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Samsung Captivate Android Phone (AT&T) | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 35
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Captivate
UPC: 635753484410
ASIN: B003TLMQG8
Release Date: March 7, 2010
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| Features:
| • | 3G-enabled, Android 2.1-powered smartphone with 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and 16 GB internal memory | | • | Fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking with free access to over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide | | • | 5-megapixel camera; 720p HD video recording; Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity; microSD expansion; Swype keyboard | | • | Up to 5 hours, 50 minutes of talk time, up to 340 hours (14+ days) of standby time; released in July, 2010 | | • | What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired stereo headset, USB cable, quick start guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The super-smart Samsung Captivate for AT&T brings a fully integrated entertainment, messaging and social networking experience to your mobile phone, thanks to its open and innovative Android 2.1 platform. You'll be able to zip through the Web and multitask between a bevy of apps with the Captivate's 1 GHz processor and ultra-fast 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity. 
Enjoy brilliant video playback and gameplay with the 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display. | 
Capture vivid still images and videos with the 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. | With integrated Google technology, the Samsung Captivate brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, GTalk instant messaging (with presence capabilities), YouTube, and Picasa. The Captivate also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day. The Captivate has a large 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display that provides brighter, thinner, and higher-resolution than traditional screens. Samsung's innovative display technology makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments. And messaging is simple and easy with the Captivate's virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, which allows you to input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard. At 0.39 inches (9.9mm) thin, the Captivate is the thinnest Android smartphone on the market, and it packs in a 16 GB internal memory plus 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with auto-focus and HD video recording (720p resolution). Other features include fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 3.0 technology for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion (for optional cards up to 16 GB in size), and just under 6 hours of talk time. Samsung Social Hub Offering one-stop shopping for all your updates, the Samsung Social Hub all your social networking services, messages, personal and business e-mail, calendars and contacts. It's built around Messaging and Contacts, both of which initiate the sending and receiving of information--whether it is e-mail, instant messaging, social network updates or SMS messages. Additionally, calendar information from portal calendars, such as Google Calendar, and social networking services are displayed together in one calendar with two-way synchronization. The familiar text messaging experience is enhanced with group messaging and "reply all" functionality for up to 10 contacts, a threaded conversations format, a consolidated inbox, and enhanced multi-media display. 
Powered by a fast 1 GHz processor, the Android 2.1 operating system, and AT&T's 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity. Click here for a larger schematic image. | Key Features - Fast 3G connectivity via AT&T's HSDPA/UMTS network (850/1900 MHz bands; 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds with network availability).
- Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go. Connect for free using one of the over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide.
- Powered by the Android operating system (version 2.1) with deep integration of Google services and access to thousands of apps to customize your phone via the Android Market.
- 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work.
- Swype input system allows you to input text faster and easier by gliding your finger around the keyboard, moving from letter to letter in one continuous motion. The Swype technology then calculates what word you're intending to type (learn more below).
- Samsung Social Hub provides one stop for all your updates integrates all your social networking services, messages, personal and business e-mail, calendars and contacts.
- 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display (480 x 800 pixels, 16 million color depth) is one of the thinnest, most responsive full-featured smartphones in the industry.
- 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder with auto-focus and HD video recording (720p)
- Intelligent voice processor helps enhance voice and suppress noise for clear communications nearly anywhere. Like the human ear, the chip isolates your voice, and filters out all the unwanted background noise, for unsurpassed mobile call clarity without the noise from a busy street, loud public places, nearby conversations or even sirens going by.
- Multi-format digital audio player
- Next-generation Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity provides faster throughput while minimizing on power requirements. It's compatible with new Bluetooth 3.0-enabled devices as well as backward compatible with older Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as headsets and printers. It includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
- 16 GB internal memory
- Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 16 GB.
- YouTube app for streaming video over 3G and Wi-Fi connections.
