Samsung SCH-U440 Cleo User Reviews

Dani_H posted on 2 days ago, 11:34

Excellent 9

Great little phone!

Dani_H has owned it for more then one year before publishing this review

One of the best cell phones I've had. I have owned this phone for a few years and it finally, after almost 3 1/2 years bit the big one the other day. This phone is super-durable (it has survived a tanning-oil bath, a dog using it as a chew toy, 3 young children beating it up, being dropped dozens of times on pavement, being thrown several times accross great distances in my howe {i have a bit of a temper when it comes to talking to my siblings and parents on the phone}, a dip in the kitchen sink, bathroom sink, hot humid weather, sprinklers, freezing temperatures, and every for of abuse in between). The display is nice and big for a phone of this type. The Querty keyboard is great and extremely functional and easy to use. The sound is nice and loud. Unlike many phones, you can receive songs in picture messages and save them to use as ringtones. Includes a micro SD card slot. Has a lot of internal memory. Music Player. The camera is alright...it's only 1.3 megapixels, so it's a little frustrating at times, but it all in all does a pretty decent job for a feature phone. I would buy another one of these in a heartbeat! Highly recommended!!!!!!!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 4/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 7/10

UI speed 7/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• sturdy

Cons

Jenn posted on 23 Jul 2011, 19:54

Terrible 2

I HATE THIS PHONE

Jenn has owned it for more then one year before publishing this review

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. I had to pay full price for this phone in April 2009 because I was not far enough along in my contract and my old phone had broken. Within 10 days it started acting up: shutting itself off and on, txt messages not going thorough, calls not going through, phone would call number but when the person picked up there was no sound they couldn't hear me I couldn't hear them, a days worth of messages coming in at midnight, etc. I contacted my local Bell Mobility dealer (who sold me the phone) and they would not replace it, only send it out for a software upgrade. So after being sent off for a week for an "upgrade" it came back and within 2 weeks (14 days!) started acting up again. CALLED Bell Mobility and was told it wasn't a problem with their service it was a problem with the phone and the only thing they could do was send it off for another "upgrade". They DID NOT tell me about the 1 year manufacturer warranty through Samsung, they REFUSED to replace the phone with a new one, they did not offer to send it to Samsung for me to have them fix it under warranty. THEY DID NOTHING. Was told by the local dealer (Park Road Square Location in Timmins ON)that they only thing they can and will do for me was continue to send it out for "upgrades", even though he personally told me they have had many complaints about this model. Bell and Samsung should be ashamed to sell such a piece of crap!!!

Build quality 1/10
Biggest piece of crap ever. There is some kind of software issue that noone wants to take responsibility for or fix!

Reception 1/10
Not bad when you can get it. Sometime it just drops all service even when you are in an area with excellent service. Turning the phone off and on will usually restore your signal.

Call quality 1/10
The phone will place call, according to the screen but there is no ring tone. When the call goes through there is no sound on either end (caller or reciever of call) so you waste your minutes trying to place a call over and over again

Internet 1/10

Multimedia 1/10

Camera 1/10
It has a camaera? you can't take pictures inside or outside really. They are really poor quality!

UI speed 1/10

Everyday usage 1/10

Text input 1/10

Display 6/10
The only thing nice about this phone is the screen!

Battery 5/10
Battery isn't too bad I can usually go 2 days before having to recharge.

Pros

• NONE

Cons

• PIECE OF CRAP

hellooo posted on 17 Sep 2010, 21:50

Average 6

good phone.

the font is a good size. i have a wonderful battery life. the pictures are pretty good for a cell phone. you can change the resolution.no video. that sucks. but you can save ringtones you dont have to buy them.i have good service.pretty good phone.hard to text in class.... lol

Pros

• you can change your shortcuts
• the front screen shows the date and time
• you can take pictures with the front screen
• not too small not too big

Cons

• eventually a couple buttons will start to wear out but they still work u just have to push them harder

Elise J posted on 28 Dec 2009, 00:56

Terrible 1.3

Don't Do it

I got this phone not too long ago and was extremely disappointed.  Not only was the reception terrible, but the claimed 1.3 MP camera seemed more to me like a 0.03 MP.  And when you try to make the picture your background, it becomes completely distorted.  The keys are way to small, but the size of the overall phone is ok, I guess.  The choice of colors isn't great, and the font is too small to read.  Plus, the battery life completely sucks.

