Samsung U700 review: Ultra fit

21 July 2007
Brilliant QVGA display, HSDPA, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, memory card and many other functions in a fashionably slim shape. Samsung U700, a.k.a Samsung Ultra 12.1, is one of the four slim models in the Ultra Edition II Series. The number indication 12.1 refers to the body thickness in millimeters. The U700 model is the slimmest slider ever to support high-speed data transfers over HSDPA.

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  • zonas
  • MRi
  • 28 Mar 2008

When you do like the guy told: you know with the whole profile thing! The problem is that you can´t take your tones that you downloaded (and yes they are mp3)

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    • Anonymous
    • PaI
    • 25 Mar 2008

    I have my u700 more than a month now, and i think its the best.
    If you get annoyed with touch screen, then i suggest u shouldnt buy it, but i dont think its too sensitve as other people say. They memory isnt that gr8, but once u buy a memory card, it is awesome. The musicplayer is very good, and the volume can go very high as well. I recommend this phone for all the people who like touch screen and who like a slide samsung phone!! Its my favorite phone!

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      • Luci
      • Rx4
      • 22 Mar 2008

      does anyone know how to change the right selection key? mine is set to internet browsing..

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        • tika
        • wri
        • 15 Mar 2008

        samsung SGH-U700 is the best.............i like it

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          • alz
          • pLb
          • 07 Mar 2008

          da best best best best best best best phone eva if you take good care of it nothin no nothin will go wrong its the best go u700!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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            • glock19
            • vj1
            • 26 Jan 2008

            my priority is to have a modem for my laptop. been using se p990i. its good but to bulky. til i bought u700. modem is faster than the se. so far so good for me.
            its been 3 days now. dont know what will happen in 1 week. or a month. ill keep you posted.
            bottumline, its A-OK

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              • SB
              • mX$
              • 16 Jan 2008

              I've ordered one of Play for £99.99! Absolute bargain! Can't wait to get it, should be here tomorrow. I'll give you my opinion of the phone when I get it! :o)

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                • killer k
                • mXN
                • 23 Dec 2007

                my ringtone will nit change to wha i want it to

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                  • Shaf
                  • Px{
                  • 10 Dec 2007

                  U700 - Major disappointments are
                  1)shiny metallic coating easily peeled off.
                  2)Ringing tone volume too soft, missed calls alot.
                  3)Touch screen too sensitive resulting in unintended actions by the U700.
                  4)Video below expectation, quality about the same with 2.0 pixel that I used to own(also Samsung).
                  U700 - Good sides
                  1)Full hour of clear audio recordings - good for meetings and secret recordings even in breast pocket.
                  2)Clear still pictures.
                  3)Memory card to keep all recordings.
                  4)Clear and beautiful sounds using the supplied earphone.
                  5)Creating musical playlists very easy.

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                    • U700 User
                    • F4p
                    • 05 Dec 2007

                    I just bought the hp for a month and when somebody sends me long SMSes, I won't beb able to receive them. Instead, I will get 2 broken SMSes. Does anyone knows how to rectify this?

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                      • Peter Chung
                      • iny
                      • 24 Nov 2007

                      Hi Guys, Got the phone in Oz via Optus. Pretty happy with it over all.

                      Q: In the Samsung media manager and I'm wanting to convert video to 320x240 (QVGA), it lets me select U700 as the phone and then offers resolutions of QVGA, QCIF and sub QCIF. I've converted some files into QVGA mode.

                      But after transfering to phone, when trying to play the file, U 700 reports that "resolution unsupported" and goes back to file menu.

                      Has the U700 been cut down or what?!?!!?? I was expecting this phone to be whiz bang!

                      Does any one know how to get QVGA enabled for playing back files?

                      Thanks in advance. :)

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                        • Bec
                        • P%M
                        • 15 Nov 2007

                        To use the underscore key or other little symbols, while you're using the internet, hold down the # key and the symbols menu will pop up.

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                          • swang
                          • PUx
                          • 10 Nov 2007

                          Personalise of sms tone with mp3

                          You can try this. Go to Phone Profiles. Select the phone profile that u want to change . At the Options select 1. Change . Then select use my alert tone. Then u can select whichever tone from ur phone or card memory.

                          U700 only recognise mp3 format nt wma for the ringtones n sms.

                          Hope this helps.

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                            • Lee-ann
                            • NaW
                            • 03 Nov 2007

                            Please can someone help? Have a samsung u700 but i cant get my mp3 ringtones to play as sms tones can anyone tell me how

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                              • flasher_007
                              • p7$
                              • 30 Oct 2007

                              Can I use my(custom) SMS tones?

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                                • Godz
                                • nYd
                                • 08 Oct 2007

                                Does anybody know how can I change the SMS melody in Samsung U 700? I do not need MP3 melodies, I just want to use the melodies contained in the phone. Please, help!

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                                  • Pet
                                  • ML%
                                  • 05 Oct 2007

                                  Hey.. I got the phone, Finally.. It's better looking then i thougt :D..

                                  I have 1 problem, Why cant i see the emoticon as a figure when i get or type an SMS.. I am only able to se it as a text, like this :-) or :) ... How can i make it a figure ?...
                                  Please help me

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                                    • SE user
                                    • nEV
                                    • 24 Sep 2007

                                    I've used the D900 before, but swapped it back for my SE phone and the only reason I did this was because of the Samsung user interface/menu system, it's so bland and boring and definitely not as intuitative as the SE's. If Samsung can sort this out they'd be onto a winner

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                                      • jay
                                      • w0Q
                                      • 15 Sep 2007

                                      hello, this is my first time ever to use a samsung phone. & i am glad to say i'm a very hapy convert. this phone rocks. it's beautiful and very user friendly. i only have one problem, does anyone know how to change the right selection key to another application? mine is set on the web browser & i keep on accidentally pressing it, any info will be highly appreciated

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                                        • Xoli
                                        • Rnp
                                        • 14 Sep 2007

                                        What is the difference between samsung u700 and D900