Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mobile) smartphone review

Score

4.0 stars
"Good"

(How we score)

Fast performance, great size, fast data when available

Questionable display, loads of pre-installed apps

Summary

One glance at the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G for T-Mobile and you might think that Samsung kidnapped some of RIM's industrial designers before it created this smartphone. Visual similarities to the two and a half year old BlackBerry Bold 9700 aside, the Galaxy S Blaze 4G packs thoroughly modern features under its skin, including a very fast dual-core processor and support for T-Mobile's speedy 42Mbps HSPA+ network.

Apart from a few quality issues with the display, the Blaze 4G's hardware is solid, and the smaller size is much easier to use with one hand than other Android devices that feature much larger displays. The only real complaint with the Blaze 4G might be the fact that its highlight feature - support for T-Mobile's 42Mbps network - is highly contingent on your geographic location.

Read on to find out what I liked and didn't like in the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G for T-Mobile.