I love my droid incredible. Seriously there is nothing you cannot do with this phone. When my PC crashed in June I was without one for a few weeks with my droid as my only source of internet access. That I was able to moderate the site as well as post and multitask for the better part of three weeks on just my droid spoke volumes to me in terms of what this phone does in terms of speed and multitasking ability.

The only drawback I have found is battery time and I was able to find a decent solution for that in the form of an extended battery.

 

the galaxy is sprints.

 

Note that Boik isn't even praising the phone you're asking about. :lol:

The Galaxy S tries to mimic some of the iPhone 4's new features, like the Retina Display. It falls short, and in the end feels more like a commodity phone than anything else. It's not even the best Android phone, so comparing it to the iPhone 4 isn't quite accurate: you're better off comparing the Galaxy S to other Android phones, and then the Android ecosystem as a whole to the iPhone ecosystem. That's about as apples-to-apples as you can get.

My pick is of course the iPhone 4, but I'm biased on that topic, just as Boik is. (Boik works for Verizon, I own an iPhone 4.)

 

to be fair I think everyone is waiting for the ideal: Verizon + I phone and I have no idea if its happening.

As far as droid goes...and he does mention it, its great.

 

I'm not sure the grass is greener (or redder, in this case) on the other side.

 

All of the carriers have a version of the Galaxy S.

 

Mor is a much bigger Apple freak than me. He'd hurt you. I'm just shaking my head. :pity:

:shifty:

Hope you enjoy the phone.

 

whatever makes you happy bro. :up:

 

Hi DannyG28,
I have a Samsung Galaxy, too.
Don''t like Apple products at all, cause they're too expensive.
Samsung and Andoid manage it better.
Last year I thought that I have to apply for a visa and travel to Asia to get one...now they're available anywhere..

 

I have Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. Apple could suck a big one.

I really like the phone. The only negative I have is the fact that it is still 2.1. The upgrade to 2.2 should have been in October.

 

I'm hurt and offended. I keed...

th

 

Everything I have read says different things about whether the Captivate should support 2.2 (Froyo software) and I havent been able to find a conclusive answer on whether it should support 3.0 (Gingerbread) when that launches. I know the Verizon version of the Captivate (which is basically the Samsung Fascinate) supports 2.2 but I have no idea if that will support 3.0 yet. I know a few carriers let the updates for software just get pushed right to the phone and it will ask you to install the software now or later but I dont know if ATT is one of them.

 

Nexus S comes with Gingerbread, I think the only real change from the other Galaxy phones is a slightly faster CPU. I cannot imagine that the Captivate would not support both 2.2 and 2.3, it just depends on how much AT&T wants to change the OS before they let their customers have it. For example I imagine they'd get rid of the tethering, or at least control it. Also, Gingerbread is the 2.3 version of Android, so it's more of an incremental feature update. 3.0 has been labeled Honeycomb.

 

I love my Galaxy S

 

The Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile) is beautiful.

Really wish I could get that phone. Sprint only has the Epic variant, which has the full qwerty keyboard. Too thick for my taste. The Galaxy S is very slender.

 

From what I have read the Captivate should have Froyo. In fact it has rolled out in asian countries and started in Europe countries before getting rolled back. They keep pushing it back.

As for Gingerbread, I have only read rumors.

 

If they rolled it back in Europe it could be because they found something wrong with that platform for that particular phone? Thats the only logical conclusion I could arrive at though i really dont see why it would be a problem with that particular phone when its not much different then the Fascinate for Verizon. Maybe you should ask ATT's support staff?

 

of course there is a problem and they are pretty tight lipped about it. Still they haven't mentioned anything about Froyo not going on the phone yet. Samsung is still saying that it will be on there.

 

Since this thread around, I’ll go ahead and leave this here. When they say Android is open, they’re referring to your wallet.

 

Here is a statement from Samsung on the matter. (addressing a different rumor)
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20028478-251.html

Also, I'm not sure why you seem to equate "open" with meaning free or unlicensed? Once a manufacturer or carrier gets a hold of the OS they make a bunch of proprietorial changes to the OS before they release it. They aren't giving up control anymore than Apple is. If you want true open source experience on a Galaxy S phone, buy a Nexus S which comes with 2.3. Right now I'm leaning that way, though I'll might hold out for the Vibrant 4g S from T mobile. It's data rate cap is going to be raised to 21Mbps. Nice. i'll never come close to needing that though, so I may just go with stock 2.3 and open source updates.

 

Ah, the good ol’ “no comment.” Not exactly very inspirational.

I’m mocking Samsung for putting a price tag on what is intended to be a free update. Everything about Android updates is proving to be a total illusion, particularly the OTA update process supposedly being easier and better than the iOS model of downloading through iTunes (something like 0.4% of Android phones are running the latest version).

Edit: Samsung denies that they’re charging for Android updates. I’m tempted to parse their statement and point out that they’re not lying: they currently are not charging for Android updates. The rumor is that they are attempting to charge for Android updates, so far unsuccessfully, and therefore holding back Froyo until they can wring some blood from a stone. I’ll take them at their word for now, but whatever the reason, it seems like the only way to actually get Android updates in a timely fashion is to own a Google-created phone.