T-Mobile's Android Samsung Galaxy S (SGS) - Meet The "Vibrant"? - Launched in the U. S. on July 15

[xxKEllY7xx]

I HAVE THIS PHONEEEEE ♥

I dont care what people think of it. and you all should stop judging it if you have never had it because obviously you dont even know what it is.

[squidink14]

"Large Fail Rate" - Yes, the screen on my Galaxy S is broken slightly on the left side. There are lines going down the side of it, it doesn't bother me though as you cant really see it...

[senorseis66]

Ahh man... Im sitting here with my iphone... wishing I had a galaxy S phone.

[pham0202]

i wish the sleep button was on the top instead of the side

[ucheucheuche]

US: from $200 on a 24 month contract.

UK: free on a 18 month £30 contract, with 3 months free by rebate (bought mine online):

Which is a better deal??

[wwwjeet]

does this phoneconnect wid wireless internet

[SidouDays]

i just turned 12 today and i got it for my bday :)

[MobilersVibrantCoast]

I think you'd enjoy our video about an augmented reality video game app! Check it out on our channel, it's called MODROIDS! It's shot using the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant!!

[gamemrater]

u have alot of phones...

[ethan1158]

I want this phone but it looks too much like an iPhone mimic =/

[Pimpjit85]

Are you darth vador

[diamondpeach2]

OK...im confused now. Ive seen videos where ppl are callin this phone the "Vibrant" nd some where they call it the "Galaxy S". Then they proceed to say something abt 1 is in Canada nd the other is in the U.S.... exactly which 1 is in the U.S?????

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@diamondpeach2 .. As I say, this is the TMOUS - T-Mobile U.S. version.

Bell in Canada has the Vibrant also, but it is the internation i9000 version, which means it looks different than the T-Mobile Vibrant.

All these phones "inside" and the display, are the "Samsung Galaxy S." But a carrier can specify what it wants in terms of a case, buttons, switches, LED flash, front facing camera, etc.

[JoyAfterSorrow]

Also Im loving the tikl app. Since tmobile doesnt offer faves...me n my friend uses this app to chirp each other since he's with sprint.

[JoyAfterSorrow]

fyi I just got mine. Quickly. Turn your gps off...it kills your battery. Then task killer should also. What im xiff

[shantelkt]

sorry, but does leaving a live wallpaper on make the battery run out that much faster? i had one on there a few days ago and changed it to a regular one, but i want to run one. any suggestions and do u know what much battery it may use even if i kill the other apps whenever i use the phone.

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@shantelkt ...you should set the display to minimum brightness. No need to use it on full bright unless outside. That will save a lot of battery power.

Also turn off bluetooth, wifi, gps, unless being used.

I get about 18 hours battery life, which is good for a smartphone.

[shantelkt]

my battery dies, pretty fast. is this happening to you? as soon as i use a few apps, the percentage of the battery goes down rapidly. i have the screen on the lowest brightness and i have a task killer, yet the battery deteriates rapidly...

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@shantelkt ... I'd call the carrier tech support and have them look at the issue. Once in a great while one might get a bad battery.

Generally all smartphones get horrible battery life. On every phone you can find people complaining about battery life. Just the way it goes.

On my Vibrant if I keep the display on min brightness and don't run much of anything, I get 12-18 hours before I need to charge it. If I run BT, WiFi, the Net and set it on max brightness I might get 8 hours.

[YOUCANNOTDENY]

Don't bring the a <3GS iPhone into this review. Just, don't ever again.

[babye76]

i have the samsung vibrant very very good phone no issues at all and ive had it since lest week cant wait for the update on it 2.2 froyo

[Chromegrillz]

I am getting this phone hopefully.

[solidkundi]

is the TMobile's Vibrant using AWS frequency ... i'm in Canada and i want to use this with Wind Mobile....???

