AT&T was the first US wireless provider to announce their version of the Samsung Galaxy S. As widely expected, the phone was called the Samsung Captivate and shared the same internal hardware as the international Galaxy S.
Powered by Android 2.1, the Captivate offered a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, and a 5.0-megapixel camera with autofocus and HD (720p) video recording. Notably absent: a camera flash, which aligned with earlier reporting. Other hardware included 16GB of internal storage with room for another 16GB via microSD, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 3.0, and HSPA 7.2 Mbps.
Standout applications and services:
- Samsung Social Hub – integrates social networking, messages, email, calendars, and contacts
- AT&T Address Book – syncs contacts to an online address book accessible from handset or PC
- Automatic Wi-Fi connection to AT&T’s nationwide hotspot network
- Group messaging and threaded conversations with “reply all” for up to 10 contacts
- Virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology
- Samsung AllShare – inter-device connectivity via DLNA
- AT&T Navigator – voice-guided GPS with real-time traffic
- AT&T Family Map – location tracking for families
No price or release date was announced at the time, with AT&T only committing to “the coming months.”
