Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G

  • Released 2012, February
    119.1g, 11.7mm thickness
    Android 2.3
    512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.5"
    320x480 pixels
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
  • 512MB RAM
  • 1650mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G - Specs

Network Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100)
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Launch Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 113.1 x 60.5 x 11.7 mm (4.45 x 2.38 x 0.46 in)
Weight 119.1 g (4.20 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~53.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1.0 GHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.78 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.35 W/kg (head)    
Price About 100 EUR

Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G - User Reviews

  • Sch-r920

  • how can i get this phone's battery ? the one that i have had broken. i need the battert very much.

  • Very Decent Phone! I've had this phone approximately 2 years, and have only had to replace the battery. I have no complaints about that, since it's on 24/7. Also nice, is the ability to assign various ringtones to individual callers, hidden numbers, e-mail alerts, and text message alerts. It has a Front & Rear camera, which performs sufficiently; however being able to ZOOM (in or out) would be a great added feature... That will be for my next Samsung. Overall, it's been a very nice experience.

  • The worst quality camera phone ever.

  • Where do I begin with this phone? I guess I would like to begin with that I was sorely disappointed with this unit and it wasn't even worth half of what I payed. I had it for maybe five months before the 4g stopped working and it would always have connection errors. No, I never dropped it and had a case for it. I took it to the metro store twice and after the second hard reset failed, I caved and bought the LG Motion. Now, it's possible I might have gotten a defect, but I've read a lot of reviews of the same happenings so I think this product in general might've just been a dud. Either way, it's been discontinued and rightfully so. It's a waste of money.

  • I love my phone works really well on wifi

  • I had similar issues with multiple phones,look into if your phones is being compromized or even tapped by someone. You explained multi signs of this in your comment all the things ur phones been doing are signs of it. Hopeits just a simple bug n u fix your problems n good luck, I know how annoying it is.

  • I am waiting on my second replacement phone. I bought got the phone the second week of June 2013. I also need a battery. Has anyone else had a problem with the battery? Does anyone know where I can get another battery that won't cost a lot? Does the battery have a warranty?

  • I am now waiting on my second replacement phone. Now I Can't get the phone to charge. The phone won't be a year old until the second week of June. I can't use it if it won't charge. Anyone have a suggestion on how to get it to charge. My replacement phone won't be here until Thursday.

  • how can i turn the phone on without the power button

  • i have the same issue with this phone

  • This is probably the strongest, most reliable phone on the market. Ive dropped it numerous times onto concrete and it has only scratches, no cracks or issues of any kind. If only they could build an S product or iphone that could hold up this well..

  • my phone charging port keeps going whacko i have to bend the cord for to charge and i replaced it twice for this excact same reason any one else have this problem

  • This phone is by far the worst phone I've ever had the displeasure of owning. As soon as the year long warranty on the phone expired, my phone went haywire. The charge won't hold. It dies after an hour. It freezes constantly & then restarts right in the middle of something. The charger port acquired a short in it. It'll just randomly close out whatever I'm doing and return to the home screen. All in all, this phone is not a good phone to purchase.

  • How do u set a ringtone for the text messages plz help i hate the stupid bubble sound it makes and or any other one they provide they suck....and my problems wit the phone is battery life...freezes....4g goes in and out but thats just metro.....my speaker just yesterday sounded crazy wen i tried to make a call but i restarted it and its been fine since but i am gettin a new phone in a few months just cuz i no any phone we get will piss us off one way or another cuz metro just sucks

  • I Dropped This Phone And The Camera Won't Work Any Ideas

  • I Dropped This Phone And The Camera Won't Work Any Ideas

  • Bought this phone for my daughter 12/1/12. This phone has been replaced due to manufacture defect 3 times and now to be the 4 th time IF metro pcs can order one. Due to what ever reasons this phone is always out of stock. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PHONE

  • Hows it doin now

  • How u cut the 4g off the galaxy attain

  • Is it with clear talk??

