Captivate - Best Samsung's design of ALL time?

aluvn · May 6, 2012

Everyone knows that among the Galaxy S line-up, our Cappy has the best design and built quality. At first, I was about to ignore the whole Galaxy S series just because the international version looks so iPhone-wannabe. When AT&T released the Cappy, I was really impressed with its design, and when it comes to real life I'm even more impressed with how elegant it is. The metal back makes it less er... cheap to me. So I decided to get one and I'm still loving every bit of my Cappy till today.

Samsung have just released the Galaxy S III. Some Cappy owners might feel sad because they realize that their phone is now outdated compared to new technology. But there's one thing that any other Samsung phones is inferior to our Captivate. You know what it is: the design. I can proudly and loudly say that the Captivate beats the GS III in terms of design. Personally, I think Captivate is Samsung's best design of all time. I'm not saying that because I'm a Captivate owner. Just because... it really is! The only reason holding me back from buying any other Samsung phones is their design. I love Super Amoled screens. I love their high quality/performance SoC. But their designs are just... bad. Especially when the whole thing is made of plastic.

So that's my personal opinions on the Captivate, Samsung and their designs. Post your opinion & let me see what you think

jcjcc · May 6, 2012

I agree and I think that's why a lot of us (myself included) are looking at the HTC One X.

ficklecycler · May 6, 2012

I agree with you. Samsung, and some other asian companies are too conservative with the design that goes in to these products. The technology may be cutting edge, and the processors blistering fast, but if it looks like a rounded bar of soap, they've missed an opportunity. This isn't the future I'm paying for!

Design is among the most important factors when it comes to brand recognition and perception of quality. SO putting in the effort on the design side of things will distance them from the competition and make a stand out product really feel high end. That said, I love the one x. Its gorgeous in white, and that polycarbonate body is a-mazing. HTC's main design studio (called one&co) is in America right in SF.

doreyu · May 6, 2012

Maybe we'll get a new design for the US this time around, too. That would be awesome. I still like the design now, but I agree, the Cappy > all other SGS designs.

pizz0wn3d · May 7, 2012

doreyu said:
Maybe we'll get a new design for the US this time around, too. That would be awesome. I still like the design now, but I agree, the Cappy > all other SGS designs.

This is what I'm hoping for. I probably get it either way, but damnit, the design of our captivates are just so superior. I love the way the battery cover is held in and the overall symmetry of the device (no extra thickness on one end of the phone, camera is flush with the device etc).

Honestly I would be happy if I could shove all of the SGS3 hardware & features into my captivate and keep it for two more years. Probably would have to scale it up a bit to make room for that 4.8" display though lol.

Herp derp Captivate XDA Premium App.

faroid · May 7, 2012

I agree the captivate has a great unique design. I just wish it comes in silver or light metallic color...

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aluvn · May 7, 2012

Hope AT&T can do the magic on the GS III, like they did with the Captivate. At least from what I see, all Samsung phones on US Carriers have capacitive touch button instead of plastic one so we can get rid of that ugly home button on the GS III.

mrx_rf · May 8, 2012

Agreed!!! The design very unique and very rare in my country. Till now, every time I take out my phone people will impress. And we're lucky to have great developer still develop great rom for us.

Credit to vibrant turk. Love ur rom.

p/s: i'm from malaysia

903tex · May 8, 2012

Have to agree the cappy has its uniqueness to it that makes it stand out from the rest. And the fact I'm running cm9 nightly I'm satisfied for my Android needs as of now! Just wish it would have gotten flash like the fascinate only thing I don't like about cappy.

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pizz0wn3d · May 8, 2012

903tex said:
Have to agree the cappy has its uniqueness to it that makes it stand out from the rest. And the fact I'm running cm9 nightly I'm satisfied for my Android needs as of now! Just wish it would have gotten flash like the fascinate only thing I don't like about cappy.

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... Then install flash from the market? Works fine on my phone.

Herp derp Captivate XDA Premium App.

903tex · May 8, 2012

pizz0wn3d said:
... Then install flash from the market? Works fine on my phone.

Herp derp Captivate XDA Premium App.

Not adobe flash, led flash for camera like the Verizon fascinate has!

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pizz0wn3d · May 8, 2012

903tex said:
Not adobe flash, led flash for camera like the Verizon fascinate has!

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Oh lol. Well, yeah, that's a valid point.

Herp derp Captivate XDA Premium App.

bravomail · May 8, 2012

camera flash etc

even cheapest soapbox camera will beat any camera on the phone. zoom? aperture? exposure? notably absent.

acidflush · May 11, 2012

My Captivate went through the washing machine. On month 4 of my 24 month contract.

Disassembled as much as I could, dried it out for a few days, and it powered up like a charm. Even made phone calls and data, but the battery died in an hour. Replaced the battery and all works well, with the exception of WiFi and Bluetooth. Tried to get it fixed, but several repair folk told me that the wifi and BT chip are part of the board and could not be replaced. 3 of these repair shops told me that it's only a matter of time before the phone stops working. Well, that was well over a year ago and the Cappy is still going strong.

Will be replacing it soon enough with a no-contract Galaxy Nexus. It was good while it lasted

AtoZ0to9 · May 12, 2012

The Captivate is by far the best phone I've ever owned because of all the before mentioned things... design, and development... wish it had an led flash as well, but still the best phone ive ever owned....

ravingrho · May 12, 2012

It's design is different and it doesn't feel "cheap" but I don't think that's worth losing the LED flash, front facing camera and FM Radio (even access to more custom ROMs). Just saying

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KF4MS · May 12, 2012

Only thing missing are notification led's

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Planswalker89 · Jul 17, 2012

I have to agree. I have a galaxy s 3 now because my cappy is on its last legs, but I loved the design of that phone. While I do like the design of the gs3 too sometimes I wish it was designed a little more like the captivate or something like that.

Ah well, maybe we'll see something like it appearing in the future. I hope so at least.

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fermata_ · Jul 17, 2012

Size-wise, I think it is a great phone. All the newer Android models seem to get larger and larger, but I think for my purposes, it does not need to get any bigger.

Plus, the amount of attention in development that this phone gets is amazing. I am happy I bought one!

topiratiko · Jul 17, 2012

KF4MS said:
Only thing missing are notification led's

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BLN. Best notification led ever! Agreed...stunning design...build quality though is trash. If I EVER hear "GPS signal lost" again ill puke.

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