Samsung U750 Alias 2

Samsung

Industry	Consumer electronics
Founded	March 1, 1938 (1938-03-01) in Daegu, South Korea
Products	Mobile phones, consumer electronics

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Mobile phone The Samsung SCH-U750, also known under the names Samsung Alias 2 and Samsung Zeal, is a mobile device developed by Samsung. Available exclusively in a metallic gray finish, this phone incorporated a dual-hinge mechanism enabling it to open both vertically and horizontally. The Alias 2 was equipped with an innovative keyboard utilizing an E Ink display. When opened sideways, it revealed a full QWERTY keyboard and supported VCAST music services over Verizon Wireless networks in the United States and Australia.

This model operated on Verizon Wireless's digital CDMA and Evolution-Data Optimized (Ev-DO) networks until Verizon phased out its 3G infrastructure. The Samsung Alias 2 officially launched in the U.S. market on May 11, 2009.

Features

The phone during a call

The device displaying its keyboard

Externally, the device offered a small front-facing display roughly the size of a postage stamp, touch-sensitive controls for music playback, and a camera with a resolution of 2.0 megapixels. On its right edge were located the power key, a hold switch, and a microSD card slot. The left side housed a Voice Activation button, volume rocker, headphone jack, and a proprietary port for charging and data transfer. When unfolded vertically for calls, users had access to a conventional numeric keypad accompanied by two soft keys, send/end buttons, a camera shortcut, voice command key, and navigation buttons arranged around an OK key. Text input in portrait orientation could be done via predictive T9 input or by flipping the phone horizontally to utilize the full QWERTY keyboard.

The camera captured images up to a resolution of 1600 by 1200 pixels and recorded video at CIF quality (176 x 144 pixels) at 15 frames per second, with recordings limited to ten minutes maximum. Additional photographic features included Night Shot mode, multi-shot capability, panorama stitching, self-timer functionality, and various filter effects. The smaller external display (128 x 128 pixels, measuring approximately 1.3 inches) served as a preview screen when taking self-portraits.

In landscape orientation, the full QWERTY layout became accessible with straightforward toggling between alphanumeric modes via dedicated buttons. Stereo speakers flanked the main display—a 2.6-inch TFT screen with QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels). The battery capacity stood at 880 mAh, delivering up to five hours of talk time and approximately fourteen days on standby.

Standard utilities included a tip calculator, alarm clock, calendar application, voice memo recorder, and an integrated music player supporting MP3, WMA, AAC, and AAC+ audio formats. Music playback could be managed through three touch-sensitive buttons located on the front panel when the device was closed. Notably absent were common hardware features of that period such as micro USB connectivity and the standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

The phone incorporated an email client compatible with services including Yahoo!, Windows Live Mail, AOL Mail, Verizon.net accounts, and POP protocols. It also supported mobile instant messaging platforms such as AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo Messenger. Full compatibility with Verizon's suite of services like VCAST was provided. Additional capabilities comprised voice recognition technology, text message dictation functionality, two flash-based display themes alongside traditional red Verizon Wireless themes.

Following the Alias 2 model came the Samsung Zeal variant. Aside from minor cosmetic changes—specifically the camera lens shape shifting from square to oval and switching from metallic gray to black—the hardware remained identical.

Production of this model ceased in October of 2010.

Samsung U740 Alias

Dimensions: 3.8 in × 2.0 in × 0.6 in (97 mm × 51 mm × 15 mm); 3.6 oz (100 g)

The Samsung SCH-U740, predecessor to the Samsung Alias 2, lacked the distinctive "magic" e-ink screen that characterized its successor. This earlier model featured compact keys packed with the e-ink display's functions, which led to dissatisfaction among many users. Released in the United States in March 2007 and later in Canada during August 2007, the device sported a main LCD display of 176 x 220 px resolution supporting 262,000 colors, alongside an external LCD screen with a 96 x 96 px resolution and 65,000 colors. Additional features included 45 MB of internal storage, an 800 mAh Li-ion battery, and a 1.3 megapixel camera.