Samsung Star S5233 Review

nice phone… i envy to own. . .

its good phone but also not bad, i’ve seen it in store just past few weeks,its too tempting to buy this phone, coz its cheaper + the touch screen thing.. i’ve notice there’s alot of touch screen coming out in the market,is this the end of the keypad era? and will the touch screen phone will be the new generation?

sooooooooooo cheap, i mean literally! madaling masira ang samsung, helloooo… ang mahal pa ng pyesa and ang hirap pang humanap. i rather buy nokia 5800 xpressmusic and if anything goes wrong, they have nokia service centers anywhere in the philippines. think about it.

this must be samsung’s match for lg cookie.the star looks better and sleek though.

tell me which fone is bette
e63 or star

can u please tell me where can i find facebook widget for samsung star!

alin kaya ang mas maganda? lg cookie or samsung star?? both cheap! i like them both , i cnt decyd wich to buy!need help!! plz! tanx! mwah!

Beware of Samsung products. Quality is not bad but the worst. Plus the super lousy customer service. I bought many samsung products from Celfones to appliances for my new house,( from LCD TV, Ref, Washing Machines, split type air-con.) I regretted it. All appliances & celfones started breaking down one after another. I called their customer hotline, they gave false promises. Worse is that even their Head (Mr. Cris de Leon) refused to talk to you. They just let you talk to the customers reps who are trained to stay cool and give standard replies like…”we’re doing something it”. But if you ask what? of course they don’t know.Their strategy is that they will let their call agents receive the “punching” until you are tired and you will just give up hope in running after warranties. Furthermore, they outsource their technical group to small business entities with backyard training. Example, for their aircon, they hired Henry’s & Raycon. Both made mistakes in troubleshooting our units. My samsung celfones — (take note plural) I just threw them all. It’s a health hazard to buy Samsung. You’ll certainly lose your cool. My hope is that with this warning, ill be able to warn others not to make the same mistakes I did. CAVEAT EMPTOR !!!

ohh..pahabol ko pala you can install games on it i had installed mine…night at the museum2…just browse you gprs and go to gameloft…you can choose more games there to download…

omg.. Grace Wong’s feedback scared me, oonga konti ln customer service ng samsung and a friend of mine had a samsung phone, ncra nung inupuan nia tapos 3k ung bayad ng pagawa. ung 5800 ng nokia trice ng napagsak nung isa kong friend pero buong buo padn. i just bought samsung star 5 days ago. This is my first time using other brands, since highschool i’ve been using nokia and it was really a tough decision picking samsung instead of 5800 xpress music. i have several reasons for choosing samsung star:
1. it’s thinner and looks more elegant
2. it’s cheaper, super cheap na bnli ko agad xa nung araw na nakita ko xa sa store, im a college student, i dont work yet so how can i have 15k php (for 5800) asap.. i’ve been wanting to buy a new phone since the day i lost my 7610 supernova last marh and it took me 3 months to have 10k T_T
3. i dont need 3g or wifi or a cellphone with dual led flash and louder speakers as nokia 5800 have because i have separate gadgets for those.

-samsung star is a nice phone but nothing beats Nokia series phone when it comes to camera.
-one thing that annoys me is that when you browse your gallery, you should hold the phone straight either horizontally or vertically, kasi kapag nka slant xa ng konti automatic na nagmomove ung mga pictures. idk yet, maybe there’s a setting for it.. and maybe i need to explore more. anyway 4/5 stars for this phone. =)

i bought mine a month ago or maybe 2 mos. ago, when this phone was still a hot gossip in the net that it would be the LG killer, i really was intrigue bout’ that… so after few mos. samsung star was launched in the philippines and ofcourse i bought 1 unit, and i must say if LG was selling like cookies, samsung star shines brighter… why?

1. it looks expensive and all people thought i purchased it around 20k when the fact is it’s original price is 10k

2. user friendly

3. widgets are very cute

4. not too complicated to understand // use

and last…

5. im the star @ our office

after having this phone, i think i acquired the star material…

This is a nice phone for 10K. I’m thinking of getting one but I saw your review on N5530. I’ll get the N5530 if they have the same price. Kelan ba lalabas yun N5530

is it avilable in sm megamall??

>cNo MAy aLAm ng MabibiLHan ng
scReEn gUArd nitO? wLA kc kSama s
PAckAge Nung biniLi KO eh..
PLz.. LeT me KNow ASAP!!

Im going to buy this phone. I don’t need to throw away around Php 30,000 for an Apple iPhone.

Samsung Star is a perfect phone during these trying times. I got a hold of this phone and the touchscreen is very responsive. Audio quality produced by the Star is good and Music player is easy to use.

the loss of 3G is forgivable. I don’t use 3G anyway.

I hope Sony Ericsson could follow LG and Samsung’s move of introducing budget friendly touch screen phones.

@creepy-chan

samsung made some updates on Samsung Star.

they ditched the stylus.

how much is it??

@creepy-chan

visit www.gsmarena.com that is where i found the review that there is no stylus anymore.

how about accelerometer? does star have it?

mine has a stylus it’s place on the upper right corner… but mine was s5233 not s5230… and both are still known as samsung star…

well so far to all the people who are confused to buy this phone…

i must say…

that this phone is cheap, and all the people who sees my phone thought that i’m using IPHONE coz’ it’s look is identical with the IPHONE but it’s more smaller and thinner…

as for the features…

samsung will not put advance features for a cheap unit… this is touch screen [duh?] touch screens should be sold in a very expensive price, and their selling this for a cheap price…

and why should samsung put 3G and WIFI on it? if they would do that then the other units won’t be sold anymore…

so if you wanna buy touch screen mobiles in a very cheap price, i’d go with this…

i don’t need wi-fi or 3G .. so this phone will work for me ..

