Verge Review
Reviewing the Samsung Captivate Glide right after the Samsung DoubleTime is a study in contrasts. The DoubleTime is outdated, slow, and ugly, while the Glide is modern, fast, and sleek. The natural successor to the Epic 4G, the Glide is a hybrid of the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II — it has a nice 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, an acceptably recent version of Android, and though there’s no LTE it still connects to AT&T’s HSPA+ network. It also has a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, an...
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Basic Specs
| Form factor |
Slider |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4 inches |
| Carriers |
AT&T |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
Tech Specs
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Hardware
| Form factor |
Slider |
| Color |
Black |
| Slide orientation |
Landscape |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4 inches |
| Technology |
Super AMOLED |
| Resolution (Y) |
800 px |
| Resolution (X) |
480 px |
| PPI |
233 |
| Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
Connectivity
| Carriers |
AT&T |
| GSM |
Yes |
| GSM frequencies supported |
1900, 1800, 900, 850 |
| UMTS / HSPA |
Yes |
| UMTS frequencies supported |
2100, 1900, 850 |
| WWAN data standards supported |
UMTS, EDGE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, GPRS |
| Max WWAN downlink speed |
21 Mbps |
Processor
| Manufacturer |
Nvidia |
| Brand / family |
Tegra 2 |
| Clock speed |
1 GHz |
| Number of cores |
2 |
Memory
Storage
| External |
Yes |
| Max external size |
32 GB |
| External type |
microSD |
Front Camera
| Resolution |
1.3 megapixels |
Rear Camera
| Resolution |
8 megapixels |
| Flash |
LED |
| Video resolution |
720p |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
Interface
| Headphone jack |
3.5mm |
| Other ports |
Micro USB |
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