Samsung Fascinate
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Samsung Fascinate Overview
The Samsung Fascinate is the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy S line of phones. Much like it's brothers, it includes the same 5.0MP camera capable of taking some of the best quality 720p HD video at 30fps. Unlike the other Galaxy S phones in the states, its one of the thinnest out of the bunch and features an LED flash for low light snap shots. With a 1GHz Hummingbird processor it can easily speed through everyday tasks and features one of the most powerful GPU's for smooth gaming.
It can easily be considered as one of - if not the best of the Galaxy S lineup here in the states and it's on one of the largest networks in the U.S.
Samsung Fascinate Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Candybar |
| AKA: | Samsung Galaxy S |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | 2010/09/08 |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 4.16 oz (118 g) |
| Dimensions: | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480x800 pixels |
| Size: | 4.00 inches |
| Type: | Super AMOLED Capacative |
| Camera | |
| Video: | 720p HD |
| Flash: | Yes; LED |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 5.0 MP |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | Yes; A-GPS |
| USB: | USB 2.0 microUSB |
| Bluetooth: | 3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi: | 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n |
| HDMI: | No |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5 mm |
| Radio: | FM with RDS |
| Battery | |
| Type: | 1500 mAh |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.1 with TouchWiz |
| Internal Memory: | 2 gb |
| External Memory: | MicroSD/SDHC up to 32 gb |
| RAM: | 512 |
| Processor: | 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird |
Samsung Fascinate Reviews
CNET "Sleek and powerful, the Samsung Fascinate is another strong addition to Verizon's Android lineup. Its user interface won't appeal to everyone, particularly seasoned Android users, but it's a good smartphone for the masses."
InfoSyncWorld "The Samsung Fascinate is still a top notch device, though it might need a little more in order to compete in this dog-eat-dog world of smartphones."
Engadget "When it comes to Android on Verizon, there are some seriously excellent choices, and what it has to come down to is: is the Fascinate at the top of that heap? From where we stand, the answer is an obvious [no.]"
Brighthand "I would have no qualms in recommending the Fascinate to anyone who is interested in a Galaxy S device, prefers something that looks like an iPhone, but wants the service quality of Verizon. This is nevertheless a solid model for users who are used to the type of "put together" products that Verizon offers."
Phonedog "The Fascinate is a decent device and a nice alternative to the DROID line, but the Verizon-inspired changes and random quirks are frustrating."
Phonearena "When it comes right down to it, there’s a lot we like about the Samsung Fascinate, mainly its styling and hardware, such as the impressive Super AMOLED screen and 1GHz Hummingbird processor. But at the same time we feel that the software, mainly the TouchWiz UI, is holding the device back. While we can appreciate what Samsung attempted to do with the UI, it in turn makes the Fascinate feel less like an Android phone, and with the addition of the Bing search, one might mistake the device for a Windows Mobile phone upon first glance. At this point, we can only hope that the Android 2.2 update will soon give the Fascinate that “Google feel” that people expect when using an Android device, because it’s lacking that feeling right now. But if you are OK with that, or plan to use something like LauncherPro to allow for more customization of the home screens, then the Fascinate is one device that’s hard to beat."
PC World "With its user-friendly interface and elegant design, the Samsung Fascinate is a strong addition to Verizon’s growing portfolio of Android superphones."
Android Central "We said at the top of this review that we weren't going to make this entire revew about Verizon's Bing deal with Microsoft. And there's good reason for that. Save for the whole Bing thing (could it really be called anything else?), the Facinate -- like the other Galaxy S phones -- is a top-shelf smartphone. The screen size is just about perfect. The processor and memory are more than adequate."