[skittl3zL0v3r]

just got this phone yesterday its wonderful but the battery .... how is the battery for everyone else? and the cam looks amazing flasg or not its wonderful i never heard of this phone till yesterday and my dad got it for me :] its better then his mytouch slide ha

[moofassa22]

Great review! Is it possible to use this with a prepaid sim if you don't want any of the data features at all?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@moofassa22 ... My dad has a prepaid T-Mobile phone. I took his SIM out of his clamshell phone and put it into my HD2. The phone worked fine, made phone calls only, of course.

So I would say yes to your question, based on my test. You should call T-Mobile to be sure. They have a prepaid customer service selection when you call and input which dept. you want. Or you can call the number posted on the prepaid SIM.

[moofassa22]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

Thank you very much for testing!

[monkey15iv]

is the Samsung galaxy Vibrant for T-mobile??

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@monkey15iv .. I'm not sure... you might want to check the title of this video. LOL.

[quepexxuser]

@HeartInSanFrancisco LMFAO!!!!!

[Venue0309]

@monkey15iv yes, i saw it at t-mobile today

[abelldiver]

This phone also has FlipFont on it that allows you to change the phones system font. If you don't like the ones that come with the phone you can buy more. I have this app on my Nokia E71 and I really like the way changing the font customizes the phone. Now I just have to wait for ATT to get the Galaxy S(aka Captivate, Vibrant,etc....) Check out FlipFont I think you will like it.

[tubbychaser456]

does the vibrant support 3g tethering?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@tubbychaser456 ... yes it does. And T-Mobile is the only carrier who does not charge you extra for it, for now. The other carriers allow tethering, but they assess a monthly charge for the service.

[Santana2163]

@HeartInSanFrancisco wth is tethering?

[shantelkt]

@HeartInSanFrancisco ....how does teathering work...i love to download movies, but im a newby to it..

[walahala]

@tubbychaser456 what is 3g tethering?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@tubbychaser456 .. I should clarify that tethering is done with third party apps. A tethering app does not come on the TMOUS Vibrant.

[markkloplepol]

@HeartInSanFrancisco hey, froyo is already out? i didnt know that? how can i upgrade my vibrant to froyo?

[isomillenniumcom]

Gotta download samsung kies from samsung.com on your pc. then enable samsung kies mode from ur phone

[jessexbraughton]

@tubbychaser456 yes, it does

[seva404]

Love the videos, especially the extra comments you put HeartinSanFrancisco. Made me realize this phones potential. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the phone!

[RichVallejo]

I'm deciding between the Nexus One and the Samsung Vibrant. Please help me decide which one.

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@RichVallejo ... Arguably since this is a newer phone than the N1, you are getting the latest features.

But it does not matter what I think. You have to consider what's important to YOU and buy based on those factors.

E.g., I like the Vibrant's display and overall form factor. To me a 4" SAMOLED display is better than the N1's.

It's also lighter because of the SAMOLED display. So the phone's light weight is a "feature" to me while to others they could care less about that.

[Sherbet0Ice755]

how many phones u got...lol? ^^

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@Sherbet0Ice755 ... maybe about 100. 

[sly0502]

should I get htc hd2 or wait till the samsung vibrant comes out in t mobile store?

[S69NER]

dam looks good but i like the mytouch slide cus it got a qwerty keyboard

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@S69NER ... I have the Slide. It is a very nice phone. But surprisingly I don't use the physical keyboard all that much.

[S69NER]

@HeartInSanFrancisco its the on screen keyboard very responsive?

[MzGodley1]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

what's the difference between a android phone and smartphone?

[beautifulgooal]

@S69NER that does not take away the fact that slide is low grade compared to galaxy s....The slide reminds me of my htc mda with windows backin 2007.

[mourningstar01]

would you suggest the samsung galaxy-s, the mytouch slide or the htc hd2?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@mourningstar01 ...Actually I have both the HD2 and Slide. Both are fantastic phones. And the Slide is the smartphone world' best kept secret, because it's a really great phone, but not a lot of people know that.