GREAT PHONE.
Got mine already and I’ve been using it for about a week now.

Touch feature is very responsive.

There is a stylus included in the package. You can place it on the top right part of your phone. There is a special place for it there.

There is an accelometer which is very helpful specially when switching to QWERTY pad while texting.

This is the best phone you could get for P10k.

I bought one last wednesday for only 10k in Star search market! market! global city taguig.
so far, ok naman sya,
user friendly

hi guys,

For those who already bought the Star, any idea of the total sms you can save on this phone?

basically i wanna know if it can reach up to 3000 or more coz that’s how much i have currently,

I currently have Nokia & new to samsung but this phone really caught my attention.

Thnx^^,

Accdg to the following websites…
500 SMS – https://www.mobile88.com/cellphone/Samsung/Samsung-Star-S5230/specification.asp

1000 SMS – http://www.mobile88.co.id/cellphone/Samsung/Samsung-S5230-Tocco-Lite/specification.asp

@ smileymye and RJ

Thanks sa pag-reply. I’ll buy one this end of July..excited na talaga ‘ko…he he he! (^-^)v

hi guys,

For those who already bought the Star, any idea of the total sms you can save on this phone? i wanna know if it can reach up to 3000 or more coz that’s how much i have currently.

I have Nokia & new to samsung but this phone really caught my attention.

Simply put I wanna save SMS as much as i can on it.. senti lng haha, so can it save that much or something.. its difficult to search sa net.. limits are 500-1000 & no more na daw.

Feedback is greatly appreciated

Thnx^^,

@ RJ

Sa forums ng TipidPC ka magtanong about sa specs ng phone na ‘to. May thread sila d’un ng Samsung Star. Eto ‘yung link:

http://www.tipidcp.com/viewtopic.php?tid=9282&page=10

hi guys i don’t know when will these brothers be available there but the specs are really impressive.

@ creepy-chan

Maybe your referring to Samsung Preston (S5600) (^-^)v

@ creepy-chan

I think S5600 and S5603 are the same. Like S5230 and S5233..depending on the country where it’s released (^-^)v

san pwede kumuha application and mga games for this phone? im planing to buy eh.. para alam ko kung san ko hanap games and aplication that i want. thanks reply kayo …thanks

i already have it..i enjoy it so much and i really like it

hi there, ask lang po me idea po ba kau kung sang store makkabili ng samsung s5233 star worth of 9k?
wala po b tlgang flash ung camera ? :)

Hi frnds,
samsung s5233 It’s a worth of money, touch screen Response is very good, very handy easy to use, battery backup is better. Internet speed is very very good. Good sound quality.

how much na po ba ung samsung star? sa samsung official store? and totoo bang may free pouh na kasama pag bibili?

@ yukino

how much yung retail price sa samsung stores?

one more thing, is there a difference between samsung star s5230 and s5233? or is the same? please help :)

@ baby:)

ung S5233 may stylus and stylus compartment unlike nung S5230..

@ creepychan

– im sorry… coz i didn’t buy my unit @ a samsung store, i bought mine at a cellphone store with samsung franchise… as for the price i think it will cost from 9,500 – 10k i know it will not cost more than 10 unless if there are any other things which the seller will add to the package i think it will cost more than 10k

@ meth:

Go for “Samsung Star”…sulit ang pera mo (^-^)v

@ baby:)

Check mo sa link na ‘to ‘yung 3 colors ng Star:

http://www.tipidcp.com/viewtopic.php?tid=9282&page=3

Well ang hirap magdecide kung ano bibilin ko. Gusto ko sana nitong Samsung Star or LG Cookie or E63. I’m looking sana for a phone na malalagyan ng application like e-buddy. I need to be online kasi lagi sa ym eh? help me decide please..

@ grin_salt

thanx for the link :) i’ve decided to get the black one, it looks formal and classy. thanx again :)

@ Apple:

Unfortunately di siya pwedeng lagyan ng bagong themes. ‘Yung wallpaper at background n’ung menu na lang ang palitan mo para magmukhang kakaiba..he he! (^-^)v

@ baby:

Eto ‘yung video format na pwede sa Star (according to Samsung India website):

* MPEG4
* H.263
* H.264
* WMV

‘Yung Samsung PC Studio na included sa package ang gamit kong pang-convert ng videos at pang-transfer nito sa Star ko (^-^)v

waaaah!! can’t wait to have one! gusto ko na palitan samsung f300 ko “beyonce phone” nagre-reset na kasi magisa huhuhuhu..magkano na ba to sa market ngayon?

where can i buy a silicon case for this? yung nakita kong pic sa forum.

http://www.tipidcp.com/viewtopic.php?tid=9282&page=16

yung pang fourth.. please please..

@ grin_salt

thanx :) i already saw that on ebay. gusto ko sana yung jelly/silicon case na pinost sa forum. sana meron na sa gh nun.

is there any way to have an internet connection using STAR phone without consuming up my prepaid?
I have a voucher to purchase SAMSUNG STAR for 10k and it is 14months 2 pay ,0% interest using citi bank credit card,but i don’t know if the case and the memory is already included.I’m planning to have one,.I’m looking in the site if there is a sample of white color unit for STAR but haven’t seen it,is there anyone knows where can i see it?

Thanks guys,,..
im not that techkie person..,
hehehe
thanks again,.

@ general:

Sa Media Manager, click on Video -> Menu -> Import file from PC..browse the video file na gusto mong i-convert and click “Open” (another way is, you can just drag the file right onto the Media Manager’s window). Click the video file once, tapos click the “Video Converter” icon (siya ‘yung icon na square below n’ung video file na pinili mo, ‘yung may arrow pointing left & right). Or if you want, just right click the video file then choose “Add to video converter.” May lalabas na window n’ung video Converter. Tapos ayun, click mo lang ‘yung “Convert” button na naka-locate sa lower-left side n’ung window niya. Then wait mo lang matapos ‘yung pagko-convert…ayun. Goodluck! (^-^)v

@grin_salt..,,

thanks,,..
is there any way to use star phone connecting to internet without consuming up my prepaid?I’ve check already that SAMSUNG STAR hast no wi-fi ,..beside of using prepaid is there any way to have a internet connection using STAR phone?

guys i bought my samsung star kanina lang sa sm my problem is that maxadong mahina ang signal nya sa smart… don’t know what to do…. tinry ko sa sun okie naman may dumadating na message bat ganun sa smart ko ayaw… pls help me… :(

ei! di ba siya nag hahang or something?? prang nag lalag daw ata yan ehh. pkisagot po plzz.. ty. ~_^

may stylus ba?? and,, panu magtext?? hehe

report mo chubz sa DTI, bawal yan policy nilang yan.
make sure lang you have the receipt and under warranty pa. Be patient lang sa pagre-report, as in you wait. Btw, anyone who has an idea over which phone is better, the STAR or the F480? All in all, price, specs, ano advantage ng bawat isa? Thanks.

@ ob:

May stylus siyang kasama. May lalagayn ‘yung stylus sa mismong phone (upper-right corner ng unit). May 3 ways sa pagti-text sa Star:

* Standard keypad buttons.
* Full QWERTY keyboard.
* Handwriting recognition (walang kwentang gamitin).

About sa nangyari kay “chubbylita”..palagay ko nakachamba lang siya ng Samsung Star na may defect. Kahit anong gadget naman kasi makakachamba ka talaga minsan ng may diperensya. Kaya nga nagbibigay ng warranty para sa mga ganito situation. Lahat ng kasama ko sa forum about Samsung Star sa “tipidcp” masaya naman sa Star nila. Ah! Meron palang isa na medyo na-badtrip. ‘Yung nabili niya kasing Star, ‘yung battery tumatagal lang ng isang araw kahit di masyadong gamitin. Eh karaniwan dapat 3 to 4 days ang tinatagal n’un..minsan 5 days pa (w/ moderate use s’yempre). Ayaw din daw palitan..sa SM MOA ata siya bumili. Bili ka na rin ng Star, di ka magsisisi (‘wag ka lang s’yempre makakachamba ng may defect)..he he! \(^-^)/

@ chubbylita:

Papalitan mo ‘yang Star mo. May warranty naman ‘yung binili mo diba? Bawal ‘yung ginagawa nila sa’yo. Dapat ‘pag di satisfied ‘yung customer sa product, inaasikaso nila. Sana mapapalitan mo na agad para ma-maximize mo na ang paggamit. Nakakatuwa pa naman mag-videoke sa Samsung Star..he he! (^-^)v

@ dshox:

Itong Star din ang first touchscreen phone ko..he he! According sa site na “www.samsung.com/ph”..up to 16GB daw ang pwede mong gamiting MicroSD. Pero sa’kin okay na ‘yung 8GB, di ko na nga mapuno eh..he he!

Sulit na sulit ‘tol ‘yung pera mo sa Star! Madami kasi siyang features na pwede mong magamit. Lalo n’at first time mong mag-touchscreen na phone, matutuwa ka kasi napaka-responsive n’ung pagka-touchscreen niya. See & try it for yourself na lang para mas maganda.

Para sa’kin (mapa-phone or kahit anong gadget) mas mama-maximize mo ang gamit nito kung ikaw ‘yung tipong mahilig magbutingting ng mga features n’ung unit. ‘Yung tipong kung anu-ano ang softwares or hacks ang ilalagay mo na pwede d’un sa gadget. Kumbaga, talagang gamit na gamit mo siya bago mo ito mapagsawaan or bago ito masira \(^-^)/

How do you change Samsung star sms tone?

@ Dj:

Go to Menu -> Settings -> Phone profiles -> (pili ka ng kahit anong profile then press “>>” button) -> press ‘yung “drop-down button” sa upper right corner ng screen -> choose “New Message” (^-^)v

one more thing pa pala..anu po ung letter E sa upper right?katabi po nung signal.. (^_^)v pwede ba sir matanggal un?noobs pa ako sa paggamit kc..

@ dshox:

Ang alam ko ‘yung “G” means GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), ‘yung “E” means (EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution). Mas mabilis ‘yung data transfer ng EDGE kaysa sa GPRS.

Added info lang, kung di mo pa alam. Bukod sa Call Ringtone, pwedeng magkakaiba din ang Message Tone ng bawat contacts mo. Pwede mo siyang i-customize sa Phonebook mo. Para marinig mo lang ‘yung Message Tone, ‘lam mo na agad kung sino ang nag-text sa’yo..he he! (^-^)v

salamat po sa info.. (^_^)v

hi may kasama bang memory card n a to? parang mas maganda ata ung samsung preston o s5600?

samsung mobiles are the worst mobiles,specially samsung star.we cannot download even games in that mobile

I read this somewhere:

S5230 – European Version (not meant for the Philippine Market)
S5233 – South East Asian Version (Meant For the Philippine Market)

Same goes for S5603 (Preston), S8003 (Jet), C3053, M7603 (The Beat). Though does not apply to all models.

The last digit (3) is actually Samsung’s way of tracking Gray (illegal) units in the Philippine market.

SO if you are going to buy Star, buy S5233 and not S5230.

But again does not apply to all Samsung Models.

may difference ba ung Unit ng star between S5230 and S5233 or just the Model Code lng?

is color light pink still available in the market? parang black nlng ang nakikita ko.

tnx marc….compatible ba ung star sa mac? kc nung ikinabit ko d sya madetect, ano po gagawin ko?

does anybody knows how to set samsung star’s sms inbox to phone memory.

everytime an incoming sms arrives it’s always saves to sim card.

tnx!

who needs wifi if you have a laptop…

its cheap but it looks very expemxive… professional look and hav the WOW factor in it…

going to buy one next week… saan ba may sale at saan mas mura? tulong naman kuns saan…

thanks!

Hi,
I am planning to buy a touch phone. Two shortlisted (Samsung Star and LG Cookie).
Somebody comments that, Star having some problem with back cover and its not good for rough use.
And saying LG is good for rough use.
Any body have any adivise on these products, both pros & cons like
1. ease of use
2. battery life
3. sound clarity
4. voice recording
5. rough use

regards
Ajith Gopinath
my id – ajithg_on****@****.***

guys…ung friend ko nka bili ng Star complete nman sya with warranty card and etc.. Pro bat ganun made in china??

hi..help nmn panu activate gprs neto???

and natu2wa me kze meron xang FAKE CALLER mode. pedeng may kunwaring 2mtwag sau pero boses mo lng
din un nka2usap mu. haha. pasikat lng kunwari may
2mtwag. haha.

ang problema ko wula me mhanap n site pdeng pag downloadan ng games ung nka install kze halos trial version lng pag i pu2rchase mu nmn pde kya
lng d available sa phil. haha. sa samsung fun club
nmn wlang available for samsung star khit sa gameloft.

may alm ba kau guys??? help nmn…. =)

i’ll be buying that phone gusto ko talaga siya but nag dadalawang isip ako because of the following:

1. sabi ng iba madaling masira
2. sabi nila dont buy samsung products
3. i cant choose kung lg cookie o samsung star

guys pls. help me decide cause i’ll be buying it eh!

thanks :)

San ba sa mega makakabili ng samsung star s5233 na may free memory card at pouch?

Sorry for the question, but I just want to know if Samsung Star S5233 has a security code just like in the other Nokia phones? I want to buy one but I want to confirm muna if they do have something like that (madami kasi pakielamera dito). Thank you!

hi ephemeral! i just bought mine last saturday lang, yes it has a security code , kaya no need to worry just buy it and enjoy it.. super wow tlaga… elegant and nice phone ….

ms.Cutie I just want to know made what country ung nabili mo n star? kc nkita ko made in china…pls reply..tnx

How can I manually configure the wap profile o the s5233 samsung?

i cannot make a call using this phone… please help! it always says NO CREDIT LEFT kahit kaload lang 300load card…

Hello May. I think the problem is with your service provider.

any reviews for Samsung Star WiFi?? magkano kaya un dito sa ating bansa? worth it kaya un? salamat. :D

i bought samsung star yesterday habang bumabaha sa ka maynilaan..hehe..so far so good xempre 1 day pa lang sa akin.hehehe..pero i hope maglast to ng months even years..=)

gUys wala ba tlaga wifi ang samsung s533 or s530..kelngan ko lang tlaga malamn..plsss

wow! thnx guyz…pinagpipilian q kz between nokia5800 and samsung star 5233….

ahahahha…ganda kz weh, lalo na ung pink nila…grabe! at super cheap pa…

cgru naman ung cra2 issue, depende nrin s gumagamit ryt? nsa pagiingat nlng din poh cgru un…

@jayjay, i saw ung new na release na samsung star wifi, sbi skin ung nagbebenta may wifi dw sya for hotspots area, pero ala dw sya GPRS ata un na pwde for videocall…un poh sbi nya…

hehehehe!

Godbless!

nakabili na aq ng samsung star. ayus nman. magaan. made in vietman sya. nde nman masirain. tama, depende na rin sa user un. ang problema nga lang, hirap mag download ng games and applications. pero maganda namn. God Bless you all, lalo na sa mga nadamay sa bagyo.

hi….baka pwede nyo akong tulungan….im a Samsung S5233 user….iam encountering some problem on my phone…everytime i send txt..nababawasan lod ko 3.00 /txt.try ko ilipat sim ko kala ko sim may defect pero hindi nman..help me nman oh…

hi..i just bought my samsung star last friday..and it is really cool..ok xang gamitin..my stylus ng kasama and 1gb memory card…1st tym ko gumamit ng touchscreen phone and its worth it..so sa mga mgbabalak bumili ng samsung star bili na kau..ok xa..ndi kau mgccc..

@ Jehca

San mo nabili samsung star mo?

For those asking kung madaling masira, siguro naman it depends kung paano mo gamitin diba? Walang matibay sa careless na tao. Overall features naman maganda, kahit walang WiFi and hindi 3g, besides, this is a STYLE phone.

I have this phone for 1 month and i’m not encountering problems using it, no hung-ups, and very responsive yung touch screen nya, kaya dun sa mga nag-aalangan na bumili nito, your money won’t go down to waste.

just got this fone 2days ago…& it has wifi but the problem is..i dnt know how to configure the settings…anyboby please help me…thanks

addendum

maginput ka na rin pala ng preferred homepage mo, under din to sa details page na lalabas, just scroll down :)

Can any one suggest me hot to configure gmail in samsung star phone.

@ allei

sa sm north edsa annex ko po nabili.. i forgot na kung saang store eh..pero dun lang po…8800php ko po xa nabili

hi..cno po nakakaalam kung san pwede mgdownload ng games para sa samsung star?wala kasi akong mhanap eh..pls help..tnx

hi,, maganda ba yung may wifi?? Pano kung wala namang wifi sa bahay nyo worth pa din ba xa or hindi dahil hindi mo naman magagamit yung wifi di ba? please advice asap.. i was choosing kasi kung may wifi or wala yung bibilin ko eh..tnx..

tagal ko narin ask pano configure tong phone. i cant use wap i’ve used it overseas pero dito ayaw tlaga. help naman

You can download Java softwares for your phone here: www.mobile9.com

Hi Yuga,
Have you tried to install java apps and games on this phone? If so, how did you do it? Please tell us.

For those guys who wanted to know games,apps and wallpapers for your star phone. You may visit this link >> http://zeetbear.wordpress.com/

ay sorry wifi yan technical error

Hi mge peeps! Just wanna ask your opinion. Which one is better po sa palagay nyo, Samsung Star Wifi or Nokia 5530? Ang gusto ko po ay touchscreen na text-tawag-pwede mag internet using wifi-and okay if ever nasa mood ako to listen to music.

Thanks! Planning to get either of the two sa birthday ko next week.

ik ga samsung star krijgenus ik om pas op

I recently bought this fone and seriously it is a wonderful devise to use.

i kinda got a bit bummed when i saw it didnt have a qwerty keyboard and then i turned it whilst i was txting bam there one was haha. its an amazing fone.

and the camera is good too.

i want to buy a silicone case for it though. but not off the internet.

its so cheap i bought mine for $199.00

XD

enjoy!

guys tanong ko lang kung ung S5233 ay my wifi..meron kc mga sites na ngsasabing meron..

and aside from the stylus anu pa pgkakaiba nya sa S5230?

Thanks!

pls help! just need to know if there’s no option na sa phone memory agad papasok yung messages at hindi sa sim card memory?

How do you turn off the gprs/google search/map/gmail function when there is no wifi so that it won’t eat your load? I plan to use these features through its wifi capability and not through the load of the phone.

wla b tlgang samsung star n color gray?

hi im planning to replace my sony ericsson p1i to samsung star, kasi parang mas gusto ko ng full touchscree, i know mas maraming features ang p1i kaysa sa star, pero what do you thing guys, is this move of mine is better???? plz response!!! need help. medyo kasi nagsawa na ako sa p1i lampas na 1 year ko na ginagamit, wala naman sira, madali lang ako talaga magsawa. tnx

guys!Is samsung star supports an 8gb micro sd card??
need to know ASAP.tnx

ano ba mas magandang bilin samsung star wifi, nokia 5530 or nokia 5800?saka san ba murang bumili? help nyo naman ako please…. nahihirapan kasi akong mamili…. gusto ko kung bibili ko worth it naman kasi pinaghirapan ko yung money na ipambibili dun eh… di ko kasi kayang bumili ng 5800… may free memory card na ba yung 5530? i need your help guys.

hi guys! i just bought my star wifi last night..
question, talaga bang up to 10 characters lang yung sa network key(password for secured connection)?
di ko kase magamit yung wifi sa bahay kase 26characters ang password.. help naman pls:)

magkano po ang samsung star wifi ngayon?

Sunshine, hindi ko tinignan yung nokia so I can’t compare. My priority was to get a touchscreen phone with wifi and the star wifi was the most reasonably priced among them. I figured I was spending 1/3 that of an iphone and I figured in a year or two, there will be newer, better models at cheap price with which the money I have saved I can upgrade. Hindi sulit talaga bumili ng mahal na phone in that case. Battery life is okay for normal use…3 to 4 days supposed to be. Camera is not autofocus and lacks flash. Kaya manual adjustments to make the most out of it. I think that is their weak point.

Elbert, I think you are right. Tinignan ko ulit, kasi sa settings — memory settings — default memory, wala ngang options where to store the text messages. I will ask later at the store since I have to get my free 2g microsd. Papaturo rin ako how to read big pdf files so I can read my ebooks. Di kaya kasi basahin ng access. Maliliit na files kaya. So that capability I have to inquire further. Salamat Elbert sa pagturo, nagawa ko na. Napapalaki ko na fonts. Wala na akong problema sa wifi net surfing except for how to make you tube videos work. Nakakapasok ako sa mobile you tube pero di ko ma-play. Isa pa rin thing that I have to ask at the store. Will update you once I have the answers.

Twinkle, I am not sure if I can help you since kami ang aming router is configured at 128k so 13letter password lang. Inadjust ko ang settings sa phone for that and presto, nakakaconnect na ako sa password protected wifi namin sa bahay.

toinkx, balita ko may 10.2k cash. kuha ko sa akin sa samsung sale, 6 months to pay via credit card 11k. nagdagdag ako ng 1.5k for the microsd na 8g.
may libreng 2g microsd na (takaw lang ako sa memory kaya I got the 8g), may silicon case and other giveaways plus raffle ticket.

WARNING lng sa bibili ng star wifi,check nyo kagad yung wifi if its working kc yung nabili ko sira yung wi-fi hindi sya nagcoconect buti na lng pinalitan nila ng bago.

thanks manny! thats okay lang sulit naman ang fone nato kase di kang manghihinayang dahil mura lang. satisfied naman ako… san ka nagddownload ng mga games at applications?

thanks manny sa info..kaso bakit ang nakita ko wala laging free na mem card sabi nila di daw tlga kasma sa package..tapos 10 700 pa ang price niya..where can i buy na meron ng free na mem card?

manny, how can i watch videos from youtube? do u know?thanks :)

twinkle–may participating outlets kasali sa samsung sale…so sa kanila 11k may free 2g microsd card. To get the full list of participating outlets, go to ph.samsungmobile.com

twinkle, choose offline profile sa phone profile muna bago magsurf sa net. then go online using your wifi. tapos kasali na sa mga widgets doon ang youtube, just click on it. then you are there na. my problem is I can’t do it successfully here at home but I am able to do it outside on free wifi. Still figuring out why.

rhed, look at the thread and you will see the prices for both. the wifi version is from 10.2k to 11k. no wi-fi is much cheaper. personally, if I were to get a no-wifi touchscreen phone, then I might as well get a cheap chinaphone I-phone clone which is 2.8k lang in Greenhills tiangge. But I want one with wifi kaya this is the one most reasonable.

thank you for the reply regarding the price. now the problem is im thinking if i would by immediately this coming oct. 30 for the one w/o wifi or il just wait until nov 15 so i could buy the one w/ wifi. what would you think?

