We used to know it as the Samsung F700 (or the Samsung Croix for our Vodafone network friends), but the FCC just cleared this smart phone for use in the states under the far better-sounding Samsung U940.
Okay, so the new name isn't much of an improvement. But as a variant of the F700, this smart phone - which also bares some resemblance to the LG Voyager - sports one of the smoothest touchscreen menus we've seen, only one key on the face, and a slideout QWERTY keyboard that, for once, doesn't make the phone feel bulky. While the full spec list hasn't been released yet, we do know it'll sport 150MB of internal memory, a microSD slot, the de rigor stereo Bluetooth support, and we've heard that the orginal 5 megapixel camera was chopped down to a 3 megapixel for the Croix, and now to a 2 megapixel for the U940. Why? We don't know, except that you can't handle 5 megapixels!
Jumping the FCC hurdle means we can expect the U940 to show up at Verizon pretty soon. No word on pricing yet, but you can definitely plan on ditching their grossly overpriced cell phone insurance plan in favor of an economical, sensible SquareTrade cell phone warranty, with or without Accidental Damage coverage. Finally, something to look forward to in the New Year!
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