what do you recommend?

[3ple4]

What's an affordable b/w and colored Samsung flip phone? I've never had a Samsung phone so I wanna try it out.

[sir50pence]

There is abosolutly no point in getting a samsung unless it is for the desgin because you should get a sharp as it does what samsung is technecilly based on better.
Sharp has a beter camera on gx30 and gx20 and better screens.

[bart]

i 2nd that. samsung is expencive and you only get design.
your better of with a sharp or a sony ericsson

[quartus]

If he wanted design then?
And btw, Samsung makes great screens and cameras, not the best maybe, but still good enough.
Personally I would go for a Nokia or a SE phone, but if you want design go for Samsung.

[sir50pence]

Oh **** we got it wrong guys, He/she asked for a black and white afordable phone.
Well that would be Samsung A800 easily it has style and keeps it oldie all at the same time.
I would say the best b/w phone is Nokia 6310i but if you are looking for something a little bit cheaper than that you can get the NEW Nokia 1100 yes your not mistakened i said new.
BUT remember if you don't mind looking like a retro person you can always get the reliable Nokia 3310

[bart]

Originally posted by 3ple4
affordable b/w and colored?

affordable, well it depends, samsung phones are overal to expencive.
and here it says b/w and colored so that would mean a S500 :D
but nono thats just a nice looking phone thats overpriced.
you are beter of with another brand like SE nokia or siemens

and b/w phones. yea 1100 nice phone, altough the screen could be better

[sir50pence]

I'm so stupid I misread it, Anyway how about the Samsung X450 or the Sony Ericsson X200.
Or if your prepared to increase your budget by a bit I would safely say the Motorola V500/525 will last you a long while.

[3ple4]

Thanks guys for the recommendations. But I think some of you misread my post again *looks at sir50pence*. I wrote, "affordable b/w and colored FLIP PHONE".

I thought it was only me who noticed that Samsung phones are too expensive. Then it's apparently true that they're overpriced. Even the b/w phones, I think, are overpriced.

I saw on the internet the S500 like what you recommended, wha'ts the price range of that model? Is it colored or b/w?

I can't buy Sharp or Motorola coz they're non-existent here. Maybe Motorola there are one or two shops that sell the brand but Sharp, haven't seen a single mobile phone here. Though I've read numberous good reviews about Sharp and even if I bought it from overseas, aftersales service would be a problem

Nokia 1100?!?! The phonebook has only for 50 contacts!!!
:o But it has built-in flashlight, he he he! :(

[bart]

here the S500 cost 350euro (way to expencive)
its got a 65k internal screen and outside a b/w screen.
its got NO MMS which is pretty dumb for that price.

what about a Z200 or Z600?

[3ple4]

What the #@%*????? :confused:

That expensive but no MMS?

So Samsung is like Siemens... they don't give you everything, eh? Well at least, Siemens is cheaper.

[bart]

jep. abit dumb don't you think. all that money for a phone without MMS :)
so if you want MMS have a look at the Z600 :)

[3ple4]

Nah, I have the T630 already and it's pretty much the same as the Z600 except the former is much better coz of the TFT screen.

I also want to try out other brands and flip phones especially. Coz I don't know what's all the hype with flip phone coz other countries seem to have a preference on flip phones than those bar-shaped phones, or whatever you call it. Flip phones here not very popular.

[bart]

then wait for the next Z600 :)