Samsung Behold Review
Samsung Behold T919 customers will enjoy high-resolution photos and videos through the built-in 5-megapixel camera and camcorder with flash and auto-focus. The large 3-inch LCD color touch screen displays crisp, clear images and offers responsive feedback called haptics. For easy operation and navigation, the stylish Samsung Behold features three dedicated keys — call, end call and back — on the front of the device under the touch screen.
Samsung Behold also provides quick and easy access to a customer’s favorite features through Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz(TM) user interface, which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize your phone. The quick and simple ‘drag and drop’ feature allows users have instant access to their favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, instant messaging and photos and a custom widget for myFaves.
A fully packed multimedia device, the Samsung Behold also offers a music and video player for users to enjoy entertainment anywhere, as well as built-in AGPS, which allows users to utilize location-based applications. With stereo Bluetooth(R) wireless technology, speakerphone and voice activated dialing, the Samsung Behold allows customers to go hands-free.
“Behold offers a full web browsing experience at your fingertips,” said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. “When you combine the high-speed web browsing, powerful 5-megapixel camera and music and video player, Behold is the ultimate phone for people who want to stay connected and entertained wherever they are.”
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Wow!This phone is amazing!!! I really want it but it is $149. I suppose I should save up. It looks way better than the sidekick I’ve been hoping for.
yes it is better than the sidekick,
i have the sidekick now and it really was awsome at first but it got old really fast.
the behold really is the better choice
Just got the Behold yeasterday… I can’t put it down!!!!! The Camera and the features are AWESOME!!!! Best phone I have ever had and the best $200.00 I’ve spent in a while!!!
good tips, i’m considering buy one.
I got the samsung behold yesterday i preordered it so i cant get it till next weekend but i messed around with it at the tmobile store and it was the most amazing phone i have ever held in my hand. And it kicks the iphones but by a long shot it has the same apps and more….
sorry to break it to you anthony, but although the behold’s a nice phone and I love it, it doesn’t hold a candle to the iphone
yea but the iphone and behold have nithing on the tmobile g1
actually with the iphone and g1 u cannot receive video messages or send video clips, the behold offers video calling where as g1 n iphone do not, the behold is great for web show broadcasters, and any1 who would like to keep in live touch through video conference with family, and friends. I moved away from fam n friends, sooo I decided to do a little research, and the behold may be the “iphone killer” the only reason iphone is what it is is because apple is a huge corporation, kinda comparing sony wit vizio vizio is cheaper but prob a greater quality.
Love it love it love it. Its just Great!!!
i wanted an iphone ever since i saw it but ever since the samsung behold came out……ive changed my mind……it seems to kick the iphones ass.
The iPhone is good because has the app store and whatever but without that it would suck but if the Behold had the app store it would be the best phone ever to be out! I don’t know if I should wait to get the Samsung Memoir…because its like a phone & camera back to back and it is a successor of the Behold; it has an 8-megapixel camera w/flash, 3.5 headphone jack, great apps & more to be discovered…I don’t know what I should do, any ideas?
i just got the behold and i really like it, but if you want to be able to buy rigntones you have to have internet.
Yeah I think my fiance and I are going to go get the Behold tomorrow, we’ve researched it and it’s just the best phone ever basically!
i just order this phone & can not wait to get it in the mail in the next couple days! I have done alot of research & this looks like the best phone by far. I will have to compare it to my friends iphone when I finally get it in.
OMG I CANT WAIT MONDAY WHEN I GET PAID I AM BUYING THIS PHONE I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH GOOD ON IT THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE TO ASK IS IT BAD WITH ACTION PICTURES? IN OTHER WORDS A SLOW CAMERA?
the camera is only somewhat slow because it captures a still picture even if your moving a little bit.
You dont notice it but you never really stand still, so the camera sets it action, and it takes the picture perfectly.
Thats why.
You have to hold down the camera button.
ok cool thanks ashley im so happy going to mall today to get it!
