Samsung Glyde cell phone review - Introduction (by Noah Kravitz)

Samsung Glyde Review - Introduction

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Ever since Samsung debuted the “Ultra Smart” F700 more than one year ago, phone geeks in the US have been waiting for a US carrier to pick it up. The F700’s combination of a full touch screen, Samsung’s “Croix” user interface, and a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard gave it instant “Super Phone” status in the tech world. Though it’s been a long wait, Verizon and Samsung have brought the F700 to the States at long last in the U940 “Glyde,” But there’s a twist: Samsung literally shrunk the F700 down in making the Glyde, turning it into a fashion-forward, high-tech device.

Did the shrink-job work? Yes, I think it did. Glyde is a fun, feature packed phone with a good touchscreen, very usable QWERTY board, and loads of features. Verizon kept the basis of Samsung’s Croix UI intact and Glyde wound up with a clear, easy-to-use menu system built for its touch display. Glyde has its faults, and at 17.8mm from front to back it’s a bit on the thick side, but all in all it offers a nice alternative to the Samsung Alias and LG’s Voyager and enV2 for Verizon subscribers wanting a messaging phone.

Noah Kravitz showing off the new Samsung Glyde

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Chris Scott

Tuesday, May 13, 2008With there being no controls for selecting on the qwerty key pad, how does that work? do you have to touch the whole time?

Jae Freedland

Tuesday, May 13, 2008Can the phone synch calendar and contacts with a cable connection to a PC?

Austin Stumpp

Saturday, May 10, 2008Do you have the option to text on the touch screen, like you do on the Voyager?

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