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
4
Great Phone !
on June 9, 2011
Posted by: Roy23
Nice Phone and Great Value!! It was more than I Bargan for.
Pros: Bright display, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
on June 10, 2011
Posted by: amday
I have had phone for a few months and i really love it.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
on June 14, 2011
Posted by: justin8341
Great phone. Lots of apps. Only con: battery life!
Pros: Built-in speakers, 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
3
My first Smart phone
on June 30, 2011
Posted by: gambinonyc
I like the phone overall but the features can difficult to use at first. It is easy to change screens by accident when moving the phone around. The phone is way to sensitive in some ways and not enough in others. I think it is OK but I am sure there is better out there,
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color
Cons: Did not meet expectations
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
4
Design
1
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Great Phone
on July 1, 2011
Posted by: momofdanmak
I like the phone so far, just got it today, it's alot to learn at one time, but I think I'm going to enjoy it.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
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
3
Good Phone, but a little quirky
on July 1, 2011
Posted by: Gr8tmom
from colorado
Expertise:Intermediate
The Samsung Focus is a good attempt to start into the Window's Platform, however I hope to see some updates in the future. This phone is already "dated."
Pros-
*Great color and picture
*Super respondent-doesn't freeze up
*Looks Sharp
*Take great pictures and video
*Cool Apps for Windows, like Netflix
Zune player is the best!
*Great color and picture
*Super respondent-doesn't freeze up
*Looks Sharp
*Take great pictures and video
*Cool Apps for Windows, like Netflix
Zune player is the best!
Cons-
*Not sufficient memory-SD cards are hard to find for it
*Video playback covers up 1/3 of screen for the first few second and you can't see what you recorded
*no custom ringtones-the preset are awful!
*Has only one speaker on the back
*Netflix doesn't work half the time or keeps buffering
*Not sufficient memory-SD cards are hard to find for it
*Video playback covers up 1/3 of screen for the first few second and you can't see what you recorded
*no custom ringtones-the preset are awful!
*Has only one speaker on the back
*Netflix doesn't work half the time or keeps buffering
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: Did not meet expectations
Features
4
Performance
3
Design
5
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Good...almost great.
on July 2, 2011
Posted by: Indisia
Expertise:Expert
In short, this phone is awesome. It's fast, sleek, durable, fun to use...everything I want in a phone. But, here are the downsides:
1)The "No Do" update from Microsoft has been rolled out to most other Windows Phone 7 devices...but not this one. Why not? I have no earthly idea. C'mon Samsung, lean on the boys in Redmond and make it happen.
2)The power button is exactly opposite the volume buttons. When using the phone with 1 hand, you need to press on one side of the phone and brace against the other side. This causes you to inadvertently push the power button while adjusting volume, or visa versa. Not a huge issue, unless you add a case, which really exacerbates the problem.
3)Battery life could be a bit better. I use the phone constantly (for video, email, calls, games...everything) and it barely makes it through a day. It's vastly better than my old iPhone 3Gs, but it could be better.
These are small complaints (although #1 is really starting to tick me off). I generally enjoy using this phone.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Lightweight
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
Mostly great
on July 5, 2011
Posted by: Heberzero
from Mexico
I just got my phone, and I gotta say its pretty awsome, great display, sleek desing, the touchscreen is incredible and everything, actually im very satisfied with my purchase... But still I found some inconvinients Im not too happy about, like the speakers max volume, because its a cellphone it should be a little louder because unless you have very fine hearing its probably youll miss a few text messages or even a couple calls. Theres also teh issue of not being able to use mp3 as ringtones, unless your frineds have also high tech cellphones it is very difficult to transfers files to others because the phone doesnt recognize all phones, and finally because of all the features it has, like the superamoled and wifi, the battery runs out really fast, so you have to charge it every night to make it trought the next day
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: Not high def, bluethooth could be better, no mp3 ringtones
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US