Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Review and Specifications

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is a smartphone with Android 2.1 (Eclair) OS and ARM Cortex A8 1 GHz processor, High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 7.2 Mbps and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.76 Mbps 3G specifications, it weighs 118 g and its dimension is 64.2 * 122.4 * 9.9 mm with Super Active Matrix OLEDs (C-Type) display screen, its resolution is WVGA (480 * 800) and 4.0 inches size, 16 Million colors.

The battery is a standard Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 1500 mAh battery with a stand by power of 576 h max and a talk time power of 393 min max. The camera is of 5 Mega Pixels with face detection, smile detection, geo-tagging, etc., Its has 16 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB ROM, and extendable micro SD till 32 GB. Both MP3 and MP4 players are available, its audio jack is 3.5 mm. The phone comes in two colors such as black and white.

Its other features include Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 and profiles like GAP, SSP, SDAP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, AVRCP, and etc., EDGE, GPRS, micro USB v2.0, WAP, AGPS, TV-output, FM radio and FM radio RDS, editors for image, video and documents, mobile printing, web pages like Google, Maps, Gmail, Picasa, GTalk, and etc., voice commands, HTML browsers like Chrome Lite, Flash Lite, also has flight mode, SMS, MMS, RSS Feeds, email and IM. Open Mobile Alliance device management (supports provisioning, configuration of device, software upgrades and fault management) and data synchronization are available.

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Specifications :

Dimensions :
64.2 * 122.4 * 9.9 mm with Super Active Matrix OLEDs (C-Type) display screen, its resolution is WVGA (480 * 800) and 4.0 inches size

when compared to : Nokia N8 its dimensions are 113.5 * 59.1 * 12.9 mm with Active Matrix OLEDs capacitive touchscreen, and 3.5 inches

iPhone its dimensions are 115.2 * 56.8 * 9.3 mm, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 3.5 inches

Blackberry Torch its dimensions are 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm with TFT capacitive screen, 3.2 inches

Weight : 118g

when compared to : Nokia N8 weighs 135 g , iPhone weighs 137 g , Blackberry Torch weighs 161 g

3G : High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 7.2 Mbps and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.76 Mbps which is same for all mobiles compared above

16 million colors

Battery :

standard Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 1500 mAh battery with a stand by power of 576 h max and a talk time power of 393 min max

when compared to : Nokia N8 has standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery with stand by power of 400 h and talk time power of 6 h

iPhone has standard Li-Po 1420 mAh battery with stand by power of  3oo h and talk time power of 7 h

Blackberry Torch has standard Li-Ion 1300 mAh standard battery with stand by power of 340 h and talk time power of 6 h

Camera :

5 Mega Pixels with face detection, smile detection, geo-tagging, etc., whereas Nokia N8 has 12 MP camera

Memory :

16 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB ROM, and extendable micro SD till 32 GB

when compared to : Nokia N8 has 16 GB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM

Blacknerry Torch has 4 GB, 512 MB RAM and ROM

MP3 and MP4 players

3.5 mm audio jack

Colors : black, white

Wi-Fi : IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

  • Bluetooth v3.0 and profiles like GAP, SSP, SDAP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, AVRCP, and etc.,
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • Micro USB v2.0
  • WAP, AGPS
  • TV-output
  • FM radio and FM radio RDS
  • Editors for image, video and documents, mobile printing, web pages like Google, Maps, Gmail, Picasa, GTalk, and etc.,
  • Voice commands
  • HTML browsers like Chrome Lite
  • Flash Lite
  • Flight mode
  • SMS, MMS, RSS Feeds, email and IM
  • Open Mobile Alliance device management (supports provisioning, configuration of device, software upgrades and fault management) and data synchronization are available.

RIM finally with Amazon MP3 for Blackberry

Amazon MP3 is finally launched for blackberry smartphones with data service plan accompanying either blackberry OS version 5.0 or the latest versions, and with 3g,wi-fi,etc. Amazon mp3 is a digital music store of amazon.com it is the first to sell music without DRM during 2008,  previously it was with 256 kbps variable bit rate MP3 format.

The app is available in beta it allows you to buy and download music over a fourteen million songs available on its catalog, you can search songs using artists, albums and other search criteria. It also lets you to share songs and send comments to your friends through your blackberry, bookmarks are available which let you to download later or there is preview option which lets you to preview the song/ album before you choose to purchase and download. Other options are redeeming amazon gift card points from the apps store, daily music deals which offers a free music.

Blackberry sales slumps @ Verizon Wireless

Blackberry sales have slumped at Verizon Wireless as huge percent of  Verizon’s smart phone sales are the phones with Android OS and the rest are the phones with Palm OS.

Analysts have found that this is due to the failure of Curve 3G which is a slim phone with Wi-Fi, 2 mega pixel camera, GPS, external media keys, optical trackpad, and etc to replace its older Curve 8530 version. Also Blackberry is facing a low sales level in its Tour/Bold series.

And as for this season most of the buyers are awaiting for iPhone and 4G LTE phones.