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Samsung Droid Charge

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Editorial reviews:
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7 editorial reviews
The Samsung Droid Charge touts outstanding 4G LTE speeds, sharp OLED screen, and impressive battery life.Read more
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Pros

  • Charge's camera was generally easy to use
  • Colors were vibrant and true-to-life without
  • Samsung has managed to balance performance and power impressive

Cons

  • they lit up a bit brighter
  • 4G SIM card preinstalled
  • The video camera takes too much time to focus

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 4.3 in
  • 800, 480 px
  • Super AMOLED
  • 217 ppi
  • 1600 mAh
  • Single-core
  • 1.3 Mpx

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Samsung Droid Charge - Pros & Cons

Samsung Droid Charge

Pros

  • Charge's camera was generally easy to use
  • Colors were vibrant and true-to-life without
  • Samsung has managed to balance performance and power impressive
  • Hopefully battery life is much improved
  • the gaming experience was delightful
  • quality and audio quality was good
  • the sound from the Charge is fairly impressive
  • Super AMOLED Plus screen is quite impressive and visible outdoors
  • mobile hotspot was also easy and worked very well
  • speaker phone works fairly well

Cons

  • they lit up a bit brighter
  • 4G SIM card preinstalled
  • The video camera takes too much time to focus
  • the camera had trouble with color saturation
  • Samsung Charge is sometimes too much of a good thing
  • the 720p video recording didn't live up to its photo counterpart
  • Battery life disappears especially quickly when the mobile hotspot is
  • the video looked blurred and washed out in response to the smallest amount
  • the presentation seems a little more crowded and noisy
  • the images seemed to have a bit of a dark cast to them
  • The Hummingbird processor limits video recording to 720p HD

Samsung Droid Charge - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4.3 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1600 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
217 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Samsung Droid Charge - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 2.2
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung-Intrinsity Hummingbird Core
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
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Display
Screen size4.3 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx
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Dimensions
Height5.12 in
Width2.68 in
Depth0.47 in
Weight5.04 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1600.0 mAh
Standby time280.0 h
Talk time11.0 h

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Samsung Droid Charge Samsung - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Samsung Droid Charge Samsung DROID Charge Review
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businessinsider.my
Published: 09.05.2011
Samsung DROID Charge Review
Samsung Droid Charge Samsung Droid Charge Review | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 31.05.2011
Samsung Droid Charge Review | Digital Trends

The Samsung Droid Charge touts outstanding 4G LTE speeds, sharp OLED screen, and impressive battery life.

Samsung Droid Charge Samsung Droid Charge Review - Droid Goes LTE
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anandtech.com
Published: 22.06.2011
Samsung Droid Charge Review - Droid Goes LTE
Samsung Droid Charge Samsung’s Droid Charge a Strong Second LTE Phone for Verizon
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Published: 27.04.2011
Samsung’s Droid Charge a Strong Second LTE Phone for Verizon
4.5

The LTE speeds dazzle, the AMOLED display shines, and you get a free mobile hotspot at least for a little while. What’s not to like? Well, the battery life disappoints, but that may not be enough to spoil the fun.

Samsung Droid Charge Droid Charge review
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Engadget
Published: 02.05.2011
Droid Charge review

We're still shaking our heads and sighing longingly at the performance of Samsung's Galaxy S II, a phone that wowed us in Europe but likely won't be coming to American shores for some time -- and who knows what it'll look like when it does.

Samsung Droid Charge Samsung Droid Charge (Verizon Wireless) Review
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PCMAG
Published: 06.05.2011
Samsung Droid Charge (Verizon Wireless) Review
4.0

The Samsung Droid Charge skips the HTC Thunderbolt's Sense UI layer in favor of lighter weight and a better camera; both are killer handsets, as long as you don't need great battery life.

Samsung Droid Charge DROID Charge Review
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SlashGear
Published: 04.05.2011
DROID Charge Review

Verizon Wireless' first 4G LTE smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt, paved the way for ultra high-speed handsets, which could double as useful mobile hotspots. Unfortunately it…