Samsung Smooth hitting Verizon Wireless stores, slated to launch April 1st
A couple of our VZW ninjas sent along the contents of a memo setting an April 1st release date for the upcoming Samsung Smooth U-350, successor to the current U-340. This entry-level handset will feature a 128×160 65K color TFT display, 1xRTT support, VGA camera, Bluetooth, GPS and support for a suite of VZW-centric services like Chaperone, VZ Navigator, Mobile Email and Mobile Web. The phone is reportedly arriving in some stores now so if you really want this blue-gray clam shell, you may be able to sweet talk your way into getting one early. In terms of pricing you’re looking at either $30 with a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate, though we’re told it may end up being $50 after rebate through some channels. Hit the jump for a full rundown of the specifications and few more close-ups of this little handset that could.
Thanks, VZWNinja and anonymous!
Description
The new Samsung Smooth appeals to tweens, teens and parents alike. It looks cool on the outside and has a lot to offer on the inside. With a full list of messaging options including TXT, Picture Messaging, Mobile Web Mail, you can easily keep up with your social scene. Snap a few pics of your busy life with the VGA camera, send them to friends and fire up your Bluetooth headset to have a laugh. Suddenly life seems a little smoother.
Features
BT Profiles: Headset, HF, SP, OP for vCard & vCalendar, Phonebook Access
Bilingual Interface: English/Espanol
Bluetooth (see BT Profiles for details)
Brightness Adjustment
CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only
Camera – VGA
Chaperone Parent/Child capable
Color Effects: Normal, Black & White, Antique, Negative, Green, Aqua
Device Software Update: Download software upgrades Over-The-Air
Digital Zoom: up to 10 steps, depending on resolution adjustment
Directional Microphone
Embedded Ringtones, Vibrating Alerts & Silent
GPS Enabled / E911
Hearing Aid Compatibility:M4/T4
Media Center: Download Games, Ringtones, & More
Mobile Email, Mobile Web Mail and Chat Capable
Mobile Web
OTA Capable
Personal Organizer: Calendar with Scheduler, Note Pad
Phonebook with up to 1000 entries
Preview Mode
Resolution Adjustment: 640×480, 320×240, 160×120
Self Timer: Off, 5 or 10 seconds
Shutter Sound Selection
Speakerphone
TTY compatible
Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging
Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, StopWatch
VZNavigator
Voice Commands
Voicemail
White Balance: Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent
Specifications
Mode: All Digital Talk Time: Up To 300 Minutes
Color: N/A Standby Time: Up To 336 Hours
Size: 3.78H x 1.87W x 0.76D Screen Size: 1.9″
Weight: 3.35oz.
Screen Resolution: 128 x 160, 65K color TFT
Number of Contacts: 1000
Current Software Version:
Included With Handset
Quick Reference Guide
Standard Lithium Ion Battery
User Manual
Wall Charger
LAUNCH DATE- APR 1, 2009
I HAVE TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS ONE…..WHATEVER!!!!!!
It looks like they took an 8350 and slapped Samsung branding all over it.
Ummm…yay¿
Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Romulus United States
S’ok for a basic little phone with no frills. Not everyone needs a smartphone after all.
Seriously, what is the point in making an entire post about a flip phone that no one will care about?
This must be the ugly side of phone.. Cause all the smooth is gah-ross!
Didn’t AT&T already sel this phone as the A437? They look the exact same.
Just because Engadget and Gizmodo do it, is it -really- necessary to provide coverage just for coverage-sake when it comes to ‘news’ like this? Don’t tell me that BGR is going down the road commonly traveled …
Phone looks real smooth… *cough*
how is this different than every phone produced between 2001 and 2004?
And i’m supposed to care about this because…… ? lol I agree with backbeat.
P.S. you guys love the word ninja. I can just imagine a bunch of you guys at your office typing up news in ninja suits lol.
I smell a buy one get four FREE. Really, it looks a free kids phone for a family plan…
Bryan S – Much agreed.
And to those who mentioned Ninja suits, I can totally confirm, at least one BGR writer totally is Ninjaesque and swings his kitana (no phone pun intended).
Wow. Ninjas really dug deep to get us this scintillating news.
That’s a fuckin A437 on roids.
I don’t see why everyone is making such a big deal about this phone.. Nobody said you had to buy it… This phone will be perfect for the older person that dosn’t know how to use a phone very well, or a kid who is getting there first phone, or at someone that can’t afford expensive phones. So chill out..
Haha, I never thought this phone would be getting so many bad reviews. I personally bought it because it was only 19.98 at Wal-Mart, so I figured it would be a great phone for backup. Plus it has Camera and Bluetooth. Currently another bad looking phone (Samsung SCH-u340) is selling for the same exact price at Wal-Mart and doesn’t even include bluetooth. I agree, this phone may not be the most fashionable phone, or have so many features that your drowning in it. Pretty much Samsung got it right this time, if you want a cheap phone that has basic features such as Camera, Web and bluetooth, than this is the phone for you.
so this is my first phone; i got it because it’s a low price with basic but decent features and easy texting, really. i have seen nothing about the phone that is so horrible (at least so far). it’s small and manageable.
and you dont pay 200 for it, just to drop it in a lake later…=)
Phone may not have the good looks but phone with a camera and internet is pretty good.