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AT&T's Samsung Captivate is setting sail for a July 18th release

AT&T's Samsung Captivate is setting sail for a July 18th release

Posted: 08 Jul 2010, 11:35, by John V.

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AT&T's Samsung Captivate is setting sail for a July 18th release

There's a fresh smell in the air today for AT&T customers who are still starved and waiting to experience another true high-end Android smartphone. Today the carrier let out some exciting news regarding their version of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Samsung Captivate, which is on its way out the door with a July 18th release date. As far as pricing goes for this smartphone that's packing a Super AMOLED display and a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, it's coming in at the usual $199.99 on contract price which can make for an interesting competition for the iPhone 4. This isn't like some of the other Android handsets being sold by AT&T, it also features a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera, 720p video recording, 16GB of storage, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, and TouchWiz UI 3.0 running on top of Android 2.1. It's about time that AT&T step up to the game in bringing out a decent Android handset to market, but it shouldn't be too long before customers will get a chance at snatching this one.

Samsung Captivate Specifications | Hands-on

source: AT&T via SlashGear

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1. zerglisk posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:47 0 0

Looks a lot like the Acer Liquid E

2. JeffdaBeat posted on 08 Jul 2010, 12:03 0 0

Although I am not a fan of these huge phones...there is no doubt these bad boys are going to be sick...

12. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jul 2010, 16:21 0 0

huge?! i would hardly call this phone huge.

3. networkdood posted on 08 Jul 2010, 12:24 0 0

hmmm...I could return my ARIA purchased 6/21 - pay the restocking plus 70.00.....and taxes...tough choice as the little phone is awesome...

6. ekoandrew posted on 08 Jul 2010, 12:53 0 0

there are no restocking fee, as long as you have the phone within its 30day trial usage. so no worry about restocking fee!!

8. networkdood posted on 08 Jul 2010, 14:02 0 0

no, there is a restocking fee if purchased at company stire - 35.00, unless it is defective - trust me on that one.

9. *HOVA* posted on 08 Jul 2010, 14:03 0 0

Depends on POS. COR stores charge $35. EDIT: Bad timing lol.

16. djsmvp posted on 09 Jul 2010, 02:33 0 0

At a retail store there is a $35 restocking HOWEVER if you take the phone to a corporate store within 30 days there is no restocking fee.

17. meatplatter posted on 09 Jul 2010, 08:28 0 0

Well if you eliminate AT&T all together and buy/upgrade from Best Buy there is no restocking fee, along with the 30 days. NO MAIL IN REBATES either!!

20. networkdood posted on 09 Jul 2010, 19:00 0 0

Best Buy screws up a lot, though....but good point.

22. jkaige posted on 10 Jul 2010, 11:07 0 0

No there is a restocking fee. I work for AT&T. So try to tell me I'm wrong and I will give you proof. The only time there is not restocking fee is as networkdood said.

4. breal525 posted on 08 Jul 2010, 12:26 0 0

Love it, can't wait!!!

5. jrcrow79 posted on 08 Jul 2010, 12:47 0 0

lol..4" isn't huge..4.3" is huge even a 5" dell streak cellphone...2011 samsung will replace the Galaxy S with a 4.3"..kinda on the fence now

7. jd829 posted on 08 Jul 2010, 13:40 0 0

Is it wrong that this just gave me a boner?

13. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jul 2010, 16:21 0 0

exactly.

10. rafise posted on 08 Jul 2010, 14:40 0 0

whats goin on with ATT want to make look good the iphone? NO flash for samsung. whats up with that!!

11. networkdood posted on 08 Jul 2010, 14:47 0 0

if it upgrade to 2.2, you csan get 10.1 FLASh or root the phone and still get the 10.1 program - no big deal...iphone does not have flash either until jailbroken...same difference

14. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jul 2010, 16:22 0 0

you can't get flash on the iphone even when it's jailbroken.

18. networkdood posted on 09 Jul 2010, 18:53 0 0

ummm, yeah, you can as I have several friends who have FLASH on their iphone - makes it a little slow, though...

24. vzw fanman posted on 10 Jul 2010, 22:42 0 0

i doubt that it's an official version of adobe flash 10.1, seeing as it's not even made for the iphone os.