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We have collected 10 reviews of the Samsung Infuse 4G. Experts rate Samsung Infuse 4G 7.5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Samsung Infuse 4G and Samsung SmartPhones.
The Samsung Infuse 4G feels a bit like a phone with an identity crisis. It costs the same as the Epic 4G Touch, but is excluded from the Galaxy line. It's got a 4G right in the name, but it doesn't boast 4G speeds. And at 4.5" it's also large enough to feel almost like a tablet - albeit one rocking the stale Froyo Android OS. But is it a good phone?The first thing anyone will notice about the Samsung Infuse is its gargantuan 4.5" Super AMOLED display. Samsung is no stranger to large displays; its flagship Galaxy S2 rocks a 4.3" screen, and the Samsung Galaxy Note is actually, legitimately, a tablet-phone crossover poised to launch stateside in early 2012. But no matter how its predecessors feel, the Samsung Infuse's large screen and small borders make it feel bigger than it actually is.Those with small thumbs might want to look elsewhere, or else risk having to hold the phone in two hands. For others, the extra screen real estate will feel comfortable. This is at least in part due to the phone's thickness and weight - at only 131g (less than .30 pounds) and 8.8mm at its thickest the Samsung Infuse is thinner and just about as light as the Samsung Epic 4G Touch.The frame chassis feels a bit cheap, with slippery angular plastic.
AT&T continues to flesh out their 4G capable smartphone offerings with a device that some might consider a "superphone," as the term has been coined recently. Take a goosed up, Samsung Hummingbird processor at 1.2GHz, drop in Samsung's gorgeous and gargantuan 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, power it with Android 2.2 (Froyo) along with a few tweaks of Samsung' s handset UI and you have what's affectionately known as the Infuse 4G. That said, the Infuse isn't actually going to run at true 4G speeds on AT&T's network, but rather their HSPA+ technology, but you knew that. Or did you? The kicker here is that though AT&T recently announced a 4G LTE rollout is coming this summer, the transition is expected to be a slow ramp. So where does that leave current AT&T customers with devices like the Infuse 4G? In short, for the time being, AT&T's HSPA+ network is about as fast as you're going to get for now if you're on contract already. So, how fast and capable is AT&T's HSPA+ network and the Infuse 4G? You're about to find out. The Infuse 4G's display has to be its main selling point.
In America, it is widely believed that bigger is better. Or so Samsung must have thought when they decided to launch the phone with the biggest and brightest screen first in the United States, and with the biggest network AT&T. The Samsung Infuse 4G is definitely meant to stand out its 4.5 Super AMOLED Plus screen is nearly unmatched on the market, and a beauty to look at. It makes 4-inchers look petty and irrelevant. Despite its humongous screen, the Samsung Infuse 4G has an impressively thin body. At 8.99 mm, it is only a tad thicker than a Galaxy S2. It does have an excuse though it's packing a larger screen than the current Samsung flagship. That's the spirit. Certain comparisons are not in the Samsung Infuse 4G's favor. It looks like a flagship, but it's not quite there. The Infuse just doesn't have the raw processing power of the Galaxy S2. What's fair's fair though it does look even more impressive. Editorial: You might notice that this review is shorter than usual and doesn't include all of our proprietary tests. The reason is it has been prepared and written far away from our office and test lab. The Samsung Infuse 4G is a US-only phone, so it will probably never get to the shores of the Old Continent. Still, we think we've captured the essence of the phone in the same precise, informative and detailed way that's become our trademark. Enjoy the good read!
The Samsung Infuse 4G sets records for screen size and thinness, but some other specs fall short of its supersized reputation.You can accuse Samsung of a lot of things, but it knows how to keep up with trends. The electronics maker just took the wraps off the Infuse 4G on May 5, and as of May 15, it's officially available on AT&T. This isn't just another Android phone, though. At 4.5 inches diagonally, the Infuse has a larger screen than almost any phone on the market and Samsung also claims it is thinner than the iPhone 4, making it the leanest phone in the United States. Couple that with 1080p video recording and the ability to install apps outside of the Android Market and we've got ourselves a hot ticket. But do the details match the headlines?Samsung's Infuse is big. It's 4.5-inch screen is noticeably larger than all of the 4.0 and 4.3-inch smartphones hitting the market and at 5.2 inches tall by 2.8 inches wide, it will be positively too large for some users. This is a phone for people with big hands and ambitious plans. Perhaps more ambitious than some of us. Though we enjoy the extra screen space, once in a while the extra real estate was a tad burdensome.
How big is too big? It's an important question when you're looking at the Samsung Infuse 4G, AT&T's latest HSPA+ smartphone and a device that's as sizable face-on as it is slender from the side. A close relative of the much-loved Galaxy S II, it also uses Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus display technology, only now stretched to a whopping 4.5-inches. More to love, or too much to handle? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut. At first glance you could mistake the Infuse 4G for the Galaxy S II: both handsets have the same discrete plastic chassis and minimal bezel around a considerable screen. The Infuse 4G pushes the envelope for scale, however. At 0.36-inches for most of its length - the slight bump at the bottom is familiar from other Samsung handsets of late - the 4.5-inch WVGA display makes for a smartphone 5.15-inches long and 2.77-inches wide. Construction is much the same as its slightly smaller sibling, with a Gorilla Glass front leaving us reasonably confident of putting the Infuse into a pocket without seeing it snapped. The textured battery cover is worryingly thin when you snap it off, though feels secure when in place; underneath is the SIM slot, a 1,750 mAh battery and, under that, a microSD slot with a pre-loaded 2GB card.
