[Captivate General] tbong777:
I have had them both.....First of all I hated having to worry about battery conservation with such a rich phone......Reminded me of an Ethiopian looking at a steak dinner through glass all day long..

The Captivate is a far better choice on may levels for me..

Camera:

1. Pictures are equal because most of the time people are viewing pictures on a camera phone or website where 8MP is a waste of space. (Unless one is using their pixels as a virtual zoom). Lowlight pics on the Captivate are very nice. No need for a flash. Especially LED. Front camera is great for those who want to do video calling. I don;t see the need to burn up the juice looking at my caller. I never used it on any phone I had it on.

If one needs to magnify a photo or view it at 8MP of native resolution on a PC to see the little differences...it doesn't matter in the real world of application and use of 99% of camera snap shots.

2. OS

Android all the way. The biggest reason for me...no need for Itunes. It acts as an Mass storage device which makes transferring of any files via USB or BT to anything with the same easy. It is universally useful and not proprietary. I also did not care for the many "square little boxes" screens and extra step of opening an app to read email headers. i like swiping and reading FB, Tweets, Schedules, Email headers, briefings, weather on and on without opening an application right on the home page. COMPLETELY customizable out of the box. 24 hour return policy on paid applications is a nice to have and I have used it. Many free apps are the same as paid with a little advertising banner on the bottom if one doesn't mind that. I prefer the paid apps to support the writers.

ROM is customizable EVEN for those like me who are not phone geeks. If I can do it anyone can. I decided stock was the way I tried it all preferred the phone with the leaked 2,2. I have a choice. Apple gave me none.

3. Reception... I always had reception issues with iphone vs a Nokia. The Captivate is equal at best to the iPhone 4. I have had no dropped calls so I cannot complain.

Expandability- Captivate wins easily. Don't have to "BUY" my expandability now IN the phone. I can add what I want later and it what brands and sizes.

Battery -Again Captivate. uses more power but don't need to find an outlet to charge it. Just change the battery.

The Iphone is a great device for those who need a lot of support, do not want to mess with their phones or PCs and just want to load it up and go. Support is far far better from Apple. The very closed system and slow dribble of common features from Apple is ok for Apple fans.

GPS---yep it is a mess on some Samsungs. I have GPS in my cars so it is a "nice to have" and will get me home in a pinch. more importantly it lets me know what is close by. Lattitude works well. Google Maps works well using AGPS. It just doesn't track well SOMETIMES. other times it works like a dream...

The phone is DEFINITELY Google centric. I would imagine Exchange users would prefer the iPhone. I sync everything in my world with Google apps and d not use Outlook so for me it is a good fit. I prefer a more centralized approach. too bad Google does not buy Facebook.....LOL

I also don;t see any noticeable lag on the Samsung. I decided to keep the Captivate over the iphone. My Itouch does not get used anymore either, I used an itouch because of the battery not being replaceable in the iPhone. Music listening was definitely out of the question if i wanted a solid 8 hours of batterylife. Now I just carry an extra battery or two and USE the device without worrying about saving juice. That is huge for me.