Lynsie Michel posted on 09 Oct 2009, 14:17

Poor 2.7

Unhappy :[

in my opion this phone sucked totally i only had it for 2 months and i went threw 4 of them they are horrible the technology is not in this century and its a total down grade i beleive they should take it off the market and it has horrible signal i suggest the banter.

Pros

• cute
• small
• diffrent

Cons

• acts dumb
• program glitches
• slow running
• freezes up with too many texts
• horrible battery life

HappyCamper posted on 07 Jul 2009, 13:13

Excellent 9.7

I really like this phone. Once you figure out whats what on it then its real simple to operate. The only downside I'd say would be the ring volume. It doesnt ring very loudly. Other than that I highly recommend this phone

Pros

• cute
• small
• easy to operate

Cons

• ring volume

Vicki Harper posted on 18 Jun 2009, 12:51

Good 6.7

Samsung SCH-U440

I've had this phone for a day now.  I live in one state and work in another, and I've not had a problem with reception yet.  The keys are a little hard to figure out, but it doesn't take long til your texting fast and easy.  The camera button on the outside is a plus for me.  You can take pictures with the flip closed.  Take pictures of yourself without using a mirror, because it shows you on the screen!  The big inside screen and nice clear text is another plus.  Accessories are hard to find right now, I'm looking for that snap in holster.  Good job Samsung.  I've always been a Motorola fan, but have changed alliances.
 

Pros

• Nice screen inside, easy to read
• Camera button on side
• Size makes it fit in pocket easily
• Blue tooth info share is nice
• Love the Tip Calulator
• Shortcut keys on keyboard

Cons

• Only comes in pink or charcoal
• Keyboard is frustrating

Christina W posted on 16 Jun 2009, 20:59

Excellent 9

I love this phone!!!

I wanted a QWERTY keyboard on a phone so I looked at sliders and I wasn't sure how well they'd stand up to my everyday life.  I carry my phone in my pocket so fip phones have always been what I'd get. This phone is the best of both worlds.  I love that I can listen to my music through the speaker or headphones.  I don't use the camera much so I don't need anything fancy.

Pros

• QWERTY keyboard with flip phone stability. MP3 player with ability to listen through the speaker or though headphones. Not any bigger than a compact.

Cons

• Finding the number buttons to dial. The camera button on outer edge.

Chio posted on 04 Jun 2009, 09:02

Excellent 10

I NEED ONE

please if somebody can tellme if can get someone by internet, IM from DR i a really like this mobil please somebody helpme with this my email roxxy01@gmail.com
thanks

Pros

• please if somebody can tellme if can get someone by internet, IM from DR i a really like this mobil please somebody helpme with this my email roxxy01@gmail.com

Cons

NicoleGraham posted on 03 Jun 2009, 14:47

Excellent 10

the cleo

i love my pink cleo. it seems to work just fine for me messaging is easy and so are making phone calls. its small and compact so its fits just about anywhere. i love it!

SurgRn posted on 03 Jun 2009, 11:15

Average 5

Copying?

I thikn its funny how some people choose to believe that Verizon has copied a phone from Sprint. Get a Clue! These phones are made by the manufacturer for different carriers, i.e 3g or CDMA, this is not the workings of any particular carrier this is the workings of the manufacturer. They choose not to have the same name but pretty much are the same inside except for the fact that it may be CDMA (Sprint and Verizon) or 3g (AT&T, T-Mobile) etc.

acire posted on 06 May 2009, 13:01

Terrible 1

cleo sucks

got a pink cleo for christams and it has never worked good!!!! cant send pic messages...cant go on internet...it freezes up constantly....no one seems to be able to figure it out....very frustarating ....my brother got the LG rumor for xmas and  has had no problems at all!! wish i hadnt fallen for the pink color as that is all i have a pink phone.....never works right....dont ever buy this phone it is just not worth it.