  • I use ringtones for text alerts all the time dont know why yours wont. Awesome phone for the price. Only complaint would be battery life.

  • You can't apply a ringtone as a text message alert!!!! Meaning a ringtone that didn't come stock.....phones that are ten years old can do that.

  • I have this phone for about 8 months now and overall I have been satisfied with it. Considering, I payed under $200 for it and my service plan is $50/mo for unlimited everything, I think it's a good deal. The call quality is good, as is the picture quality despite the poor camera specs. Yes, the battery life is not great. I charge it at work. Yes, it gets stuck about once a week, but that is easily remedied by removing and replacing the battery. These are surely inconveniences, but unless you have a job that prevents you from charging your phone, I would say the price I paid for this month makes it worth it.

  • Ok so the swype is terrible I do n out have unlimited 4g and this phone will log me out of wifi and use 4g as I speak im useing 4g amd im ay how woth my router 8 feet from me the battery has to be charged.3 to 4 times a day it freezes sometimes and gets really howi have a 1 year warrenty so I will take it back amd also the speaker sounds blown sometimes I mever listen to music loud its my first smart phone so of course I like it but it pisses me off at times

  • Its a great phone... except the stock email app is trippy... and its a 4G with buttons.. but overall its a great phone

  • I returned mine to Metro pcs 3 times for the same reasons as above, it freezes, it re-boots on its own, its re-booting as I write this, the screen just went black. I been a Metro customer since 1992, I brought more people to them than I can count. I never had a experience like this with their dumb phones. I will be forwarding this to Samsung and Metro. Im thinking about leaving both. The last time I did that Nokia suffered a major set back in sales and still haven't recovered. Zipperton.

  • This phone is awful. it never stays logged into wifi, the 4g barely works. and i don't know if anyone else has come across this issue, but none of my apps work. i run a business online so it is crucial that i have access to my emails at all times, but the gmail app won't work and i can't get online without wifi (which doesn't work). I've always been a metro fan. especially after getting screwed by verizon. However, i would buy a better phone and flash it to the metro network.

  • In order to keep from dropping calls when accidentally pressing the volume button, you must go into call settings and uncheck the "any button ends call" option.

  • The phone's battery life sucks. The 4g goes in and out. Thats about it. What to do about the connection though?

  • This is a really terrrible phone. The usability is just unbelievably bad. For example,if you are on a call and you accidentally touch the volume key on the upper right side the call is lost. If you touch the camera key on the lower right side the call is lost. So you have to hold the phone like it was a piece of bad tasting candy to keep the call. There are many, many other usability issues besides the very bad battery power. This seems to be a clear case of Samsung releasing a phone just to get a new rev out to a hesterical market willing to buy anything. If MetroPC had any sense they would replace this phone for free cause they are loosing customers to the big boys really fast.

  • I've had this phone for a month and other than two times of wacking out, it's worked wonderfully. It's fast, it doesn't freeze, and it takes clear pics despite the low camera specs. It's a dream come true after owning the zte score m. For the price and what I have to pay per month, it's definitely worth it.

  • maybe its the 4G thats making the battery go dead so fast maybe if u cut the 4G off the battery will last longer because thats what i have to doo when i get ready to leave the house

  • i have this phone now 4 about a month i got it on november 26,so yesterday december 26 that made a month nd yes sum times my phone do freeze and it lags at times..and it does get really hot when u charge it but i hope this phone last me 4 a while and im with metro so far i havent had any major problems with it and im praying to god that i dont intill i start workinq to get a new one.but i have had the exsprience where the phone taps the number by it self i literly thought i ghost was in my phone controllinqq it im like wtf!but yea hopefully i wont have no major problems

  • I had this phone for 3 weeks. Bought it brand new. The battery life on it is horrible, and it restarts itself for no reason. The first night I had this phone I went to bed with it fully charged, and woke up to it dead (I slept 6 maybe 7 hours) did not touch it ONCE. I had to charge it like 3-4 times a day.I just got an LG motion, and I absolutely love it.

