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also known as Samsung SCH-U650
Samsung Sway ReviewsSamsung Sway Reviews
21.
13 May 2009 by katie butler
43.3%4.3out of 10
I've had this phone since Nov. 24, 2008 and its sleek and slim, but it has a delayed reaction and its really really slow. when i text a message and press send it sends like half the message then i have to cancel it and redo it. i would recommend not getting this phone. i've had trouble with mine where it just shuts off for no apparent reason and it'll freeze and i'll have to take the battery out and restart it. really would not recommend.
sleek slimreally slow
delayed reaction
turns off for no reason
freezes
falls out of your pocket alot
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22. Great phone
20 Apr 2009 by Anonymous
93.3%9.3out of 10
I've had this phone since November 2008 after my old and tired LG 4650, and I had no problems with the Sway what so ever. It is my first slider phone so I wasn't entirely sure of it's performance. But as time passed, I have gotten used to it, I also began to notice a few things about the phone that I became concerned with:
1. When the slide is closed, the top slider piece wiggles side to side and it's becoming annoying. This happens while the slide is slid up, but not as much.
2. On the right side of the phone, (the side where the camera button is) a little piece sticks out from the bottom of the top slider piece. It is visual when the phone is slid down.
3. When it comes time to shut off the Bluetooth, I get lucky when the phone doesn't freeze on me.
4. The camera takes a bit longer to capture when there is reduced light. I think this is normal though
All in all, this is a really great phone. The Sway is sturdy, I learned that the hard way after a total of being dropped 5 times. The screen does scratch easily, and so does the keypad.
Very sleek, great sliding action, very slim, and great features.Just the things listed above.
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23.
17 Apr 2009 by Anonymous
80%8out of 10
i have had the Sway for a little over a month. after having the phone for about 2 weeks with no damage what so ever, the screen randomly goes fuzzy. lines everywhere. my friends called it plaid. so when i finally got to the verizon store after a week or two more of the lines. she tells me i have old software. so she updates the software.
the lines are still there randomly. so she gives me a replacement refurbished phone. i would have gotten a brand new one had i gone the day before because it would have been within 30 days of buying the phone.
my replacement has better battery life. it doesnt lag when i txt. and the software is just a hair different than my old sway.
so my warning to you is if you see the lines go get it replaced immediately and you might be within your 30 day warrantee.
overall i love the phone. it does what i need it to do and the camera is pretty good. the sliding mechanism is sturdy and the phone doesnt have the cheap feel like others. i got mine off verizonwireless.com for $30. heck of a deal if you ask me :]
one last thing. it would be wise to purchase insurance for any screen malfunctions it may have. so your replacements will be free of charge.
big, high resolution screen
sturdy
excellent camera
nice interfacebattery life could be better
screen malfunction in some phones
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24.
12 Apr 2009 by Anonymous
60%6out of 10
The phone is sleek, slim, and the options are easy to use. The only problem I've had with the phone is with the screen. For some reason, its all lines and bars making the phone impossible to use. not sure how this occurred as the phone has never been dropped or damaged in any way. I've discovered that by pressing the camera button on the side, the screen goes back to normal. its a real annoyance. I would've gone to get a replacement phone, but my dread of having to deal with the nincompoops at Verizon outweighs the need for a new phone. I miss my old Nokia 6210, that thing was a tank that never failed.
design and featuresScreen has software problems. Goes fuzzy making it impossible to use.
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25.
12 Apr 2009 by Anonymous
66.7%6.7out of 10
the phone's great in use and style, works great, but the battery life is unbelievably short! I can’t make it through a full day without having to find an outlet to recharge it on… I even complained to the store about the battery life and they sent me a second one, hoping it was the actual battery causing the problem… nope! It was not the case, it’s just how the phone is…. The battery life is just super short.
slides great
looks greatBATTERY LIFE!!
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26. awesome phone
31 Mar 2009 by Anonymous
90%9out of 10
I have had this phone for about 2 months now. I think this phone is great, it is a little slow while you text and in some other features but idc about that, it does what i need it to do... call and text, if you are the person that really likes high tech, top of the line phones i wouldnt say this one is for you. It is really small and thats what i like the most about it. The battery that comes with the phone isn't to good but i have an extended battery now and love the phone more and more everyday.
If you really like this phone but can't stand the battery life i suggest an extended battery they are only 36$ on ebay, great investment.
Small
looks awesome
sliderstock battery
slow
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27. hate it
19 Mar 2009 by krista
26.7%2.7out of 10
i absoloutly hate this phone. it is a piece of crap. the battery life sucks, and mine will no longer charge. i have dropped it a few times, drops that would not effect any other phone. i hate this phone and cannot get another one for 2 years now. i like how small it is and that is about it. the textin is sooo slow. come on people. if your going to make a phone, why not use all of the technical advancments that we have available to us?? within a day of buying this phone i was already having problems with it. it is not durable at all. the battery lasts from the time i leave in the morning untill the time i get home if i am lucky. i have many friends who have said they were going to buy this phone and i did not recommend it at all. waste of money in my opinion. and i got mine for a deal even and only paid about 20$. i have wanted to throw this phone at a wall many times. guess im screwed now that it died and will not charge at all. the charger or inlet on the phone are not broken either. i think verizon has crappy phones and am considering switching carriers this summer. all of my phones from them have been junk no matter how nice they seem to be.
smallbattery life
charging
everything
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28. no longer swayed by the sway
13 Jan 2009 by joshua h
60%6out of 10
i posted a review earlier on how much i liked my new sway- but after just a few months i returned it for a dif model. the one reason i needed to return it was becasue of the battery life!! it couldnt hold a charge more than a day!!! it became a landline- so just be wary before you get one of this major pitfall
listed abovereally really terrible battery life!!
really really really bad battery life
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29.
12 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
80%8out of 10
I love this phone. It has a really good camera on it and i love the features. It's really thin and screen is perfect size. The battery is okay not great, but I am a constant texter so I can't fuss. The only problem is how slow it texts. I first thought it was the phone I had so I took it back and got another one, but the new one was doing it also. Overall I love this phone, but the texting is completely annoying!
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30. Battery life sucks
18 Dec 2008 by Brent Hart
50%5out of 10
Overall, as a phone, I like the Sway. It can be difficult to slide open because it's so slick and smooth, but that's not a problem. All I need is a reliable phone for emergencies, I don't text much, don't use the camera, don't get online, don't play music on it. Problem is the battery won't last more than a day or so. I fully charge it at 10am, by 1pm it's down to 2 bars. By the end of the day it has 1 bar and I'm afraid to use it because I figure it's going to die any minute. They claim 13 days of standby time...NOT. It's more like 13 hours. And if I happen to use it during the day it won't even last that long. You must recharge it every night. You are out of luck if you happen to forget. Even then it won't make it through the day. I went to exchange if for a different phone...ANY phone...and they couldn't (wouldn't?) because I had already sent in the rebate. Now I'm stuck with this thing for 2 more years. I cannot rely on it. This sucks. I will probably have to purchase a second battery and carry it with me. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.
Looks nice.
Sound quality is fine.
POOR BATTERY LIFE ruins this phone
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