Samsung SCH-u550 Handset announced by Verizon Network

Verizon Wireless together with Samsung has announced the availability of a new mobile phone from Samsung known as SCH-u550. This mobile phone is a clamshell but is quite fashionable to fulfill the needs of today’s fashionistas.

Samsung SCH-u550 features a 1.3 mega-pixel camera with night shot mode to click pictures clearly even in dark environments. It has a digital zoom, a camcorder and comes with Bluetooth wireless compatible for headset, hands-free, serial port, dial-up networking profiles and object push for vCard especially for the Verizon customers.

Verizon subscribers can also access V CAST Video, and other multimedia services with news, sports and entertainment video clips, 3D games and V CAST Music which can be purchased or downloaded by the user over the air directly to SCH-u550.

The other features offered by Samsung SCH-u550 include:

Get It Now-capable

Download games, ringtones, wallpapers, location based services, and more

VZ Navigator

Visual and audible directions to a destination, locate businesses and other places in an area, get a map of a location, bookmark favorites and recent searches, and even share locations with others

Mobile Web 2.0

Customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports, weather, and more

Text, picture and video messaging

Instant Messaging using AIM, MSN, Yahoo! Expandable memory with microSD memory card slot

Dimensions: 3.77″ x 1.93″ x .64″; 3.35 ounces with standard battery

Advanced Speech Recognition

Speakerphone

Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Alarm Clock, World Time, and Stop Watch

Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish

TTY/TTD-capable

Hearing Aid Compatibility rating: M4/T4

The Samsung SCH-u550 can be purchased online through the website or through any Verizon Outlet across the country. The Samsung SCH-u550 is available for a amount of $69.99 which is around (Rs.2,790) after a rebate of $50 in mail with a two year agreement.