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I thought it looked HORRIBLE in the pre-release pictures. They all made it look, and sound, like it was pure plastic. It feels mostly metal and glass to me (even if it's not), and because the screen is nearly as black as the case it's a nice shiny solid black slab. I think it's pretty sexy.
 
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When I saw all the advertisements, I was disappointed by the look of the Captivate. I thought the other versions looked cooler. Then when I got my captivate in the mail and held it... That changed it all. Then, my wife got the Vibrant; it actually does have a plastic housing and feels a little cheap to me. That's when I knew the Vibrant was the best of the Galaxy phones.

So yes... My captivate is sexy.

*I'm still pissed the GPS doesn't work in this sexy phone.
 
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I like the look of it over the other SGS phones, because the others look like KIRF-y iPhone 3G knockoffs.

I do wish the top/bottom portions of the back of the phone didnt look so cheap, especially the camera.

It DOES look and feel better in person than in pictures.

The best looking phone out? Hard to say, I really did like the aesthetics of the iPhone 4, when I had it, but I mean, if you can't hold it how you like and make calls, thats a huge problem. The glass was very premium looking and feeling.
 
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I think it looks great overall but I could have done without the faux carbon fiber look on the back and I don't like the raised GalaxyS on the back, over that it will wear down I have a feeling.

Speaking of which...are there replacement back panels you can find out there? Or do you think there will be? I would just like a flat black back panel.
 
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