Samsung i897 Captivate Android smartphone Galaxy S review

Samsung i897 Captivate Android smartphone Galaxy S Thankfully, the CPU and chipset of the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, unlike the rest of its hardware, have not remained in 2010. The smartphone packs Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 silicon with two Scorpion cores, clocked at 1.5GHz. Throw in NFC connectivity, and we are looking at a seriously capable, 2012 mid-range smartphone. Here goes the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G full list of talents.

 Samsung i897 Captivate Android smartphone Galaxy S Key Features 

Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
4" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution
Android OS v2.3.6 with TouchWiz 4 launcher
1.5 GHz Scorpion dual-core CPU, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 chipset, 1GB of RAM
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 720p video recording; 1.3MP front-facing unit
Hot swappable SIM and microSD cards
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support
GPS with A-GPS connectivity; Digital compass
3GB internal storage, microSD slot (4GB card preinstalled)
Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo Bluetooth v3.0
Functional NFC support with a dedicated app out of the box
Document editor
File manager comes preinstalled
Incredibly rich video format playback support

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Specification

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2012, January
Status Available. Released 2012, March

Body
Dimensions 121.9 x 63 x 11.2 mm
Weight 127.6 g
- Touch-sensitive controls

Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.97 inches (~235 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- TouchWiz UI
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included
Internal 3 GB internal storage, 1 GB RAM

Data
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP

Features
OS Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh
Stand-by Up to 230 h
Talk time Up to 7 h

Samsung i897 Captivate Android smartphone Galaxy S (Unlocked) $245.97