I have had the samsung behold for almost a month now, and so far it has been good. Yes it takes amazing pictures. there is a panoramic mode, smile detection and many different types of mosaics. also it has good flash. the only bad side to the camera, is that there is no way of turning off the shutter sound but what im surprised no one ever writes about is the great photo editing tools! you can edit the color, contrast and brightness. You can crop it and transform pictures. But what i like most is the ability to add effects such as diff. filters, styles and you can warp pictures to!!!! The video camera is very high quality for a phone. it was more than i expected. this is a video camera phone you will want to use. Records 10 min. and up. texting is some what a breeze, i just think the space bar should have been larger. Calling on the phone can get annoying if your are even remotely near any noise. its sad to say, the only bad part about this phone. is the phone itself. i have never lost a call, i always have amazing reception, no matter where i am. the 3G works GREAT! media messages are easy to send. The internet works well and loads most pages in 15-18 seconds, although google loads in 4-5 seconds which is nice. You tube is okay but the videos could show up bigger. but it does open them fast. The mp3 is a nice feature and since it holds up to 16g, i stopped using my old one because i have everything i could ever want to listen to on it! Another cool thing is the touch screen. it has great feedback and is easy to use. the widget bar on the main screen comes in handy also. well all in all its a great phone. i recommend it to anyone with T-mobile.
Camera SUCKS!!! It takes 2-3 seconds to take a picture. It’s almost impossible to take kid picture. Don’t buy if you want a good camera phone! SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs!!!!!
Can u watch youtube like a g1
Just ordered mine today… I’m big on NOKIA, i was gonna buy the N96, but this phone looks pretty good for 149.99. Let’s give it a try…
REPLY TO: Dawn Said,
“kinda comparing sony wit vizio vizio is cheaper but prob a greater quality”
***The day VIZIO makes better quality than SONY, I’ll chop mine off and throw it in the river”
I just got the behold yesterday and I love it! Great camera…texting is a breeze and its way better than my sidekick. Took a lot to get use to but im getting there I find out something new everyday but to awnser the question about the shutter sound if you go to samsung-behold.com you can get to the tricks and it shows you how to take it off. But yea this phone is pretty good!
I’ma get my behold soon since my contract is expiring so it’s time for me to get a new phone so I’m considering on getting the behold for it’s 3G web browsing, camera, etc. First i was gonna get the G1 but it big and I don’t really want a big phone but the Behold is way better than the G1
I’m considering getting this phone, but i was wondering what Instant messengers this phone has, is it only AIM? Or does it have MSN/Windows Live and yahoo?
Dude. I want the Behold hecka bad. Even though Im 10 in a half, the phone looks hecks cool. I’m getting in next week. I think maybe next friday. Iv’e gone to the T-mobile store and checked it out, I gotta say, It’s way, way way better then the phone I have now. I have the Nokia 3555, not the best phone. But I want this phone really bad. I can’t wait until i get it.
hey i bought the behold at the end of december only had it for a week and had to call tmobile
and tell them that the phone was not working well ever time i make a call i will talk to some one for about 4 to five minutes then the phone will make a weird noise and i will be able to hear the person i am talking to but they want be able to hear me so any way tmobile sent me a second behold and now im having the same promblem and i only had this one a week or two as well so again i called tmobile to tell them the problem i am having again and they told me they will send me anthor one well what i am trying to say is that i paid 400.00 for the behold and it has been nothing but promblems and tmobiles rules are that u have to due three exchanges before they will let u pick a diffrent phone thats kinda messed up when you pay 400.00 for a phone and u keep having the same problem other than that the behold is great for pics,text just not good if ur on an important phone call and ur phone cuts out on u
To Will:
Do what I’m gonna do, but the Behold and have fun with it. When the Memoir comes out, get that and sell the Behold on craigslist. It’ll sell fast if you beat the market price. Heck, it’ll sell fast if you go for $130 and it still costs $150. (Did it with my rumor when I switch carriers and got calls for days after i sold it.)
