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Samsung Galaxy S
File:Samsung-i9000-galaxy-s.jpg
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SloganTurn on Smart Life
Availability by regionJune/July, 2010
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy i-7500
Form factorCandybar smartphone
Dimensions122.4 mm (4.82 in) (h)
64.2 mm (2.53 in) (w)
9.9 mm (0.39 in) (d)
Mass118 g (4.2 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.1 (Upgradable to 2.2) [1] with TouchWiz UI 3.0
CPUSamsung Hummingbird S5PC110, 1 Ghz
Memory512MB RAM, 2GB ROM
Storage8/16 GB (Flash Nand Memory)
Removable storagemicroSD (up to 32GB supported)
BatteryLi-pol 1500mAh Talk time: 2G/803 min, 3G/393 min. Standby time: 2G/750 hrs, 3G/576 hrs.
Display4.0” Pseudo WVGA
Super AMOLED(Pentile) (0.38 Megapixels) with mDNIe
Rear camera5 Megapixel with Auto Focus but no flash, 720p HD Video, Self shot, Action shot, Panorama shot, Stop motion, Smile shot, Add me
Front cameraFront-facing VGA camera (on select models)
ConnectivityDual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz CDMA 800/1900 MHz EVDO Rev. A, WiMAX 2.5 to 2.7GHz; 802.16e 2.5G(GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz; 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps): 900/ 1900/ 2100 MHz; Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n); Bluetooth 3.0; USB 2.0, DLNA, Radio FM
Data inputsMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 3-axis accelerometer, additional 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, proximity & light sensors, Swype
OtherTV out, Integrated Messaging ‘Social Hub’, Android Market, Samsung Apps, A-GPS, Augmented Reality with Layar Reality Browser, Video Messaging. Exchange ActiveSync, Offline & No SIM Mode, Voice Command, RSS Reader, Widgets, Smart Security[2]

The Samsung i9000 Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It includes Android version 2.1 but it has been confirmed that Android 2.2 will be made available for it in September 2010. It features a 1 GHz "Hummingbird" processor along with 8-16 GB internal memory, a 4 inch 480x800(green)240x800(red, blue) pixel Super AMOLED(Pentile) widescreen, capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera in addition to a VGA front-facing camera,[3][4] and a PowerVR graphics processor yielding 90 million triangles per second, making it the fastest graphics processing unit in any Android phone to date.[5] In addition being amongst the first phones to offer bluetooth 3.0 and/or Divx HD,[6] at 9.9mm it is at time of release the thinnest Android phone.[7]

Samsung sold over 500,000 of this smartphone in just over the first month of sales in South Korea.[8] As of June 13th, 2010, Samsung has sold over 1 million units globally.[9]

Launch

The phone was initially launched in Singapore on June 4, 2010 priced as low as $0 on a two-year contract and SG$1098 (approx. $780 USD) without a contract.[10] Before the end of its first weekend on sale in Singapore Samsung tweeted that Singtel, the exclusive carrier to sell the device in Singapore, were sold out of devices.[11][12] On Friday June 25th 2010, the phone was launched in Malaysia through Maxis at RM1699 (approx. $515 USD) with a 12 month data plan contract.[13] It is to be released in the U.K. and parts of Asia in June 2010, later in June it should make its way to other parts of Europe.[14][15] It is set to launch on over 100 carriers worldwide in 100 countries.[16] Samsung announced that minor variants of its Galaxy S smartphones named as Epic, Vibrant, Fascinate and Captivate would be released "soon" for US Markets. [17]

Lauded reception

Samsung is shipping an initial 1 million units of the Galaxy S to its carrier partners to satisfy demands for the phone.[18]

CNET Asia gave the Galaxy S a favourable review with a score of 8.4/10. The Galaxy S was compared, and preferred, to current high-end Android-based phones such as the HTC Desire, Xperia X10, Nexus One, and smartphones using different operating systems like the iPhone 3GS, which runs iOS, and HTC HD2, which runs Windows Mobile. [19][20]

GSMArena.com described the Galaxy S as having "perfect audio quality". [21] Overall, the phone's superior all-round performance made it a "new leader of the Android pack". [22]

Hardware versions

It is expected that there will be multiple versions of this phone released in order to support the different wireless technologies used by different carriers, for example in the US Sprint will offer a variation that will feature a 4G radio and a hardware keyboard. [23].

The initial version of this phone supports HSPA at 900, 1900, and 2100 MHz (as well as the usual four bands at 2G).

User Interface & Software features

The Phone employs the latest proprietary Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface (UI). Unlike TouchWiz 3.0 on Samsung Wave, it only allows up to 7 homescreens. However, different from other Android UIs, TouchWiz 3.0 actually allows users to add, delete and re-arrange homescreens. The program launcher is also different from other Android UIs, when it's opened, it brings up an iOS like program menu which allows you to customize the arrangement of program shortcut icons. In addition to that, 3 of the 4 icons at the bottom of the screen can also be edited to users' liking.

The most important aspect of all 3 generations of TouchWiz UI is the Widget interface. The most prominent widgets that come with the Galaxy S are the daily briefing, weather clock and the buddy widget. Daily briefing brings up all essential day to day information (finance, weather, AP mobile news, Schedule) in 1 page. Weather clock is a classic Analog Clock with a City's weather of your choice being displayed below the clock. The buddy Widget allows you to text and call your contacts quickly. In addition to Samsung Widgets, standard Android widgets can be added and removed from the homescreens.

