A premium Android-powered smartphone, the SamsungEpic 4G bit for Sprint has been designed to deliver the best multilayered entertainment experience because of its superior speed and display innovation. Powered by one amongst the fastest processors on the market–the new 1.2 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos, the Epic 4G bit runs on Sprint’s ultra-fast 4G network (as well as 3G networks where 4G isn’t out there yet) for lighting quick access to movie downloads, games, and thousands of applications–all while not buffering or lag time.
Enjoy on-the-go entertainment with the big four.52-inch touchscreen and unmatched Super AMOLED and technology giving deeper, richer color for a bright and vivid display. The Epic 4G bit conjointly includes an 8-megapixel camera/camcorder with auto-focus and flash that shoots video with unimaginable detail in full HD 1080p resolution, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that’s good for self-portraits or video chat.
It runs on Sprint’s expanding 4G network, giving simultaneous voice and data connectivity and download hastens to ten times faster than 3G. Additionally, the phone can still hook up with 3G data services in areas not currently served by Sprint’s 4G network (learn additional about Sprint’s 4G network below). The phone conjointly includes Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking and Mobile Hotspot capability for sharing your 3G/4G reference to up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously.
Other features embody a sixteen GB internal memory (with enlargement up to thirty two GB via optional microSD cards), Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, GPS for navigation via built-in Google Maps and location-based services (plus access to the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn service), personal and corporate e-mail, and up to six hours of talk time (see full specifications below).
Despite being one amongst the thinnest smartphones on the market–measuring simply 0.38 inches thin– the Epic 4G bit is packed with a bevy of Samsung technological innovations and exclusive features :
• The 4.52-inch Super AMOLED and display encompasses a fifty percent higher pixel density, leading to glorious textual clarity and even higher graphics. The Super AMOLED and display is additionally razor skinny, serving to to reduce the overall size of the Epic 4G bit, and it conjointly helps to reduce power consumption by eighteen percent.
• Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface provides superior multitasking and customization for an enhanced visual and intuitive smartphone experience. features embody direct access to music player’s controls and to missed events, calls, and messages from the lock screen.
• The 1.2 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos processor includes 5 graphics cores (compared to simply one in several of today’s dual-core mobile processors), that helps both multitasking and net browsing further as swish Full HD 1080p video rendering.
Samsung’s Media Hub allows you to rent or purchase movies and television shows among seconds watch from the convenience of anywhere. With Media Hub’s progressive downloading feature, you'll be able to start watching your content presently because the rest of the file downloads to the Infuse 4G. Plus, all Media Hub content are often shared among 5 Media Hub-enabled devices on a similar account.
While the Epic 4G bit is right for mobile multimedia, it’s conjointly packed full of top-of-the-line enterprise functionality further as access to company e-mail (with full support of Exchange ActiveSync). The on-device encryption perform offers a hardware-accelerated algorithm for superior performance. different enterprise features include:
• Cisco AnyConnect Virtual private Network (VPN) for reliable, easy-to-deploy encrypted network connectivity.
• Cisco WebEx meetings permits you to meet anywhere at anytime in an exceedingly secure environment. read documents and applications, and share screens with live annotations. you'll be able to conjointly choose to chat privately or with everybody in the meeting.
• Sybase Afaria mobile device management, that provides over-the-air deployment of software further as remote device wipe ought to it become lost.
The Samsung Epic fourG bit weighs 4.55 ounces and measures 5.1 x 2.7 x 0.38 inches. Its 1800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 8.7 hours of talk time. It runs on Sprint’s 4G network further because the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A frequencies.
The Epic 4G bit runs the Android two.3 operating system (dubbed Gingerbread)–the fastest version of Android out there for smartphones nonetheless. It features a cleaner, additional refined interface with new icons, improved prime notification bar, and additional intuitive navigation.
Multitasking in Gingerbread permits you the flexibility to run more than one app at a time. If you’re playing a game, you'll be able to simply switch to an incoming email and then switch back to the sport while not losing your home. And just like the previous version of Android (“Froyo”), Gingerbread provides support for Adobe Flash Player ten.1 for access to the total internet.
