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Galaxy S Blaze 4G review: 2012 T-Mobile LTE.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2012·$100
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#25 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Galaxy S Blaze 4G.

S Blaze 4G was T-Mobile US's 2012 affordable Samsung — Super AMOLED qHD at $100 prepaid.

01Display

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2012.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size3.97"
Resolution960 x 540

02Performance

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2012.

ChipsetSnapdragon S4 Plus
RAM1 GB
Storage4 GB + microSD

03Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2012 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main5 MP
FrontVGA

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2012.

Capacity1,750 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2012.

What works
  • Super AMOLED qHD.
  • SD S4 Plus dual-core.
  • Removable battery.
  • T-Mobile prepaid.
What doesn't
  • HSPA+ "4G" not LTE.
  • 4 GB storage.
  • 5 MP cam.
  • Android 2.3 aged.
Cross-shop it against
Motorola Droid 3 XT862
$200 · score 72/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .