Samsung Droid Charge
Gingerbread hope
Well according to a Pulse story, a group is almost done with gingerbread for the Charge and it does have Netflix working!
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Wired Headset Annomoly
I've now had the phone for 4 weeks. I prefer wired headsets to those Bluetoothy things that cling to your ear. The Bluetooth system in my car is enough Bluetooth for me, thank you very much.
In my experimentation, I've discovered that NONE of the Samsung brand headsets are able to answer or end a call using the button on the microphone, and I've tried 3 different Samsung headset models. Sound-wise, they work fine.
Ironically, the button on headsets for Blackberry, the genuine Blackberry brand, work perfectly! Go figure.
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In my experimentation, I've discovered that NONE of the Samsung brand headsets are able to answer or end a call using the button on the microphone, and I've tried 3 different Samsung headset models. Sound-wise, they work fine.
Ironically, the button on headsets for Blackberry, the genuine Blackberry brand, work perfectly! Go figure.
For example:
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Reminder
Can anyone tell me if there is a setting for a missed call reminder or if you don't hear a text. My screen stays black and unless I power up the screen I won't know if I missed anything..
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Block caller
I have looked and looked through the menus and caller options but I cannot seem to find any feature to block a caller.
This is rather odd as other Android phones have this feature. I am just missing it or is it not on the Charge?
If it's not on the Charge, how would I go about blocking certain callers on the Charge?
This is rather odd as other Android phones have this feature. I am just missing it or is it not on the Charge?
If it's not on the Charge, how would I go about blocking certain callers on the Charge?
over in the "Samsung Droid Charge Update Repairs Mobile Hotspot" discussion:
Got mine Saturdat night
Phonescoop is late in reporting this. I got my update Saturday night.
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Inconsistant Signal
I just got my Charge yesterday and have noticed that it's signal is very inconsistant. I have it sitting next to my Droid X, a Incredible 2, and a Droid 2 Global.
My Charge shows 0-2 bars of 3G.
The rest of them all show 3-4 bars of 3G.
Speedtest-wise. The Charge gets at best 1 mb down and .8 mb up.
The rest 1.5 - 1.7 up and 1.1 down.
This is very odd. Any experince this or have any sugguestions why such poor performance?
Also I am literally within 200 feet of a verizon tower.
My Charge shows 0-2 bars of 3G.
The rest of them all show 3-4 bars of 3G.
Speedtest-wise. The Charge gets at best 1 mb down and .8 mb up.
The rest 1.5 - 1.7 up and 1.1 down.
This is very odd. Any experince this or have any sugguestions why such poor performance?
Also I am literally within 200 feet of a verizon tower.
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over in the "Review: Samsung Droid Charge" discussion:
Testing use results
I got the droid on May 15, and I have been testing it out. The screen and the LTE speeds are definitely it's strengths.
The 4G LTE coverage in the greater Seattle area has been solid. The only spot I have lost a data signal was in a tunnel that also caused my other phone to lose connection. Even here, the coverage was quickly restored to 1G and then seemlessly switched to LTE. I have had no problems with phone reception, as another user mentioned. I took it on a train trip through an area with no 4G coverage, and it did fine with the 1G and 3G networks.
The only two immediate issues that I have found with the phone are the battery life and quality of the phone voice. The speakerphone, which I use often, is distorted. Also people have...
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The 4G LTE coverage in the greater Seattle area has been solid. The only spot I have lost a data signal was in a tunnel that also caused my other phone to lose connection. Even here, the coverage was quickly restored to 1G and then seemlessly switched to LTE. I have had no problems with phone reception, as another user mentioned. I took it on a train trip through an area with no 4G coverage, and it did fine with the 1G and 3G networks.
The only two immediate issues that I have found with the phone are the battery life and quality of the phone voice. The speakerphone, which I use often, is distorted. Also people have...
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over in the "Review: Samsung Droid Charge" discussion:
Very poor reception
I have various Verizon phones from Droid X to Accolade sitting right next to a Samsung Charge. They get 5 bars 3 constantly. The Charge only 2 max, usually just one.
Download speeds with my droid x about 1.4-1.5 meg. With the charge 400-500k max.
What is up with this?
Download speeds with my droid x about 1.4-1.5 meg. With the charge 400-500k max.