A new onscreen keyboard makes it easier to sort because of further spacing between the keys and larger font sizes. and the additional you utilize the keyboard, {the easier|the higher|the simpler} typing will be because the enhanced suggest feature records previous input history to form better suggestions.
The Epic 4G bit conjointly brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services you utilize a day, together with Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps with Navigation, Google Calendar, Picasa, and YouTube. It conjointly provides easy accessibility to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. and thru Android Market, you’ll get access to thousands of helpful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with several additional apps being added a day.
Sprint 4G offers a faster wireless experience than any other U.S. national wireless carrier, and Sprint is that the solely national carrier giving wireless 4G service in thirty two markets (with additional coming back on-line soon). Sprint 4G delivers download hastens to ten times faster than 3G, giving this mobile the fastest data speeds of any U.S. wireless device out there nowadays. As of August 2011, Sprint offers 4G service in seventy one markets in 28 states.
Sprint 4G services dramatically increase download speeds for photos, videos and enormous files. you'll be able to download a favorite song, picture, sitcom or large video in seconds, not minutes, or watch live streaming video–all whereas on the go, not simply from the home or office. Additionally, businesses can take pleasure in the fast connectivity speeds of 4G. Some examples include:
• Real estate agents can conduct virtual property tours.
• Construction teams using 4G in the field can save valuable time by sharing schematics with engineers on-line.
• Insurance firms can speed their claims management through real-time communication with on-site adjusters.
• Health care professionals can improve their ability to remotely monitor patients.
• Emergency initial responders can rapidly assess and coordinate disaster action with real-time on-site video and audio.
• Photojournalists can instantly transfer high-resolution images to the newsroom.
Connectivity
• Ultra-fast 4G connectivity with simultaneous voice and data capability (peak download speeds of more than ten Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps)
• 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) in areas not nonetheless served by 4G (peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps)
• Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks further as hotspots whereas on the go.
• Built-in mobile hotspot functionality permits up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 3G or 4G experience on the accompany a laptop, camera, music player, game unit, video player, or any other Wi-Fi enabled device.
• Onboard GPS for navigation and placement services
• Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views.
• Next-generation Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity backward compatible with older Bluetooth-enabled peripherals and includes stereo audio streaming.
Google Integration
• Android two.3 OS (Gingerbread)
• Android market for browsing and downloading thousands of free and paid apps
• Pre-loaded Android apps: Browser, Calculator, Calendar (Google or Corporate), Camera, Clock, Contacts, Email, Gallery, Messaging, Music, News & Weather, Phone, Settings, Video Player, Voice Dialer, Voice Search, YouTube
• Google applications: Gmail, Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Places, Google talk
• Google Maps Navigation with spoken turn-by-turn directions showing real-time traffic and 360° views of the destination
Communications & net
• Full messaging capabilities together with SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging
• Full HTML browser (Webkit 5) with Flash ten.1 Support
• Personal and corporate e-mail access with support for Exchange ActiveSync further as personal e-mail accounts (Google push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP).
Hardware
• 1.2 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos processor
• 4.52-inch Super AMOLED and multi-touch display (480 x 800 pixels; sixteen million color depth)
• MicroUSB port (with HDMI output capabilities)
• Removable battery
Memory
• 16 GB internal memory
• Memory enlargement via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to thirty two GB.
• 1 GB RAM
Camera
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and flash.
• Full HD 1080p video capture
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera for self portraits and video chat.
Multimedia
• Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
• Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, H.264, H.263
• Access to Sprint TV & Movies
More features
• Vlingo Voice talk permits you to convey your Epic 4G bit voice commands, together with voice dial, text message, navigation, music, internet browsing and search.
• Task Manager allows you to view and close active applications and any things that are downloaded, and check on memory usage via the Task Manager widget.
• Samsung Social Hub permits you to transfer e-mail, instant messaging, contacts, calendar, and social network connections–including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts–into Feeds and Messages folders that may be either place into separate tabs or combined into comprehensive lists.