MobileTechReview "It's hard not to love the Samsung Fascinate. Like all Samsung's Galaxy S phones, it's slim, very fast and has an absolutely wonderful Super AMOLED display. This is a superphone and as such it has a large, high resolution 800 x 480 display, 1GHz of computing power, a very good 5 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth. What's not to like? Our biggest complaint is the absent Google search, but that will return as an option once the Froyo Android 2.2 update is available. Given Verizon's very strong lineup of high end Android phones, it's not easy picking between them. If you don't need a hardware QWERTY keyboard, the Droid Incredible, Droid X and Samsung Fascinate are all strong contenders. It comes down to which you like the looks of best, how large a display you want and which manufacturer software customizations resonate most. No matter which you pick, you'll do just fine. But we say it's hard to resist the Samsung Fascinate's awesome display, excellent multimedia performance and slim design."
Phandroid "If there’s anything pulling you in from any of the other Galaxy S phones and you can’t leave Verizon, then the Fascinate should be absolutely fine."
Samsung Fascinate Pictures
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Samsung Fascinate Videos
Samsung Fascinate hands-on - Verizon's Galaxy SHands-on with Samsung's Fascinate Android 2.1 smartphone for Verizon Wireless. Based on the Galaxy S, the Fascinate features an HD capable camera, a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, and the TouchWiz 3.0 user interface.
Samsung Fascinate (Verizon) Hands-OnAaron gets a look at the Samsung Fascinate, Verizon's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S. Android 2.1, 1 GHz processor, Super AMOLED display, Mobile Hotspot, and more.
Samsung Fascinate News
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Updates to Android 2.3.5 Rolling Out to Samsung Fascinate Users The Samsung DROID Charge waited a long time for its Gingerbread update (that it got yesterday) but Samsung Fascinate owners have been waiting even longer. Reports are flowing in of users receiving Android 2.3.5 via over the air. Check your phone in the settings menu to see if yours is ready to be pulled down [...]
Samsung Fascinate Gingerbread Update Ready to Roll Pinch me, I’m dreaming. Yesterday Samsung and Verizon managed to get Gingerbread rolling out to the Droid Charge after months of waiting, and now a phone whose owners have waited even longer is getting a piece of its own. The Samsung Fascinate on Verizon has had its support page updated with documentation for software build [...]
Gingerbread Getting Closer for Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate A Gingerbread update for the Samsung Fascinate is just one of those things you kind of assume was already out. After all, the Samsung Galaxy S II launched months ago and most manufacturers have shifted their attention to Ice Cream Sandwich. But things don’t work like that, and the Fascinate has yet to receive its [...]
Gingerbread Update Now Available for the Samsung Fascinate On Telus If you’re a Samsung Galaxy Fascinate 4G user on Telus, today is your lucky day! The Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update for the Fascinate 4G is now officially available. Unfortunately, this wont be an “over the air” update pushed to your device so you’re going to have to do some fumbling around with Samsung Kies to [...]
Samsung Fascinate 3G+ on TELUS Gets Gingerbread Updates, fun fun fun! TELUS users that have opted to make the Samsung Fascinate 3G+ their device should be happy today knowing that the upgrade to Android 2.3.3 is now available, a testament to Samsung’s desire to improve their reputation regarding after-market update support. Instructions how to check for the OTA is below, but be [...]
Deal Alert: Best Buy’s “Free Phone Wednesday” Starts Tomorrow At A Store Near You I’ve always been one of the more… “frugal” people I know. Which is why I love bringing you good deals like this. Tomorrow Best Buy is having their “Free Phone Wednesday” event and they’re giving away some great Android handsets for almost nothing. The handsets included in this deal are the Motorola Atrix 4G on [...]
CyanogenMod Nightly Builds Now Live for Samsung Fascinate A couple weeks back we learned the Samsung Fascinate would be added to the stable of devices supporting CyanogenMod 7. Nightly builds are now live for the device, offering users of the handset an alternative to its current Android 2.2 build and the bugs that have in some cases rendered it a frustrating mess. Download [...]
ED05 Update Ready for Samsung Fascinate, Squashes Incoming Call Bug The ability for Samsung Fascinate owners to exchange their buggy handsets for something bit newer and totally fresher may be short lived as a new update with build number ED05 is prepped and waiting in the wings. The software patch will correct the incoming call bug that has been bothering some users and deal with [...]