I have owned a samsung behold for 4 months now. It really is a frustrating phone for many reasons. PLEASE read this before making a final purchase. The first problem is the phones ring volume is very low and can not be heard in a social environment. On top of that every behold has a glitch to have only an increasing ring. Meaning your ring never starts loud, it is silent then slowly increases, making it even harder to hear. Then the text messaging setup is very stupid. When you click on the main message icon you cant write a text until you receive one or you have to open a completely different icon. Also when writing a message the keyboard isnt very accurate and even if you do hit the right keys the T9 system is turned on from the start and may change to a different word. But you can teach your T9 words but then again the T9 takes action on its own and capitalizes all programmed words.
Thinking about getting the Behold. Does anyone know if it can sync with Microsoft Outlook?
I just ordered my behold yesterday. Im really excited to get it!! Does anyone know if you can pic text? I read you can but i just want to make sure. I dont get on the web so i think it will be a fun phone! And i like that you can download songs and use them as your ringtone!!! It is a lot better looking then the iphone!! And the camera takes WAY better pics! Also you Don’t have to buy the media plan every month..you can have just a normal plan which is way cool if you dont have the extra cash to put out. Love it!!
I got mine today and it kicks butt!!!!!!! LOOOOVVVVEEEEE IT!!!
I like this phone, can get it at walmart for $78.88 yeah!!!!
ive had my behold for a week now …. i love it and i cant put it down! the only thing that i notice is the battery but it may be just cause i use it so often! the keyboard is very easy to use. may not recommend to people with big fingers. i don’t suggest you use it while driving since it is all touch screen. (at least the messaging part). other than that, the camera is amazing. i rarely use my actual camera. the only thing with the camera is the speed of when you click the button to take it to when it actually takes a pic. slow delay but i can deal with it. just can’t take pics of pets since they move all of a sudden. but the flash is great. its very user friendly. the sound quality is amazing. very chic phone. never thought id have a touch screen phone but of all the ones out there this is the only one that caught my eye and had all the features that i wanted on it. would recommend this phone to anyone!!
I am getting this phone on the 24th and I just wanted to know if you could upload pics to facebook?
Behold,The behold.
I’m getting mine on the 9th and I can’t wait.
I have the midnight blue sidekick and I feel like this is for the kids now. My sister has the behold in rose color and I fell in love with it. Mine is in espresso. I have the ipod touch so I would know how 2 work this phone with ease. I can’t wait until I receive this phone.
I’m considering the Behold but I’m worried about the comments regarding the “phone itself” not being good. It makes no sense to purchase a phone if the phone itself doesn’t work well. I’m a little worried about that. I also need to know if I would be required to purchase the $24.99 data to be able to send & receive picture messages. I know with the Blackberrys you are not required to have the data package but with the Sidekick you are.
Just want as much information as possible to I can make an educated decision. Don’t want to make a bad investment.
i just got my behold da other day for 20 bucks out the door at best buy and it works alright so far i dropped it twice and it still works but the only junk part is if u have big fingers it sucks ass fo real i have the hardest time txtn and as for games goodluck findin sum and everything else is mean i love my phone
does anyone no if there is video calling on the behold some adds say it offers this
The samsung behold in my opinion is awesome. If you want a good deal on the phone go to walmart and upgrade there or sign up for the contract, the phone there costs 78.88 plus tax. Thats better than paying 149.00 at t-mobile. You can send videos and picture texts and the keyboard works really good. Someone said that the keyboard is off with the letters, i havent had any problem with it or with the ring tone volume. you do not need to buy the data plan to send and recieve picture texts also, it counts just like a text message. Plus how the text is set on t9, if the word u want isnt on it u can add it for future refrence, I havent had any problem with that either, it has alot of words on it already if u dont like to spell words out fully. Overall this phone is great. I would recomend it to anyone.
im waiting on my behold right now and i cant wait i ordered it online and its killing me that i cant use it yet
I purchased my Behold beginning of February. I had to exchange it the first week I got it. The screen completely froze. After that it was working great…up until a week ago. I went in and they exchanged it for me again, because i couldn’t use some of the functions on the phonebook page. Then it would text correctly…it would be really slow and the back button on the text page wouldn’t work. Well, so far so good….i haven’t had any problems since then and going on week two. I really really love this phone…i really hope i don’t have any more problems with it.
