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Samsung SCH-A790 (Verizon Wireless) comparison

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Product name	Samsung SCH-A790 (Verizon Wireless)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)	HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)	Samsung Convoy SCH-U640 (Verizon Wireless)	Samsung SCH-A950 (Verizon Wireless)
Price	Check Prices	$199.99 to $599.99	$99.99	$49.99	$14.45
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars		3.0 stars
Release date		October 28, 2009	November 06, 2009	November 05, 2009
The Bottom Line	Samsung's stylish world phone roams on both CDMA and GSM networks, but it's saddled with a hard-to-use keypad, and it lacks some key features.	Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.	Though its performance wasn't completely top-notch and we would prefer a more recent Android OS version, the HTC Droid Eris is a satisfying Android device that offers a nice contrast to the Motorola Droid. And you can't beat the price.	Despite a couple of design complaints and a missing feature, the Samsung Convoy is an easy-to-use phone with great performance.	The Samsung SCH-A950 is an attractive 3G cell phone with decent features, but some annoying restrictions remain.
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Cellular technology	GSM	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	Info unavailable	CDMA2000 1X
Weight	4.2 oz	6 oz	4.2 oz	3.88 oz	4.5 oz
Talk time	Up to 174 min	385 min	Up to 214 min	Info unavailable	Up to 235 min
Wireless Interface	Info unavailable	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0 EDR	Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth
Service Provider	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless
Band / mode	CDMA 800/1900	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	Info unavailable	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
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Buying choices	Visit the manufacturer's or carrier's Web site to purchase this product.	Verizon Wireless $199.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $599.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Verizon Wireless $99.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $49.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 authorized store	Amazon.com Marketplace $14.45 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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