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6.9 out of 10

Samsung SGH-A837 Rugby

First seen: 16 september 2008

Information found in: from 9 sources in 2 countries.

Great Deal: $0.01

  • User Score (119)
    8.2 8.2 from 119 reviewers
  • Expert Score (7)
    7.5 7.5 from 7 reviewers
  • Design (4)
    7.2 7.2 from 4 reviewers
  • Features (77)
    7.5 7.5 from 77 reviewers
  • Ease of use (74)
    7.6 7.6 from 74 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    6.4 6.4 from 4 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • very nice internal display, the displays are excellent, battery life is super, does sound pretty good, although not bose quality
  • i like larger, texting is really bad, not usb compatable, no flashlight, audio quality poor

With the new SAMSUNG Rugby™, technology finally gets tough. This heavy-duty work phone makes it easy to get the job done right – with Push-to-Talk technology, a large external speaker, 3G high-speed data access, Multiple Messaging and more. It’s all protected by a rugged design that’s highly durable and damage resistant. When the going gets tough, the Samsung Rugby™ keeps you connected and protected.

  • push-to-talk - You don’t have time for dialing, ringing and waitin…

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  • Reviews of Samsung SGH-A837 Rugby

  1. Samsung Rugby SGH-a837 Reviewed

    Reviewer: Testfreaks blog
    25 September 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Design 9
    9.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    So the Rugby isn’t the greatest phone for taking pictures or videos, but that’s not really the point of this phone is it? It’s made to be a tough phone for those with an active lifestyle and/or a job that requires you to get down and dirty. This it seems it will handle very well, though since this was a loaner phone I really couldn’t put it to the test, had I been given this phone to review and keep I would have been bouncing it off the walls, letting my kids... Read more

  2. Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 - burgundy (AT&T)

    Reviewer: CNET
    30 September 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Design 8
    8.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Performance 7
    7.0
     

    The bottom line: 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. Read more

  3. Samsung SGH a837 Cell Phone Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    4 weeks ago

    Clamshell, 128 MB, 2 inch, GPS, 5 Hours Talk Time Read more

  1. this phone is pretty solid.

    Reviewer: evan, HandCellPhone
    14 October 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    this phone is pretty solid. at&t service is great with it. ive dropped it pretty hard, and it appears there was no damage other then a scratch, so the ruged design works. I wish the vibration was a little stronger in a phone this big though. im happy with my purchase. Read more

  2. so far so good

    Reviewer: redman25634, Phone Scoop
    16 August 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    i live in south western wv mot the best sig coverage area to live in its done very good so far i still drop calls but few and far between it is a good sturdy phone i have had a v3 -v3xx by motorolia also em330 nokia 2600 this phone has impressed me more than any one so far it the same phone as the tundra for the most as a matter of fact motorolia copyed this hard shelltypr of phone to bring us ths the tundra and the rugby is cheaper Read more

  3. "Good and simple, reliable phone w/ nice set of features"

    Reviewer: CNET
    30 November 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    I am actually just trying to respond to something that the author of the CNET review mentioned about the display in the front screen. He noted that it was unfortunately impossible to get the front display to light up for more than the five seconds that you got when you intially closed the phone. Well now that is not true. I played around with it a little bit and I found that if you hold either the PTT or one of the Volume buttons for 2.5 seconds, the display lights up... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Anonymous Reviewer, Wireless AT&T
    16 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
    Features 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
     

    "I absolutely lovethe product, waterproof to a point, very easy to use, virtually indestructable, onlt problem is you can turn of the puch to talk function, as you have to pay an additional fee, the hands free speaker is incredible, very good speaker, best phone I have ever owned!" Read more

  5. As close to a Nextel iDen phone as you can get on at&t

    Reviewer: feed.us.shopping.com
    10 March 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I sold my iphone because the whole touch screen was'nt really up my alley. I opted to go for a tradi Read more

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