Also, I noticed that my icons are different from my friends. Mine are more like 3-D effect. She said she bought hers in December. Anyone know about that?
Thanks….
I currently have the T-mobile dash and the battery keeps dying really fast, I’m looking into buying another phone basically its the behold vs the sidekick. I am a texter and into picture taking. I prefer a full keyboard& have fairly large fingers, but oddly have no problem with little keys, I need a phone that’ll take a quick pic,that can send pictures and has a long lasting battery as well. I also spend a lot of time one the phone…I’ve read both ups an downs on each phone but cannot decide, can anyone help me out?
The phone is at most, OK. Nothing is upgradeable. There are no user addable apps, the camera takes almost 5 seconds to actually capture an image, and the ringer and SMS alert tones all start out muted to a degree and increase in volume as the phone continues to ring……and there is NO WAY TO CHANGE THIS SETTING. So if you’re voicemail is set to catch your calls real fast, you may never hear the phone ring. And lastly, the qwerty keypad accuracy royally sucks.
If I had known these things beforehand, I probably would never have bought this phone.
Caveat emptor, is all I have to say.
Oh, and Samsung has offered nothing as far as software upgrades, patches, updates, etc.
ok i have this same phone from t mobile but in pink (rose 1) …..i really am having a hard time trying to change my ringtone for new meassage..when i get a new message i do not want the ringtone that they already have assigned. i need help ASAP…-thanks
the messages ring tones can be changed he you have personal tone in the upper right corner hit message then at the bottom hit sounds them music it a change also get free music to nes at myxertones.com or mytinyphone.com of course to change it go to setting text if your lost 7049072967
im purchasing a phone next month and cant seem to decide wheather or not i should get the behold or the g1…i love to text…alot. but i also love to take pictures to capture thoughs funny moments with friends and family.i need to use text and talk 24/7…im very busy. i wake up early AS IN 4:30AM and go to bed late as in 1:47am..although im in the 7th grade me and my friend communicate alot..i also like to send and recieve pics and save them ..since i dont see my family often we send pics back and forth…i like make notes in my phone at all time.can u please help me decide… im very confused. i need a phone with all these qualities.
just so you know, t mobile said that because the phones are newer the ones with the different icons on them, they have different software. i dont really like it, i want my old icons back, but i guesss im stuck. its kool. love the phone. its amazing.
who knows how 2 video call on dis fone, wat do you go 2, and dnt snd me 2 a website explainin how 2 do it cuz ive searched everything
im thinking about purchasing the behold but i would like to know if i can google sync my calendar and/or access my microsoft outlook email for work on the phone?
i just ordered my behold yesterday hope i made right choice
da samsung eternity kicks da g1 da behold and da iphones asssss !!! its soooo much betta
o.k this phone seemed to be really nice when i first got it now though its giving me a problem . The first one i got shut off on me every other minute , when i called tmobile they said that the behold usually does that .So they shipped me a new one that is also giving me problems , the side volume keys on this one dosent work properly .This phone sucks ive had a blackberry and my blackberry never me any problems . i would deffinatly think twice about buying the Samsung Behold
Cool phone.
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Superb phone good collection.
