Samsung Galaxy (original)

Smartphone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system
Samsung Galaxy (GT-I7500, GT-I7500L)
Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500 with a screen protector on
ManufacturerSamsung
ModelGT-I7500
Compatible networksHSDPA (3.5G) 900/1700/2100, Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
First released29 June 2009; 14 years ago (2009-06-29)
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy S
RelatedSamsung Galaxy Spica
Form factorBar
Dimensions115 mm × 56 mm × 11.9 mm
Mass114 g
Operating systemOriginal: Android 1.5 "Cupcake"
Current: Android 1.6 "Donut"
Unofficial: Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" via custom ROMs[1]
CPUARM11 528 MHz + DSP 256 MHz
Memory128 MB RAM
Storage8 GB, 7.6 GB user available
Removable storageMicroSD support for up to 32 GB
BatteryLi-Ion (1500 mAh)
Display320 x 480 px, 3.2 in, AMOLED, Touchscreen
Rear camera5 Megapixels with flash
ConnectivityUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS
Data inputsTouchscreen

The Samsung GT-I7500 Galaxy is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system. It was announced on 27 April 2009[2] and was released on 29 June 2009 as the first Samsung Mobile device to use the Android operating system introduced in the HTC Dream (marketed as the T-Mobile G1), [3] and the first in what would become the long-running Galaxy series. It was succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy S in 2010.

Features

The Galaxy is a smartphone, offering quad-band GSM and announced with tri-band HSDPA (900/1700/2100) at 7.2 Mbit/s (however, Samsung's official pages for the Danish,[4] Finnish,[5] Norwegian[6] and Swedish[7] versions only mention dual-band UMTS 900/2100). The phone features a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with power LED flash, and a digital compass. Unlike the first Android phone, the HTC Dream (known as the T-Mobile G1 in the USA), the i7500 has a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack,[8] and a Directional Pad in place of a trackball.[9]

The Galaxy offers a suite of Mobile Google services, including Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. The phone's GPS enables Google Maps features such as My Location, and Google Latitude. It also supports MP3, AAC (including iTunes Plus downloads) (only the codec, not the .aac format), and H.264 video.[10] A beta version of the Spotify music streaming service was also available for this phone via the Android Marketplace.

Criticism

Due to a lack of firmware updates, Samsung received criticism from original Galaxy users.[11]

For some countries, Samsung updated the Galaxy's firmware to Android Donut (1.6) version. Users from other countries could download and update manually at the risk of voiding the warranty.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GAOSP - unofficial port of Android 2.2 for the I7500". Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  2. ^ "Samsung launches I7500, the company's first Android-powered mobile phone". Innovator.samsungmobile.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  3. ^ "Samsung Galaxy full specs - PhoneArena". PhoneArena. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  4. ^ "Samsung Galaxy - Danish". Samsung.com. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  5. ^ "Samsung Galaxy - Finnish". Samsung.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  6. ^ "Samsung Galaxy - Norwegian". Samsung.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  7. ^ "Samsung Galaxy - Swedish". Samsung.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  8. ^ "Samsung launches its first Android phone - the i7500". Pocket Picks. 2009-04-28. Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  9. ^ "Samsung Galaxy i7500 Preview". Phone Arena. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  10. ^ Lanxon, Nate (2009-04-27). "CNET: Forget swine flu: Samsung i7500 Android phone is official". Crave.cnet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  11. ^ Ray, Bill. "Samsung's Galaxy stuck in history". www.theregister.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014.
  12. ^ "Upgrade firmware of Samsung Galaxy by Drakaz". Drakaz. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.

External links

  • Samsung Mobile homepage
  • Official press release
  • Samsung Galaxy I7500 Owners Group Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
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