Get the SGS if you want a "fun" phone. E.g., if trying out and using free apps is your thing, you can't beat Android Market.

But if you want a true mini-computer, then go with the HD2. The HD2 and WinMo is a more business oriented phone than any Android-based handset.

[kcolin6701]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

would you say the mytouch slide is a lot slower than the nexus one?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@kcolin6701 ... Well I don't have the N1 to compare it with, but compared to my G1, HD2 and BlackBerry, the Slide is very fast. It's a great phone.

I have been playing my Comcast cable TV on it, using Slingbox and the commands on the screen are fast and smooth. (E.g., when changing the channels, etc.)

The Slide is made by HTC and it just came out. So it reflects HTC quality and performance, basically what you would expect from HTC, whom I consider the hottest handset maker on the planet.

[mourningstar01]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

i just want to have fun surfing web, txting, games....apps, all that stuff. which phone will i have more fun with?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@mourningstar01 ... I would go with an Android-Based phone. It's far better in terms of having fun with apps, etc.

The HD2 is simply too limited when it comes to playing with a phone. Once you have used Android Market to download and install free apps, it's pretty depressing to go to WinMo and use Microsoft's Marketplace.

But the HD2 does do multi-media functions well. Playing a movie on the HD2's screen is great. And surfing the Net is fantastic too because of the HD2's 4.3" display.

[mourningstar01]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

thanx for all you help and info. i've gone to my local radio shack and have made up my mind. i'm going with the samsung android-based phone!!!!

[mast3rtangy]

it look good but it look like iphone copies

[SpannTV]

Would it really have killed them to add flash for the camera???

[melo15813]

will this get gingerbread?

[mikeyJR86]

@melo15813

yes, free upgrade to 2.2 is being marketed pretty heavily along with this phone, i can only assume that a mention of 3.0 for free, sometime down the road, would have been mentioned along with this mention of froyo. imo

[lue03]

how is the music player?

[lockedlesbian]

what is TMO not giving us flash

[ConceptVBS]

@lockedlesbian

Camera is good enough to take photos in the dark with the nigh mode function. The sensor is very sensitive.

[ryn7yen2]

why do they took out the front camera?? that's sucks... Samsung Galaxy S have the front camera but not the Samsung Vibrant...how stupid is that? I was looking forward to get this front but since they took out the front camera i think i'll go with the iphone 4

[mikeyJR86]

@ryn7yen2

is it really THAT important to have a FFC? I highly doubt you will be using that often enough to make a carrier decison based opon it. maybe if your girlfriend or wife lives far away or travels a lot. maybe...

[lue03]

how is the music player? Can i get rid of my stand alone P3 player?

[falcons55]

soo people say that swype isnt fast? i heard that the world competitionfor fastest txting was one using swype

[RobertR602]

when will the i897 samsung captivate be release for at&t???

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@RobertR602 ... AT&T did not announce a date for release of its version of the SGS.

[RobertR602]

@HeartInSanFrancisco OH i know i just ment that WHEN they announce it if you guyz can notify me but yeah thanx

[mikeyJR86]

@RobertR602

21st is the release date. but you can preorder from Radio Shack right now.

[beautifulgooal]

@HeartInSanFrancisco july 18th.

[MrAcid125]

@RobertR602 youtube has a video of it

The vid also expalins the rest of the S series that is coming to US

[beautifulgooal]

@RobertR602 july 18th.

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

Confirmed: Here is T-Mobile's SGS Vibrant website:

galaxy-s.t-mobile[dot]com

[AccidentallyFunny]

If you're experience with the Galaxy was fast and lag free, imagine the benefits of Android 2.2 with the supercharged browser, & JIT built into the OS.

I own a Nexus One, and going from 2.1 to 2.2 (unofficial OTA) you honestly notice a huge boost in overall system performance, and the browser is just blazing fast. I can just imagine how crazy smooth this phone would get.

Only 1 downside, and it's flash. Sometimes it means black picture, or poor pic. Options are good though..

