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ArmySF

Jul 6, 2006, 11:06 AM
this thing is butt ugly IMO, who needs 3 meg camera on there cell phone anyways. regardless of that why leave the same lame UI on it? im waiting for the chocolate phone, new design, new UI.
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Protege

Jul 6, 2006, 11:08 AM
My VZW LG 8300 has new customizable flash UI... it is very nice... you mean to tell me that this phone wont have it?? ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
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ArmySF

Jul 6, 2006, 11:10 AM
thats what im saying, unless corrected by someone who knows different. same lame red bar UI. forget it

i love the option the 8300 gives, and the chocolate phone will even have a better UI
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Protege

Jul 6, 2006, 11:12 AM
Really??? What kinda UI will be on the chocolate?? a customizable UI or a completely revamped UI??
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ArmySF

Jul 6, 2006, 11:21 AM
Protege said:
Really??? What kinda UI will be on the chocolate?? a customizable UI or a completely revamped UI??


I only know what PS is saying read up

https://www.phonescoop.com/news/#n1797 »

im not going back to the lame UI thats all i know
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Protege

Jul 6, 2006, 11:27 AM
its an updated version of Verizon interface...
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Topher

Jul 6, 2006, 3:49 PM
.. give me the a990.. the choc looks way too much like an Ipod, of which I already have...
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evilbstrd666

Jul 6, 2006, 11:16 AM
To add insult to injury, if the UI wasn't bad enough, then there's the OLED outer display on a phone that obviously has a focus on it's camera.... lots of people like using the camera with the phone closed, and they can't do that with this expensive pile.

Sheesh.
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duckbutter

Jul 6, 2006, 11:18 AM
actually the top of the phone swivels so that you can use it with the flip closed
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Rich Brome

Jul 6, 2006, 11:26 AM
evilbstrd666 said:
To add insult to injury, if the UI wasn't bad enough, then there's the OLED outer display on a phone that obviously has a focus on it's camera.... lots of people like using the camera with the phone closed, and they can't do that with this expensive pile.

Sheesh.

Actually, the display twists, so the main display can face out when closed, like this:

https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/samsung_2006_03/ ... »
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Jayshmay

Jul 6, 2006, 1:41 PM
I just want to thank Rich Brome for pointing that out, bc that feature really makes it feel like any old digital camera, when your holding it, and the screen is facing out in view finder mode, you can actually forget it's a phone, I know, I have the Sharp V903 now for over 2 months,

I don't even know why people can complain about this mobile, bc if they do, they're not innovative people, and I don't even know WHY they would visit a site such as Phone Scoop!

This one will be much, much more popular than the previous one in this model line.
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kerwin7777

Jul 6, 2006, 8:00 PM
This phone will be more popular than most of the people on phone scoop think. This is very similar to a phone in Europe and the one in Europe is popular and very nice ๐Ÿ˜Ž . This phone looks a lot like it and I tell you what, "who needs a 3.2 mega pixel camera," with this phone many people who have no digital camera or not a good one will love this because 3.2 mega pixels is still a good quality picture ๐Ÿ˜ . I know because I know someone in Europe and he took pictures all day and video recorded and man when I looked at his screen and his pictures they where very nice especially for a phone.
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Jayshmay

Jul 6, 2006, 8:34 PM
I'm curious, what phone is this that your speaking of that your friend in Europe has, really, the reason I'm asking is bc I have a mobile that is from Vodafone called the V903, mine has a 3.2mp camera, stereo speakers built-in to the side of the screen, mp3 player, miniSD, swivel screen.

I live here in the states though, Las Vegas, Nv. And I'm using my Sharp V903 on Cingular's network. I'm just wondering if my phone is the one your talking about.

If so, the one BIG advantage mine has over the Samsung A990 is mine has a 2X optical zoom
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tuolumne

Jul 6, 2006, 2:49 PM
What the hell are you talking about?

