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Samsung Alias * |
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| | Score: 45%
When: April 2008
Worth: $80
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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| We open up Verizon Wireless' new dual-hinge phone, the carrier's update to the SCH-U740. Can it compete with all the new consumer QWERTY phones? |
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| Form factor |
Clamshell |
| Size |
3.84 by 2.04 by 0.63 inches |
| Weight |
3.56 ounces |
| Screen |
2.3 inches, 176x220 pixels, 262K colors
Touch: No |
| OS & Platform |
Proprietary |
| Voice network |
CDMA 800/1900 MHz |
| Data network |
2.4 EV-DO |
| TTY, HAC |
TTY support/M4 |
| Talk time |
Measured: 4 hours
Claimed: 3 hours |
| Voice dialing |
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| Visual voicemail |
- |
| Messaging clients |
AIM, MSN, Yahoo! |
| Exchange support |
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| Keypad |
Full QWERTY |
| Camera |
1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
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| Web browser |
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| GPS | VZ Navigator | | Memory |
< 128MB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (2GB) | | Bluetooth |
2.0 | | Wi-Fi |
No | | USB |
Yes | | 3.5mm jack |
No | | UMA |
No |
| UPnP |
No |
| Scoreboard: |
Samsung Alias |
| Design | 3/5 |
| Display & Interface | 2/5 |
| Calling | 3.5/5 |
| Talk time | 4/5 |
| Messaging | 2.5/5 |
| Music | 2/5 |
| Video | 3/5 |
| Camera | 2/5 |
| Memory | 2/5 |
| Web browsing | 1/5 |
| Connectivity | 2.5/5 |
| Productivity | 1/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 3/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 2.5/5 |
| Accessories | 1/5 |
| Value | 2/5 |
| Total score | 45% |
| * Until a product has been officially released, all information contained here is subject to change. |
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