Verizon Replacing Buggy Fascinates With Other, Newer Devices “It’s like raaaaaain on your wedding day..” Looks like some Samsung Fascinate owners are experiencing troubles fit for an Alanis Morissette song. Ironically, after receiving a minor software update that was supposed to fix incoming call quality, some Fascinate users are reporting they’ve stopped receiving calls altogether. That’s enough to steam anyone but don’t worry, [...]
Samsung Fascinate Should Be Getting CyanogenMod 7 Nightlies Soon Hurrah! It’s NOT impossible to get CyanogenMod 7 on CDMA Galaxy S devices after all (in nightly form, anyway). One of the project’s maintainers for the Samsung Fascinate has tweeted that it’s “all merged in” and that we should be seeing nightlies any day (night?) now. That’s good news. It’s not there as of the [...]
Samsung Fascinate Gets Gingerbread Leak Nope, Verizon hasn’t forgotten about you Fascinate owners. It looks like they’re working on a Gingerbread update for the device and P3Droid has leaked the first known build for it. From the looks of it, there’s not much here that’s new. You do get Samsung’s new darker color scheme for the notification pane and we [...]
Fascinate Froyo Update Failing? Try This [Forum Talk] Conversations a-buzzin’ in the Samsung Fascinate section of AndroidForums.com – some folks are apparently having their brand new Froyo update fail on them. Thankfully one of our helpful members – Grahxen – has identified the problem and has come up with a fix. If you’re one of the unlucky few receiving this error – “UPDATE [...]
Samsung Fascinate Owners Receiving Froyo Update NOW Just got word from some friends on Twitter that they are being prompted to install an Android 2.2 update on their Samsung Fascinate. We reported earlier today how Fascinate owners can (finally) look forward to the Froyo update being pushed out tomorrow but for some lucky users, they’re seeing this update being pushed out now. [...]
Samsung Fascinate to Receive Update to Android 2.2 Froyo Starting Tomorrow Verizon has just sent out word that the long-awaited Android 2.2 update for the Samsung Fascinate (the very one that saw its source code placed online last week) will start its rollout to handset owners beginning tomorrow, April 21st. Yes, we will believe it when we see it, too. Verizon has all of the documentation [...]
Samsung Releases Froyo Source Code for Fascinate Before Verizon Can Issue OTA [Slap in the Face] If this isn’t just the funnie- I mean, most cruel thing ever, then I don’t know what is. Samsung has gone ahead and published the Samsung Fascinate’s Froyo source code well before Verizon has made mention of its official OTA upgrade. Yea, I can see you steaming over there. You shouldn’t be, though, because source [...]
Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab or Fascinate on Verizon for $100 Less By “Liking” Samsung Samsung and Wirefly have just announced a quick deal that you’ll need to hurry to get in on. If you are one of the first 500 fans to “like” Samsung on Facebook you can get $100 off of a Samsung Fascinate or Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Tab on a two-year contract. The Galaxy Tab was recently [...]
Samsung Fascinate Receives Ugly CyanogenMod 7 Port Yes, folks are still trying to get stock Android running on the crop of Samsung Galaxy S phones currently on the market. The Samsung Vibrant showed the most promise, but that project has been lagging. And now the Samsung Fascinate is seeing unofficial CyanogenMod 7 love. It’s a port, and very unusable: most of the [...]
Rumor: EA17 for Samsung Epic 4G Coming Feb. 21st, Fascinate’s Froyo Feb. 22nd Remember when we were expecting all of this stuff to come out before 2011? Remember how each rumored date kept slipping away? Get ready for another random date from the rumor mill – February 21st is the day to look forward to the Samsung Epic 4G’s Froyo update. Android Central received the tip and an [...]
Samsung Fascinate Build EB01 Nearing – A Less Buggy Froyo Build DL30 of the Samsung Fascinate’s software finally brought sweet Froyo to all of you Galaxy S users on Verizon, but word is that it was bad. Really bad. Droid Life has gotten word that it wasn’t anywhere near final and that a new build – EB01 – has trickled out and cleans up a [...]
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