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Samsung Captivate Glide (photos)

AT&T's best QWERTY Android smartphone scores high on specs and also has a reasonable price tag attached.

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For the love of keyboards

The Samsung Captivate Glide is almost a ringer for just about any other smartphone in the latest Galaxy S II line. This one, however, has a keyboard.
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Keyboard close up

The phone features a terrific 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen and has Swype if you enable it. However, the keyboard is extremely flat, although roomy and well-proportioned. (Read the full Samsung Captivate Glide review.)
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Side slide

The very slightly raised buttons you see are for navigation, not typing. (Read the full Samsung Captivate Glide review.)
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Cameras

The 8-megapixel camera has a flash and takes some good photos. The front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera also took OK shots in a well-lit environment. (Read the full Samsung Captivate Glide review.)
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Android inside

The Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone should see an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, though Samsung hasn't yet confirmed that. (Read the full Samsung Captivate Glide review.)
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Studio shot

One example of the 8-megapixel camera, taken in CNET's San Francisco studio. (Read the full Samsung Captivate Glide review.)

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