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Durable slider phone delivers good performance, outstanding value
- Easy-to-open slider
- Responsive keypad and control buttons
- Good reception
- Exceptionally low price
- Average display screen resolution
- Limited 100-entry phone book
- Mediocre VGA camera
The Samsung SGH-T301G is one of two slider phones in Tracfone's line-up. While experts haven't evaluated the Samsung T301G, owners praise the phone, with several deeming it one of Tracfone's best models. The T301G also scores for outstanding value: Tracfone's other slider phone, the LG290C (*Est. $50, no contract), is more than double the price and the two phones are comparable in design and size. Users note that the slider pops open easily with a push of the thumb, revealing a keypad equipped with predictive text for fast typing. Both the keypad and control buttons are considered easy to use, but owners say little about the display. The T301G has a 128-pixel by 160-pixel, 65,000-color screen, whereas the LG290C's screen packs 240-by-320-pixels with 262,000 colors.
Reception, call quality and features rate well among users. Nearly two-thirds of owners at RadioShack.com list the phone's strong signal as a plus, and a user at PhoneScoop.com says speaker quality is "the best I have ever had." The T301G comes with Bluetooth, text and picture messaging, voice mail, caller ID, a speakerphone, vibrating alert and access to Tracfone's web downloads. Among the organizational tools are a calendar, calculator, alarm clock and stopwatch. The 100-entry phonebook, however, is beat out by the 1,000-entry capacity of the LG290C. Likewise, the LG290C comes with auto redial, voice commands and recording, and a heartier 1.3-megapixel camera, whereas the VGA camera on the T301G is chalked up by users as "okay." On the upside, the Samsung phone packs more memory than its rival – 128 MB versus 22 MB -- and a juicier battery; the T301G is rated at four hours of talk time, the LG290C at three hours.
Although experts have not tested and evaluated the Samsung SGH-T301G, user reviews at PhoneScoop.com, RadioShack.com and Samsung.com provide enough feedback to reveal pros and cons with the phone's performance.
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The majority of owners give the Samsung SGH-T301G high ratings for its ease of use, lightweight yet durable design, nice feature set and strong signal. Still, a handful of owners are less than impressed. "Average cell…nothing special," says one, while another claims that the T301G is "Not what it seems!"
Review: Samsung T301 from TracFone, Contributors to RadioShack.com, As of Feb. 2010
"Completely satisfied," says a Samsung SGH-T301G owner who echoes the sentiments of other users. While the T301G stacks up as a solid device with good reception and speaker quality, many users complain that the Bluetooth is blocked by the carrier.
Review: Samsung SGH-T301g, Contributors to PhoneScoop.com , As of Feb. 2010
3. Samsung.com
"Works well and does more than you would expect a pre-paid phone to do," says one owner of the Samsung SGH-T301G. Other users concur, praising the phone's style, durability and features. One owner rates it as the "best Tracfone ever," while another says it's an "outstanding value."
Review: SGH-t301G (TracFone), Contributors to Samsung.com , As of Feb. 2010
