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
Excellent Value and Hardware
on September 7, 2011
Posted by: VenuSammy
from Sacramento, CA
Expertise:Expert
This phone is one of the best phones I've used. Even though I'm an Android user, I started to try this phone and changed my loyalty to Windows phone. The feautures, simplicity, Size, weight and shape are execellent for this phone . Display is awesome.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great phone, ? OS for now
on September 7, 2011
Posted by: bunnyfan
Expertise:Intermediate
The phone is sleek, fast, and has a wonderful screen. It is sensitive to touch. Everything works well. After using a Windows 6 phone, however, the Windows 7 phone takes some getting used to. It does NOT synch. directly with Outlook and files cannot be manipulated with a file exporer. Also, memory cards become like a partition of the phone, rather than used as a USB. The phone will synch. with Office Live or Skydrive, but tasks do not synch. An upgrade is coming to Windows 7.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: os not ideal for me
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
4
Overall Good
on September 9, 2011
Posted by: LastofNine
from Williamsport, PA
Expertise:Intermediate
This phone has just about everything you could want, but it is hard to believe in this day and age I could buy a top of the line cell phone that will not allow an individual ringtone!! If I would have know that, I would not have chosen this phone. I also find issues when pressing the Internet Explorer button on the front page. It will always take me back to where I have been instead of to a browser page where I can go anywhere. I can't seem to even get to a browser.
It is definitely a very sleek and up-to-date phone in most respects. I would recommend it, but would also inform friends about the inability for ringtones. That is a feature that makes your phone, YOUR phone.
It is definitely a very sleek and up-to-date phone in most respects. I would recommend it, but would also inform friends about the inability for ringtones. That is a feature that makes your phone, YOUR phone.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Lightweight
Cons: Did not meet expectations, no ringtone capability
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
3
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
on September 13, 2011
Posted by: Shaw2
The size of the display is good , and the features of it is also not bad, but the back is not metal (actually i thought it's made of pure metal,the result made me a little disappointed). When it comes to the battery, it would become warmer than normal when it's charging.Last but not the least, it's too light to me , when the first time i hold it on my hand, i was really shocked. i want it to be a little heavier.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
3
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Focus I917
on September 26, 2011
Posted by: Anonymous
Great phone, I have high hopes for the Focus S because this phone functions well, feels great, and looks good, but I won't judge it until after the Mango update.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, 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
Great
on September 28, 2011
Posted by: Anonymous
from Nashville, TN
Expertise:Intermediate
This is one of the best Windows to date. I've always thought samsung does windows mobile best, even since the days of the blackjack and blackjack 2.
Pros: Bright display, 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
3
Cheap screen cracked in my pocket
on September 30, 2011
Posted by: firstsamsung24
Expertise:Expert
I love the design and performance of the phone but found the hardware to be substandard. The outer screen developed a series of spider web cracks while in my pocket one day. Inner screen is fine and device works fine except for a few rough edges on screen. This should never happen on a mobile device. Display is also hard to see outdoors on a bright day.
Pros: Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: Poor quality, cheap screen
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great WP7 Phone!
on October 2, 2011
Posted by: JerqFase
from California
Expertise:Expert
Bought this the minute they were available. Never regretted my purchase. Only with is that the backplate be made of rubberized material or metal.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US