Twinkle, sorry. I have not figured that out also. I can’t get to play you tube videos when I am at home though as I said, in the mall with the free wifi, I was able to. Could it be due to the password protection? I have talked to samsung helpline but they said they will call me back once they have the answers to my questions. They have not.

Well, Samsung helpdesk got back to me. Unfortunately, the news is not good. All Samsung phones do not play you tube videos using wifi. You have to use Edge or 3G (for those models which have it) to view you tube videos. They can’t explain how I was able to view mine in the mall. This is a very weird explanation. I suspect that there is an apparent blocking mechanism, the exact reasons why they placed it I can’t explain.

As for the pdf and other big files, the software Access can only handle so much since this is a starter touchscreen phone. Hindi rin nga niya masabi exactly how big a file it can handle. Well, so much for doing their research. So pang maliliit na pdf, doc, xls files lang siya. No ebooks. :(

So I told them to give my customer feedback to the higher ups with the following points:
1. give us software update to unblock the watching of you tube videos using wifi. do not force us to use edge to watch you tube videos.
2. give us software update so that we can open bigger files like ebooks.

I told them that these limitations will not give the Star a boost for its sales. It will dampen it. I am not raising my hopes anymore (I doubt it if they are that efficient). I will just use the phone with its limitations and wait for a year or two. I am sure by that time, there will be a lot of cheaper, more powerful, more capable pda like-camera/video camera-wifi enabled-3G-mobiles which are like mini netbooks already. By that time, buyers’ market na.

Twinkle, okay lang yan. It is just you tube only. You can surf many other sites pa naman. You can read online newspapers. You can monitor the financial markets, so forth and so on.

Di dapat ka magsisi, malayo naman ang presyo ng iba. So it can’t be compared. Remember, entry level touchscreen wifi phone ito. Follow my strategy, wait for a year or two. By that time, all these pda smartphones will be much more powerful and cheaper. I expect a phone with similar or greater capabilities as the current Iphone 3gs to be available at around the price of the star in a year or two. Samsung must innovate or else maiiwanan sila.

i got Samsung S5233W Star WiFi and i dont know how to install yahoo messenger on this phone i’ll try to search program for this phone but no lucky. anybody here can give me a idea or what to do for this problem.

manny, i was in the mall yesterday.. I can play youtube videos using the free wifi :)

siddharta, teach us how to install ym. baka you know how to install other programs.

twinkle, hindi kaya dahil password protected ang ating mga router sa bahay. hindi kaya dapat tanggalin natin and it might work. so twinkle, sa totoo lang di alam ng mga samsung why you tube does not really work.

star wifi or without wifi? kung meron naman akong net sa bahay anu bang mas maganda?

hi, just want to get your opinions. I was given a choice to get either the samsung star or nokia e65. I chose samsung star but after reading the comments here, i am now worried if i had the right choice. I can still change my order so i’ll really appreciate your advice :) thanks!

kris, i think you have to reinstall your software. Baka nagkaproblema.

joyce, i don’t know much about nokia e65 but looking at the pics, hindi siya touchscreen, walang wifi. So I don’t think you can compare with the star. ang mga kalaban ni star ay yung xpressmusic ng nokia.

Waa! Samsung S5233, I had this phone already and I really really love it. I bought it for 11k php with free silicon case cover, 2gb microsd and other freebies (such as bag, umbrella, LOL!) @ SM MOA.

I love you using this phone because it has a lot of features. Di talaga ko nagsisi na binili ko toh. It has a stylus compartment on the top right corner of the phone, WI-FI, cool widgets, full touch UI, and blah blah. The quality of sound and camera is quite good. I’m very satisfied with this phone.

Thanks a lot Samsung!
=))

i think so manny.. unfortunately, i dunno how to remove the password at home.. haha.. have you tried it?

ei gusys,pahelp naman po.. i got my samsung star kaso problem hndi ko mgamit yung wifi..ang lumalabas DNS failed.. anyone could help me set up the wifi please.. would greatly appreciated..thnks a lot:)

jhael, if i were you i will get the iphone clone with wifi as long as it is exactly the same as the real iphone. if it is not exactly the same in abilities like the real iphone, i won’t get it. in short, i want good touchscreen phone with good camera with flash, video, good wifi, good browsing, documents editing whether it be doc, xls, ppt, pdf, etc and able to read ebooks; 3g, etc etc

lhen, go to the samsung store so they can help you. it should not happen that way.

galing ako sa mall kanina..may nakita akong samsung corby ano bang mas maganda sa dalawa? star o corby?

hi!

im still in the process of thinking of buying this phone. anyone please help me decide?! im not really sure if i should “like” this phone. what i want for a phone now is;
1. large memory for music and files;
2. good camera resolution;
3. as much as possible sana maka.access nang MS outlook (although pwedeng wala);

hope u can help mne with this guys; how would anyone here rate this phone? and what are your basis? really appreciate your help guys.

magkano na kya ung samsung star ngaun?
both wifi and w/o wifi.

where can i buy the iphone clone?

hey guys,which is better s5233 with wifi or nokia 5530?

and did you resolve the wifi connection problem dns failed?

marie, tiangge in greenhills

arjay, don’t know. not into that.

lhen, happy for you.

haja, don’t know 5530 so can’t compare. as for lhen, you read it, okay na siya.

