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T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G

Based on 15 reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

7
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros

Screen is wonderfully vibrant and colorful.
One of the best for viewing media.
4G is fast and doesn’t kill battery life.
Handset design is topnotch in all ways.
Solid hardware.
Powerful camera.
Front-facing camera for video chat.
Bright, colorful touch screen.
Stronger iteration of a solid design.
Mostly smooth navigation thanks to a humming 1GHz processor.
Great call quality.
Awesome battery life and power management.
High-def 720p video.
Solid overall performance.

Cons

TMobile’s mediocre coverage will make this handset less appealing for those outside of high density populations.
Speakerphone produces sharp sounds, not comfortable to use.
No camera flash.
No HDMI.
Accessing the movie storefront requires a tedious login process.
Bloatware aplenty.
Average battery life.
Froyo instead of Gingerbread.
Buggy TV app.
4G connectivity is hit-or-miss.
Minimal internal storage.
No shutter button.
Attractive but plasticky.
Annoying lock screen.

By GadgetReview on May 10, 2011

There’s no such thing as the perfect phone. Just like computers a few years ago, it seems like as soon as you walk out of the store with a new phone, there’s something even newer, even better, and for less that just came out. So picking a...

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By ConsumerSearch on April 01, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile is what Eric Zeman of PhoneScoop.com calls a "near carbon-copy" of the Samsung Vibrant, yet this slim smartphone offers some worthy improvements. The Galaxy has the same 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen,...

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By HotHardware on March 31, 2011

We're seeing a lot of hot phones hit the market lately. Of course, one of the most touted new features is 4G capabilities. As you can assume from its name, the Galaxy S 4G is capable of 4G speeds when a 4G connection is available from T-Mobile's...

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By Wired on March 15, 2011

It’s official: 2011 is the year of incremental progress. Mobile handsets have settled into a groove featurewise and are now gently nudging their way upward in speed, power and capabilities.If we’re going to be stuck in a climate of baby...

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By Engadget on March 10, 2011

It's an exciting time to be a T-Mobile customer. There's never been a better selection of high-end AWS-compatible Android devices before. The Galaxy S 4G, Nexus S, myTouch 4G, and G2 each bring a unique flavor of Android to the table. We think...

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By BrightHub on March 10, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is not the successor to the original Samsung Galaxy S, but rather an upgrade to the .for T-Mobile. T-Mobile has done an amazing job enhancing their new "4G" network and has released several smartphones capable of using the...

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By CellPhoneQuick on March 08, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S 4G is a touchscreen phone at a suitable Price in India. Samsung Galaxy S 4G lets you stay connected with friends through messaging, Email, Instant messaging and Social networking integration. It lets you chat and update nomatter...

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By Pocketnow on March 07, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G worked really well for the first week or so. I was impressed with how stable and improved it was compared to the previous Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant. Unfortunately, after I installed literally two apps (Google Maps' update and...

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By PC Mag on March 02, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G, with its faster data connection, refreshed styling, and Android 2.2 OS, is a stellar performer that doubles as a great laptop modem. Buy it...

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By Phone Arena on March 02, 2011

Overall callers were impressed with the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. They said we sounded a bit distant and real nasally (in fairness we are a bit congested) but not hollow and they had no issues hearing us clearly. They rated us an 8.25/10, and we would...

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