Samsung Glyde Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 2 x 0.7 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001XCWNJA
• Item model number: SCHU940DBV
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,719 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A powerful and sleek multimedia and messaging phone, the Samsung Glyde for Verizon boasts a robust feature-set, an innovative and colorful touchscreen, and full QWERTY keyboard. The 2.8-inch advanced touchscreen offers a tactile response as you tap onscreen buttons, and the slide-out QWERTY makes it easy to stay in contact via text and instant messaging. The new and improved Glyde has been enhanced with improved touchscreen performance, one-touch messaging access, a favorite contacts categories, and accelerator feature for Contacts and Pictures & Video.

It's compatible with Verizon's V Cast Music Service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via Verizon's fast EV-DO data network. You'll also stay on course thanks to the VZ Navigator GPS turn-by-turn direction service. Other features include a 2.0-megapixel camera, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 8 GB), Bluetooth connectivity for both communication headsets and stereo headphones, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time.

The 2.8-inch display doubles as a stateâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"art interactive touch pad for more userâ€"friendly navigation.

Verizon Service Options
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon Wireless multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.

In addition to the V Cast Music service, this phone is also compatible with the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music with Rhapsody, which enables you to access this exclusive digital music service for RealNetworks and for MTV Networks. V CAST Music with Rhapsody delivers unlimited monthly access to music on up to three Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers. In addition, customers who purchase music over-the-air are able to download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access the Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And the Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you'll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

Getting on the Internet is easy using the Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 package, which allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. The Verizon Wireless Media Center wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Media Center service.

With one quick slide, enjoy a large QWERTY keyboard to text or IM friends with lightening speed.

Verizon's Wireless Sync always-on email service (subscription required), you can stay connected and get the job done while away from the office--without a delay and in a secure environment. Email is delivered to your device in real time across the National Enhanced Services Rate & Coverage Area, and you get the ability to forward large attachments via email as well as access both your personal and corporate emails on one device. Wireless Sync offers strong security with AES encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard) technology so that unauthorized parties cannot access or alter application data transmitted over wireless networks.

Phone Features
The combination touchscreen, slider keyboard design of the Samsung Glyde provides a variety of ways of interacting with the phone's features. The large touch-enabled LCD measures 2.8 inches vertically and has a 240 x 440-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors. The front of the chassis has a single button (much like another, often talked about touchscreen phone), and the phone offers most of its controls via the touchscreen--which provides adjustable haptic vibrating feedback, so you know when you've pressed a button.

The front of the Glyde's face slides open from the left side of the phone and it's easy to open and close with just one hand. When the keyboard is opened, the display automatically changes to landscape orientation. The keyboard offers no dedicated numbers, so you'll do your dialing via the numeric keypad that appears on the or touchscreen.

The Glyde can store up to 500 contacts, with each entry able to store five phone numbers, two email addresses, notes, and a picture ID. It's compatible with saving contacts to groups and pairing contacts with a ringtone (polyphonic or real music ringer). The phone has a 45 MB internal memory, which is expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 8 GB in size). It also provides speaker-independent voice activated commands, including dial, menu readout, text message readout, and call announcement.

A speakerphone means you can easily talk hands-free, while Bluetooth (version 1.2) allows you to use your favorite wireless headset. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. It also includes profiles for printing images directly to printers, dial-up networking, and sending vCard and vCalendar items to other phones.

The 2-megapixel camera has six resolution modes for still photos (from 1600 x 1200 for printing to 176 x 144 pixels for sending via MMS). It features a 9x digital zoom, an integrated flash, self-timer, multi-shot mode, and customizable settings for brightness and white balance. The camera can also capture video with sound and it offers two resolution settings (320 x 240 and 176 x 144 pixels). You can shoot for up to 30 seconds for sending or as long as you have space on your optional memory card.

You can easily add new music to your collection while on the go from Verizon's V Cast Music service and listen to them on the integrated digital audio player, which offers compatibility with MP3, WMA, AAC/AAC+ file formats. You can sync your tunes from your PC (Windows Media Player 11 or higher), as well as create and manage playlists right on the phone. The enV2 can also play video clips from Verizon's V Cast Video service, and ti's compatible with WMV, MP4, 3GP, and 3G2 formats.

The Glyde weighs 4.2 ounces.

The Glyde has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging, too, with support for sending and receiving text, picture, and video messages as well as mobile instant messaging (IM). There's also a complete e-mail client on the device for POP- and IMAP-based accounts. And of course, the QWERTY keyboard makes it a snap to type your messages. The Glyde ships with a number of handy tools, including a calendar and a voice memo application. An alarm clock and calculator are also included. The Glyde supports V Cast 3-D games, as well as other 2-D-based games, which are available from Verizon's Get It Now service. You can also customize the phone's wallpapers and screen savers to give your phone a look that suits your style.

Other features include:

• Bluetooth version 1.2 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BIP (for sending images to another device), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PBA (transfer contacts)
• Music Player for WMA, MP3, unprotected aac and aac+ formats
• Full HTML browser
• Instant messaging via AIM, MSN, and Yahoo!
• Personal organizer with calendar, calculator, notepad, currency converter, alarm clock, world time and stop watch
• TTY compatible
• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Glyde weighs 4.2 ounces and measures 4.09 x 1.98 x 0.71 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 210 minutes (3.5 hours) of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone, July 7, 2009

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mario wilmath "RedCrescentOrganizer" (Birmingham) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung a777 Phone, Orange (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

This a really nice phone. I got the green one. You can get it in all sorts of colors. The best thing is that the keyboard slides out, so you don't have to worry about calling someone on accident. The features are great. MP3s and games are all available. The phone charges fast and is really light. Great quality at a great price.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works well, but ..., August 23, 2009

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Koolove (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung A777 Phone, Green (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I purchased this phone for my wife, and it works well as a telephone. It is supposed to be an MP3 player and have other computer like functionality, but I have been unable to get it to work with the computer. The Samsung help line said that it was the cable that I purchased from AT&T. Samsung helper provided a part number that is no longer listed on their website, so I searched the web. The after market cable I ordered still does not work. Samsung has not replied to any of my inquiries. If I had to do it again, I would not purchase another Samsung cell phone.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible experience, March 8, 2010

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Elizabeth Armenta "professional corporate wri... (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung A777 Phone, Green (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I went through 3 of these phones, all defective. It has the most software issues of any phone I've ever used. Messages popping up that wouldn't go away, not saving sound settings, randomly saving things to the SIM card, not saving info to the SIM card that should be saved, not READING the SIM card period. Texting is slow, the phone can't keep up with you and often skips letters or has glitches. It also does not have a very usable workflow to send messages. I can't save the notification settings, so I miss messages (no matter what you do, and even if you test it with their test feature, the sound settings won't change to a louder level). The only positives for this phone is that call quality seems very good, and it seems like a sturdy phone. That is why I gave it two stars instead of one.

All in all, this has been a terrible experience. My brother has a similar model and is on his third phone. I would not recommend this brand or their line of slider phones. Perhaps their other phones are better but who knows. I will never buy another Samsung.