my personal point of view: what is the lowest cost for a wifi capable smartphone? now the iphone wifi clone is the one that answers that question. I will go for that. prior to that coming out, it was samsung star wifi but the capabilities were limited compared to the iphone. anyway, the choice then was star wifi then so that it why I got the star wifi. No way will I spend more that 13k for a smartphone.

dagdag pa pala, dual sim pa siya at may tv pa.

may new problem is i cannot use the USB i always receive an error like this usb is not recognized… haaaaay.. i dont know if my phone has the problem or my PC :(

how can i remove the gprs sign on the side?

i need to surf ok need na… kelangan e. yu g pina ka feature is yung speed is thre anything new about its operating systym? or ganun pa rin just like the old model na siraen

Obviously when they made the phone, they were aiming to make it low key. SOOOO if u want a phone with 3G and Wifi, go ahead. some of us dont care about those things. I believe it’s a good phone and corresponds with its price. People Samsung DOES have phones with 3G,Wifi, HSDPA etc but was aiming to help us who cannot afford expensive phones but have considerable features.

Just wanna ask… can I install Opera mini/mobile in this unit? If yes, does it work well? And which is better: Star WiFi or F480i?

kainis, i went to the GLOBE telecom to set up the connection of my globe internet, i asked the girl if she could fix the settings for me to connect to the internt.sabi nya, ah ounta ka sa pinagbilhan mo nyan,asar! then told her na, naka plan and i have a friend who has a fone like the Star and went to Smart and just a snap, ok na.pero si GLOBE sabi, ano ba fone mo, chinafone ba to?whhhattttttt!!!! omg, napagkamalan na China fone ang STAR wifi ko?kainis di ba?was pissed off that time. ohh, dahil sa inis ko, sabi ko im not lleaving unless u fix the settings of my fone.grrr..it happend at globe-sm manila

Dito sa Davao 11.2K ang Star Wi-Fi but pwede 0% installment for 6mos depende sa card. Without WiFi 9k+. Additional question: Is micro SDHC compatible with this phone?

Hi I am planning to buy Samsung star but I can’t decide if I’ll be buying the one w/ wifi or w/o! I have a Samsung brochure showing great samsung sale from october 17-nov. 30,2009 in SM MOA, SM mega & SM north. The one without wifi cost 8,990 with free silicon case The star wifi is 11,000.00 but with free silicon case & 2GB microSD! So 2k din a ng difference nung star wifi may free 2gb pa! And diffrence lang nman ng is the wifi, 3g and led flash di ba? Pero hindi ba shorter ang baterry life nung star wifi?

And I’m also planning to get either the white or pink color but I had a samsung u700 before w/c really sucks! natutuklap white color nya tpos palpak tlga flex! as in several times ko na pinagawa sira again angflex! HIndi talaga maganda ang mga slide phone ng samsung…So im just hoping na sana ok tong touch phone series nila ngayon…

sa sm bacoor ang star with wifi nasa 9k something lng..hnd siya lalagpas ng 10k..brandnew..and this phone is great..ung sounds nia aus dn magandang tumunog..ung camera aus dn,,malinaw dn sya..den ang mgnda d2 may wifi sya..5/5 rate ko dito sa phone na to

sa activation ng gprs for globe, sun and smart paki check yung fone nyo kung meron option sa settings na you will just select yung connection…
go to settings
operator settings
then select yung operator nyo…
tapos restart po….
then try to send mms and connect sa net.

@ lhen, pahelp naman, panu mo napagana yun wifi mo, ngsearh na ako sa net wala ako nakit, so baka matulongan mo ako, ano ginawa mo para maalis yun DNS error..? pls help anyone

@kristin, there’s a wifi version of samsung star, too. costs 10k at http://www.ebuystore.com.ph

pahelp naman, panu mo napagana yun wifi mo, ngsearh na ako sa net wala ako nakit, so baka matulongan mo ako, ano ginawa mo para maalis yun DNS error..? pls help anyone

@roma.. thnx for the info hehe now im thinking qng anu msmgnda since 10k pla ung ung my wifi.. hmmmm isa nlng pgkakaiba ng 5530 xaka star.. ung flash.. hehe.. anu b msmgnda resolution nokia or samsung.. thnx..

sa mga gumagamit ng samsung star wifi na lagi DNS error. When you get the DNS error with wifi, turn off the phone, wait a few seconds, turn on again. Re-connect to the wifi and it will work.. natry ko gumana..

may free ba sa samsung stores ngayon? nationwide?

was able to test one earlier kasi BIL ng friend ko meron. ok naman kaya lang dalawa ang natest ko. yung isa iphone 3GS ng friend ko. Waah! Ang ganda ng screen ng iPhone sobra! Pero ang ganda rin ng price… never mind na lang.

last question: does this unit start to lag considerably the longer you use it? sa SE ko kasi i think same pa rin ang performance when i first bought it unlike sa nokia unit ko na ang bagal na.

@kristin, not sure sa cam. pero mukhang ok naman ang sample shots sa gsmarena taken from samsung star and mas ok ang reviews nila sa cam nito compared sa nokia 5530.

I’m getting the DNS Failed error when trying to open a browser din. Tried to turn off and on but same thing pa rin.

@lhen, what did you do to resolve your issue? help please.

tama bang pag compare ang samsung star sa smart phone?

hehe..d nman pu katapat ng samsung star ang N5530 e..

peace! maganda nman tlga un N5530 e.

–Star Owner

ei panu gamitin ung youtube dito??
kxe lalabas lng connected tpo “connection has been lost” help???

