Samsung Infuse 4G

performance, portability, usability, screen, design

reliability, reception

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support ; 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support ; 4.5" 16M-color Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution ; 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 512 MB of RAM ; 8 MP wide-angle lens...

All-plastic build ; No dedicated camera key ; Super slim body has poor grip when taking pictures ; Single-core processor ; No 1080p video recording despite having the same camera unit as the Galaxy S2 ; Sheer size raises questions about single-handed...

Thin profile ; Excellent battery life ; Beautiful screen

Inconsistent data performance ; That screen might be a little too big ; External HDMI adapter

Killer display ; Excellent camera ; Extra screen real estate ; Decent battery life

Mediocre build quality ; Not really "4G ; Outdated software

The Samsung Infuse 4G feels a bit like a phone with an identity crisis. It costs the same as the Epic 4G Touch, but is excluded from the Galaxy line. It's got a 4G right in the name, but it doesn't boast 4G speeds.

Form+Function+Fun. Oversized touchscreen is great for flicks. Fantastic battery life regardless of use patterns. Preternaturally light at 4.5 ounces. Ships with a voucher for movie rentals. Great photos (8MP) decent video (720p)

Speaker is fine for calls, anemic for movies. Plastic chassis and volume rocker are pure chintz. Getting video onto a TV is dongle-reliant. All this downloadable video sweetness ships with a tiny 2GB card

Very thin. Huge, vibrant Super AMOLED Plus screen. Stellar battery life. First truly 4G AT&T phone.

AT&T doesn't yet have a network to back up the phone's speeds. Not the best voice phone. Tall and wide dimensions make it tough to hold.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions This is a stellar multimedia machine. The standard-size 3.5mm headphone jack is always a plus, and Samsung includes a full-sounding wired set of stereo earbuds in the box. Music tracks also sounded clear and detailed...

Exceptional multimedia capabilities ; Nice, big screen for easy typing

Photos sometimes have a red tint ; Text and images are jagged

The Samsung Infuse 4G is a great phone for the media-hungry consumer, but a few issues keep it from being great.

Large 4.5-inch screen is sharp and colorful ; Touch screen makes menu navigation easy ; Ultra-thin body measures just 0.35 inch ; Built-in photo-sharing widgets

Small flash is sometimes inadequate ; Image quality is not the greatest ; Performance of shooting modes is mixed ; Placement of lens and flash makes them easy to block with fingers

The Infuse 4G is a great fit for someone who wants an ultra-thin camera phone with a vivid, sharp display. Sharing photos is easy with the included apps, and the camera is generally quick to perform, but a weak flash, less-than-stellar image quality...

The Samsung Infuse 4G is a great device for media consumption, provided you can get over the text- and image-rendering issues. Reading pixilated text on that otherwise gorgeous 4.5-inch display is just a tad heartbreaking, to say the least. But if you...