Samsung D900 review from Australia

Reliable phone so far. However, the phone has annoying habit of indicating a "full battery" and then going flat shortly after.

I bought this phone on the strength of some really, positive magazine reviews. T3 (Australia) ranked it ahead of other phones in a comparison review. One of the computer mags also gave it a "best buy" status.

There is no denying that this is a sexy and multi-talented phone with a few "wow" features.

The exterior is of a super slim, slide variety and looks fantastic in piano black.

The screen is one of the most delicious I have seen, and contains a fantastic screensaver that changes depending on the time of day. As I live in Australia, the screensaver contains an image of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. During the day, birds fly accross the blue sky. At dusk, the sky dims and the lights come on. You can even see flying comets in the sky.

Another "wow" feature is when entering telephone numbers, a pen "writes" each number as they are typed.

The camera packs a huge 3 megapixels, in built flash AND even an autofocus sensor. The lens and sesensor are protected by the sliding mechanism (far better than having them on the back of the camera). Photos look fantastic, although some of the shots I have taken are out of focus despite the auto focus sensor.

The fact that the "camera" button on the side does not automatically take a photo is a little annoying. Depressing it simply brings up a "photo" menu and you then have to select an additional menu before you can take a photo!

Menus are otherwise very slick, and though it takes a little time to get used to, works reasonably well. Except the fact that pushing the centre button launches the browser. This is often pushed unintentionally and results in an increased bill! I often launch the browser by accident when I really wanted to see my contact list.

Putting the camera into vibrate, silent mode is a much easier process than my previous phone. Simply hold down the # key and it changes from active to silent, vibrate alert mode.

Overall, I have been very pleased with the phone and would RECOMMEND it highly. However, I am VERY ANNOYED at the fact that the battery seems to drain very quickly with little warning. I have been caught out a few times now when the battery indicated a "full charge" in the morning, but it quickly drained during the day (even with minimal calls). I don't know if this is a fault, or because of the slim battery. However, I would definately NOT recommend this phone to anyone who works in an "emergency" type job for this reason (unless my phone was not typical of others).