Samsung i5500
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The Samsung i5500, also named Samsung i5503, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Samsung Galaxy 550 and the Samsung Galaxy 5 in some countries, is a smartphone
. , it is the lowest cost mobile phone
made by Samsung
that uses the open source Android operating system (OS). It was announced on 15 June 2010.
("3.5G") mobile telephony protocol at 7.2 Mbps. The user interface features a capacitive touchscreen but does not support multi-touch
as found on high end smartphones. The 2.8 inch screen supports QVGA (320 x 240) video with a 16M color depth. The communication features include Bluetooth
, 3G
, Wi-Fi
and A-GPS.
software package, that is bundled with the phone. Froyo brought many new features to the phone, including voice dialling.
Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread via a port of CyanogenMod
. At this time, this port has over 14,000 installations at Samsung i5500 devices.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
. , it is the lowest cost mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
made by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
that uses the open source Android operating system (OS). It was announced on 15 June 2010.
Specifications
The phone measures 108 millimetres (4.3 in) x 56 millimetres (2.2 in) x 12.3 millimetre (0.484251968503937 in). It ships with Android 2.1 Eclair operating system and supports the HSDPAHigh-Speed Downlink Packet Access
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access is an enhanced 3G mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access family, also dubbed 3.5G, 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity...
("3.5G") mobile telephony protocol at 7.2 Mbps. The user interface features a capacitive touchscreen but does not support multi-touch
Multi-touch
In computing, multi-touch refers to a touch sensing surface's ability to recognize the presence of two or more points of contact with the surface...
as found on high end smartphones. The 2.8 inch screen supports QVGA (320 x 240) video with a 16M color depth. The communication features include Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
, 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
and A-GPS.
Android
When originally released, the phone came with Android 2.1 as the preinstalled OS. , most phones are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo. Most carriers allow an update from Android 2.1 to 2.2 via the Samsung KiesSamsung Kies
Samsung Kies is a software application used to communicate between the latest Samsung devices.The latest version is v2.0.3.11082_152, and was released on Sept. 26, 2011...
software package, that is bundled with the phone. Froyo brought many new features to the phone, including voice dialling.
Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread via a port of CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod is an after-market replacement for the firmware of over sixty cell phones and Internet tablets. Based on the Android mobile computer operating system, it offers features and options not found in the official firmware distributed by vendors of these devices.Features supported by...
. At this time, this port has over 14,000 installations at Samsung i5500 devices.
See also
- List of Android devices
- Samsung Galaxy S
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