We’ve been spending some quality time with Samsung’s Galaxy S phone lineup for the past few weeks, and our most recent candidate has been the Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile. Just like the Samsung Captivate for AT&T we reviewed last week, the Vibrant is stacked with a Super AMOLED screen, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video, and Android 2.1. In fact, the Samsung Vibrant is nearly identical to the Captivate, save a few minor architectural differences and preloaded content. Let’s just say James Cameron must be grinning and frolicking about like a little schoolgirl who just won the spelling bee, for T-Mobile hawks Avatar on the Samsung Vibrant like no tomorrow.
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Samsung Vibrant
September 18th, 2010Samsung Captivate
September 18th, 2010
The Samsung Galaxy S universe of smartphones had its Big Bang at CTIA earlier this year. Eventually, four planets, or phones, formed out of the Galaxy S universe, governed by four different carriers. The Samsung Captivate is AT&T’s slice of the Galaxy pie, and it shares many of the same core elements with its siblings, the Epic 4G for Sprint, Fascinate for Verizon Wireless, and Vibrant for T-Mobile. What makes Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphones so enticing? First off, these are Samsung’s current top-of-the roster phones sporting 1GHz Hummingbird processors and beautiful high-contrast AMOLED screens. The Captivate also has Android 2.1, a 5-megapixel camera with 720p video, and a gamut of other goodies, so sit back and enjoy the ride through Samsung’s Galaxy S universe.
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Samsung Fascinate Overview
September 17th, 2010If you happen to be like any Verizon Wireless customer in the present day who is on the prowl for a new smartphone, the options can be daunting—even more so if you’re not tied to a carrier. The Samsung Fascinate is Verizon’s piece of the Samsung Galaxy S solar system, and it’s one of the better choices on the market. The way we see it is you’re either a Google/Droid fanatic, or you just want a nice Android phone. The Samsung Fascinate follows in the Galaxy S tradition with a Super AMOLED screen, speedy operation, oodles of social networking tools, and great storage capacity. The Fascinate also offers more than the AT&T Captivate and T-Mobile Vibrant by adding an LED flash along with the 2GB of built-in Flash memory. We weren’t crazy over the Fascinate’s cheap design and although the camera was good, it failed to meet the likes of the iPhone 4′s camera. However, the Samsung Fascinate is a solid device that is definitely worth a look, even though it might be overshadowed by the HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid X, and Motorola Droid 2.
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HTC Aria (AT&T)
September 3rd, 2010
The good: The HTC Aria is compact, feature rich smartphone that runs on Android version 2.1 with HTC’s Sense user interface. It has a 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, and supports Wi-Fi and 3G networks.
The bad: The Aria’s smaller display makes for a cramped onscreen keyboard. Its camera doesn’t have a flash and you can’t install non-Market apps.
The bottom line: The HTC Aria is a solid, midrange Android smartphone, but it’s a shame AT&T restricts it by blocking Android’s capability to install third-party apps.
At CES 2010, AT&T announced it would introduce an HTC Android phone this year. True to its word, it just unveiled the HTC Aria. Similar to the HTC HD Mini in design, the Aria runs on Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense user interface and includes a good deal of features for its size. It’s certainly not the most powerful Android device on the market–power users might want to wait for the recently announced Samsung Captivate–and we’re upset that AT&T has once again blocked third-party app downloads. However, the Aria is a solid midrange smartphone that’s certainly better than the Motorola Backflip, AT&T’s other Android offering. The HTC Aria costs $129.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. We think it should cost a bit less–$100 would be the sweet spot–but its price isn’t unreasonable. » Read more: HTC Aria (AT&T)
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Samsung Intercept
August 26th, 2010When we reviewed the Samsung Moment on Sprint in November 2009, there weren’t a lot of Android handsets on the market. Things have certainly changed in a little more than a half year, and Samsung’s replacement, the Intercept, has a lot of competition. The Intercept is a starter Android smartphone, and though its features pale in comparison to the HTC EVO 4G and upcoming Samsung Epic 4G (a Galaxy S phone with slider keyboard), it costs half the price. Not everyone wants to jump into a large and expensive smartphone, and the kinda cute Intercept targets those who want to start with something affordable and pocketable.
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Samsung Epic 4G
August 18th, 2010Samsung Epic 4G
Description
The Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint’s second smartphone with WiMAX.
This Android OS device is well supplied with other cutting-edge features too, a 1 GHz processor and a Super AMOLED touchscreen.
It has a 4-inch, WVGA display and a landscape-oriented sliding keyboard.
The Epic 4G sports a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera as well as a VGA front-facing one for video conferencing.
Quick Specs
Operating System: Google Android OS 2.1
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 16 GB microSD Card Pre-installed
Screen Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA)
Screen Size: 4.3 Inch
Keyboard Type: On-screen, QWERTY
Communications: Bluetooth, CDMA, EVDO, Wi-Fi, WiMAX
Meda Type: microSD, microSDHC
Camera Resolution: 5.0 megapixels
GPS: Yes
Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches
Weight: 5.5 ounces
Battery Type: 1500 mAh battery
Battery: 1500 mAh battery
Release Date: 8/31/2010
