Samsung Genio Touch review
A cheap touchscreen phone that does the basics well
Our Score
Last reviewed: 2009-10-26October 26th 2009
Mobile phones Review
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Samsung Genio on Contract
Model, Tariff & Offer Mins & Texts Handset cost Contract length Monthly cost Available from 
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
O2 Smartphone 500MB
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
500MB internet usage
FREE
24 months
£37.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 36.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£36.00
Samsung Genio
Orange 26.00
400 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
Orange 26.00
500 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
O2 Standard
100 free minutes
500 free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£21.00
Samsung Genio
O2 Smartphone Unlimited
100 free minutes
500 free texts
1GB internet usage
FREE
24 months
£25.50
Samsung Genio
O2 Smartphone 100MB
200 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
100MB internet usage
FREE
24 months
£24.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
300 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
O2 Smartphone 500MB
200 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
500MB internet usage
FREE
24 months
£27.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
900 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
O2 Smartphone 500MB
100 free minutes
500 free texts
500MB internet usage
FREE
24 months
£21.50
Samsung Genio
O2 21.00
200 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£21.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 31.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
24 months
£31.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
100 free minutes
500 free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 26.00
300 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
O2 26.00
200 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£26.00
Samsung Genio
Orange 36.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£36.00
Samsung Genio
Vodafone 36.00
600 free minutes
Unlimited free texts
No internet data allowance
FREE
18 months
£36.00
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Samsung Genio - SIM Free
Model, Tariff & Offer Handset Cost Available from 
Samsung Genio
Handset only
£59.99
Samsung Genio
Handset only
£94.00
Best Deal
- >Tariff/offer: Vodafone 26.00, £100 Tesco Gift Card
- >Mins/text: 600 mins, Unlimited texts
- >Handset cost: FREE
- >Contract length: 24 months
- >Network: Vodafone
- >Monthly cost: £26.00
- >Offered by: Tesco Shop
Product Summary
Genio
For
Cheap and cheerful
>Interesting widget features
>Good battery life
>Responsive touchscreen
Against
Feels cheap
>Fuzzy screen
>No 3G, Wi-Fi, or GPS
>Limited PC synchronisation
>Dodgy 2MP camera
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