[Gennosuke1986]

I am not sure about this info but according to Samsung, they said that the super amoled HD recording will also help brighten the pictures and that in the camera mode there is an option where you can take pictures in low light condition (like at night with night camera option).

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@Gennosuke1986 ... Thanks for posting this. I am sure you are correct since there has to be a reason why Samsung left off the flash.

[mikeyJR86]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

There is a night mode. From videos and pictures I have seen, night mode seems efficient enough to forget about the missing flash.

[spadesebc]

you sound like yoda

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

By the way newbies.… the "flash" everyone is talking (ranting) about is an LED camera flash, not the "flash" that plays video on your mobile net browser.

Personally I don't use a cell phone camera's LED flash. I find the pics look horrible. So if the camera can't take a pic without flash, I don't bother.

I CANNOT count on one-half of one hand the number of times I wanted or needed to take a pic in total darkness or poorly lit situations. In othe words I never have done so.

[spadesebc]

@HeartInSanFrancisco when the phone has a 5mp camera like the moto cliq xt the flash actually works pretty good.

[Khari99]

@HeartInSanFrancisco well look at it this way, the nexus one took better pics than the droid incredible... and the people said that the galaxy is better than the nexus one so............

[julianj46]

is it gonna be on t mobile usa.?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@julianj46 Yes, I have edited the video to reflect that info.

Thanks for asking.

[rell127]

Whats very interesting is Android phone with keyboards sell more but it seems like the phone manufactures don't acknowledge it . The G1, Droid, Monument all did very well sales wise. Also to be honest the if they keep doing this will push alot of people to winmo. To be honest most people aren't phone geeks thats what I said it will push them.

[Terpentin07]

Whoohooo Mc Lovin reviews cellphones!!! What happend?

[sacruz1984]

No Flash! What a downer, i guess ima have 2 keep on waiting for the best Tmobile Android Phone. Damn Sansung, u striked out!

[julianj46]

@sacruz1984 nigga why is flash a deal breaker

[beautifulgooal]

ok! they are targeting the iphone 3gs too bad the IPHONE 4 has flash. Fail!

[julianj46]

@beautifulgooal the sprint epic does

[anthonypproductions]

nothing can come up against the HTC Evo 4g!!!

[hazmat151]

if this has a camera flash, ill definitely be getting this. with a flash, this thing is better than EVO 4G AND the iphone 4 and will probably be the best android fall in the US this year as far as i can tell. without the camera flash though, its pretty fail is all i can say.

[rhackin]

why the fuck does Samsung think they can get away with having no flash? This is just as lame as the original MyTouch with no 3.5mm headphone port. Just a huge miss.

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

@rhackin My understanding from around the Net is that it is up to the carrier if it wants flash.

So this one, if it goes to T-Mobile most likely will not have the flash because that is how T-Mobile does things. LOL.

For example, on the Touch Pro2 that was a great phone, T-Mobile and AT&T were the two who had the phone ordered with that FAILED USB audio port. Sprint and Verizon wisely ordered it with a 3.5mm port.

[kingsmith1991]

where is the effin flash? deal breaker for me

[MuradWahl3eh]

guys can some one tell me the best online shop to buy smart phones plz replay any one .

[cojonii]

WHAT?! just because the galaxy doesnt have an LED-flash its "targetting the iphone" ?!?!

Im fed up with that kind of videos. already in your second sentence your talking about the iphone -.-

PEOPLE STOP COMPARING TO THE IPHONE

[canionboyd]

apparently the t-mobile version will also not have a front camera.

[HJP007]

The samsung wave has LED flash. Why couldn't they put one on this? I wonder if you could add one somehow.

[ConceptVBS]

@HJP007

This is the international version called Galaxy S. For US carriers, Samsung will customize their Galaxy S base for whatever specification that the carriers want.

Rumor has it that some versions WILL come with an LED flash.

[Syazwan909]

best smartphone yet!

[miez3xeNoN]

@Syazwan909  True..