This is beyond frustrating, finally a droid phone that is fast, has a good screen indoors and out, fits in my pocket without poking me (i am looking at you, droid X) and now it's released on AT&T but the release date for Verizon is *months* away. arrrrrggghh!!! I might as well wait for the Incredible2!
No Fascinate For A While
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It was leaked on another forum that the Fascinate was just released for testing. That normally means the phone is 6-8 weeks away from the general public...
I am convinced that the Fascinate *is* the Incredible 2, it will kill Incredible sales unless they do a BOGO or something on it to keep it moving. That means that unless they are ready to be done selling the Incredible they are going to wait a good while before releasing the Fascinate. My money is on the end of November at the earliest.
Got a link to that I wouldn't mind reading it personally i must know more about this phone.
The Fascinate will be marketed towards a different type consumer compared to the Incredible. Expect a mid-September release date.
Won't put links to competitor's sites, but you can fill in the blanks:
Not AndroidCentral.com, but Android_____.com.
That's an interesting thesis; who do you think they are going after? Let's see: rounded, smaller chassis than most, no keyboard, AMOLED screen, camera with flash, costs $199... The only thing I can think of that would make someone want the Incredible still is if they actually liked the HTC ui apps, or liked their phone to have red trim. I am not counting out those ideas, but I would say that I don't think they carry much weight. I could be wrong.
The Droid X is great, but I'd switch to the Fascinate in a heartbeat! The screen is amazing and the Droid X is a bit on the big size and a bit hard to hold being "top heavy" with the camera/etc. in the "bulge" at the top. It's just wide enough that you can't get a good grip on it to hit the home key or navigate when reading news, etc. Just my thoughts.
So... @SamsungUSMobile has tweeted that this phone will be out "in a few weeks". DEF sounds like it's coming before September.
It's a fabled phone to grace us from the heavens, but few have seen it. Even the officials of the stores know nothing. I'm getting it's the Verizon Galaxy S called Fascinate, and like I said no one I asked at any stores know NOTHING about the bloody thing. Sadly they won't answer my question but they will push a Droid X after I said I don't want that stupid phone ("Never heard of it, so how about that Droid X"). I'm really temped to jump to T-Moble but the coverage map is my only problem.
If I had to take a guess it would be the HTC Scoprion/Olympian.
1.5 OR 2 ghz processor
Gingerbread
8 OR 10 megapixel camera (dual led flash)
LTE????
Just a few rumors that have spread, but they are just that. RUMORS! So don't quote me on this.
you do realize a few weeks is still pretty vague?
a few weeks can mean anywhere from 2 to 10 weeks.
I hope not. Normally I wouldn't interpret "few" to be as many as 10. "Few" to me has always been around 3. So, my interpretation would be like 2-4 weeks. But ... in the realm of cell phone releases, I suppose "few" could be as many as 10.
i worked for verizon for 5 years and i promise the reason the employees don't know about this phone existing is that verizon has not released any internal documents pertaining to it. the only way i knew anything about phones, features, rate plan changes, and anything having to do with sweeping changes was by reading the same sites we all read. the guys working in the store have alot on their plate and they get flack from both sides of the counter (the customers and their managers). the best place to find out when the phone will be released will be any one of the dozens of gadget and phone sites out there.
ya like you said your definition of a few may be different then SamsungUSmobile's definition. YMMV.
I'd be happy if they release it by the end of the month, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
I've got another 5 days to return my phone to Verizon(30 day return). I need an answer to the release date soon or I will be forced to either use a dumbphone for a month or take the Droid X on the a 30 day rental.
Hopefully Samsung updates their youtube site with a video for the Verizon Galaxy S soon so we know when to expect a release.
It's not releasing in 5 days. And you only get one exchange in the 30.
I don't really see the facinate coming out anytime even in august. Verizon's in no hurry to release it. They just launched the Incredible and the X, and soon the Droid2. releasing another one wouldn't really help their sales as much as waiting a bit to release it. They also won't announce it anytime near the launch of other devices SPECIFICALLY because they don't want people buying the x/droid2 to get used to android while they "wait" to exchange their device for a Facinate. So I'd say the earliest you'd see it is most likely mid-late september or later. Maybe even a holiday phone. Remember, the Galaxy series use an AMOLED variant screen, so verizon doesn't want to launch it around the time of other AMOLED phones, so they don't have the same stock issue they had with the incredible.
The phone will basically have the exact specs as the two variants already out. Here is the phonescoop information page:
Samsung Fascinate (Galaxy S) Specs, Features (Phone Scoop)
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