  • Can anyone tell me how to turn this damn vibrate off on the attain Jr is their no way.

  • The worst phone from samsung my first smart ' ' phone reboot its self while on call and freeze and it will go back to home screen all the time ..

  • omg!! why are you ppl bitching soo much about this fone!!??? the galaxy attain is a great phone i love mine! never had any problems with it the battery is great it lasts me the whole day all in all i love this phone!!

  • Ive had this samsung for about a month. Its been good so far. I tried that Metro Cool Pad. Do not buy that phone. I sucks to the highest degree. It wouldnt power on. When I went to Metro about the problem, I had to wait a week for another one. Keep in mind that I had it for less than a week. When I returned to pick up my new one, there were two other people in line with the same,and other problems. At that point I decided to buy the Attain. For me, so far,so good. My power port is made of metal. Maybe they have improved it. Later days dude!

  • 10$

  • I originally bought this phone on feb 9th. In may I had to buy a new charger because the phone wouldnt hold a charge. By june I had to get another phone (still a galaxy attain) because the port was broke. Not because I dropped it or anything but because it is a defect within the phone. Now here it is october and im having the same problem. I do not want another attain because im DONE with the issues....

  • Okay so I bought this phone earlier this year and was semi disappointed. The camera does not zoom and the 4G in certain places is horrible. I just lost my phone and it is dead. I was at a wedding. I also have insurance on my phone but I am not sure how much it costs to get it replaced. Does anyone know?

  • I've had the same exact problem...i'm sick of this phone. Once I get the chance, i'm going to Verizon out getting a different, better phone.

  • How did u fix the mic problem?

  • I bought this phone in March 2012. The second month I had it the charging port broke, I had the metro pcs insurance and of course that wasn't covered. I take really good care of this phone. Three months later it started freezing and it would keep re-booting and it would just say "Samsung" Turn off then say "Samnsung" again over and over, It would not start compleatly. I then went to metro and again... was not covered! So, i went ahead and sent it to Samsung because I still have a year warrenty. They fixed the charging port and everything. 2 months later (now)it's shutting off and turning back on and saying "Samnsung" over and over. This phone has got to be the biggest waste ever. Spend over 350$ for it and all it does is give me problems.

  • So, I'm not sure if anyone ever goes on this thread anymore. I'm here to bitch about the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, like the rest of you. I'm really frustrated. The battery life does really suck, I can barely even unlock my phone from the lock screen, it takes multiple swipes, there's no zoom on this phone, I cannot even connect to the WiFi on my phone, even when I am home... It doesn't even allow me to save my Network. Today, I tried to Factory Reset my phone to see if maybe it would fix it and I'd have internet back on my phone again... but nothing. I have yet to have problems with phone calls though. Texting is semi okay.. But the internet is what bothers me the most.... It says it's 4G but it's a piece of shit. :/

  • I just bought the Samsung Galaxy Attain from Metro PCS two weeks ago and i'm having the same problem with my battery. $250, I expected a better phone than this and I am because the camera doesn't even zoom in and out. Very dissatisfied with Metro PCS and I have been a customer for over a year. Wish I hadn't spent so much on this phone otherwise I would definitely change providers.

  • Whenever my phone is charging it will either vibrate or make a sound(depending if on vibrate) is this normal because none of my other phones did that,it does it whenever im on it ,wether im textin or looking at facebook,but overall pretty good phone but it gets reallly annoying when it vibrates/makes noise when charging

  • man my phone died on me after two months they told me i could get a new one i just told them no and i bought an LG phone the attain wont start up it keeps replaying the samsung and metro pcs logos plus sad battery life and many things samsung galaxy NO GO attain.

