Samsung i897 Captivate - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-18066
- 4Zf
Pros:
A fantastic phone. Very powerful graphics accelerator for it's time and screaming fast processor. Not to mention, easy to overclock from 1.0 to 1.2 without even needing to touch the stock voltage (I use Tegrak for OCing). Also, the 720p video's are very nice, very vibrant colors.
Cons:
The stock AT&T ROM is horrible. If you want to unleash this phone's potential you absolutely need to install a custom ROM. Battery life could be much better.
I would definitely recommend this phone to anyone who is tech savvy.
- Galaxy
- FSN
AnonD-17354, 10 Aug 2011is it upgradable to latest gingerbread?Yes it can be upgraded and works perfectly very fast
- AnonD-17354
- UNU
is it upgradable to latest gingerbread?
- taher
- UNU
is it upgradable to 2.3.4 gingerbread?
- Breeze
- m8M
Captivate, Vibrant, Mesmerize, Fascinate... i feel bad for the american users, really.
All those variants of a stock phone (Galaxy S) obviously lead to a lack of support, and to more restraint communities.
Here in Europe, we have the original Galaxy S, whatever the carrier, with slight software layers and tweaks. But it remains a true I9000 Galaxy S nonetheless, which means an easier access to firmware upgrades and a more developped community.
- adorable
- ucS
Anonymous, 08 Jul 2011That's not true at all. I get around 24 hours on standby. Something is wrong with your phone.correct
- Holmes108
- Ik7
yeah, 6 hours of standby is a broken phone, for sure. If I literally never turned on the screen, my phone would be find for a couple days.
I don't make hardly any calls, but with a fair amount of texts and internet browsing, with a bit of gaming, I get through the day no problem. By the end of the night I'm usually around 10-15% remaining.
- Anonymous
- 4A$
kara, 05 Jul 2011The battery life is terrible, it says standby is like 750 hours, uhh...no, not even close. It'... moreThat's not true at all. I get around 24 hours on standby. Something is wrong with your phone.
- AnonD-11898
- LFq
kara, 05 Jul 2011The battery life is terrible, it says standby is like 750 hours, uhh...no, not even close. It'... moreBy "stand by" the accurate definition I think it would be, No apps open whatsoever (Like anti-virus) your 3G off, and not txting or calling at all. Which is imposible for not to do any of these things, so yeah. But pretty much every Smartphone or Android based ones, baterry are lasting around that much of time, its a BIG cons on these new phones, cause you have to be watching the battery or caring your charger for your car, usb or power supply. I have an Xperia Mini 10 the battery last at most 5hrs or so; and a HTC Inspire 4G which it last 7hrs
- kara
- 4sm
The battery life is terrible, it says standby is like 750 hours, uhh...no, not even close. It's more like 6 hours if you are lucky.
- luckas
- NhC
Best Rom for this rom is Fasty , incredible battery life and incredible speed.I tried 2.3.3 and other custum roms but this one is the best.(can be found in XDA here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125136 )
- HUSSEIN
- 0mH
Hi all
for all who have problems with the battery of the captivate, download and install fasty rom (you can find in xda).It will give you crazy battery life without any problems or decrease in performance ( personal testing and users reviews)
- AnonD-11804
- khQ
I originally upgraded by Blackberry to the Motorola Bravo. When I talked to the rep from my service provider I asked two questions. 1: Will it work with my Cox email account? I was told yes but the truth is NO it does not work with my Cox email. Question 2: Will it sync with my Outlook on my computer? I was told yes. The truth is NO. There were apps that would do it but after the trial version it only synced my pictures. No emails, contacts or calender. I called my provider and really pitched the bitch and now I am getting the Samsung i897 Captive. So far I'm reading good things. I am now asking you, the consumer community 1:Will it work with my Cox email and will it sync with Outlook? Any info would be great.
Thanks,
Warren O
- Damon
- ibp
good news
- AnonD-9688
- KS7
Happy News for Captivate users...official Gingerbread (2.3.3) for Captivate on SamFirmware. For more click the link & enjoy... :)
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/7415754-exclusive-samsung-captivate-
- Highly captivated
- jst
AnonD-9688, 09 Jun 2011To add mp3 ringtones to Samsung Captivate, the following steps are needed 1. Press the Home... moreThx alot Bro.
- AnonD-9688
- KS7
Highly captivated, 08 Jun 2011does anyone know how to set mp3 ringtones your help will be greately appreciated.thxTo add mp3 ringtones to Samsung Captivate, the following steps are needed
1. Press the Home Key
2. Touch Applications
3. Tap on My Files
4. Navigate to and tap on the file
5. Press the Menu Key > Set as
6. Touch Caller ringtone
If you want to make all calls the same ringtone, you should select Voice call ringtone.
7. Tap on the contact in the phonebook
8. Tap Save to assign the MP3 ringtone to the contact
- Sam
- NyR
Well I have had the Captivate since march and I love it, the only problem I have with it is there is no flash and if there is I have no idea how to activate it. Other than that I love it. I also like the large display. I havent had a problem with it so far.
- Highly captivated
- jst
does anyone know how to set mp3 ringtones your help will be greately appreciated.thx
- Anonymous
- RXg
Anonymous, 24 Apr 2011this phone is garbage! my sister and i have had it for about 5 months now and have had to have... morewell if you drop your phone or don't take care of it properly it will of course have issues with it!
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