(Update: Read our Samsung Monte Review) A new touchscreen phone from Samsung is now out and selling for just Php11,000. The Samsung S5620 (Monte) has everything but the price should shake up the competition.
Last time we saw touchscreen phones selling within the vicinity of Php11,000 was with the LG Cookie and Samsung Star, both of which were huge hits.
Samsung Monte (S5620)
3.1-inch screen @ 240×400 pixels
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
3G/HSDPA 3.6Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
USB 2.0,
WiFi 802.11 b/g
FM Radio with RDS
233MB internal memory
up to 8GB via microSD
3.15 MP camera @ 2048×1536 pixels
GPS with A-GPS support
TouchWiz 2.0 Plus
The Monte has social networking integration with live updates and GPS is supported by Google Latitude. The handset should be out in stores by now.
(Update: Read our Samsung Monte Review)
do not compare the 5800 resistive to the monte capacitive…. the nokia 5800 resistive the most worst touchscreen i ever use…… i dont care about the specs the responsiveness of the touchscreen should be the priority when buying phones…. the toucwiz 2 is perfect for the monte… try it yourself… it is much closer to the iphone same interms of responsiveness and in music player…. but in other features IPHONE hands down..
wer i can i buy this phone?
tanung po ok po ba ang samsung phone?
b/w these three anu po ang ok
spica, marvel or monte?
is it available in white colour
In samsung monte Can i Down load
*yahoo messanger
*skype?
can i download it in this cellphone?
sa mga gumagamit po ng samsung monte tanung po san po makakadownload ng file explorer para sa monte at panu po makita yung laman ng memory card thru phone thansk!
spica oki ang spica bro…. go for it.. pero kung kulang budget mo go for monte d ka magsisi… wala syang lag oki interface nya parang iphone tlga sya. saka maliit sya d sya halata sa pocket mo…. sa features nya hands down ako kasi 11k lng sya mostly un mga features nya makikita mo din sa high end na cp. gps wifi saka sa mga music lover un dnse technology nang samsung sulit.. ang panget lng d2 walang flash camera nya.. pero mas oki cam nya sa iphone 3gs
There are 2 things good about this phone. First, the capacitive screen. Second, Wifi. The screen is not as responsive as the iPhone or iPod touch but still, it is a welcome feature for such a mid-ranged device. But, as i have said, it is not as responsive as you may be expecting.
Honestly it will be unfair to match this with the 5800XM. Obviously, the 5800 was launched with a higher price tag, about Php 19K way back last quarter 2008. The 5800 is a complete Phone. And for it’s price tag nowadays (13k-11k), it is a steal. The 3.15MP camera of the 5800 is miles better than the Monte’s because of the Carl Zeiss tech. Plus the 5800′s music player outclassed the Monte’s by a notch.
The Monte on the other hand can be considered a good catch. With all those features, you’ll be paying so much more for less. It looks good, feels good in the hand, but it feels cheaply built. it feels more plastic than the 5800.
i have this phone. ganda. di ako nagsisisi na binili ko to. very responsive ang touch screen compare sa mga mga nahawakan ko nang phone.
8.5/10 ang rating ko. hindi kasi nag qwerty ang pag nilandscape mo pag nagtetext.
Sick phone! Nice and satisfying features for only 11k?! I’m so gonna get this!
Im very disappointed sa samsung monte. Meron ba sa inyo nakaexperience na nagrerestart ung cp nila for unknown reason? May kakilala din ako na may samsung monte at ganun din daw naexperience nya. Pinalitan ung board nya at nireformat naman ung sakin ng mas upgraded OS pero pareho pa din nagrerestart ung cp namin.
Any advice?
sa akin naman po ndi ko naman po naencounter un
tanung po pwede po ba mag save ng pictures galing net dito at panu?
just bought a brandnew pearl white samsung monte yesterday for only 8500, the black one costs only 8000…
phone works great!…=)
just bought a brand new pearl white monte yesterday for only 8.5k..one year warranty with NTC..:)
black costs 8k..:)
great phone, no complaints so far..
@suzzy
saan mo nabili iyong 8.5k? thanks
pano ma fifix un not enough resources pag nag bbrowse sa ibang websites? kailangan ba ng additional external memory? thanks po
Dear all, I have a problem with my samsung monte. When someone phones me up and I have his number stored in my phone, his name appeares on the display, but when the same contact send me an sms only his number will appear. Is it a problem with the phone or there is a setting? Can anyone help me out please as I never had such problem with other phones I had.
opa! mais k falam ingles?? poça!! e eu k tava a procura de sites portugueses e saiem sempre os mesmos!! bem sobre o tele (n sei se me entendem) (lol) adoro, adoro e sabem k mais adoro! alias vou te-lo mas se tiver a venda! fui a mts lojas e disseram me k este tele aparecia mais po fim de setembro… por isso vou compra-lo esta semana…pelo k vi custa 120, uns disseram 99, outos disseram 135. mas 120 e o preço k mais se adqua ao tele! bem bjs pa todos e abrçs! xau!
I want buy it.!!
I like white.
AND!!!I don’t have money..555
Twitter: Erika Jane
says:
This phone is nice, i have one but the problem is i an’t maximize the use of GPS… anyone?
Twitter: Erika Jane
says:
GREAT PHONE:
if you want to maximize the use of GPS
Repost:
In phone settings > GPS settings > GPS+ settings > download data. After download is complete, press back to GPS Position > satellite status. You’ll get all the satellites available in your area. Press back and you’ll get your coordinates.
set the auto download to ‘On’ in GPS+ settings in order to get ‘My location’ in Google Map.
how much?
im selling my salightly used phone for 7,500 pesos..:)