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  • Is there a way to screen capture on this ph?

  • Great great video Bob thank you for the information

  • @kachacuaz69 You're welcome!

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Great review.

    Good phones.

    Gaben voice too?

    I think you just sold a phone to me

  • @AzureWotan I guess that's good... but what's a "gaben" voice?

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly Gaben Newell.

    He works at Valve

  • @AzureWotan Ah... okay. I used to be on the radio many years ago, both as a news reporter and a DJ. That's where I learned to speak for a microphone.

    Can't say that I knew who Gabe Newell is, but I read up a bit on him just now.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I just got this phone from sprint for free and was wondering it would be worth it to upgrade to another phone would it be better to just pay 100 for something like the htc evo 3d what do you think or is a $100 not worth the difference?

  • @turdfurgosan It's your money and your life. If it was my choice, I'd go with the EVO 3D, as it is a much more powerful and advanced phone overall. However, you may really prefer a keyboard, and $100 may be harder to come by for you. You will have to judge whether it's worth the money to get a much more advanced phone.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly thanks bob i think i will be upgrading but now im stuck on htc evo 3d vs samsung epic 4g touch lol i saw your schmackdown and touch won so now i just have to decide if i want to pay 200 for the touch which is a little better or go with the evo for just 100 more

  • can you take screenshots? with out having to instal any apps?

  • @Jessslove93 I did some searching on this and could not find a simple way to take screen shots of the Transform Ultra. You could always pull out a digital camera, set it to "macro" mode and take a photo of the phone's display. If you do this at night when there's no light reflecting off the display, it actually can work well.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Great job...

    I might be getting one

    .

  • @davielove11 Aye, if you've already gotten this phone could you take the time and send me a message or even just reply on here if its a good phone? I might get one because i am in need of an Android phone and since this one is free than why not? Lol

  • Is this fone has gorilla glass, cud u like swype a key n screen won't scratch?

  • @Qualls35 The Samsung Transform Ultra has Gorilla Glass. Can you scratch it if you try hard enough? Yes, you can.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Bob, I am an AT&T customer, but this phone looks fantastic. I'm seeing it on eBay for a steal of $75 from a top-rated seller with no contract. Will my AT&T SIM card work with this phone or am I deluding myself?

  • @XxxTheFireEmblemxxX The Transform Ultra has no SIM slot, so your AT&T SIM will not work. The Transform Ultra works only on CDMA networks, and your AT&T SIM is for phones that work on GSM networks. The two don't mix.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Bob, lately ive been hearing that the marquee is slow, is that true?

  • @nuffsaidguy I don't think the Marquee is slow, certainly not for a phone in its class. Keep in mind it has 3G and a single-core processor, but it's low cost with a nice display and small size. Are other phones faster? Sure, but they are bigger, heavier and more expensive.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Shmackdown bob please transform and marquee

  • Hey Bob ill b ur best friend if u do a schmackdown between the lg marquee and transform ultra!

  • @nuffsaidguy I'll think about it. I don't think there are new phones coming next week, so there might be a chance of that happening.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • im about to get dis phone but is it glass???

  • @djsworld101 Does the display have a glass overlay? Yes, it has Gorilla Glass.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I love this phone so much its awesome!!

  • Which phone would you.get the samsung transform ultra or the zte warp?

  • @shizzyraw1000 We haven't seen the Warp yet here at Wirefly. It's expected to be here in a couple weeks or so.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • do it lags when you drag the icons on home the screen?

  • @Boywonder233 Like when you move an app icon around?

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly yes

  • @Boywonder233 I just fired up a Transform Ultra and draged a couple icons around the display. It's a little quirky but worked okay once I figured it out. I wouldn't say that it lags, but I did have to work a little to get the icon where I wanted it.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Get the transform ultra the lg marqee is really laggy because the screen resoulution takes away from the performance

  • Should i get this or the Lg Marquee ?

  • @SuperShawnbell That depends on whether you like a physical keyboard. The Marquee has a much nicer display, but the Transform Ultra has a peppier processor. Personally, I'd go with the slimmer, lighter Marquee, particularly because of its bigger, nicer display. But the Transform Ultra is a decent keyboard phone.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly ooh ok . thanks bob

  • @wirefly I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on which o you think is better; Samsung Transform Ultra, or Motorola Triumph.

    I like the Ultra because of it's keyboard but i don't know if it will be as fast as the triumph like they told me, so plz help.

