Saturday 11 June 2011

Listening to Music with the Samsung Infuse

By Gareth Jale


The Infuse 4G is one of those phones that was generating buzz before Samsung officially announced it. It is supported by an amazing 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.2GHz Hummingbird CPU, 16GB internal storage and with microSD capabilities up to 32GB. This already versatile phone also has a diverse range of accessories that expand those possibilities. Finding that perfect case or screen protector won't be problem. Despite all this flexibility, the Infuse has achieved a lot of attention for its multimedia capabilities. This is arguably one of the best music players on the market, and in that spirit, we'll look into the Android music applications that enhances the phone's functionality.

Pandora is arguably the best music application for the Infuse or other smart phones. With Pandora, all you need is Internet access, and then it doesn't matter how much internal storage you have or how large your personal music library is. Pandora gives you access to a music collection more massive than you could ever hope to assemble yourself, and you don't even have to pay for it. The basic edition of this application is supported by advertisements. But what truly makes Pandora great is that it feeds off of your likes and dislikes and builds better radio stations.

After Pandora comes Rhapsody, a music application that requires a monthly subscription. They do, however, offer a free 2 week trial that should allow people to make the decision of keeping it or not. Like Pandora, Rhapsody gives you access to a massive music library. But the thing that separates Rhapsody from Pandora is that you can listen to anything you want, whenever you want. You can easily create your own Pandora-like radio stations by creating Rhapsody playlists, and there are also community-based playlists for various genres and moods.

ITunes is the massively popular do-it-all music management system for Mac, the various Apple gadgets and even Windows. They don't make iTunes for Android so many Android users had to go on without it. That was until doubleTwist came along. DoubleTwist even brands itself as "iTunes for Android," and that's more than just marketing hyperbole. The great thing about DoubleTwist is that it's not exactly like iTunes; it's actually an improved version. In fact, we'd like to completely dismiss iTunes and use DoubleTwist more.

Lastly, we have BubbleBeats, which is essentially a cross between doubleTwist and Pandora, in terms of its ability to learn and work auto-magically. The major downside to BubbleBeats is that it stems from your own music library, and it's very limited by that. If you have a huge and organized music library, BubbleBeats is a great music application that provides a great experience. It won't be your go-to music app, but you'll certainly get a lot of use out of it.




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