The Samsung Galaxy Spica is stylish Smartphone which uses the Android Operating System Version 1.5 and has a 3.2 inch 16 million colour AMOLED touch screen. This phone uses WLAN WiFi technology which allows the user to connect to the internet using a wireless WiFi connection. The Samsung Galaxy Spica comes with a massive 128 megabytes of RAM memory which can be added to with a compact memory card of up to 32 gigabytes. It has a 3.1 megapixel digital camera with autofocus and digital flash, a music player and music storage. This is a Quad band phone.
25 Feb 2010 Equally stunning in enigmatic black or immaculate white, the Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700) follows the previously released Samsung Galaxy i5700. It comes with a wider array of more advanced features and enhanced technologies to suit the modern mobile phone user's needs. It tips the scale at 124 grams and has the full measurement of 115 x 57 x 13.2 millimetres.
Named after the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, this handset sports a touch-sensitive AMOLED screen that measures 81.28 millimetres and supports 16 million colours on 320 x 480 resolution. It supports an Android v.1.5 operating system which powers its professional yet user friendly interface that resembles an attention-grabbing galactic design. This handset is customisable using a set of ringtones in polyphonic and MP3 formats, which users can assign for call, text and other alerts.
The Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700) is a quad band handset that works over GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900, as well as HSDPA 2100. Frequent travelers will find this mobile phone a good communication device for roaming purposes, but its network reach may be dependent on its user's service provider.
The World Wide Web is a just few clicks away using this handset's internal HTML browser. The Internet connectivity is powered by WLAN Wi-Fi technology that allows on-the-go users to hop one favourite Web site to another or make online transactions at nearby hotspots. In addition, this handset enables users to share data with compatible devices like laptops, personal computers, printers, scanners or other mobile phones through the USB facility. Wireless file sharing between compatible devices that are, at most, 10 metres apart is also possible through this handset's Bluetooth with A2DP technology. This mobile phone is loaded with GPRS and EDGE technologies that boost file transfer rates. Being a 3G HSDPA handset, the Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700) guarantees to be an efficient gizmo at multi-tasking.
Through this handset, users may communicate with their friends and family through text or SMS and multimedia or MMS messaging. It also comes with an instant messaging capability and supports sending and receiving of e-mail messages. In addition, this mobile phone comes with a set of organiser tools that aid busy users in their daily schedules, and keep them on top of their tasks. This handset comes with phone book, calendar, clock, alarm clock, calculator, and speaker phone. It also has added features of a digital compass and GPS with Google Maps support that assist users in their travels. Users are able to keep track of their missed, dialed and answered calls using the call log option.
While loaded by a host of practical features, this mobile phone also makes a portable entertainment device. A 3.1-Megapixel camera makes an ideal companion for photo buffs who enjoy taking instant snapshots. This integrated camera comes with auto focus and flash to ensure good quality of photo outputs. Users may then store their pictures in a Photo Album facility in this mobile phone. Using this camera, users may also record videos or view footages on the touch screen in MPEG4, H263, H264 and WMV formats.
Users need not look for a separate music device. The Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700) comes with a music player that supports MP3, eAAC+ and WMA formats. This handset also comes with a music storage facility through which users may stock up their music files. Keeping this handset even more interesting is its support for mobile gaming. It offers a selection of pre-installed games in Java format, and allows users to enjoy games that are downloaded from the Internet.
This mobile phone comes with 128 Megabytes of Random Access Memory, which is expandable to up to 32 Gigabytes using a memory card. Users may speak with their contacts for a maximum talk time of 11.5 hours. With its battery fully charged, this handset has a maximum standby capacity of 650 hours.
Unhappy users of this mobile phone dislike this handset for its casing that is a fingerprint-magnet, making it look messy. Nevertheless, users have commended the AMOLED technology in the Samsung Galaxy Spica (i5700) touch screen which results in images bursting with beautiful colours. Others also find the handset's galactic-designed user interface unique and interesting.
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