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Home / Cell phones / Consumer QWERTY phones Samsung Alias is the U740 with a different identity By Philip Berne, 3 April 2008 GALLERY » Video review Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge We check out Verizon Wireless' new Samsung Alias. Is it really just the U740 with a different coat of paint? Samsung Alias Video »   Specs »  Gallery » The Samsung Alias is really a minor update to the SCH-U740. In fact, the biggest change might just be the name. The phone gets a new paint job, now in a grey-silver exterior. The keys are painted better, so they are a bit easier to read. There might be another millimeter's worth of room around the keyboard. Otherwise, it's mostly unchanged. Like we said, the name might really be the biggest improvement on this consumer QWERTY phone. Release: April 2008. Price: $130. Pros: Easier to read keybaord. More professional paint job. Cons: Still not our favorite QWERTY messaging phone. We would have liked a real update, especially to the interface. Nill SLIGHT Moderate Palpable Extreme Best Consumer QWERTY phones Name Score Price Carrier C RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Verizon Wireless) 73% $200 Verizon Wireless RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Sprint) 70% $200 Sprint LG Voyager 70% $300 Verizon Wireless RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) 67% $150 T-Mobile T-Mobile Shadow 65% $150 T-Mobile Palm Centro 64% $100 Sprint Palm Centro (AT&T) 64% $100 AT&T LG enV2 58% $130 Verizon Wireless Samsung Blast 56% $100 T-Mobile Samsung SCH-u740 54% $100 Verizon Wireless Click here to see full and advanced chart »     RECOMMENDED Samsung Glyde vs. Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager   HTC adds Diamond to its Touch line   Hot new touchscreen phones TOP STORIES Top 10 smartphones of the week   Top 10 multimedia cell phones of the week   New QWERTY phones in stores this week 5 cool phones that are available now   New 5-megapixel camera phones that are coming soon   Wi-Fi phones that are coming soon CELL PHONE RESOURCE CENTER Search & Compare   Expert guides   Ask the Editors Cell phones coming in May   Best-rated cell phones   TV: 10 best cell phones » Manual comparison Select up to 4 cell phones side-by-side » By release Q4 2007, Q1 2008, Q2 2008, Q3 2008 » Top 15 by carrier AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Helio » Top 15 by brand Apple, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson » Top 15 by platform Palm OS, Symbian S60, Symbian UIQ, Windows Mobile » Top 15 by cell phone type Business smartphones, Multimedia smartphones Consumer QWERTY phones, Multimedia phones » By usage type Mainstream, Calling, TV streaming, More... NOW IN CONSUMER QWERTY PHONES LG enV2 consumer QWERTY phone video review   LG enV2 consumer QWERTY phone review   LG enV2 comes to Verizon Wireless tomorrow   Review: RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) messaging phone   Video: Samsung Alias looks flashier in silver Samsung Alias is the U740 with a different identity Video: LG enV2 improves the small QWERTY clamshell design LG enV2 improves the small QWERTY clamshell design Top 5 SureType cell phones Video: Palm Centro (AT&T) consumer QWERTY phone NOW IN PHONES Top 10 smartphones of the week   Top 10 multimedia cell phones of the week   Samsung Access multimedia phone video review   Samsung Access multimedia phone review   New QWERTY phones in stores this week 5 cool phones that are available now Samsung Glyde multimedia phone review Samsung Glyde multimedia phone video review Next 25 stories MUST READ CELL PHONES» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated LAPTOPS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAMERAS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated PORTABLE MEDIA» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated INTERNET TABLETS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAR TECH HDTVs CAMCORDERS

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