Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Intensity III Mobile Phone - Black (Verizon Wireless)
Average customer rating
3.3
(28 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 28 reviews
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Star
8
71%of customers recommend this product.
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17 out of
24)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Intensity III Mobile Phone - Black (Verizon Wireless)
Customer Rating
5
Great Basic Phone
on April 28, 2013
Posted by: elkhartasian
from Elkhart, IN
Expertise:Intermediate
The Intensity III is a great phone for someone who doesn't need a smartphone or want the data charges that go along with it. The phone comes with an Opera web browser which works well and a built-in music player, but it really shines with its messaging features. The full 4-row QWERTY keypad is great, although the keys are a little on the flat side and may take some getting used to. The camera has been bumped up to a 2.0 megapixel and now includes video recording. The body of the phone is a hard rubberized material making it easy to grip, and is supposedly heat, drop, shock and dust resistant - however not water resistant. Having owned the previous models in the Intensity series, I can say that this is the best of the batch so far, proving that the third time is indeed the charm.
Pros: 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
Great Basic Phone
on April 28, 2013
Posted by: elkhartasian
from Elkhart, IN
Expertise:Intermediate
The Intensity III is a great phone for someone who doesn't need a smartphone or want the data charges that go along with it. The phone comes with an Opera web browser which works well and a built-in music player, but it really shines with its messaging features. The full 4-row QWERTY keypad is great, although the keys are a little on the flat side and may take some getting used to. The camera has been bumped up to a 2.0 megapixel and now includes video recording. The body of the phone is a hard rubberized material making it easy to grip, and is supposedly heat, drop, shock and dust resistant - however not water resistant. Having owned the previous models in the Intensity series, I can say that this is the best of the batch so far, proving that the third time is indeed the charm.
Pros: 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
4
For those that just want a phone
on August 12, 2013
Posted by: WashnMan
Expertise:Expert
I wanted just a basic phone and this one works great. I like the slide feature keyboard makes texting easier
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
5
An excellent phone for basic use.
on April 20, 2015
Posted by: YosemiteFan
from Fountain Valley, CA, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
I have had the Intensity III for about 2 years now. I use it mostly for making phone calls. The texting that I do has been smooth and easy. The only thing that I have done was to purchase and install the larger capacity battery and battery cover to make sure I have enough capacity when I'm out in the field. The larger back does make the phone less sleek but it still fits my pocket easily. I've had no problems with phone. If I wanted to do more with a cell phone I would switch to a smart phone.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, good battery life with larger battery
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
2
Meh
on January 17, 2014
Posted by: AgentOrange96
from Maine
Expertise:Intermediate
This phone is not at all fancy. It's a standard texting phone. It's an upgrade from my LG EnV2. This phone has group texting support which is nice though the implementation is kind of flakey.
What really bugs me about this phone however is that when you get it there are banners that pop up. They seem like advertisements but actually it's random trivia you probably don't care at all about. To disable this you have to launch some weird app that is installed which you'd think would give you data charges but doesn't and disable them.
This phone also has a really nice unlock system that keeps it from pocket dialing you. Once any key has been pressed you have to then hit the OK key and then the Right key... the problem is this sequence is rendered irrelevant by the fact that simply holding down the 0 key unlocks the phone too no matter what. So, like if you accidentally bump your phone against something in your pocket for a second and the zero key is pressed, now your phone is unlocked in your pocket and this is a problem. You will probably "pocket dial" someone or make "pocket contacts."
The phone also has a tendency to occasionally ignore the fact that it is on vibrate and just play the ringtone anyway without vibrating. Upon investigating the volume setting... yep, it's still in vibrate. A restart fixes this issue.
Incidentally my brother just got a new one of these phones in the mail today to replace his old one. This is good. He'll finally be able to hear me when I call him! Yeah... his old one inexplicably stopped receiving the audio in calls or the speaker got disconnected or something. It was a problem.
It's actually becoming impossible to find a good well designed phone for someone like me who can't afford the data plan associated with a smart phone. (I have an iPod Touch for that.) The sad truth is that this phone, as horrible as I'm making it out to be, is on par with most phones available that are not smart phones. It's really frustrating and although I can't recommend this phone, it isn't the worst thing out there.
What really bugs me about this phone however is that when you get it there are banners that pop up. They seem like advertisements but actually it's random trivia you probably don't care at all about. To disable this you have to launch some weird app that is installed which you'd think would give you data charges but doesn't and disable them.
This phone also has a really nice unlock system that keeps it from pocket dialing you. Once any key has been pressed you have to then hit the OK key and then the Right key... the problem is this sequence is rendered irrelevant by the fact that simply holding down the 0 key unlocks the phone too no matter what. So, like if you accidentally bump your phone against something in your pocket for a second and the zero key is pressed, now your phone is unlocked in your pocket and this is a problem. You will probably "pocket dial" someone or make "pocket contacts."
The phone also has a tendency to occasionally ignore the fact that it is on vibrate and just play the ringtone anyway without vibrating. Upon investigating the volume setting... yep, it's still in vibrate. A restart fixes this issue.
Incidentally my brother just got a new one of these phones in the mail today to replace his old one. This is good. He'll finally be able to hear me when I call him! Yeah... his old one inexplicably stopped receiving the audio in calls or the speaker got disconnected or something. It was a problem.
It's actually becoming impossible to find a good well designed phone for someone like me who can't afford the data plan associated with a smart phone. (I have an iPod Touch for that.) The sad truth is that this phone, as horrible as I'm making it out to be, is on par with most phones available that are not smart phones. It's really frustrating and although I can't recommend this phone, it isn't the worst thing out there.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, group texting, no data package required! :d
Cons: Poor quality, unlocks in pocket, annoying "ads", "vibrate" is sometimes ignored
Features
2
Performance
3
Design
3
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
Not as good as Intensity II
on September 21, 2014
Posted by: lauren452552525
from nc
I upgraded to this from the intensity II and I did not like this phone at all in comparison. The themes were bad, texting was more difficult...the only pros were that the camera was better quality and it was faster. But it doesn't look as nice. If you aren't going from the II to this then it will probably be a pretty decent phone. I just didn't like it in comparison to the other..didn't seem like a real upgrade.
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: Did not meet expectations
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
2
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Sumsung Intensity lll qwerty cell phone
on February 3, 2013
Posted by: todcm
from pa.
I just got this cell phone and its a lot different from my old flip phone. But so far it has been very easy to set up and its a lot easer to text on. And I'm very satisfyed with 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
5
Basic Phone but still awesome
on January 12, 2014
Posted by: RogersWifey2012
from Saint Marys,Pa
Expertise:Expert
If your looking for a basic phone that just does calls and texts and is very rugged then this is the one for you. Very durable phone.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Inexpensive, Durable
Features
3
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US