Text with Ease with the Samsung Intensity SCH-u450

Available on Verizon Wireless, the Samsung Intensity SCH-u450 is one of the latest messaging handsets that has joined the Samsung family. The Intensity is not a high-end handset like the recently released Samsung Rogue, but it does offer a number of easy-to-use multimedia features geared towards the mass market, including a QWERTY keyboard, threaded messaging, email and GPS.

Sporting with a sleek side-slide design like many of the Samsung messaging phones, the Intensity has a numeric keypad on the front, and reveals a four-row QWERTY keyboard when slid open horizontally. Its 2.1-inch TFT display supports 262k colors and 176x220-pixel resolution. The handset weighs 3.53 ounces and measures 2.08" high by 4.25" wide by 0.65" thick, which is quite compact and lightweight.

Text and multimedia messaging are made easy using either the keypad with T9 predictive entry or the slide-out keyboard. Users can view SMS messages in threaded conversations. For instant messaging, you will find mobile IM supporting AIM, Yahoo messenger and Windows Live Messenger. In addition, you can send and receive emails from various service providers like Yahoo, AOL and Window Live via Mobile Email or mobile Web email.

On top of the messaging options, the Intensity also offers multimedia goodies like a built-in music player for playing MP3, AAC/AC+ and WMA9 files. With support for Verizon’s V CAST Music with Rhapsody, you can purchase and download music to your PC and transfer to the handset using a USB cable. Besides, there is a 1.3-megapixel camera with 10x zoom, multi-shot and a dedicated shutter button. Other than the 128MB internal memory, the Intensity supports microSD memory cards as large as 16GB for additional storage space.

Other features on the Intensity include Mobile Web 2.0, Verizon’s GPS-powered VZ Navigator, Bluetooth wireless support, voice commands, USB mass storage, a 1,000-entry phone book and a 2.5mm headset jack. More ringtones, wallpapers, games and applications are available from Verizon’s online store as well.

Overall, the Samsung Intensity is a user-friendly handset with some great messaging and multimedia highlights offered at an affordable price, making it a worthwhile pick for the average consumers who are looking for something basic but full-featured.

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