Samsung Epic 4G Sprint Review

Submitted by Dave Won on Tue, 11/30/2010

 

Samsung Epic Print 4G  SPH-D700 Android 2.1 Platform
First let me say when first saw this phone I was like here we go.. another Android phone grunt grunt, but to my delight the phone feel so sweet in my hand and really felt about just the right size, the thing is not so small that it will slip out of your hand like other small Android phones and unlike the HTC and Motorola Droid models this phone seem to be super responsive to screen touches probably the most responsive screen I have seen and it was accurate too.
Samsung Epic 4G D700
Operation on the Sprint 4G network the phone was a treat to use. Sprint TV took ages to load, just the application itself so far... by the time I had selected a channel and the video began to buffer the phone autolocked itself... ooo No please Samsung! But to give Samsung credit the network itself was probably to blame So I unlocked it and the video finished buffering, and loaded the video, and the quality of the channel was crap it was terriable I hadn't seen video so bad on a phone ever it was covered with pixels and compression artifacts, but the audio was acceptable. Ok now I left Sprint TV and got back to the phone, everything else on this phone works great has all the standard apps you expect. The screen is very clear and truly shows of the screen resolution 480 x 800 pixels. I really think one of the things it balls down to with these phones is personal taste with phone size, apart from the fact that this phone was struggling with Sprint TV most like ly due to the fact that the Sprint 4G network is not all it is cracked up to be.

samsung epic 4g sprint Technical Specifications

Type: Smart phone
Network bands: TDMA, CDMA and GSM.
Data:
1xEV-DO rev.A
WiMAX:
Phone type: Side-Slider
Dimensions: 4.90 x 2.54 x 0.56 (124 x 65 x 14 mm)
Weight: 5.46 oz (155 g)
                 
Input Full keyboard (QWERTY)

Display: 480 x 800 pixels within 4.00 inches
Colors:
Colors: 16.7M
Touch Screen: Multitouch
Proximity Sensor
Light sensor
Battery:
1500 mAh
Talk time: 6.50 hours
Stand-by time: 216 hours

Software:
Android OS 2.1
Processor:
Cortex A8 Hummingbird
Processor speed:
1000 MHz
Memory:
512 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
Camera Resolution:
5 megapixels
Flash: LED
Features:
Auto focus, Digital zoom
Video capture:
Video capture resolution:
1280x720 (720p HD)
30 fps
Front camera:
Additional camera: Yes Resolution: 0.3 megapixels VGA
Video Calling
Music Player:
MP3, AAC, AAC+, FLAC, WMA, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI
Video Playback:
Video Playback - Video support such as MPEG4
Supports:
MPEG4, H.263, H.264
YouTube application
Internet browsing
Browser:
Android Browser
HTML
Built-in online services support:
Facebook, Twitter