- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Samsung Captivate Glide
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
Released November, 2011
Rated 66% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)The keyboard is good, too, or at least as good as a keyboard can be on a phone this large.
Conclusion Check out the Samsung Captivate Glide
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Samsung Captivate Glide
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
Rated 66% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)In effect, the phone is a slightly smaller, much thicker Galaxy S II — a very good phone — with a QWERTY keyboard underneath.
screen size
4"
2.8"
3.2"
Captivate Glide by D-Allen (Feb, 2012)My previous phone was an older Motorola flip phone so this phone felt large to begin with, but after using it for a couple weeks, the bigger screen is worth the extra size.
Captivate Glide by Richard-A-Nolan (Dec, 2012)The screen is reasonably sized but I would like this phone even more if it was a bit larger, say 4.5 to 5.0 inches in size.
screen resolution
Captivate Glide by c|net (Nov, 2011)I was able to get some nice detail when using the flash for an indoor night shot, and other indoor shots taken during the day also produced images with good color fidelity and sharp edges-it's easy for those to be, at turns, oversaturated, dull, or overexposed.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.5 GB | 1 GB |
processor
Captivate Glide by wizkid (Feb, 2012)The phone is very snappy because of the dual-core CPU and 1GB RAM.
Captivate Glide by John-H.-Eickhoff (Dec, 2011)Dual Core processor keeps everything running faster than you will notice.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 3.2 MP | 8 MP |
Captivate Glide by c|net (Nov, 2011)The Captivate Glide took very good photos with its 8-megapixel camera.
Captivate Glide by The Verge (Dec, 2011)It'd be a good camera, if it weren't so slowThe 8-megapixel camera on the back of the Glide takes decent pictures, but not as good as the other Galaxy S II models, which is a little odd.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Captivate Glide
cpu speed
Captivate Glide by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The NVIDIA made CPU in the Samsung Captivate Glide is a sharp departure from the usual silicon suspects in the dual-core Samsung devices.
browser benchmark
Captivate Glide by The Verge (Dec, 2011)The DoubleTime is outdated, slow, and ugly, while the Glide is modern, fast, and sleek.
Captivate Glide by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)Things are could have been better in the browser benchmark performance though.
download speed
Captivate Glide by The Verge (Dec, 2011)Upload speeds were similarly inconsistent but always mediocre, ranging between about 100 and 300Kbps.
talk time
480 min
1,350 min
300 min
Captivate Glide by M.-Muzammil--IncidentFlux (Mar, 2012)If you're not happy with the battery life, try these larger capacity third party batteries.
Captivate Glide by John-H.-Eickhoff (Dec, 2011)I have never had a phone I am happy with the battery life and this one is no different.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
QWERTY keyboard -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
8 MP -
OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power -
HDMI -
84 Mb/s (HSPA+) -
8 MP -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
cons
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Can't listen to local radio stations -
64 x 124 x 13 mm -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
147 g -
13 mm -
Nov, 2011
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 59 users at amazon.com Rated 40% by by Emily (Dec, 2012) Rated 40% by by eels (Feb, 2013) Rated 80% by by Jenessa (Feb, 2013) |
Keyboard
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 76% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)AT&T's portfolio of 4G QWERTY smartphones was looking fairly thin before it added the Samsung Captivate Glide.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by CL (Feb, 2012)The keyboard keys are spaced in such a manner that the keyboard is easy to use.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by Carlos-Villavicencio-Moreira (Dec, 2012)My wife is really happy with this phone, the only one that looks a normal touch smartphone and has the physical keyboard.
Screen
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by torry--latorry-boston (Sep, 2012)ok i love this phone now what got me with this phone was the space on the keypad love the space on the keypad it love touch screen love the style love that it is not big and wide over all a good phone with a good battery.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 66% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)It’s a full 13.7mm deep, though, and since the screen’s not huge it feels even thicker.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by Humberto-Hernandez (Dec, 2012)This phone is amazing, good looking, nice material, very fast processor, not that big like S3.
Carrier
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 76% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)AT&T makes its code-scanner app ready, along with AT&T FamilyMap and Navigator with turn-by-turn directions (it costs $9.99 for a monthly pass and $2.99 for the day pass).
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 80% by by nc-guy (May, 2013)I got it because it had a keyboard and was compatible with AT&T go phone, although you do need to buy data and have AT&T unlock the phone.
Samsung Captivate Glide | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)The MyTouch 4G Slide currently sells for the highly acceptable $99.99 on a contract.T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide.
Operating system
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by John-H.-Eickhoff (Dec, 2011)Plenty of free synching software is available so this is not an issue.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 60% by by MsEE (Aug, 2012)If I had known that Samsung no longer distributed software or drivers with the phone, I wouldn't have bought it.
Samsung Captivate Glide | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2011)It also has plenty of appeal for potential OS converts.
Camera
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 76% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)The 8-megapixel rear-facing camera has nice features like auto-focus, smile detection, and panorama mode, but there's much more besides, like smile shot, which snaps the photo when it detects a smile, and action shot, which takes a panorama of moving objects.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by Ronald (Jun, 2012)The camera is great, to the point that I don't take my standalone digital camera anywhere anymore.
Samsung Captivate Glide | Rated 100% by by John-H.-Eickhoff (Dec, 2011)It is good for a quick point and shoot camera but lacks the features of a high end point and shoot camera.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G 2-way tie: Records higher resolution videos Galaxy S Relay 4G vs Captivate Glide |
 | 2 | T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Rated the best by consumers T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide vs Samsung Captivate Glide |
 | 3 | Samsung Express Galaxy Longest battery life during active use Express Galaxy vs Captivate Glide |
 | 5 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Newer operating system Galaxy Ace 2 vs Captivate Glide |
 | 6 | Pantech Discover Most built-in storage Pantech Discover vs Samsung Captivate Glide |
 | 8 | Samsung Replenish 4-way tie: Has a keyboard Replenish vs Captivate Glide |
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