this phone is portable, pretty elegant, generally easy and good to use however the infrared port functions very unlike other phones and makes direct downloading ringtones, games and pictures impossible. my previous siemens SL55 gave me this value adding options and i was shocked to find this wouldn't. honestly if the shop was willing to take it back i would have returned it in exchange for a siemens SL65. so samsung, work on the infrared and potential blue tooth facility.

Got both the E630 and E635. Basically, E630 is the one that works - ie. no picture mail crashing problem found on the e635, thus, it's a firmware problem. Have sent the E635 to Samsung USA for repairs, they do know about this problem, but as of 3/21/06, have no fix for it. Difference between the two? 1) Screen on the E635 is far, far brighter at Max vs. E630! By Far! Definitely 2x or so. 2) e630 allows for music ringtone downloads over wap. just visit any of the free ringtone download sites, and you can grab them for free. No go on the E635 that's locked to T-Mobile service. 3) Opera Mini and other Java apps run on the E630, not always on the E635. However, T-Mobile not only has in-phone restrictions for the E635, it also has network blocks as well, so you won't even get Google Local Mobile running right on the E630 if you just happen to be on the $4.99 wap plan and T-Mobile has blocked access to ports in your area. Thankfully, Opera Mini does run fine on the E630, so that's a plus. 4) menus and buttons are different - completely different layout, so be aware! switching between the two. 5) E630 has a matte keypad and black casing; E635 has a glossy keypad and black casing. Matte is better for the keypad, but I'd like glossy for everything else - don't suppose they'll ever make a mix. 6) Keypads are different in feel when depressed. E630 has a crisper feel, that allows for faster texting; E635 has less feedback, is more mushy, and is harder to text quickly (esp. on the glossy keys blind). 7) They left all of the wap/java/etc. IP/Proxy settings in the E630, took them out of the E635 =( (Bad T-Mobile, bad!) E630 camera has super-fine, fine, etc. settings for picture compression; took all of that out of the E635. 9) Accessories are fully compatible. 10) Have taken apart the E630, and it's a very simple phone to disassemble - probably will have to put the nice E635 screen on the E630 model I have once it's back from repairs (we'll see if they ever fix the picture mail crashing firmware bug in the E635). 11) Parts are next to impossible to get for E630 in the USA - Samsung USA only fixes E635s, and they don't handle anything else =( and they don't sell parts like a spare keypad or D-Pad for home user repairs. (bad samsung bad) 12) There are minor differences in apps and so forth throughout the phone - I'd say if you have the $, get the E630. Otherwise, you'll have to put up with the E635 for free and watch it crash on picture messages (and you won't be able to run most network java apps either). 13) Both phones are outclassed in features and functionality by other phones in the class and price range - eg. Motorola V330. Who would have thought that the V330 has a secure PIN keyboard lock feature you can activate at any time; but the Samsung doens't (only locks on startup, but what if you want to lock the phone powered on to prevent misuse if lost?!?). There are a LOT of dumb Samsung things that they either left out, or simply didn't implement as well as on other phones, so you'll be frustrated as a power user trying to get this phone to work the way it 'should' (and then discover that half of those can't be done). =( (eg. no T9 input when WAP/Internet'ing! how backwards is that!)

how much is it??

yes,yes,how much is it???