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Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 Review:
Samsung seem determined to keep churning out handset after handset, virtually flooding the market with all types of device, running on all types of platform, across as wide a range as possible. One of the more recently announced devices is the Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5, which will also be known in the European market as the Samsung i5500 Europa.
This Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 looks like a Corby, but it walks and talks like a smartphone. Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 is loved by those who take one step at a time. And this is a 3G mobile phone with a 2.8 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen. Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate is designed for this Samsung I5500 mobile phone. What's more, the phone has 1GB memory included and supports microSD up to 16GB.

Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 Key Features:
•Quad-band GSM/EDGE, HSDPA 900/2100
•Android OS v2.1 Eclair
•600 MHz processor
•2.8" capacitive TFT touchscreen of QVGA resolution, 16M colors
•170 MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB), 1GB card included
•2 megapixel camera with geotagging, QVGA video @ 15fps
•Wi-Fi connectivity
•Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
•Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
•FM radio with RDS
•TouchWiz UI v3.0
•Accelerometer for UI auto-rotate
•Social networking integration with direct file uploads
Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 Specifications:
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2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| Announced |
2010, June |
| Status |
Available. Released 2010, August |
| Size |
Dimensions |
108 x 56 x 12.3 mm |
| Weight |
102 g |
| Display |
Type |
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches |
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- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate |
| - TouchWiz v3.0 |
| Sound |
Alert types |
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes, check quality |
| Memory |
Phonebook |
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records |
Practically unlimited |
| Internal |
170 MB |
| Card slot |
microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB, 1GB included, buy memory |
| Data |
GPRS |
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| EDGE |
Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G |
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA |
| Bluetooth |
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Infrared port |
No |
| USB |
Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
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| Camera |
Primary |
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
| Features |
Geo-tagging, smile shot |
| Video |
Yes, QVGA@15fps |
| Secondary |
No |
| Features |
OS |
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) |
| CPU |
600 MHz processor |
| Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
| Browser |
HTML |
| Radio |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games |
Downloadable |
| Colors |
Black |
| GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Java |
Via third party application |
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- Social networking integration |
| - MP4/H.264/H.263 player |
| - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player |
| - Organizer |
| - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube |
| - Voice memo |
| - Predictive text input |
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| Battery |
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Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh |
| Stand-by |
Up to 521 h (2G) / Up to 375 h (3G) |
| Talk time |
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |
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