- Rich HTML e-mail application seamlessly syncs your e-mail, calendar and contacts from Gmail as well as most other POP3 or IMAP e-mail services. The Gmail application provides features such as conversation view, spam filtering, search, and labels that Gmail users enjoy on their computer while offering new features such as integration with the phone's contact list. And it multitasks, so you can read a Web page while also downloading your e-mail in the background.
- Full HTML Web browser enables you to view more pages and enjoy better Web content delivered efficiently to your phone.
- Instant messaging support for Google Talk, as well as AOL, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. It also supports advanced text messaging features, enabling you to easily flag, delete or move groups of messages and keep track of group conversations through threaded text messaging.
- Text (SMS) and picture/video (MMS) messaging
- Google Calendar app syncs with the Web-based version, so any event that you add to your phone will show up on the Web-based Google Calendar (and vice versa).
- Free AT&T Address Book service allows you to sync your contacts to an online address book, enabling you to access and manage your mobile contacts from your handset--or your PC. From the online interface, you can import contacts from other Web-based address books, such as personal e-mail accounts, as well as send text messages to your contacts' mobile numbers.
Vital Statistics
The Samsung Captivate weighs 4.5 ounces and measures 4.18 x 2.5 x 0.39 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours, 50 minutes of talk time, and up to 340 hours (14+ days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS). What's in the Box
Samsung Captivate handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired stereo headset, USB cable, quick start guide  | High-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network: The dual-band 850/1900 MHz 3G network provides up to 3.6/7.2 Mbps of download speed, making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. | Learn More An alternative to the Android virtual keyboard, the Swype virtual keyboard allows you to input text by swiping the finger with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard. Based on testing, speed and accuracy are equal to or better than the traditional keyboard-tapping method. You can activate the Swype keyboard by pressing and holding in a text field, wait for popup to appear, click Input Method, and then select Swype. In the image to the left, the word "quick" was generated from tracing the path shown above in a fraction of a second, by roughly aiming to pass through the letters of the word. A key advantage to Swype is that there is no need to be very accurate, enabling very rapid text entry.
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 Good phone. Where's the Samsung accessories? September 6, 2010
Stuart C. Heinemann
It has been very disappointing that Samsung released this phone without giving much thought, if any, to the demand for any of the accessories - like the docking station and other "official" Samsung accessories. Had I known that week after week would go by without being able to order any of the accessories I'd really like, then I would not have purchased it (I bought it on the first day it became available).
It's a good enough phone, but it could be better with an LED flash for the camera. The screen looks great, but that is really the only thing that sets it apart from some of the other Android devices. Other than that, between Samsung's horrible planning on the availability of accessories and the lack of a flash, it is nothing really special. If I had it to do over again, then I may have gone with an iPhone.
very good phone, with a few flaws... September 6, 2010
Don Lee (Dayton, OH)
they really needed to look at placement of the camera lens because I get so many shots with my finger in it, many great moments lost because the need to take the time to make sure your finger isn't in the shot. so far its a pretty good phone, but it is NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SKYPE MOBILE so if you want an android phone that lets you use skype mobile look for something else!
The display is beautiful and bright, picks up wireless very well but some of the AT&T apps will only work on the 3G so beware of this! Lucky for me there are many alternatives in the android app store. Battery life is comparable to that of a typical laptop or netbook type computer don't expect this thing to go days without a charge, but if you charge it daily, you should be fine.
Awesome Hardware, Ho-Hum Software September 5, 2010
Tyler Atkins (Spokanistan, WA)
This phone really is slick. The screen is gorgeous and bright, and the processor and GPU are amazing. The camera takes good photos in decent light, and it also takes good high-resolution videos. It feels very nice in the hand and is very light without feeling cheaply made. The screen is also made of Gorilla Glass so it's nice and scratch resistant.
