Samsung SCH-U310 Knack

[Gonzo]

The Samsung Knack, offered by Verizon Wireless, is designed for the senior demographic or anyone who wants a basic and easy-to-use cell phone without a lot of unnecessary features. The silver face is nicely offset by the dark gray skin while the sturdy construction gives the flip phone a comfortable, solid feel. The hinge, in particular, feels very nice; the Knack opens and closes with an audible click. The SCH-U310 is on the bulky side (3.78 by 2.01 by 0.74 inches) but its slim profile means that it can travel well. A large, silver volume rocker sits on the left spine of the SCH-U310; we had no trouble finding it when on a call. On the right spine are the charger port, voice dialing control, and a 2.5mm headset jack, which are colored red, silver, and blue, respectively. The Samsung Knack has its share of special keys for voice mail, voice commands, Emergency 911 (as E911), speaker and in case of emergency (ICE)-key. Program three contacts in the ICE button so if an emergency should arise, would help on the road as quickly as possible.The Knack's one-inch external display is a bit smaller than we'd like, but it shows all the information you need, including the time, battery life, signal strength, and numeric caller ID. The display is monochrome (96x96 pixels), so it won't show photo caller ID, but that's not a problem on this caliber of phone. The text on the screen is relatively large but it's too bad the font size isn't adjustable.

[Gonzo]

Specification of Samsung SCH-U310 Knack

Standard connection : CDMA 1900, CDMA 800

Talk time : 4.5 hrs

Standby time : 336 h

Antenna : Built

Battery Type : Li-Ion 1000 mAh

Type : TFT, 176x220 pixels, 65000 colors

External display : 96h96 pixels

Backlight : Yes

Touch screen : No

Automatic redial : Yes

Call Hold : Yes

Identification numbers : Yes

Voice dialing : Yes

EMS : Yes

MMS : No

Bluetooth : No

E-Mail : No

IrDA : No

EDGE : No

Dimensions : 96x51x19 mm

Weight : 103 g.

[Sophia]

I am using this mobile phone and it's very cool some of the features which i like it's text is large and easy to read, volume is loud and it's just for calls and text messages and it's cheaper too as compared to other mobile phones. But as you know each an everything has some disadvantages like it's external display is small and its OK button is cramped. Also, there's no Web browser and you can't organize callers into groups.