| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
|---|---|
| Carriers | Verizon Wireless |
| Availability by country | 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 |
| Display | 128 x 220 px |
| Rear camera | 640×480 px (VGA) |
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 not currently available through the Verizon website. The phone does not have a microSD card slot, so the buyer cannot expand 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.
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. This is very rare, and only happens with abuse of over using the swivel feature. The swivel point does not usually break, yet can become very loose, not staying open, or closed at times.
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