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Interesting Features of the Samsung Captivate

By Paul Stulikular


Until now, if you didn't want to purchase an iPhone 4 because of the antenna issues, there was no recourse when it came to AT&T being able to offer you viable options. Consumers who wished to purchase an iPhone are now looking closely at the new Samsung Captivate as well as Samsung Captivate accessories and what they bring to the table. Although it may not have the exact same features as the iPhone 4, the Captivate is pretty similar to the popular Apple phone.

Design The Samsung Captivate features Android 2.1 amenities, including WiFi, a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera an HD video recorder, Bluetooth 3.0 capabilities, a 6-axis sensor for gaming and motion detection, and 16GB of internal memory to name a few. The moment you acquire a Captivate, you'll notice the 4 inch screen is larger and brighter than the iPhone's 3.5 inch display. The screen boasts more contrast, better resolution and upgraded technology to the iPhone. Reading text on the Samsung Captivate is actually easier to read than reading on the iPhone 4. One drawback to the design is the faulty backlighting that quickly goes off behind the menu, home, back and search buttons. Because the backlighting randomly goes off when the display is on, the menu buttons are hard to see in the dark. It is recommended that you look into Samsung Captivate cases and Samsung Captivate screen protectors to protect the touchscreen.

Multimedia AT&T packed the Samsung Captivate with many kinds of multimedia options. There are options available to use subscription-based streaming media, such as the Samsung Media Hub, where users can download movies and TV shows. As with most 3G phones, YouTube videos are defaulted to display in standard resolution. YouTube videos display much better on the AMOLED touchscreen in high definition mode. Samsung also included their media app called AllShare. This software allows you to play files from your phone on other media players via a WiFi network.

Functionality & Web The applications menu has changed from a portable slide to one with 4x4 icons that span the screen horizontally. You can arrange the order of your applications by alphabetical order. While AT&T's 3G network is currently much faster than it has been in the past, the Samsung Captivate loads webpages slower than the iPhone. In fact, the iPhone loads webpages two times faster than the Captivate.

Camera If there is one area where the iPhone completely dominates the Samsung Captivate, it is with their built in cameras. Where the iPhone creates crisp, colorful pictures, the Captivate's pictures look bleached and amateurish. There is also no flash with the Samsung Captivate. The difference between video capture is less pronounced, with both phones being about equal. The 30 fps frame rate of the Captivate is well above average for mobile phones.




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