Nexus One vs. Samsung Captivate side by side *videos-pics*

[BoostedSR20]

I just picked up a captivate, haven't even unboxed it yet.

I'm going to hang onto my N1, so if anyone wants to see any side by side comparisons, please ask away.

My Nexus is unlocked/rooted running CM6-RC1.

Let me know guys. This is the kind of thing I wanted to see before buying one, but no one had done it, so I just want to help others out in the name of science.

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Here is a video of some side by side speed tests...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6T5I9hmVIU
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OK, here is a batch of pics I just shot. One of my homescreen (both phones setup the same with ADW launcher) Both phones are set to 50% screen brightness.
Several shots of each phone playing one of the 720p vids that came with the Galaxy S
One shot of a hi res photo taken with my camera

http://www.boostedvr4.com/pics/n1/ All of the photos were resized with Photoshop.
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OK, here is a vid I shot outside with the Captivate. Youtube kinda killed it.
1280x720
29fps
11898kbps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1dyf97jHs
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Here are some photos taken with each phone. Everything is set to auto, and largest size/best quality on each phone. The flash on the N1 is OFF. Again, resized with photoshop.
Nexus

Captivate

Nexus

Captivate

Nexus

Captivate

 

[noiz7]

I would like to see a side by side comparison of the screens close up on the same picture. Engadget did this for the N1 and iPhone4 to show the difference in being able to see pixels on the screen. Just curious how good a super AMOLED screen looks up close compared to an AMOLED screen. Also, it would be nice to see the difference in the camera quality in pictures taken by the N1 vs. the Captivate.

 

[c5thunder]

A comparison would be great.

I'm too fed up with my Samsung Jack and couldnt wait for WP7 so I can compare it myself against Android (I really like having Outlook on my phone which is the main reason I didnt get an Android device till now).

I just ordered the Captivate. Been messing around with a friend's N1 running Froyo and its pretty damn good, so I guess i'd like to see how the two stack up, especially given that Captivate still runs 2.1 and ATT sucks at upgrading in a timely manner.

 

[KidTech]

I would like too see a screen comparison, camera and build quaility. Thanks..

 

[MarcP :D]

I would love to see some side by side shots etc. Especially the performance of the camera against the Nexus one's.

More importantly I would like to see the OP updated instead of having to scroll through the thread .

Thanks in advance!

 

[techlogik]

What's with the misleading thread title...either you have the photos and did a side by side, or this is all just a big waste of a thread...phail.

 

[irishrally]

:Every time I come to this thread, before there is an actual comparison with pictures/video, I'm going to pissed

 

[BoostedSR20]

What's with the misleading thread title...either you have the photos and did a side by side, or this is all just a big waste of a thread...phail.

I'm not just gonna do some huge review based on my opinion that no one would give a crap about, that's stupid. The purpose of this thread was to see if there was anything specific that someone would want to see.

I'm not gonna get into any opinion based stuff, like build quality. Pictures and video make it easy for people to make their own decisions.

Tomorrow I'll take some shots with each phone and put them up, then put a couple hi res photos on each and take a pic side by side.

 

[rjhay22]

Ummm.... where?

 

[SiL3nTKiLL]

i would love if u did this

 

[kolyan]

I'm not just gonna do some huge review based on my opinion that no one would give a crap about, that's stupid. The purpose of this thread was to see if there was anything specific that someone would want to see.

I'm not gonna get into any opinion based stuff, like build quality. Pictures and video make it easy for people to make their own decisions.

Tomorrow I'll take some shots with each phone and put them up, then put a couple hi res photos on each and take a pic side by side.

actually its nearly impossible to comment about built quality from pictures.......

 

[BoostedSR20]

first post updated..

 

[Zephyron]

first post updated..

Hmm, seems like the nexus has a deeper and richer color, correct me if im wrong. Also could you test the GPS issue out on the captivate? I've read that it has problems locking onto gps or sometimes taking a few minutes to do so.

 

[rjhay22]

I was just about to comment about the pics, yah I agree. Pic quality on both are great though.

Hmm, seems like the nexus has a deeper and richer color, correct me if im wrong. Also could you test the GPS issue out on the captivate? I've read that it has problems locking onto gps or sometimes taking a few minutes to do so.

 

[BoostedSR20]

Also could you test the GPS issue out on the captivate? I've read that it has problems locking onto gps or sometimes taking a few minutes to do so.

No problems here. GPS locked on about the same speed as my N1.

 

[Zephyron]

No problems here. GPS locked on about the same speed as my N1.

What are your impressions of it after using it for the day? How is the usability of the interface? Any quirks or issues (small or big) that bothers you?

 

[BoostedSR20]

What are your impressions of it after using it for the day? How is the usability of the interface? Any quirks or issues (small or big) that bothers you?

I haven't done much with the Captivate today other than what I'm doing for this thread, so its hard to say.
A couple of things, the screen is awesome. I hate to say this, but it feels faster than my N1. Just has a snappier feel. Its killing the N1 on web page loading times.

Not having a trackball to wake the phone up is killing me. Not being able to sideload apk's without using adb is really getting old too. Of course I couldn't use Titanium backup to redo all my apps+data, so thats a *huge* set back.

 

[BoostedSR20]

Added photos....

 

[player911]

Did you get the Tmobile version or the AT&T version? I like the Tmobile version better. AT&T likes to **** around with physical specs and styles.

Unfortunately I just bought my Nexus on contract with Tmobile, so no new phones for a while (which doesn't bother me).

Regardless I would like some side by side pics of thickness and screen size. Supposedly Froyo was going to be available in August to all of the Galaxy 2's. I don't know how the carriers are going to handle it but thats what I read.

Also I think while the Samsung looks brighter (semi-negative) I think it has better contrast with the colors. The Nexus 1 looks a tad washed out. Nothing major though. It could also be the auto light sensor as well.

Both phones are look great. I would probably be really on the fence about the N1 or Samsung if I was in the market and had neither. Lots of my friends are looking at Android and I am referring them to the Samsung just because of the new processor and high specs on the major carriers (AT&T mostly).

I think if the Galaxy is popular enough, we may see a large community fan base that is able to root and support custom roms and tweaks. Because I like to tinker it would be a hard decision right now to buy the Samsung until a few months when we learn more about the bootloader and ease of roms.

If the Samsung was able to be opened up like the Nexus, it would be a no brainer purchase. With limited knowledge about the Sammy right now I think I would wait to see how it shapes up or get the Nexus if you couldn't wait. Or buy both like the OP!

 

[BoostedSR20]

Update, just added a video to the top post, showing some speed tests. Sorry for the crappy quality, I have a decently old cam.

Also, just copied an Xvid avi file right to the phone, it plays great. I also got speeds around 6-8MB/second while copying, which trumps the N1's 2MB speed.