Samsung Captivate Hardware Review

[jurassic512]

subscribed. gonna watch your Browser Speed Test! Captivate, iPhone 4,... vid now.

[jurassic512]

Getting this phone used for $150 on Wednesday. 6 months old. I got that price because I agreed the seller could keep the charger. Do I need a Samsung Captivate specific microUSB cable to charge and/or transfer data?

Also, do they recommend you turn the phone off before you add and remove the SD card?

[DtheEDC]

0:48 Thats what she said

[neodonkii]

Great review! One question though. The iPhone headphone jack subs as a microphone. Does this model have that same feature?

[yh188]

@neodonkii The headphones that come with the phone have a microphone built into the volume rocker similar to that of the iphone. (I have a captivate)

[broadwaybaby757]

great review!

[lvrcmps1027]

SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE FROM (ATT) OR TMOBILE G2 (TMOBILE)?

[ManNoob96]

What is wrng with youtube today

[andy957]

i just got my (Rogers) Captivate and one thing I notice is that so many of the apps available in the Market are in Korean, or have Korean characters in them! I know the phone was made in Korea, but this is really ridiculous. Anyone else see this, and if so, is there a way to fix it?

[ryanoathpradaforce]

at the end, i thought he said "fags for watching." hahah.

[Royland00]

Does your internet work while using your iphone data plan on the captivate. if yes then how?

[CasualX3]

this phone used to be $100 off of amazon with a two year extended contract..but one day before i get the $100..they up the price to $150

DAMN!!

[lstulzer]

what are the two dots on the top front of the phone?

[jhauss1]

@lstulzer You need help...

[TheMrMIsha]

lol i love how u introduce yourself "HI ITS BRANDIMINIMAN!!!!!"

[Archpope]

OK, this is about the 10th video I've watched, and I have one question. What's your name? Branimim? Brandiminum? Brandy Mini? You say it REALLY fast.

[baseballfan1066]

what program do you use with this phone for adding music and such? windows media player? or does it have its own market place like itunes or zune.

[ThinkingTechnology]

Fantastic review!

[Myaccount25]

is the screen glass or plasitc?

[zwinkypimpen09]

@Myaccount25 ur jokeing right ?

[kipu101]

does anyone know when the 2.2 upgrade is?

[ccbellotti]

Iphone 4 or Captivate?

[FunnyPlace1]

@ccbellotti definitely captivate. I returned my iphone 4 for captivate and it's amazing....

[caroline101392]

finally samsung made a good quality phone unlike the impression it was a piece of crap.

[Codeblu25]

I thought TV out was through the headphone jack??

[TheBigBuefer]

I had an Iphone 3gs just a few days ago before is was stolen and decided to give this phone a shot after using both of them and wow I'm impressed. Glad I chose the Captivate and I'm getting ready for Android 2.2

[lonzom10]

Nice Review... waiting for the Samsung Fascinate to be released on Verizon!

[Delus1on77]

I dont know why they dropped the flash and front facing camera from the vanilla Galaxy S

[bodyguardxxxl]

I`ve heard that this phone has some Deathgrip issues on the right side

[ThePandaSmuggler]

Hey Brandon, just wanted to say excellent job on reviewing this phone! You were very thorough and weren't just reading off specs. It gave me a good idea of the overall feel of the phone. Other than trying the phone out myself, I've pretty much made up my mind on my next phone purchase. Again, fantastic review, 5 out of 5!

[CaptChrisT]

What is the screen made out of? Glass or plastic?

[CAM4425]

@CaptChrisT dumbest question ever. The whole point of the Galaxy S phones is the Super AMOLED. Which is when the touch digitizer is integrated into the glass. Instead of being on top of it

[ACherimoya]

I finally got a chance to play with one of these today, and the build exceeded my expectations. I was expecting something light and sort of fragile, but the build was definitely solid. The phone is featherweight and feels extremely thin, sort of wedge-like, but does not flex or creak in the hand. The texture on the metal backplate feels very nice against the skin.

The screen and the capacitive buttons are extremely responsive.

I was a little skeptical, but this is a really nice handset.

[ACherimoya]

@ACherimoya Just realized you compared it to a wedge in this review. I really can't think of a better way to describe it. It feels like a slice of something. Maybe a tile, or a chip of stone or something. Very thin.

[ErisRivera5]

@sawankashank thts fine i would have probably used caps too but it will most likely be better than the iphone even though it doesnt have a front facing camera thts fine why would i need tht i only have lyk 7 friends tht have cool smarphones nd their phones dont have front facing cameras so why would i waste my tym on the iphone with bad reception nd bad reception means bad data connection nd im starting to lyk android alot better

[ErisRivera5]

i wonder if they can make a smartphone as thin as an ipod touch tht be sick

[ErisRivera5]

@sawankashank of course it is i have seen videos nd pics tht are supposed to be looking better on the iphone nd the look better on the captivate plus bigger screen super amoled im getting this fone anyway no chance im chaging my choice unless they somehow released the iphone 5 then i would forget about the captivate but thts not happening

[F1nir]

how is the camera on The Galaxy S series?

[p9719756]

So the TV Out function is different from the International unlocked version? Where the 3.5mm is used for TV Out?

[bluefisch200]

Why has this thing a search button and my normal Galaxy S not -.-

[p9719756]

@bluefisch200 Just hold down the menu button and it works as the search button.

[igob8a]

Nice phone and excellent review! 

[XxTwiztdSkaterxX]

too bad theres no LED Notification where it tells you its done charging or you have an SMS, would be epic but i can live off of it, i just hope the rooting process at XDA will be done by August, in time for my upgrade

great video brandon!

[tarunrad]

this phone IMO is by far the best looking version of the galaxy s series !

the screen looks like it's part of the bezel and the black on the screen is indentical to the bezel color , which gives it a very unique touch !

[IzKyD1331]

@tarunrad

I like the T-Mobile version the best. The captivate looks like an early HTC windows mobile 6.5 phone (the touch diamond comes to mind).

[tarunrad]

@IzKyD1331 no way; this design is nice only because of the black screen which looks like it's part of the bezel , the touch diamond didnt have that cause it had a LCD with it's greyish tinge screen !!!

Also I have the Galaxy s which is Identical to the T-mobile version the design is ok, too much like a iPhone IMO !

[IzKyD1331]

@tarunrad

I prefer the rounded edges I guess. All these new HTC Android phones are just rectangles. The EVO is basically just a bigger Incredible, and the Incredible is just a bigger Aria.

[epidemicz]

@tarunrad i definitely agree

[TheDeadCPU]

@sawankashank Epic 4G. It has a QWERTY Hardware Keyboard!

[silencer22]

e design of captivate is well better than that of international version, imo

[jagjagin]

@kaprisio haha ditto

[magkliarn]

@kaprisio .... random :P

[1Enfini5]

This phone is so damn the best android PERIOD!

[Rucsko]

Desire owns Galaxy.....

[ErisRivera5]

@Rucsko sure it does

[Rucsko]

@ErisRivera5 im glad to have the same optinion :D

[preslav1319]

SAMSUNG GOT A IPHONE 4 KILLER

[XboXEmaXX]

@preslav1319 Yeah yeah....sure ^^

[magkliarn]

What's up with the new, oriental intro? Doesn't sound very.... "tech-y".

[susukek]

@magkliarn who cares.. it's sounds nice!! :D