Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - I917 Focus Mobile Phone (Unlocked) - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(868 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 868 reviews
5 Stars
535
4 Stars
224
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
29
1 Star
33
87%of customers recommend this product.
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686 out of
785)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - I917 Focus Mobile Phone (Unlocked) - Black
Customer Rating
5
Really Nice Phone.
on December 25, 2010
Posted by: GoldenChariot
from Michigan
Expertise:Intermediate
Excellent phone. The AMOLED screen is superb.
I had previously used iPhone and Android, but it seems Microsoft had a big leap with this. I think its better than iPhone or Android.
What I would like to have :
1) Please dont arrange the icons alphabetically, when I have more apps its frustrating to browse thru the full list
some other way of reaching icons would be nice
2) Free applications coming from industry houses like Netflix app. Quality of such apps are good.
3) Marketplace search should provide more granular searchs. It should be more stable, Marketplace sometimes quits when initialized.
4) Frequent upgrades (atleast one in three months) for free.
5) Should have more customizable settings. For example bluetooth settings and other settings (touch sensitivity settings etc)
1) Please dont arrange the icons alphabetically, when I have more apps its frustrating to browse thru the full list
some other way of reaching icons would be nice
2) Free applications coming from industry houses like Netflix app. Quality of such apps are good.
3) Marketplace search should provide more granular searchs. It should be more stable, Marketplace sometimes quits when initialized.
4) Frequent upgrades (atleast one in three months) for free.
5) Should have more customizable settings. For example bluetooth settings and other settings (touch sensitivity settings etc)
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great smartphone; you will not regret purchase!
on December 25, 2010
Posted by: garycj
Expertise:Intermediate
Great smart phone! Switched from the Bold 9700 and have no regrets. It is like having a laptop in your pocket. Apps are becoming more abundent and the OS is very smoooth. Best of all is the AMOLED display which provides a rich visual experience!
Pros: Bright display
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
this is the phone samsung has done it again
on January 18, 2011
Posted by: gio79
from st.louis
Expertise:Intermediate
i love this product in which it is the samsung focus windows 7 smart phone ver sleek and elegant designe light weight smooth polished exterior of the phone with chrome looking trimming the software in the os has a very nice feel to it works and fuctions extremely well without a lag or a glitch or bugs in the os or software of the phone i also love the full functional vitrual keyboard the uverse the face book feature and the fact that its screen omg the super amoled screen is alien not from this world every feature about this phone is great i have had every carear of cell phones except one no lie and have had all the oldest to 90 perent of the newest phones and this one to me funtions better and looks nicer thn the phone i think these new samsungs have the iphone finaly beat, and one more thing please keep adding small features like color changing themes and customization of the phones keep the beautiful technology you guys do fast good looking new and fun and most of all keep your hardware reliable. thanks george
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
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
Awesome Window 7 Phone!
on March 22, 2011
Posted by: STG2011
from San Jose, CA
Expertise:Expert
I've had the other guys fruit phone for many years but this is the most functional one that I have owned. I was really reluctant to buy this phone based on its OS but I'm glad that I did. It's everything they claim it to be and more. Nice job. SamSung. Keep it up and I'll buy more products from you.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: hard to see in bright light
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
Changed from iPhone and i love it!
on March 26, 2011
Posted by: esvengineer
from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Expertise:Intermediate
Great design and runs smooth. It has very cool features and what ever features it lacks I trust that the updates will take care of very soon. I'm really happy with my new focus.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight, fast, voice commands
Cons: Not high def, no espn apps, no copy & paste, no whatching videos from the web browser, poor office editing capabilities
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great phone - Great interface
on April 11, 2011
Posted by: Nickywaldo
from Portland OR
Expertise:Expert
Once Win phone 7 gets an update and the apps store some more of the critical apps, this will be an absolute winner. I have a Motorola Atrix (which i will return tomorrow) and had an Iphone 4 before that. But the Atrix has terrible call quality and the IPHONE is so controlled by Apple and frankly, just boring these days, that, MS could really have a hit here. Just need more features, more apps and faster updates.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Lightweight
Cons: not enough apps yet - still no nodo
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great product
on April 13, 2011
Posted by: Rluongo
from Hamilton, MA
Expertise:Expert
Sweeter than the Apple iphone that I previously owned.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, battery
Cons: pc syncing could be better
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great design and OS
on April 16, 2011
Posted by: Sean39
Expertise:Expert
This phone is great, with Xbox Live, Windows 7 and Office 2010 it is one of the best phones on the market.
When I first watched a tv show using Netflix on the phone I was surprise at the quality. It was great. Speakers on the phone are also really good and it comes with headphones too.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, smooth operating system, internet explorer is very quick, 8gb memory, scratch resistant screen, sleek design, simple to use, xbox live connectivity, good quality camera, has office 2010
Cons: buttons on sides are very sensitive so get a case, no copy/paste it will be added in an update, no pandora radio yet pandora is creating one soon
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US