Samsung DROID Charge
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Samsung DROID Charge Overview
The Samsung Droid Charge was the 2nd phone released in a lineup of 4G LTE enabled smartphones for Verizon's network.
It comes with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen (no more Pentile Matrix), physical buttons just beneath the screen, 8MP rear camera/ 1.3MP front-facing camera, HDMI-out, and 1GHz Hummingbird processor. It launched with Android 2.2 and came with a 16GB micro sd card.
The Samsung Droid Charge will definitely have a hard time flying under the radar. It could, however, fly past competition with Verizon's lightning fast 4G LTE speeds.
Samsung DROID Charge Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Candybar touchscreen, Hardware buttons |
| AKA: | Samsung 4G LTE |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | 2011/05/16 |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 5.04 ounces |
| Dimensions: | 5.11" x 2.66" x 0.46" inches |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480 x 800 |
| Size: | 4.3-inch |
| Type: | Super AMOLED Plus |
| Camera | |
| Video: | 720p |
| Flash: | Dual LED Flash |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 8MP rear, 1.3MP front |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | Yes |
| USB: | 2.0 MicroUSB |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| HDMI: | Yes |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5mm |
| Radio: | No |
| Battery | |
| Type: | 1600 mAh |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.2 |
| Internal Memory: | 2GB internal, 512MB ROM |
| External Memory: | MicroSD (up to 32GB) |
| RAM: | 512MB |
| Processor: | 1GHz Hummingbird |
Samsung DROID Charge Reviews
Phandroid "The Samsung DROID Charge is the second 4G LTE capable phone for Verizon Wireless which immediately makes it a must-consider device."
CNET "It's not the prettiest or most advanced smartphone, but the Samsung Droid Charge takes advantage of Verizon's great 4G data speeds, while offering decent battery life."
Engadget "It's a little less slim, a little less classy, and a little less quick than Sammy's latest world-conquering wunderphone, but the LTE-equipped Charge is a proper contender in its own right."
Droid-Life "It’s a device we saw go nameless for months, but one that eventually found its way into our favorite brand of smartphones. Can it live up to that exclusive name though?"
Android Police "Make no mistake, the DROID Charge is a cool phone. It looks cool. Its boot screen looks cool. Hell, even the camera has been carefully crafted to look like some sort of crazy piece of future-tech."
Android Guys "After using the Droid Charge for some time, I am left with some mixed feelings. To start, the Droid Charge was not released with any mind-blowing specs; they were about the same as phones released in 2010."
Android Community "There’s no getting around the fact that this phone is set to throw some punches as the second phone on the market to be running on Verizon’s 4G LTE network for ultimate superfly data speeds, so we’ve just got to take a look!"
BGR "I’ve spent more than a week living and breathing alongside the Samsung DROID Charge, Verizon’s second 4G LTE smartphone, and and it had some pretty big shoes to fill following Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt."
Ubergizmo "The Droid Charge is the second smartphone capable of using Verizon’s uber-fast 4G LTE network. It’s a handset that many “power users” have been waiting for a long time, as the HTC Thunderbolt finally gets some competition."
Brighthand "The Samsung Droid Charge is available on Verizon Wireless networks and is one of the carrier's few 4G LTE-enabled handsets."
Pocket Now "Even though the Samsung Droid Charge was released as the second LTE device for Verizon, it is in no way in second place."
Business Insider "Samsung's latest smartphone for Verizon, the DROID Charge, is their first play in the sparsely populated 4G LTE arena on Verizon."
PCWorld "The LTE speeds dazzle, the AMOLED display shines, and you get a free mobile hotspot at least for a little while. What’s not to like? Well, the battery life disappoints, but that may not be enough to spoil the fun."
Laptop Mag "The Samsung Droid Charge boasts a gorgeous display, blazing 4G speeds, and longer battery life than the Thunderbolt."
PCMag "The Samsung Droid Charge skips the HTC Thunderbolt's Sense UI layer in favor of lighter weight and a better camera; both are killer handsets, as long as you don't need great battery life."
Phone Arena "Let’s see if it has what it takes to steal away customers from buying the ThunderBolt."
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Samsung DROID Charge News
DROID Charge FP1 Update Brings Verizon Remote Diagnostics, Bug Fixes DROID Charge owners are next in line to receive an upgrade for their phones, but this isn’t Ice Cream Sandwich. In fact, I wouldn’t count on Ice Cream Sandwich unless you’re using a custom ROM. No, this update bring the build to FP1 and the biggest change is the addition of the Verizon Remote Diagnostics [...]
Verizon Wireless Sale: Droid 3, X2, Incredible 2 And Charge Only $10 – Rhyme Free Verizon Wireless is having a few sales over on their site for the next couple of days. In what could be seen as an attempt to clear out their existing stock of their 3G smartphones, the Motorola DROID 3, Motorola DROID X2, HTC Droid Incredible 2 and Samsung DROID Charge are all being offered up [...]
Samsung DROID Charge Gingerbread Update Rolling Out We’ve gotten enough reports in the past 10 or so minutes to believe that Samsung and Verizon are finally issuing the upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the DROID Charge. It’s an over-the-air process and it may be staggered, meaning if you can’t get it right this moment you’ll be able to get it sometime [...]
Samsung DROID Charge to Get Gingerbread Tuesday? Some evidence has cropped up showing that the Samsung DROID Charge, Verizon’s first Samsung LTE phone, will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.3 this Tuesday, November 29th. Alongside the gingery features we know Gingerbread brings, we’re also expected to see the following changes, improvements and additions: Updated Download Manager app – from where you [...]
