Samsung Spreads the Galaxy S Love, All Major Carriers Getting a Version
Samsung is pushing their latest Android powerhouse, the Samsung Galaxy S. It first was announced for T-Mobile as the Samsung Vibrant, then on AT&T as the Samsung Captivate, Verizon’s version will be the Samsung Fascinate, US Cellular is getting one (although we aren’t sure of the name yet), and Sprint is getting the until now, rumored, Samsung Galaxy S Pro (a Galaxy S with a slide out qwerty keyboard) and calling it the Samsung Epic 4G. Here is the rumored spec breakdown and comparison of each:
| Feature | T-Mobile Vibrant | AT&T Captivate | Verizon Fascinate | US Cellular Galaxy S | Sprint Epic 4G |
| Screen – | 4.0″ Super AMOLED Capactive | 4.0″ Super AMOLED Capactive | 4.0″ Super AMOLED Capactive | 4.0″ Super AMOLED Capactive | 4.0″ Super AMOLED Capactive |
| Camera – | 5MP Camera, Video recording not announced | 5MP Camera, Video recording not announced | 5MP Camera, 720P Video Recording, LED Flash | 5MP Camera, 720P Video Recording, LED Flash | 5MP Camera, 720P Video Recording, LED Flash |
| Processor – | 1Ghz Hummingbird processor | 1Ghz Hummingbird processor | 1Ghz Hummingbird processor | 1Ghz Hummingbird processor | 1Ghz Hummingbird processor |
| RAM – | 512mb of RAM | 512mb of RAM | 512mb of RAM | 512mb of RAM | 512mb of RAM |
| Internal Storage – | 16Gb Model Only | 16Gb Model Only | 2Gb Model Only | Unannounced | 1Gb Model Only |
| Accelerometer – | Yes, with a Gyro for 6-Axis Gaming | Yes, with a Gyro for 6-Axis Gaming | Yes, with a Gyro for 6-Axis Gaming | Yes, with a Gyro for 6-Axis Gaming | Yes, with a Gyro for 6-Axis Gaming |
| Video Calling – | No front facing camera | No front facing camera | Unannounced | Unannounced | Yes, VGA front facing Camera (Fring app works well to take advantage of it) |
| Data – | 3G HSDPA 7.2mbps | 3G HSDPA 7.2mbps | Unannounced | Unannounced | 4G WiMax/3G |
| QWERTY – | No Keyboard | No Keyboard | No Keyboard | No Keyboard | Slide out Physical QWERTY Keyboard |
So as you can see not a lot of differences (minus the QWERTY keyboard and 4G for Sprint’s version). And it’s obvious with the HTC Evo 4G doing so well on Sprint why they didn’t want another keyboard-less device too similar (at least with the keyboard they figure they are targeting a different demographic who need a keyboard that wouldn’t have bought the Evo). Got to say this is also a nice win for Samsung, great for branding and recognition when you are on every major carrier.; customers can then choose your phone instead of the carrier.
Anyone getting one of these? Feature set seems pretty close to a certain device that just launched on AT&T… maybe this gives some people a choice they didn’t have last year…
Corrections
Internal Storage:
Vibrant 16GB
Captivate 16GB
Fascinate 2GB
Epic 4G 1GB
Front Facing Camera:
Vibrant No
Captivate No
Fascinate No
Epic 4G Yes
LED Flash:
Vibrant No
Captivate No
Fascinate Yes
Epic 4G Yes
Thanks Eric for the corrections!
The Captivate has a gyroscope which is awesome: http://briefmobile.com/samsung-att-captivate — and I like the new Media Hub idea… you’ll be able to buy all the movies/tv content you want on all the Galaxy S devices. Overall, the Galaxy S is going to be a great Android addition because: Android 2.2 update guaranteed PLUS a phone for each carrier. Development should be really good on these devices. Lots of custom ROMs.
Will the Sprint version be able to be rooted for WiFi tether jw