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4.0 stars
"Cool but requires a little patience"
Pros: NOT A LG, Keyboard, lots of features, touchscreen and 'flick' scrolling, supports up to 8gb memory card, came with usb cable for pc, very sleek look and feel.
Cons: touchscreen can be annoying at times when batt is low, crappy ringtones, no games, memory card slot is under battery cable.
Summary: My LG Chocolate's screen went bad, this was just the icing on the cake after tons of other problems with that piece of junk. DON'T GET A CHOCOLATE!!!!!! JUNK!!!!!!! I am on the new every two plan with Verizon. So after a small tantrum in the store they let me upgrade early and after all rebates and other promo's I ended up paying only $3.56--really--three dollars and fifty six cents for the Glyde. I was already used to the annoyance of touch buttons from the Chocolate so that wasn't an issue for me. If you are coming from a phone that doesn't have any touch stuff you may have bouts of total rage with the Glyde. But remain calm, do some deep breathing and keep practicing. The key is to remain calm...it knows when you are mad and seems to take great joy in it.
This really is a cool phone and intuitive for the most part. Everyone complains about the touch screen (by the way a stylus won't work and nor will fingers with long nails) but it is doing what you're telling it...the problem is the user. YOU MUST READ THE MANUAL!!! I will admit the response does slow down if the battery is low. Understandable. I think people are expecting it to respond like normal buttons and touch buttons don't work that way. The software is different. If you want the new tech, you must take the time to learn the new tech. Thats life.
The Glyde has more features than I could explain here. They only give you 5000 characters for a review. One of the coolest features is the number pad screen (which you can also use to text but why would you? It has a full keyboard). The stereo speakers are located on top of the phone...different. Alot of camera/camcorder features. The display does a auto-rotate when you slide open the keyboard. The animated wallpaper (there are three different ones) and other Verizon programmed wallpaper will also rotate with the phone, but if you use your own pic for wallpaper it will not rotate. The "home" button on the front is basically a panic button...when all else fails-go home. One thing that I just don't like is when you are on a call and you have to "press one for english" the screen has started to hibernate and it's a little irritating to hurry and get it back before the call gets screwed up. This can also be an issue when putting in your passcode for v/m. But these are just minor bumps on an otherwise smooth road.
In summary, if you are 'old school' in your ability to adapt or have zero patience and want a phone for just basic calling then steer clear of this phone (and all touch screens). All the bells and whistles do you no good if you wont take the time to learn and understand them. Once you understand the technology it's a breeze.
By the way, you can adjust the touchscreen. And you can save battery life by turning down (or off) the vibrate feedback for the touch screen
I ACTUALLY OWN THIS PHONE AND NOT JUST PLAYED WITH ONE AT THE VERIZON STORE FOR A FEW MINUTES LIKE ALOT OF OTHER POSTS HERE. I HOPE THIS HELPS. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE A GOOD HONEST REVIEW BEFORE I BUY SOMETHING I WILL BE STUCK WITH FOR A FEW YEARS!
Updated on Sep 5, 2008Also, I forgot to mention this phone has a very solid build quality.
Updated on Sep 28, 2008Here it is...three weeks later and I love this phone even more. I have learned shortcuts and other neat tricks which make it more efficient. I also bought a really cool two-piece snap on case with belt clip on ebay for $10 (there are actually ALOT of accessories for this phone). The case also protects the phone and the screen and it's fully functional with the case on. The Glyde is a good conversation piece, my niece is really jealous and the chics dig it!
Updated on Oct 12, 2008The way i've been doing it is to 'move' pics to card (sold separately), then using a card reader transfer pics to pc. The Glyde takes the smallest memory card...I think its called a micro. You must remove the back cover of the phone like you are accessing the battery. There is a tiny slot by the camera. The Micro card goes in there with the print facing you. Make sure it is all the way in. Its a spring loaded slot so try not the shoot the card across the room (have done that before...lol). Once you have moved the pics to the card, then you simply put the card in the card reader (if your pc doesn't have one you can get a cheapo usb card reader...thats what I have). You should get a card with the different adapters so it'll work in any card reader. My pics get downloaded through Adobe Photoshop on my Toshiba laptop. It's good and free! Then when you go to My Pictures on your pc, Adobe puts it in a file called Digital Camera. Hope this helps.
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hey can you tell me how to download pictures from the glyde onto your pc pleaseee i can't seem to figure it out
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I wanted to say thanks for posting a review that explains the phone clearly. I have been looking at this phone for awhile and am thinking of changing to Verizon. I really like some of the features offered but am trying to research what others have experienced. Your post and one or two others have pretty much convinced me to go ahead and change carriers as well as purchase the phone. Thanks again for taking the time to write a complete review.
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Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless):
$149.99 - $499.99
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