Samsung Captivate Glide

Inside the all-plastic body of the phone is 8 GB of internal storage coupled with a standard 1 GB ROM and a microSD slot which allows you to expand the memory up to 32 GB. The phone’s processor, the Tegra 2 CPU, deserves mention due to its performance and Samsung should probably use it more often. The phone's primary camera is 8 MP and the secondary camera is 1.3 megapixels. Picture quality is decent but several reviewers have complained about the Captivate Glides's shutter speed being excruciatingly low.

The phone boasts of Samsung’s best user interface to date, the latest TouchWiz, which offers a smooth experience over Gingerbread - Android’s version 2.3.5. Unfortunately the phone comes stuffed Samsung bloatware and apps like Amazon’s Kindle, Yellow Pages, Social Hub, FamilyMap and others you may not want.

Overall, the Samsung Glide promises a talk-time of 8 hours, has a reasonably bright display and good audio quality. It's likely a nice fit if touchscreen typing is not your thing and you're looking for a powerful Android phone with a QWERTY keypad.

Need to know: Samsung Captivate Glide

1. Good connectivity options including Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi a/b/g and n. (The Good)

2. Snappy processor. (The Good)

3. The all-plastic body can be a turn off for those wanting a high-end and stylish Droid. (The Bad)

4. Lacks a dedicated button for the camera. (The Bad)