Thank you very much.
can facebook be accessed thorugh this phone? I am researching phones so when it is time for me to upgrade in dEcember I know what I want
I got this phone in the mail today! It’s amazing! Worth the money.Before i bought the phone i wanted to get the iphone. But when I actually played with this phone at the store i just totally fell in love. Totally worth every penny. I absolutely love it, and it only charges in about 3 hours. That is perfect for me when i forget to charge it and i have a few hours. Though i dont have web, I am considering it! This phone is absolutely awesome!
i was in the same situation that all you guys are in right now. it was between the g1 or the behold. Well, i went with the behold. =( i wish i wouldn’t have. it stinks. i’ve had mine for 2 or 3 months and it shuts off randomly and the keyboard is hard. no matter if u think that ur a good txter….like i thought i was…well u wnt do too good on the behold. If i could redo my sellection betwween the behold and the g1 i wood totally choose the g1. PLus the Behold doesn’t have very good battery life. I was just in the tmoblie store a couple of days ago and thiss random lady came up to me and tolf me that my phone sucked. i said yes i no! she said tht she had the behold because it sucks, they day u have a 5 mp camera….u do on ur phone but if u try to download it to ur computer it’s not 5 mp. it’s ugly. it’s crap. well she said that she switched to the g1, and sold her behold on gazelle.com for $122. (my opinion i wood sell mine on ebay cuz u can get alot more money out of it!!!!!;) well i hoped that worked for all of u people out ther that was in the same situation that i was in…;))))) well l8rrr…
I want to buy samsung i8910 hd but to expensive on Turkey , what about your country price.?
had recently herpes virus found in my blood. what I haveto do??? I’m in panic…
Our neighbors throing caboodle false front of the fridge! They ve bought pork recently and the possessor said that it was from mexico! Should we not cramp on the nosebag pork now?
How do you change text message alert noise samsung behold? I never hear it with the one that was already programed.
I’ve had the behold for over 10 months, and had to return it 2 times because it just randomly shuts off on me. When I called they told me that this is a “common problem” It’s been horrendous for me… It shuts off in the middle of phone calls, text messages, and while I’m on the internet… My friend from work also has the same problem, as well as everyone that I’ve met with the phone. If you can live with that, good for you! Anyways, I’m trading it in for a Mytouch… I’ve heard it’s an upgraded G1 (which I know to be very good) so we shall see…. Good luck!
does the Samsung Behold have the weather widget like the Memoir and the Hilight have?
which is better behold or htc touch
The behold is way better than the g1 or the iphone!
ok really im about to get this phone but i really love to txt and is it a like a comftorabel keyboard and like when u get a txt can u like put ur own personal song as a ringtone or a txt ringtone some one helppppppppp me!!!!!!
HORRIBLE PHONE! DON’T BUY IT! i bot my samsung february 2009. had to have it replaced six months later – tmobile wouldn’t do it, samsung did it. tho i was in the dfw area, they had to mail it to me, and i had to pay shipping. plus, they sent me a refurbished phone. now, in december, i’m ready to trash it. i spend half the time trying to figure out what’s wrong with it. it’s a beautiful phone, great music and camera, nice to have internet and telnav, but it’s so slow compared to my honey’s iphone. i’m ready to keep it as a back-up with my 20 dollar pay-as-i-go sim card, and get the fast, app friendly fast fast fast iphone. i paid 400 cash for the phone, and it didn’t work well for four months. piece of crap.
My sister and I want this phone. We were going to order it but after reading these replies about it randomly shuting off, im starting to now think twice before making a decision.
Even though the behold is an older phone i decided to make this my first touch screen purchase over the newer ones. I did not read into reviews before my purchase and now i wish i had. I do NOT suggest buying this phone for any reason. It is inconsistant with every feature. Sometimes the phone cuts out or you cant hear well, sometimes the camera takes a minute to capture a pic, although i do like the features you can edit and send with the pictures. That is probably the best feature on this phone and even that isn’t great. I chose this over a MY TOUCH because i have long nails and this touch screen pics up my nails. But txting is awfull. the screen is not very accurate and freezes A LOT! I am on the third replacement for numerous issues technically as well as the silver part on the front chipped off after 3 months. Just a complete piece of garbage! TMobile will now send the replacement which will be the samsung memoir. This phone is supposed to be better all around, just a tad bigger in length. wish me luck!!!
my behold turns off and on. it turns on all the way to the screen and everything. then a second or two later it starts up again?! the the fuuuuuuh. what’s wrong??