Product Review
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Samsung has taken the crown by the strong presence of its touchscreen device. Their usual weapon is TouchWiz, which brings PocketPCs and feature phones closer together. Now, they are stepping forward on the new zone, TouchWiz for Android with Samsung I7500 Galaxy. It is the first mobile manufactured by Samsung that uses the source Android operating system. Let’s welcome Samsung to the Android party.
What’s inside? The Phone, a Battery, a Charger, a Data Cable, a headset, a pouch, CD and User's Guide.
Galaxy is the slimmest Android phone on the market yet in only 115 x 56 x 11.9 mm. With the 3.2” screen and the hardware buttons below the screen are generously sized.
Galaxy is available in two colors: Onyx Black and White Silver.
You can find an array of function keys (Menu, Call, End, Home and Back) on the panel. What? The tracball is replaced by a directional pad with an OK sign. Actually, trackball is no longer the Android rule since the HTC Tattoo is out. However, I prefer trackball.
The microUSB port, a lanyard eyelet and a standard 3.5mm audio jack are located at the top.
The shutter key, which can be half-pressed to handle autofocus, and a hold key are located on the right of the phone.
And the left side only has the volume rocker.
The 5MP camera with LED flash is located at the back of the phone. A first glance, it seems like HTC Tattoo: round-edge, plastic finished. But the Samsung Logo at top reminds you it’s not from HTC.
You have to remove the back panel reveals the SIM compartment, but that’s how you get to the microSD card slot as well.
The Android UI is no longer only shown in HTC device, but Samsung also. It is exactly the same as the one on HTC Magic.
Here is the virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard. Each touch on the screen is quite responsive. They keyboard is available to rotate in portrait or landscape modes.
Of course, the Google phone is empowered with access to the amazing Google services. The functionality of the music player hasn’t changed much and the Search of the YouTube/Browser feature is great.
The Galaxy is a great phone running an OS of great potential. With 3 .2" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, as well as the 8GB of internal memory and a card slot for 16GB more, provide you with enough space for all your favor music, plus a touch-wise feature. And of course, YouTube and Facebook sure add value to the 5MP camera with LED flash. The only archenemy is HTC Hero at meanwhile, who lack of flash in camera and with 512 MB internal memory only. However, its Sense UI is certainly a treat.
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