Software wise, the phone comes with the Layar Reality Browser, a program that visualizes GPS direction. Aldiko e-book is an ebook reader. The phone also comes with various upgraded versions of software that came with Samsung's previous generation of smartphones (such as i8910HD and i8000 Omnia II).

North American Variants

U.S.

  • AT&T released a variant of this phone for the USA on June 17, 2010 under the name "Samsung Captivate". It does not have a front camera.[24]
  • T-Mobile released a version of the phone called the "Vibrant" on July 15th, 2010[25], making it the third Android 2.x phone officially supported on the T-Mobile network (after the Nexus One and MyTouch 3G Slide). The price is $199 with a new, two-year contract, or less through some distributors.[26] Current T-Mobile customers can upgrade with a two-year contract extension for $149.99. It does not have a front camera, nor does it have an LED camera flash.
  • Sprint announced the "Samsung Epic 4G" featuring a 4G radio, a hardware keyboard and reworked version of Android 2.1. This version is 14.2mm thick. This includes the front camera of the international version, a full QWERTY keyboard, and also adds a camera flash.[27]
  • Verizon has revealed plans to release a "Samsung Fascinate", though no specifications or images have been released as of yet. It removes the front camera found in the international version, but adds a camera flash.[28]

Canada

  • Rogers announced availability under the "Samsung Galaxy S Captivate" name. It will be identical to the Samsung Captivate on AT&T in the US.[29]
  • Bell released the international version of the Galaxy S on August 6th, 2010, under the name "Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant". Although T-Mobile in the US uses a similar "Vibrant" moniker, Bell's phone is not the T-Mobile version.[30]

Twitter Giveaway

A twitter account called samsungukmobile started to give away this phone to people who have complained about the iPhone 4, the giveaway has been confirmed as legitimate and was quite popular with gadget reviewers Phandroid and Cnet both praising this action. This may have been used to take advantage of Apple's "Grip of Death" problem in their iPhone 4.

GPS and compass problems

Many users across the net have started reporting GPS and compass problems with the Galaxy S[31], Captivate[32], and Vibrant[33]. GPS problems range from device not being able to lock on to any satellites, to signal being constantly dropped. These problems prevent the phone from locking onto a users location when using an application such as Google Maps. Many users are also reporting that the GPS fails to accurately locate the user, making navigation with the Galaxy S, Captivate, and Vibrant troublesome. The magnetometer which is built into the device is also having problems determining the correct bearing and renders the compass in some cases useless. It is still unclear whether this is a hardware or a software issue, which could potentially be amended with future firmware updates if the issue is software related.

Media support

The Galaxy S comes with support for many audio file formats, including 2 lossless audio codecs, video codecs and video formats:

Video codecs

Video formats

Lossless audio

Other audio

See also

References

  1. ^ http://twitter.com/SamsungMobileUS/status/17368587945
  2. ^ "Samsung Unpacked". Retrieved 18 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Text "date 2010-04-18" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Android Smartphone In Action – Video", Geeky Gadgets, 24 March 2010
  4. ^ "Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 Android 2.1 smartphone announced", SlashGear, 23 March 2010
  5. ^ "Samsung Galaxy S "Hummingbird" chip to have 3x GPU power of Snapdragon", Android and Me, 26 March 2010
  6. ^ "Galaxy S in a Hurry to become world's second Divx HD phone", Engadget, 23 March 2010
  7. ^ "5 reasons to wait for the Samsung Galaxy S", Android and Me, 30 March 2010
  8. ^ http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/07/133_70404.html
  9. ^ http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/13/samsung-galaxy-to-add-10-million-to-android/
  10. ^ http://www.techknots.com/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s-to-arrive-in-singapore-first
  11. ^ http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/06/samsung-galaxy-s-launched-in-singapore-already-sold-out/
  12. ^ http://twitter.com/samsungsg/status/15544638024
  13. ^ http://www.soyacincau.com/2010/06/28/first-impressions-samsung-galaxy-s/
  14. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/samsung-galaxy-s-will-hit-asia-in-june-get-froyo-later/
  15. ^ http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/05/retailer-uk-samsung-galaxy-s-delayed-until-17-june/
  16. ^ http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/06/03/2010060301729.html
  17. ^ "Samsung's Galaxy S Series Is Epic, Vibrant, Fascinating and Captivating". WINARS.
  18. ^ http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=456021
  19. ^ http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39051199,45229322p,00.htm
  20. ^ http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39051206,39000063c-20000066q,00.htm?&sort=2/
  21. ^ http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s-review-478p6.php
  22. ^ http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s-review-478p9.php
  23. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/samsungs-epic-4g-for-sprint-seems-to-live-up-to-its-name/4#c28929703/
  24. ^ http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18033&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30881&mapcode=consumer
  25. ^ http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/
  26. ^ http://tmobilephones2010.com/2010/07/t-mobile-ramps-up-with-samsung-vibrant-get-it-for-99/
  27. ^ http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1441988&highlight=
  28. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/samsungs-epic-4g-for-sprint-seems-to-live-up-to-its-name/4#c28929703/
  29. ^ http://redboard.rogers.com/2010/samsung-galaxy-s-captivate-coming-soon-to-rogers/
  30. ^ http://galaxys.bell.ca/index.html
  31. ^ http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/104872-gps-issues.html
  32. ^ http://androidforums.com/samsung-captivate/128026-everyone-who-having-gps-problems.html
  33. ^ http://androidforums.com/samsung-vibrant/132109-gps-doesnt-work.html

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