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
SAMSUNG FOCUS
on January 23, 2011
Posted by: RINCON680
THIS PHONE IS AWSOME, HAD IT FOR A WEEK NOW AND I CANT KEEP MY HADS OFF OF IT. I THINK ITS WAY BETTER THAT THE I PHONE 4. GREAT PHONE SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Lightweight
Cons: battery life
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
An Awesome Phone
on January 24, 2011
Posted by: Techimnot
from Memphis
Expertise:Intermediate
This is my first smart phone and I liked it so much I went and bought my GF a twin. Easy to use, lightweight and attractive. I am anxiously awaiting the OS update that is rumored to becoming early this year as thi sphone is great now and will only get greater.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
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
on January 26, 2011
Posted by: HoustonMan
from Houston TX
Expertise:Intermediate
This phone has the best quality picture I've seen on any phone. The clarity is amazing.
It is easy to learn and set up to fit your personal style and taste.
The suggestive word spelling is advanced and easy to use.
having a flash on the camera comes in handy in dark places and to get images from far away.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color
Cons: can't send videos
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
Move over android
on January 26, 2011
Posted by: jeversion1
from Columbus, OH
Expertise:Expert
This phone is amazing. There are other windows phone 7 devices out there but this one takes the cake. Forget all those gimmicky slide out speakers and everything (granted I am a fan of that company as well) But this is the right size and the Super Amoled is in my graphic design opinion equal to or better than a retina display. Looking at the colors pop almost catches the eye more often than being able to see small detals. The thing I probably love the most about Samsungs iterations of this OS is that since they use the Super Amoled technology the blacks seem to just fade into the edges of the device making the windows experience seem like an immersion and not just something inside the phone, in theory allowing me to scroll and find out new things on wp7. I cant put it down. I wont hold smartphone battery life against it. Its probably my fault for loving to use it so much.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight, design, glass
Cons: Not high def, flaws of wp7, too much to ask for different battery covers?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Such a curvy little phone...
on January 26, 2011
Posted by: Familyof4
from The USofA
Expertise:Intermediate
This is a sexy little thing that has fast, smoooooth operations. More apps are coming, daily. That's a good thing. Super Phone
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight, sexy
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
You Cain't Top This!! ( In my MC Hammer voice )
on January 27, 2011
Posted by: IceCake
from Chicago
Expertise:Intermediate
I've only owned this phone for a few days now, and I must say that I truly am IMPRESSED!! The user interface is very slick in it's presentation. You can quickly find what you want, and what you want to get done. The speed of going from one app to the next is SO fast you won't believe it. Colors POP out at you, thanks to the beautiful AMOLED 4 inch screen. Pictures, videos, the web, text, everything is very pleasing to the eyes. The design of this phone is very well crafted, it looks like a real work of art, from every angle. The sounds emanating from the speakers are clear and wonderful to hear. The speaker phone is LOUD. Although lightweight, this phone feels comfortable to hold, not too heavy, just the right touch. :)
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, very fast unique and sleek ui., a lot of cool native sound effects., glorious design well crafted indeed. it's sexy!!, takes the fuss out of owning a smart phone. :), apple who?!!!!
Cons: finger print magnet duh!!, back cover could be more durable easily fixable., no updates yet soon to come though. :)
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
Best Windows Phone 7 Phone in the States
on January 28, 2011
Posted by: thaddeusbort
from Cincinnati, OH
Expertise:Expert
I bought this phone because I really wanted a Windows Phone 7 device. I was not too excited about the hardware and thought this was the only acceptable launch device available in the US. I still wish they would offer the Omnia 7 over here. I've had the phone now for almost two months and I love it. I thought it might be too big, but although the screen is huge (and looks amazing) the phone is so slim that it fits great in my hand or pocket. It's also highly capable of running the OS great. All animations and applications run smooth and I have experienced no slow downs in my use.
The biggest problems I see with this device are the capacitive buttons on the bottom for Back, Start, and Search. These buttons are hard to see in the dark because they don't light up until you've pressed them. They are often pressed accidentally when holding the phone in landscape mode for a game, and they all have adverse affects when hit unintentionally like closing the app. And oftentimes I find it takes two or three or more presses to get the button press to be invoked. These drive me crazy, but in the 2 months I've had the phone I've grown accustomed to the buttons and it's not that bad.
I also think the speaker could be positioned better and the camera quality could be better, but those aren't big deals at least for me.
Pros: Bright display, Lightweight
Cons: speaker on back, camera quality, capacitive buttons
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
on January 29, 2011
Posted by: BagADonuts
Great product. I love it. It has everything I need and things I never knew I needed.
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