Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

usability, performance, size

price, reliability

79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Robust performance ; Long battery life ; Beautiful design ; Clear call quality

Bloatware galore ; Price

The Blaze 4G is a good handset that stops just short of greatness. Once it falls to a lower price, it'll be an excellent choice for those unwilling to splurge on top-shelf features.

Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support ; 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support ; 4" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution ; Android OS v2.3.6 with TouchWiz 4 launcher ; 1.5 GHz Scorpion dual-core CPU,...

No dedicated camera button ; The screen is let down by its PenTile matrix ; It is March 2012. Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread out of the box does not cut it anymore ; Ridiculous amount of non-removable T-Mobile bloatware with zero functionality

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G packs enough functionality to keep every potential Android user, who thinks that a screen over 4" in size is too big happy. It is well built, fast, and pocket friendly. It's also got some powerful hardware that makes it...

Powerful dual-core processor. Fast HSPA+ 42 speeds. Comfortable size.

No HDMI out. Noticeable stippling on display.

The Blaze 4G shares some motion-activated controls with the Galaxy S II, such as the ability to flip over the phone to mute the ringer or any other sounds that are playing. There's also a tiny strip at the bottom of the home and app screens that allows...

Smooth, fast performance ; HSPA+ 42 is fast ; Good camera

Cannot remove many preinstalled apps ; No Ice Cream Sandwich

The Galaxy S Blaze 4G has an appealing design and performs excellently, but the experience is marred by an abundance of bloatware--that you can't remove.

Good performance for this price range ; Crazy fast HSPA+ download speeds

Too much pre-loaded crapware ; Older version of Android

It's not going to turn any heads — except for people who do double-takes when they realize it's not a BlackBerry

Here in the Galaxy S Blaze 4G you’ve got a step between the Galaxy S II line and the original Galaxy S line. If you’re looking to spend just a bit less than you’d otherwise be dropping on the hero Galaxy S II line here on T-Mobile, this is your winner....

Compact design ; Peppy performance ; Great calling quality ; Above average battery life

Lackluster 720p video recording ; Running Gingerbread out of the box

Good things are still found in small packages. In fact, that’s essentially what we find with T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, as it’s able to impress us in so many ways. To tell you the truth, we weren’t expecting a lot out of this one, especially...

Display: 7/10 Processor: 9/10 RAM / Storage: 8/10 Camera: 8/10 Battery: 9/10 Value: 8/10

Slim and light ; Good screen ; Great battery life ; Fast processor ; 4G

Lots of clutterware ; Below-average camera ; Slightly higher price than comparable devices on other carriers

All in all, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G makes for a fairly good Android phone. Is it worth your $150? I would give it a conditional yes. Of all the major carriers, T-Mobile probably has the scarcest options in terms of good Android devices. Compared...