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Shocker: A slim slider phone from Samsung

by Kent German

Verizon's new Samsung Sway

(Credit: Samsung)

It's clear that Samsung loves two things: slim slider phones and midrange camera phones with a flip design. Indeed, we've seen a deluge of such models over the last few years, with the latest in the slider camp being the Samsung SCH-U650.

Also called the Sway, (why, we're not quite sure), the SCH-U650 has a tried-and-true Samsung design. It's thin, silver, and attractive, but it wouldn't stand out in the cell phone crowd. It debuts October 14 on Verizon Wireless for $69.99 with a two-year contract and a mail-in rebate.

The Sway's features include a 2-megapixel camera, video recording, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, instant messaging, personal organizer options, text and multimedia messaging, and a speakerphone.

Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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by jsdavis October 6, 2008 8:51 AM PDT
i have a samsung t629 (one of the first slim sliders they made). it is INCREDIBLE! it's survived 3 swims and 1 washing machine whirl with no malfunctions at all. they sure do what the do very well
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by rchandwani October 6, 2008 2:48 PM PDT
like the article mentions, haven't we seen this before? why the deluge of phones that look the same and do the same things? samsung pushed (its) envelope with the instinct. this sway thing -- i've seen it before.
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