Typical price: £250
What is it: Slider with a centrally mounted scroll wheel
What we think: The U700 looks good and has some cool features but it's let down slightly by its awkward controls
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 24 August 2007
Tags: Samsung, Samsung U700, camera, 3G, menu options
We like:
Super-fast HSDPA (3.5G) support; good camera; excellent screen
We don't like:
Plasticky finish; awkward controls; poor music player
Also known as:
SGH-U700
CNET UK judgement:
Part of the Ultra Edition II, this handset has some really impressive features, like the super-fast HSDPA (3.5G) downloads and the big, bright screen. It's not as easy to use as we would have liked, though
Full review:
The U700 is the latest in a long line of slim slider phones from Samsung that boast supermodel looks. But this handset has brains as well as beauty, thanks to support for the latest ultra-fast 3G standard. Continue Reading...
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Samsung U700 History
31 Aug 2007 in Digital Living
Samsung's U700 may look slim and stylish but the touch-sensitive buttons make it difficult to control. Will its supermodel looks win your over or is it trying too hard?
1 Aug 2007 in Crave
Samsung U700: Ultra-thin, ultra-fast Web phone
If you're a big fan of Internet on the go or you have a penchant to make video calls, then you have to check out the Samsung U700
23 Feb 2007 in Crave
Photos: Samsung U600, U300, U100 and U700
If you thought Samsung's last set of thin phones were impressive, then be prepared to be blown away by its new ultra-slim offerings
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March 21, 2008
Posted by: smat
"Fundamentally flawed"
October 20, 2007
Posted by: cazz
"I want to like it, but I don't"
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