Pros

Cons

• phone freezes up all the time and wont send pictures...alot of headaches and no one to help...pushed from person to person and still stuck with phone that wont work.

kevray posted on 06 May 2009, 12:57

Terrible 1

dont purchase cleo

purchased cleos for gifts at xmas and have been really disappointed...phones freeze up alot, wont send pic messages...phones wont go on internet even tho paying for unlimited internet usage..alot of pop up messages like insufficient memory...not supported ect....technical support has been called numerous times and they tried to put different codes in and it owkred for like ten minutes and freezes again....samsung is not help ei ther...they just pass the buck and try to get rid of u until your warranty expires. dont wast e your money on these phones they are just a pretty package full of problems.

Pros

Cons

• phone freezes up..wont support pic messages and wont go online..many many problems...no one to help..samsung useless ...

Beccanurse posted on 06 May 2009, 12:52

Terrible 1

cleo does not work properly...waste of money

Hi I purchased 4 pink cleos as xmas gifts and i have had nothing b ut problems and my service provider bell tells me they have had alot of complaints regarding pic messaging wont work...not internet compatible..phone freeezes up alot and have to take battery out to restart...alot of messages pop up like insufficient memory...phone does not support.....ect it has been one problem after another and bell cant help...they sent me to samsung wehre a rude customer service rep told me i would have to send the phones in for repair at least 3 times before they would consider replacing it or anything...and they only have a one year warrantly so by the t ime they stretch out all the repair time...ur warranty will be gone and u are left witha little pink piece of crap that is useless.....dont waste your money...it will only bring u frusration!!!!! trust me all 4 kids have been very disappointed.

Pros

Cons

• phone freezes up alot...wont go on internet...wont send pic messages..numerous problems.

djou posted on 04 Feb 2009, 10:23

Average 5

pc studio don't work with micro software Bell

Verify if the program pc studio 3 works with the microsoftware of your supplier
with bell ; samsung pc stusio do not work and and bell washes himself hand
samsung haven't a response.

Pc studio it's for phone editor, pc manager...
back up..
i don't have this....

Pros

• design

Cons

• back up
• pc studio 3 don't work with bell canada

Richmond Guy posted on 01 Jan 2009, 20:35

Good 7.3

Verizon isnt copying anything

Samsung sent this phone to Verizon and Sprint at the same time. Verizon has a rather long testing process that phones go through before they will sell them. Therefore Sprint launches phones in some cases several months before verizon only because they dont have a long testing process.
Besides why does it matter who cares. Go look at Alltell they have almost the same phone lineup as Verizon. People will choose a carrier for their own reasons. If Sprint continues to loose customers it wont be because other carriers copy their phones but because if a customer calls Sprint customer care not only do they speak to someone in another country after being on hold way too long but if they call customer care too often then they are at risk for sprint terminating their service.
It doesnt matter if this phone is a copy or not customers have spoken Verizons customer turnover rate as reported is the lowest in the industry and Sprints as reported is the highest.

Devane posted on 30 Dec 2008, 15:58

Poor 3.3

WHY DOES VERIZON ALWAYS COPY STUFF FROM SPRINT?

If anyone has not notices, this phone resembles the style of the LG Lotus, and this phone is clearly jocking the form factor. Verizon is copying a lot of phones from sprint lately and it's starting to bug me. They already have the voyager/env style so why don't they make a new phone from those form factors?
 
The LG Lotus is better than this anyways. They even copied the floral design!

Pros

• None that i know of

Cons

• Copies LG Lotus