Samsung Galaxy W

Samsung Galaxy W (Model: I8150)

Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Series	I Series
Compatible networks	GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3GUMTS/HSDPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
Related	Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy R
Type	Touchscreen smartphone
Dimensions	115.5 mm (4.55 in) H 59.8 mm (2.35 in) W 11.5 mm (0.45 in) D
Weight	3.9 oz (110 g)
Operating system	Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UI 4.0
CPU	1.4 GHz single-core Qualcomm Scorpion MSM8255T Snapdragon SoC processor
GPU	Adreno 205 GPU
Memory	512 MB RAM
Storage	2 GB flash memory
Removable storage	microSD (up to 32 GB)
Battery	Li-ion 1500 mAh
Display	800×480 px, 9.34 cm (3.7 in) at 252 ppi WVGA Super CLEAR (LCD)
Rear camera	5 Mpx with auto focus, 720p 30fps HD video recording and stills. Single LED flash.
Front camera	VGA for video chatting, video recording, and stills
Connectivity	3.5 mm TRRS; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 3.0; Micro USB 2.0; DLNA, GPS;
Data inputs	Multi-touch touch screen, headset controls, GP2A proximity and GP2A ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, AK8975 magnetometer and AK8975 Orientation sensor, BMA222 accelerometer, aGPS, Gravity Sensor, Rotation Vector Sensor and stereo FM-radio
Other	Exchange ActiveSync, integrated messaging Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, and Game Hub

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Samsung Galaxy W I8150 TouchWiz 4.0 Lockscreen

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in October, 2011 as a variant to the Samsung Galaxy S II. The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 (aka Samsung Ancora)is a smaller-sized 9.34 cm (3.7 in) touchscreen variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II. The Galaxy W is a downgrade in features to that of the Samsung Galaxy S II with the same comparable downgraded features as that of the Samsung Galaxy R. The Galaxy W features a WVGA Super CLEAR (LCD) capacitive touchscreen with continued 480x800 resolution, the Galaxy W also features a 5 megapixel still-image camera with 720p video capture. The main differences of the Galaxy W from other variants, is that it features a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm manufactured processor, its physical design differs slightly and furthermore its screen has a higher pixel density (ppi) compared to that of the Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy R.

Prior to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S II, there were speculative reports of a smaller-sized, stripped down variant planned for release; in a similar example to the way the HTC HD Mini was towards the HTC HD2. The name previously rumored for this smaller Samsung Galaxy S II variant included the naming suffix of 'Mini' added the end of its name.

Other Variants

T-mobile Samsung Exhibit II SGH-T679

Launch

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 was launched in October 2011.

Hardware

Processor

Samsung Galaxy W I8150 uses the Snapdragon MSM8255T 45 nm ARMv7 1.4Ghz Scorpion, Adreno 205 SoC processor. Snapdragon is a family of mobile system on chips by Qualcomm. Qualcomm considers Snapdragon a "platform" for use in smartphones, tablets, and smartbook devices.

The Snapdragon application processor core, dubbed Scorpion, is Qualcomm's own design. It has many features similar to those of the ARM Cortex-A8 core and it is based on the ARM v7 instruction set, but theoretically has much higher performance for multimedia-related SIMD operations.

All Snapdragon processors contain the circuitry to decode high-definition video (HD) resolution at 720p or 1080p depending on the Snapdragon chipset. Adreno, the company's proprietary GPU technology, integrated into Snapdragon chipsets (and certain other Qualcomm chipsets) is Qualcomm's own design, using assets the company acquired from AMD.

Memory

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 features 512 MB of dedicated RAM.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 uses a 93.89-millimetre (3.696 in) WVGA Super CLEAR LCD (SC-LCD) capacitive touchscreen.

Camera

On the back of the device is an 5 megapixel camera with single LED flash that can record videos in high-definition 720p. There is also a fixed focus front-facing VGA camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording.

Software

Android 2.3

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 ships with Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) installed.

User interface

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 employs the latest proprietary Samsung TouchWiz 4.0 user interface.

Bundled applications

Four new Samsung 'Hub' applications were revealed at the 2011 Mobile World Congress for the Galaxy S II and the Samsung Galaxy W I8150 includes the same:

Social Hub

Which integrates popular social networking services like Facebook and Twitter into one place rather than in separate applications.

Readers Hub

This hub provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, ebooks and magazines from a worldwide selection.

Music Hub

An application store for downloading and purchasing music tracks on the device. Samsung has teamed up with 7digital to offer this service.

Game Hub

An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including Gameloft to offer this service.

Other applications

More applications include Kies 2.0, Kies Air, AllShare (for DLNA), Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation, Google Maps with Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta) and Lost Phone Management, Adobe Flash 10.2, QuickOffice application and 'QuickType' by SWYPE.

Media support

The Samsung Galaxy W I8150 supports various audio formats including MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF audio formats and video formats support for MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1. Recording & Playback in up to 720p HD video files.