  • @osmar11g Interesting comparison. The Triumph is a pretty decent pre-paid phone. I like it's big (4.3-inch) display and nice resolution (480x800), and the Triumph is the one I'd chose between the two. However, the Transform Ultra is peppy and has a keyboard -- it should be faster than the Triumph, although it has much lower display resolution. If you like a keyboard, the Ultra is a good choice.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly I was wondering if you could text with the touchscreen?

  • @bball512345 Yes, you can definitely text with the touch screen.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • should i upgrade my transfom for the ultra?

  • @galaxyapps The Ultra has lots better performance than the original Transform. If you like the Transform's configuration (keyboard, display size, resolution), the Ultra will be a much smoother experience.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I have the original Transform and would gladly upgrade to this version of the phone.

  • Bob would you plz plz plz put up a schmackdown of either (the transform ultra vs. the lg optimus s) or (the transform ultra and the samsung epic 4g) that would be very helpful thx!

  • @nuffsaidguy Unfortunately, I no longer have either a Samsung Epic 4G or an LG Optimus S. I can say that the Epic 4G would win against the Samsung Transform Ultra, and the Transform Ultra would win over the Optimus S.

    Hope that helps!

    Bob at Wirefly

  • great reveiws bob!

  • Is the back rubber or hard?

  • @Shazy899 The back of the Transform Ultra is a hard textured plastic.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I wasn't sure whether or not to go with this but after seeing your video I went ahead and ordered one. It'll be my first Android, I've been using Blackberry's for the last few yrs and now I'm looking forward to getting this bad boy in my hands, not to mention the insanely low cost of $55/month (which can drop to $40/month with shrinkage) for unlimited text/talk/data from Boost. I'll let you know how I like it Tuesday (12/13) afternoon when it's delivered to me. Thanks for the good info!

  • @whodat6484 You're welcome! Let us know your thoughts on the Transform Ultra.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Im looking to buy a new android phone, but i want it to have a slide out keyboard like this one . does anyone have any suggestions or is this phone a good choice ?

  • @M0nkeyman1221 If you are on Sprint, the best of the sliding keyboard phones is the Samsung Epic 4G. The HTC EVO Shift is good, and the Samsung Transform Ultra has perhaps the highest performance of the three. However, the Transform Ultra has the lowest resolution display of the three, so a lot depends on how good you want the display to be.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I love smartphones and have been checking out boost for a while hoping they came along with one worth buying. When the Prevail got released I thought to myself...well, it's a start but decided to just buy a used/new to me, Epic 4g that was in excellent condition (shout out to ebay!!!) and put it on boost mobile network so I could enjoy the $50 unlimited plan w/ shrinkage. The Transform Ultra has caught my eye as a Christmas gift to my girlfriend since she enjoys great smartphones with keyboards.

  • Hey Bob can u make a video of the ultra and warp together

  • @javibarr Wirefly doesn't have the ZTE Warp, as far as I know. I don't know when it's expected to arrive, either, which makes it impossible to plan for a video with these two.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @javibarr FWIW, it looks like the ZTE Warp will arrive around the end of January. My preliminary take is that it has good specs for a pre-paid phone, roughly similar to the Motorola Triumph.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • is this pay as you go using reboost cards

  • @fonzo60 If you get the Boost version, the Transform Ultra can be pay-as-you-go. The Sprint version is post-paid, unless you own the phone outright.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • lower res? does it look blocky and blurry then? i want this phone but then I heard about the resolution...

  • @qx125365 The Transform Ultra has a display resolution of 320 x 480, which is considerably less than the top phones. Lots of low-cost and free phones have 320 x 480 resolution, but the fact is that level of resolution is the least attractive thing about the Transform Ultra. It's a good phone but it's not at clear as, say, the Samsung Epic 4G. Then again, the Trans Ultra is faster than the Epic 4G.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • I got the first transform and its slower than this and not as good

  • I hav it its nice I stream netflix no problem no buffering

  • Do the keys light up?

  • @LilDrake4 Yes, the keys light up.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

  • @wirefly Can you do a Schmackdown of the Samsung Transform Ultra for Sprint and the LG Marquee for Sprint? Or please at least tell me which you think is better?

  • @dallasrulz120 I actually like both those phones. The Marquee has a MUCH nicer display, but the Transform Ultra is a bit faster and has a keyboard, if that's what you like. The Marquee is the choice if you want slim and light with a 4-inch display, while the Transform Ultra is the choice if you want a keyboard and faster response, but a smaller, lower-quality display.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Can you take pictures with the front VGA Camera?

  • @SABUER0 Yes, you can take pictures with the front camera.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • please awnser this i want to get the samsung transform ultra for boost mobile but i dont see it on your website will it ever be on there any time soon? thanks

  • @MrBmxrid3r It should be there today, but I will check tomorrow when I'm in the office.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly i only see it for sprint you wouldnt buy that for boost mobile right?

