also known as Samsung SCH-U700, Samsung Muse, Samsung SCH-U706

Samsung Gleam

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Published:: 27 Sep 2007
Market Status:: Released
US carrier availability:: Verizon - Discontinued; Alltel - Discontinued as Samsung Muse
Links:: Samsung Gleam Official Page; Samsung Gleam Manual; Samsung Gleam Review
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Description:

The Samsung U700 Gleam is a glossy clamshell that is targeted as a stylish model but doesn't lack multimedia functionality. On the outside it has 2-megapixel camera, color external display and music dedicated keys while on the inside is the QVGA display. It will come with new flash themes that will personalise the interface to be more interesting than the standard red Verizon one.

User rating: Average; 6.5; out of 10; based on 25 reviews

Editor's rating: Good; 7; out of 10; How do we rate?

Samsung Gleam specifications

Network
- Type
  - CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz)
- Data
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    CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEV-DO rev.0
- 3G Capable
  - Yes
Size
- Dimensions
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    3.88 x 1.91 x 0.55 inches (98.5 x 48.5 x 14 mm) Size Compare
- Weight
  - 3.35 oz (95 g)
Battery
- Type
  - Li - Ion, 800 mAh
- Talk
  - 3.5 hours (210 mins) of Talk time
- Standby
  - 250 hours (10 days) of Stand-by time
Main Display
- Resolution
  - 240 x 320 pixels
- Type
  - 262 144 colors, TFT
Additional Display
- Resolution
  - 96 x 96 pixels
- Type
  - Color, TFT
- Colors
  - 65 536
Camera
- Resolution
  - 2.0 megapixels Resolution
- Video
  - Yes
- Features
  - Digital zoom
Multimedia
- Video Playback
  - Video player
- Music Player
  - MP3
Memory
- Memory Slot
  - microSD
Input
- Predictive Text Input
  - Yes
Connectivity
- Internet
  - WAP 2.0
- USB
  - Yes
- Bluetooth
  - 1.2, Stereo Bluetooth
- Connectors
  - HeadSet Jack (2.5mm)
Other Features
- PhoneBook
  - Caller groups supported, 500 -names capacity, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- PIM
  - Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, World Clock, Notepad, Converter
- Voice
  - Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
- BREW
  - Yes
- Email
  - Yes
- GPS
  - Yes
- FCC Approved
  - Yes

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best phone i have ever owned

28 Jul 2009 predator_7578

9.3 out of 10

it looks fantastic , is incredibly durable , battery lasts for 16 hours without a charge with normal use after 19 months , has been dropped , hit with 480volts at my work , and dropped on a 450 degree surface for over 10 minutes. the boulder isnt this durable. i have yet to see a phone that keeps a charge after this much use. why in gods name was it discontinued?

Pros

long battery life even after 18 months, looks great, more durable then the boulder, great camera, hidden memory card slot so less honest people wont be tempted to just take it, loud enough to hear rings.

Cons

accessories like the leather cover dont fit well, has average signal- have noticed some areas where people get great reception it gets moderate.

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Awesome Phone

16 Jul 2009 Anonymous

8 out of 10

Well, I've had this phone for a little over 7 months now. There is no problem like over heating and not sending text messages for me like there are for other people. This phone has a nice style and cool features to back it up. The only negatives are that it only comes with 6 dumb ringtones and that the buttons on the side of the phone don't tell the time on the screen when pressed. Call quality is good. No dropped calls at all. In other words...AWESOME PHONE!

Pros

Style
Cool features
Good call quality

Cons

Buttons don't tell time when pressed
6 dumb ringtones

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Terribly Phone

14 Mar 2009 Anonymous

5.3 out of 10

I'm on my 3rd gleam within the past year. When I first got it I loved it, it looked good and worked fine. About 3 weeks after having it I noticed that the reception was terrible. I missed almost ALL my phone calls (4/5). I tried updating it and everything. After about 3 months I returned my phone and they gave me a knew one, the same problem continued to happen. Than I started to notice that sometimes when I would try to set a picture as my background it would say that my memory was full (when it wasn't) and my background would turn black, the battery life started to suck and I would have to charge it almost every night (in my case, I text a lot so this probably caused the problem) don't buy if your a huge texter, also my phone would start to over heat when I plugged it in my charger and would randomly start beeping. I usually keep my phone on vibrate and when its in my back pocket, I never notice it. When I would save a picture as one of my contacts ID.. and say my phone died.. I would turn it back on and go through my contacts and it would have deleted the name (not the number) of the contact, so I would have to re-edit the name everytime I saved a picture to a contact ID. The camera on the phone is horrible (with no flash).

I'm now on my 3rd phone, and i'm finally up for my renewal. So lets just say I won't be dealing with this phone anymore.

Pros

Looks good
Camera usage on front of phone
Music touch screen buttons on front of phone
Lock on side of phone for music touch screen buttons

Cons

RECEPTION!!
Picture quality
Battery Life
Battery over-heating
Camera
Vibration isn't noticeable
Setting picture as background
Contacts photo ID

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