First Hand Look: Samsung’s Galaxy S
The Samsung i9000 Galaxy S is the best mobile phone available from the Korean mobile phone manufacturer. With several other Galaxy devices already released, the Galaxy S is the culmination of all the impressive features and hardware made by Samsung. Of course, there is an upcoming Galaxy device that will surpass the i9000, but until the Galaxy Tape is officially available, this handset will still remain as the king of the hill.
When it comes to determining why the i9000 Galaxy S is considered to be the best Android Samsung has got, there are a wide range of features to consider. First off, the device is using the super AMOLED capacitive touch screen. And while this is not the first smart phone to use the technology (the Wave has a 3.3 inch version of this display), the Samsung Galaxy S has the largest so far at 4 inches diagonally. This provides the handset with very clear and solid graphics. The colors are deep and realistic, even the black tones on the display look like real blacks as opposed to simply being gray as with other touch screens.
The ARM Cortex A8 processor is clocked at 1GHz; this provides the handset with the power and speed it needs to match the performance of its Snapdragon powered competitors, the Nexus One, XPERIA X10 and the HTC Desire. The 5 mega pixel camera may sound unimpressive, but it can take videos at a 720p HD quality at 30 frames per second.
The phone’s 8GB of internal memory is complemented with its support for microSD cards, and the device will support up to 32GB cards.
It has also been announced that a Galaxy S Pro smart phone is currently in the works. Initial reports state that the new version will be a US carrier exclusive handset, though many believe that the UK release is highly probable. The Pro version of the Galaxy smart phone will have a slide out QWERTY keyboard.