Samsung Armani (P520)

usability, performance, camera, portability, design

62% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

0% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Stylish design ; Thin and compact shell ; 2.6-inch touchscreen control with haptic feedback ; Fashionable extras supplied

Text composition implementation poor ; No 3G or Wi-Fi ; No regular headphone socket for upgrading ; Camera performance could be better

A slick and elegant design will be more than enough for the crowds who are drawn in by the Giorgio Armani name, but the dodgy interface will deter other possible users.

Ultra-stylish, slimline and compact, well made handset

Erratic touch sensitivity, slow memory card processing and no 3G or Wi-Fi

Fashion phones are all about style and the Armani phone has that in spades.

The luxury Armani phone flaunts supermodel looks but produces a glamour model performance

The Samsung Armani achieves what it set out to do, a simply glorious looking handset

Relying on GPRS and EDGE connections to surf the net requires a degree of patience

B esides the functionality, mobile phones are often all about style. And that is why Samsung and Giorgio Armani decided to join forces once again. This time resulting in the Samsung B7620 Armani 2 smartphone. In addition to its remarkable design and...

The Samsung Armani achieves what it set out to do, a simply glorious looking handset.

Relying on GPRS and EDGE connections to surf the net requires a degree of patience.

In terms of fashion phones, the Samsung Armani is up there with the best. Feature wise, overlooking the lack of 3G, it manages to cram in a decent array into its tiny frame. The touchscreen, while competent, is still not in the same league as some...

Stylish design, Thin, compact aluminium and stainless steel shell, 2.6-inch touchscreen control with haptic feedback, Fashionable extras supplied

No 3G or Wi-Fi, No regular headphone socket for upgrading, Camera performance could be better, Text composition implementation poor

A slick and elegant design will be more than enough for those drawn in by the Giorgio Armani name, but the dodgy interface will deter others

The Samsung Armani achieves what it set out to do, a simply glorious looking handset

Relying on GPRS and EDGE connections to surf the net requires a degree of patience

In terms of fashion phones, the Samsung Armani is up there with the best. Overlooking the lack of 3G, it manages to cram in a decent array of features into its tiny frame. The touch-screen, is still not in the same league as the iPhone though.

Meanwhile, Samsung's faith in the Card Phone design hasn't grown weaker the company is into a number of products of this type as of today. So the third model in the range is the Samsung P520, but while its predecessors did not know what the word...