T-Mobile Galaxy S Blaze 4G

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Snappy performance and good graphics; Long battery life; Fast 4G downloads; Good audio
Compact design, Peppy performance, Great calling quality, Above average battery life
Smooth, fast performance, HSPA 42 is fast, Good camera.

Cons:

Display not the sharpest; Heavy on T-Mobile apps and widgets; Lacks HDMI output
Lackluster 720p video recording, Running Gingerbread out of the box

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Last revision on March 27, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Snappy performance and good graphics; Long battery life; Fast 4G downloads; Good audio
Compact design, Peppy performance, Great calling quality, Above average battery life
Smooth, fast performance, HSPA 42 is fast, Good camera
The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G offers a pretty 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, Android Gingerbread, a solid 5-megapixel camera, a speedy 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and T-Mobile's faster HSPA+ 42 speeds. We found call quality was also quite good

Reviewers Didn't Like

Display not the sharpest; Heavy on T-Mobile apps and widgets; Lacks HDMI output
Lackluster 720p video recording, Running Gingerbread out of the box
Cannot remove many preinstalled apps, No Ice Cream Sandwich
The Blaze 4G's promised data speeds didn't always deliver during tests, and the chassis looks a little plain

Expert reviews and ratings

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G offers strong performance and long battery life in a more compact design than the Galaxy S...

By LaptopMag on March 26, 2012

Good things are still found in small packages. In fact, that’s essentially what we find with T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, as it’s able to impress us in so many ways. To tell you the truth, we weren’t expecting a lot out...

By Phone Arena on March 23, 2012

The Galaxy S Blaze 4G has an appealing design and performs excellently, but the experience is marred by an abundance of bloatware--that you can't...

By PCWorld on March 21, 2012

With the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, you're looking at a solid midrange Android smartphone that packs a punch, and has a reasonable initial price tag. T-Mobile customers wouldn't go wrong with the handset, especially if they don't want to pay...

By cnet on February 22, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G packs enough functionality to keep every potential Android user, who thinks that a screen over 4" in size is too big happy. It is well built, fast, and pocket friendly. It's also got some powerful hardware that makes it...

By GSMArena on March 27, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G is a really solid effort from the Korean smartphone maker. As previously mentioned, it doesn't aim all that high, but it hits the mark where it counts. Aside from perhaps the weak earpiece and speakerphone, there's...

By Phone Scoop on March 22, 2012

Here in the Galaxy S Blaze 4G you’ve got a step between the Galaxy S II line and the original Galaxy S line. If you’re looking to spend just a bit less than you’d otherwise be dropping on the hero Galaxy S II line here on T-Mobile,...

By SlashGear on March 22, 2012

Here's the thing about the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. When you get over the fact that it's got a rather ridiculous name, and that because of that name it's a little confusing as to where it fits in the scheme of things, and that...

By Android Central on March 22, 2012