  • @MrBmxrid3r The Transform Ultra for Boost is now on Wirefly, however finding it is a little tricky. Go to Wirefly, scroll to the bottom and click on Boost. The Transform Ultra is the last one listed.

    We're working on getting the search function to work properly, but I wanted you to know that the phone is now on Wirefly.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly thank you so much bob

  • @wirefly oh i thought you would get a discount on wirefly but i guess not :(

  • How does the camera and video recorder compare to the ZTE Warp's?

  • @ZIdar25 Sorry, we don't have the ZTR Warp yet and probably won't for several more weeks.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • better than my triumph : (

  • Are the 4 keys at the bottom of the front of the phone back lit? Is the qwerty keypad backlit?

  • @ZIdar25 Yes and yes.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Also levels don't do anything with processor

  • Pixels dont do any thing with quadrant score

  • I have alot off apps on my ultra I got the 16gig card and I have no lag at all. I love this phone!! The only thing I didnt like was the back cover, very slippery.

  • Just what I needed thanks best review yet

  • Bob for president.....nuff said

  • PLEASE ANSWER WIREFLY!.

    Hi, I didn't see the Samsung Transform Ultra in your website. Can you please put Zte Warp from Boost Mobile? It came out today. I wanna get it for my dad.

  • @raven123xox The Samsung Transform Ultra doesn't go on sale for a few more days, so it won't be on Wirefly until then. I don't have the ZTE Warp and don't know if I can get one. If I do get one, I will give it some coverage.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @raven123xox It looks like the ZTE Warp is a Walmart exclusive for at least a couple months. At the moment, I'm not expecting the Warp to be on Wirefly for several weeks.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Are you going to do a smack down with iphone 4s and galaxy s2?

  • @TheJohnny2bad22 I did a Schmackdown with the iPhone 4S and the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, which is Sprint's version of the Galaxy S II. Is that what you had in mind?

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly yes ty i will go check it out

  • LG Esteem or Samsung Transform Ultra?

  • @TheJMFlores310 Samsung Transform Ultra because Metro Pcs phones was always the company I regret getting. Samsung Transform Ultra is very fast barely even lags unless you have a LOT of apps. So you should get it.

  • Bob, why doesnt Wirefly sell at&t phones?

  • @Xuxa16 AT&T's contract with Wirefly (and several other online retailers) expired in March. We hope to be able to sell AT&T phones again and are working on that possibility.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly Thanks for your reply

  • I'm watching a review of my phone on my phone

  • @krew4lifesd Phoneception 0.o

  • also, is the keyboard backlit?

  • @nuffsaidguy I knew someone would ask that... yes, the keyboard is backlit.

    I don't know what you are asking when you ask about the "ppi". Price? We don't have the Transform Ultra priced yet, as it doesn't launch for a few more days. For the price of the EVO 3D, it's best to check Wirefly.com, as prices change all the time. Anything I list here will just confuse people in a few weeks.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly I think it means Pixels Per Inch :)

  • @chewyourfingers Ahhh... I don't know the formula for calculating pixels per inch. My guess is that you need the actual width of the display in inches and divide that into the number of pixels. For instance, divide X inches into 540 for the EVO 3D and divide Y inches into 320 for the Transform Ultra. I just don't know what X and Y are, exactly.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • Bob wat is the ppi for this and the evo 3d plz reply

  • Hi bob can u do a review on the zte warp on boost new phone??

  • Bob. Are you ever going to do giveaways?

  • @BIGJ3871 Hmmm.. I once gave a girl a ring and later regretted it. Do you have something specific in mind?

    Bob at Wirefly

  • @wirefly And this is why Bob should run for president! Pure wisdom.

  • hey bob!!...nice review....i have a question off subject tho. Do you conduct reviews on phones not sold in the US market...I would love to hear your review/schmack down of the samsung Omnia 7 that is sold in the european market and how its build quality stacks up against the samsung smart phones sold in the US

  • @bluestarkad17 No, since Wirefly sells phones only for the US, that's all we get to review. Thanks for the vote of confidence, though!

    Bob at Wirefly

  • pretty good for a budget phone :)

  • Did he say shit loads? LOL This looks similar to Droid Charge.

  • @callmemarc I think the operative word is "ship".

    The DROID Charge has a much nicer and bigger display, but it otherwise bears a family resemblance.

    Bob at Wirefly

  • so thats why my infuse always gets low scores:(

  • nice

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