Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 850 3G (Unlocked)

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The Galaxy 3 features Samsung’s Social Hub, an integrated phonebook that links contacts from across social networks, allowing users to connect with friends across platforms and communicate seamlessly across networks.

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Features The Galaxy I5800 3 is based on the Android version 2.1 operating system. It also uses a 667 MHz processor and the Touch WIZ 3.0 interface.  The display is a capacitive touch screen that measures 3.2 inches. The display has a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and supports 16 million colors.  There are accelerometer and proximity sensors. It also supports multi touch inputs. The 3.2 megapixel camera is equipped with auto focus. It is capable of capturing images with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and QVGA videos at 15 frames per second. The handset supports threaded SMS view, MMS, email, push email and instant messaging features. It has a stereo FM radio with the RDS support and a HTML browser. There is a 512 MB of internal memory and a 1 GB micro SD card. The micro SD expandable card slot can support cards up to 32 GB. It also has a micro USB port and a 3.5 mm audio jack. There is a document editor in the Galaxy I5800 3. The Android platform supports the common Google applications. The handset supports GPRS, 3G HSDPA, EDGE, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS with A-GPS support. The included 1500 mAh lithium ion battery provides a talk time of 7.25 hours and a stand by time of 510 hours in the 3G network. Design The Galaxy I5800 3 measures 113.5 x 55 x 12.9 mm in dimension. It weighs around 109 grams. The handset is similar to the S5560 Marvel of Samsung that was released last year. The only difference is in the size. The corners of the handset are rounded. The design is highly simple with just a thin silver trim around the D-pad. The handset is completely made of plastic. The device has a design that is highly minimal. Its glossy plastic finish attracts finger prints frequently. The touch screen display measures 3.2 inches and it is capacitive in nature. It supports 16 million colors with 240 x 400 pixel resolution. The touch screen’s capacitive nature makes it more responsive as it senses even the lightest tap. The screen displays quality images that are bright with decent contrast levels. However, it is highly reflective under direct sunlight. The D- pad and the Android keys are arranged under the display. The D-pad looks like a simple middle key but it is used to scroll in all the four directions. The four common Android keys such as Menu, Back, Search and Home are visible only when their backlight is on. These are also capacitive in nature. The proximity sensor, accelerometer and the earpiece are placed on top of the display. The lanyard eyelet and the volume rocker are on the left spine of the handset while the right side is bare without any key. The 3.5 mm audio jack, power or lock key and a cover protecting the micro USB port are placed on the top. The back side has the camera lens along with the battery cover that conceals the SD card slot and the SIM card slot. Interface he Galaxy I5800 3 is based on the Android version 2.1 operating system and the Touch WIZ version 3.0 user interface. The operating system can be updated to the version 2.2. The home screen has four buttons on its bottom. These are shortcuts to open the contacts, applications, dialer and messages. There are seven different home screen panes. The current pane’s number is found from the number of dots on the top of the home screen. There are 4 toggles in the notification bar to mute the sound, turn the GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on or off. The home screen uses widgets to a greater extent. With these widgets, the home screen can be used as a business or social networking hub. Text Input The on screen QWERTY keyboard works in both landscape as well as portrait modes. The keyboard uses the finger swype method rather than key taps. Though the finger passes through the other keys on the keyboard the Swype accurately identifies the keys that were intended to be entered the user. It has high precision meaning that it enables the users to type accurately and quickly. Browser The browser retains the excellent features of the Éclair browser. The address bar has a different appearance with five keys at the bottom row for the tabs, bookmarks, more, forward and back functions. These are hidden when the full screen mode is chosen. The pages are rendered perfectly and it is easy to navigate through them. There are three methods of zooming such as one finger zoom, pinch to zoom and double tap zoom. It also supports search text, text reflow, password manager and auto form filling features. Camara The 3.2 megapixel camera is equipped with auto focus. It is capable of capturing images with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and QVGA videos at 15 frames per second. The handset lacks a dedicated camera key. The touch interface is too good. It supports the usual shooting modes such as Continuous and Panorama along with new modes such as Action Shot and Add Me. There are other options like geotagging, viewfinder gridlines, effects, manual ISO selection, macro mode and scene presets. The images appear little dark with over JPEG compression. The images have reasonable amount of detail and eliminates noise to a large extent. the videos are good to be shared with MMS only. Multimedia The music player offers a DNSe with Music Clarity, 5.1 channel emulation, Bass enhancement, externalization, some presets and Concert hall features. In the landscape mode, it opens the Cover Flow-esque interface with a set of CDs with album art.  The video player handles the XviD and DivX videos excellently along with the ones with 720 x 400 pixel resolution.   The FM radio has the RDS support and it is has a good interface. The media browser is the application that opens the pictures and videos. It is highly simple to use and performs good 3D animated transition effects. It opens the photos of the user as well the user’s friends from MySpace and Facebook.