Samsung Gleam SCH-U700 / Muse

Average User Rating:

3.45
based on 42 user review/ratings

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Oct 19, 2007

Great Phone!

Let me start out by saying the Samsung Gleam is a great phone. It has everything you could ever want.

PROS:
- beautiful phone, great lightweight design.
- great keypad, has a nice feel, does take a little getting used to, but once you're used to it, it's the best.
- nice themes for the UI, it really feels like a bit of a face lift compared to other Verizon phones.
- very clear, loud speaker, which is great.
- voice commands with a dedicated button on the keypad.

CONS:
- (alright, this is coming from a person with OCD, and it doesn't even bother me, haha)this phone does get a lot of fingerprints on it, but who cares?

All in all, this phone is the best I've had in my wireless phone experience, ever, haha!

Oct 16, 2007

Gleam Review

by muldary

I have been using Moto KRZR for about a year now, and I was passing by the Verizon dealership when I spotted this model from Samsung. It didn't strike a memorable impression when I held it clam-closed, but when I opened it up, I was amazed.

The combination of gold and black colors makes this phone look very sophisticated. There may be other colors though. The phone is also very thin, about as thin as the old RAZR but not as heavy as KRZR. The keypad is made out of metal, which yields very good tackiness-feel. The sound, both ringtone and other, is loud enough for someone like me, who needs a good speaker on phones. I found other features on the phone helpful, too.

As other people have indicated, yes, this phone is a fingerprint magnet. Hold it around for a minute and it will have your prints all over it. For me, I don't need my phone to be dust and fingerprint-free all the time, so I didn't mind this much.

Overall, I'm very glad I had purchased this phone. It has already impressed my wife and a few other friends. This will definitely keep me happy until I buy another phone (hopefully) sometime next year.

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Oct 15, 2007

Very nice

by EVLtwin

After 25 unpleasant days with the RAZR v3m (terrible battery, lame call quality, no ring AND vibrate option) I just traded up for the Gleam. I've only had it for a day, but let me start by saying that this phone is beautiful! The screen is crisp and bright and the keypad glows, especially in lower lighting.

Aeshtetics aside, the battery seems reliable, the phone can ring AND vibrate at the same time (hooray!), and although it's a touch heavier than the RAZR it's still a great pocket phone.

For those with battery life concerns, I would suspect that disabling the "living wallpaper" in exchange for a static image would save some time between charges.

Hope this helps!

Oct 12, 2007

My Gleam Review

by Krossfire

I also am confused... I see no dent in the phone and like it enough to trade my v9m for it. I will agree the no backup assistant is a gripe but that is not Sammy's fault.
Pro's
* Crisp screen
* WAAAAYYY better battery than v9m
* Bluetooth pairs very easily
* Reception is very good
* Living wallpaper
* doesnt get hot like the 8700
* Many more but that is the important stuff, other than it was 1/2 cost of the v9m I traded for it.
Cons
* Backup assistant
* ringers are bad..very
* fingerprints... but they all our lately

Oct 11, 2007

A Solid Slim Phone

by jason1980

I must confess after reading the other reviews. I was a little apprehensive about getting the Samsung SCH U700 AKA Gleam. My prior phone was the Motorola Maxx VE but the side tones were driving me batty.
The gleam has excellent reception, and the voice quality is on par if not slightly better than my Razr Maxx. The display is very crisp and easily read. It paired with my Motorola H550 easily enough. The phone itself seems very light compared to my previous Motorola.

My only gripe so far are that the Backup Assistant doesn't seem to be available for this phone. As of 10/11/07. So I had to pair it with my other phone and send the contacts over via Bluetooth. And the ring tones included with this phone are utter crap.

Oct 9, 2007

Had to take it back

by TK4988

I got this phone on Friday and by Sunday I had to replace the phone twice. that is a total of 3 phones and finally took it back the third time, and now getting the new Motorola Z6tv. and Hope that it will be good phone.

Now in regards to this Samsung. It is a good looking phone. even though I am not to much of a fan of the gold/sliver (but more gold) than any thing color on the side of the phone and on the key pad. the Live Wall paper is great, the phone is nice to handle very light and thin.

