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Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) rated 4 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News’ Review of Reviews

Reviewers of the Samsung Captivate all agree that the Captivate captivates, and give it the accolade of being the best Android smartphone at AT&T right now. 

Reviews all agreed that the Super AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous, captivating and brilliant, you can even see the colors pop in bright sunlight.  The processor is fast, the added TouchWiz features can be helpful and the call quality is very good.

All the reviewers hated a few things you can’t use/install apps that are not from the Android Market, the camera lacks flash and the Samsung Captivate lacks Wi-Fi hotspot sharing like its top Android competitors(Droid X, HTC EVO 4G and Droid Incredible.)

The six axis acclerometer sensor makes screen mode changing very fast. In benchmark tests the speed of the Samsung Captivate was very fast and on AT&T’s 3G network slightly faster than the iPhone 4G. Like the iPhone 4, you can get attenuation (loss of signal strength) when you grip the Samsung Captivate fully with your hand.

There are four modes of text input ensuring that you will find a way to enter text that you like. The music player and ability to sync media with PCs were praised. All reviewers found the web browser to be fast but one pointed out that you can’t force the browser to show the desktop version of websites when a mobile version appears. Video capture was also praise, but reviewers wondered why you can’t use and HDMI cable like other Android superstars. You can however show video via Wi-Fi with DLNA.

Most reviewers compared the Samsung Captivate to the iPhone 4, some call it a good alternative while other stayed on the iPhone 4 fence.  Because of the many features of this Android powerhouse, you’ll have to see what features are the most important to you.  If you however sit out in the sun and web surf along with wave surf, this may be the best option for you.  The Samsung Captivate sells for 9 with a contract after rebates from AT&T. Don’t forget to use the AT&T Coupon-Link  Off AT&T Wireless with Plan for New Customers with a Contract.

AmazonWireless Beta offers the Samsung Captivate  with a new contract for .99 and 4.99 for renewing individual accounts. Note: this price only valid on the Amazon Wireless Beta website.

www.Wirefly.com is offering the Samsung Captivate for for new customers with a contract and 9.99 for renewing customers.

Bonnie Cha at CNET Rated the Samsung Captivate 4 out of 5 or the gorgeous AMOLED touch screen, 1GHz Humming birdprocessor, great call quality, many wireless options and HD video capture.  As with all Android AT&T smartphones, owners can’t sideload/install non Android Market Apps, Unfortunately, the camera lacks a flash.  She does call the best AT&T Android device, now with great performance.  She found the design to be lackluster but solid.  The 4 inch touchscreen with 400 x800 resolution is great looking, crisp, responsive and fast. The six axis acclerometer comes in handy for quick gaming.  Samsung TouchWiz added some handy on screen shortcuts, the social networking is improved. It’s quad-band world phone but can’t be used as mobile hotspot. Although it’s supposed to combine contacts from various sources, she had to hand link some accounts.  AT&T added software and services come with an additional cost.  The speaker phone sounded hollow.  The web browser was good and the Captivate felt fast. 

Sascha Segan at PCMag rated the Samsung Captivate 4 out 5 for its fast processor, beautiful screen,  PC syncing options, calling the top Android smartphone at AT&T.  He didn’t like that you can only use Android Market apps and the absence of a camera flash.  He found the touchscreen thrilling and it didn’t wash out in bright sunlight.  It can use 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi.   He did find a death-grip of attenuation on when he held the bottom of the Samsung Captivate. He found call quality to be decent and liked the noise cancellation. For all it’s features it had goo battery life. The are four ways to enter text, two handwriting recongition programs, a T9 keypad and swipe.  The processor came out faster than the Snapdragon in benchmark tests. Merging of email, and calendars worked for him well with Samsung Kies.  He didnt’ like the social networking for Twitter and Facebook because they don’t auto update more than once an hour. Media Syncing works on PCs only.  The camera took decent photos. He found the social networking to be better than the iPhone, free Google voice-guided navigation/directions, and super colorful screen.

