Samsung Vibrant Review
Well folks, it’s here. The T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant is the initially the four Samsung Galaxy S cellphone heading to US shelves, and the manufacturer’s first Android Super phone. The be noticed feature of the Vibrant is its gorgeous 4-inch Super AMOLED display. Accompanying the display, the Vibrant sports a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor by using a GPU beats the hell beyond any smartphone GPU today, a 6 axis motion sensor, plus a nifty handle the TV-out method that’s unseen on many smartphones today. How does the Vibrant build up to the competition? Will that screen send others running?
Design
In the the Samsung Galaxy S series models, we’d have to say the Samsung Vibrant is the sleekest and sexiest considered one of the bunch. The look is very familiar, but the mix of the slim profile, clean design, and rounded edges is really pleasing to the eye. Also, at 4.82 inches tall by 2.54 inches wide by 0.39 inch thick and 4.16 ounces, the Vibrant tends to make a nice travel companion, slipping easily in to a jean pocket and feeling lightweight in the hand. Then again, the handset feels plasticky and slick. We wouldn’t say it’s fragile, however it definitely resulted in a lot to be desired, especially compared to the solid and sturdy Google android nexus one.
Display
The Vibrant’s stunning 4-inch Super AMOLED display shows a fantastic sense of depth when displaying HD video content and high quality images. If we snapped a picture on the flower pot in a park, the colors literally popped off the display, and the high definition-video we recorded in Times Square looked incredibly smooth during playback. The iPhone 4′s display might appear small compared to generous screen estate of the Vibrant, but Apple’s device features a higher resolution (960 x640 pixels vs 800 x480). We also pointed out that when placed beside the other, the Vibrant appears to have a faint bluish tint when compared with the iPhone 4; the flower pot image had slightly more accurate colors on the iPhone 4, and internet pages with the same images appeared slightly brighter on the iPhone 4 at the same time.
Keyboard
The Vibrant carries a custom gray keyboard with white letters over a static black background. We immediately disabled the haptic feedback, which did actually slow the phone down. Once not power on, the large display meant it was comfortable to type accurately and quickly. Sick and tired of tapping? The Vibrant also includes a Swype keyboard, in places you draw a path between letters for text entry. Swype has a learning curve, but it really is effective whenever you get the hang of it. You want there was a faster solution to switch between keyboards, since your only options to change it in settings.
Performance
Speakerphone quality was more or less whatever we expected; there seemed to be hook hollowness to the calls, but it surely was still clear enough and loud enough to keep conversations. We paired the Vibrant to the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset and the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones with no problem, until then, there isn’t any support for voice dialing over Bluetooth. This feature are going to be added with Android 2.2.
