Samsung I7500 – First Android phone among the big three!
Samsung has become the first of the top three mobile phone manufacturers to unveil an Android powered phone – the I7500. This definitely shows that the top mobile players are taking the Android platform quite seriously to counter Apple’s super successful iPhone.
Here’s what JK SHin, Executive Vice president at Samsung had to say:
“Samsung is among the earliest members of the Open Handset Alliance and has been actively moving forward to introduce the most innovative Android mobile phone”
It is yet to be seen if this IS the most innovative Android phone considering the fact there are just two major manufacturers introducing handsets so far. The I7500 does have some neat features like a 3.2” AMOLED full touch screen and 7.2Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, giving users access to Google™ Mobile services and full web browsing 3.5G speed wherever there is coverage available.
The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, and Google Talk™. The integrated GPS receiver enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide, allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based Wikipedia articles.
Based on Samsung’s proven product leadership, Samsung I7500 comes with latest multimedia features. The large and vivid 3.2“AMOLED display ensures the brilliant representation of multimedia content and enjoyable full touch mobile experience. Along with supporting a 5-megapixel camera and various multimedia codec formats, the I7500 also provides a long enough battery life (1500mAh) and generous memory capacity up to 40GB (Internal memory: 8GB, External memory: Up to 32GB) to enjoy all the applications and multimedia content. The phone also boasts its slim and compact design with mere 11.9mm thickness.
The I7500 is expected to be available in all major European countries beginning June 2009. It will be interesting to see how it performs as it might be the time when a new iPhone might be introduced as well. Not to mention firmware update 3.0! Going to be an exciting 2009 this!
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