Comments on: Samsung Sway Hands-On

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:17 +0000

I have this phone and I can just slide it from the side of the top sliding part no problem

By: Ada,

Ada, — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:18:01 +0000

This phone is a piece of crap. The battery life sucks, and after a month or so the screen will stop working. Don’t bother with this one!

By: edd

edd — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:35:04 +0000

Update from Edd,

The phone got a firmware and tower list (Preferred Roaming List) update from Verizon. After 3 days, the battery is still good and the phone appears fixed. I don’t know whether it was these fixes or if it had to do with Verizon removing and recharging the battery. (One method the blogs talk about to cure the battery problem is to remove the battery for 10 seconds before or after charging. It appears to correctly reset something in the phone that allows a full battery charge or reduction in idle current).

By: Edd

Edd — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:31:53 +0000

My recommendation is not to buy the Sway Phone due to its very real and widely reported battery problem. It usually won’t last the day, even with little or no use, such as a few two-minute calls and no texting.

So far the Verizon store has been adamant about not replacing the phone under the one-year warranty. Its been a very aggravating experience dealing with them even though the phone clearly does not meet its performance specifications for use time and standby time. The problem is that their in-store test has to show that the phone is bad. It passes the in-store test. They have no long term “real-use” test that would surface the problem we are experiencing. They have to follow their processes, however, at some point the manager is authorized to use his discretion and replace the phone to keep a happy customer. This hasn’t happened. I’m not sure it will happen. We continue to test. Note that the only problem talked about here is the battery problem. If the battery is OK, the phone will connect. Even though this is an attractive phone and has some good features, if it won’t turn on and have reliable standby and talk time, the phone is worthless. My best advice is to avoid these problems from the start. Do your research and select a different phone. I wish I did.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:12:28 +0000

I have the sway and experience sucky battery life. The reason why your phone’s battery life sucks is because the screen turns on in your pocket from the buttons being constantly pushed on the face of the phone.

By: L

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:19:48 +0000

I have replaced this phone already through Verizon for the battery life problem. I rarely use the phone and am always in a strong signal area. The battery has yet to last >24hrs. What happened to the 12-13 days in this review??? http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Samsung-Sway.htm. If I have to recharge this phone ever night, what is the point? Does anyone know if you can switch out the phone without having to pay Verizon’s rediuculous $35 restocking fee???? I am well within my 30 days so far.

By: alexandra

alexandra — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:12:15 +0000

i got the sway recently, have had it for a little over a week.
i love this phone, my battery life is great! the key is to actually let the phone battery run down there’s no need to charge it every night.
there are a few key problems though.
I text faster than the phone, I’ll be words ahead of the phone and it gets confusing and frustrating. There is no way to unlock the front keypad. you have to repeatedly press the “OK” key or slide the phone open every time. the slider feature is a little hard to use but i have a case for my phone which helped out a bunch.
if your not looking for a phone to break your budget and your not needing all those useless features, the sway is perfect! i love the phone and have no regrets getting it.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:04:08 +0000

I have the samsung sway and take it off the charger when i get up in the morning. by lunch time in school it has dropped one bar off of the battery. by the time i get home it is half gone. thats even with no phone calls made or recieved. by ten at night it is beeping at me that it needs to be charged. i hate this phone and you really should not get it unless you plan on replacing it soon thereafter

By: Gray

Gray — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:27:41 +0000

first of all, battery life is BAD. only lasts a day even if you don’t use much.
keypad delay is true. but once you get used to it, not really a problem.
if your hand is dry, it’s hard to open.

but phone is great, good sound quality, nice looking.
and it’s cheap.

i would recommend this phone to “phone” users but not a good one for people who text a lot and if you talk a lot on the phone, you definitely need to buy extended battery.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:16:30 +0000

i just cant wait till i get this phone! i get it in a week from saterday!