More details on Samsung's U700, U900 for Verizon

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 4th 2007 at 10:56AM

phoneArena's scored some more details on the U700 and U900 flips from Samsung that had previously been mentioned as contributors to Verizon's rumored lineup for the remainder of the year, and at least one of the two looks from the outset like a high-end winner. First up, the U700 Gleam offers pretty much everything you'd expect from a midrange Samsung circa 2007: 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display, microSD expansion, yada yada -- plus an updated Flash-based UI. We can allegedly expect this puppy in the next month or two. Later on in the year comes the U900, heir apparent to the A990, likely making it Verizon's new king of the Samsung hill. This one rocks out with a 3 megapixel autofocus cam, stereo speakers, touch sensitive external controls, and a rotating display (it seems to us like the twist top makes this puppy perfect for VCAST TV, but there's no indication that it'll be available here) in your choice of red or black.

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: clamshell, flip, gleam, samsung, sch-u700, sch-u900, twist, u700, u900, verizon, verizon wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw

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jamma @ Sep 4th 2007 11:26AM

why the hell do samsung/ verizon use the u700 name, when there's already a u700 (in europe at least) that's completely different? are they trying to confuse us on purpose????

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Zach @ Sep 4th 2007 12:07PM

... cause Verizon isnt in Europe.

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Verizon customer @ Sep 4th 2007 12:20PM

That phone looks like it would break in an instant.
...and major girl repellent too.

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thudson @ Sep 4th 2007 5:43PM

Samsung uses extensive quality testing procedures to ensure quality of all cellphones, and sure, it would break if you were to step on it or drop it from a high distance, but the swivel wouldn't make it any more susceptible to breaking.

There is actually another cellphone out with a dual hinge similar feature, the U740 that is very durable while being a horizontal and vertical clam.

-- Travis Hudson, MWW Group on behalf of Samsung

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