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
My Samsung Focus
on May 15, 2012
Posted by: Flavioxiv
Expertise:Intermediate
Great product, windows phone 7 is a promising OS and samsung focus delivers a great experience with its super amoled screen, its hardware and at a fair price, highly recommended.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, 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
3
What is up with the a2dp feature
on November 11, 2010
Posted by: PhoneHunter
The A2DP feature can only be heard while listening to music but it would not work when watching media using a stereo bluetooth. Media play will only use the phones load speaker or with a corded headset. What is up with THAT??!!!!
Pros: Bright display, Lightweight
Cons: a2dp feature, feels cheap for the price
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Solid device, good performance
on November 11, 2010
Posted by: EuroKnuter
from Minneapolis, MN
Expertise:Expert
I love the form factor, it fits nice in my hands and is amazingly slim. I have to hand it to the Super AMOLED screen though, brilliant indoors and out. It is the best mobile screen I've used (and I'm a device junkie, having owned a wide variety over the years).
Performance is great and stable - due in part to the product, but also WP7 being specifically fit to these specs.
I have also had 'good luck' with the expandable storage - a feature that was a must-have so that I could bring my formidable music library with me when on the go.
Pros: Bright display, 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
Amazing!
on November 20, 2010
Posted by: JosephB
from Houston, TX
Expertise:Expert
This phone just feels absolutely amazing in your hand. The form factor is just like the Galaxy S (Android) line. Lightweight, quality, slim and sleek. The Super AMOLED display is absolutely gorgeous. The black level makes it hard to determine where the display ends and the phone case begins.
The Windows Phone 7 OS is fantastic. It puts the application icon grid OSes to shame. The interface is beautiful, blazingly fast, and feature-rich. It makes Android and iOS look like Palm Pilots (remember those chromatic displays?) I highly recommend this device!
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Lightweight, futuristic ui
Cons: no front-facing camera
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, but need tweaks
on November 20, 2010
Posted by: DynoDinoToo
from Washington DC area
Expertise:Expert
I love this phone. Only issues are that:
- On/off is the only way to turn on the phone. Window key should turn on the screen.
- Issues with SD Card. Need certified SD for Samsung. I have seen people have no or a lot of issues depending on the SD they choose.
- Power on top off-center. Should be on bottom in middle. This location really preclude future cradles for phone like myPad (wireless charging) and Samsung from bulding a docing station/charger for the phone.
- Needs to have a rubberized case to help with grip.
- Putting a protective film on the phone make back and search button sometime hard to activate...probably will cut off the protective film that covers the buttons.
- Micro USB is new and hard to find adapters...I have a million mini USB..thanks for forcing me to buy more accessories. Trying to find "converters" for mini to micro USB to solve that.
- On/off is the only way to turn on the phone. Window key should turn on the screen.
- Issues with SD Card. Need certified SD for Samsung. I have seen people have no or a lot of issues depending on the SD they choose.
- Power on top off-center. Should be on bottom in middle. This location really preclude future cradles for phone like myPad (wireless charging) and Samsung from bulding a docing station/charger for the phone.
- Needs to have a rubberized case to help with grip.
- Putting a protective film on the phone make back and search button sometime hard to activate...probably will cut off the protective film that covers the buttons.
- Micro USB is new and hard to find adapters...I have a million mini USB..thanks for forcing me to buy more accessories. Trying to find "converters" for mini to micro USB to solve that.
Pros: Bright display, Lightweight, love wp7 os, camera is great
Cons: power location & type, lame apps
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
5
on November 22, 2010
Posted by: WP7User
My iPhone now feels like a brick after using Focus for one day.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great Phone!
on January 12, 2011
Posted by: mommaluv
Expertise:Intermediate
This phone is great for the person who wants something other than the iPhone. It has all your people content in one and you can merge contacts with multiple ID's. It is great to be able to down load attachments and read them.
Pros: Bright display, 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
5
Great phone with minor flaws
on January 17, 2011
Posted by: Mayank
from Bellevue
Expertise:Expert
Great phone overall, pretty thin and light and yet feature packed. Battery life is good, lasts me about 2 days with voice calls, data, playing games etc.
The screen is gorgeous and hands down the best display in the market right now.
The screen is gorgeous and hands down the best display in the market right now.
Minor issues :
1. The power button is located on the side for some reason, and takes time getting used to. Initially I ended up turning the display off everytime I held it in my hand.
2. The camera 'app' does not remember settings ! I hope this gets fixed in a software update.
1. The power button is located on the side for some reason, and takes time getting used to. Initially I ended up turning the display off everytime I held it in my hand.
2. The camera 'app' does not remember settings ! I hope this gets fixed in a software update.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
3
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US