As part of its aggressive plans 4G, T-Mobile launched a version of the popular Samsung 4G Galaxy S phones. But unfortunately, the Galaxy S 4G does not have the specs of the hot next-gen S Galaxy II phones we saw at the Mobile World Congress. That said, there are some small improvements between the Galaxy and the Samsung 4G S Lively, even on T-Mobile.
The 4G Galaxy S still retains the lightweight plastic feel in the hand that a few of the other phones have had Galaxy. It looks a little different than other all-black Galaxy phones as it has a lid with a silver metallic sheen. In terms of buttons, you get the default menu, Home, Back and find touch keys. The hardware power button on the right spine is slightly more pronounced than the one on Vibrant. Measuring 4.82 by 2.54 by 0.39 inches and weighing 4.16 grams is almost exactly the same size as Vibrant.
Like other S Galaxy phones currently, the 4G has a 4-inch Super AMOLED display. Super AMOLED technology, which Samsung introduced at the Mobile World Congress last year at the Samsung Wave, put sensors on the touch screen itself, as opposed to creating a separate layer (the old Samsung AMOLED displays it). This ensures a thinner phone as well as brighter colors and more crisp details. It is unfortunate however, that the S 4G Galaxy not sport the brand new Super Plus AMOLED display technology at the Samsung 4G Infuse debuted at CES this year. Super Plus AMOLED technology, the next generation of Super AMOLED, produces richer colors and a high visibility inside and out. It has 50 percent more dots for better clarity and readability outdoors, according to Samsung.
Like other phones Galaxy, the Galaxy runs Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface on Android 3.0. Fortunately, the Galaxy S 4G 2.2 ships with Android. I would have preferred a gingerbread (2.3) phone, though. If the Samsung Nexus S can, why can not the Galaxy S 4G?
Just like HTC and its Sense offer, Samsung has its own social media aggregator. Social Hub combines streams from your Facebook, MySpace and Twitter accounts in a single view. It is a useful feature if you need an easy way to keep track of your networks to maintain. Mini Diary is a random function, which allows you blog posts with photos, weather info, SMS messages, and much more. When I first tried the European Diary Mini S Galaxy, I could not figure out how to get my notes from the device.
Samsung followed up with me after my original review, happy, and confirmed that indeed you can post entries (but only those with photos) on various social networks or send them to friends via text. After selecting an item, press the Menu button in the lower left corner, and it gives you picture and publishing options. If you choose Publish your item to Facebook or MySpace.
General TouchWiz is a fun and attractive to take on Android, but it is not for everyone because it is so exaggerated that the result does not look or feel like an Android phone. We also found that the skin sometimes interfered with the Galaxy Speed S 4G’s.
CES 2011 yielded a lot of 4G phones with dual-core processors from HTC, Motorola, LG and Samsung itself. And this year at Mobile World Congress, we saw the Samsung S Galaxy II, a dual-core processor and new Hummingbird Super Plus Samsung AMOLED screen technology sports. The Galaxy S 4G is a great phone, but other than the 4G nature, it feels super phones last year. That’s not a bad thing at all, but for those of us who want the latest, greatest and fastest phones, the S 4G Galaxy might not cut it.
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