Samsung SCH-U340 Reviews

1. No major problems, numerous inconveniences. Bad for texting.

4 Oct 2008 by J

56.7%5.7out of 10

Pretty standard phone now-a-days. No bells or whistles except a low-end camera. Should certainly be free with a plan/contract. Too many annoyances though. I have the option to return it for another phone and I'm going to do that. If you text more than you talk, this is not the phone you want. Liked my old Nokia 6019i better.

I would suggest it for an older person who just needs a reliable phone that can hold a few photos of the grandkids.

I will probably return it for a LG UX300 (free, better for texting) or a Motorola W385 (not free).

*My pros are outnumbered by my cons here but notice the important things are under pros.*

 

Cons cont.

-Sounds/ringtones suck. There's no normal, average cell phone ringtone. Ditto for alarm. You can't turn off, or even turn down, the shutter sound on the camera. How am I supposed to secretly take upskirt pictures with a big loud shutter noise?? jk
-Internal antenna. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I miss the external (extending) antennas. Even if they have improved the radiation (or whatever) coming from phones, I'd still like it farther away from my brain.
-Sort of weak vibrate. Might not hear it vibrating on a table, etc. Also it will only both ring and vibrate if the ring volume is maxed.
-No games. Really? They can't even put that Snake game on here?? If I'm on a train or something, it'd be nice to have a little something to kill time.
-No snooze feature for alarm clock. You press a button, it's off.

Pros

-Feels pretty durable. Some of the cheaper flip phones feel like they shatter if you close them too hard. This feels like it would survive a drop.
-FREE. Worth every penny.
-No complaints about signal/reception.
-Looks nice IMO.
-2.5mm headset jack. Will work with many inexpensive headsets.

Cons

Stuff I wish was on one the reviews I read.
-BAD FOR TEXTING. There's no real quick way to get to the "new text message" and no quick way to enter a contact's number. More frustrating is the same key delay time. Like if want to type "hi" you press 4,4...4,4,4. The time you have to wait for the cursor to move over (...) is too long. Doesn't sound like much describing it, but trust me, its annoying. Plus, the # being the space key stinks unless you text left-handed.

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2. Do not get this phone!

6 Aug 2008 by Sasha

34%3.4out of 10

WheneverI touched a butten on this phone it froze up on me.I couldnt use it half the time because it always said searching for CSV or somthing like that.It can only hold 50 texts come on samsung you can do better than that!

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3. sweet phone

23 Jul 2008 by cookie

100%10out of 10

This is a great phone for people who do not want all that extra stuff. This phone has a VGA camera that holds 56 pictures and does not have video. It does have a quiet speakerphone but hey it has a speakerphone doesnt that count for something. It has a calendar, calculator, alarm clock, world clock, notepad, and voice commands. A cool thing is its In Case Of Emergency thing it has on this phone it is very reliable also with E911. The reception is just wonderful and it always has 4 bars. I agree it has a short battery life if used too much in one day but this phone actually lasts 5 days without use. With use its 2 days. The color is nice and this is best with Verizon. It doesnt have Bluetooth, video, memory card slot, flash, downloadable ringtones or games, it doesnt have preloaded games and etc. But this is an efficient phone and I recommend it and get this phone and take my advice even though you do not know me. Or I would ask you to get a phone you would want having all of that EXTRA STUFF.

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4. Inadequate

6 Jul 2008 by Shay

62%6.2out of 10

I have a family plan with 4 of the SCH-U340's. All four of us have had problems with the phones, and none of us would recommend this phone to anyone. While the design and sound quality are good, and the signal is fair, in every other aspect this phone is a poor model.
My first complaint is that I find many situations where someone has called me and my phone does not register the call at all (no ring, no missed call, nothing). There have even been situations where I have been sitting next to the person calling me, both of our phones show perfectly clear reception, yet my phone does not register the call.
My second complaint is with texting. it will often times take my phone twenty minutes to an hour to send or receive a simple text.
This phone is very poor in quality, and I would advise against it.

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5.

26 Jun 2008 by Anonymous

74%7.4out of 10

Even though it is a nice looking phone. This thing is horrible. After having the battery replaced and a new phone, I still have problems with it holding a charge and getting very hot while it is charging. I barely use it during the day, but every night there is only one battery bar left and it needs charged. Here is the kicker, now if I don't remove the battery for a few seconds before charging, it will not recognize that I have plugged in the charger. But other than that, it is just fine. Oh year, It usually takes a few months for these problems to start -- just long enought for your phone to be out of warrenty

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6. i hate this phone.

26 Apr 2008 by allie

58%5.8out of 10

i got this phone when i dropped my razr and i have hated it ever since. the fonts are way too big and the ringtones are awful. there is no bluetooth and i hate that. the memory is poor and the inbox holds only 50 messages. it also freezes up when you are recieving a text message and i hate that. i also agree with what everyone else has said about the horrible battery life. i have several friends with this phone and none of them seem to like it. only buy this phone if you aren't planning on using it often.

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7. OMG!!!! WHY!!!!

10 Jan 2008 by Joe

56%5.6out of 10

Well I have had the phone for a little less than a month now. I got it for christmas. well one day I went to turn it on and all of a sudden it would just shut off by itself. Well I don't know about you but that doesn't sound good. Well I would not recommend this cell phone to anyone. but on the other hand my girlfriend has the exact phone and she has had hers for quite a while and hers is doing just fine.

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8. The coolest phone ever

26 Nov 2007 by Kayla

88%8.8out of 10

I love it takes great pics and all of that stuff! I had a problem at first and it kept bugging me but i got it fixed no charge thats how cool it is! I do agree with some other peoples opinion that it does get scratched easy and all but other wise it the coolest phone ever!!!!!

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9. Horrible

19 Nov 2007 by Tyler

38%3.8out of 10

I have this phone and I think it's horrbile. It's so slow, the pictures stink, horrible battery life, scratches so easily, the speaker phone stinks, can only hold 50 inbox messages, no bluetooth, my overall oppinion is don't buy it. I'm counting down the days till my contract is up.

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10. Great Phone

17 Nov 2007 by Ava

90%9out of 10

I have this phone and it works perfectly fine. It does not support Get it Now, but nobody really needs it. It has text and picture messaging, a vga camera (does not take videos), it only holds 50 pictures, and great ringtones (melody 2 is best :) ). it may not be the best phone but it is pretty basic.

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