AT&T Announces The Android-powered Samsung Captivate

on 06/17/2010 11:11 PDT

AT&T seems to be warming up to Android-powered devices lately, and now the carrier has announced that its latest Android-powered device, the Samsung Captivate. With its 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and 5-megapixel camera, it’ll probably be able to give the iPhone 4 and HTC EVO 4G a good run for their money. AT&T wasn’t very specific as to when it will be arriving, only mentioning that it’s coming soon, though we hope it won’t keep us waiting for too long. Other specifications of the Samsung Captivate from AT&T include:

Android 2.1
1GHz Cortex A8 processor
Super AMOLED 4-inch touchscreen display
5-megapixel camera with HD video recording
Integrated social networking tools
16GB on-board memory
Expandable memory up to 32GB

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