Released in August 2010, the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint comes with a variety of features, including a built-in digital camera, GPS system and expandable memory capability. CNET Reviews praised the Epic 4G for its Super AMOLED display screen and full QWERTY keyboard, but criticized it for its bulkiness and price. As of the date of publication, the Epic 4G is still in production.
Dimensions, Display and Power
One of the best qualities the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint has going for it is its compact and lightweight design. At 4.9 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, 0.6 inches deep and 5.5 oz., the phone is conveniently portable and easy to use. The device has a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen that displays more than 16 million colors at 480 by 800 pixels of resolution. The Epic 4G also has a standard lithium-ion battery, which provides up to six hours of talk time and up to 300 hours, or 12.5 days, of standby time. Compared to similar devices presently on the market, these times rank below the seven-hour average for talk time and the 448-hour average for standby time.
Camera
The Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint has a 5-megapixel camera, which captures still images at up to 2,592 by 1,944 pixels of resolution and is capable of recording video at 720 pixels of vertical resolution. Several camera features, including auto focus and geotagging, give the phone added photographic options. Geotagging is a process that embeds map and GPS coordinate data into each image captured by the phone. A secondary camera gives the phone videoconferencing capability.
Messaging
The Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint has the ability to support text, photo, voice and video messages and mobile email through a connection to a Post Office Protocol, Internet Message Access Protocol or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server. The phone also supports push email, which immediately delivers incoming mail to the phone and does not require the recipient to sign in and manually check for new messages. Through Internet connections to third-party clients, such as AOL and MSN, the Epic 4G also supports instant messaging.
Internal Components
Built on the Android 2.1 Eclair operating system, the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint uses a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, a PowerVR SGX540 graphics processing unit and a Hummingbird chipset. Equipped with an assisted-GPS application, the Epic 4G has the ability to provide navigational services. A-GPS technology uses a combination of satellite and cellular tower signals for location-based services, a feature that provides contact information for nearby commercial and emergency services, such as restaurants and hospitals.
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