What is up with this?
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suggestions / Help
Any thoughts or is there anything coming soon to help on battery ?
I love the phone. speed is amazing. battery is killing me.
I love the phone. speed is amazing. battery is killing me.
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Got mine today!
So far so good. Picked it up today at a BB in Southern California. They had a BUNCH in the cabinet.
Almost had it yesterday (5/2) but someone walked by and told the salesperson that it wasn't going to be released until today (5/3). So I went back this morning.
Haven't really had a chance to play with it yet, letting battery get a full charge, no pun intended.
Almost had it yesterday (5/2) but someone walked by and told the salesperson that it wasn't going to be released until today (5/3). So I went back this morning.
Haven't really had a chance to play with it yet, letting battery get a full charge, no pun intended.
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Droid Charge
1)Can someone clarify for me mobile broadband capable says N/A on Charge Yes on Thunderbolt
2) Charge 32 GB Pre-Installed / 2 GB onboard
Thunderbolt 8GB eMMC - 768 MB RAM are both on board memory?
2) Charge 32 GB Pre-Installed / 2 GB onboard
Thunderbolt 8GB eMMC - 768 MB RAM are both on board memory?
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Checked One Out at The Verizon Store Today
My 1st impressions are as great as I'd hoped.
The screen is the most vibrant I've ever seen, vivid colors and super sharp. Unfortunately, that's where my love for this device begins and ends. I couldn't help but notice the lag in response to swiping the screen with my thumb and index finger to make images bigger or smaller. One moment, a second, another moment, 3 seconds. Not acceptable for such a device. Perhaps they'll straighten this flaw out with an upgrade. but for now that puts this device on a do not buy list for me.
Meanwhile, the response to the same finger swipes on the HTC Incredible and the iPhone are instantaneous, like they're supposed to be.
The screen is the most vibrant I've ever seen, vivid colors and super sharp. Unfortunately, that's where my love for this device begins and ends. I couldn't help but notice the lag in response to swiping the screen with my thumb and index finger to make images bigger or smaller. One moment, a second, another moment, 3 seconds. Not acceptable for such a device. Perhaps they'll straighten this flaw out with an upgrade. but for now that puts this device on a do not buy list for me.
Meanwhile, the response to the same finger swipes on the HTC Incredible and the iPhone are instantaneous, like they're supposed to be.
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over in the "Review: Samsung Droid Charge" discussion:
A Bit Disappointing
Several reviews including this one comment on the sound quality, after all, it is a phone! When using the front camera you are likely to be using the speaker/mic, and it appears as a phone it falls a bit flat.
The inability to switch back to 4G would be a dramatic problem, one not reported for the HTC Thunderbolt. As 4G rolls out the ability to be agile switching between networks would be essential.
Not reported here, but reported several other places, is a rather slow speed. Noticeably slow in some browsing, more so than competitors. Some improvement was gained by turning off JavaScript, but what is the point of that? I'd be lighter if I cut off a leg, but rather useless if I wanted to be lighter to run faster. Same here.
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The inability to switch back to 4G would be a dramatic problem, one not reported for the HTC Thunderbolt. As 4G rolls out the ability to be agile switching between networks would be essential.
Not reported here, but reported several other places, is a rather slow speed. Noticeably slow in some browsing, more so than competitors. Some improvement was gained by turning off JavaScript, but what is the point of that? I'd be lighter if I cut off a leg, but rather useless if I wanted to be lighter to run faster. Same here.
Out of th...
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First Impressions. Maybe a little early............
Display is awesome. 4G is Awesome. Size and weight are really good, but I don't have small hands. Battery seems fine, depending on how I've used it.
OK. Now some things that bug me.
First, the start up procedure is sloooow.
Why does it have to rescan the SD card every time it starts. From the first Samsung splash screen, until the phone is usable, I'm going to put it at somewhere near a minute, maybe a little over.
Second, GPS is almost non-functional. Maybe it's the handset I have, but it takes at least two minutes to get a GPS signal. My old Droid X lock on and is ready to go in mere seconds. I placed both phones next to each other in the backyard, and the difference was remarkable.
Third, sounds. When the phone is ...
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OK. Now some things that bug me.
First, the start up procedure is sloooow.
