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First images of the Alias2 for Verizon

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Published on: 25 March, 2009 by PhoneArena Team

When the Alias U740 came out two years ago, we were intrigued by the design, but the function left a lot to be desired. There's been rumors that the Samsung U750 would be a replacement, and today we learned this to be a fact. The new device will simply be called the Alias2 and has a similar dual-hinge design, but there have been some changes. Most noticeably the keypad has dynamic-keys (such as E-Ink) that will show numbers if the phone is flipped open in portrait mode, or QWERTY letters if opened in landscape mode. This is the first time we've seen this technology used on a Verizon phone, and we'll be looking for it at CTIA!

Samsung Alias2 Preliminary Specifications

Thanks to woshi at HowardForums for the heads-up!

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lovexlucy @ 25 March, 2009 05:10:53 PM

thats kinda cool... i guess
i hope it comes out soon!

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souleater93 @ 25 March, 2009 05:12:57 PM

i think its more confusing than the first and the side key to turn the device on and off is that for the front or the whole phone because it will get hit in a pocket and turn the phone on and off. they should re design this new alias its ugly i personally would buy the old one

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WKlingbeil @ 25 March, 2009 05:54:26 PM

Agreed, this isn't exactly a beautiful phone. The Alias1 wasn't incredible either, but it was better than this. I personally can't wait for the EnV3 or the Chocolate 4... Whenever they come out

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souleater93 @ 25 March, 2009 06:01:21 PM

yea the enV2 was a bad design but the chocolate 3 was annoying and had horrible software 3/4 i had would reset the phone and two of those would not re activate

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Fanboys Suck @ 26 March, 2009 04:23:00 PM

I'd rather wait for the Chocolate VII... or enV9... How many damn version are they gonna have?

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techie123 @ 25 March, 2009 09:03:31 PM

I like this idea. Make it a "smart phone" (i.e. WinMo 6.5 or greater) with a touch screen on the flip up and its a real winner!

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bng @ 25 March, 2009 09:52:06 PM

this look like a pretty good idea good job verizon....verizon seems to be coming out with some good phones for 2009 lest see if the motorola phones that r rumored actually come out for verizon if they do that's gonna pretty awesome and well also the voyager 2 lol

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The Godfather @ 26 March, 2009 10:12:46 AM

bb storm ftw

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Jyakotu @ 26 March, 2009 10:37:52 AM

Hm, it's an interesting design. Let's hope it improves.

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VZW Employee @ 26 March, 2009 10:56:34 AM

the original alias was a cool concept when it came out. hopefully they improve on it and add some cool featues some of the other samsungs have. i especially like the cool feature on some of the newer samsungs where you can use the camera and take a picture of a business card and add it to your contact list on your phone.

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omarc_2008 @ 26 March, 2009 01:56:17 PM

umm i guess it lookz alright

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brikz4real @ 26 March, 2009 02:12:46 PM

There are two things I would love to see "improved" on this version: Better battery life and a working "Flip Delay" feature.

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