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Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q2 2008 Released For: Verizon - Discontinued Released for Verizon Wireless, the Samsung Alias is a variant to the popular Samsung U740. Offering essentially the same functions and features as the U740, the Alias integrates the familiar dual-hinge design but is packaged in a silver finish and features an updated full-QWERTY keyboard, making the phone ideal for sending text messages and emails. When consumers open the Alias vertically, it becomes a sleek clamshell. Opened horizontally, and its QWERTY keyboard is revealed to show its new color-defined numbers and letters. In addition to sending text messages, consumers can use Wireless Sync to synchronize their phones with their home or office PCs for access to email, calendar, contacts and task information. The horizontal view is ideal for multimedia features such as VCAST Music and Video services.

• Innovative dual-hinge design for convenient calling and text messaging
• Integrated 1.3-megapixel digital camera with flash and camcorder
• Send text messages and emails quicker with the built-in QWERTY keyboard
• Bluetooth wireless technology with Object Push Profile for vCard, headset, car kits, serial port and certain dial-up networking profiles
• Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Currency Converter, Alarm Clock, World Time and Stop Watch
• Packaged with Verizon Wireless' VCAST Video, and Music service to catch the latest music videos and listen to and download songs
• WAP 2.0 compliant browser with EV-DO for high-speed data transmission

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Technical
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Clamshell / Double Hinge
Dimensions:	98 x 52 x 15 mm
Weight:	102 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	800 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	3.5 hours
Standby Time:	8.3 days
Memory:	60.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(0.68 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT 262,000 colors (176 x 220 px)
External Screen:	STN 65,000 colors (96 x 96 px)
Camera:	1.3 MP / Flash / Zoom / Auto-Focus / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	VCAST Music
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	176 x 220 px
Screen Savers:	176 x 220 px
Ring Tones:	72 chord / MP3
Themes:
Games:	BREW
Streaming Multimedia:	VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:
Chat:	AOL / MSN / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:	500
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	HSP / HFP / SPP / DUN / OPP
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:
More Information
Website:
Discussion:	Samsung Forum

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