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| Samsung Juke Red Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $41.46
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 6934
Color: Red
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Juke
UPC: 635753468335
ASIN: B000XEBWSM
Release Date: October 18, 2007
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Second Only to the iPhone for Audiophiles July 22, 2008
If you're a music lover, the Juke is for you. Granted, it only has 2 GB storage, so if you want more, the iPhone is the best thing for you. On a similar vein, if you use iTunes it would be a good idea to buy an Apple products - it took me hours and hours to get past Apple's copy protection used in iTunes (I had to burn CDs of my music, then import them as MP3s...). One final issue before I shower my praise upon this miracle of a machine: The headphone jack is not the standard MP3 player size (3.5mm) - it's a smaller size meant for phone headsets (2.5mm). Thankfully, a 2.5mm to 3.5mm converter is cheap. But these are really the only drawbacks I can think of for this phone. I can't complain. Everything else on the phone is straightforward and intuitive. The Juke is a minimalist's dream; so simple, yet so powerful.
The impetus for my purchase of a new phone was the need for bluetooth support. California law required that I have a hands-free headset, and so I set out looking for a phone to work with that. I didn't have restrictions on the phone carrier because my contract had conveniently and coincidentally just ended. This phone is everything the average cell phone user needs and, at the risk of being redundant, even more to the audiophile.
The built in camera is nice - 640x480 pixels is relatively good for a phone's camera. I've used it a bit and definitely appreciate the ability to take pictures at a larger resolution than the small screen itself!
I've never had a problem with reception, sounding too quiet or any such problem with communication itself. Actually, texting is a bit slow compared to a phone with a built-in keyboard, but I only use texts sparingly anyhow.
It's a nice phone - I highly recommend it to the average audiophile. However, if you need to text or store a freakishly large amount of music, maybe this isn't your phone.
Totally awesome!! June 24, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This outlasts anything!!
Call me a bad phone caretaker, but I *washed* my juke. In the washing machine. At first, I panicked because the battery started draining while it was turned off, and also the speaker broke (as in, you couldn't talk into the phone without sounding really fuzzy). I found two solutions--- take the battery out and use the headphones for speaking.
Not like I needed to, because after a couple weeks it was completely fixed! I'm not sure how, but it works as good as new now!
Also, with only 2 GB it can hold 400 songs, which makes it just as good as any other iPod, and anyone who knows iPods knows that they are *extremely* sensitive to water damage... not this phone/MP3 player =]
Simply the best cell phone I have ever owned. May 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to say I agree with all of these other reviews because the Samsung Juke from Verizon is simply the best cell phone I have ever owned in my life I love everything about it the crisp bright screen and display the camera is actually pretty good for a VGA camera and the phone is tiny and perfect to fit into your pocket the ringtones sound nice and loud when played and flip your phone closed to play music either from speakerphone or with nice headphones it comes with the menus look new and nice and texting is actually not a pain on this phone despite the size Verizon actually does something I like finally you get to preview ringtones and wallpapers before you buy them its a miracle no more buying ringtones without knowing which part of the song it is and if its like 10 seconds and you can look at the wallpapers before you buy them overall I am very satisfied with this phone and would definatly 100% reccomend it to anybody
Fun, Good-Looking, and Functional! January 14, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I received this phone for Christmas. It is my first-ever cellphone, so obviously I was very excited about it. Surprisingly, this phone is very small. I know that looking at the commercials it seems quite large, but it is actually about the size (length-wise) as the spacebar on a keyboard. Flipping open the phone in a switchblade-like fashion, you see a very simple but artistic display. By clicking the center button, you are given a list of six simple options: Music (about 1.8 GB which can easily be synched using Windows Movie Maker), Get It Now (ringtones, games), Messaging (txt, pix messages), Contacts, Recent Calls, and Settings&Tools. The options, when highlighted, show well-designed graphics relating to the item (ex. CD and music note for Music).
Honestly, before I continue rambling on, this is a great phone. Just take my word for it and buy it, and you won't regret it. Having to turn it upside-down to open is not a nuisance; it becomes second-nature.
Advice:
- Listen to the pre-set ringtones before buying any from the shop for $3. This phone actually comes with some cool techno/hip-hop beats.
- Purchase the phone shell from Verizon Wireless. Believe me, with a phone this nice-looking, you won't want to get it scratched.
- Don't purchase any games other than Tetris, Pac-Man, or other simple arcade games. The screen and keypad are too small for more sophisticated games.
- If you want to listen to music using a standard pair of headphones, you will need to buy a 2.5mm-3.5mm headphone adapter. I got this one: Headphone Adapter for Samsung SCH-A890, and it works like a charm.
Great Phone January 1, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This phone is great. It has completely replaced my MP3 player, it holds the same amount of music. I love that you can play the music out of the speaker without headphones. The sound quality when doing that isn't the best, but it's perfect sometimes when I would have otherwise been tangled in headphone wires. And if you are listening to music with the headphones, and you get a call, all you need to do it press the button on the headphones and it answers the call and the headphones become a hands free set. It's perfect. Some people have asked me about texting on it, because it seems so small. I have not had any problems with this, the buttons are actually really nice, and texting is not hard on it despite it's size. Battery life is great, it lasts much longer than my old phone, even when it's used as an MP3 player also. Transferring music is simple, just plug it into the computer and it syncs like any other MP3 player with windows media player. I love how it flips open, although I often forget which way it needs to be facing and try to open it the wrong way. That is actually my ONLY complaint about this phone. The screen is upside down when it's closed, so you have to turn it around to read who is calling you, and then turn it back around to open it. But that is so minor, and I have figured out how to turn it around and open it at the same time, so it doesn't really bother me anymore. My only other wish for this phone would be being able to set one of your mp3s as a ringtone. But again, so minor it does not even register as a complaint for me. Overall this is a great phone and I would recommend it to anyone who hates carrying around both and MP3 player and a phone, as this will become both.
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