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In the world of
Android, it's not yet clear who's going to come out victorious -- QWERTY sliders or their keyboardless brethren -- but does there really need to be a winner? We say there's room for just about everyone in this open-source party, and Sprint is starting to round out its Android offerings by introducing the keyboard-equipped Samsung
Moment to saddle up alongside the the HTC
Hero that was released a few weeks ago. In the scheme of things, the platform is still extraordinarily young which means that virtually every new handset that's announced brings "firsts" to the table; in the Moment's case, it's both the first Android device with an 800MHz ARM11 core and the first Android QWERTY phone with an AMOLED display (you'd have to go back to another Sammy, the
Galaxy, to find the first AMOLED Android phone regardless of input method).
Being able to stuff Android, AMOLED, QWERTY, and 800MHz all into one sentence certainly sounds like a winning combination, but does the Moment deliver? Let's find out.
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Samsung Moment review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ford is cutting the list prices of its big car range by several thousand pounds, in a bid to have "more realistic" pricing for the new S-Max, Galaxy and Mondeo.
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Posted by on under veriz, iphe, internal storage, s line, captivate, android, variants, galaxy, sprint, amoled, samsung, interface |
Samsung's take on the large-format Android phone, the Galaxy S (with variants the AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, Verizon Fascinate, and Sprint Epic 4G) is going right up against the Droid X and Incredible, the EVO 4G, and of course the iPhone 4. Its features include lots of internal storage, a slim and sexy build, and Samsung's vaunted 4" AMOLED display. While it's held back by a number of interface issues (which will be of different importance to different users), the Galaxy S line is a powerful and attractive one. Should you buy? Wait for 2.2? Wait for Galaxy S II? Read on for our full review.
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Posted by on under google maps, locati, anning, prece, phe, google, testing software, software updates, cheers, gps, nav, galaxy, samsung, nbsp, fitness |
If you own a
Galaxy S anywhere in the world or you're thinking of buying one, you're probably well-acquainted at this point with the
GPS issues it's been suffering that prevent you from getting anything close to a precise lock on your location -- it might not be a deal-breaker for some, but for anyone planning on using their phone for turn-by-turn nav or fitness tracking (for instance) it's a big deal. Samsung's already committed to updating released versions of the phone in September, but what about the upcoming
Epic 4G? Our testing suggests that it's functional -- Google Maps was able to give us extremely precise positions very quickly -- and a statement we've received from Samsung seems to corroborate that:
"We have tested and validated both Network Assisted (indoor) and Autonomous (outdoor) GPS on the Epic 4G. With regards to Vibrant and Captivate, we are currently testing software updates which will optimize GPS performance. We expect to be able to make the updates available in September and will communicate more information and download instructions in the next few weeks."
In other words, the
Captivate and the
Vibrant have the bug and will be fixed next month; the Epic, meanwhile, should be good to go when it launches on the 31st. Cheers to that, we say.
Samsung says GPS is 'tested and validated' on Epic 4G, our testing agrees originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under android, gizmodo, xda, ditch, vanilla, galaxy, samsung, stock |
I like my Android phones plain and vanilla, stock with no custom layers. Some XDA folks think the same because they've rigged a
Samsung Galaxy S to ditch Touchwiz for the stock (read: better)
Android 2.1 experience.
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