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Samsung Galaxy S 4G Review

Score: 56 / 100

Samsung Galaxy S 4G is a good quality cellphone, featuring a powerful processor running at 1 gigahertz, a medium 4" multi touch screen and a 5 mega-pixels back-facing camera. That's everything we have to say? No, it's only the shortest summary in history.

The S 4G is just 0.39" thick, making it one of the thinnest phones nowadays. This cellphone feels much lighter than what one would expect from a cellphone this size.

The S 4G has a interesting 4" screen with a 800 x 480 resolution, making everything look great. Its screen uses Super AMOLED capacitive technology, and can detect multiple fingers at the same time.

Samsung sells this phone with a good performance processor speeding at 1 gigahertz, packed into the Samsung Exynos 3 chip with 512 MB RAM. To handle graphic intensive applications, it also counts with a 200 megahertz PowerVR SGX540 graphic processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S 4G has a 1 GB internal storage, a low quantity that may be adequate for some basic users considering that it also has an SD extension slot to store pictures and videos.

This cellphone has WiFi capability (but it can't be shared with other devices acting as a mobile hotspot), HSPA+ (4G) internet connection, which is not so fast as LTE-A or LTE networks and fast 3G connectivity, using HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. The S 4G works with a SIM card for GSM connection.

This cellphone only has a 5 MP back facing camera. The S 4G also captures videos in 1280x720 (HD) at 30 fps. To complete the camera, it also counts with a few nice characteristics: fast burst mode, auto-focus and smile detection shooting.

This phone also features a handful of interesting characteristics as Bluetooth (allows communication with other bluetooth phones, computers and accessories) and GPS Localization, and multiple sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.

The S 4G counts with a 1650 mAh medium capacity Li-Ion battery that provides this phone a quite short battery lifecompared to other devices.

Samsung is selling the Samsung Galaxy S 4G for 389 dollars, which is a very high price for a phone this level. No matter if you will use it as a social phone or are looking for a gamer device, this device is a very good choice for you.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Samsung
Operating System (OS):Android 2.3, 2.2
Also Known As:Samsung Vibrant Plus, Samsung Vibrant 4G
Dimensions:4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inchesMetric12.24 x 6.45 x 0.99 cmImperial
Weight:4.16 ouncesMetric117.93 gImperial
Scratch Resistant Glass:Yes
Price:$ 389.00

Display

Screen Type:Super AMOLED (16M colors)
Size:4 inchesMetric10.2 cmImperial
Resolution:480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:233 pixels per inchMetric91.73 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset:Samsung Exynos 3
Processor:ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz)
RAM Memory:512 MB
Graphics Processor:PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz)
Internal Memory:1 GB
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB)

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:Yes
Capacity:1650 mAh
Talk Time:6.5 hours

Camera

Back camera:5 megapixels
Max video resolution:1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD)
Camera features:Auto-Focus, Fast Burst Mode and Smile Detection Shooting

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
SIM Card Type:SIM
UMTS Bands:1700/2100, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 3.0
GPS:Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor