Samsung Captivate Specs

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Description

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.

This device is also known as Samsung SGH-I897

Cons

  • Thick body (0.39 inches)
I want it 22 users
I have it 46 users
I had it 122 users

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Display

Size: 4.0 inches
Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels, 233 PPI
Technology: Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 59.07 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip: Samsung Exynos 3
Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8
GPU: PowerVR SGX540
RAM: 0.5GB
Internal storage: 16GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS: Android (2.3, 2.2, 2.1), Samsung TouchWiz UI
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1500 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording: 1280x720 (HD) (29 fps)
Dimensions: 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches (121 x 64 x 10 mm)
Weight: 4.50 oz (128.0 g)

Cellular

3G: Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA, TV-out

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 3.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible: M3
Location: A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Jun 11, 2010
FCC ID value: A3LSGHI897
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.42 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.49 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz

Buyers information

Price: $ 200

Availability

Officially announced: Jun 18, 2010
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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
7.6
Camera quality
8.1
Performance
6.3
Display
9.2
Battery life and charging
5.5
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
Favorite Phone - But a few issues
Phone owned for less than a month

The worst thing about this phone, and this almost made me sell it and buy another phone, everytime (EVERYTIME) I make a call and talk with the phone on my shoulder and cheek (I do a lot of driving) the phone hangs up because of the end button. The phone has NO LOCK on it while on a call. To fix this, I was able to download an APP called CheeKey (free) and this APP locks your phone while on a call, and you press the Back button to unlock it.


The camera quality is not a good as I thought it would be when I was looking to purchase a new phone. I thought it would have been greater. The color quality isnt great and sometimes hard to capture pictures without a lot of movement.

I bought this phone with 16GB of external storage. I am able to download pretty much anything I want with 32GB of total storage (16GB Internal) Its great. The color quality of the screen is bright and wonderful color. The phone has a lot of options/APP's that come with it like Navigation, Live Radio, YouTube, Chats (google, yahoo, MSN), etc.

I would recommend this phone to anyone looking to buy a Samsung.

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8
Decent starter smartphone, but I'm ready to upgrade
Phone owned for more than a year

I got the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate a few months after it came out via a great upgrade deal on Wirefly.com. It came with Android 2.1 (Eclair), which was old even then, but it eventually got Android 2.2 (Froyo) and then, shortly thereafter, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

From a software standpoint, I've liked the Captivate quite a bit. TouchWiz is pretty well-implemented, especially in Gingerbread, and Swype is a great keyboard for texting or composing emails. Voice recognition works quite well, too. The Android updates each sped the phone up noticeably, though unfortunately the update to Gingerbread introduced some oddities. The phone tends to freeze/lock up fairly often, and I find myself having to hard-restart the phone (by pressing and holding the power button and the volume up/down buttons) at least once per day. I've been unable to identify any particular cause for these lockups. Also, whenever I plug the phone in to charge it, and also when I unplug it after charging, there's a series of two messages about a "Tethering Manager" app that stopped working and needs to force close, so I have to tap "Force close" twice. Annoying, but no big deal. The lockups are much worse, as they're unpredictable.

In terms of hardware, I've loved the phone. The display, while not high-res compared to current phones like the Galaxy S III, is beautiful: bright, great contrast, and vivid, saturated colors. The processor seems quick enough for Android 2.x, with the UI seeming quite fluid and largely lag-free, unless the phone is syncing in the background or downloading app updates. Call quality is good, and I can't remember experiencing any dropped calls that weren't attributable to environmental factors (going into a subway tunnel, being in a store with poor reception, etc.). The one major hardware issue is the phone's GPS, which takes forever to lock on and, even when it does finally lock on, is sometimes pretty inaccurate. I don't recommend using the Captivate as an in-car GPS device.

Build quality is among the best I've seen in a phone. As one other reviewer stated, it feels solid like a bar of steel, though not as heavy. I've never used a case or a screen protector in the entire time I've owned it, and aside from a scuff or two on the body and one small scratch on a corner of the screen (likely caused by coins in my pocket), it looks like new. I've dropped it on hard surfaces a few times, and it hasn't shown any signs of damage.

The headphones that come with the phone are of the in-ear type, and unlike the ones that come with the iPhone/iPod, these actually fit in my ears perfectly (the iPod ones are hard and constantly fall out; the Samsung 'phones have soft rubber earpieces and fit snugly and comfortably). They also sound very good, though heavy bass will cause them to distort a bit at very high volumes.

Overall, it's been a great introduction to Android. Hopefully my next phone won't have the lockups. :-)

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9
Really good phone.
Phone owned for more than a year

I picked this phone up 2 years ago as my first entry into the adnroid market right before 2.2 froyo was released. i fell in love with samsungs (then) superior design and ability. the phones screen was bright and full of colors and larger than i was used to. i came a long way to get to this point and samsung definitley made me fall in love with android OS. i have had all 3 major phone Os's. the only one coming close to me is windows. The build quality is actuall better than the SGS2. though the SGS2 is much better of course overall. the camera was good for its time amd the SUPER AMOLED display blew evrything out of the water. Overall great phone even till this day for any first time Android user.

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