  • The Galaxy Attain has a potential for being a good phone but I had a couple of annoying issues with it. One, every now and then, when I try to text or call my contacts, it would say Network Not Available and would not allow me to talk or text. It sometimes helped when I would restart but not all the time. Two, the battery life sucks on it. The Galaxy Attain only gave me FOUR hours at most on it. By the time I'm through with work, the phone is out of battery life. I had it replaced to see if the one I bought was a dud but the second Attain did the same thing as the first where it would die after four hours. Thirdly, the battery overheats. If I have my phone in my pocket or just in my.purse, it overheats which causes my phone to die. I tried to take the Attain to my local Metro PCS main store to see if they can help or if they an extended bat, but the clerks weren't helpful. They just said that its normal for the Attain to heat up like that. I can understand if I was using my phone and it heats up but for me to just keep it in my pocket or purse, it shouldn't heat up but it does. The only way I resolved this issue was to switch Providers And ended il getting a different Samsung. And in all honesty, I am pretty happy with the one I have now. It doesn't overheat and it lasts almost all day.

  • I love my attain until the mic went out so now everythime someone calls me I can hear them but they cant hear me. Has anyone else had this problem? As far as the battery goes I just ened up spending $30 on an extra battery with a charger deck. And it works great usually last around 10 hours. I dont even charge my phone when the batyery is almost dead I just take it out and pop the charged one in.

  • i had the same problem i went to see if i can get it replaced and they told me it had signs of water damage and they wouldnt replace it. get another battery and the charger they offer. its worth it.

  • It's a nice phone,but I had it for some months. I didn't have any problems until my charging port broke. Now, I have wait on a charge or get another phone.

  • I love this phone !

  • omg seriously thisphone ispretty good but my charger broke the little hole on bottom the phone its self is great but i go to school with a humdredpercent charge i come out of school without even touchingit check my phone and it has like 35 percent i mean wat kind of phone loses battery without even being used!!!!

  • The samsung galaxy attain sucks. Worst phone ever, but no one will fix this problem because metro purposely puts crap phones in its line up , samsung saves the best phones for the over the top plans with ATT and verizon. If you are a kid that gets everything from ur parents (or a lazy adult that mooches off them) then yeah u can get an iphone and pay $150 a month (real smart) but the rest of us who pay bills, we need a reliable phone from a company like metro and they purposely have crappy phones that are years behind technology. I bet the big companies make it this way out of fear that common sense would tell u to go to metro

  • Yeah the samsung galaxy attain, but I bet your paying over $100 a month for 2gb of data on that iphone. I had an iphone on ATT and my first bill was $178 and I didnt even go over my usuage, only good thing about metro is they have unlimited data , no caps no slow speeds, but the phones suck. Also ur iphone is only capable of 3g.

  • This phone sucks. Honestly it's only good for taking pictures. The charger port WILLbreak and you'll end up buying a new phone or BATTERY charger

  • mine was great except today! i can make a phone call but i cant hear the ringing sound & the person im calling! not just that i cant play my music either! but the speaker cant be the problem because they tried calling me back and it rang.. :'( i hate this phone now! i thought it was the best

  • im sorry to heard that ..i bought it a few days a go and im ver happy with it .i knew it wont be the same as AT&T with respect to the battery , coverage and the way that the apps looks like but even when is true that the battery doesn't last that long i found the same problems with my old iphone ..as much as you use the apps , internet , gps etc as much as you going to spend battery time there are a lot of places at least around where i live and work that AT&T it doesnt work either then for is worth it since im paying $ 100 less and i can definitly made unlimited calls and text msm and this doesnt take to much battery.