Verizon Has Security Update on the Way for the HTC Rhyme, Gingerbread for the Droid Charge Verizon has a couple of updates queued up as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Both the HTC Rhyme and Samsung DROID Charge are in line for updates, as revealed by recent changelog postings to Verizon’s support site. For the Rhyme, an 8.89MB update moves the handset’s softwrae to build number 1.26.605.11, which brings several [...]
EP4P Gingerbread Build for DROID Charge Leaked On the quest to receiving an official Gingerbread OTA update for the DROID Charge, MyDroidWorld has received another leaked build for the device. It’s EP4P, but there are likely only bug fixes and other behind-the-scenes optimizations. Still, we love an updated build just as much as the next guy. This one is problem free, apparently, [...]
Samsung Droid Charge Drops to $199 at Verizon Verizon has dropped the price of the Samsung DROID Charge to a more reasonable $199.99 on a new two-year contract, a move most noticeable for what it implies rather than the savings it provides. That is because it is widely assumed that the Charge will give way for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Nexus Prime), [...]
DROID Charge Receives Another Leaked Official Android 2.3.4 Build – EP1W The guys over at MyDroidWorld managed to get their hands on another leaked Android 2.3.4 build for the Samsung DROID Charge. This time we’re looking at the official EP1W and according to P3Droid, there doesn’t seem to be any issues with the build after running it for a full 30 days. There are a couple [...]
Let’sTalk Offering $50 Off All Verizon Handsets Until August 31st [Deals] Online wireless retailer “LetsTalk” announced today that they will be offering $50 off any smartphone in Verizon Wireless’s lineup from now, through Wednesday, August 31st. The offer is only good when you sign up for a 2-year agreement and when use coupon code “bbafocf6″ during checkout. Say what you will about all the upcoming superphones [...]
New Gingerbread Build (EP1H) Leaks for the Droid Charge Following a leak of Android 2.3.4 for the Samsung DROID Charge earlier in the month, an even newer build known as EP1H has been uncovered and made available to all courtesy of p3droid. The leak is most likely not the final software build, though initial reports are that the update feels fairly polished. There is [...]
DROID Charge Receives NEW Leaked Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread ROM The guys at Teamblackhat are at it again. This time they’ve managed to get their hands on an unofficial leaked version of Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread for the Samsung DROID Charge. The process seems a long and arduous requiring the user to downgrade firmwares and have extensive knowledge when it comes to flashing (and using Odin) [...]
Team Black Hat Leaks Gingerbread for the Samsung Droid Charge A leaked version of Android 2.3.3 is now available for the Samsung DROID Charge thanks to Team Black Hat, purveyors of Droid custom ROMs and leaks. In fact, TBH is doubling your pleasure with two separate options for download. For the purists, the stock version of the leak comes with all the carrier bloatware you [...]
Samsung DROID Charge Gingerbread Update Gets Caught on Video; Release Coming Soon? The Samsung DROID Charge has suffered from a lack of Gingerbread leaks in the pool of devices such as the DROID Incredible 2, the DROID X and the HTC Thunderbolt, but that doesn’t mean Samsung and Verizon haven’t been cooking up an upgrade to step you guys up to Android. The video was posted by [...]
DROID Charge Set to Get EE4 Update, Improves 4G LTE Connectivity All you DROID Charge owners out there should be looking forward to an update soon as Verizon has just given the green light for its distribution. Build EE4 is not the biggest update at 9.9MB, but it brings with it some important enhancements. The most notable of which is improved 3G and 4G data connectivity. [...]
Amazon Wireless Hosting Verizon Wireless Sale Through June 8th The folks at Amazon have discounted some of Verizon’s latest and most popular phones through June 8th. This isn’t the $0.01 sale we’re waiting for, but you’ll want to jump on some of these devices now if you were waiting for them. One biggie includes the Samsung DROID Charge, a Galaxy S phone that we [...]
Thunderbolt and DROID Charge Users Get Free Hotspot Until June 15th Looking to make it up to customers affected the 4G outages a couple of weeks ago, Verizon is extending their free mobile hotspot program until June 15th. It was mainly a friendly gesture toward DROID Charge users who were unable to try out mobile hotspot features because, well, the phone wasn’t out. (It’s out now, [...]
Samsung DROID Charge Receives ED2 Update The Samsung DROID Charge – not unlike many phones – was launched to a quick software upgrade to tighten things up. The Charge’s upgrade is a bit different, though, as it actually disables functionality. You can only download media hub content over 4G and WiFi. Not exactly the most exciting (or desirable) upgrade to any [...]
Samsung DROID Charge Now Available for $300 (In Case You Forgot) After a two week delay thanks to 4G LTE outages, Verizon has finally let loose the Samsung DROID Charge, their second LTE phone. It was rumored to be here May 14th on Friday and Verizon confirmed that those rumors were indeed true. You can now buy it for $300 at their corporate locations and online. [...]
Verizon stores given the go-ahead to sell Droid Charge today Though the day is winding down, if you can make it out to a Verizon retail store employees have apparently been given the OK to sell the Samsung DROID Charge a day early to customers inquiring about the device. That won’t change the fact that you will have to part ways with $300 worth of [...]
Official: Samsung Droid Charge Launching Tomorrow for $299 After experiencing a couple weeks’ delay, Verizon has just hit us with official word of the Samsung DROID Charge launch. It will be available tomorrow, May 14th, from Verizon stores and can be ordered online starting at midnight tonight. If you pick up the first 4G LTE Droid handset from Verizon, you will have to [...]
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