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PC Mag Mar 12, 2007

The Samsung U740 is a slim flip phone that transforms into an instant-messaging device with a full keyboard. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same poor e-mail, IM, and Web-browsing software choices as the similar LG enV VX9900, which I consider a better phone all around.

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9.0
jeremy

The alias is a dual-flip phone, so I can open it in a "standard" 10-key layout, or horizontally with a full QWERTY keyboard. It's not quite as good a KB as the blackberry bold, but it's pretty solid. I text quite rapidly. I love it. Also, it's a full 3G phone, with...

9.0
cheetabrad

You will find the Alias, or Alias1, is sufficient in many areas. The email, instant messaging, and gps apps work great. I even find myself multitasking between apps from time to time. They keyboard and hinge are a real treat, best of both worlds. Internet browser is not the best. Many people...

9.0
canobeano

I even dropped it in the toilet once (yeah...) and with the exception of the speakerphone button it still works. The flip-mode for qwerty texting is really helpful. The camera and video quality is solid (although the phone's ability to display pics/vids is poor). The menu is very intuitive....

5.0
Korun

I had 3 of these over the course of my 2 year contract with verizon. 1 insurance replacement and one was a unit my friend was no longer using and gave to me for free. The main problems I had with this phone are typical of anything running with verizons vanilla OS. crippled bluetooth and...

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