Samsung SCH-U740 Reviews

6 Apr 2007

Samsung SCH-U740 Review

After reviewing the LG enV, we had high hopes for the competing Samsung U740, since both devices offer a QWERTY keypad. Unfortunately, we came away from the U740 with a feeling that Samsung dropped the ball when designing this phone. The U740 shares none of the “high end” features found on the enV, and even the QWERTY keypad is difficult to use. The camera is only 1.3MP, the internal display is not QVGA, the stereo speakers are distorted at high volumes, and the keypad buttons are tiny and crammed together. The call reception ...

Average

6.4

out of 10

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11. WOW OMG

2 Aug 2008 by Katherine

100%10out of 10

I work for verizon wireless and i deal with phones all day. I have this phone and the only problem with the phone is that it shuts off sometimes after sending a text message. I know it needs a firmware update but dont have the time to go into the store. I know it has the voice activated text and also sends pix and video. So the person who posted the comment about it not having those features needs a replacement. I have had no real problems with this phone and the sound quality is amazing! I am going to be sad to switch on september when I get my upgrade. I am going to the voyager because of the touch screen and mobile tv. But this phone is worth the money by far!

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12. Well.....

24 Jul 2008 by MotorolaExpert

74%7.4out of 10

My mom used to have this phone, until she gave it to my aunt. this phone was ok in the time my mom had it, but it really wasnt the phone for me. the design was ok, features were good though, sound quality was awsome, while signal strength was mediocre. the value for your money was good though.

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13. Great phone

22 Jul 2008 by Brett

78%7.8out of 10

I've had this phone for a little over 7 months and I think it's great. It's small, sleek, and fun to play with. It's quite durable and lasts a long time. The only problem I had was with the charging port coming loose; this happened twice =(.

Other than that, I find it generally a good phone. The buttons are kinda small though, but you get used to it.

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14.

10 Jul 2008 by asdfjk;jl;

36%3.6out of 10

Well i have had this phone for about a year. Its a pretty good phone. Like the buttons look really small but you get use to it. The only think that i dont really like is the uh, picture size. And thats really about it. So all together its an alright phone

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15. Good Value for the Money

4 Jul 2008 by Comment

76%7.6out of 10

I purchased the U740 to take advantage for the Vcast package. After a month of using the phone I've noticed a few things.

Good:
Speaker phone, support 4 gig micro sd card (8 with software upate), able to read the pictures and cam corder without uploading them, usage of mapquest to find address is nice.

Bad:
No head phone jack unless you use the adapter, battery drains fast in low signal area's, viewing of a picture after it's been saved, no external camera button.

This is a very basic phone if you want to get on the internet on the go. Overall is a good phone that needs to have some improvement.

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16. ITS OK

30 Jun 2008 by Anonymous

64%6.4out of 10

I PURCHASED THIS PHONE A YEAR AGO AND HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT IF YOU OPEN THE SCEEN IN SIDE FLIP MODE TO FAR THE SCREEN WILL SHUT OFF AND CONSTANTLY REBOOTING IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH NO WARNING ITS VARY ANNOYING I WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS PHONE TO ANYONE

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17. A bang for your buck!

30 Jun 2008 by samantha

90%9out of 10

I have had this phone for a few months now. I love my phone. For the person that posted about the media player on the outside. If you hold down the hold button on the side of the phone while closed it locks it from being able to have the buttons selected. The voice to text is a nice feature as well as the keyboard. I am a verizon customer, and my signal isn't very good. I believe that is verizons fault not the phones. My phone was acting wonderfull until about a month ago. I need to take it in and have the software updated. again verizons fault with their programming not the phones fault. The only actual thing I hate about this phone is the small numeric keys. You def. cannot dial while not looking at the phone, without calling bankok or somewhere lol.

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18.

13 Jun 2008 by Avid cell phone junkie

84%8.4out of 10

I have had this phone for over 1 year and is still holding up nicely. I am hard on my phones and drop them often, the hinge is still intact and other then a few scratches the body has held together fine. Contrary to other opions posted this phone does have a camara, and vibrate mode. It is small and compact and fits nicely in the back pocket of my jeans, or in my purse.. Good job Samsung!

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19. About a year

12 Jun 2008 by jdawg

88%8.8out of 10

I have had my Alias for about a year, and I love it.

PROS:
*opens both ways, one is easier for txting and the other is easier for talking
*dropped it a trillion times and it never broke or anything.
*I never had to replace it at all.
*Quick access buttons make it easier to find what you need faster.
*Loud speaker & Ringtone.
*Got the upgrade because phone started acting all weird, well that fixed it, but the upgrade made my vibrate suck.
*when you take a picture, you can see it on the front window, so its easier to take a pic of yourself with friends or whatever.
*camera flash works good.
*small, but not too small.

CONS:
*I am not too crazy with the music play buttons on the front of the fone for the simple fact that sometimes you tap it by accident and it starts playing music.
*when u txt with the keyboard, the thick peice (the top if you open it the other way) gets in the way of your fingers, takes some time to get used to. I had a hard time when I first got my phone.
*they dont have it in hott pink.

overall.. this is a very good phone..
I have 3 friends who also have it and they all love it.

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20. sch-u740

8 Jun 2008 by Ian

86%8.6out of 10

I got this phone in February of '07 (i think it was actually the first week it came out) and i love it. Previously, i had an sch-a760, which was just a basic camera phone. I wanted to upgrade to a phone that had a QWERTY keyboard, and the only two options out there were this phone and the enV (not including smart phones). I absolutely love how the phone opens both ways and its reasonably small size. Because of the small size, i am able to text with one hand just like i would with my old phone. I've also loved how durable the phone is. I've dropped the phone many many times and it still works. It even spent 6 hours in a snow bank and nothing happened to it. The battery life is about 2.5 days, unless you are in an area where you struggle to find service. The camera is average. It has flash, but it doesn't really help. Only complaints i have: battery cover is extremely hard to get off, only holds 50 messages in the inbox, and the number buttons used to make calls are rather hard to find and read. I would definitely reccomend this phone to anyone. It has served me well.

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