Pro:
good size
Great Reception
Nice options in menu
Great sound quality
Great speaker sound

Bad:
Finger Prints OHHH you will have to carry a cloth to keep it clean.
No back up assistance and that is why the multi replacements.
Get stuck on Searching SVC mode(confirmed on 2 phones that I keept few hours with me, third one was immediately activated and deactivated at the store) that you can only get out by dialing out or receiving a phone call. meanwhile you are loosing battery because it is in the search mode.
Could not pair it with my Moto H700 blue tooth, because it has this Automated search and find and set up which is not that accurate in the final step since it does not ask you to enter the code.

spoke with Data support at Verizon and they said that they had no release date on a new software that would correct the issue of back up assistance. and that is when they finally said go and get a new phone.

Did not see the dent that others talked about.

To bad verizon could have had a great phone but they released it to fast without testing it enough and making sure that it was in good working condition.

Dec 11, 2007

great phone w/ some glitches...

by word.

just got the phone less than a month ago... so far so good. a couple things i ran into, but are known glitches with vzw were:

1. the "searching svc" banner shows up when the phone searches for evdo reception and the banner does not go away until you close your phone or press a button. but phone can still make/receive calls - you can avoid this glitch by turning off the evdo mode and run only on cdma mode.
2. "alarm only" function does not work on my phone - not sure if it's just a defect on my phone or if others have the same problem. it's really a small issue that might not bother other people, but i really liked that function on my last phone.

these issues have been brought up to vzw and they are working to fix these issues. by when? i have no idea.

anyway, other than those...
pros:
-beautiful, clear front/main screens
-living wallpaper
-can read texts from front screen
-thin, lightweight
-speakerphone/speakers are loud and clear
-camera is good; clear pictures
-external music keys

cons:
-fingerprints (doesn't bother me, but i know some people can't stand them; i usually handle the phone using the sides or just wipe)
-as mentioned above, "alarm only" function does not work and "searching svc" banner shows when in hybrid evdo/cdma mode
-vcast music kit sold separately
-battery cover hard to open
-memory card insert underneath battery

overall, this phone is fantastic. i would recommend it to anyone!

Jan 22, 2008

Gleam is great

by jlipscombe11

I Had a LG vx 8700 than switched to the 8750 took it back and got the gleam is a great phone good battery life and all the features of my 8700 I love this phone

Mar 1, 2008

Gleam is rather dull

by darkman2112

I read the reviews and thoght I was buying a great phone. But this phone has a lot of problems.

I don't care about the fingerprints. But the shape is kind of long for something you might want to carry around in your pocket.

The plug receptacle for headphones doesn't work right. If you plug in the headphone into the receptacle, you have to jiggle with it to get both headphone speakers to work.

The external controls for the music player are more of a hindrance than a help. I hooked up a pair of blue-tooth headphones so I could listen to music while I walk. But the slightest movement in my pocket as I walk causes the controls to activate and the music is constantly stopping and starting.

Worst of all is the short battery life. The battery often becomes warm for no apparent reason. The life is only good for 2 or 3 days in standby. The manufacturer says it's good for 10 days! What a joke. I bought an extended battery and still don't get a week.

The music player is not bad. But what good is it if you can't hook up headphones?

All in all a bad product. It promises way more than it delivers. I couldn't return this because I got it on ebay (new in package). I kept it because I thought the extended battery would solve some issues. But this phone is still a big dissappointment.

Jun 5, 2008

Nice phone so far

by Mokey

Well for starters I have the Alltel version of this phone (Muse) and thank God am not having the issues the Verizon people are.
Only had it a few days at this point, but battery life seems fine, speakerphone is loud. Music player is awesome (not a lot of features in the music player)have the FM transmitter on this phone. Nice camera,I like the Alltel color better (Metallic Blue)

My biggest con right now is the fact that the memory card goes under the battery, not many good ringtones preloaded, finger prints.
But I will have this in a leather soon, so no big deal.

So far so good