Mark Spoonauer at Laptopmag rated the Samsung Captivate 3.5 out of 5 for the super vibrant AMOLED touchscreen, daily briefings, HD camcorder, audio player and strong call quality.  He didn’t like the lack of a camera flash, lack of mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, and inability to sideload apps.  The Samsung media hub for downloading videos/movies isn’t ready yet,  He liked the still poacketable size, larger than the iPhone but smaller than the Droid X.   It lacks an HDMI cable but you can stream video via DLNA. He wrote good things about the TouchWiz interface. The process was fast but had some delays. Downloads on 3G were slightly faster than on an iPhone 4. In the browser, you can’t force desktop versions to download.  The coolest utility app that comes on the Captivate is the Write and Go app, you take a note and then decide later where to send it. For Wi-Fi file transfer there’s AllShare, which requires selecting the files first. The music player is very good and supports 5.1 sound. In order to use Google maps you have download it and another speech-to-text app. The captivate is the best Android phone on AT&T   

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Droid X Rated 4.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of Reviews

Reviews of the Droid X by Motorola reveal that it is excellent and one of the hottest phones of the summer. The 4.3 inch (WVGA 854 x 480) touchscreen is referred to as gorgeous, beautiful and a knockout. The processor is speedy, making the Droid X the most powerful Android smartphone. Given Editor’s Choice by PCMag, the Droid X, marks the eXcellent spot  for Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth voice dialing, video/multimedia, great call quality with super noise cancellation and good to great 8 megapixel camera.

Reviewers liked that the Droid X onscreen keyboard has multi-touch hold down shift key at same time some thought the keyboard was awesome while other found it the large screen a little too big. Droid X data download speeds were excellent. Noise cancellation works well on phone calls and video recording.  The Droid X runs Android 2.1 and because it has GPS, you can use it for free Google navigation. Of course it offers email capabilities. Motorola has added Moto Blur for unified social networking that works well even though it is timed delayed for Twitter.
Some reviewers loved that the Droid X has an HMDI cable to play
video on other devices. One review, however, pointed out that the HDMI
video out cable only works with the built-in photo/video app not YouTube
or V CAST. The full HTML browser allows for up to 8 open browsers and
pinch to
zoom.  DROID X
owners  get Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash
Player 10.1 with an over-the-air update in the latter half of the
summer as well as an update the faster FroYo Android 2.2.

Verizon
customers who have contracts ending by 12/31/2010 are elligible for an
upgrade without penalty.  DROID X by Motorola
will be available online
and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning July 15 for
9.99
after a 0 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Don’t forget to use the
Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase
coupon-link to avoid waiting for a rebate (after you try it out in the
store.)

Verizon

Wireless
has had considerable success with the Droid line
of smartphones the well-reviewed
HTC Droid Incredible continually sells out and does not ship for
a few weeks. There have been shortages of the high-end components
smartphones need, we’re thinking if Droid X does neXt for your
smarphone, you may want to order it at 12:01 am July 15 online

Sascha Segan at PCMag rated the Droid X 4.5 out of 5 because it is THE most powerful Android smartphone. He liked the speedy processor,Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth voice dialing, excellent reception and noise cancellation. It may be too big for some and if you don’t want Moto Blur, you are stuck with it.  He called the Droid X excellent and a little excessive. He gave it Editor’s Choice. He called the screen beautiful, the keyboard adequate, and Swype great for everything except urls and passwords. Data download speeds were excellent and he expects battery life to be better than Evo.The Moto Bllur automatic mix of Twitter and Facebook is great but messages can be a bit stale. The 1-GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor is faster than the Snapdragon. Music playing is fine, the camera is one of the best and video watching is excellent. He felt cheated because the video out cable only works with the built-in photo/video app not YouTube or V CAST.

Bonnie Cha at CNET rated the Droid X 4 out 5, for gorgeous touchscreen, video, 8 MP camera, HDMI out and Wi-Fi hotspot. She doesn’t like the sluggishness of the camera, Moto Blur and absence of front facing camera. She found the SWYPE keyboard accurate/quick and the standard Android onscreen keyboard awesome. It felt solid overall. The buttons are true physical mechanical, not screen. Moto Blur is less evasive and more refined. Video recording includes sound noise cancellation. The camera has effects, dual LED flash and 720 p video capture. It come with 8GB of onboard storage along with a 16GB microSD card, which can hande 32GB cards making it possible for
40GB of storage. Other features include Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, and integrated Wi-Fi. Call quality was great. Some data calls dropped. Photo quality was mixed.

Ginny Miles at PC World rated the Droid X 4.5 out of 5 for it’s beautiful 4.3 inch display and intuitive software as well as multimedia playback, network performance and features.  She called the Droid X the one of the hottest phones to debut this summer, but found performance sluggish at times. She liked the rubberized back and buttons, finding the design elegant. She misses the kickstand of the HTC EVO 4G. The 4.3-inch, WVGA 854-by-480-resolution display is a knockout. She found the multi-touch onscreen keyboard natural and Swype useful.  The 8 megapixel camera is respectable.  She found it to be speedy and  call quality good.

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