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Samsung Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700)

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List price as of Aug 17, 2007:
S$698
for a 2-year price plan

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Aug 17, 2007

Very good

7.3

out of 10

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The good: Slim and trendy design; solid build quality; HSDPA; Bluetooth stereo; hot-swappable microSD expansion card slot.

The bad: Not everyone will like the touch-sensitive keys; LCD washes out in sunlight; onboard speaker volume a tad soft; 176 x 144-pixel video recording.

The bottom line: The Ultra Edition 12.1 is not only stylish and fashionable, it comes with a decent feature set, too. But the handset is not without its flaws.

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5.7

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User Reviews

It looks nice

May 4, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: Looks, decent camera, gorgeous screen
Cons: No Wi-fi, touch pad can get annoying at times. The bottom few buttons are also harder to reach for those with bigger fingers
Opinion:
good overral phone

 

Horrible.. Just Horrible!!

Apr 9, 2008

Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: Sleek Look (which lasts about a month before the paint starts peeling)
Cons: User-unfriendly menu. Spoils easily. Touch keys don't work
Opinion:
I can't believe this phone got a Readers' Choice award. People vote blindly based on looks?

My first phone spoiled within a week. Insisted for a 1-to-1 replacement. Can't get used to the lousy user interface. Phone hangs. Paint Peels. Always accidentally launch internet or video calls due to the touch/light-sensitive keys.. Now, 6 months later, the phone is officially spoilt again. Oh man..

 

its just a pretty but empty shell

Apr 3, 2008

Rating: 2 out of 10 (Terrible)
Pros: it looks stylish, trendy n slim. the camera is not bad-- it allows you to take nice self-portraits
Cons: phone lags, over-sensitive buttons, prone to fingerprints, paint peel off
Opinion:
its just good for its sleek design and its camera.
there isn't many games for you to download and there's no mobile themes at all.
the phone lags and the functions are not user-friendly

 

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User Discussion

ForgottenCity: I had about 5 months It was good now three days pass by It's doesn't work while slide up ...
viusbuster: nope, I don't think there's any way to change it's theme.
caterpillar: juz bought U700 3 days ago. still cant figure out to how change its theme...is there anyway i can ...

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