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.