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Posted: 18 Jun 2010 Announced: 18 Jun 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 18 Jul 2010
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Available (Since 18 Jul 2010)
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Samsung Captivate I897 is AT&T's version of the Samsung GALAXY S, and while it's pretty identical in terms of features, its design has undergone some visible changes. Nonetheless, it still has the GALAXY S branding on its back. The Samsung Captivate is a high-end Android smartphone with its 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, 5MP camera with HD video recording and 1GHz Hummingbird processor.

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Excellent 8.5 out of 10

Good

7.9 out of 10

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Samsung Captivate specifications

also known as Samsung SGH-I897

Pros

Fast processor (1000 MHz)

Cons

No cons

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Android (2.3, 2.2, 2.1)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 (121 x 64 x 10 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.50 oz (128 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 4.00 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:
- 233 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- Super AMOLED
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.83 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1500 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
- Single core, 1000 MHz, Cortex A8 Hummingbird
System memory:
- 512 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 5 megapixels
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Smile detection, ISO control, Multi shot, Digital zoom, Panorama, Effects, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - 1280x720 (720p HD) (29 fps)

Multimedia

YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Android Browser
- Supports:
  - HTML

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Satellite system:
- A-GPS
Navigation:
- Turn-by-turn navigation

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Memo
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 3.0
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g, n
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
- DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Compass
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3
- Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 18 Jun 2010

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