Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Replenish Mobile Phone - Arctic Blue (Sprint)
Average customer rating
3.6
(118 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 118 reviews
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
11
1 Star
17
69%of customers recommend this product.
(
79 out of
115)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Replenish Mobile Phone - Arctic Blue (Sprint)
Customer Rating
4
Solar charger is dumb
on August 31, 2011
Posted by: talkietalkie
I like the idea behind this phone concept with the recycled parts and packaging. But the solar charge is pretty worthless. You cannot tell if it is taking a charge. I haven't noticed that a charge has actually happened. Also, after about 20min in the sun one day, the battery icon blink red and said TOO HOT. What is the point of a solar charger that can't handle 20min of sunshine?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Good Entry Android Phone
on May 25, 2011
Posted by: trego
Expertise:Intermediate
Excellent Android Phone For People Who Do Not Need a Full Blown Smart Phone. Good Value For Your Money.
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: keyboard takes gettining used to
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
on May 25, 2011
Posted by: Oldhippie67
Expertise:Intermediate
I think this new replenish is a good droid. I should be able to get all I want out of my cell phone now.
Pros: Durable, Realistic color
Cons: Not high def
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Lack of usability
on August 27, 2011
Posted by: copastor
I like the Samsung Replenish. Unfortunately, the battery usage is absolutely atrocious! I remove my phone from charger at 8am and by 12 noon, it is in the red zone! On top of that, it takes HOURS to recharge the battery so I effectively am without the use of my phone. Additionally, if the battery gets too hot or too cool, it will stop charging.
This phone is a serious battery junkie! I miss my Palm!
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color
Cons: Did not meet expectations, usability
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
1
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
2
on September 10, 2011
Posted by: MaverickLady
from Minneapolis, MN
Does not come close to any other droid. I regret my purchase. I've owned other Samsung phones in the past and been happy with them, but with this one, I have little to nothing positive to say about it.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Inexpensive
Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations, inadequate camera, have to keep constantly plugged in or dies, difficult to hear on calls
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
2
Performance
2
Design
2
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Love this phone!
on August 16, 2012
Posted by: CatLady4
from Chicago Suburbs
I'm not a big cell phone user -- I use it mainly for texting my kids and internet access. I'm deaf so I use the Sprint Relay Data Only plan and it works perfectly for my needs.
I switched to this phone from a Blackberry. Because I use it for texting, I really like having an actual keyboard on the phone. I was ready to move up to an Android phone, though, and when I saw this phone which has a combo touch screen and keyboard on the bottom, I was excited.
So far I have been completely satisfied with the Samsung Replenish. It is MUCH faster than the Blackberry, does everything I need it to (and does it well), battery life is comparable to what I used to have, and the keyboard is easy to use. I highly recommend it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
awsome
on July 30, 2011
Posted by: tred65
from kentucky
Expertise:Intermediate
i love my new phone so easy to use . love the key pad awsome texting is so much easier and faster
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
2
Very frustrating phone
on March 16, 2012
Posted by: chicagogirl99
from Chicago
Expertise:Intermediate
I previously had another brand of smartphone which I apparently can't mention here and coming from that phone to this Samsung has been extremely frustrating. I am going to be taking this phone back in. I have had it for 10 days and really can't stand it.
Overall the design is fine. I like the keyboard. Picture quality is good, when it finally loads up that is. Sounds is fine. Interface for the most part is easy to use.
Overall the design is fine. I like the keyboard. Picture quality is good, when it finally loads up that is. Sounds is fine. Interface for the most part is easy to use.
Dislikes:
The battery runs down extremely fast and I only added two apps on here. I also went in and changed settings to try and minimize the amount of juice being used but that has not made much of a difference. I had multiple running apps on my last phone and did not have to carry the charger around and plug the phone in during the day like I have to with this phone.
The battery runs down extremely fast and I only added two apps on here. I also went in and changed settings to try and minimize the amount of juice being used but that has not made much of a difference. I had multiple running apps on my last phone and did not have to carry the charger around and plug the phone in during the day like I have to with this phone.
Notifications and Alerts - I really HATE that you are not able to set up separate, customized alerts for email, texts and voicemails. I do not want an audible alert for every email I receive but I do want one for texts. As it is now, I have to shut off the volume for the alerts and then keep checking my phone to make sure I don't miss any texts because I get multiple emails and don't want it beeping all the time.
Randomly sounding alerts and there are no emails or texts -
This is also driving me crazy. The phone randomly gives off alerts but when I check, there are no new emails or texts.
This is also driving me crazy. The phone randomly gives off alerts but when I check, there are no new emails or texts.
Syncing with email - this is where I REALLY REALLY miss my old phone. The Replenish does not update emails in a timely manner at all. Sometimes if goes several hours without syncing the accounts. I find this extremely irritating since I need to get my work emails in a timely manner. I also do not like that there is no option to delete emails from the actual account when I have deleted it from the phone. I loved that feature on my old phone because I didn't have to log in separately to my email accounts to clean them out. Talk about a huge time saver! I could do it all at one time.
Text messaging - this has also been very annoying - I will be in the middle of typing a text message and all of a sudden it will send the text before I am done. I have been careful to make sure I am not hitting the send button but it has been happening.
Phone calls cutting off - I have been in the middle of a conversation or checking voicemail a couple of times, when an alert has come in for a text or email and the phone hangs up.
Slow connection - I don't know if this is a Sprint issue or a phone issue but even when I am in areas where it indicates that I have full service, if I am checking Facebook or meetup, it takes an extremely long time to connect.
Overall, while the phone looks nice and I applaud the use of recycled materials, I would not recommend this phone to anyone. I just do not find it as functional or efficient as I need it to be. I also do not like that it doesn't offer more setting options.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Inexpensive, Lightweight
Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations, battery drains to quickly, cannot customize alert settings, random alerts but no emails or texts, big delays in email notifications
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
2
Performance
1
Design
3
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US