Samsung Alias

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I guess it's not the same as u740 but a follow on model to u740.

Verizon Wireless to Start Selling Samsug Alias Handset

USA based Verizon Wireless has announced that it will start selling the Alias mobile phone from Samsung in mid-April. The new phone is a successor to their popular Samsung SCH-u740.

Samsung Alias


The Alias sports the familiar dual-hinge design of the SCH-u740 but is packaged in a silver finish and features an updated easy-to-read full-QWERTY keyboard. When customers open the Alias vertically, the phone is a clamshell phone.
When the Alias is opened horizontally, the QWERTY keyboard is revealed to show its new color-defined numbers and letters. In addition to sending text messages, customers can use Wireless Sync, Verizon Wireless' proprietary personal information management solution, to synchronize their phones with their home or office PCs for easy access to e-mail, calendar, contacts and task information.
The horizontal view is ideal for using the Alias' multimedia features, including Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music and Video services.
Additional features of the Alias include:

• 1.3 megapixel digital camera with flash
• Camcorder
• Instant Messaging using AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
• Bluetooth wireless technology - Object Push Profile for vCard, headset,car kits, serial port and certain dial-up networking profiles
• Expandable memory with external microSD card slot
• Dimensions: 3.8" x 2.04" x .58"; 3.65 ounces with standard battery
• Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
• TTY/TTD Capable
• Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Currency Converter, Alarm Clock, World Time and Stop Watch

[admin_mvu]

I stopped by the Samsung booth at CTIA today and asked whether u740 is same as Alias.

Alias is basically based on u740 but with slightly larger keyboard and different color. No other difference and you couldn't tell when the phone is closed.

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