Samsung SCH-u470
Encyclopedia
The Samsung SCH-u470, or Juke, is a mobile phone
offered exclusively by Verizon Wireless
. It was released in 2007 in three colors: red, teal, and navy. The phone is a music player when closed, and swivels for use of the mobile phone. It also has a VGA
-resolution camera with a special "night shot" mode for taking photos in low light conditions.
The Juke includes 2 GB of flash memory with 1.87 GB available for storage of music. Over-the-air V CAST
music downloads are not available. It is not currently available through the Verizon website. The phone does not have a microSD card slot, so the buyer cannot expand the 1.87 GB of internal memory.
The official song for this phone is "Juke Box Hero
" by Foreigner
. But on the commercial, it was misspelled "Jukebox Hero".
It supports MP3
, WMA, WMA Pro
, AAC, and AAC+ file formats natively, instead of converting them to WMAs like most other V CAST
phones require.
In Europe, it is known as the F210, and is sold under T-Mobile
UK and O2 Telecom. In Australia, it was mistakenly titled the Jukebox, until executives clarifed the error. Rumors abound of an upgraded Juke being released sometime in late 2008.
The largest design flaw with the Juke is that by opening and closing the swivel several times (normal use over several months to a year), the phone may break at the swivel point, thus rendering the phone useless. This is very rare, and only happens with abuse of over using the swivel feature. The swivel point does not usually break, yet can become very loose, not staying open, or closed at times.
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
offered exclusively by Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
. It was released in 2007 in three colors: red, teal, and navy. The phone is a music player when closed, and swivels for use of the mobile phone. It also has a VGA
Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread adoption has also come to mean either an analog computer display standard, the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector or the 640×480 resolution...
-resolution camera with a special "night shot" mode for taking photos in low light conditions.
The Juke includes 2 GB of flash memory with 1.87 GB available for storage of music. Over-the-air V CAST
V CAST
V CAST is a 3G EV-DO network created by Verizon Wireless to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content. The typical download speed is between 800 kilobits and 1.4 megabits per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabits per second...
music downloads are not available. It is not currently available through the Verizon website. The phone does not have a microSD card slot, so the buyer cannot expand the 1.87 GB of internal memory.
The official song for this phone is "Juke Box Hero
Juke Box Hero
"Juke Box Hero" is a song by Foreigner and was the third single released from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981. It subsequently went to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts after released in February 1982.The song focuses on a...
" by Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
. But on the commercial, it was misspelled "Jukebox Hero".
It supports MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, WMA, WMA Pro
Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs...
, AAC, and AAC+ file formats natively, instead of converting them to WMAs like most other V CAST
V CAST
V CAST is a 3G EV-DO network created by Verizon Wireless to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content. The typical download speed is between 800 kilobits and 1.4 megabits per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabits per second...
phones require.
In Europe, it is known as the F210, and is sold under T-Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
UK and O2 Telecom. In Australia, it was mistakenly titled the Jukebox, until executives clarifed the error. Rumors abound of an upgraded Juke being released sometime in late 2008.
The largest design flaw with the Juke is that by opening and closing the swivel several times (normal use over several months to a year), the phone may break at the swivel point, thus rendering the phone useless. This is very rare, and only happens with abuse of over using the swivel feature. The swivel point does not usually break, yet can become very loose, not staying open, or closed at times.
Features
- Games - Yes (Must be downloaded through Get It Now)
- Picture Messaging - Yes
- Video - No
- Internet - No (Some Get It Now applications (Wikimobile for instance) use data calls. This could be confused as the internet)
- Voice Memo - Yes
- Voice Dialing - Yes
- Bluetooth - Yes (Headset and Name Card only)
- Music Player - Yes
- Three-Way Calling - Yes (Network Dependant)
- Call Waiting - Yes (Network Dependant)
- SD Card - No
- SIM Card - No
- Polyphonic Ringtones - Yes
- Real Ringtones - Yes (cannot be MP3 format and must be downloaded through Get It Now)
- GPS - Yes (must be downloaded through Get It Now and the Location chip must be turned on for use)