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Samsung Alias (SCH-u740)

Design: Clamshell • Carrier: Verizon • OS Supported: Proprietary • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 4:46 • Price When Reviewed: $130
Samsung SCH-u740 (Front)
Samsung SCH-u740 (Front)
79.6 Good
Last updated
February 06, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Eric Dahl
Pros
  • Comfortable QWERTY keyboard
  • Innovative dual-hinge design
Cons
  • Unimpressive battery life
  • Web browser can be hard to use
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $130 (3/27/2008)
  • Performance:Poor: 57
  • Features:Good: 78
  • Design:Very Good: 85
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $130

Inexpensive: $130

Performance Poor: 57

Poor: 57
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 4:46 
Battery Life Word Score Poor 

Features Good: 78

Good: 78
General
Dimensions (inches) 2.0 by .6 by 3.8 
Weight (oz.) 3.6 
Design Clamshell 
Antenna Internal 
Carrier Verizon 
GPS Yes 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor ARM 
Processor Speed 147 
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 3.5 hours 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 8.3 days 
Display
Number of Displays Two 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2.2 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 176 by 220 
Maximum Text Display (lines) 12 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
CDMA 850 Yes 
CDMA 1900 Yes 
EvDO Yes 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
EMS Yes 
MMS Yes 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 
USB1 Yes 
USB2 Yes 
Expansion Card Support
MicroSD Yes 
Input Method/Devices
Keyboard Yes 
Dedicated Controls
Music Playback Yes 
Volume Control Yes 
Camera Shutter Yes 
Operating system
OS Supported Proprietary 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
Other Wireless Sync (Verizon VCast) 
Digital Audio Support
AAC Yes 
AAC Plus Yes 
WMA Yes 
MP3 Yes 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs microphone 
Audio Outputs 2.5mm headset adapter 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash Yes 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video Yes 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware Headset, travel charger, headset adapter 
Included Software Voice Commands; VCast Music player; VCast Video player; Wireless Sync; Mobile IM; WAP 2.0 brower; Openwave 6.2.3 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 14 
Saturday Support (hours) 9 
Sunday Support (hours) 9 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
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