Samsung S7220 Ultra b / S7220 UltraCLASSIC; Lucido

If you're looking for a well-featured, low-cost, SIM-free handset, add the GPS-enabled Samsung Lucido S7220 to your shortlist.

Sometimes you want a phone that's just a phone, and sometimes, you want a phone that looks like it's just a phone, but with some downright bizarre hidden features. There's no touchscreen, a limited…

Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking the candybar handset is dead. But in fact it is alive and kicking, and even blingy old Samsung takes a pot-shot at it from time to time. The Lucido ...

Sharp looks and decent kit, Samsung S7220 Ultra b is one of those handsets that would rather do the job than do the talk. Not so long ago, the S7220 Ultra b could've been basking in the Soul kind of hype...

Samsung has put out two midrange phones on the market this year, both aiming at customers looking for a stylish appearance at an affordable price. These are the Ultra B and the Ultra S, and we are about to review the first one. Being a direct successor...

So what is actually going on under the Lucido's smart but subdued exterior? One immediately obvious feature is the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash on the back. The camera features face and smile detection and also comes with "anti-blur...

But in fact, the Ultra b is a lot more interesting than it first looks. This is a 3.5G phone with a 5 megapixel camera and GPS that comes in at a very lightweight 88 grams and should retail for only around €240 SIM-free.

I bought this phone as a replacement for my damaged Sony Ericsson K800, and although it is quite similar in design and function, some of the Samsungs logic is different enough to give me grief especially when texting. I'm sure I'll get used to it eve...

This phone looks pretty good, its fairly slim and the number buttons are bigger than on my previous phones. There are a few things I don't like about it though, all my contact info got really messed up when previously I used a Sony Ericsson. You ...