Verizon Wireless Announces The Samsung Fascinate, A Galaxy S Smartphone
Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Fascinate™, a Galaxy S™ smartphone.
Powered by Android 2.1™, the Fascinate is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, GmailTM, YouTube™, Android Market™ and more. Additionally, the Fascinate boasts a brilliant four-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display, Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience.
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Key features and specifications:
· Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
· Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
· Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
· 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
· Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant display makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
· Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
· Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support
· Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content
· Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
· Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
· Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
· 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television
· WiFi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
· Stereo Bluetooth® Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
· Corporate Email – Supports Android Éclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
· Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
· 2GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, 16GB microSD™ included with handset
Lifestyle features:
· V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator® and Mobile IM , City ID
· Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
o Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google CalendarTM and social networking services (SNS), including Facebook®
o Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook® and displays a user’s contacts in four categories including Information, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites) and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
· Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly
· AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
· Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule
· Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
· Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)
Yes but how does this compare to the droid x ? It seems that the form factor is similar; screen slightly more vibrant and slightly smaller; a bit more game oriented (but not sure here) perhaps not as good as a phone (does it have good microphone/speaker/clarity?) sounds like it might use a little less power (not sure here); faster gpu (though droid x is not slow) but slower cpu ?
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have you compared the two devices if so any comments or article ?
Great info, I’m a guy through Detroit that is about to take his first genuine plunge into the Android, foreseeing it is greatest taken by getting the Samsung Fascinate. It’s been a long hold out, including buying a HTC Desire and cancelling that due to receiving news regarding this particular phone, as well as in my personal little quest for info to move the period I finally found this wonderful site.
I am a existing Omnia (910) user on Verizon who was incredibly disappointed with Windows Mobile 6.1 and Samsung’s shell. Wound up buying SPB Mobile Shell to get a usable interface and needed to abandon Exchange email due to security restrictions. Essentially anytime you tried to location or receive a call, you needed to enter your PIN and I was missing calls as a outcome. Finally made a decision to abandon smartphones for that time being (economic motives) and wait for an excellent Android gadget. The Galaxy S (Facinate) must fit the bill. Disappointed to hear from the GPS difficulties. Let me add that Verizon’s 3G support was excellent through and I eventually stopped utilizing WiFi simply because V3G was a lot quick ample for me.Interestingly, I’m applying the Omnia to be a wireless device close to the house for checking email, Twitter, Facebook and simple browsing. But not as a mobile phone!
@lol, and I was about to buy omnia once!
anyways fascinate looks like a fantastic device. Just played with it’s tmobile brother, the vibrant and was blown away. Never seen a phone so thin and so light. It feels like a feather. The Super AMOLED screen is the best part.
@Quentin Dawley wait, Desire on Verizon network ?
@me It should be faster than droid x in games. better battery life.
Just bought the new Samsung Facinate and am having major problems setting up email through my Verizon.net account. I keep receiving an incorrect password error message, although I am using the correct password and even reset my password and had Verizon.net create a temporary default password. I am able to open up the email home and Verizon store laptops.Is the ONLY way to receive emails on the Facinate thru gmail account, which I was told I had to set up when I bought the phone?
Colors pop , blacks are fully black , uses less power , looks better in sunlight.