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(More customer reviews)This phone is marketed towards those who do not want a camera on their phone, and towards senior citizens. It is a rather large phone, although thin and light in weight.
DEDICATED ICE KEY AND SPEAKERPHONE KEY: The dedicated ICE key is nice, and the speakerphone key is nice and large.
DEDICATED 911 KEY: A dedicated 911 key, while potentially good, is dangerous, as it can be easily hit by mistake.
NO CAMERA: I did like the fact that this phone has NO CAMERA, as I totally dislike camera phones in general. It is very hard to find JUST A PHONE---NOT A COMPUTER, CAMERA, INTERNET, MUSIC MACHINE PHONE COMBINATION. There are still people out there who JUST WANT A PHONE!!
BATTERY CASE: The battery case is impossible to remove once you get a battery inside. One must "push down while sliding the case down and off" according to the product manual. Good Luck with that without breaking the phone. One is tempted to attack it with a screwdriver, but then that would make a real mess!! Personally, I also like to keep an extra charged battery on hand for my cell phone. No way you can do this with this phone. The battery must be in the phone to charge it, and there is no external battery charger available for this model from Samsung or Verizon. MAJOR oversight!!
BATTERY LIFE: The battery life is about 1/2 of what the specs say. My standard battery lasted 2 days normal use. On my old Samsung cell phone (a sch-a630) the standard battery lasted 5 days and the extended battery lasted 8 days with normal use.
RINGTONES: Ringtones need a lot of work. They are, for the most part, disgusting, jarring, and embarassing. A wider variety of beeps, rings, and other such tones would be welcome.
ALARMS: The 3 alarms are nice, but the alarm tones are restricted to 3 of the included ringtones. They are pathetically polyphonic and jarring. A simple loud beep option would be welcome, or at least access to the other ringtones, which is not possible.
EXTERNAL DISPLAY THAT ISN'T: The external display on the outside of the case is visible only as long as the interior keypad is illuminated. So, if you want to REGULARLY utilize the outside display, your keypad must remain lit constantly, draining the battery even faster. No separate control for the external display is a big oversight.
SPEAKERPHONE AND VOICE RECOGNITION: The speaker phone feature is very good, but the voice recognition feature is not. The phone fails to recognize even basic commands and reverts to what it thinks you must be saying, which are not necessarily the same thing.
KEYPAD: The keypad is large and easy to use, but is a little sensitive. If you have a heavy hand with buttons, look out!
Samsung really missed the mark here on marketing towards those who prefer no camera phone and have limited vision and dexterity.
My advice to Samsung: Go back to the design table on this one, it's a dud!
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Ideal for those looking for uncomplicated mobile voice communications, the Samsung Haven for Verizon Wireless offers an easy-to-carry clamshell form factor and a variety of helpful features including text messaging, personal organizer tools, and well-being and health tools. And it's even earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal.
Other features include a speakerphone for hands-free conversations, dual displays with adjustable font size on the internal screen, one-touch quick access to Emergency 911 and In Case of Emergency (ICE) numbers, included docking cradle, and up to 5 hours of talk time.
Key Features
Runs on the reliable Verizon Wireless voice and data network (1xRTT data frequency)
2.2-inch internal color screen (176 x 220 pixels, 65K color depth) with 6 lines of text and adjustable font size--allowing you to increase the size of text for greater visibility.
1.07-inch external monochrome screen displays current time, signal strength, and battery life
Standard alpha-numeric keypad
Well-being and health applications including a reminder alarm with up to five alarms, a fitness trainer that offers 15 unique stretching techniques, four different healing music selections to help relieve stress, and a medical information application that lets you make medical notes and stores your information such as allergies and medications
Speakerphone
SMS text messaging capabilities
Advanced speech recognition
Organizer tools including calendar and scheduling assistant, calculator with currency converter, world clock, and stopwatch
56-note polyphonic ringtones plus vibrating alert and silent mode
Phone book with up to 500 contact entries with multiple contacts
Dedicated keys for one-touch quick access to Emergency 911 (E911), speakerphone, voicemail, voice commands, In Case of Emergency (ICE), and My Pictures. You can also program the ICE button with up to three personalized contacts that first responders can easily find in the event of an emergency.
2.5mm headset jack
Bilingual Interface English and Spanish
Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4
TTY capable
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Haven weighs 3.49 ounces and measures 3.92 x 2 x 0.72 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 336 hours (14 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies and 1xRTT data frequency.
What's in the Box
Samsung Haven handset, rechargeable battery, charger, battery door, desktop charging cradle, user manual
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