As soon as you set your eyes on the Samsung Infuse 4G, the first thing you can't just help but notice is the thinness and its screen display size. Trust me when I say it's impressively enormous (ie: if you love big screens). It virtually takes up the entire front of the phone. A small top and bottom bezel holds the front-facing camera, ambient light sensors, speaker and the four standard Android buttons, which are touch-sensitive on this device.
On the left side of the phone you will see the volume rocker while on the right side of the handset there is the power/standby button which obviously is well placed for the index finger while holding the phone on the left or the thumb when holding it on the right. On the bottom of the phone is the microUSB port with the adapter included in box. The microphone hole is also on the bottom while the headphone jack and a noise cancellation microphone hole are on top.
The back cover is a removable thin plastic piece which can be somewhat difficult to remove and beneath is a generous 1750 mAh battery, a SIM card slot, and a place for a microSD expansion card which is inserted upside down so it's extremely difficult to replace with just your fingers and it was even awfully hard for me to find in the first place. You have to first remove the battery before you can remove or replace the memory card.
The Samsung Infuse 4G's battery life seems a bit better than usual thanks to the slightly larger 1750mAh battery. For example, I did some significant video recording and playback and it took about half a day for the battery to be dead. But if it is just light use, push Exchange, Gmail, and IMAP email checking every 1 hour, the battery should last a day and a half or so. But under normal circumstances, I had no problems getting through a full day of typical use, with power to spare. However, I always make sure I use the task manager to end the background tasks since those tend to kill the battery a lot faster if left running.
If there is one thing that impresses me about the Samsung Infuse 4G, it is the camera sensor, especially because it is paired with software that improves video recording. The camera tops out at 720p image capture, but features an auto-focus function when taking videos. The focus adjustment isn't instant, but it works well and is quick enough to be useful. When I took a snapshot, the regular camera images looked better than video; crisper and cleaner. There is a front-facing camera and I love it but to some other folks, it may inspire a common complaint: Manufacturers aren't angling the sensor, so to stay centered on a video chat, you have to tilt the device. Samsung has an opportunity for improvement here, but if you're not into video chatting, this shouldn't prevent you from taking a second look the Samsung Infuse 4G.
I was also impressed by the call quality. It was solid, both in normal use and through the speakerphone, and I didn't experience any dropped calls. AT&T's network has normally been solid (I know some may experience otherwise), so this doesn't surprise me.
Software and performance wise, The Samsung Infuse 4G runs on Android 2.2, and you have a choice of three software keyboards: the standard Android keyboard, Samung's own custom keyboard, and Swype. A handful of AT&T-branded applications are pre-installed, along with a few from Samsung.
The Samsung Infuse 4G browser is fairly standard, but offers a useful brightness setting within the application. Compared with any other android handset in terms of speed, The browser experience is at par. I even found it to perform a slightly better than Nexus One handset I bought last January (which is still an amazing phone). That maybe probably due in part to the Samsung Infuse's 1.2 GHz. single-core CPU. That notwithstanding, The Samsung Infuse 4G will generally be slower when compared to a dual-core handset, but if you haven't used a dual core smartphone, I don't think you would even know the difference. The processor keeps Android moving at a fast pace when compared to other single-core handsets on the market.
In conclusion, if you love large screen phones that are thin and pocketable, then you can't miss out trying the Samsung Infuse 4G. The screen looks fantastic and quite impressive, quite possibly the best I've seen so far. If you are currently using a 1-GHZ processor handset, you may not notice a significant increase in speed but if on the other hand you haven't been in the market for probably a year or two, you will definitely be highly impressed with the display, more room on the software keyboard and the ability to gain faster mobile broadband as AT&T beefs up its HSPA coverage.
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