Samsung A837 Rugby

202 reviews

Apr, 2024

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durability (31)
usability (25)
price (9)
design (7)
battery (7)

Negative
sound (6)
reception (4)
size (1)
portability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 202 reviews of Samsung A837 Rugby. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers really like the screen and design. The price and usability are also appreciated, whereas the size and portability get critical comments. The reliability and battery get mixed opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Samsung A837 Rugby is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Samsung A837 Rugby

alaTest has collected and analyzed 154 user reviews of Samsung A837 Rugby from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. People really like the design and battery. The price and usability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the GPS navigation and size, while comments are divided on the reliability.

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81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Kent German (cnet.com)

Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 review: Samsung Rugby SGH-A837

Samsung Rugby SGH-A837

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 has a durable, easy-to-use design with an excellent feature set that includes 3G support, push-to-talk, and GPS. Photo quality is excellent.

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's call quality was a bit uneven and streaming-video quality was disappointing. Also, it uses a proprietary headset jack and it lacks voice dialing.

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's could use a few improvements, but it remains a solid choice for a rugged, straight-forward phone with a loaded feature set.

Sep, 2008

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Expert review by : Kent German (cnet.com.au)

Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 review: Samsung Rugby SGH-A837

Samsung Rugby SGH-A837

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 has a durable, easy-to-use design with an excellent feature set that includes 3G support, push-to-talk, and GPS. Photo quality is excellent.

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's call quality was a bit uneven and streaming-video quality was disappointing. Also, it uses a proprietary headset jack and it lacks voice dialing.

The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's could use a few improvements, but it remains a solid choice for a rugged, straight-forward phone with a loaded feature set.

Sep, 2008

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Samsung Rugby III

The Samsung Rugby 111 is a flip phone with an internal and external display, alpha-numeric keypad with large keys, and a battery rated for up to 9 hours of talk time. It features push-to- talk for walkie-talkie-esque capabilities, a speakerphone,...

Good speakerphone, Long battery life

Poor call quality, Questionable durability (unable to survive independent water test)

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Joel Evans (geek.com)

Samsung SGH-a837 Rugby torture test

AT&T's Samsung SGH-a837 Rugby claims to have been tested again Military Standard MI-SID-810F to withstand vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, dust, and extreme temperatures. That's all well and good but the folks at MobileBurn.com wanted to see...

Oct, 2008

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Problems since I got it; not worth price even if free"

They say it is durable

Takes very poor pictures; sim card went bad; battery went bad. Got this phone for work, and it has been a constant irritation. It never did have good battery life, even before battery died. Had phone 7 months, and have made 4 trips to AT&T so far.

Apr, 2012

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Problems since I got it; not worth price even if free

They say it is durable

Apr, 2012

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Why have durable if it doesn't work"

I asked for the most durable phone in the store when I bought this phone, I got what I asked for but was not prepared for the down side. The phone loses connection, and even after the signal comes back, it will not regain connection. My local store has...

Durable enough for my harsh work environment

Loses signal and will not regain till power is cycled, sometimes several off/on's required

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (viewpoints.com)

Sturdy Phone But Has Flaws! ”

The Rugby A837 Cell Phone is used in my office for communication with van drivers. We recently switched companies and purchased fourteen of these cell phones. We transport senior citizens to doctor appointments and need to stay in contact with our...

Feb, 2011

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If you have kids or dogs, look into this phone ”

Find this phone, it's fascinating beyond reason! Once you find how sexy this phone is, realize the battery life is amazing and extremely long lasting. The materials made for this phone is quite durable and and make it extremely light to hold. However,...

Jan, 2011

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This Rugby A837 is the best!!!!!!! ”

this phone was great! i have had absolutely no problems and it charged in only 2 hours! full battery...yeah. that great. the charger is about two hundred centimeters long and i was able to get it all the way acrossed my room!!! The charger even came...

Jan, 2011

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