itsmemuffins
macrumors 68040
That 30" calibrated S-IPS display is waisted on you if you think;
"The PenTile Matrix technology used in the Galaxy S SAMOLED is very nice."
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[Merged] Samsung Galaxy S / Captivate Android Phone
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That 30" calibrated S-IPS display is waisted on you if you think;
"The PenTile Matrix technology used in the Galaxy S SAMOLED is very nice."
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
I think that tinkering is what gives android its power and flexibility. You really don't need to tinker with it, but if you want to customize the phone to better suit your needs then there's a plethora of apps, tools, and ways to tweak the phone just the way you want it.
I have a droid x, and I'm keeping it fairly vanilla, I have Launcher Pro to replace the stock launcher, and made some minor modifications in the settings due to my needs. I've found the android forums (like this place) to be very helpful.
Agreed, I hate using doubletwist it never seems to work well. I've found salling media sync that does a better faster job then doubletwist.
Agreed, and that's been my concern as well. I was on a Nexus which circumvents this to a great deal as you rely on google to provide you with the updates, and being that the nexus was google's baby, we got the updates first.
There are advantages to moving away from the nexus, While I gave up on custom roms because of the DX's encrypted bootloader, I'm now on the verizon network and have a superior device. Well worth the delay in getting updates and not running custom roms. In some sense, the need for a customized rom has diminished with the modern phones since they do just about everything the custom roms did a while ago, that is, the custom roms plug a hole, that hole has diminished quite a bit. This still flies in the face of those who like to tinker, but moto isn't the only manufacturer to start locking their phones down. HTC has made it very hard to unlock their newer phones and sprint has tried to slam the door on people rooting the EVO via an OTA update.
Learn the correct spelling. That is "wasted" not "waisted". For a mobile phone device the SAMOLED is indeed nice on the Vibrant. I don't know what the f**k AT&T did to the Captivate. If you're evaluating photos for clients, then an iPad is more appropriate, which is what many photographers (including myself) are using.
Yeah, just good luck getting your photos onto it with no card reader or USB port on it.
LOL.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
One of these will do it (camera kit for the iPad)
and the iPad actually syncs with your computer, so its quite easy to get photos onto it 🙄
One of these will do it (camera kit for the iPad)
and the iPad actually syncs with your computer, so its quite easy to get photos onto it 🙄
I know about the camera kit. My implication is that it is inconvenient.
To each their own, though.
I looked at the Vibrant before buying a Captivate. They're the same. Check out any Android forum and you'll see multiple page complaint threads about PenTile screens. The Galaxy S screen is being marketed as being better than the iPhone 4 for viewing pictures, movies, and just about everything. But it just isn't so. Some may like it, or be able to tolerate it, or be used to using some cheaper feature phone and not be aware of the differences, but it just isn't as good as the iPhone 4, EVO, or DroidX.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news...exus-ones-screen-science-color-and-hacks.ars/
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/90695-super-amoled-again-pentile-subpixel-matrix.html
I agree about the iPad. I use my iPad as a photo album. But I do enjoy having all of my pictures on my iPhone as well.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Yes, but you implied that you could not get pictures into an iPad and that's incorrect
inconvenience ≠ inability.
Besides, syncing the iPad to the computer is by far much easier, convenient and fairly quick.
You're correct about the AMOLED, but with the SAMOLED, my experience has been different. I have used the iPhone4 and it is sharper for text, but the SAMOLED is very usable and preferable over the current generation iPod Touch (that I also own) display, Nexus One, Incredible and Droid. My biggest complaint about the Galaxy S (Vibrant) display is the inaccurate color temperature that I hope is possible to correct.
You can also use Dropbox to get all your photos on the iPad. I've found it works quite well.
itsmemuffins
macrumors 68040
Dude I couldn't agree with you more. There is nothing smooth about this screen, even videos look grainy. White are completely grey or light blue which just makes the phone seem cheap. I will return mine and keep my iPhone 4!
wirelessmacuser
macrumors 68000
Excellent post, very well said.
I have a new iPhone 4 & Samsung Captivate each on their own dedicated AT&T line.
I find both excellent smartphones. Normally I would write a brief review of these two for those who are interested. Unfortunately there are too many "experts" in the audience, who will attack & spew venom on anything other than an Apple product. So, specifics aside one cannot go wrong with either of these.
Vegastouch
macrumors 603
I dont know what to think of this response.
I have the Vibrant which is the same phone and i dont have any of those issues you speak of on the screen. It doesnt look grainy and i have no issues with small text. But to say you "wouldnt put up with it"? Really? How long have you had an iPhone? Is the iP4 your first? Judging by your member date, id say no.
Because the iPhones before the iP4 sure didnt have near as nice a picture as the Galaxy's do and you put up with those. The display on my Vibrant just blows away the picture on my iPhone...which is not a iP4. Loved my iPhone but it looks real small compared to my Vibrant and im not one that loves the bigger phones. I think the Droid X, HTC HD2, and the Dell phone are too big as a whole. I wouldnt want to go bigger than a 4" screen.
