Samsung Exhibit 4G From T-Mobile – Review, Specification, Features, Price

The Samsung Exhibit is the latest 4G capable Android smartphone that was added to the T-Mobile line up of six HSPA+ network compatible devices. T-Mobile introduced the Exhibit 4G sometime in June 2011.

Samsung Exhibit 4G From T-Mobile

Specifications

• Display: 3.5 inch WVGA (480 x 800) 16 Million Color AMOLED Capacitive Multi Touch
• Operating System: Gingerbread, Android 2.3
• Processor: 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8
• Chipset: Hummingbird
• RAM: 512 MB
• Storage Expandable: microSD 4GB (max 32 GB)
• Network 2G: Quad Band GSM (800, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Network 3G: HSDPA 1700 MHz and 21 MHz
• 3G Down-link: HSDPA, 21 Mbps
• 3G Up-link: HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth: Stereo v3.0 with A2DP
• USB: microUSB 2.0 + Charging Support
• Audio Out: Standard 3.5 mm Jack
• Camera: 3.15 Megapixel (2048×1536)
• Flash: LED
• Video Recording: D1 (720 x 480 pixels)
• Camera Secondary: VGA
• Geo Location: GPS with A-GPS
• Battery: Li-Ion 1500 mAh

 Features

As with all the Samsung Android smartphones, the Exhibit 4G comes with the TouchWiz user interface enhancements. This includes the standard up to 5 customizable homes screens, shortcuts, and applications. Each home screen has the fixed four buttons for the phone dialer, contacts, messaging and applications; however in the applications list the application button is replaced with a home button. The default pull down notification area lets you toggle the WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Silent Mode and Auto rotation. This panel also shows the list of notifications in one place. The TouchWiz enhancements do not interfere with operating system updates and do not slow the phone down. Samsung Exhibit 4G from T-Mobile also comes with some applications specifically loaded by both Samsung and T-Mobile. These applications include Qik for video chat, Samsung Media Hub, TV and Movie Rental Portal. There is also the T-Mobile TV for live and on-demand streaming and videos. T-Mobile has also included WiFi Calling, Visual Voice Mail and shortcuts to online Android stores.

Verdict

The Samsung Exhibit 4G is a very viable option to consider for those who are looking for an Android powered smartphone. The Multi Touch Android device is feature rich and offers respectable performance for price value when looking at the other options out there. The 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor may not be able to compete head to head with the dual core processors out there, however, this phone is well balanced between performance, features and usability. The AMOLED Capacitive Multi Touch3.5 inch screen does not offer enough space for the on screen virtual keyboard for those with bigger thumbs. The dedicated camera button is missed here and would have made it very convenient to take pictures and start-stop video recording. The camera software is also a little slow and there is enough of a delay between button press and the actual image capture. This setup is less than ideal for fast moving scenes. Overall, for it’s under $100 price tag, this smartphone offers the full range of features that any Gingerbread powered smartphone should have.

Price

T-Mobile is offering the Samsung Exhibit 4G with a new two year service agreement for $79.99 after a mail in rebate. The T-Mobile TV will cost another $9.99 per month, and the phone comes with a 30 day free trial for the service. Exhibit 4G may also be available without commitments for approximately $345.