  • worst phone ever... i wanted the newest best phone out there, so i went to metro pcs and saw the galaxy attain 4g and immidiatley thought this has go to be the best phone. talked to the guy there and he made it seem like a big deal and a perfect phone... it wasnt at all what he said.. first day, i got in my car and sat there for a minute trying to surf the web, it would not connect, so i took it back and then he said ohhh you may need wifi to surf the web. (wow! that sucks) so i got home and got it to work finnaly. first thing i did was charge it. next day came and i took it off the charger and i went out to school. by the time school was out i noticed i only had about 20 percent battery left. so i went home charged it and i was talking on it for maybe 1 hour and noticed it went dead so i said ok whatever. i then went to download an app and it said no connection retry later. (i was connected to wifi!) so i then texted my friend that the phone sucks and it said text could not be sent will send when returns to service. so i waited and finally took it back they said they cant fix it (btw it was at metro so i recomend you not get metro at all) so i went home and it wouldnt run any apps at all now. so i got mad and took it back they had to warranty it out this time. so i thought it was just that 1 phone. (i was wrong) it wouldnt run apps or anything took it back and because of a small little tiny dent they would not warranty it out. wow! SO I AM CURRENTLY waiting for a charge back. long story short i had to take it back 4 times and now im done with samsung and metropcs

  • I got it and I havent had 4g service for a month now and metro doesnt want to fix it.worst phone ever.

  • My Samsung Galaxy Attain is great! It can last up to 12 hours! The only problem is a few days ago, it couldn't make any phone calls.

  • it has 4g network that's why it's battery is n0t go0d, overall i like it

  • The same for me. Bought it 8 days ago, Returned it yesterday because the battery wouldn't holdits charge more than 2 hours (on standby most of the time). Got a new battery: Was fully charged and it lasted 3 hrs. Do I still need to rate this phone. I will go back tomorrow to be refunded.

  • Omg. This was like I wrote it. Worst phone. Shuts down. I get 3 hours only on stand by

  • The purpose of writing this review is to get the REAL TRUTH out there!! When shopping for new phone service, I went to MetroPCS because I thought I'd get a deal and save money (I was wrong). I asked about the battery life for the Samsung Galaxy Attain phone, and was told that it would last all day with minimal text and phone use. After purchasing this phone with the unlimited MetroPCS service, I immediately ran into technical issues while setting up my phone and e-mail accounts. When I call customer support I had to jump through hoops just to get a real person, and when I did they barely spoke English and offered no help. My first day of regular usage consisted of taking the phone off the charger at 10:00am, not using the phone at all with it on standby until my lunch break at 4:30pm, and by this time the battery was dead. I thought surely this was a phone defect and not a regular occurance. I checked forums that all said positive stuff about the phone and dismissed any problems. I tried apps to increase the battery life, and anything else I could think of. However, The phone wouldn't even hold a charge in standby for 6hrs. When I took the phone back to the dealer, he was reluctant to return the phone because it had over 2 hours of talk time already, which was impossible for the amount I used it. I explained the problem and he told me my only choice was to take it to a corporate store to get a replacement. When I went to the corporate store I started to explain my problem to the rep. and before I could finish she knew exactly what phone model I was referring to as if this were a regular issue. She told me that even if she replaced the phone I'd still have the problem because the 4G LTE network (that you can't turn off) drains the battery so quick. The only option she offered me was to buy 2 additional batteries to keep as backup, explaining that the other rep. does the same for her phone. I felt like I was lied to by the dealer to get a sale, however, upon reflection I think he may have just told me what he thought was right. After a huge fuss and an unrelenting ambition I returned the phone and got my money back. I then went straight to the AT&T store and purchased a new 4Gs 16gb iPhone for $100 less than the Samsung Galaxy Attain phone & service. My battery lasts all day and then some, and I've had no problems with service. Why ANYONE would EVER purchase the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G phone is far beyond comprehension. Even the most basic of functions on this phone are only accessible with a charger nearby. Bottom-Line - The phone is no good if you can't use it for what you need. WORST PHONE EVER!!

  • Awesome phone!!!!....so far lol

  • the samsung attain awesome its the best phone on metro hands down. the lg esteem great phone battery life want hold a charge longer than 4hrs.....while the attain stays charge all day long end of story...

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  • Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G is best mobile their is no dobut

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  • as far as i know i thrust samsung product all look awesome

  • It does not look that bad it is going to be a great phone for metro. I wonder if it is going to use adobe flash.

  • Really Thinking about getting this phone.

  • no radio...galaxy y is more better than it..!!

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