Customer Reviews

Samsung U620 Phone (Verizon Wireless, Phone Only, No Service)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I just got this phone from Verizon on Friday (three days ago) and I am thrilled. I was upgrading from an LG6100 flip and things have sure changed in the last 2 years! I was torn between the u620 and the u740 (the phone that flips open two ways with a qwerty keyboard), but in the end I preferred the style of the slider better and found the keys much easier to use. I read every review I could find online and I found that overall people love this phone.

I don't have any plans for using the TV or music functions (I use an iPod) so I won't comment on those features at all.

Favorite Features:
*Size- Not so tiny that you can't hold it comfortably, but not big at all. Very easy to hold and type on.

*Slider- Can easily be opened with one hand. Very slick looking.

*Voice quality- Crystal clear and can be set very loud, if you like. I'm one of those people that could never hear my phonecalls, but on this phone I keep the volume set in the middle and never miss a word.

*Camera- 1.3 megapixels camera takes nice sharp photos. Has a flash too.

*Voice-to-text- Fun feature in which you can speak your text messages!

*Battery life - Very good. It's 72 hours after I first charged my phone and I'm only down one bar even though I've been playing with it a ton.

*Picture caller-id.

*Clear, sharp display.

*Solid feel. Not flimsy at all.

Overall, I am very happy with this phone. I wish it came in colors like the Verizon LG Chocolate, but instead I will settle for a cute strap (Yea! It has a strap hole!).

I got this phone last week as part of a "new every 2" deal with verizon. I was intrigued by the mobile tv feature, and the other specs on the phone looked fine as well. I read a few reviews on here and decided to give it a shot.

Mobile TV: Very odd programming. A small hidden antenna is required to get reception most of the time, but so far I haven't had any reception problems once the antenna is in place. About 8-10 channels. Most of the programming is not live and a lot of it is commercial free. I caught part of a live basketball game this weekend and it was on my local cbs station as well. The tv on the phone was only a few seconds behind the live cable tv broadcast. For espn they have "scorecenter" instead of sportscenter. It's a barebones version with one anchor and no commercials. For some reason they couldn't show nfl footage only the scores. But it shows some basketball and hockey highlights. It was worth watching.

The ESPN MVP application came free with the package and is a really nice feature. Lots of sports news and video clips for free and you can customize it to follow your favorite local teams.

There are lots of pay-for applications available as well such as vz navigator, ebay, wikimobile, and many more. Along comes a broad selection of games and ringtones.

V-Cast Music and music videos were pay-for, so I didn't try any. But there were some free V-cast videos I checked out. The picture wasn't as sharp as the mobile tv, but some were useful. There was an interesting selection of free youtube videos as well.

A standard headphone jack is NOT installed on the phone. So if you don't want to annoy everyone around you, you need to purchase compatible headphones or an adapter.

The biggest flaw is the extremely short battery life. I'm definately going to need to purchase a charger to bring to work and one for the car. I haven't looked into the extended battery yet, but that'll be the next stop.

As far as phone calls go, I can hear the person on the other end loud and clear. As a phone it has all the basic features you'd expect: text messaging, calendar, alarm clock, calculator, etc.

So far I'm really enjoying the phone and I'm glad I got it. I gave it a 4 out 5 because of the battery.

I've had this phone for about 2 months now and so I feel qualified to give my opinion. I have not used the television features and so won't comment. Having said that, briefly:

Pros:
* Small
* Easy to use
* Nice-sized screen

Cons:
* Battery life - absolutely terrible. I traded the phone in after 1 week because of it and the new U620 is exactly the same. I talk on my phone for no more than 15 minutes per day and do virtually nothing else with it except carry. If I don't charge it every single day then I can count on the fact that, after not charging it one day, I will wake up the next morning and it will be completely dead. I've checked everything - Bluetooth is off, navigation is off, etc. It's just a terrible battery I guess.

Bottom line - if you don't mind charging your phone every single day then you will love this phone.

Hey. I looked around forever for a good slider for verizon. I wanted something sleek and cool yet not a chocolate so I wouldn't seem like everyone else. The front face of the phone is shiny and looks new everytime you look at it. I've used it a lot and dropped it alot with no problems and it still looks brand new! I got mine on EBay and it still works great. The mobile TV is at great quality and if you love CBS FOX NBC or MTV or more then you're in luck and can watch TV no matter where you are! You need to buy a memory disk but it's worth it. I highly recommend this phone. Everything about it was made to perfection. Cool menu, easy to use features, mobile tv, take video without length limit, great design and has a bigger screen then a chocolate. Slides a lot better too!

This phone is so amazing... great camera, stunning sound quality and the V Cast movies are very impressive. The only thing I am confused about is on the product description on Amazon, it says there is a full QWERTY keyboard. I have seen no such thing on this phone.

i loved this phone. had it for 2 yrs, and i ended up dropping it so its hard to read the text messages so i upgraded to a touch screen bc they didnt carry this phone anymore and i hate it. if anyone knows where to get this phone new. plz let me know. it would help alot :)

I got this phone last Febuary and i love it. I replaced it once because it stopped receiving text messages but besides that it's amazing. I'm kind of clumsy so I've dropped this phone MANY times, and everytime i'm able to just pop the battery back in and it's fine. i love it! it's definitly a great phone. I'd recommend it to anyone.

When I saw this phone in the store, I thought that it was cool. Thats where all the good points stop.

This phones battery live is awful. I have to charge it twice a day. The signal with this phone is terrible. It always cuts out and makes a beep beep beep sound then says signal failed. I took the phone in to the verizon store and the guy upgraded the software. That didn't work. I only use the phone like 20 min. a day and like 5 or less TXTs a day. That shouldn't kill the battery like it does. Over all, this phone may look cool but it works like a piece of junk. Don't make the same mistake that I did and please don't buy this phone.

I loved this phone for the first week. Great camera with different finishes (sepia, B&W); great video camera; great TV quality (not that I'd normally use this, but it's free for the first month). All of this aside, this cell phone is not going to do you any good unless you carry a charger with you everywhere you go. This past week, I've had to charge it EVERY day, and haven't even used any of the added features besides sending a few text messages.

I hate to part with this phone because I love the design, but it's not practical. I cannot keep charging it this often!

I had to return the phone to Verizon after several days use because it frequently failed to recognize the memory card on power up. Verizon told me that Samsung is working on a fix for the problem. I returned the phone.