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Verizon's F700 Variant Could Actually Be the Samsung SCH-U940

Last week we mentioned a rumor that a variant of the Samsung F700 could make its way on the Verizon network sometime in the near future. Today, another rumor from Phone Arena has determined that the variant is actually the Samsung SCH-U940, and it is set to make its official debut sometime in the next few months. Details are scarce but word on the street is that the U940 will feature a 440x240 pixel touch screen, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and a 2 MP camera downgrade from the 3MP version found on the F700. Again, keep in mind that no official announcement has been made. [Phone Arena]

7:00 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Sean Fallon
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Wegmans at 08:01 PM on 10/31/07
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Hey for Verizon, that's not too bad. At least there isnt a number pad on the front as WELL as QWERTY keyboard... Still pretty shite if you ask me. We need a Gphone or something good. When my contract expires in 7 months, i may have to give up on Verizon..
Ryan.Reed at 08:17 PM on 10/31/07
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To be honest, I'm happy they could be cutting back on the camera for this version. I don't really care about a camera on my phone and if it brings the price down, I'm all for it. Only a few things I wish they'd do with this phone

1.) Make it quad band (one can hope)
2.) Add WiFi (doubt it'll happen but one can hope)

Would be nice.
RemmingtonShowdown at 08:54 PM on 10/31/07
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I agree that WiFi would be sa-weet but on Verizon's network you can achieve some pretty damn fast speeds and will have more access too. I live in Chicago so WiFi would be killer but for the majority of the U.S. WiFi isn't as common...

Hell, I just want to actually see this come to fruition so I'll stop my whining...
The Chad at 09:50 PM on 10/31/07
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wasn't this announced right about the same time as the iphone? Why is it taking so much longer to be released? I remember debating over whether to get the iphone or this last winter.
bigMoneyMIKE at 10:11 PM on 10/31/07
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@Ryan.Reed: Dude, how on Earth would there be a "quad band" CDMA phone? The most you could have ever hope for would be TRI-MODE, DUAL BAND, as 850Mhz CDMA is broadcast on the same AMPS frequency.
Sqube at 11:06 PM on 10/31/07
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It's awesome how they... downgraded... the camera?

Wait, what? You almost had me for a second with that one, Verizon. That's a typo... isn't it?
xxdesmus at 12:01 AM on 11/01/07
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No wifi, no deal. period.
saych at 12:15 AM on 11/01/07
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yes, their own variant, which translates to crappy as hell OS stuffed in version.
rimplestultskin at 05:17 PM on 11/01/07
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@saych: that's the way verizon does it. haha

but if samsung is gonna make this phone in a CDMA flavor, i'd really love to see it hit sprint with the adobe-designed UI. i'd be more than greatful for the 2MP camera because i've decided that 800x600 is fucking enough on a phone, multi-magapixel camera phones are overkill. what i think is more important is a speakerphone that sounds clear on both ends, a good music player, and being able to multitask. (sending an IM or a text, or even looking at the fucking clock, without stopping the music and exiting media player. something i hate my phone for because it doesnt have that.)

and @bigMoneyMIKE: EV-DO enabled phone's cant do analog. i'm not sure why, but look at sprint's power vision lineup and i dont think a single one will handle an analog AMPS signal. so dual-mode would be the way. especially if it included both EV-DO/Rev.A and HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS, but my dreams rarely become reality.
xxdesmus at 09:00 PM on 11/01/07
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Wait...this doesn't even have Win Mobile? Really? That's retarded!
Sqube at 11:37 PM on 11/02/07
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@xxdesmus: It's not a smartphone. It's a high-featured phone. Why should it have WinMo if it's not playing at being a PDA?