However, there are a few things to keep in mind. There is no flash for the camera, so pictures in low light situations won't turn out very good at all. There's a night mode in the camera app, but it doesn't do all that much to help. There's also no trackball/notification light so you won't know if you have messages or e-mails without actually waking the device. The phone is a very symmetrical design so it can be hard to know which end is the top when pulling it out of your pocket, so you'll constantly find yourself holding it upside down when you go to look at it. There's also the issue of AT&T disabling HSUPA on this phone. The hardware is perfectly capable of doing HSUPA, but AT&T has turned it off so that those frequencies are less crowded for those using the iDevice. We wouldn't want THEM to have slow upload speeds, now would we?
But the real drawback is the crapware Samsung loaded on here. TouchWiz, while it looks pretty nice, performs pretty terribly. The development community has released lagfixes that speed up the phone considerably (I recommend Super Rooter Extreme for an all in one solution), but hopefully when Samsung releases Froyo it will have fixed all the lag issues. Basically, for some reason when you launch an app it can stutter and the phone freezes for a second or two before it does anything. Also, when rebooting the phone it takes forever to scan the onboard media storage to look for changes. If you're willing to root there are temporary fixes in place that work well enough, but Samsung needs to take the reigns and get this squared away on their end, since other phones running stock Android don't have this problem.
In the end, I still highly recommend it. It's a bit more future-proof than the Nexus One (the only other high-end Android phone I would recommend on AT&T) as far as hardware is concerned because the Hummingbird chipset is currently unrivaled for sheer power, and since there are Galaxy S phones running this chipset on multiple carriers the development community will come up with some great stuff for these phones over time. Just know that the way things sit right now you'll have to put up with some quirks until Samsung (or more likely the dev community) fixes them.
 This phone is just what I was waiting for September 2, 2010
J. Brininger (Santa Cruz, CA)
I'll keep this review short and sweet, as there are a lot of other reviews with the pros and cons. I had Verizon's Droid Eris before this and the phone had only a 524mhz processor and to my surprise the Verizon network sucks where I live. The phone was slow, typing on the virtual keypad was horrible as it would lag and stutter, and everything about the phone was slow. This phone with a 1000mhz processor is super fast, I don't have to worry about killing apps, and the keyboard is fantastic!! Absolutely no lag and the screen is just gorgeous. Call quality has been great and I get great service where I am in AT&T.
I wanted to get the Epic for Sprint because of the physical keyboard, but after using the captivate I really don't need the physical keypad. This thing JUST WORKS.
 Great Web Tool, Lousy Telephone September 2, 2010
Sheldon Aubut (Wisconsin USA)
My wife and I both got new Samsung Captivates two days after they were released. We were incredibly excited to get them but it turned out to be a nightmare. The micro-USB charger/USB cord is a joke. It simply will not stay plugged into the phone which made charging or downloading my music from my computer almost impossible. If you held the cord pressed into the socket it would sometimes connect, but most often when you set the phone down even the weight of a couple of inches of the cord was enough to unplug it. It was the same with both phones and both micro-USB cables. A phone that you can't keep charged isn't much of a phone. Then the reception in areas where before we had no problems was terrible. Lots of dropped calls, and even the opposite: At times the phone would not hang up correctly. One would hit the "end call" button for a busy signal and the phone would go black so you thought it had disconnected, yet a minute or five later when I'd pick up the phone it would still be at a busy signal eating up minutes. The camera was awesome, the display and the panels feature was easy to use, the Internet was clear and all those features seemed to work well. Applications that are available are amazing, but the thing is a crummy phone. Not being able to sort contacts by last name alone almost killed it for me. I've a couple of hundred business contacts that were sorted by last name or company name, but this phone can't even do that. I know you can do a "search" for a contacts but one shouldn't have to do that. It is the simplest of things to sort a database by last names and it is wholly beyond me why this feature isn't in the phone. Lots of little bugaboos like that plague the phone features and I'm afraid it won't be till version 5.0 that they get it right. Ours are going back in tomorrow's mail and we are downgrading to simpler non-Android phones, because we need a phone that actually works as a telephone.
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