@REBORN – IM JUST SAYING MY OWN OPINION ABOUT THE THE STAR WIFI AND N5530 SINCE LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE ARE ASKING FOR COMMENTS ABOUT THE TWO FONES AND BESIDES BOTH FONES DONT DIFFER MUCH REGARDING THE PRICE…

@KRISTIN – I WENT TO CYBERZONE AT SM NORTH EDSA YESTERDAY AND ASK FOR THE PRICE OF N5530. YOU CAN PURCHASE IT FOR PHP11,800 IF CASH AND A LITTLE BIT HIGHER IF YOU’RE GONNA USE CARD…ONE MORE THING IS N5530 DO HAVE FLASH AND THE MMC AND SIMCARD SLOT IS FOUND AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FONE SO YOU DONT HAVE TO TURN OFF OR REMOVE THE BATTERY IF YOU’LL GONNA REMOVE THE MMC OR SIMCARD THAT’S AN ADVANTAGE THOUGH STAR WIFI I THINK LOOKS MORE ELEGANT THAN N5530…BUT OFCOURSE THE CHOICE IS STILL YOURS…HOPE MY COMMENT HELPS YOU AND OTHERS HERE THAT ARE CONFUSE ON WHICH TO BUY…

IF SOMEONE HERE IS INTERESTED IN BUYING MY STAR WIFI YOU CAN CONTACT ME @ 093254*****…ILL JUST GIVE IT TO YOU FOR ONLY PHP9000… I JUST BOUGHT IT A MONTH AGO AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY SAMSUNG FOR 1 YEAR…COMPLETE SET INCLUDING 2GB MMC AND SILICON…GOOD AS NEW…I BOUGHT IT FROM SAMSUNG STORE FOR 11K…TNX GUYS!

@KRISTIN – AH IC.. GOOD LUCK TO YOUR UPCOMING NEW FONE…BTW WHAT COLOR ARE YOU PLANNING TO PURCHASE?

AND ALSO STAR WIFI DOESN’T SUPPORT FORWARDING AND RECEIVING BUSSINESS CARD…YOU CAN FORWARD NAMECARD BUT NOT AS SMS BUT MMS SO IT KINDA HARD…WHAT YOU CAN DO IS TO WRITE THE NUMBER YOU WANNA FORWARD FIRST AND CREATE A NEW MESSAGE AND MANUALLY ENTER THE NUMBER…

i’m fr0m davao city..i bought dis 2 weeks ago..di ko ma gamit ang wifi so pina-check ko sa customer service nila sa wiltelcom…abay
Bwesit ang technicia nila dun! mas sira pa sa phone! walang modo! nag customer service pa xa!

ABAY KILANGAN KO DAW PA PHOTOCOPY ANG RESIBO TAPOS MAGBAYAD! wala namang sira pa check lng baket ni ma avail ang wifi!
“DINDO” ang pangalan..

SAMSUNG DAVAO,please lng paki check ng mga tao nyo!

there is this model of samsung star GT-5233W it has wifi……o_O

anyone selling 2nd hand star w/ wifi?
6,500. flawless 092284***** i’m from pasig

anyone selling?? samsung star without wifi..
second hand i’ll buy it for 6,500 txt me 092284*****.. i’m only college stud and i can’t afford to buy bnew.. thankx

@marc im planning 2 buy the white one with pink flowers design… so cute pro pg d available bka ung white en blue nlng.. pra pg ntripan q ipa gmask mas mura hehe..ung black kc prang common n.. heheh

To Joyce, If you are using Sun, samsung star has automatic settings for globe sun and smart.. just try this one.. go to settings, then select operator settings. select Sun from there. pc will restart..automatically, all settings (gprs, internet, mms) will be for sun na..
*** s5233 has only 2 themes.. anybody there who’s able to download any theme and how he/she did it? i want black background kasi instead of white..

i just bought mine yesterday.. brand new.. thanks..

features ARE good LOL haha

usb also

sino d2 ang natry na ang 16gb na memory card? pede ba sa samsung star o hanggang 8gb lng?? and what brand.. thanx..

ei anyone there selling their samsung star w/0 wifi???

interested ir 7.3k is ok,

mit up at alabang,,

contact me ir 091665*****

Is there a stylus in it ?

hi guys! help me choose between samsung star and nokia 5600… pls. im buying before christmas dat as a present for myself… many thanx!

what i mean isbetween samsung star and nokia 5530. i dont need to have a wifi.
pls advise…
tnx.

@ quenelle buy u n lng samsung star ko bigay ko 7k walang gasgas good as new un with box and warranty, and freebies

I have the wifi version, it’s really nice. But my problem with it is that, when I’m connected to one wifi connection and then when i disconnect it and use a different connection, it won’t connect. I have to restart the phone pa so it would work. T__T;

And i notice it tends to restart by itself when I browse sites or go to youtube. I have it for a month, and it restarted for almost 10 times na.

OK tong fone na to bumili ako nung may wifi kaya lang dalawa lang ung theme nakakainis.

hi, pinagpilian ko yung samsung star and nokia 5800 or 5530, ang suggest sakin sa shop better to get nokia 5530 because my free 4 gig na, user friendly and no hassle, unlike samsung, medyo naghang nga “daw” saka mas maganda ang features, kasi halos pareho lang ng 5800 ang 5530, ang pagkakaiba lang ay much bigger screan and has a 3g kesa 5530, pero same lang with wifi pa ang maganda rin features, with lots of application ang can downloaded themes from the net. unlike ksi sa star, medyo wala pa ata. saka may mga flaws pa daw sabi sa store, sa tingin ko tama naman nung nagsabi sakin, kasi so far ang daming ngbebenta ng samsung star sa net na 2nd hand, maybe di sila satisfy sa features and performance ng star.

bibili ako ng star :D

hi, just wanna ask if this s5233 is a dualband phone? will it be working at norway specifically? thanks.