Verizon Releases Clam Music/Video Phone Samsung SCH-u550

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on February 19, 2008 1:25 PM

Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced the availability of the SCH-u550 from Samsung. This clamshell sports a brown finish and lets customers download and listen to music, check out short video clips and take pictures and videos while on-the-go.

The SCH-u550 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with Night Shot to enhance the camera's capabilities in dark environments and digital zoom, a camcorder, and Bluetooth and object push for vCard. Verizon Wireless customers can also access V CAST Video, Verizon Wireless' multimedia service with news, sports and entertainment video clips, 3D games, and more; and V CAST Music, which offers access to over 2.7 million full-length songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air, directly to the SCH-u550.

Additional features of the SCH-u550 by Samsung include:

Get It Now-capable - download games, ringtones, wallpapers, location based services, and more
VZ Navigator- visual and audible directions to a destination, locate businesses and other places in an area, get a map of a location, bookmark favorites and recent searches, and even share locations with others
Mobile Web 2.0 - customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports, weather, and more
Text, picture and video messaging
Instant Messaging using AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
Expandable memory with microSD memory card slot
Dimensions: 3.77" x 1.93" x .64"; 3.35 ounces with standard battery
Advanced Speech Recognition
Speakerphone
Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Alarm Clock, World Time, and Stop Watch
Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
TTY/TTD-capable
Hearing Aid Compatibility rating: M4/T4

The SCH-u550 is available for $69.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Available today, the SCH-u550 can be purchased online at www.verizonwireless.com or in any of the 2,400 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores throughout the country.