Samsung expects the Infuse 4G to be a summer hit, and we think they're right. This is one really lovely phone with a huge 4.5" Super AMOLED Plus display, 4G HSPA+ and a 1.2GHz Hummingbird ARM Cortex-A8 CPU. The display isn't easy to describe-- sure you've seen and grown accustomed to Samsung's Super AMOLED display as seen on the Samsung Captivate; it's super colorful and bright. But the Super AMOLED Plus display is even sharper while cranking those colors and brightness to retina-burning bliss. And at 4.5", watching movies is a blast.
The phone runs Froyo Android OS 2.2 with Samsung TouchWiz 3.0. Hold onto your chairs: AT&T has allowed installation of non-Market apps (side loading), and this actually has honest to goodness real 21Mbps HSPA+ 4G with HSUPA uploads. We've been getting 5-9 Mbps downloads and 1 Mbps uploads according to Ookla's Speedtest.net app. AT&T, color us pleased. We're sure that Amazon, with their separate app store, is pleased too.
It has a front 1.3MP video chat camera, rear 8 megapixel camera that takes very nice shots and 720p video, and it has the usual WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. It has an unusual HDMI setup that uses a dongle adapter that plugs directly into a standard HDMI cable (the dongle is included in the box). The phone has 16 gigs of internal storage and AT&T includes a 2 gig microSD card. The 1750 mAh battery provides solid stamina for this big screen beast.
It has a front 1.3MP video chat camera, rear 8 megapixel camera that takes very nice shots and 720p video, and it has the usual WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. It has an unusual HDMI setup that uses a dongle adapter that plugs directly into a standard HDMI cable (the dongle is included in the box). The phone has 16 gigs of internal storage and AT&T includes a 2 gig microSD card. The 1750 mAh battery provides solid stamina for this big screen beast.
Livin' Large, but it's no Hummer
This is a large phone, no doubt about it. Though it's still small next to the Dell Streak and is certainly no more imposing than the 4.3" HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon. It's absurdly light at 4.9 ounces, so you won't feel like you're carrying a brick in your pocket. It's also extremely thin, unlike its chunky cousin the Droid Charge by Samsung. The drawback? You know Samsung; they adore plastics, and the phone's light weight and super-slimness are courtesy of cagey plastics engineering. The Infuse 4G doesn't look cheap though thanks to a matte textured back cover that saves Samsung from their usual unending plastic gloss, and gunmetal edges that look like metal at first glance. The removable back cover does feel cheap once you literally peel off that wafer thin piece of plastic. But it weighs nothing and saves the Infuse from weighty brickdom. In an odd reversal of common industrial design, you can remove the SIM card slot without pulling the battery, but you must pull the battery to access the microSD card slot (the microSD card slot is under the SIM card slot and it opens toward the battery).
This is a large phone, no doubt about it. Though it's still small next to the Dell Streak and is certainly no more imposing than the 4.3" HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon. It's absurdly light at 4.9 ounces, so you won't feel like you're carrying a brick in your pocket. It's also extremely thin, unlike its chunky cousin the Droid Charge by Samsung. The drawback? You know Samsung; they adore plastics, and the phone's light weight and super-slimness are courtesy of cagey plastics engineering. The Infuse 4G doesn't look cheap though thanks to a matte textured back cover that saves Samsung from their usual unending plastic gloss, and gunmetal edges that look like metal at first glance. The removable back cover does feel cheap once you literally peel off that wafer thin piece of plastic. But it weighs nothing and saves the Infuse from weighty brickdom. In an odd reversal of common industrial design, you can remove the SIM card slot without pulling the battery, but you must pull the battery to access the microSD card slot (the microSD card slot is under the SIM card slot and it opens toward the battery).