Don't believe the hype: the Samsung Infuse 4G may be AT&T's first true 4G cell phone, but AT&T doesn't appear to have the network to back up the Infuse's HSPA+ 21 speeds. The Infuse is the first phone we've tested that packs an extra-large, 4.5-inch touch screen. It's also amazingly thin - thinner even than the Samsung Galaxy S 4G ($199, 4 stars) on T-Mobile. Still, a few quibbles here and there add up to a phone that's very good, but not great. The Infuse 4G measures 5.2 by 2.8 by 0.35 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.9 ounces. Even though it's razor-thin, the Infuse 4G is long and wide enough that anyone with small hands may have trouble holding it up to their ear for long conversations. The phone's crisp lines and nicely textured back panel help offset its plastic body. The overall effect looks trim and reasonably high-end. The 4.5-inch, Super AMOLED Plus glass capacitive touch screen looks amazing in person, with brilliant color and deep black levels. Super AMOLED Plus has the pure blacks of AMOLED, with better visibility in sunlight (that's the Super) and better colors created by a new arrangement of subpixels (that's the Plus.) With a 4.5-inch panel, though, it's time to go to a higher resolution than 480-by-800.
First introduced at CES 2011, the Samsung Infuse 4G finally reaches AT&T's network on May 15 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The Infuse 4G is the carrier's latest Android device, and it sure is getting a lot of fanfare. Not only is it being marketed as the thinnest smartphone available in the U.S., but AT&T says the Infuse is also its fastest 4G handset. Is it all hype or does the Infuse actually deliver? Read on to find out. On the opposite end of the size spectrum from the petite HP Veer 4G, the Samsung Infuse 4G has a massive 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen. The rectangular slab of a phone is admittedly large at 5.2 inches tall by 2.8 inches wide, and its size will certainly be a turnoff for many. That said, it's only 0.35 inch thick, which Samsung claims makes it the thinnest smartphone available in the U.S., so despite its looks, the phone feels rather manageable once in hand. Plus, the Infuse 4G weighs just 4.9 ounces, so it also feels light. This is largely due to its plastic construction, and though we've been very critical of Samsung in the past for putting too much plastic in its Galaxy S phones, the company at least added a textured surface to the Infuse's battery door to give it a more high-quality feel.
Even by the latest smartphone standards, the Samsung Infuse 4G's 4.5-inch screen is mammoth. Not since the Dell Streak has it felt more natural to hold a phone in landscape, rather than portrait, mode. But it's not just the size of the screen that counts; it's what you do with it. And the Infuse 4G backs up its large canvas with a zippy 1.2-GHz processor, a sharp 8-megapixel camera, and HDMI output. Samsung even throws in a $25 credit for downloading movies through its Media Hub store (at least for the first 500,000 buyers). Is this larger-than-life handset the best AT&T has to offer Android lovers?There's no mistaking the Infuse 4G's size. At 5.2 x 2.8 inches, it's longer and wider than just about every other phone on the market. By comparison, the T-Mobile G2x is 4.9 x 2.5 inches, and the Thunderbolt is 4.8 x 2.4 inches. Yet, the Infuse is comparatively thin, just 0.35 inches thick. As a result of its footprint, it feels lighter than its 4.9-ounce weight would suggest. Indeed, the diminutive HP Veer 4G, which weighs more than an ounce less, feels nearly the same in your hand.While the face of the Infuse 4G is dominated by the glossy touchscreen, the back has a textured panel that adds a dash of class while keeping fingerprints away.
The Samsung Infuse 4G ($200 on AT&T after a new 2-year contract) is a great-looking phone with exceptional media capabilities. Unfortunately, while it may shine at playing movies and music, images and text come out looking like a mess. The Infuse has a minimalistic design that is sure to turn a few heads. At 5.20 inches by 2.80 inches by 0.35 inches, the phone is incredibly thin. The volume rocker and the power button are, respectively, on the left and right spines, and an 8-megapixel camera (with flash) is on the rear. The Infuse features a 4.5-inch display that takes advantage of Samsung's new Super AMOLED Plus technology. While high-definition movies looked great on the phone, images and text were badly pixilated. I tried viewing several Web pages and high-resolution images on the Infuse, and none of them came out looking very good. Text wasn't unreadable, but it can hurt your eyes after a while due to its jaggedness. The front face of the device also features a 1.3-megapixel camera for video chatting and the usual Android soft keys (Menu, Home, Back, and Search). The Infuse also has a 3.5mm headphone jack at the top, and the micro-USB charging port at the bottom doubles as an HDMI-out (more on that later).
Seemingly coming out of nowhere, especially considering that it’s not tied to the Samsung Galaxy S family, the Samsung Infuse 4G is gunning for the top dog position on AT&T’s Android lineup that’s currently occupied by the Motorola ATRIX 4G. Although it shares some of elements that embody the Samsung Galaxy S II, like its super razor thin profile and gorgeous Super AMOLED Plus display, there are other things that make it unique in its own way. Specifically, it’s going to be AT&T’s first device to feature HSPA+ Category 14, which should bring along theoretical speeds of up to 21Mbps. Additionally, it’s mentioned to support HSUPA at launch, which is set for May 15th, as opposed to seeing it enabled down the road – much like what has happened to the HTC Inspire 4G and Motorola ATRIX 4G. Priced fittingly at $199.99 on-contract, there surely is a lot to like with this one, but knowing that the Samsung Galaxy S II is beginning to permeate into markets around the world, will this one still be a contender in the high-end Android category?The package contains:Upon first holding onto the handset, we’re surprised to see how captivating the device really is, and even though it’s definitely one of the widest out there, its razor thin (0.35” thick) construction majestically shines above most things.
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