SGH-T469 - berry Mauve (T-Mobile)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 330 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz
Accessories
- Samsung WEP870 (33769487)39.95 - 54.03
- Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Headset (black) (31995314)21.35 - 41.94
- Samsung SBH500 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones (black) (32674689)34.99 - 60.66
- Jabra BT8010 Stereo/Mono Bluetooth Headset (32327768)18.99
- Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones (red) (32363768)38.99 - 45.99
- Samsung pouch for cellular phone (33639000)11.14
Manufacturer info
- Samsung
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse Samsung products on Shopper.com
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- Website: http://www.samsungusa.com/
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 - Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001
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