{{short description|Mobile phone model}} thumb| thumb|right|250px|Front of the U900 Soul thumb|right|200px|Soul thumb|right|200px|The Soul's front touch buttons The '''Samsung SGH-U900''' (marketed as the '''Samsung Soul''') is a slider mobile phone from Samsung Telecommunications. It was introduced at Mobile World Congress on 11 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mobilegazette.com/samsung-g810-08x02x11.htm|title=Samsung G810 (SGH-G810) - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News|website=Mobilegazette.com}}</ref> It is a member of Samsung's fashion-focused "Ultra" line of handsets and the company's flagship at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.s21.com/samsung-u900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020021458/http://www.s21.com/samsung-u900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-20|title=Samsung Sour Review}}</ref>
The Soul initially came in two colors: Platinum Silver and Soul Gray, later also coming in Pink, Silver, and Black and Gold. It is made of a metallic body and the slider has spring mechanism. There is a second, touch-sensitive OLED display below the main 2.2-inch display which shows different navigational functions, tailored for the current software operation (as previously appearing on the E950 model).<ref name="mobile-review.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=/review/samsung-u900soul-en.shtml|title=Mobile-review.com Review of GSM/UMTS-handset Samsung U900 Soul|website=Mobile-review.com|access-date=2018-11-18|archive-date=2018-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119010855/https://www.mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=%2Freview%2Fsamsung-u900soul-en.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="s21.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.s21.com/samsung-u900.htm |title=Samsung Soul review | S21 |website=www.s21.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029005721/http://www.s21.com/samsung-u900.htm |archive-date=29 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Samsung dubs it as "Magical Touch".<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/07/samsung-sgh-u900-soul-magical-touch/|title=Review: Samsung SGH-U900 Soul "Magical Touch"|first=Steven|last=Leckart|date=31 July 2008|website=Wired.com}}</ref>
There is a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash that can also take videos at 30 fps in QVGA (320x240) resolution. There is HSDPA support,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobile88.com/cellphone/samsung/samsung-u900-soul/|title=Samsung U900 Soul Preview - Price - Buy and Sell|website=Mobile88.com|access-date=2018-11-18|archive-date=2018-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119010849/http://www.mobile88.com/cellphone/samsung/samsung-u900-soul/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it is a "global" 3G phone supporting all major frequencies: GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, HSDPA, UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100. Audio playback makes use of a digital amplifier from Bang & Olufsen, although there is no 3.5 mm headphone jack, relying instead on a proprietary Samsung connector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/samsung-soul-u900-samsung-soul-u900-page-3|title=Samsung Soul U900 – Samsung Soul U900 Review|author=Sandra Vogel|website=Trusted Reviews|date=6 June 2008|access-date=18 November 2018|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119011033/https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/samsung-soul-u900-samsung-soul-u900-page-3|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite its flagship status, the Samsung Soul does lack several key features like Wi-Fi, GPS, or smartphone software.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knowyourmobile.com/products/2976/samsung-soul-u900-review|title=Samsung Soul U900 review|website=Knowyourmobile.com|date=14 January 2022}}</ref> These were instead implemented on the Samsung G810, announced at the same time.
The "Soul" name stands for "The Spirit of Ultra" (referring to Samsung Ultra Edition).<ref name="mobile-review.com"/> The U900 Soul name is an extension of the U900 FlipShot, a clamshell/swivel multimedia phone announced for Verizon Wireless in November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/samsung-announces-u900-flipshot-for-verizon/|title=Samsung announces U900 FlipShot for Verizon|website=Engadget.com}}</ref>
==Reception== Publisher ''S21'' said that the camera of the U900 Soul is "very good", but just below the "best" ones namely Nokia N95 and Sony Ericsson K850. The review concluded calling it a "fabulous" phone.<ref name="s21.com"/> ''Wired'' called the touch-sensitive navigational pad "one of the coolest, most efficient" touch interfaces they have seen on a handset.<ref name="auto"/> ''TechRadar'' called the U900 Soul "extremely stylish with a quality camera", but criticized the battery life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-soul-sgh-u900-373398/review|title=Samsung Soul SGH U900|first=TechRadar Staff 2008-05-27T11:17:41 147ZMobile|last=phones|website=TechRadar.com|date=27 May 2008}}</ref>
==See also== *Samsung U700 *Samsung U600 *Samsung D900 *Samsung G600 *Samsung E950 *Samsung F480 Tocco *Samsung S8300 UltraTouch *LG Venus
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U900 Category:Mobile phones introduced in 2008 Category:Slider phones