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

Full specs

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4G
4"
Dual core 1.5 GHz

Released March, 2012

It's still faster than 3G, but if you're aspiring to be the fastest draw in the West, you might want to tone down your expectations.

Rated 80% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Conclusion Check out the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

LG Nexus 4

Apple iPhone 5

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FeaturesView Details

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100%

79%

Popularity

94%

100%

90%

PerformanceView Details

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87%

83%

ReviewsView Details

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First reviewed March, 2012

Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

1.5 GHz

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4G

The Galaxy S Blaze 4G is on HSPA+, but it's cheaper, and a great phone to have until LTE is fully up and running, IMO.

Rated 100% by by skye (Mar, 2013)

screen size

Galaxy S Blaze 4G4"

Nexus 44.7"

Optimus L94.7"

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G packs enough functionality to keep every potential Android user, who thinks that a screen over 4" in size is too big happy.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

For me, it's the perfect combination of compact size (4.79 x 2.48 inches) with a big screen (4-inch diagonal), a powerful processor (dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 running at 1.5 Ghz), and Android operating system (4.0.4).

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by Basil-Nestor (Nov, 2012)

screen resolution

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

800 x 480 resolution screen

Galaxy S Blaze 4G 800 x 480 resolution screen

LG Nexus 4

1280 x 768 resolution screen

Nexus 4 1280 x 768 resolution screen

Apple iPhone 5

1136 x 640 resolution screen

iPhone 5 1136 x 640 resolution screen

Diagonal lines are not quite straight and have lots of jaggies and image sharpness is not the best.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

All of these details are fine for demographers, but the most important detail for an actual end-user is that it is compatible with T-Mobile's 42Mbps HSPA+ network.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

memory

0 GB

Galaxy S Blaze 4G1 GB

XDA Flame0.13 GB

Nexus 42 GB

2 GB

processor

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

Dual core

Galaxy S Blaze 4G Dual core

LG Nexus 4

Quad core

Nexus 4 Quad core

T-Mobile myTouch 4G

Single core

myTouch 4G Single core

To that end, the Blaze 4G has a zippy 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor (based on the ARM Cortex-A7, for you processor nerds).

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Qualcomm's Snapdragon S3 chipset and its two Scorpion cores, clocked at 1.5GHz are a rather powerful combination in the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, and the benchmark scores prove it.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

camera resolution

0 MP

iPhone 58 MP

Galaxy S Blaze 4G5 MP

Nexus 48 MP

8 MP

The Blaze 4G has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

The 5-megapixel camera is pretty good, but not magnificent.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

cpu speed

Galaxy S Blaze 4G1.5 GHz

XDA Flame0.52 GHz

iPhone 4S0.8 GHz

While the upsides of having a powerful CPU, packed into a compact body are more than evident, we can't help but look at the PenTile matrix sporting screen with a dash of suspicion.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

Also it has the same processor as the S2.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by Blaine-Johnson (Apr, 2013)

talk time

0 min900 min

Galaxy S Blaze 4G 420 min

Nexus 4 900 min

iPhone 4S 840 min

I believe his unused 100 monthly minute alotment will roll over for month to month, for up to 3 months, so that may give him some extra talk time if he does get chatty in a particular month and its .10/minute after that.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by D.-Peternel--deepeepee

The Blaze 4G has a 1,750mAh battery that delivers a rated talk time of 7 hours and 9.5 days standby time.

Galaxy S Blaze 4G by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Quite good headphone jack

3.5 mm
Quite good app store

Android Market (Android)
Has a touchscreen

Capacitive
Really high resolution camera

5 MP
Screen uses OLED technology

OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power
Is 4G

Supports the fastest, most reliable networks
Supports NFC

Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
Fast cpu

1.5 GHz
Blazingly fast

84 Mb/s (HSPA+)
Supports FM radio

Listen to music and news from local radio stations
Has a gyroscope

Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation
Acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot

Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices

cons

Records lower resolution videos

1280 x 720 @ Unknown
Older operating system

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

full specs

Reviews Word on the street

	Read the review (Mar, 2012) As far as text entry goes, you have the standard Samsung keyboard at your disposal, as well as Swype and Eyes-Free keyboards.

	Rated 68% Read the review (Mar, 2012) The main bright spot to this skin is the power toggles at the top of the notification drawer for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, sound, and auto-rotate.

	Rated 80% Read the review (Mar, 2012) The camera software has all the features and effects you'd expect to see on a modern smartphone camera, and it's easy to navigate.

	Rated 78% by 24 users at amazon.com My only complaint is the music playing system - there is no iTunes, and I can't seem to find a music app that is equally as easy to use as iTunes. Rated 100% by by A.-Bella (Oct, 2012) BUT super AMOLED's color is very good - nice indeed. Rated 100% by by D.-Chieng (Sep, 2012) The emoticons in the SMS text dialogs are green "Android" illustrations showing smiles, laughter, love, etc.. Rated 100% by by Basil-Nestor (Nov, 2012)

Screen

It is featured in quite a few Samsung devices for a good reason - its contrast ratios and viewing angles are still among the best in the business.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

The good news is that colors pop brightly and accurately even at low brightness and also show up relatively well in bright sunlight.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 68% by by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

The screen is a comely almost-4-inch touch screen (3.97 inches, to be exact) featuring Samsung's terrific Super AMOLED display and a WVGA 480x800-pixel resolution.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 80% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Network technology

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G has quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support and tri-band 3G with HSPA+ (42Mbps downlink and 5.76Mbps uplink).

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)

The Galaxy S Blaze 4G came out about a year ago, but I don't think it'll become dated anytime too soon.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 100% by by skye (Mar, 2013)

I was unable to find the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G in any store.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 100% by by Dawn-M.-Hennig--SAHM (Oct, 2012)

Carrier

A quad-band GSM phone (850/900/1800/1900MHz), the Blaze 4G also supports HSPA+ 42, T-Mobile's fastest-available network, which can theoretically reach download speeds of 42Mbps.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 80% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)

It's by far the best smart phone I've owned, and I prefer it to all other smart phones compatible with T-Mobile's network.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 100% by by Basil-Nestor (Nov, 2012)

It's got Samsung's theme on top of Android, and it's accompanied with a lot of T-mobile garbage, some of which seems to be placing widgets on the screens.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 40% by by R.-McDonald (Jul, 2012)

Camera

Photo color was fair, but unsurprisingly pixelated when viewed on the phone or computer screen-not that I mind the natural air-brushed look when I happen to be the subject of said shot and the camera is held so close to my face.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 80% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Still, if you don't need a new phone this instant, I might recommend waiting to compare the Blaze with the HTC One S-expected to arrive sometime by late spring-which is an Ice Cream Sandwich phone with an 8-megapixel camera and almost no shutter lag.

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G | Rated 80% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)