Verizon Launches Samsung SCH-U550

Humberto Saabedra

u550.pngVerizon Wireless has launched the Samsung U550, the successor to the U540 Gleam.

The U550 clamshell features touch sensitive controls on the front, GPS support, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSD slot with support for 8GB cards, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, speakerphone, voice control, and speech recognition.

The phone is now available online for $119.99 after a new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 instant online discount, bringing the total to $69.99.

Buy a Samsung SCH-U550 from Verizon

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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