A 65K OLED will look gorgeous as a viewfinder.
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thefellone

Jul 6, 2006, 10:27 PM
ummm... that's what the swival screan is for... so you can turn the screen 180 degrees and use it like a camera
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ArmySF

Jul 6, 2006, 11:36 AM
on the UI on the chocolate phone, so its not a flash UI like the 8300? or it is and even further improvement on that. thanks
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caseydoggy

Jul 6, 2006, 1:03 PM
When I talked to the Verizon customer service guy, he told me that they all have the same UI because it's more user friendly to all demographics, considering that you don't have to completely learn a new phone every time you upgrade. IMHO, this paired with the BT cripple just means Verizon is a bit too control happy.
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gunny

Jul 6, 2006, 1:12 PM
That has nothing to do with the question armysf is asking.
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muchdrama

Jul 6, 2006, 4:18 PM
gunny said:
That has nothing to do with the question armysf is asking.


Actually, gunny, Army makes note of not liking the current Verizon GUI.
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caseydoggy

Jul 6, 2006, 6:04 PM
Yeah, so eat that gunny! muchdrama can hang with my clique anytime!
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tuolumne

Jul 6, 2006, 2:51 PM
not the same UI from the other samsungs.

remember, the 8300 can be set just like the regular ui as default itself.
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Placeman

Jul 6, 2006, 3:46 PM
ArmySF said:
who needs 3 meg camera on there cell phone anyways.


That's like saying who needs HDTV or even standard cable TV when you can watch any of the big 4 networks for free? In 5 years, you'll be wondering why anyone would have a low rez 3.2 meg camera.
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The Rever

Jul 6, 2006, 4:04 PM
Wow!

If there's one thing I've learned today its how to get a response. Thank you, ArmySF, for making it clear that if I want attention, just say something terribly opinionated, negative and brief! Like a flash flood, we'll all jump in and sweep away everything in our path.

What fun!

How 'bout we all make a date of it for when the Chocolate comes out?
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muchdrama

Jul 6, 2006, 4:17 PM
ArmySF said:
this thing is butt ugly IMO, who needs 3 meg camera on there cell phone anyways.


People who don't want to carry around a digital camera?
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ArmySF

Jul 6, 2006, 4:46 PM
what I don't like is at what point does it become more of a digital camera then a cell phone..... look at the lens on this thing its huge.
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Jayshmay

Jul 6, 2006, 4:54 PM
Well in order for the Hi-Rez Cam to take in the light for a high quality pic, it's gotta have a lens that's bigger than half a dime.
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Rich Brome

Jul 6, 2006, 6:01 PM
The lens may look huge, but actually the phone overall is relatively small and light considering the features:

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/compare.php?id%5B% ... »
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insane1220

Jul 7, 2006, 7:00 AM
the phone is way too big to be carrying around as a cell ... it seems cool i'll wait for them to come out with one that is a lot smaller ... also its very expensive ...
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Jayshmay

Jul 7, 2006, 3:20 PM
The reason it's expensive is because it's sophisticated, FEATURE PACKED, you want something cheap, you can MINUS the mp3 player, minues, the 3.2mp camera, minus the GPS VZ Navigator, minus the memory card slot, minus the stereo speakers.

Cheap equals, no features, no innovation! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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theyellowdart

Jul 9, 2006, 1:21 PM
What are you talking about? This phone is the same size or smaller than pretty much all the mid to high end phones verizon carries ๐Ÿคจ .

The razr and 815 are as wide or wider, they are taller, and the razr only beats this in thickness by a little bit. it is pretty comparable to a 930, or LG8300 w/out the antenna. Not a big phone at all, and esp. considering all the features. Its predecessor, the 970, is the biggest phone(not pda) that verizon carries with the possible exception of the 9800, and it didn't even do all the stuff this one did. imo this is going to be a pimp phone in every way. ๐Ÿคค
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