Samsung Fascinate for Verizon – Samsung Galaxy S CDMA Version

Samsung Fascinate for Verizon Wireless is a CDMA version of the Samsung Galaxy S. It supports dual-band CDMA 800/1900 Mhz 2G networks and CDMA 2000 Mhz 1xEV-DO 3G networks. The phone measures 125 X 64 X 10.5 mm and weighs 116 grams. It offers a sleek look and is one of the lightest smartphones on the market.

Like most Samsung smartphones, this one also features a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. The Super AMOLED screen is one of the best in the world and offers clear and bright images. The screen size is 4.0 inches and it has a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels. It supports up to 16 million colors and is made of Gorilla Glass material that is scratch resistant. The phone’s user interface is based on Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0, which is refreshingly easy to use. An accelerometer sensor is provided that automatically changes the display mode to portrait or landscape depending on how you hold the phone. A proximity sensor automatically turns off the screen when the phone is brought closer to the body during calls. Other features include multi-touch input, touch-sensitive controls, and much more.

Samsung Fascinate offers an excellent 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, touch focus, digital zoom and much more. Users can take still images up to a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. Video recording at 30 frames per second is also supported. Other features include geo-tagging, face detection, smile detection, etc. An LED flash is also featured, allowing you to take high-quality photos and videos even at night or in low-light conditions. However, the phone lacks a secondary camera for video calls.

The mobile phone is powered by a powerful 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and runs Google’s version 2.1 open source Android operating system, which can be upgraded to version 2.2. Users can download their favorite apps from the Android app store. Also, there are a variety of applications that are preloaded on the phone. For entertainment, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC music player and MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 video player are provided. Stereo FM radio with RDS is also supported. Google services like Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Gtalk, Picasa are directly integrated. Other applications include voice memos, image/video editor, digital compass, VZ Navigator, document editor, organizer, calculator, etc.

Samsung Fascinate is available exclusively on Verizon Wireless in the US.

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