Samsung Vibrant [T-Mobile] Questions & Requests

Well, my time with Magenta’s flavor of the Galaxy S has come to an end. I enjoyed my time with the phone and am impressed with Samsung’s deliberate and dramatic 180 on the Android stage. But, as stunning as the device is in terms of specs, UI, display, and overall “wow,” I still see room for improvement in the chasis department. I guess Sammy still has some work cut out for them.

I will be writing my Vibrant review in the near future and will discuss most of the stuff contained in the video below. Still, I wanted to give you all a crack at some Q&R. I fumbled a bit on this one, specifically in two areas: one person requested to see the performance of a particular game. I filmed it, and the clip’s audio was botched. Sorry about that. Second, someone requested some photo comparisons showing shots with and without Night Mode. I put together some great ones. Then, before sending the phone off, I wiped it without realizing that I hadn’t transferred the photos over to my computer yet. Woops. I’m only human, folks. In their place (below the video where I’ll be telling you to look for them) I’ve included some samples. From TMoNews.

My apologies for any questions and requests that I missed.

Lock screen controls, night mode camera, multitouch performance/multitouch keyboard, exchange calendar, music player , Quadrant Standard, Linpack, Neocore, free memory, stock launcher



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i have the samsung sgh-t959 galaxie s sgh-t959 and no turn on some body can help me what i need to do to turn on thanks

hi uh this morning i took my phone ( the virbant) and like put it on silent mode then i turned it off to go to school but when i was eating breakfest i trid to turn my phone on to see wat time it was but when i turned it on it just went on until the part where it should lead us to the menu like the part where theres like a huge s and it like blakout and the only thing tat is on are the bottom keys.i tried opening it many times. plz help! i hav no idea wats wrong! and i just got it like a week ago!

I have a Vibrant and I came from a MTS3G, with that phone I enjoyed being able to turn off 3G and wifi at night and turning them on when I needed, but on the Vibrant I can toggle wifi but can't find anywhere where to turn off 3G. Any ideas?

what is the name of the clock widget you have installed on the home page?

I have a Vibrant and I came from a MTS3G, with that phone I enjoyed being able to turn off 3G and wifi at night and turning them on when I needed, but on the Vibrant I can toggle wifi but can't find anywhere where to turn off 3G. Any ideas?

what is the name of the clock widget you have installed on the home page?

I need to stop watching and reading Android reviews, J/K. But I'm getting ready to drop AT&T's not so wonderful service and head to an Android device on a CDMA carrier in the Denver region. I will say that with the iPhone selection is obviously pretty simple. I'm stoked about moving over to an Android device, and I suppose that in the end what ever I select will be an awesome device. But not only do have phone selection options I also have different flavors of Android. Don't get me wrong, love having options. Just wish I was a phone reviewer so I could get my paws <--- (DroidDog pun) on all of these incredible devices. Keep up the great reviews!

The default keyboard is Swype, and the only thing I dislike about swype is the number layout. Well, that and when you double-click the spacebar, it doesn't add a period. I like the way the phone feels because I like how light it is. I do like the way the Evo's back looks, but the Vibrant is literally the first phone in a year with a plastic back I actually think looks nice. Oh, and I prefer my Vibrant because you can't beat the screen (unless it's a certain phone of a fruit kind) and my battery life has been amazing. In fact, whenever I try to run the battery down completely to help the battery cycle, it takes forever even if I've used the phone heavily all day. That, and you can't beat the Vibrant when it comes to gaming.

The big thing going on with the Vibrant right now is the broken compass on it which mess's up the gps navigation when your sitting still at a red light or when your trying to use an app like Google Maps Street view. Everyone seems to be having this problem with theyre phones. Also the lack of a notification light when you receive messages or missed calls. I disagree with it feeling cheap. Just because its super light weight doesn't make it cheap. Who wants a heavy ass phone or one made out of glass with a metal surrounding that shatters when you drop it and has wack signal? Were in 2010.

listen the vibrant is an absolutly amazin phone...my bought just bought the playstation emulater and has been play games nonstop on his phone....he showed me it runs so smooth with ZERO lagg....its amazin...i just cant wait for froyo to hit....im have the MTS and i think i might trade it in for somethin new soon tmo is doin there thing wit there android phones...oh and by the way....the moto X is terrible...terrible video quality and battery is terrible...and screen res. is god terrible compaird to the vibrant! TMO & ANDROID !!!

OK, it looks like an iPhone 3G and that's not a good thing. But I care more about the performance and the screen both of which are excellent. I am planning on getting the Verizon Fascinate which appears to look slightly less like an iPhone. Can't decide yet between TouchWiz or a replacement launcher. What about GPS. A lot of people are having problems with this on the Galaxy S phones.

I dropped my vibrant the other day while in a holster, just my luck that it hit the stairs on the only part that was not covered by the holster. I managed to dent the bezel or trim piece that surrounds the screen. Everything works fine still just a huge gouge out of it. does anyone have any idea where i may find a replacement trim piece? Does anyone know how to take that off? Thanks for you help in advance!

I setup by boss's Vibrant last week. I definitely agree that the case feels extremely cheap. Also the default keyboard setup is extremely awkward... most specifically the numbers.I prefer my Evo.

I disagree with the phone feeling cheap. It is made of plastic but the phone still feels solid in the hand. It doesn't make any kind of creaky noises or anything like that and the fact that it is a very light phone shouldn't be mistaken for cheapness. I use to have the mytouch slide and to me that phone felt cheap. It had a nice weight in the hand but it made a lot of noises and the battery cover just doesn't sit as flush as it suppose to. We shouldn't be spoiled by metal and glass because it's not like phones were always made of such materials.

u gotta be kiddin me..."cheap"...nahh brou got the word wrong...it feels light....i rather a phone feel light then a brick like ur evo! and the keybord is the same thing...so idk what ur talkin about...u dont no what ur talkin about u can change it 3 diff ways...

Ha Prefering and evo I showed this phone to guys I work with who all have sprint and Evos and well now the Evos are sold and they are on their old heros waiting for the epic to be released on Sprint. The Evo screen a little bigger and lot more dull colors look like and old box tv and Galaxy looks like a LED tv compared to it but just my opinion (and the guys who sold their Evos)