Samsung Galaxy S 4G: The phone to buy

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. This device is the next generation of the Galaxy S line. Last year, Samsung stormed the smart phone world with it's Galaxy S line of devices. Each major carrier was able to carry Galaxy S device under a different name for example: T-mobile carried the Galaxy S Vibrant, Verizon carried the Galaxy S Fascinate and AT&T carried the Galaxy S Captivate. Each device looked exactly the same and possessed android 2.1 (codenamed Eclair), a 4 inch AMOLED screen, 1500 mAh Lithium Ion battery, 16 GB internal memory and a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor which made it one of the fastest phones in the market (most devices at the time carried no greater than a 800 MHz processor). The T-Mobile Vibrant also came equipped with a copy of the hit movie Avatar.

Recently word leaked that a new Galaxy S device was going to be released this month. Leaked posters such as THIS revealed that the new device was the T-Mobile Vibrant 4G. The pictured phone looked exactly like original Vibrant with a few new features. Rumored specs included the device running on T-mobile's new HSPA+ network which gives the phone 4G like speed while still operating largely under 3G, a front facing camera which enables video calling and chat through the android video chat application Qik, android 2.2 (codenamed FroYo) and a copy of the new movie Inception. As time progressed, most of the rumored information became truth. One major change was the name of the phone, simply now being called the Galaxy S 4G.

The Galaxy S still carries the same Hummingbird processor that gives it incredible speed and power. But in this new generation of smartphone that come standard with 1GHz processors, large screens, and 4G speeds, what makes the Galaxy S so special? The Galaxy 4G has some seemingly powerful competitors to contend with in the forms of the AT&T iPhone 4, T-Mobile HTC Mytouch 4G and the Spirnt HTC Evo Shift 4G. Recently MSNBC performed a benchmark test between these devices to see which device had the faster performance. The Galaxy S blows the competition out of the water with the Mytouch coming in second, which has a 1 GHz snapdragon processor. The Mytouch 4G comes with a 3.8 inch screen, front facing camera (having technical difficulties) and an 8 GB memory card. The Galaxy 4G comes with a 4 inch screen, 16 GB memory card and a front facing camera, although no word on how it performs yet. The only thing that the Galaxy S does not have is a flash for it's 5 megapixel camera while the Mytouch does. If nothing else seals the deal for you on the Galaxy S, a full copy of Inception should do you some good as well as an upgrade to a 1650 mAh lithium ion battery which gives the phone more power time.

The Galaxy S 4G is a top of the line device with new features that makes it a worthy evolution from it's predecessor. The device will be released sometime this month to the T-mobile audience. With so many goodies crammed into this next generation android smart phone, is it truly worthy of your attention?