Samsung SCH-U470
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Availability by region | 2007 |
| Form factor | Swivel |
| Dimensions | 3.8" X 1.2" X 0.8" (9.7 X 3 X 2.1 cm) |
| Weight | 88 g (2.8 oz) |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Rear camera | 640×480 px (VGA) |
| Display | 128 x 220 px |
The Samsung SCH-u470, or Juke, is a mobile phone offered exclusively by Verizon Wireless. It was released in 2007 in three colors: red, teal, and navy. The phone is a music player when closed, and swivels for use of the mobile phone. It also has a VGA-resolution camera with a special "night shot" mode for taking photos in low light conditions.
The Juke includes 2 GB of flash memory with 1.87 GB available for storage of music. Over-the-air V CAST music downloads are not available. It is currently free with a two-year contract. The phone does not have a microSD card slot, so the buyer cannot enlarge the 1.87 GB of internal memory.
The official song for this phone is "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner. But on the commercial, it was misspelled "Jukebox Hero".
It supports MP3, WMA, WMA Pro, AAC, and AAC+ file formats natively, instead of converting them to WMAs like most other V CAST phones require.
In Europe, it is known as the F210, and is sold under T-Mobile UK and O2 Telecom. In Australia, it was mistakenly titled the Jukebox, until executives clarifed the error. Rumors abound of an upgraded Juke being released sometime in late 2008.[citation needed]
The largest design flaw with the Juke is that by opening and closing the swivel several times (normal use over several months to a year), the phone may break at the swivel point, thus rendering the phone useless.[citation needed]
Features
- Games - Yes (Must be downloaded through Get It Now)
- Picture Messaging - Yes
- Video - No
- Internet - No (Some Get It Now applications (Wikimobile for instance) use data calls. This could be confused as the internet)
- Voice Memo - Yes
- Voice Dialing - Yes
- Bluetooth - Yes (Headset and Name Card only)
- Music Player - Yes
- Three-Way Calling - Yes (Network Dependant)
- Call Waiting - Yes (Network Dependant)
- SD Card - No
- SIM Card - No
- Polyphonic Ringtones - Yes
- Real Ringtones - Yes (cannot be MP3 format and must be downloaded through Get It Now)
- GPS - Yes (must be downloaded through Get It Now and the Location chip must be turned on for use)
