Samsung i897 Captivate
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- Anon
- Y2m
- 15 Sep 2010
Anonymous, 11 Sep 2010The battery is not that bad. I was using one at partial lif... moreThat's BS. The Captivate has a very poor battery life.
I myself managed to get 9 hours of battery life out of it, which is actually pretty good for a smartphone, but to do so, I basically had to make the phone ugly as hell. I set the background to pure black (because the super AMOLED screen supposedly saves more energy with that), turned off bluetooth/wifi/etc, turned off all animation, and set brightness to lowest possible.
Isn't the Super AMOLED screen, Android, and the Hummingbird processor all supposed to be great at saving energy? The iPhone 4 (which has equal specs) smashes this phone in battery life.
Meh, perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if not for two things: (1) The fact that there is no toggle to switch from using 3G to 2G, which would save a huge amount of battery, and (2) the fact that this phone takes like 3-4 hours to fully recharge.
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- Poor battery
- fjh
- 12 Sep 2010
Paul, 06 Sep 2010Thanks Erasto, i got one today and will see how long does t... moreThe very bottom of the list was
reserved for Samsung's Galaxy S
devices, which are hit pretty hard
with bad battery consumption. The
test reaffirms Motorola as the
undisputed leader in Android. It has
clearly mastered the OS
infrastructure and has been able to
create phones with good
ergonomics and marketability.
http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/51284-droid-x-droid-2-have-best-android-battery-life
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- Anonymous
- 4QS
- 11 Sep 2010
only thing is when i check online for the 19000 battery everyone i find is lithium ion.
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- Anonymous
- 4QS
- 11 Sep 2010
The battery is not that bad. I was using one at partial life and testing the Hd recording, trying to get wifi, and surfing the web for the main part of the couple hour period and didn't get low battery til the end. When you use so many features it will be drained. Yes try to get a li poly one deffinately. Also just have a back up and u will have more than enough juice. my only complaint is one speaker that is not to loud
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- Paul
- kxb
- 06 Sep 2010
Thanks Erasto, i got one today and will see how long does the battery last. i checked other places on the internet as well. The other guys too say the same thing as you do but the Vibrant battery is very very bad.
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- Anonymous
- vb$
- 05 Sep 2010
Paul, 02 Sep 2010Can any user let me know as to the exact talk time achieved... more i m assuming you just need a LI PO battery as in the i9000 or captivate the vibrant has a LI-ION battery. I am going to find the same out tomorrow if the LiPo battery is of the same dimensions or not
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- Eddie
- Is5
- 04 Sep 2010
Paul, 02 Sep 2010Can any user let me know as to the exact talk time achieved... moreSame shit different jacket bro. ANDROID....SUCKS BIG TIME! Apps...they're nothing but craps! now waiting for the next w7 or webos phones.
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- AndroidBrujo
- 4v1
- 04 Sep 2010
Bobcat, 02 Sep 2010Can some1 tell how to put music from computer to my Captiva... more first off creat a file on your desktop and label it android or mp3 what have you, then in itunes highlight the mp3s you want hold down and drag your file into folder that way you will have it seperated from the evil ituens. you should note android wont support aac so convert to highest mp3 beofre dragging! afterwards just use a media card reader and your sdhc card to drag files into it. i doubt the microsdhc is not hot swappable!
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- AndroidBrujo
- 4v1
- 04 Sep 2010
Bobcat, 02 Sep 2010Can some1 tell how to put music from computer to my Captiva... more if possible get an sd to micro sd adapter and just use your comps sd card slot and drag the files in. u can also buy a media reader pretty cheap today and use it.
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- AndroidBrujo
- 4v1
- 04 Sep 2010
Erasto, 03 Sep 2010I own one of this phones and I'm amazed of how long the bat... more Same issue,if its an issue, here. i told my wife it seems to take long to charge, but still its freaking amazing how long it can last! im planing on grabbing a couple of spare batteries,since my corporate % gets them half off! although i hardly have a chance to waste the freaking battery regardless of online radio,wifi,bluetooth all on!
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- androidbrujo
- 4v1
- 04 Sep 2010
this battery is freaking awesome! the screen is rich! the speed is obvious when online! i cant wait for the 2.2
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- AndroidBrujo
- 4v1
- 04 Sep 2010
i have no fm wtf? everything else is flawless tho'!
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- Anonymous
- QDZ
- 03 Sep 2010
Bobcat, 02 Sep 2010Can some1 tell how to put music from computer to my Captiva... moreYou have to ensure that you are choosing the right place to store it. The captivate internal memory is viewed as an SD card by itself, and then if you have an external memory card, it is viewed as a separate place to store. You have to hook it up to your computer and the first removable drive that comes up is the internal memory. Try choosing the external memory. That is the only frustrating thing about this device is that both the phone and the actual memory card seem the same when browsing in the phone.
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- Erasto
- Lun
- 03 Sep 2010
Paul, 02 Sep 2010Can any user let me know as to the exact talk time achieved... moreI own one of this phones and I'm amazed of how long the battery lasts compared to my previous phone i68 type. Despite WiFi, blue tooth and talking, the battery goes on for a wile.
I have used my phone as music player through a trip and talking and battery went for about 8 hrs. Recharging does take several hours. I usually do overnight recharge.
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- Erasto
- Lun
- 03 Sep 2010
Bobcat, 02 Sep 2010Can some1 tell how to put music from computer to my Captiva... moreQuite simple, first you would have to install the software and drives from your phone to your PC. This is the only way for you to be able to open your music player and download music. If you are running Windows XP, it should detect the phone right away. There are 4 sets of drivers that need to be installed. You can download'em from www.samsung.com AT&T does not ship the phone with software or at least mine came without it.
Once installed, just go about your normal way as any other USB device. Open the phone icon, then scroll and find the player and transfer your files. I have additional micro sd where I store music on my phone.
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- Paul
- Q82
- 02 Sep 2010
Can any user let me know as to the exact talk time achieved and a throw some light on the battery usage status and the charging time?
I an using a Samsung Vibrant (T-Mobile) the battery is pathetic. I barely manage 24 hours with 6 hours of tak-time and no internet usage at all. Plus it takes 4 -5 hours to get fully charged.
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- Bobcat
- FKx
- 02 Sep 2010
Can some1 tell how to put music from computer to my Captivate? Ive download it Double twist but I still can't downloadownload music to my music player. The thing is that I want to put the songs that I have on iTunes. Please some1 help.
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- Chastity Meeves
- QdW
- 31 Aug 2010
need new cell phone get it today
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- Anonymous
- uRA
- 30 Aug 2010
Bobcat, 30 Aug 2010Can some1 tell me how to download the froyo software? Can y... moreyou cant
unless ur in their territory
u can do it through computer
but your phone must be Rooted
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- VHD
- YYr
- 30 Aug 2010
ghepeath@gmail.com, 29 Aug 2010Any one knows how the do the lag fix for the captivate, and... moreSorry, I didn't realize GSMArena did that kind of thing to links.
To find SuperRooterExtreme, just search for that on Google, and it'll be the first link. Or you can do what DroidforEver said too.