Samsung Reality

72 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
usability (9)
performance (3)
price (3)
portability (1)

Negative
reliability (3)
screen (3)
sound (2)
durability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 reviews of Samsung Reality. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and performance. The price and usability also get good feedback, but the sound and durability get less positive opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Samsung Reality is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Samsung Reality

alaTest has collected and analyzed 58 user reviews of Samsung Reality from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the portability and performance. The price and usability are also appreciated. The sound and durability get critical views.

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60% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Joni Blecher (letstalk.com)

Samsung Reality

The Samsung Reality SCH-u820 is a slimmer, slightly smaller version than the Samsung Rogue with a display that isn't quite as vibrant. That said, the Reality has a few upgrades including a 3.2-megapixel camera and three customizable home screens that...

May, 2010

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Expert review by : PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

Samsung Reality U820 Review

Touchscreen phones and messaging phones with QWERTY keyboard have become popular devices recently, and it's now common to see these two technologies merged together. Two years ago Samsung gave it a try with the Glyde U940, but the capacitive...

May, 2010

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Expert review by : mohseen (brighthub.com)

Samsung Reality Reviewed

A review of Verizon's, Samsung Reality, we take a look at the phones design and user interface in the first part of our review.

So we have reached the end of our review, what is our verdict about the Samsung Reality? Well let us sum it up this way, it seems like the technician in charge of making the Samsung Reality left his task half way to go eat lunch and never really...

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Eric M. Zeman (phonescoop.com)

Video Tour: Samsung Reality

Samsung delivers yet another sideways slider for Verizon Wireless. This TouchWiz-totin' telephone has a full QWERTY for messaging and speedy touch screen response. For text addicts, it's worth a look

May, 2010

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Expert review by : Tong Zhang (mobiletechreview.com)

Samsung Reality Review - Phone Reviews by Mobile Tech Review

The Samsung Reality is a Verizon 3G multimedia phone and it's their latest mid-tier feature phone with a launch price of $79 with contract. The touch screen QWERTY slider is smaller in all dimensions than the Samsung Rogue that came out last fall on...

Very good GPS performance. Camera takes good photos ;

You won’t like the web browser if you do a lot of web surfing on your phone

The Samsung Reality is not a clear replacement for the Samsung Rogue since each phone has slightly different strengths. As a new mid-tier feature phone with 3G and all of Verizon services, the Samsung Reality competes very well against rivals like the...

May, 2010

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Expert review by : Sydney Myers (phonedog.com)

Sydney's Samsung Reality review

What's Good: Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard is great; 3.5 mm headphone jack; plenty of shortcut keys (if you're into that); self-portrait mirror for the camera is always a nice feature; social-networking support.What's bad: Touchscreen could be better;...

Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard is great; 3.5 mm headphone jack; plenty of shortcut keys (if you’re into that); self-portrait mirror for the camera is always a nice feature; social-networking support.What’s bad: Touchscreen could be better; some issues...

The Samsung Reality is a messaging phone and therefore performs best in that capacity. The keyboard works great and social networking integration is always a winner. Though I had problems with the web browser and would have preferred a better...

May, 2010

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