Comments on: Review of Samsung Captivate SGH-i897

By: Idrumharder

Idrumharder — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:19:00 +0000

I love the phone, but unfortunately I think I got a lemon because after one full day of use, it just died. It’s getting swapped out, but what a bummer! Still, awesome phone!

By: Henria O.

Henria O. — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:43:42 +0000

All I can say is this is a beautifully designed phone! The internet, GPS and screen resolution sound great. I hope to purchase this or something comparable to it in the near future!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:55:04 +0000

The Android OS really does make for some great phones. This looks fantastic – is it really only a cent on Amazon?

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:46 +0000

How do you get to the games on the captive. Can’t find the Ap.

By: TAz Riman

TAz Riman — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:05:08 +0000

I bought this phone a week ago and couldn’t be happier. It is really slick in design and function. I even have a few friends with I-phone 4′s that are a little jealous ( as they should be) of the shear ease of customizing this phone. It took about ten minutes and I had the phone rooted (XDA to the rescue!) and enjoying the hell out of it. Games are unbelievable on this, the super AMOled screen plus the 1 GHz Hummingbird processor are great. GPS has been flawless and the pics/movies are incredible in quality. Movies can be recorded at 720P with 5.1 and at 30 frames a second and look killer, not just for a phone, but compared to cameras as well. Don’t forget, 16 GB of memory already on the phone! and a slot for up to 32 GB more (eat you heart out Apple!). This really is a slick phone!

Supposedly, Android 2.2 update is to be available in Sept. for this phone although it kick ass already with 2.1.

By: terrigan

terrigan — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:28:13 +0000

This phone is great, i got it two weeks ago roughly as an upgrade from AT&T and said goodbye to my iPhone 3G (good riddance). I like to really personalize and hack the crap out of my phone so android really is the best platform for that. I also like the fact that i don’t need iTunes or anything to get my media onto the phone. I’m hoping that libmtp on linux eventually gets updated for the newer droidphones as it’s not recognized and doesn’t show up in Rhythmbox. Just a quick comment on the Cons:

-No Flash – Fixed in upcoming Froyo release.. thank god.

-AT&T garbage included- There are ways to get rid of this, you need root however so.. at your own risk. (Frankly, it’s much better without the AT&T junk.)

All in all a great review of an excellent phone.