Samsung Juke SCH-U470 review (blue, Verizon Wireless)

The Juke also has a pretty basic VGA camera, which is able to take photos in three different resolutions (640x480, 320x240, and 160x120). Other camera options include night-shot mode, a self-timer, brightness, white-balance settings, quality settings, "are you ready?" sounds, shutter sounds (plus a silent option), color effects, and a multishot mode. Photo quality was all right for a VGA camera; images did have muted colors and blurry edges, but they still looked better than most other VGA cameras. The camera does not have a camcorder function.

Personalization options are quite plentiful with the Samsung Juke. For example, there are a few location-based services that you can download via Verizon's Get It Now service, such as VZ Navigator, Verizon's navigation service, and Chaperone Child, a service that lets you keep track of your kids. You also have the option of downloading more graphics and sounds for things such as wallpaper or alert tones. You can download games too; the Juke doesn't come preloaded with any.

Performance
We tested the dual-band (CDMA 800/1900; 1X/RTT digital only) Samsung Juke in San Francisco using Verizon Wireless service. We were quite impressed with the call quality, with good sound clarity and decent volume. Callers reported similar results, though with the speakerphone mode, they thought we sounded a little muffled. We were able to pair the Samsung Juke with the Cardo S-2 stereo Bluetooth headset without a problem, and managed to use it for both calls and music without any problems.

Music quality was actually pretty good for such a small device. The sound quality was rather thin when heard on the speakerphone, but with a headset on, it sounded fine. The Samsung Juke has a rated talk time of 3.5 hours and a rated standby time of 10 days. We managed to get a talk time of 4 hours, 10 minutes in our tests. According to FCC radiation tests, the Samsung Juke has a digital SAR rating of 1.04 watts per kilogram.