Why does it have to rescan the SD card every time it starts. From the first Samsung splash screen, until the phone is usable, I'm going to put it at somewhere near a minute, maybe a little over.
Second, GPS is almost non-functional. Maybe it's the handset I have, but it takes at least two minutes to get a GPS signal. My old Droid X lock on and is ready to go in mere seconds. I placed both phones next to each other in the backyard, and the difference was remarkable.
Third, sounds. When the phone is ...
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Is The Droid Charge a Slug?
There are a variety of benchmarks showing up on YouTube.
-On the Quandrant, which covers a variety of calculations and graphics, it is showing up at just over half the performance of the HTC Thunderbolt or the 3G Incredible 2. The number are about 2500 for a dual core Atrix, 1800 for the Thunderbolt, and 1000 for the Droid Charge.
-Mflops are less than half also
-Another test by PCWorld showed battery life to be WORSE than the Thunderbolt running the same load (it was tested playing movies over LTE) even though it has a bigger battery and the advertised 'up to' number is much higher
-MobileTechReview found the voice reception to be worse, and both MobileTechReview and PCWorld found the sound quality of both mic and speakers to b...
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-On the Quandrant, which covers a variety of calculations and graphics, it is showing up at just over half the performance of the HTC Thunderbolt or the 3G Incredible 2. The number are about 2500 for a dual core Atrix, 1800 for the Thunderbolt, and 1000 for the Droid Charge.
-Mflops are less than half also
-Another test by PCWorld showed battery life to be WORSE than the Thunderbolt running the same load (it was tested playing movies over LTE) even though it has a bigger battery and the advertised 'up to' number is much higher
-MobileTechReview found the voice reception to be worse, and both MobileTechReview and PCWorld found the sound quality of both mic and speakers to b...
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Delayed Until at Least May 8th
I keep hearing ads on the radio with Verizon pushing this phone's predecessor, the Samsung Fascinate coming with a $50 mail in rebate until May 8th.
One can only conclude from this that Verizon is trying to unload their Fascinate inventory because once this phone comes out, no one will want a Fascinate any longer.
One can only conclude from this that Verizon is trying to unload their Fascinate inventory because once this phone comes out, no one will want a Fascinate any longer.
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Release Date? Data package? price?
What Is the release date for this phone?
I travel in and out of verizon's 4G Area so it wil have to work in 3G also. Does it?
Data package the same price? Unlimited for 29.99$ a month?
Up grade pricing? I know the iphone 64g was 300$ for upgrade price. But the iphone 32 was 200$.
If verizon is going to start "throttling" various users/customers for using "large" quanitys of data who cares to buy a new phone that you can do more on? Verizon well just "throttle" them for using the phone for what it was meant for.
Jo
I travel in and out of verizon's 4G Area so it wil have to work in 3G also. Does it?
Data package the same price? Unlimited for 29.99$ a month?
Up grade pricing? I know the iphone 64g was 300$ for upgrade price. But the iphone 32 was 200$.
If verizon is going to start "throttling" various users/customers for using "large" quanitys of data who cares to buy a new phone that you can do more on? Verizon well just "throttle" them for using the phone for what it was meant for.
Jo
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Will This Phone Support Netflix?
It is a DRM issue. iPhone and Windows Mobile support it. The LG Revolution a new version Qualcomm Snapdragon, still based on the A8 Cortex, was shown with Netflix.
However Samsung is using Samsung's own Humminbird version of the A8 Cortex. As you would expect from a video company vs. a datacomm company, Samsung's version has had better graphics. Enough better that a v2.1 Hummingbird runs smoother than a v2.2 Snapdragon.
However, does the Hummingbird have the hardware for DRM? Did Samsung make the iPhone processors? The iPhone was the first to support Netflix.
The idea of watching movies on the train is attractive, although many of the classic movies I like are not on Netflix streaming service.
However Samsung is using Samsung's own Humminbird version of the A8 Cortex. As you would expect from a video company vs. a datacomm company, Samsung's version has had better graphics. Enough better that a v2.1 Hummingbird runs smoother than a v2.2 Snapdragon.
However, does the Hummingbird have the hardware for DRM? Did Samsung make the iPhone processors? The iPhone was the first to support Netflix.
The idea of watching movies on the train is attractive, although many of the classic movies I like are not on Netflix streaming service.
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