Super AMOLED: introduction and market status - Page 24

A few days ago we we reported that AT&T is selling the Samsung Captivate phone now for $200, and now we hear (thanks Eric!) that T-Mobile is selling the same phone, only calling it Samsung Vibrant for $99 with a service plan. The Vibrant (Galaxy S) is an Android phone with a 4" WVGA 800 X 480 Super-AMOLED display. Samsung has already sold more than a million such phones globally, in just 3 weeks.

Samsung Vibrant

You can buy the Samsung Vibrant for $99 (with a new service plan), or you can buy the Galaxy S unlocked for $599.

One of Samsung's "key engineers", who was involved with the development of Super-AMOLED displays is now working to LG. Samsung is suing him - one of the terms of his employment was that he can't work for a rival company for 2 years after he leaves Samsung.

AT&T is selling the Samsung Captivate phone now for $200, with a service plan. The Captivate (Galaxy S) is an Android phone with a 4" WVGA 800 X 480 Super-AMOLED display. Samsung has already sold more than a million such phones globally, in just 3 weeks.

Samsung Captivate

You can buy the Samsung Captivate for AT&T ($200), or you can buy it unlocked for $599.

Samsung says that they have sold over a million Galaxy S phones globally in 3 weeks. They have also sold over a million Wave phones so far. Samsung aims to sell 10 million Galaxy S phones globally. We hope that they'll have enough Super-AMOLED displays...

Samsung Wave s8500

The Wave has a 3.3" Super-AMOLED, and runs the Bada OS. It's shipping in the US, unlocked for $399. The Galaxy-S has a larger (4") Super-AMOLED and runs Android. You can buy the Galaxy S unlocked for $599.

The Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) will launch on the AT&T network on July 18th, for $200 (on-contract). The Captivate is an Android phone with a 4" 800 X 480 Super-AMOLED, 1Ghz processor and can record HD video.

Samsung Galaxy S

You can buy
the Galaxy S unlocked for $599.

Samsung has sold over 200,000 Galaxy S phones in South Korea - in just 10 days. That's a very good number for the Korean market. The Galaxy S Android phone has a 4" 800x480 Super-AMOLED display, 1Ghz Processor and can shoot HD videos (720p). You
can buy the Galaxy S unlocked in the US for $599.

Samsung Galaxy S

A few days ago we reported that the Samsung S8500-Wave phone is finally shipping in the US - and it costs $499 unlocked. The phone is now selling for only $399 - that's a nice $100 discount in a few days.... The wave is Samsung's first Bada phone, and the first one to have a super AMOLED display (3.3" 800x480). Other features include Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, a 1Ghz processor, 5Mp camera, a-GPS, accelerometer, 2GB/8GB of internal memory, micro-SD slot DivX/XViD support and 720p recording/encoding.

Samsung Wave s8500

Buy the S8500 Wave now, unlocked for $399.

Samsung's S8500-Wave phone is finally shipping in the US - you can buy it unlocked for $499. The wave is Samsung's first Bada phone, and the first one to have a super AMOLED display (3.3" 800x480). Other features include Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, a 1Ghz processor, 5Mp camera, a-GPS, accelerometer, 2GB/8GB of internal memory, micro-SD slot DivX/XViD support and 720p recording/encoding.

Samsung Wave s8500

Buy the S8500 Wave now, unlocked for $499.

There are some rumors about an upcoming Nokia phone, the N9. It is said to be a Symbian ^3 phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It will have a 12mp camera and a Super-AMOLED display.

There are some questions here: first of all, Nokia said last week that the N8 will be the latest N-series that runs Symbian. Second, We heard that Samsung Electronics will be the only company that gets Super-AMOLED displays, for at least 18 months. We'll keep waiting for news on that one.

Engadget is the latest blog to test the iPhone's new "Retina" IPS-LCD display against Samsung's Super-AMOLED (Galaxy S phone). The iPhone display is much brighter, and actually has a slightly better viewing angle. When viewed outside, they actually prefer the Super-AMOLED, although the displays are quite similar in that area. Obviously the iPhone's 4 resolution is way better. The Super-AMOLED is said to have stronger color saturation and sharper definition, even though it looks pixelated compared to the iPhone's display. Basically what they say is that both displays are good, and it all comes down to personal preference.

Check out the full post, it includes a lot of photos and a couple of videos.