Taking Advantage of the Bluetooth Features of the Samsung Infuse

By Gareth Jale


The Samsung Infuse 4G is near perfect straight out of the box. It sports a thin design, a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 1.2 GHz CPU, 512MB RAM and an internal storage of 16GB. For the items it's "missing," such as a case and a screen protector, Samsung has ensured a diverse range of accessories. Another must-have accessory for the Infuse is an earphone or a headset, and people will have their choices of different styles, including new Bluetooth models.

With a choice between Bluetooth and wired, why would anyone pick wired over the Bluetooth? It's most likely because of misconception, perceptions that were right before but now is false. Take price, for instance. Users who have never purchased Bluetooth products think they're very expensive. After all, they were expensive when Bluetooth products first hit the market. However, a lot of things have changed over the years. In fact, the added Bluetooth technology adds very little to the price, so similar headsets that differ only in the Bluetooth department tend to have similar pricing. Sure, there's a slight premium, but it's not a budget buster.

Another common issue is complexity. Many new users look for a challenge making the connection between a Bluetooth headset and this mobile device. The good part is that the Bluetooth isn't even close to being like this. In fact, we often describe modern Bluetooth products as auto-magic. Just power up the Infuse and the Bluetooth headset, and the Infuse will automatically detect it. It will also automatically assign it as the primary listening devices if it doesn't have multiple options. If it does have options, you just need to select it by name and tap the screen.

Many users also worry about inferior performance and quality. Owners paid for a top-notch multimedia experience, and that's what they want. When Bluetooth was relatively new, it didn't strongly support anything more than the bandwidth required for a phone conversation. If you tried to listen to music or a movie, it would sound terrible. But Bluetooth has come a long way, and now we have profiles like A2DP. A2DP allows a Bluetooth device to support the full range of 2-channel stereo as it streams music or whatever. So if you compare a Bluetooth headset with a conventional headset of similar quality, you can expect a listening experience that's just as good.

Last but not least, people tend to be concerned with battery life. Conventional earphones and headsets don't draw power from the phone. Bluetooth device, however, do. So people who are already struggling with battery life worry that it will diminish their experience even further. The good news is that Bluetooth draws some juice but it draws a very small amount. In fact, if you can power-use the Infuse for six hours with modern headphones, then you can also hook up a Bluetooth headset, use the phone in the same manner for 6 hours.




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