Tell ya what, the iPhone has a nice OS but so does the Android and it is rapidly making progress and in some ways is better because it is open source and very customizable and ive only been using it a week(compared to the OP's 10 minutes) and i see a big difference and im not even running 2.2 yet. I have come....in a week to really like the Android system and there are many Apps and more to come...as with what the iPhone had at their stage where Android is at with their app store.
I dont know. Maybe i just dont go over every detail as some guys do. It is a phone with many features. But it is a phone. I use it. I dont worry about smudges, tape residue(which comes off easily), washing my hands before i even touch it, not taking it out of the box before i put a screen protector on it as ive seen many posters say on all those. I wipe it off if i need to.
I am using it now naked. The screen is scratch resistant(unless you take a nail to it) and i hate Gel cases which is the only option right now. I will get those later when i can, but it dont stop me from using it.
that also depends on when Samsung gets it hands on it, modifies a TouchWiz skin on it, releases it to AT&T for testing, and finally releases it. Samsung has a pretty bad track record for expedient firmware upgrades on Android.
Unless someone comes out with a custom stock Android ROM, which is a good alternative.
iPhone fan-boys are starting to get worried now that a high end android phone has come to their AT&T network.
If you love your iPhone and hate android.... then no problem! Stick with the iPhone. Android doesn't need you. That way everybody is happy happy!
More choice = better for everyone
If you love your iPhone and hate android.... then no problem! Stick with the iPhone. Android doesn't need you. That way everybody is happy happy!
More choice = better for everyone
I've had my Captivate since launch, and I'm really starting to love it. The touch screen is just as responsive as the iPhone, so I have no CLUE, where you're getting this from. Reskined the admittingly crappy Touchwiz with ADW launcher and have had zero problems, bar GPS and MMS, which are both getting fixes from independent devs. It's a great phone.
blackhawk526
macrumors member
Captivate didn't Captivate me!!
I've had the Captivate since the 16th (got it 2 days earlier😀) and the NUMBER 1 problem was trying to sync it with Mac. It was a total nightmare. Couldnt find usb drivers for mac on it anywhere, and Samsung support is useless. It would only sync on old faithful (vista desktop) if I used the rear usb ports, Weird??
The Gps is no where near being close, and the lock button location is terrible, other than that, it was a good phone. Wouldnt get it over the Iphone though...If you go Android, Go with HTC...They have the best user experience by far!!
I've had the Captivate since the 16th (got it 2 days earlier😀) and the NUMBER 1 problem was trying to sync it with Mac. It was a total nightmare. Couldnt find usb drivers for mac on it anywhere, and Samsung support is useless. It would only sync on old faithful (vista desktop) if I used the rear usb ports, Weird??
The Gps is no where near being close, and the lock button location is terrible, other than that, it was a good phone. Wouldnt get it over the Iphone though...If you go Android, Go with HTC...They have the best user experience by far!!
I played with one in the at&t store yesterday it seemed alright, though I wasn't blown away or anything. The screen was pretty colorful but looked quite pixelated compared to my iPhone 4 and my droid, amoled/samoled is definitely overrated. I also noticed that I felt pretty cheap. It seemed pretty snappy for a 2.1 phone though occasional UI lag always sneaks up in android it seems. Overall decent phone but it just doesn't compare to the iPhone 4. I've got 7 months of android experience now and though its a good OS that's really easy to use but quite tweakable as well and there are somethings it does better than ios (notifications, more customizeable homescreens), overall it is an inferior experience imo. It all comes down to the UI and the apps, and android loses there big time. Oh and I just wanted to say that I think live wallpapers are a completely useless battery drainer and performance sucker.
You're a noob user. Enable USB debugging and you'll be able to mount your Captivate to a Mac computer just fine.
wirelessmacuser
macrumors 68000
I've also had my Captivate since launch. Just like you I've also had a great experience with it. Those here that feel a need to be critical of the display are biased & exaggerating. Side by side with my iPhone 4, the Samsung display is stellar. Yes, the iP4 display is better, but it should be due to it's higher ppi rating, not because the Captivate display is fuzzy or jagged, it's not. Let's remember that Android & iOS are two vastly different operating systems. Those who compare them literally are those that cheat themselves out of an opportunity to learn and grow. I'm _not_ declaring either of them as superior to the other, just highlighting the fact that if you expect Android to be like iOS, you're missing an opportunity.
At the end of the day, iOS is fast & easy to learn & use, but easier does not always mean better for you.
This is precisely why I'm a multi-platformist. I like the differences from one OS to the next. I like variety, and I prefer to be knowledgeable in several technical disciplines.
Captivate is a bad ass phone.. I would take it over any Iphone any day of the week. Not that great? it's as powerful as an Iphone 4 and you can do flash.. And the biggest thing of all.. Samsung unlike Apple still make quality products and Sammy don't B/S the customer like that fruit. The Samsung will be more reliable, and overall better phone. It is made right and made to work well. Samsung have the technology to stay up with Apple, and the Samsung is a superior product over Iphone 4 in qualuty and performance and a little less **** to smell owning and Apple and dealing with Apple. Apple have the Retina screen.. I will give that, hands down the best display out... but lets compare Iphone 4 and Captivate pound for pound... It's another story