Last night at the Digital Experience event in New York City, we got the chance to get some hands-on time with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S. If you're unfamiliar with the Galaxy S, it is an Android-based smartphone, that features a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, a 4" multi-touch Super AMOLED screen, and a 5MP camera with 720P HD recording capabilities.
Network
HSUPA 900/1900/2100
EDGE/GPRS 850/ 900/1800/1900
Processor
1GHz CPU Speed
Battery (Standard) Li-pol, 1,500mAh
Talk time : 2G/ 769 minutes, 3G/ 391 minutes
Standby : 2G/ 750 hours, 3G/ 625 hours
Dimension
64.2 X 122.4 X 9.9 mm (119g)
Display
4.0” WVGA(480x800) 16M SUPER AMOLED
mDNIe(Mobile Digital Natural Image engine)
Samsung Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Samsung Apps / Android Market
Various applications downloadable
Social Hub
Integrates SNS, email, and calendar accounts
Android Samsung UI
Multiple Homescreens
Hybrid Widgets
Android Browser
Flash Lite 3.1, RSS reader |
Camera
5.0 Megapixel AF camera
Self Shot, Action Shot, Add me, Cartoon Shot, Smile Shot
Video
HD Video Player & Recorder (1280 x 720) @ 30fps
codec: DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, VC-1
format: 3gp(mp4), AVI(divx), MKV, FLV, H.263Sorenson
Music
Music Player with SoundAlive
3.5mm Ear Jack
MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/OGG/
WMA/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/WAV/
MID/AC3/IMY/FLAC/XMF
Memory
16GB/8GB+ MicroSD(Up to 32GB)
Multi-touch zoom
Light sensor
Accelerometer sensor
Proximity Sensor
Digital Compass
Additional Features
Layar Reality Browser powered by Tele Atlas
Swype, Write & Go
ThinkFree, Aldiko e-book |
As the video will show, the Samsung Galaxy S seems to offer strong performance, with fluid animations and quick reactions to rotation and touch gestures. What the video doesn't convey is the "feel" of the device. The Galaxy S is relatively tall, thanks to its large screen, but it is nice and thin, and easy to hold. The phone feels very solid and sturdy.
The Samsung Galaxy S
The most striking feature has to be the Galaxy S' Super AMOLED screen. It offered excellent brightness and vivid colors, and phenomenal viewing angles--you could literally turn the phone just about 90 degrees and still see everything clearly.
We're hoping to have a full review of the Samsung Galaxy S posted in the not too distant future.
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