Samsung SCH-u520
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| Screen | 262144 Colors, TFT, (176 x 220 pixels) |
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| Memory | Flash Memory: 64MB Expansion Slot: microSD, Trans-Flash (Up to 2GB) |
| Networks | CDMA Dualband 850 / 1900 |
| Physical size | 94 x 49 x 17 mm |
| Weight | 84 Grams |
The Samsung SCH-u520 is a phone available exclusively from Alltel since December 7th, 2006. The phone, designed to provide easy access to a wide range of entertainment features, is the first phone to support Alltel's new Axcess Mobile Guide service. The service allows customers to hear voice turn-by-turn directions, view maps, find locations, plan trips and more.
Alltel's Axcess Mobile Guide navigation service, powered by Networks In Motion, the award-winning wireless navigation and location-based services (LBS) company, will provide turn-by-turn voice directions to any destination.
The Samsung SCH-u520 allows users to watch TV, listen to the radio, and access podcasts, all in high-quality stereo. The phone has a 1.3 megapixel camera, video capture and playback, and a high resolution display. It is the first Alltel phone to support A2DP Bluetooth profile, which allows customers to connect to a stereo Bluetooth headset and stream their .mp3 music through a stereo headset.
This phone is also the first Alltel phone to offer Celltop, a widget oriented service that allows users to customize their phone via the use of "gadgets" similar to Apple's Dashboard or Yahoo Widgets.
[edit] Technical specifications
- Date Announced: N/A
- Date Released: December 7th, 2006
- Form Factor: Clamshell
- Battery Life: 230 minutes talk time, 250 hours stand by time
- External Display: Color OLED
- Speakers: 2 External Stereo Speakers
[edit] Features
- Games: Yes
- Polyphonic Ringtones: Yes
- Vibrating Alert: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes (Mono/Stereo Headset Only)
- E-Mail client: Yes
- GPRS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes (Via Axcess IM)
- Infrared (IR): No
- BREW Apps: Yes
- Java Apps (J2ME): Unknown
- MMS: Yes
- Synchronization: Yes
- SMS: Yes
- USB: Yes
- WAP: Yes
- Internet Browser: Yes (xHTML)
- Picture ID: Yes
- Voice Memo: Yes
- Camera: Yes (1.3 megapixels)
- Flash: Yes
- FM Radio: No
- GPS Capable: Yes
- MP3 Player: Yes (External Buttons Included)
- Streaming Multimedia: Yes
[edit] Other information
Little is known about this phone as of yet, as it was shrouded in secrecy by numerous representatives at Alltel prior to its release. It is known that this phone was delayed multiple times over the months leading up to its release due to software issues. It is also known that this phone does not currently have Bluetooth OBEX File Transfer capabilities. It is yet unknown as to if and when this will be made available via a software upgrade or a hack.
This model also doesn't allow for MP3 files on the MicroSD card to be used as ringtones. You must buy ringtones from the Alltel's Axcess Store. MP3 files can be played off of the MicroSD card, with amazing quality and sound for a phone, but you can't copy the songs from the microSD card to the phone and must have the card in to play the songs.
The phone does not have customizable ringer profiles. To silence the phone fully (not just the ringer) you must hold down the # key. If you only hold down the outer volume key will only silence the ringer.
Users have had limited success with transferring images and files to the phone via the use of BitPim, which requires the use of a data cable. Although it is unclear whether any great progress has been made, it is known that you are able to write to the phone's internal memory but not immediately use the files written. After writing MP3 files to the 18067 folder (BREW->MOD->18067) and rebooting the phone, the files can be used as ringtones if the Msinfo.db file is manually re-written, changing the file entry generated in the Msinfo.db from "/ff/brew/mod/sample file.mp3|0|0" to "/ff/brew/mod/sample file.mp3|0|5" using a program such as Wordpad, then re-written to the phone.
| Samsung phones | |
|---|---|
| A series | A640 • A707 • A900 |
| c series | c417 |
| D series | D500 • D600 • D800 • D807 • D830 • D900 |
| E series | E105 • E335 • E700 • E720 • E800 • E810 • E820 • E900 |
| i series | i300 • i500 • i550 • i700 • i730 |
| N series | N270 |
| P series | P300 • P510 |
| T series | T209 • T319 • T509 • T519 • T619 • T629 • T709 • T809 |
| u series | u520• u620 |
| X series | X450 • X460 • X480 • X495 • X640 • X660 • X700 • X820 • X830 |
| Z series | Z130 • Z140 • Z400 • Z107 |
