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The Samsung Galaxy R is as feature stocked as they come. Connectivity is lacking only in the 4G/WIMAX department, since this is an international GSM phone, putting 4G in was probably going to be overkill. So you have HSDPA 900/1200 for high speed connectivity, while the 2G frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 deal with calls. Local connectivity is handled via Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, microUSB 2.0 and GPS.
Now for the show stopper, unlike most phones, including the Galaxy S II, the Galaxy R runs on a dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, with ULP GeForce GPU for graphics and its main claim to fame, of course, is the Tegra 2 chipset. So in short this is a very fine phone for HD gaming, very fine indeed. Internal memory is capped at a generous 8 GB, with 1 GB of RAM and a very generous 2 GB of ROM.
As for the auto-focus enabled 5 MP camera, it falls a bit short. Pictures turn out looking very washed out, especially with green objects on a white background. Distant shots turn out grainy with very sharp edges, and foliage shots always turn out oily looking. But somehow pictures turn out in a light fluorescent blue when taken in low light, courtesy of the flash. If you're looking for shooting modes in the Galaxy R, you won't be disappointed. Smile shot, Panorama, Sports, Sunset, Landscape, Portrait, Indoors and many more are available.
The 720p HD videos are suitable for home viewing, there's a little bit of pixelation on moving objects, but otherwise sound quality and color fidelity combined with the capture rates make for decent 720p videos.
The music player is the standard remix of TOUCHWIZ 4.0 and the native Android player, somewhat of a mixed bag in terms of design, and if you're looking for a cover flow like design, you'll be disappointed. But otherwise you get stellar sound quality, a fantastic radio, preset equalizers and full album cover support. Audio file support is a bit limited at MP3, WAV, OGG and eAAC+ being the only playable formats.
Of course the awesome video player more than makes up for it, you can easily and flawlessly play 720p HD movies in the MP4, DIVX/XVID and WMV, formats. Colors are bright, but focused, and there is never any skip in sound or picture movement. If you enjoy watching movies on your smartphone, the Galaxy R is a pretty good choice.
The Samsung Galaxy R comes with the standard arrays of features, such as -- GPS, JAVA, SNS integration, a digital compass, an organizer, image/video editor, document editor (works with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, GTalk, Picasa integration, Adobe Flash support and voice memos, dials and commands.
The Samsung Convoy 2 comes with an average set of connective options, and an unusable EVDO rev.A. Apart from the two 2G CDMA network frequencies of 800 and 1900, you get Bluetooth 2.1 and a microUSB port. The EVDO is for PTT calls, no 3G here people.
Or Wi-Fi, but no one was really expecting there to be any Wi-Fi. The phone's internal memory is a paltry 96 MB, but with a microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 32 GBs of extra memory, so 96 MB shouldn't be an issue.
The phone's 3.2 MP camera is pretty good, easily on par with the Samsung Monte's 3.2 MP shooter. You can shoot in four resolutions, from 3.2 MP all the way down to VGA. You get five preset balances, four flash settings and a zoom feature. There is no auto focus, and the camera needs to be held very still for a shot to turn out well. But pictures do come out brightly and with good color representation, details are sharp, except on fuzzy objects. Nighttime shots are also pretty good, thanks to the powerful flash.
The camcorder, on the other hand, seems to be another story. The 15 FPS (Frames per second) VGA shooter produces barely discernible videos. At best, use the pre-set 56 seconds recording limit to send a video MMS.
The music player is excellent, sound wise. The 2.5 mm headphone jack is a real pain to find earphones for, at least where I live. But on loudspeaker or through a Bluetooth headset, sounds filter through perfectly loud and crisp, with a slightly screechy effect on full volume. You can only play MP3s unfortunately, so not much in the way of format support it seems.
Playing videos, on the other hand, is a pretty much average experience. Make sure your videos are encoded in either MP4 or 3GP formats at a maximum resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, and everything should work out fine.
The phone has a good selection of additional features. The Verizon based apps are as follows -- VZ Navigator, VCast Video and Storefront for purchasing various JAVA apps, though you can get tons of free JAVA apps as well. Otherwise you get proprietary features such as Samsung's back up feature and emergency numbers, Bing and Uno. The staples of a calendar, calculator, alarm clock, stop watch, world clock and memo pad are available as well.
With the smartphone wars heating up, users now have a lot of options when they set out to buy a new smartphone. Android has taken over as the OS of choice for most independent phone manufacturers like Motorola, HTC and Samsung, and all of them are continually rolling out new devices. All of them have released excellent phones in the past and are now competing for the title of the ultimate Android smartphone. Both the Galaxy S and the Droid X feature prominently in our list of the Best Android Smartphones, but how to they stack up against each other?
Let's compare Samsung Galaxy S vs. Motorola Droid X: the two favorites in the race for Android dominance.
There is one very major difference between the Samsung Impression and it's younger cousin the Solstice; the Impression has a slide out physical QWERTY keyboard, the Solstice is a good old fashioned plain candybar touch phone.
Samsung Impression: The Impression at first glance looks like a slightly thicker than average touchscreen phone, it weighs a presence-worthy 150g, but with dimensions of 114 x 58 x 15 mm it sits with perfect comfort within the palm.
The Impression has a very beautiful AMOLED screen, one of the first phones to debut with AMOLED technology. That was, and is, one of its biggest selling points, the screen is resistive but you'll hardly notice, sensitivity is on par with the Samsung Jet's legendary responsive resistive screen, so don't let it turn you off the phone. The screen has a standard resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, supports 265,000 colors and stands exactly 3.3 inches tall.
The phone's front facing buttons are the physical Call, Back/Clear and End call buttons, the left side hold the volume rocker and a task manager which opens up all active apps, while the right side holds the dedicated camera key and lock/power button. Other peripheries include proximity and light sensors and the propriety charging/USB/ earphone port, yeah... the Impression has a shared port from the dark days of mobile technology. The back has the square 3.2 MP camera lens and clover like loudspeaker grill, nothing more. Popping off the back reveals the microSD card slot, while taking out the battery shows the SIM card slot.
Now for the true showpiece... the keyboard. And it is one of the finest keyboards on a mobile phone, almost regardless of year. The keys are flat and wide, sort of like an island-style QWERTY for phones, they are slightly raised, have Back lighting and come with excellent travel -- even the number buttons are colored blue for easy recognition.
Samsung Solstice: The Solstice is another palm friendly phone in terms of both weight and dimensions, as it weighs 94g, pretty light back in 2009, and the dimensions of 109 x 53 x 12.7 mm are not going to stretch your palm in any way.
The screen is a LCD screen, very bright and with deep colors, but no real match for an AMOLED screen. Otherwise the screen's resolution, color support and size is exactly the same as the Impression's. But the sensitivity is not, this is a resistive touchscreen and you can feel it resisting you -- not as bad as other resistive screens, but certainly not among the best either.
Physical buttons are the same old Call, Back and End call buttons upfront, left side has the volume rocker and oddly placed lock button as it rests directly on the left corner. The right side is home to the dedicated camera button, quick menu key and proprietary charging/USB port/earphone port. The back has the round 2 MP camera lens and two thin stripes that serve as the loudspeaker grill. I'd rather dig for oil with a teaspoon than try to unearth the Solstice's microSD card; it's behind the back cover, behind the battery, underneath the charging teeth, the SIM card is easier to access than the microSD card, absolutely horrific placement. Peripheries include a proximity sensor but no ambient light sensor.
Two things to note about both phones, they are not built for abuse, be gentle and careful, lastly both have pretty awful sunlight eligibility; they become mirrors in direct sunlight.
Winner: Samsung Impression
