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also known as Samsung SCH-U700 , Samsung Muse , Samsung SCH-U706
Samsung Gleam ReviewsSamsung Gleam Reviews
22 Nov 2007
Samsung Gleam Review
The Samsung Gleam U700 is a fashionable flip phone, sporting a shiny black and gold exterior, and is targeted to consumers that are looking for a mid-range phone at a modest price. Even though it lacks the 2GB of internal memory that is featured on the Samsung Juke, we found that overall the Gleam is a much more capable device. Its biggest competition are the Motorola KRZR ...
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11. i like it
2 Mar 2008 by quietsamsung1266
80%8out of 10
i love this phone! verizon wireless's like best flip phone i have to say, since ive been with verizon since 2002. it's really a nice edition to Samsung Mobile. one other thing is- well yes- i do i have to remove the battery to get the sd card and rinse the inside memo tablet if it gets dusty. nothing too big- but irritating. overall, i would give this phone like a 8 or something. i truley like it.
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12.
28 Feb 2008 by Anonymous
96%9.6out of 10
I love this phone. The only problem that I have is that you have to remove the battery to get the sd card out. If that is the only problem that I could find then the phone must be pretty good. Everything about it is great. A wonderful value for the money.
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13. Can't Transfer Files
28 Feb 2008 by Anonymous
40%4out of 10
Unable to configure most of the stupid options.
Unable to move pictures off of the phone without paying a hefty fee.
Unable to add ringtones or sound easily without paying a hefty fee.
Lame.
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14. Battery behaves
29 Jan 2008 by Alex
80%8out of 10
1. Its battery is very wierd. The indicator might show a lot left, but the phone would die overnight.
2. To replace a memory card, you have to remove battery. Very inconvenient. It doesn't help that the Windows application to transfer stuff without removing the card is a lame iTunes wannabe and requires Administrator privileges to run.
I'm not that stupid to work with admin privileges, even less to give these to my kids (this is why I haven't got any nasty stuff on my computer). So the application is useless, and I don't like iTunes concept anyway; prefer old fashioned directory-based music collection.
3. It doesn't allow to connect through USB in a disk mode, to easily transfer files. You have to remove the SD card and put it into a reader. Again, the application is useless.
4. It doesn't allow to assign a MP3 file for ringtone. In Europe, pretty much any phone can do that. I guess American providers are just greedy and want the customers to use tones from their collection only. 3 dollars for some lame melody - that's a ripoff.
5. Speed dial 1 is permanently assigned to voice mail. Isn't that arrogant? I want to be able to reassign speed dials as I like; voice mail is not the first priority for me. For some people - maybe, but not for me.
6. MP3 player doesn't understand directories. If you copied a directory into an appropriate folder of your SD card, it won't pick files there. Lame.
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15. Mocha
15 Dec 2007 by Mark Zzese
80%8out of 10
I have had this phone for almost 2 months.
Bad:
1) Having to remove the battery to get to the micro SD card
2) Key pad makes it easy to type wrong number
3) Touch pad front will turn on MP3 player if you don't let the lighting display to time out
4) Only decent reception
5) Camera is only decent
Good:
1) Small/Thin
2) Looks cool
3) Good alternative to other thin Verizon offerings
4) Nice phone for people like me who only want a small pocket PHONE
5) Nice sounding MP3 player
6) Quality is there
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16. Just got mine last week
3 Dec 2007 by Sol Jung
82%8.2out of 10
I'll briefly give the main points
- nice deseign
- no lagging
- great sound quality
- poor battery life
- Mediocre signal
- average keypads
- 3 themes and they are not too bad.
Honestly, i think its a great phone for its worth.
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17. Where's the Hype?
30 Nov 2007 by Senor Phone Reviewer
84%8.4out of 10
This one boggles my mind folks. Samsung and Verizon put out these phones and push the s**t out of them from an advertisement standpoint, but this one they said, ehhhh it'll sell itself.
This phone has it all. I will repeat, this phone has it all.
First off lets hit the negatives.
1. The color (dont worry, theres more coming, purple from what i have seen). The gold is cool, and different, buuuuut...FINGERPRINTS!! It will drive you nuts if you like a clean phone.
2. Battery life. The battery is good, as long as you arent playing back videos or using online features or VZNavigator. From just calling and texting I managed to get a legit 48 hours from it. Using the other side, less then 12.
3. Whos bright idea was it to make it so you have to remove the battery to get to the memory card? Its annoying.
Ok now lets go with the good.
1. The reception on this one is incredible. I get signal everywhere.
2. The volume is very very loud, and the speaker is nice on playing MP3's. It does not crack and it holds up very well.
3. There are a ton of options for customizing the appearance. From the racing gimmick, to the "living wallpaper". (its kinda cool seeing your background get darker as it gets darker outside).
4. The camera is great. In lower light situations, not so good...but in good light...very impressive.
5. Thank you for ensuring that your T9 learns. From swears to nicknames, to slang, it will learn it after you type it 2-3 times. Good stuff.
6. Light and exceptionally durable. A friend of mine had this fall off of his cars roof at over 40mph and it was simply dented on the side in 2 spots.
All in all, if you want a good phone at a pretty good price that you will feel like you got your moneys worth, then this may be the fella for you.
I highly encourage anyone looking at mid to upper mid level devices to not overlook this gem
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18. Verizon Wireless Samsung Gleam
26 Nov 2007 by M. Shively
22%2.2out of 10
This phone is superficial and more hype than performance. The menu layout is poorly designed, and the keyboard's tactile set looks as if it is unfinished. The racecar theme is hard to turn off, and can only be replaced by two other equally stupid themes. Colors in the menu and calendar can not be customized, or at least customized from any option menu in the display settings. The phone is as light as a feather, but as equally as fragile. Phone reception was tinny and poorer than late model lg phones. Standard battery with verizon is 800 mAh, the same as other current phones but much less than even an lg vx5200. If you care more about appearance than performance, this phone is for you.
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19. Excellent Phone
9 Nov 2007 by Herdman
96%9.6out of 10
This phone is exceptional in all areas. Reception is a s good as phones with antennas. Only negative is battery strenght could be a bit better. Highly recommend!
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20. WOW!!!!!!
23 Oct 2007 by Daryl
100%10out of 10
The phone is nice it has every feature I want on a phone. Besides it looks like it's made out of gold and thats awesome. This is a phone someone gets when they get divorced just like me. YEAH!!!
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