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Reviews of the Samsung SCH-A870 (Verizon Wireless)

  • 7.7

    CNET Review

    August 29, 2006

    The Good: The Samsung SCH-A870 is a lightweight flip phone with a slim profile. It also offers a VGA camera with flash, a speakerphone, Bluetooth, voice dialing, and support for VZ Navigator, Verizon's GPS location service.

    The Bad: The Samsung SCH-A870 takes blurry, washed-out photos.

    The Bottom Line: With an understated design and a solid feature set, the Samsung SCH-A870 is a great midtier offering from Verizon.

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  • 7.6

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | July 5, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 64/100. Comparing these reviews to 435983 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 76/100 = Good.

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  • No Rating

    phonearena.com

    By PhoneArena Team | September 22, 2006

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  • No Rating

    mobiledia.com

    By Marisa Genuardi | September 5, 2006

    Review Summary: The A870 does not offer the most cutting-edge features available on the market today, but accordingly it does not offer the high price associated with more advanced phones. Its cdma2000 1xRTT connectivity and VGA camera are a touch behind the up-and ...

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  • No Rating

    mobileburn.com

    By Brad Kellett | August 24, 2006

    Review Summary: Supporting Bluetooth, speaker independent voice dialing, and dual color displays, the silver-trimmed Samsung SCH-A870 is now available through Verizon Wireless.

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Manufacturer: Samsung

Part number: SCH-a870

General

  • Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera
  • Service Provider Verizon Wireless
  • Width 1.8 in
  • Depth 0.8 in
  • Height 3.5 in
  • Weight 3.4 oz
  • Available Body Colors Black/silver, red/black

Cellular

  • Technology CDMA2000 1X / AMPS
  • Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 / AMPS 800
  • Phone Design Folder type phone
  • Antenna Internal
  • Vibrating Alert Yes
  • Polyphonic Ringer Yes
  • Voice Dialing Yes
  • Call Timer Yes
  • Conference Call Capability Yes
  • Caller ID Yes
  • Wireless Interface Bluetooth
  • Additional Features Intelligent typing (T9), TTY compatible, GPS

Messaging & Data Services

  • Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
  • Internet Browser Yes
  • Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Multimedia messages (MMS)

Organizer

  • Alarm Clock Yes
  • Calendar Yes
  • Reminder Yes
  • Calculator Basic

Display

  • Type LCD display
  • Technology TFT
  • Display Resolution 128 x 160 pixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)

Display (2nd)

  • Type Color

Power

  • Type Power adapter

Battery

  • Technology - Lithium ion
  • Talk Time Up to 198 min
  • Standby Time Up to 170 h

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